When the Cincinnati Bearcats and Alabama Crimson Tide meet on New Year's Eve in the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, it will be the 21st bowl game in UC's history.
The first bowl game came on Jan. 1, 1947 when the Bearcats defeated Virginia Tech 18-6 in the Sun Bowl.
The Bearcats would defeat Toledo in the 1949 Glass Bowl before losing to West Texas State in the 1951 Sun Bowl.
That would be the Bearcats' last appearance in a bowl game until a 35-19 win over Utah State in the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl.