Gator Bowl
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TaxSlayer Gator Bowl | |
Stadium | EverBank Stadium |
Location | Jacksonville, Florida |
Previous stadiums | Gator Bowl Stadium (1946–1993) |
Temporary venue | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida (1994) |
Operated | 1946–present |
Championship affiliation | Bowl Coalition (1992–1994) |
Conference tie-ins | SEC, Big Ten, ACC |
Previous conference tie-ins | |
Payout | US$5.35 million (2019 season)[1] |
Sponsors | |
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Former names | |
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2022 matchup | |
Notre Dame vs. South Carolina (Notre Dame 45–38) | |
2023 matchup | |
Clemson vs. Kentucky (Clemson 38–35) |
The Gator Bowl is an annual
The game is operated by Gator Bowl Sports and has been sponsored by
History
According to writer Anthony C. DiMarco, Charles Hilty Sr. first conceived of the event. Hilty, together with Ray McCarthy, Maurice Cherry, and W. C. Ivey, put up $10,000 to underwrite the first game, which was held at
The first two years of the event did not sell out the small capacity stadium, drawing only 7,362 to the 1946 game when the Wake Forest Demon Deacons defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks, 26–14. The stadium was expanded in 1948 and renamed the Gator Bowl Stadium in honor of the event. However, it was not until the 1949 matchup between the Clemson Tigers and the Missouri Tigers that the future of the Gator Bowl was assured: the 1948 attendance of 16,666 for a 20–20 tie between Maryland and Georgia was nearly doubled with 32,939 watching Clemson squeak by Missouri, 24–23, on a late field goal by Jack Miller.
By the 1970s, the attendance regularly reached 60,000–70,000.[4]
Hotel Roosevelt fire in 1963
The Gator Bowl is one of Jacksonville's annual sports highlights. However, the event was once associated with a tragedy. In the early morning of December 29, 1963, the
Woody Hayes incident in 1978
In the 1978 game between Ohio State and Clemson, Ohio State coach Woody Hayes lost his temper after a late game interception by Clemson nose guard Charlie Bauman, who stepped in front of the receiver on a pass from quarterback Art Schlichter. Bauman ran the ball out of bounds on the Ohio State sideline where Hayes struck Bauman with his right forearm. The play sealed the Tigers' 17–15 win over the Buckeyes, while Hayes was fired the next day before leaving Jacksonville.[7]
Bowden's Last Stand in 2010
In the
TaxSlayer sponsorship
In 2014, Gator Bowl Sports announced the bowl would be renamed the TaxSlayer Bowl following a new six-year deal with tax preparation company
Venues
The 1946 and 1947 games were played in Fairfield Stadium, which had a
Organization
The game and associated activities are overseen by Gator Bowl Sports. Founded as the Gator Bowl Association in 1945, the organization expanded in 2013 to branch into other sports and events and increase its charity wing.[12]
The association comprises 225 Gator Bowl Committee members, 84 Chairman's Club members and sponsors, more than 700 volunteers, plus over a dozen paid staff members. In addition to the Gator Bowl, the GBA has also coordinated other events. It hosted the ACC Championship Game from 2005 to 2007 and the River City Showdown, a neutral site game between the Florida State Seminoles and another team, in 2007 and 2008.[13]
Teams typically featured
In the early years of the bowl, from 1946–1952, it featured a team from the Southern Conference against an at-large opponent. Beginning with the 1953 game, it switched to generally featuring a Southeastern Conference (SEC) team against an at-large opponent. From 1953 to the 1975 game, at least one SEC team appeared in 20 out of the 24 games, and in three of those games both teams were from the SEC. The games from 1976 to 1995 usually, but not always, involved a team from the southeastern United States against a team from another part of the country. Teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) played in ten of these 20 games.
From 1996–2006, the Gator Bowl traditionally hosted the second-place ACC team against the second-place Big East Conference team. With the 2007 game, the ACC runner-up became contractually tied to play in the Chick-fil-A Bowl and the Gator Bowl began hosting the third-place ACC team versus a team from either the Big East (still the conference's #2 team unless they qualified for the Bowl Championship Series), the Big 12 Conference, or the unaffiliated Notre Dame Fighting Irish (who would take the Big East's spot in this game). The contract, which ran for four years, was held in conjunction with the Sun Bowl, with the Gator Bowl receiving first choice of teams, and required both bowls to take Big East teams twice and Big 12 teams twice. Since the previous two Gator Bowls featured the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Nebraska Cornhuskers, both Big 12 teams, a Big East team or Notre Dame would play in the 2010 Gator Bowl per the terms of the contract (West Virginia lost to Florida State in this game).
The conference alignment changed again in 2010, as the Big East and Notre Dame moved their hybrid arrangement to the
Through 74 playings (the
Title sponsors
Game results
All rankings are taken from the
Date played | Bowl name | Winning team | Losing team | Attnd. | ||
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January 1, 1946 | Gator Bowl | #19 Wake Forest | 26 | South Carolina | 14 | 7,362 |
January 1, 1947 | Gator Bowl | #14 Oklahoma | 34 | #18 NC State | 13 | 10,134 |
January 1, 1948 | Gator Bowl[n 1] | Georgia | 20 | Maryland | 20 | 16,666 |
January 1, 1949 | Gator Bowl | #11 Clemson | 24 | Missouri | 23 | 35,273 |
January 2, 1950 | Gator Bowl | #14 Maryland | 20 | #20 Missouri | 7 | 18,409 |
January 1, 1951 | Gator Bowl | #12 Wyoming | 20 | #18 Washington & Lee | 7 | 26,354 |
January 1, 1952 | Gator Bowl | Miami (Florida) | 14 | #19 Clemson | 0 | 37,208 |
January 1, 1953 | Gator Bowl | #15 Florida | 14 | #12 Tulsa | 13 | 30,015 |
January 1, 1954 | Gator Bowl | #12 Texas Tech | 35 | #17 Auburn | 13 | 28,641 |
December 31, 1954 | Gator Bowl | #13 Auburn | 33 | #18 Baylor | 13 | 34,408 |
December 31, 1955 | Gator Bowl | #8 Vanderbilt | 25 | Auburn | 13 | 32,174 |
December 29, 1956 | Gator Bowl | #4 Georgia Tech | 21 | #13 Pittsburgh | 14 | 37,683 |
December 28, 1957 | Gator Bowl | #13 Tennessee | 3 | #9 Texas A&M | 0 | 41,160 |
December 27, 1958 | Gator Bowl | #11 Ole Miss | 7 | #14 Florida | 3 | 41,312 |
January 2, 1960 | Gator Bowl | #9 Arkansas | 14 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 45,104 |
December 31, 1960 | Gator Bowl | #18 Florida | 13 | #12 Baylor | 12 | 50,122 |
December 30, 1961 | Gator Bowl | #17 Penn State | 30 | #13 Georgia Tech | 15 | 50,202 |
December 29, 1962 | Gator Bowl | Florida | 17 | #9 Penn State | 7 | 50,026 |
December 28, 1963 | Gator Bowl | North Carolina | 35 | Air Force | 0 | 50,018 |
January 2, 1965 | Gator Bowl | Florida State | 36 | Oklahoma | 19 | 50,408 |
December 31, 1965 | Gator Bowl | Georgia Tech | 31 | #10 Texas Tech | 21 | 60,127 |
December 31, 1966 | Gator Bowl | Tennessee | 18 | Syracuse | 12 | 60,312 |
December 30, 1967 | Gator Bowl | #10 Penn State | 17 | Florida State | 17 | 68,019 |
December 28, 1968 | Gator Bowl | #16 Missouri | 35 | #12 Alabama | 10 | 68,011 |
December 27, 1969 | Gator Bowl | #15 Florida | 14 | #11 Tennessee | 13 | 72,248 |
January 2, 1971 | Gator Bowl | #10 Auburn | 35 | Ole Miss | 28 | 71,136 |
December 31, 1971 | Gator Bowl | #6 Georgia | 7 | North Carolina | 3 | 71,208 |
December 30, 1972 | Gator Bowl | #6 Auburn | 24 | #13 Colorado | 3 | 71,114 |
December 29, 1973 | Gator Bowl | #11 Texas Tech | 28 | #20 Tennessee | 19 | 62,109 |
December 30, 1974 | Gator Bowl | #6 Auburn | 27 | #11 Texas | 3 | 63,811 |
December 29, 1975 | Gator Bowl | #17 Maryland | 13 | #13 Florida | 0 | 64,012 |
December 27, 1976 | Gator Bowl | #15 Notre Dame | 20 | #20 Penn State | 9 | 67,827 |
December 30, 1977 | Gator Bowl | #10 Pittsburgh | 34 | #11 Clemson | 3 | 72,289 |
December 29, 1978 | Gator Bowl | #7 Clemson | 17 | #20 Ohio State | 15 | 72,011 |
December 28, 1979 | Gator Bowl | North Carolina | 17 | #14 Michigan | 15 | 70,407 |
December 29, 1980 | Gator Bowl | #3 Pittsburgh | 37 | #18 South Carolina | 9 | 72,297 |
December 28, 1981 | Gator Bowl | #11 North Carolina | 31 | Arkansas | 27 | 71,009 |
December 30, 1982 | Gator Bowl | Florida State | 31 | #10 West Virginia | 12 | 80,913 |
December 30, 1983 | Gator Bowl | #11 Florida | 14 | #10 Iowa | 6 | 81,293 |
December 28, 1984 | Gator Bowl | #9 Oklahoma State | 21 | #7 South Carolina | 14 | 82,138 |
December 30, 1985 | Gator Bowl | #18 Florida State | 34 | #19 Oklahoma State | 23 | 79,417 |
December 27, 1986 | Gator Bowl | Clemson | 27 | #20 Stanford | 21 | 80,104 |
December 31, 1987 | Gator Bowl | #7 LSU | 30 | #9 South Carolina | 13 | 82,119 |
January 1, 1989 | Gator Bowl | #19 Georgia | 34 | Michigan State | 27 | 76,236 |
December 30, 1989 | Gator Bowl | #14 Clemson | 27 | #17 West Virginia | 7 | 82,911 |
January 1, 1991 | Gator Bowl | #12 Michigan | 35 | #15 Ole Miss | 3 | 68,297 |
December 29, 1991 | Gator Bowl | #20 Oklahoma | 48 | #19 Virginia | 14 | 62,003 |
December 31, 1992 | Gator Bowl | #14 Florida | 27 | #12 NC State | 10 | 71,233 |
December 31, 1993 | Gator Bowl | #18 Alabama | 24 | #12 North Carolina | 10 | 67,205 |
December 30, 1994 | Gator Bowl[n 2] | Tennessee | 45 | #17 Virginia Tech | 23 | 62,200 |
January 1, 1996 | Gator Bowl[n 3] | Syracuse | 41 | #23 Clemson | 0 | 45,202 |
January 1, 1997 | Gator Bowl | #12 North Carolina | 20 | #25 West Virginia | 13 | 52,103 |
January 1, 1998 | Gator Bowl | #7 North Carolina | 42 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 54,116 |
January 1, 1999 | Gator Bowl | #12 Georgia Tech | 35 | #17 Notre Dame | 28 | 70,791 |
January 1, 2000 | Gator Bowl | #23 Miami (Florida) | 28 | #17 Georgia Tech | 13 | 43,416 |
January 1, 2001 | Gator Bowl | #6 Virginia Tech | 41 | #16 Clemson | 20 | 68,741 |
January 1, 2002 | Gator Bowl | #24 Florida State | 30 | #15 Virginia Tech | 17 | 72,202 |
January 1, 2003 | Gator Bowl | #17 NC State | 28 | #11 Notre Dame | 6 | 73,491 |
January 1, 2004 | Gator Bowl | #23 Maryland | 41 | #20 West Virginia | 7 | 78,891 |
January 1, 2005 | Gator Bowl | #17 Florida State | 30 | West Virginia | 18 | 70,112 |
January 2, 2006 | Gator Bowl | #12 Virginia Tech | 35 | #15 Louisville | 24 | 63,780 |
January 1, 2007 | Gator Bowl | #13 West Virginia | 38 | Georgia Tech | 35 | 67,714 |
January 1, 2008 | Gator Bowl | Texas Tech | 31 | #21 Virginia | 28 | 60,243 |
January 1, 2009 | Gator Bowl | Nebraska | 26 | Clemson | 21 | 67,232 |
January 1, 2010 | Gator Bowl | Florida State | 33 | #18 West Virginia | 21 | 84,129 |
January 1, 2011 | Gator Bowl | #21 Mississippi State | 52 | Michigan | 14 | 68,325 |
January 2, 2012 | Gator Bowl | Florida | 24 | Ohio State | 17 | 61,312 |
January 1, 2013 | Gator Bowl | #21 Northwestern | 34 | Mississippi State | 20 | 48,612 |
January 1, 2014 | Gator Bowl | Nebraska | 24 | #22 Georgia | 19 | 60,712 |
January 2, 2015 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Tennessee | 45 | Iowa | 28 | 56,310 |
January 2, 2016 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Georgia | 24 | Penn State | 17 | 58,212 |
December 31, 2016 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Georgia Tech | 33 | Kentucky | 18 | 43,102 |
December 30, 2017 | TaxSlayer Bowl | #24 Mississippi State | 31 | Louisville | 27 | 41,310 |
December 31, 2018 | Gator Bowl | #21 Texas A&M | 52 | NC State | 13 | 38,206 |
January 2, 2020 | Gator Bowl | Tennessee† | 23 | Indiana | 22 | 61,789 |
January 2, 2021 | Gator Bowl | Kentucky | 23 | #24 NC State | 21 | 10,422 |
December 31, 2021 | Gator Bowl | #20 Wake Forest | 38 | Rutgers | 10 | 28,508 |
December 30, 2022 | Gator Bowl | #19 Notre Dame | 45 | #20 South Carolina | 38 | 67,383 |
December 29, 2023 | Gator Bowl | Clemson | 38 | Kentucky | 35 | 40,132 |
† Tennessee's win the January 2020 edition was vacated by the NCAA in July 2023.[17]
Source:[18]
- ^ Venue was renamed Gator Bowl in 1948.
- ^ The December 1994 game was held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville due to renovations.
- Jacksonville Municipal Stadium.
MVPs
From 1946 through 1952, a single MVP was named. From 1953 through 2021, MVPs were named for each team; in several instances, co-MVPs were named. Since the 2022 edition, the bowl has again named a single MVP.
Most Valuable Players | |||||||
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Date Played | MVP | Team | Position | Ref | |||
January 1, 1946 | Nick Sacrinty | Wake Forest | QB | [19] | |||
January 1, 1947 | Joe Golding | Oklahoma | HB | [19] | |||
January 1, 1948 | Lu Gambino | Maryland | HB | [19] | |||
January 1, 1949 | Bobby Gage | Clemson | HB | [19] | |||
January 2, 1950 | Bob Ward | Maryland | G | [20] | |||
January 1, 1951 | Eddie Talboom | Wyoming | HB | [20] | |||
January 1, 1952 | Jim Dooley | Miami (Florida) | HB | [20] | |||
Date Played | MVP | Team | Position | MVP | Team | Position | Ref |
January 1, 1953 | John Hall | Florida | RB | Marv Matuszak | Tulsa | T | [20] |
January 1, 1954 | Bobby Cavazos | Texas Tech | RB | Vince Dooley | Auburn | QB | [20] |
December 31, 1954 | Joe Childress | Auburn | FB | Billy Hooper | Baylor | QB | [20] |
December 31, 1955 | Don Orr | Vanderbilt | QB | Joe Childress | Auburn | FB | [20] |
December 29, 1956 | Wade Mitchell | Georgia Tech | QB | Corny Salvaterra | Pittsburgh | QB | [20] |
December 28, 1957 | Bobby Gordon | Tennessee | TB | John David Crow | Texas A&M | HB | [20] |
December 27, 1958 | Bobby Franklin | Ole Miss | QB | Dave Hudson | Florida | E | [20] |
January 2, 1960 | Jim Mooty | Arkansas | HB | Maxie Baughan | Georgia Tech | LB | [21] |
December 31, 1960 | Larry Libertore | Florida | QB | Bobby Ply | Baylor | QB | [21] |
December 30, 1961 | Galen Hall | Penn State | QB | Joe Auer | Georgia Tech | HB | [21] |
December 29, 1962 | Tom Shannon | Florida | QB | Dave Robinson | Penn State | E | [21] |
December 28, 1963 | Ken Willard | North Carolina | RB | David Sicks | Air Force | C | [21] |
January 2, 1965 | Steve Tensi Fred Biletnikoff |
Florida State | QB SE |
Carl McAdams | Oklahoma | LB | [21] |
December 31, 1965 | Lenny Snow | Georgia Tech | TB | Donny Anderson | Texas Tech | RB | [21] |
December 31, 1966 | Dewey Warren | Tennessee | QB | Floyd Little | Syracuse | HB | [21] |
December 30, 1967 | Kim Hammond | Florida State | QB | Tom Sherman | Penn State | QB | [21] |
December 28, 1968 | Terry McMillan | Missouri | QB | Mike Hall | Alabama | LB | [21] |
December 27, 1969 | Mike Kelley | Florida | LB | Curt Watson | Tennessee | FB | [21] |
January 2, 1971 | Pat Sullivan | Auburn | QB | Archie Manning | Ole Miss | QB | [22] |
December 31, 1971 | Jimmy Poulos | Georgia | TB | James Webster |
North Carolina | LB | [22] |
December 30, 1972 | Wade Whatley | Auburn | QB | Mark Cooney | Colorado | LB | [22] |
December 29, 1973 | Joe Barnes | Texas Tech | QB | Haskel Stanback | Tennessee | TB | [22] |
December 30, 1974 | Phil Gargis | Auburn | QB | Earl Campbell | Texas | RB | [22] |
December 29, 1975 | Steve Atkins | Maryland | TB | Sammy Green | Florida | LB | [22] |
December 27, 1976 | Al Hunter | Notre Dame | HB | Jimmy Cefalo | Penn State | WR | [22] |
December 30, 1977 | Matt Cavanaugh | Pittsburgh | QB | Jerry Butler | Clemson | SE | [22] |
December 29, 1978 | Steve Fuller | Clemson | QB | Art Schlichter | Ohio State | QB | [22] |
December 28, 1979 | Matt Kupec[n 1] Amos Lawrence |
North Carolina | QB RB |
John Wangler Anthony Carter |
Michigan | QB WR |
[23][22] |
December 29, 1980 | Rick Trocano | Pittsburgh | QB | George Rogers | South Carolina | RB | [24] |
December 28, 1981 | Kelvin Bryant Ethan Horton |
North Carolina | TB TB |
Gary Anderson | Arkansas | RB | [24] |
December 30, 1982 | Greg Allen | Florida State | TB | Paul Woodside | West Virginia | K | [24] |
December 30, 1983 | Tony Lilly | Florida | S | Owen Gill | Iowa | FB | [24] |
December 28, 1984 | Thurman Thomas | Oklahoma State | RB | Mike Hold | South Carolina | QB | [24] |
December 30, 1985 | Chip Ferguson | Florida State | QB | Thurman Thomas | Oklahoma State | RB | [24] |
December 27, 1986 | Rodney Williams | Clemson | QB | Brad Muster | Stanford | RB | [24] |
December 31, 1987 | Wendell Davis | LSU | SE | Harold Green |
South Carolina | RB | [24] |
January 1, 1989 | Wayne Johnson | Georgia | QB | Andre Rison | Michigan State | WR | [24] |
December 30, 1989 | Levon Kirkland | Clemson | LB | Mike Fox | West Virginia | DT | [24] |
January 1, 1991 | Offensive Line[n 2] |
Michigan | N/A | Tyrone Ashley | Ole Miss | DB | [25] |
December 29, 1991 | Cale Gundy | Oklahoma | QB | Tyrone Davis | Virginia | DB | [25] |
December 31, 1992 | Errict Rhett | Florida | RB | Reggie Lawrence | North Carolina State | WR | [25] |
December 31, 1993 | Brian Burgdorf | Alabama | QB | Corey Holliday | North Carolina | WR | [25] |
December 30, 1994 | James Stewart |
Tennessee | TB | Maurice DeShazo | Virginia Tech | QB | [25] |
January 1, 1996 | Donovan McNabb | Syracuse | QB | Peter Ford | Clemson | CB | [25] |
January 1, 1997 | Oscar Davenport | North Carolina | QB | David Saunders | West Virginia | WR | [25] |
January 1, 1998 | Chris Keldorf | North Carolina | QB | Nick Sorensen | Virginia Tech | QB | [25] |
January 1, 1999 | Dez White Joe Hamilton |
Georgia Tech | WR QB |
Autry Denson | Notre Dame | RB | [25] |
January 1, 2000 | Nate Webster | Miami (Florida) | LB | Joe Hamilton | Georgia Tech | QB | [26] |
January 1, 2001 | Michael Vick | Virginia Tech | QB | Rod Gardner | Clemson | WR | [26] |
January 1, 2002 | Javon Walker | Florida State | WR | André Davis | Virginia Tech | WR | [26] |
January 1, 2003 | Philip Rivers | North Carolina State | QB | Cedric Hillard | Notre Dame | NG | [26] |
January 1, 2004 | Scott McBrien | Maryland | QB | Brian King | West Virginia | DB | [26] |
January 1, 2005 | Leon Washington | Florida State | RB | Kay-Jay Harris | West Virginia | RB | [26] |
January 2, 2006 | Cedric Humes | Virginia Tech | RB | Hunter Cantwell | Louisville | QB | [26] |
January 1, 2007 | Pat White | West Virginia | QB | Calvin Johnson |
Georgia Tech | WR | [26] |
January 1, 2008 | Graham Harrell | Texas Tech | QB | Chris Long[n 3] | Virginia | DE | [26] |
January 1, 2009 | Joe Ganz | Nebraska | QB | DaQuan Bowers |
Clemson | DE | [26] |
January 1, 2010 | EJ Manuel | Florida State | QB | Noel Devine | West Virginia | HB | [27] |
January 1, 2011 | Chris Relf | Mississippi State | QB | Denard Robinson | Michigan | QB | [27] |
January 2, 2012 | Andre Debose | Florida | WR | Etienne Sabino | Ohio State | LB | [27] |
January 1, 2013 | Jared Carpenter | Northwestern | S | Nickoe Whitley | Mississippi State | DB | [27] |
January 1, 2014 | Quincy Enunwa | Nebraska | WR | Todd Gurley | Georgia | TB | [27] |
January 2, 2015 | Joshua Dobbs | Tennessee | QB | Josey Jewell | Iowa | LB | [27] |
January 2, 2016 | Terry Godwin | Georgia | WR | Trace McSorley | Penn State | QB | [27] |
December 31, 2016 | Dedrick Mills | Georgia Tech | RB | Stephen Johnson II | Kentucky | QB | [27] |
December 30, 2017 | Mark McLaurin | Mississippi State | S | Lamar Jackson | Louisville | QB | [27] |
December 31, 2018 | Trayveon Williams | Texas A&M | RB | Ryan Finley | NC State | QB | [27] |
January 2, 2020 | Eric Gray | Tennessee | RB | Peyton Ramsey | Indiana | QB | [28] |
January 2, 2021 | Asim Rose Jr. | Kentucky | RB | Zonovan Knight | NC State | RB | [28] |
December 31, 2021 | Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | QB | Johnny Langan | Rutgers | QB | [28] |
December 30, 2022 | Tyler Buchner | Notre Dame | QB | [29] | |||
December 29, 2023 | Phil Mafah | Clemson | RB |
- ^ The bowl's official site omits Kupec as co-MVP for North Carolina in the 1979 game.
- ^ Michigan's offensive linemen in the January 1991 game were Tom Dohring, Matt Elliott, Steve Everitt, Dean Dingman, and Greg Skrepenak.
- ^ Other sources list Mikell Simpson, who rushed for 170 yards, as the Virginia MVP for the 2008 game.
Most appearances
Updated through the December 2023 edition (79 games, 158 appearances).
- Teams with multiple appearances
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‡ Tennessee's record excludes their January 2020 win, which was vacated by the NCAA in July 2023.
- Teams with a single appearance
Won (4):
Lost (9): Air Force, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan State, Rutgers, Stanford, Texas, Tulsa, Washington & Lee
Appearances by conference
Updated through the December 2023 edition (79 games, 158 appearances).
Conference | Record | Appearances by season | |||||||
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Games | W | L | T | Win pct. | Won | Lost | Tied | Vacated | |
SEC | 45 | 27 | 16 | 1 | .625‡ | 1952*, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1970*, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1983, 1987, 1988*, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2010*, 2011*, 2014*, 2015*, 2017, 2018, 2020* | 1953*, 1955, 1958, 1959*, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970*, 1973, 1975, 1990, 2012*, 2013*, 2016, 2022, 2023 | 1947* | 2019* |
ACC | 33 | 19 | 14 | 0 | .576 | 1963, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1996*, 1997*, 1998*, 2001*, 2002*, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2009*, 2016, 2021, 2023 | 1971, 1977, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995*, 1999*, 2000*, 2006*, 2007*, 2008*, 2017, 2018, 2020* | ||
Independents | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | .458 | 1951*, 1961, 1964*, 1965, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1985, 2022 | 1956, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1998*, 2002* | 1967, 1967 | |
Big East | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 1995*, 1999*, 2000*, 2006* | 1994, 1996*, 1997*, 2001*, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2009* | ||
Big Ten | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .231 | 1990, 2012*, 2013* | 1978, 1979, 1983, 1988*, 2010*, 2011*, 2014*, 2015*, 2019*, 2021 | ||
Big Eight | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 1946*, 1968, 1984, 1991 | 1948*, 1949*, 1964*, 1972, 1985 | ||
SoCon | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 1945*, 1948*, 1949* | 1945*, 1946*, 1950*, 1951* | 1947* | |
SWC | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 1959*, 1973 | 1954, 1957, 1960, 1965, 1974, 1981 | ||
Big 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2007*, 2008* | |||
Border | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1953* | |||
Skyline | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1950* | |||
MVC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1952* | |||
Pac-10 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1986 |
‡ The SEC's win–loss–tie totals and winning percentage exclude Tennessee's win following the 2019 season (played in January 2020), which was vacated by the NCAA in July 2023.
- Games marked with an asterisk (*) were played in January of the following calendar year.
- Records reflect conference affiliations at the time each game was played.[a]
- Conferences that are defunct or no longer active in FBS are marked in italics.
- The Big Eight's record includes appearances when the conference was known as the Big Six and Big Seven.
- Big East teams made 12 appearances and were 4–8; the American Athletic Conference (The American) retains the conference charter following the 2013 split of the original Big East along football lines.
- Two teams from the same conference have met five times: 1945*, 1955, 1958, 1969, and 1970*. The first instance was SoCon teams, while the others have been SEC teams.
- Two independent teams have met four times: 1967, 1976, 1980, and 1982.
- Independent appearances (23): Air Force (1963), Florida State (1964*, 1967, 1982, 1985), Georgia Tech (1965), Miami-FL (1951*), Notre Dame (1976, 1998*, 2002*, 2022), Penn State (1961, 1962, 1967, 1976), Pitt (1956, 1977, 1980), South Carolina (1980, 1984, 1987), Syracuse (1966), and West Virginia (1982, 1989).
As of 2023[update]:
- Every current member of the SEC has appeared in at least one Gator Bowl. Former member Georgia Tech has also appeared, former member Tulane has not.
- Seven former members of the Big East appeared in the bowl, though not all while in the Big East: Louisville, Miami (FL), Pitt, Rutgers, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia. Five members have not: Boston College, Cincinnati, UConn, USF and Temple.
- Twelve current members of the ACC have appeared in the bowl, though not all while in the ACC: Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (FL), UNC, NC State, Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest, as have two former members (Maryland and South Carolina). Two members (Boston College and Duke) have yet to appear in the bowl.
Gator Bowl Hall of Fame
The Gator Bowl created a Hall of Fame in 1989; new members were announced annually through 2013, with a total of 82 inductees at that time. After 2013, additions have occurred intermittently.
75th Anniversary All Gator Bowl Team
In September 2019, bowl organizers announced an All Gator Bowl Team, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary game, played in January 2020.[42]
Offense | Defense | ||||||
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Player | Pos. | Team | Game | Player | Pos. | Team | Game |
Archie Manning | QB | Mississippi | No. 26 | Ed Reed | DB | Miami | No. 55 |
Floyd Little | RB | Syracuse | No. 22 | Tony Lilly | DB | Florida | No. 39 |
Larry Csonka | FB | Syracuse | No. 22 | Hugh Green | DE | Pittsburgh | No. 36 |
Fred Biletnikoff | WR | Florida State | No. 20 | Jack Youngblood | DE | Florida | No. 25 |
Andre Rison | WR | Michigan State | No. 44 | Wilber Marshall | LB | Florida | No. 39 |
Ken MacAfee | TE | Notre Dame | No. 32 | Donovin Darius | DB | Syracuse | No. 51 |
Mark May | T | Pittsburgh | No. 36 | Mark McLaurin | DB | Mississippi State | No. 73 |
Greg Skrepenak | T | Michigan | No. 46 | Matt Millen | DT | Penn State | No. 32 |
Dean Dingman | G | Michigan | No. 46 | Ndamukong Suh | DT | Nebraska | No. 64 |
Zeke Smith | G | Auburn | No. 11 | Ryan Shazier | LB | Ohio State | No. 67 |
Maxie Baughan | C | Georgia Tech | No. 15 | Lawrence Taylor | LB | North Carolina | No. 35 |
Game records
Team | Record, Team vs. Opponent | Year |
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Most points scored (one team) | 52, shared by: Mississippi State vs. Michigan Texas A&M vs. NC State |
2011 2018 |
Most points scored (losing team) | 38, South Carolina vs. Notre Dame | 2022 |
Most points scored (both teams) | 83, Notre Dame (45) vs. South Carolina (38) | 2022 |
Fewest points allowed | 0, most recently: Syracuse vs. Clemson |
1996 |
Largest margin of victory | 41, Syracuse (41) vs. Clemson (0) | 1996 |
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | 423, Auburn vs. Baylor | Dec. 1954 |
Passing yards | 407, Texas Tech vs. Virginia | 2008 |
First downs | ||
Fewest yards allowed | ||
Fewest rushing yards allowed | 45, Missouri vs. Alabama | 1968 |
Fewest passing yards allowed | 0, Alabama vs. Missouri | 1968 |
Individual | Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent | Year |
All-purpose yards | ||
Touchdowns (overall) | 4, shared by: James Stewart , Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech
Phil Mafah, Clemson vs. Kentucky |
Jan. 1965
Dec. 1994 2023 |
Rushing yards | 236, Trayveon Williams,[43] Texas A&M vs. NC State | 2018 |
Rushing touchdowns | 4, Phil Mafah, Clemson vs. Kentucky | 2023 |
Passing yards | 407, Graham Harrell, Texas Tech vs. Virginia | 2008 |
Passing touchdowns | 5, Steve Tensi, Florida State vs. Oklahoma | Jan. 1965 |
Receiving yards | 252, Andre Rison, Michigan State vs. Georgia | Jan. 1989 |
Receiving touchdowns | 4, Fred Biletnikoff, Florida State vs. Oklahoma | Jan. 1965 |
Tackles | ||
Sacks | ||
Interceptions | 4, Jim Dooley, Miami (FL) vs. Clemson | 1952 |
Long Plays | Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent | Year |
Touchdown run | 96, Mikell Simpson, Virginia vs. Texas Tech | 2008 |
Touchdown pass | 99, Quincy Enunwa from Tommy Armstrong Jr., Nebraska vs Georgia | 2014 |
Kickoff return | 99, Andre Debose, Florida vs Ohio State | 2012 |
Punt return | ||
Interception return | 100, O'Donnell Fortune, South Carolina vs. Notre Dame | 2022 |
Fumble return | ||
Punt | 76, Bobby Joe Green, Florida vs. Ole Miss | 1958 |
Field goal | 51, Brian Lee, Ole Miss vs. Michigan | Jan. 1991 |
Miscellaneous | Record, Teams | Year |
Bowl Attendance | 84,129, Florida State vs. West Virginia | 2010 |
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