This fall will mark the 10th season of the New Year’s Six bowl games and College Football Playoff.
During the previous nine seasons, less than 30 programs (~25 percent) have won a New Year’s Six bowl game. Of that group, only 12 have won a New Year’s Six bowl game twice since 2014 — which includes Michigan State.
The New Year’s six bowl games consist of the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Cotton Bowl and Peach Bowl. Each of those bowls also rotate hosting a College Football Playoff semifinal matchup every three years.
The Spartans are one of four Big Ten teams to win a New Year’s Six bowl game. But who are the other programs across the country to have won one of these six bowl games since 2014? See who else cracks this prestigious list and some notable programs that weren’t included below:
NOTE: listing is in order of number of New Year’s Six bowl victories from lowest to highest
Baylor
NY6 bowl record: 1-2
Boise State
NY6 bowl record: 1-0
Florida State
NY6 bowl record: 1-2
Georgia Tech
NY6 bowl record: 1-0
Houston
NY6 bowl record: 1-0
Iowa State
NY6 bowl record: 1-0
Oklahoma State
NY6 bowl record: 1-1
Ole Miss
NY6 bowl record: 1-2
Stanford
NY6 bowl record: 1-0
Tennessee
NY6 bowl record: 1-0
Texas
NY6 bowl record: 1-0
Texas A&M
NY6 bowl record: 1-0
Tulane
NY6 bowl record: 1-0
UCF
NY6 bowl record: 1-1
USC
NY6 bowl record: 1-2
Florida
NY6 bowl record: 2-1
LSU
NY6 bowl record: 2-0
Oklahoma
NY6 bowl record: 2-4
Oregon
NY6 bowl record: 2-1
TCU
NY6 bowl record: 2-0
Wisconsin
NY6 bowl record: 2-1
Michigan State
NY6 bowl record: 2-1
Penn State
NY6 bowl record: 3-1
Clemson
NY6 bowl record: 4-3
Georgia
NY6 bowl record: 5-1
Ohio State
NY6 bowl record: 6-3
Alabama
NY6 bowl record: 7-1
Notable teams that haven't won a NY6 bowl
Here are a few of the notable college football programs that haven’t won’t a New Year’s Six bowl game:
- Auburn
- Iowa
- Miami (FL)
- Michigan
- Washington
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