COLLEGE FOOTBALL RECORDS
Gator Bowl
Stadium: EverBank Field
Capacity: 76,867
Surface: natural
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Playing sites:
Florida Field, Gainesville (1994)
EverBank Field (1946-93, since 1995)
Corporate title sponsor: TaxSlayer
Jan. 2, 2025 - Mississippi 52, Duke 20
MVP: Jaxson Dart, Mississippi
Dec. 29, 2023 - Clemson 38, Kentucky 35
MVP: Phil Mafah, Clemson
Dec. 30, 2022 - Notre Dame 45, South Carolina 38
MVP: Tyler Buchner, Notre Dame
Dec. 31, 2021 - Wake Forest 38, Rutgers 10
MVP: Sam Hartmon, Wake Forest
Jan. 2, 2021 - Kentucky 23, North Carolina State 21
MVP: Asim Rose Jr., Kentucky
Jan. 2, 2020 - Tennessee 23, Indiana 22
MVP: Eric Gray, Tennessee
Dec. 31, 2018 - Texas A&M 52, North Carolina State 13
MVP: Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M
Dec. 30, 2017 - Mississippi State 31, Louisville 27
MVP: Mark McLaurin, Mississippi State
Dec. 31, 2016 - Georgia Tech 33, Kentucky 18
MVP: Dedrick Mills, Georgia Tech
Jan. 2, 2016 - Georgia 24, Penn State 17
MVP: Terry Godwin, Georgia
Jan. 2, 2015 - Tennessee 45, Iowa 28
MVP: Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee
Jan. 1, 2014 - Nebraska 24, Georgia 19
MVP: Quincy Enunwa, Nebraska
Jan. 1, 2013 - Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20
MVP: Jared Carpenter, Northwestern
Jan. 2, 2012 - Florida 24, Ohio State 17
MVP: Andre Debose, Florida
Jan. 1, 2011 - Mississippi State 52, Michigan 14
MVP: Chris Relf, Mississippi State
Denard Robinson, Michigan
Jan. 1, 2010 - Florida State 33, West Virginia 21
MVP: E.J. Manuel, Florida State
Noel Devine, West Virginia
Jan. 1, 2009 - Nebraska 26, Clemson 21
MVP: Joe Ganz, Nebraska
DaQuan Bowers, Clemson
Jan. 1, 2008 - Texas Tech 31, Virginia 28
MVP: Graham Harrell, Texas Tech
Chris Long, Virginia
Jan. 1, 2007 - West Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35
MVP: Patrick White, West Virginia
Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech
Jan. 2, 2006 - Virginia Tech 35, Louisville 24
MVP: Cedric Humes, Virginia Tech
Hunter Cantwell, Louisville
Jan. 1, 2005 - Florida State 30, West Virginia 18
MVP: Leon Washington, Florida State
Kay-Jay Harris, West Virginia
Jan. 1, 2004 - Maryland 41, West Virginia 7
MVP: Scott McBrien, Maryland
Brian King, West Virginia
Jan. 1, 2003 - North Carolina State 28, Notre Dame 6
MVP: Philip Rivers, NC State
Cedric Hilliard, Notre Dame
Jan. 1, 2002 - Florida State 30, Virginia Tech 17
MVP: Javon Walker, Florida State
Grant Noel, Virginia Tech
Jan. 1, 2001 - Virginia Tech 41, Clemson 20
MVP: Michael Vick, Virginia Tech
Rob Gardner, Clemson
Jan. 1, 2000 - Miami FL 28, Georgia Tech 13
MVP: Nate Webster, Miami FL
Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech
Jan. 1, 1999 - Georgia Tech 35, Notre Dame 28
MVP: Joe Hamilton, Dez White, Georgia Tech
Autry Denson, Notre Dame
Jan. 1, 1998 - North Carolina 42, Virginia Tech 3
MVP: Chris Keldorf, North Carolina
Al Clark, Virginia Tech
Jan. 1, 1997 - North Carolina 20, West Virginia 13
MVP: Oscar Davenport, North Carolina
David Saunders, West Virginia
Jan. 1, 1996 - Syracuse 41, Clemson 0
MVP: Donovan McNabb, Syracuse
Peter Ford, Clemson
Dec. 30, 1994 - Tennessee 45, Virginia Tech 23
MVP: James Stewart, Tennessee
Dwayne Thomas, Virginia Tech
Dec. 31, 1993 - Alabama 24, North Carolina 10
MVP: Brian Burgdorf, Alabama
Corey Holliday, North Carolina
Dec. 30, 1992 - Florida 27, North Carolina State 10
MVP: Errict Rhett, Florida
Reggie Lawrence, NC State
Dec. 29, 1991 - Oklahoma 48, Virginia 14
MVP: Cale Gundy, Oklahoma
Tyrone Lewis, Virginia
Jan. 1, 1991 - Michigan 35, Mississippi 3
MVP: Tyrone Ashley, Mississippi
Michigan Offensive Line
Dec. 30, 1989 - Clemson 27, West Virginia 7
MVP: Mike Fox, West Virginia
Levon Kirkland, Clemson
Jan. 1, 1989 - Georgia 34, Michigan State 27
MVP: Andre Rison, Michigan State
Wayne Johnson, Georgia
Dec. 31, 1987 - Louisiana State 30, S Carolina 13
MVP: Harold Green, South Carolina
South Carolina, LSU
Dec. 27, 1986 - Clemson 27, Stanford 21
MVP: Brad Muster, Stanford
Rodney Williams, Clemson
Dec. 30, 1985 - Florida State 34, Oklahoma State 23
MVP: Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State
Chip Ferguson, Florida State
Dec. 28, 1984 - Oklahoma State 21, South Carolina 14
MVP: Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State
Mike Hold, South Carolina
Dec. 30, 1983 - Florida 14, Iowa 6
MVP: Tony Lilly, Florida
Owen Gill, Iowa
Dec. 30, 1982 - Florida State 31, West Virginia 12
MVP: Paul Woodside, West Virginia
Greg Allen, Florida State
Dec. 28, 1981 - North Carolina 31, Arkansas 27
MVP: Gary Anderson, Arkansas
Kelvin Bryant, Ethan Horton, North Carolina
Dec. 29, 1980 - Pittsburgh 37, South Carolina 9
MVP: George Rogers, South Carolina
Rick Trocano, Pittsburgh
Dec. 28, 1979 - North Carolina 17, Michigan 15
MVP: John Wangler, Anthony Carter, Michigan
M. Kupec, A. Lawrence, North Carolina
Dec. 29, 1978 - Clemson 17, Ohio State 15
MVP: Art Schlichter, Ohio State
Steve Fuller, Clemson
Dec. 30, 1977 - Pittsburgh 34, Clemson 3
MVP: Jerry Butler, Clemson
Matt Cavanaugh, Pittsburgh
Dec. 27, 1976 - Notre Dame 20, Penn State 9
MVP: Jim Cefalo, Penn State
Al Hunter, Notre Dame
Dec. 29, 1975 - Maryland 13, Florida 0
MVP: Sammy Green, Florida
Steve Atkins, Maryland
Dec. 30, 1974 - Auburn 27, Texas 3
MVP: Earl Campbell, Texas
Phil Gargis, Auburn
Dec. 29, 1973 - Texas Tech 28, Tennessee 19
MVP: Haskell Stanback, Tennessee
Joe Barnes, Texas Tech
Dec. 30, 1972 - Auburn 24, Colorado 3
MVP: Mark Cooney, Colorado
Wade Whatley, Auburn
Dec. 31, 1971 - Georgia 7, North Carolina 3
MVP: James Webster, North Carolina
Jimmy Poulos, Georgia
Jan. 2, 1971 - Auburn 35, Mississippi 28
MVP: Archie Manning, Mississippi
Pat Sullivan, Auburn
Dec. 27, 1969 - Florida 14, Tennessee 13
MVP: Curt Watson, Tennessee
Mike Kelley, Florida
Dec. 28, 1968 - Missouri 35, Alabama 10
MVP: Mike Hall, Alabama
Terry McMillan, Missouri
Dec. 30, 1967 - Penn State 17, Florida State 17
MVP: Tom Sherman, Penn State
Kim Hammond, Florida State
Dec. 31, 1966 - Tennessee 18, Syracuse 12
MVP: Floyd Little, Syracuse
Dewey Warren, Tennessee
Dec. 31, 1965 - Georgia Tech 31, Texas Tech 21
MVP: Donny Anderson, Texas Tech
Lenny Snow, Georgia Tech
Jan. 2, 1965 - Florida State 36, Oklahoma 19
MVP: Fred Biletnikoff, Steve Tensi, Florida State
Carl McAdams, Oklahoma
Dec. 28, 1963 - North Carolina 35, Air Force 0
MVP: David Sicks, Air Force
Ken Willard, North Carolina
Dec. 29, 1962 - Florida 17, Penn State 7
MVP: Dave Robinson, Penn State
Tom Shannon, Florida
Dec. 30, 1961 - Penn State 30, Georgia Tech 15
MVP: Joe Auer, Georgia Tech
Galen Hall, Penn State
Dec. 31, 1960 - Florida 13, Baylor 12
MVP: Bobby Ply, Baylor
Larry Libertore, Florida
Jan. 2, 1960 - Arkansas 14, Georgia Tech 7
MVP: Maxie Baughan, Georgia Tech
Jim Mooty, Arkansas
Dec. 27, 1958 - Mississippi 7, Florida 3
MVP: Dave Hudson, Florida
Bobby Franklin, Mississippi
Dec. 28, 1957 - Tennessee 3, Texas A&M 0
MVP: John David Crow, Texas A&M
Bobby Gordon, Tennessee
Dec. 29, 1956 - Georgia Tech 21, Pittsburgh 14
MVP: Corny Salvaterra, Pittsburgh
Wade Mitchell, Georgia Tech
Dec. 31, 1955 - Vanderbilt 25, Auburn 13
MVP: Joe Childress, Auburn
Don Orr, Vanderbilt
Dec. 31, 1954 - Auburn 33, Baylor 13
MVP: Billy Hooper, Baylor
Joe Childress, Auburn
Jan. 1, 1954 - Texas Tech 35, Auburn 13
MVP: Vince Dooley, Auburn
Bobby Cavazos, Texas Tech
Jan. 1, 1953 - Florida 14, Tulsa 13
MVP: Marv Matuszak, Tulsa
John Hall, Florida
Jan. 1, 1952 - Miami FL 14, Clemson 0
MVP: Jim Dooley, Miami FL
Jan. 1, 1951 - Wyoming 20, Washington, Lee 7
MVP: Eddie Talboom, Wyoming
Jan. 2, 1950 - Maryland 20, Missouri 7
MVP: Bob Ward, Maryland
Jan. 1, 1949 - Clemson 24, Missouri 23
MVP: Bobby Gage, Clemson
Jan. 1, 1948 - Maryland 20, Georgia 20
MVP: Lu Gambino, Maryland
Jan. 1, 1947 - Oklahoma 34, North Carolina State 13
MVP: Joe Golding, Oklahoma
Jan. 1, 1946 - Wake Forest 26, South Carolina 14
MVP: Nick Sacrinty, Wake Forest