| Season |
Bowl |
Result |
| 2000 |
Fiesta |
Oregon State 41, Notre Dame 9 |
| 1998 |
Gator |
Georgia Tech 35, Notre Dame 28 |
| 1995 |
Orange |
Florida State 31, Notre Dame 26 |
| 1994 |
Fiesta |
Colorado 41, Notre Dame 24 |
| 1993 |
Cotton |
Notre Dame 24, Texas A&M 21 |
| 1992 |
Cotton |
Notre Dame 28, Texas A&M 3 |
| 1991 |
Sugar |
Notre Dame 39, Florida 28 |
| 1990 |
Orange |
Colorado 10, Notre Dame 9 |
| 1989 |
Orange |
Notre Dame 21, Colorado 6 |
| 1988 |
Fiesta |
Notre Dame 34, West Virginia 21 |
| 1987 |
Cotton |
Texas A&M 35, Notre Dame 10 |
| 1984 |
Aloha |
Southern Methodist 27, Notre Dame 20 |
| 1983 |
Liberty |
Notre Dame 19, Boston College 18 |
| 1980 |
Sugar |
Georgia 17, Notre Dame 10 |
| 1978 |
Cotton |
Notre Dame 35, Houston 34 |
| 1977 |
Cotton |
Notre Dame 38, Texas 10 |
| 1976 |
Gator |
Notre Dame 20, Penn State 9 |
| 1974 |
Orange |
Notre Dame 13, Alabama 11 |
| 1973 |
Sugar |
Notre Dame 24, Alabama 23 |
| 1972 |
Orange |
Nebraska 40, Notre Dame 6 |
| 1970 |
Cotton |
Notre Dame 24, Texas 11 |
| 1969 |
Cotton |
Texas 21, Notre Dame 17 |
| 1924 |
Rose |
Notre Dame 27, Stanford 10 |
