Bowden had been the head coach at Florida State since 1976 and had won two national championships, 13 ACC championships, and had a 14-year streak of top five finishes during that time. In the 2010 game between Florida State and West Virginia, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden (who previously coached at West Virginia) coached the final game of his career. The play sealed the Tigers' 17–15 win over the Buckeyes, while Hayes was fired the next day before leaving Jacksonville. Bauman ran the ball out of bounds on the Ohio State sideline where Hayes struck Bauman with his right forearm. 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. See also: Woody Hayes § 1978 Gator Bowl incident and dismissal 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.īy the 1970s, the attendance regularly reached 60,000–70,000. The stadium was expanded in 1948 and renamed the Gator Bowl Stadium in honor of the event. 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.
Ivey, put up $10,000 to underwrite the first game, which was held at Jacksonville's football stadium, Fairfield Stadium, on January 1, 1946. Hilty, together with Ray McCarthy, Maurice Cherry, and W. 10.1 75th Anniversary All Gator Bowl TeamĪccording to writer Anthony C.From 2015 to 2017, it was officially referred to as simply the TaxSlayer Bowl.
The game has been sponsored by since 2012, and starting with the 2018 edition is officially known as the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. That venue, now known as TIAA Bank Field, has been home to the Gator Bowl since the January 1996 game. The December 1994 game was played at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville after the namesake stadium was demolished to make way for a replacement venue, Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. The game was originally played at Gator Bowl Stadium through the December 1993 game. It has been held continuously since 1946, making it the sixth oldest college bowl, as well as the first one ever televised nationally.
The Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game held in Jacksonville, Florida, operated by Gator Bowl Sports.
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