Longest Bowl Drought: Current (through 2023 Season)
/Updated: 6/26/24
1. ULM – last appearance: 2012 Independence Bowl (12/28/12)
2. New Mexico – last appearance: 2016 New Mexico Bowl (12/17/16)
3. Nebraska – last appearance: 2016 Music City Bowl (12/30/16)
4. Colorado State – last appearance: 2017 New Mexico Bowl (12/16/17)
5. Akron – last appearance: 2017 Boca Raton Bowl (12/19/17)
6. Vanderbilt – last appearance: 2018 Texas Bowl (12/27/18)
7. Stanford – last appearance: 2018 Sun Bowl (12/31/18)
8. Charlotte – last appearance: 2019 Bahamas Bowl (12/20/19)
9. FIU – last appearance: 2019 Camellia Bowl (12/21/19)
10. Temple – last appearance: 2019 Military Bowl (12/27/19)
11. Virginia – last appearance: 2019 Orange Bowl (12/30/19)
12. Navy – last appearance: 2019 Liberty Bowl (12/31/19)
Just outside: Florida Atlantic, Indiana, Louisiana Tech, Hawaii, and Colorado