A Look at the Outback Bowl

Submitted by podizz on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 14:31
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  • The Outback Bowl is played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
  • The bowl was first called the Hall of Fame Bowl from 1986 to 1994.
  • The name "Outback" comes from the game's title sponsor, Outback Steakhouse.
  • 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 realigned with a new bowl game to begin in Tampa.
  • The Bowl is organized by the Tampa Bay Bowl Association and since the 1996 game has contracts with the SEC and the Big Ten Conference.
  • The minimum payout for each participating school is US$3.3 million.
  • Since 1996, the bowl has featured the third pick of teams from the Big Ten to face the third pick from the SEC.
  • Results:
  • 1986 December 23, 1986 Boston College 27 Georgia 24
  • 1987 January 2, 1988 Michigan 28 Alabama 24
  • 1988 January 2, 1989 Syracuse 23 LSU 10
  • 1989 January 1, 1990 Auburn 31 Ohio State 14
  • 1990 January 1, 1991 Clemson 30 Illinois 0
  • 1991 January 1, 1992 Syracuse 24 Ohio State 17
  • 1992 January 1, 1993 Tennessee 38 Boston College 23
  • 1993 January 1, 1994 Michigan 42 NC State 7
  • 1994 January 2, 1995 Wisconsin 34 Duke 20
  • 1995 January 1, 1996 Penn State 43 Auburn 14
  • 1996 January 1, 1997 Alabama 17 Michigan 14
  • 1997 January 1, 1998 Georgia 33 Wisconsin 6
  • 1998 January 1, 1999 Penn State 26 Kentucky 14
  • 1999 January 1, 2000 Georgia 28 Purdue 25 (OT)
  • 2000 January 1, 2001 South Carolina 24 Ohio State 7
  • 2001 January 1, 2002 South Carolina 31 Ohio State 28
  • 2002 January 1, 2003 Michigan 38 Florida 30
  • 2003 January 1, 2004 Iowa 37 Florida 17
  • 2004 January 1, 2005 Georgia 24 Wisconsin 21
  • 2005 January 2, 2006 Florida 31 Iowa 24
  • 2006 January 1, 2007 Penn State 20 Tennessee 10
  • 2007 January 1, 2008 Tennessee 21 Wisconsin 17
  • 2008 January 1, 2009 Iowa 31 South Carolina 10
  • 2009 January 1, 2010 Northwestern vs. Auburn
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