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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/redwave2505 on 2026-04-18 16:16:33+00:00.
This has happened several times recently, so I wanted to look into how many times it’s occurred throughout history. Turns out that it’s largely a recent phenomenon; there have been more in-state postseason matchups in the last two seasons than there were total before 1990. I also accounted for whether or not they took place in the home state of both teams. This happened on 16 occasions, while on 10 occasions both teams had to travel to a different state to face off.
| Season | Date | Bowl | Winner | Loser | Score | Site | Played in Home State? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936-37 | 01/01/1937 | Sun | Hardin–Simmons | UTEP | 34-6 | El Paso, TX | Yes |
| 1943-44 | 01/01/1944 | Cotton | Randolph Field | Texas | 7-7 | Dallas, TX | Yes |
| 1965-66 | 12/31/1965 | Sun | UTEP | TCU | 13-12 | El Paso, TX | Yes |
| 1971-72 | 12/11/1971 | Mercy | Cal State Fullerton | Fresno State | 17-14 | Anaheim, CA | Yes |
| 1991-92 | 01/01/1992 | Peach | East Carolina | NC State | 37-34 | Atlanta, GA | No |
| 1992-93 | 12/29/1992 | Freedom | Fresno State | USC | 24-7 | Anaheim, CA | Yes |
| 1994-95 | 01/02/1995 | Sugar | Florida State | Florida | 23-17 | New Orleans, LA | No |
| 1996-97 | 01/02/1997 | Sugar | Florida | Florida State | 52-20 | New Orleans, LA | No |
| 2000-01 | 01/02/2001 | Sugar | Miami (FL) | Florida | 37-20 | New Orleans, LA | No |
| 2001-02 | 12/28/2001 | Houston | Texas A&M | TCU | 28-9 | Houston, TX | Yes |
| 2001-02 | 12/29/2001 | Motor City | Toledo | Cincinnati | 23-16 | Detroit, MI | No |
| 2003-04 | 12/30/2003 | Silicon Valley | Fresno State | UCLA | 17-9 | San Jose, CA | Yes |
| 2003-04 | 01/01/2004 | Orange | Miami (FL) | Florida State | 16-14 | Miami Gardens, FL | Yes |
| 2004-05 | 12/31/2004 | Peach | Miami (FL) | Florida | 27-10 | Atlanta, GA | No |
| 2007-08 | 12/28/2007 | Texas | TCU | Houston | 20-13 | Houston, TX | Yes |
| 2013-14 | 12/21/2013 | Las Vegas | USC | Fresno State | 45-20 | Whitney, NV | No |
| 2013-14 | 12/21/2013 | New Orleans | Louisiana | Tulane | 24-21 | New Orleans, LA | Yes |
| 2015-16 | 12/19/2015 | Las Vegas | Utah | BYU | 35-28 | Whitney, NV | No |
| 2018-19 | 12/15/2018 | Cure | Tulane | Louisiana | 41-24 | Orlando, FL | No |
| 2021-22 | 12/23/2021 | Gasparilla | UCF | Florida | 29-17 | Tampa, FL | Yes |
| 2023-24 | 12/26/2023 | First Responder | Texas State | Rice | 45-21 | University Park, TX | Yes |
| 2024-25 | 12/20/2024 | CFP First Round | Notre Dame | Indiana | 27-17 | Notre Dame, IN | Yes |
| 2024-25 | 12/28/2024 | Military | East Carolina | NC State | 26-21 | Annapolis, MD | No |
| 2024-25 | 01/03/2025 | First Responder | Texas State | North Texas | 30-28 | University Park, TX | Yes |
| 2025-26 | 12/16/2025 | Salute to Veterans | Jacksonville State | Troy | 17-13 | Montgomery, AL | Yes |
| 2025-26 | 01/02/2026 | Armed Forces | Texas State | Rice | 41-10 | Fort Worth, TX | Yes |