Arkansas and Kansas State have combined to play in 52 bowl games.
Heading into the 2012 Cotton Bowl, the Razorbacks sport a 12-23-3 bowl record. The Wildcats are 6-8 in bowl games.
Depending on how you look at it, you could say either team has been more successful in bowls. Arkansas has a much longer history of success than K-State and has played in 24 more bowl games. But it only has a .315 winning percentage, while K-State has gone .428 in the postseason.
The same thing applies to both team’s Cotton Bowl records. Arkansas is 2-8-1 in the game, while K-State is 1-1.
Below is a deeper look at the bowl history of both teams:
Arkansas (12-23-3)
Last Bowl: 2011 Sugar Bowl — Ohio State 31, Arkansas 26
Last Bowl Win: 2010 Liberty Bowl — Arkansas 20, East Carolina 17 (OT)
Cotton Bowl History:
2008 Cotton Bowl — Missouri 38, Arkansas 7
2002 Cotton Bowl — Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 3
2000 Cotton Bowl — Texas 27, Arkansas 6
1990 Cotton Bowl — Tennessee 31, Arkansas 27
1989 Cotton Bowl — UCLA 17, Arkansas 3
1976 Cotton Bowl — Arkansas 31, Georgia 10
1966 Cotton Bowl — LSU 14, Arkansas 7
1965 Cotton Bowl — Arkansas 10, Nebraska 7
1961 Cotton Bowl — Duke 7, Arkansas 6
1955 Cotton Bowl — Georgia Tech 14, Arkansas 6
1947 Cotton Bowl — LSU 0, Arkansas 0 (What a game this must have been)
Kansas State (6-8)
Last Bowl: 2010 Pinstripe Bowl — Syracuse 36, Kansas State 34
Last Bowl Win: 2002 Holiday Bowl — Kansas State 34, Arizona State 27
Cotton Bowl History:
2001 Cotton Bowl — Kansas State 35, Tennessee 21
1997 Cotton Bowl — BYU 19, Kansas State 15
Editor’s Note: On Jan. 6, the Kansas State football team will face Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl. With that in mind, I began counting down to the big game in Cowboys Stadium on Dec. 6 by attempting to write 31 blog posts in 31 days. I use the word “attempting” because I can only think of so many blog ideas at the moment. I’m confident that I can go 31 for 31, but your help is appreciated. Feel free to send a blog idea (or two) my way at krobinett@wichitaeagle.com.