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Outback Bowl 
Outback Bowl logoStadium Raymond James Stadium Location Tampa, Florida Previous stadiums Legion Field (1977–85)
Tampa Stadium (1986–98)Operated 1986–present Conference tie-ins Big Ten, SEC Payout US$6,800,000 (As of 2010[update]) Sponsors Outback Steakhouse Former names Hall of Fame Bowl (1986–1994) 2010 matchup Auburn vs. Northwestern (Auburn 38–35 (OT)) 2011 matchup Penn State vs. Florida (Florida 37–24) The Outback Bowl is an annual New Year's Day college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The event was originally called the Hall of Fame Bowl from 1986 to 1994 until being renamed in 1995 for its new title sponsor, Outback Steakhouse. It is organized by the Tampa Bay Bowl Association under Jim McVay, who has been the president/CEO since 1988.
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History
The Outback Bowl is not Tampa's first bowl game, as the Cigar Bowl was played at old Phillips Field near downtown from 1947–1954. However, the earlier event matched small college teams, so the Outback Bowl was the first major bowl game to be played in the area. (A notable participant in the 1950 Cigar Bowl was Florida State, but the FSU football program had just begun at the time and they were not yet considered a major college team.)
The Hall of Fame Bowl was held at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama from 1977–1985. In the spring of 1986, the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame decided to discontinue their association with the bowl and realign with a new bowl game to be played in Tampa Stadium which would inherit the Hall of Fame Bowl name.
Outback Steakhouse became the title sponsor for the 1996 contest. In 1999, the Outback Bowl was moved next door into newly-built Raymond James Stadium. The bowl did not have agreements to bring in teams from particular conferences in its early years but often matched a school from either the Southeastern Conference or the Atlantic Coast Conference against a team from another region.
The game
Since 1996 game, the Outback Bowl has matched teams from the SEC and the Big 10. The minimum payout for each participating school is US$3.3 million. In late 2009, the Outback Bowl announced that it has extended its contract with the Big Ten Conference through the 2013 football season and with the Southeastern Conference through the 2014 game.[1] The bowl will continue to invite the third pick of teams from the Big Ten to face the third pick from the SEC.[2]
The Outback Bowl is played on New Year's Day unless January 1 falls on a Sunday, in which case it is moved to the following Monday. It is usually the first game to start on a date which is traditionally full of college bowl games, and has kicked off as early as 11AM. It currently airs on ABC on New Year's Day after 18 years on ESPN; prior to 1993. the bowl aired on NBC.
Game results
For "Hall of Fame Bowl" results from 1977-1985, see All-American Bowl.Season Date Played Winning Team Losing Team Notes 1986 December 23, 1986 Boston College 27 Georgia 24 notes 1987 January 2, 1988 Michigan 28 Alabama 24 notes 1988 January 2, 1989 Syracuse 23 LSU 10 notes 1989 January 1, 1990 Auburn 31 Ohio State 14 notes 1990 January 1, 1991 Clemson 30 Illinois 0 notes 1991 January 1, 1992 Syracuse 24 Ohio State 17 notes 1992 January 1, 1993 Tennessee 38 Boston College 23 notes 1993 January 1, 1994 Michigan 42 NC State 7 notes 1994 January 2, 1995 Wisconsin 34 Duke 20 notes 1995 January 1, 1996 Penn State 43 Auburn 14 notes 1996 January 1, 1997 Alabama 17 Michigan 14 notes 1997 January 1, 1998 Georgia 33 Wisconsin 6 notes 1998 January 1, 1999 Penn State 26 Kentucky 14 notes 1999 January 1, 2000 Georgia 28 Purdue 25 (OT) notes 2000 January 1, 2001 South Carolina 24 Ohio State 7 notes 2001 January 1, 2002 South Carolina 31 Ohio State 28 notes 2002 January 1, 2003 Michigan 38 Florida 30 notes 2003 January 1, 2004 Iowa 37 Florida 17 notes 2004 January 1, 2005 Georgia 24 Wisconsin 21 notes 2005 January 2, 2006 Florida 31 Iowa 24 notes 2006 January 1, 2007 Penn State 20 Tennessee 10 notes 2007 January 1, 2008 Tennessee 21 Wisconsin 17 notes 2008 January 1, 2009 Iowa 31 South Carolina 10 notes 2009 January 1, 2010 Auburn 38 Northwestern 35 (OT) notes 2010 January 1, 2011 Florida 37 Penn State 24 notes MVPs
Date MVP(s) Team Position December 23, 1986 James Jackson Georgia QB Garry Moss Georgia CB January 2, 1988 Jamie Morris Michigan TB January 2, 1989 Robert Drummond Syracuse RB January 1, 1990 Reggie Slack Auburn QB January 1, 1991 DeChane Cameron Clemson QB January 1, 1992 Marvin Graves Syracuse QB January 1, 1993 Heath Shuler Tennessee QB January 1, 1994 Tyrone Wheatley Michigan RB January 2, 1995 Terrell Fletcher Wisconsin RB January 1, 1996 Bobby Engram Penn State WR January 1, 1997 Dwayne Rudd Alabama LB January 1, 1998 Mike Bobo Georgia QB January 1, 1999 Courtney Brown Penn State DE January 1, 2000 Drew Brees Purdue QB January 1, 2001 Ryan Brewer South Carolina RB January 1, 2002 Phil Petty South Carolina QB January 1, 2003 Chris Perry Michigan TB January 1, 2004 Fred Russell Iowa RB January 1, 2005 David Pollack Georgia DE January 2, 2006 Dallas Baker Florida WR January 1, 2007 Tony Hunt Penn State RB January 1, 2008 Erik Ainge Tennessee QB January 1, 2009 Shonn Greene Iowa RB January 1, 2010 Darvin Adams Auburn WR January 1, 2011 Ahmad Black Florida S Appearances by Team
Rank Team Appearances Record T1 Georgia 4 3–1 T1 Michigan 4 3–1 T1 Penn State 4 3–1 T1 Florida 4 2–2 T1 Wisconsin 4 1–3 T1 Ohio State 4 0–4 T5 Auburn 3 2–1 T5 Iowa 3 2–1 T5 South Carolina 3 2–1 T5 Tennessee 3 2–1 T11 Syracuse 2 2–0 T11 Alabama 2 1–1 T11 Boston College 2 1–1 T14 Clemson 1 1–0 T14 Duke 1 0–1 T14 Illinois 1 0–1 T14 Kentucky 1 0–1 T14 LSU 1 0–1 T14 NC State 1 0–1 T14 Northwestern 1 0–1 T14 Purdue 1 0–1 See also
- Outback Bowl broadcasters
References
External links
- Official Website of the Outback Bowl
- Centre Daily Times Website on 2007 Outback Bowl — home of Penn State's Nittany Lions
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