Capital One Bowl
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The Capital One Bowl is an annual college football
bowl game
played in Orlando, Florida
at the Citrus Bowl
, and previously known as the Tangerine Bowl (1947–1982) and the Florida Citrus Bowl (1983–2002). Financial services company Capital One
has been the title sponsor of the bowl since 2001 when it was the Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl but with the exclusive Capital One Bowl moniker since 2003. The bowl is operated by Florida Citrus Sports
, a non-profit group which also organizes the Champs Sports Bowl
and Florida Classic
.
Since becoming one of the premier bowls, the Capital One Bowl is typically played at 1 p.m. EST on January 1, New Year's Day
, immediately before the Rose Bowl
, both of which will be televised on ESPN
starting in 2011. (In years when New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2 to avoid conflicting with the National Football League
schedule.) In 2004, the Capital One Bowl bid to become the fifth BCS
game, but was not chosen, primarily due to the stadium's aging condition. On July 26, 2007, the Orange County
Commissioners voted 5–2 in favor of spending a total of 1.1 billion dollars on building a new arena for the Orlando Magic
, building a performing arts center and upgrading the Citrus Bowl.
Currently, the bowl has tie-ins with the SEC
and the Big Ten
holding the first selection after the BCS
for both conferences. it has the largest payout of all the non-BCS bowls at $4.25M per team.
, Cotton Bowl Classic and Sun Bowl
. The first game played before an estimated crowd of 9,000. By 1952, the game was dubbed the "Little Bowl with the Big Heart," because all the proceeds from the game went to charity. Before 1968 the game featured matchups between schools throughout the South
, often featuring the Ohio Valley Conference
champion or other small colleges (though a few major colleges did play in the bowl during this early era as well). After becoming a major college bowl game, from 1968 through 1975 the bowl featured the Mid-American Conference
champion against an opponent from the Southern Conference
(through 1972), the SEC
(1972–1973) or an at-large opponent (1975). As the major football conferences relaxed restrictions on post-season play in the mid-1970s, the game went to a matchup between two at-large teams from major conferences, with one school typically (but not always) from the South. From 1987 to 1991 it featured the ACC
Champion against an at large opponent. Since 1992, the game has featured one of the top teams from the Big Ten and the SEC.
In 1986
, it was one of the bowl games considered for the site of the "winner take all" national championship game between Penn State and Miami before the Fiesta Bowl
was eventually chosen.
The 1991 game featured National Championship implications. Georgia Tech
won the Florida Citrus Bowl, finished 11–0–1, and were voted the 1990 UPI
national champion.
The 1998 game, which featured nearby Florida beating Penn State, holds the game's attendance record at 72,940. During the 1990s, the second place finisher in the SEC typically went to this bowl. Florida coach Steve Spurrier, speaking to the fact the University of Tennessee occupied that spot three of four years as Florida finished first, famously quipped "You can't spell Citrus without U-T!" Ironically, the next season Tennessee went 13–0 and won the first BCS National Championship, sending the Gators to the Citrus Bowl.
refused to play in the game despite their 9–0 record because game officials prohibited the team's black
players from participating in the game.
The University at Buffalo
's first bowl bid was to the Tangerine Bowl in 1958
. The team unanimously voted to skip the bowl because the team's two black players would not have been allowed on the field. Buffalo would not be bowl eligible for another 50 years. During the 2008 season
, when the Bulls were on the verge of bowl eligibility, the 1958 team was profiled on ESPN
's Outside the Lines
. The 2008 team went on to win the Mid-American Conference
title
, and lost to University of Connecticut
38–20 in the International Bowl
.
In 1966, Morgan State, of Baltimore
, Maryland
under head coach Earl C. Banks
, a member of the NCAA College Football Hall of Fame
, became the first historically black college (HBCU) to play in and win the Tangerine Bowl game by defeating West Chester State
(Pa.), finishing the season undefeated for the second straight year.
, Tangerine Bowl President Will Gieger and other officials planned to invite the Miami University Redskins
and the East Carolina Pirates
to Orlando for the game. On November 19, 1973, East Carolina withdrew its interests, and the bowl was left with one at-large bid. In an unexpected, and unprecedented move, game officials decided to invite the Florida Gators, and move the game to Florida Field
in Gainesville
, the Gators' home stadium. The larger stadium would be needed to accommodate the large crowd expected. The move required special permission from the NCAA
, and special accommodations were made. Both teams would be headquartered in Orlando, Florida for the week, and spend most of their time there, including practices. The teams were bused up to Gainesville, and at gametime, a near-record low temperature of −4 degrees Celsius (25 degrees Fahrenheit) greeted the participants. Despite the home-field advantage, in the game nicknamed the "Transplant Bowl," Miami defeated the Gators 16–7.
The one-time moving of the game, and the fears of a permanent relocation, rejuvenated the stalled stadium renovations in Orlando. The game returned to Orlando for 1974, and within a couple years, the expansion project was complete.
. Each year, several mascots from various Division I FBS/FCS schools are nominated to "play" a simulated 10-week season. The mascot with the best record will be declared the winner and is honored at halftime on the game telecast on ESPN
.
The winning school is awarded $20,000 towards their mascot
program.
Past winners
televised the game from 1987 to 2010, with NBC
airing it in 1984–85 and the syndicated Mizlou Television Network
doing so prior to 1984. Starting with the January 1, 2011 game, the broadcast will shift to ESPN
. The game will continue to serve as a lead-in to the Rose Bowl, which also will move to ESPN (in return, the Outback Bowl
will move from its longtime 11 AM slot on ESPN, and air on ABC).
Radio broadcast rights for the game are currently held by Sports USA Radio Network
.
The Capital One Bowl, known prior to 2003 as the Florida Citrus Bowl (1983–2002) and the Tangerine Bowl (1947–1982), has been televised
by ABC
since 1987. Prior to that the game was televised by NBC
in 1984 and 1985, and before that by the syndicated Mizlou Television Network
.
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
played in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
at the Citrus Bowl
Citrus Bowl
The Florida Citrus Bowl is a stadium in Orlando, Florida, USA, built for football, which currently seats around 70,000 people....
, and previously known as the Tangerine Bowl (1947–1982) and the Florida Citrus Bowl (1983–2002). Financial services company Capital One
Capital One
Capital One Financial Corp. is a U.S.-based bank holding company specializing in credit cards, home loans, auto loans, banking and savings products...
has been the title sponsor of the bowl since 2001 when it was the Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl but with the exclusive Capital One Bowl moniker since 2003. The bowl is operated by Florida Citrus Sports
Florida citrus sports
Florida Citrus Sports is a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to increasing community spirit and pride, promoting tourism, stimulating economic development and ultimately benefiting charities, educational institutions and the quality of life in Central Florida through its four...
, a non-profit group which also organizes the Champs Sports Bowl
Champs Sports Bowl
The Champs Sports Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played in Orlando, Florida, at the Citrus Bowl. The bowl is operated by Florida Citrus Sports, a non-profit group which also organizes the Capital One Bowl and Florida Classic...
and Florida Classic
Florida Classic
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Classic is the annual college football game between the Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman University and the Rattlers of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The series record is FAMU 18, B-CU 10...
.
Since becoming one of the premier bowls, the Capital One Bowl is typically played at 1 p.m. EST on January 1, New Year's Day
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome...
, immediately before the Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl Game
The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2...
, both of which will be televised on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
starting in 2011. (In years when New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2 to avoid conflicting with the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
schedule.) In 2004, the Capital One Bowl bid to become the fifth BCS
Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...
game, but was not chosen, primarily due to the stadium's aging condition. On July 26, 2007, the Orange County
Orange County, Florida
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 1,145,956....
Commissioners voted 5–2 in favor of spending a total of 1.1 billion dollars on building a new arena for the Orlando Magic
Orlando Magic
The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy...
, building a performing arts center and upgrading the Citrus Bowl.
Currently, the bowl has tie-ins with the SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
and the Big Ten
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
holding the first selection after the BCS
Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...
for both conferences. it has the largest payout of all the non-BCS bowls at $4.25M per team.
History
The game, which began play in 1947, is one of the oldest of the non-BCS bowls, along with the Gator BowlGator Bowl
The Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. Held continuously since 1946, it is the sixth oldest college bowl, as well as the first one ever televised nationally...
, Cotton Bowl Classic and Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl
The Sun Bowl is an annual U.S. college football bowl game that is usually played at the end of December in El Paso, Texas. The Sun Bowl, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Orange Bowl are the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl...
. The first game played before an estimated crowd of 9,000. By 1952, the game was dubbed the "Little Bowl with the Big Heart," because all the proceeds from the game went to charity. Before 1968 the game featured matchups between schools throughout the South
Southern United States
The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
, often featuring the Ohio Valley Conference
Ohio Valley Conference
The Ohio Valley Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in the Football Championship Subdivision , the lower of two levels of Division I...
champion or other small colleges (though a few major colleges did play in the bowl during this early era as well). After becoming a major college bowl game, from 1968 through 1975 the bowl featured the Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
champion against an opponent from the Southern Conference
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference is a Division I college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision . Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North...
(through 1972), the SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
(1972–1973) or an at-large opponent (1975). As the major football conferences relaxed restrictions on post-season play in the mid-1970s, the game went to a matchup between two at-large teams from major conferences, with one school typically (but not always) from the South. From 1987 to 1991 it featured the ACC
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
Champion against an at large opponent. Since 1992, the game has featured one of the top teams from the Big Ten and the SEC.
In 1986
1986 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Penn State winning the national championship. Coached by Joe Paterno, they defeated Miami 14–10 in the Fiesta Bowl. This Fiesta Bowl was the first in the game's history to decide the national championship, launching it into the top tier of...
, it was one of the bowl games considered for the site of the "winner take all" national championship game between Penn State and Miami before the Fiesta Bowl
Fiesta Bowl
The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Frito-Lay and named with their Tostitos brand, is a United States college football bowl game played annually at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Between its origination in 1971 and 2006, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil...
was eventually chosen.
The 1991 game featured National Championship implications. Georgia Tech
1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
The 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets offense scored 379 points while the defense allowed 186 points. Led by head coach Bobby Ross, the Yellow Jackets participated in the...
won the Florida Citrus Bowl, finished 11–0–1, and were voted the 1990 UPI
United Press International
United Press International is a once-major international news agency, whose newswires, photo, news film and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the twentieth century...
national champion.
The 1998 game, which featured nearby Florida beating Penn State, holds the game's attendance record at 72,940. During the 1990s, the second place finisher in the SEC typically went to this bowl. Florida coach Steve Spurrier, speaking to the fact the University of Tennessee occupied that spot three of four years as Florida finished first, famously quipped "You can't spell Citrus without U-T!" Ironically, the next season Tennessee went 13–0 and won the first BCS National Championship, sending the Gators to the Citrus Bowl.
Racial integration
In 1955, the Hillsdale Dales/Chargers team under head coach Muddy WatersMuddy Waters (football coach)
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refused to play in the game despite their 9–0 record because game officials prohibited the team's black
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
players from participating in the game.
The University at Buffalo
Buffalo Bulls football
The Buffalo Bulls football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University at Buffalo located in the U.S. state of New York. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of the Mid-American Conference. Buffalo's first...
's first bowl bid was to the Tangerine Bowl in 1958
1958 college football season
The 1958 college football season was the first to feature the two point conversion. On January 13, 1958, the 11-man NCAA Rules Committee unanimously approved a resolution to allow teams to choose between kicking an extra point after a touchdown, or running or passing from the 3 yard line for 2...
. The team unanimously voted to skip the bowl because the team's two black players would not have been allowed on the field. Buffalo would not be bowl eligible for another 50 years. During the 2008 season
2008 Buffalo Bulls football team
The 2008 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. 2008 was a season of firsts for the Bulls. With a 40-34 double overtime win over Bowling Green on November 21, the Bulls won the MAC East division and gained a berth...
, when the Bulls were on the verge of bowl eligibility, the 1958 team was profiled on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
's Outside the Lines
Outside the Lines
Outside the Lines, or also referred to as OTL, is an American television program on ESPN that looks "outside the lines" and examines critical issues in American sports on and off the field of play....
. The 2008 team went on to win the Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
title
MAC Championship Game
The Marathon MAC Football Championship is a football game between the winners of the East and West divisions of the Mid-American Conference to determine the conference champion. The game has been played since 1997, when the conference was first divided into divisions and since 2003 has been...
, and lost to University of Connecticut
2008 Connecticut Huskies football team
The 2008 Connecticut Huskies football team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2008 college football season as a member of the Big East Conference...
38–20 in the International Bowl
2009 International Bowl
The 2009 International Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Connecticut Huskies and the Buffalo Bulls at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 3, 2009. The game was the final contest of the 2008 NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision football...
.
In 1966, Morgan State, of Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
under head coach Earl C. Banks
Earl Banks
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, a member of the NCAA College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
, became the first historically black college (HBCU) to play in and win the Tangerine Bowl game by defeating West Chester State
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, about miles west of Philadelphia. It is one of the 14 state universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education . West Chester was ranked 69th in the Master's Universities ...
(Pa.), finishing the season undefeated for the second straight year.
Gainesville
In early 1973, construction improvements were planned for the then 17,000-seat Tangerine Bowl stadium to expand to over 51,000 seats. In early summer 1973, however, construction was stalled due to legal concerns, and the improvements were delayed. Late in the 1973 college football season1973 college football season
The 1973 college football season was the first for the NCAA's current three-division structure. Effective with the 1973–74 academic year, schools formerly in the NCAA "University Division" were classified as Division I...
, Tangerine Bowl President Will Gieger and other officials planned to invite the Miami University Redskins
Miami RedHawks football
The Miami University RedHawks, known as the Miami Redskins before 1996, are a NCAA Division I FBS college football program that competes in the Mid-American Conference...
and the East Carolina Pirates
East Carolina Pirates football
The East Carolina Pirates is a college football team that represents East Carolina University . The team is currently a member of the Conference USA, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association .The Pirates have won seven conference championships and...
to Orlando for the game. On November 19, 1973, East Carolina withdrew its interests, and the bowl was left with one at-large bid. In an unexpected, and unprecedented move, game officials decided to invite the Florida Gators, and move the game to Florida Field
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field is the football stadium for the University of Florida and the home field of the university's Florida Gators football team. It is located on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The stadium was originally built in 1930, and has been regularly...
in Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, the Gators' home stadium. The larger stadium would be needed to accommodate the large crowd expected. The move required special permission from the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
, and special accommodations were made. Both teams would be headquartered in Orlando, Florida for the week, and spend most of their time there, including practices. The teams were bused up to Gainesville, and at gametime, a near-record low temperature of −4 degrees Celsius (25 degrees Fahrenheit) greeted the participants. Despite the home-field advantage, in the game nicknamed the "Transplant Bowl," Miami defeated the Gators 16–7.
The one-time moving of the game, and the fears of a permanent relocation, rejuvenated the stalled stadium renovations in Orlando. The game returned to Orlando for 1974, and within a couple years, the expansion project was complete.
Mascot contest
Capital One also sponsors the annual "Mascot of the Year" contest. Fans are invited to vote for their favorite college mascotMascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
. Each year, several mascots from various Division I FBS/FCS schools are nominated to "play" a simulated 10-week season. The mascot with the best record will be declared the winner and is honored at halftime on the game telecast on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
.
The winning school is awarded $20,000 towards their mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
program.
Past winners
- 2002 Monte the GrizzlyMonte (mascot)Monte, short for Montana, is the University of Montana's award-winning athletics mascot. He is modeled after a grizzly bear, in reference to the nickname of the university's athletic teams, the Grizzlies.-History:...
from University of Montana - 2003 CockyCocky (mascot)Cocky is the costumed mascot of the University of South Carolina athletics teams. He represents a cartoon version of a gamecock ....
from University of South CarolinaUniversity of South CarolinaThe University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House... - 2004 Monte the GrizzlyMonte (mascot)Monte, short for Montana, is the University of Montana's award-winning athletics mascot. He is modeled after a grizzly bear, in reference to the nickname of the university's athletic teams, the Grizzlies.-History:...
from University of Montana - 2005 Herbie HuskerHerbie HuskerHerbie Husker is the oldest current mascot of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's sports teams. Herbie was created by Lubbock, Texas, artist Dirk West and first appeared on the cover of the Husker's media guide in 1974. Soon after, he became the university's official mascot.Herbie has gone through...
from University of Nebraska-LincolnUniversity of Nebraska–LincolnThe University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska... - 2006 Butch T. CougarButch T. CougarButch T. Cougar is the mascot of Washington State University. As his name indicates, Butch is a cougar.-History:Though the cougar was adopted as Washington State University's mascot in 1919 it was not until 1927 when a cougar cub was presented to the student body of Washington State that Butch T....
from Washington State UniversityWashington State UniversityWashington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university... - 2007 ZippyZippy (mascot)Zippy is the mascot of the University of Akron athletics team. Zippy is a kangaroo, and was chosen by a committee in 1953.The school's nickname, "Zips," is a shortening of "Zippers," a pair of rubber overshoes and a brand name of the BF Goodrich Company of Akron. It was originally adopted by the...
the Kangaroo from University of AkronUniversity of AkronThe University of Akron is a coeducational public research university located in Akron, Ohio, United States. The university is part of the University System of Ohio. It was founded in 1870 as a small college affiliated with the Universalist Church. In 1913 ownership was transferred to the City of... - 2008 Cy the CardinalCy the Cardinal-Origin of Cy:Since a cyclone was difficult to depict in costume, a cardinal was selected from the cardinal and gold of the official school colors. A cardinal-like bird was introduced at the 1954 homecoming pep rally. A contest was conducted to select a name for the mascot, and the winning entry...
from Iowa State UniversityIowa State UniversityIowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of... - 2009 The Bearcat from University of CincinnatiUniversity of CincinnatiThe University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
- 2010 Big Blue from Old Dominion UniversityOld Dominion UniversityOld Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
Game results
Italics denote a tie game.| Season | Date Played | | Winning Team | | Losing Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | January 1, 1947 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | January 1, 1948 | 7 | Marshall 1947 Marshall Thundering Herd football team The 1947 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in 1947 season in NCAA. Marshall appeared in their first bowl game in school history-Schedule:-Team Players drafted in the NFL:... |
0 | |
| 1948 | January 1, 1949 | 21 | 21 | ||
| 1949 | January 2, 1950 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1950 | January 1, 1951 | 35 | 14 | ||
| 1951 | January 1, 1952 | 35 | Arkansas State Arkansas State Red Wolves football The Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represents Arkansas State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football competition. The team was originally founded in 1911, and, since 2001, Arkansas State has competed as a member of the... |
20 | |
| 1952 | January 1, 1953 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | January 1, 1954 | Arkansas State Arkansas State Red Wolves football The Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represents Arkansas State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football competition. The team was originally founded in 1911, and, since 2001, Arkansas State has competed as a member of the... |
7 | 7 | |
| 1954 | January 1, 1955 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1955 | January 2, 1956 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1956 | January 1, 1957 | 20 | 13 | ||
| 1957 | January 1, 1958 | 10 | 9 | ||
| 1958 | December 27, 1958 | 26 | 7 | ||
| 1959 1960 Tangerine Bowl (January) The 1960 Tangerine Bowl was held on January 1, 1960 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The defeated the by a score of 21–12. The Tangerine Bowl is a former name of what is now called the Capital One Bowl.... |
January 1, 1960 | 21 | 12 | ||
| 1960 1960 Tangerine Bowl (December) The 1960 Tangerine Bowl was held on December 30, 1960 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The Citadel Bulldogs of the Southern Conference defeated the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles of the Ohio Valley Conference by a score of 27–0... |
December 30, 1960 | The Citadel 1960 The Citadel Bulldogs football team The 1960 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1960 NCAA football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth year head coach Eddie Teague and played their home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium. They played as members of the Southern... |
27 | 0 | |
| 1961 | December 29, 1961 | 21 | 14 | ||
| 1962 | December 22, 1962 | 49 | 21 | ||
| 1963 | December 28, 1963 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | December 12, 1964 | East Carolina | 14 | 13 | |
| 1965 | December 11, 1965 | East Carolina | 31 | 0 | |
| 1966 | December 10, 1966 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 1967 | December 16, 1967 | 25 | 8 | ||
| 1968 1968 Tangerine Bowl The 1968 Tangerine Bowl was held on December 27, 1968 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The Richmond Spiders of the Southern Conference defeated the Ohio Bobcats of the Mid-American Conference by a score of 49–42... |
December 27, 1968 | 49 | 42 | ||
| 1969 1969 Tangerine Bowl The 1969 Tangerine Bowl was held on December 26, 1969 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The Toledo Rockets of the Mid-American Conference defeated the Davidson Wildcats of the Southern Conference by a score of 56–33... |
December 26, 1969 | 56 | 33 | ||
| 1970 1970 Tangerine Bowl The 1970 Tangerine Bowl pitched the Toledo Rockets to the William & Mary Indians on 28 December 1970, and ended with a 40-12 victory of the Rockets. -References:... |
December 28, 1970 | 40 | William & Mary | 12 | |
| 1971 1971 Tangerine Bowl The 1971 Tangerine Bowl was held on December 28, 1971 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The Toledo Rockets of the Mid-American Conference defeated the Richmond Spiders of the Southern Conference by a score of 28–3. The Tangerine Bowl is a former name of what is now called the Capital One... |
December 28, 1971 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 1972 | December 29, 1972 | 21 | Kent State 1972 Kent State Golden Flashes football team The 1972 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 1972 college football season. The Golden Flashes offense scored 191 points while the defense allowed 196 points. Led by head coach Don James, the Golden Flashes participated in the Tangerine Bowl... |
18 | |
| 1973 | December 22, 1973 | 16 | Florida | 7 | |
| 1974 | December 21, 1974 | 21 | Georgia | 10 | |
| 1975 | December 20, 1975 | 20 | 7 | ||
| 1976 1976 Tangerine Bowl The 1976 Tangerine Bowl was held on December 18, 1976 featuring the Brigham Young Cougars and Oklahoma State Cowboys at the Citrus Bowl. BYU represented the Western Athletic Conference in only their second bowl game as a program, and Oklahoma State represented the Big 8 Conference. The game... |
December 18, 1976 | 49 | 21 | ||
| 1977 | December 23, 1977 | 40 | Texas Tech | 17 | |
| 1978 | December 23, 1978 | 30 | 17 | ||
| 1979 | December 22, 1979 | 34 | Wake Forest | 10 | |
| 1980 | December 20, 1980 | Florida | 35 | Maryland | 20 |
| 1981 | December 19, 1981 | 19 | 17 | ||
| 1982 | December 18, 1982 | Auburn 1982 Auburn Tigers football team The 1982 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 9–3 record. Auburn ended Alabama's 9-game winning streak in the famous "Bo Over the Top" Iron Bowl, and went on to defeat... |
33 | 26 | |
| 1983 | December 17, 1983 | Tennessee 1983 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1983 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 282 points while the defense allowed 165 points... |
30 | Maryland 1983 Maryland Terrapins football team The 1983 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Terrapins offense scored 316 points while the defense allowed 253 points... |
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| 1984 | December 22, 1984 | Georgia | 17 | Florida State Florida State Seminoles football The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University in college football. The Florida State Seminoles compete in NCAA Division I-FBS and are members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
17 |
| 1985 | December 28, 1985 | Ohio State 1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1985-1986. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, including the 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, where they won 10–7 against the Brigham Young... |
10 | 7 | |
| 1986 | January 1, 1987 | Auburn 1986 Auburn Tigers football team The 1986 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 10–2 record. Auburn snapped a two game winning streak by Alabama in the Iron Bowl. Auburn went on to defeat Southern Cal in... |
16 | USC | 7 |
| 1987 | January 1, 1988 | Clemson | 35 | Penn State | 10 |
| 1988 | January 2, 1989 | Clemson | 13 | Oklahoma 1988 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 1988 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented Oklahoma University during the 1988 college football season. It was Barry Switzer's final year as head coach.-Schedule:-Coaching staff:*Head Coach: Barry Switzer... |
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| 1989 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl The 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game at the Florida Citrus Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida between the University of Illinois Fighting Illini and the on January 1, 1990... |
January 1, 1990 | Illinois | 31 | 21 | |
| 1990 1991 Florida Citrus Bowl The 1991 Florida Citrus Bowl was a 1990–1991 college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 1991, for the national championship. The 45th edition of the Citrus Bowl featured the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Georgia Tech came into the game with a 10–0–1 record... |
January 1, 1991 | Georgia Tech 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team The 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets offense scored 379 points while the defense allowed 186 points. Led by head coach Bobby Ross, the Yellow Jackets participated in the... |
45 | Nebraska 1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Schedule:... |
21 |
| 1991 | January 1, 1992 | California 1991 California Golden Bears football team The 1991 California Golden Bears represented the University of California-Berkeley. The Golden Bears scored 443 points while the defense allowed 239 points. Led by head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears participated in the Florida Citrus Bowl.-Schedule:... |
37 | Clemson | 13 |
| 1992 | January 1, 1993 | Georgia | 21 | Ohio State 1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1992-1993. The Buckeyes compiled a 8–3–1 record, including the in Orlando, Florida, where they lost 21–14 to the Georgia Bulldogs.-Schedule:-Coaching staff:* John... |
14 |
| 1993 1994 Florida Citrus Bowl The 1994 Florida Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game featuring the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten, against the Tennessee Volunteers of the SEC.-Scoring summary:First quarter... |
January 1, 1994 | Penn State | 31 | Tennessee 1993 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1993 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 484 points while the defense allowed 175 points. Phillip Fulmer was the head coach and led the club to an appearance in the... |
13 |
| 1994 1995 Florida Citrus Bowl The 1995 CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl, part of the 1994 bowl game season, took place on January 2, 1995, at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference , and the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference... |
January 2, 1995 | Alabama 1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football team was one of a long line of Alabama Crimson Tide football teams; it represented the University of Alabama for the 1994–95 college football season, competing in the Western Division in the Southeastern Conference... |
24 | Ohio State 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1994-1995. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–4 record, including the in Orlando, Florida, where they lost 24–17 to the Alabama Crimson Tide, a team one point away from playing in... |
17 |
| 1995 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl The 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game featuring the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten, against the Tennessee Volunteers of the SEC. The Buckeyes were sparked by their senior Heisman Trophy winner running back Eddie George. The Vols were led by sophomore quarterback Peyton... |
January 1, 1996 | Tennessee 1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Sophomore Peyton Manning was a member of the team... |
20 | Ohio State 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1995-1996. The Buckeyes compiled a 11–2 record, including the in Orlando, Florida, where they lost 20–14 to the Tennessee Volunteers.-Schedule:-Coaching staff:* John... |
14 |
| 1996 | January 1, 1997 | Tennessee 1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The offense scored 437 points and the defense allowed only 185 points. Quarterback Peyton Manning was in his junior year and Phillip Fulmer was the head coach of the... |
48 | Northwestern 1996 Northwestern Wildcats football team The 1996 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A college football season.-Season:... |
28 |
| 1997 | January 1, 1998 | Florida | 21 | Penn State | 6 |
| 1998 1999 Florida Citrus Bowl The 1999 Florida Citrus Bowl featured the Arkansas Razorbacks of the SEC against the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten. Both teams were surprised to be playing in the game... |
January 1, 1999 | Michigan 1998 Michigan Wolverines football team The 1998 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1998 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The 1998 Wolverines finished the season with a 10–3 record and defeated the... |
45 | Arkansas | 31 |
| 1999 | January 1, 2000 | Michigan State 1999 Michigan State Spartans football team The 1999 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1999-2000 college football season.The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the last year for head coach Nick Saban, who left the program on December 5 to... |
37 | Florida | 34 |
| 2000 2001 Florida Citrus Bowl The 2001 Florida Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game held on January 1, 2001 at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The Michigan Wolverines, co-champions of the Big Ten Conference, defeated the Auburn Tigers, champions of the Southeastern Conference's Western Division, 31-28. ... |
January 1, 2001 | Michigan 2000 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2000 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the college football 2000 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.-Schedule:... |
31 | Auburn 2000 Auburn Tigers football team The 2000 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They finished the season with a 9–4 record and won the Southeastern Conference West Division championship... |
28 |
| 2001 2002 Florida Citrus Bowl The 2002 Florida Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game held on January 1, 2002 at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The Tennessee Volunteers, champions of the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division, defeated the Michigan Wolverines, second place finishers in the Big Ten... |
January 1, 2002 | Tennessee 2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2001 college football season. The team was coached by Phillip Fulmer. The Vols played their home games in Neyland Stadium and competed in the Eastern Division of the SEC... |
45 | Michigan 2001 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2001 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the college football season of 2001-2002. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr... |
17 |
| 2002 | January 1, 2003 | Auburn 2002 Auburn Tigers football team The 2002 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Auburn, led by head coach Tommy Tuberville, finished with record of 9–4, including a 5–3 record in the Southeastern Conference. Following a disappointing 7–5 finish the previous... |
13 | Penn State 2002 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The 2002 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2002–2003 college football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.... |
9 |
| 2003 2004 Capital One Bowl The 2004 Capital One Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Georgia Bulldogs on January 1, 2004, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Georgia entered the game after a disappointing loss in the SEC Championship Game, while Purdue entered as the... |
January 1, 2004 | Georgia | 34 | Purdue 2003 Purdue Boilermakers football team The 2003 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2003 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Tiller and played its home games at Ross-Ade Stadium... |
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| 2004 2005 Capital One Bowl The 2005 Capital One Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the LSU Tigers on January 1, 2005, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Spread bettors favored LSU by seven points, but Iowa won, 30–25, when quarterback Drew Tate completed a 56-yard pass to... |
January 1, 2005 | Iowa 2004 Iowa Hawkeyes football team The 2004 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2004 college football season. They played their home games in Kinnick Stadium and were coached by Kirk Ferentz. Finishing the 2003 season with a 10-3 record and an Outback Bowl victory, the Hawkeyes began the season 2-0... |
30 | LSU 2004 LSU Tigers football team The 2004 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2004–2005. Coached by Nick Saban in his last season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team finished with a 9–3 record and an... |
25 |
| 2005 2006 Capital One Bowl The 2006 Capital One Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Auburn Tigers on January 2, 2006, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida... |
January 2, 2006 | Wisconsin 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Barry Alvarez, the Badgers completed the season with a 10-3 record, including a 5-3 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a third-place tie with... |
24 | Auburn 2005 Auburn Tigers football team The 2005 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Despite having four starters from the 2004 team selected in the first round of 2005 NFL Draft, Auburn finished the season with a 9–3 record, including a 7–1 record in the Southeastern... |
10 |
| 2006 2007 Capital One Bowl The 2007 Capital One Bowl was held on January 1, 2007 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The game featured the Badgers of The University of Wisconsin, who finished tied for 2nd in the Big Ten Conference, and the Razorbacks of The University of Arkansas, who finished 1st in the Southeastern... |
January 1, 2007 | Wisconsin 2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bret Bielema, the Badgers completed the season with a 12-1 record, including a 7-1 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a... |
17 | Arkansas 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team The 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team completed the season with a 10–4 record. The Razorbacks had a regular season SEC record of 7–1.-Schedule:-USC:... |
14 |
| 2007 2008 Capital One Bowl The 2008 Capital One Bowl was held on January 1, 2008 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The game featured the University of Michigan Wolverines—who finished the 2007 season tied for second in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 8–4 —and the #12 University of... |
January 1, 2008 | Michigan 2007 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2007 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2007 college football season. This was Lloyd Carr's final season as Michigan head coach. The 2007 season began with a stunning loss to Appalachian State, but the Wolverines won eight straight games after... |
41 | Florida 2007 Florida Gators football team The 2007 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2007 college football season... |
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| 2008 2009 Capital One Bowl The 2009 Capital One Bowl was held on January 1, 2009 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference defeated the Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference by a score of 24–12. The game was televised to a national audience on ABC... |
January 1, 2009 | Georgia 2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team The 2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team competed in American football on behalf of the University of Georgia in 2008. The Bulldogs competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference . This was the Georgia Bulldogs' eighth season under the guidance of head coach Mark Richt... |
24 | Michigan State 2008 Michigan State Spartans football team The 2008 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2008–2009 college football season. The team's head coach was Mark Dantonio. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan... |
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| 2009 2010 Capital One Bowl The 2010 Capital One Bowl was the sixty-fourth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The game was played on January 1 and matched the LSU Tigers against the Penn State Nittany Lions... |
January 1, 2010 | Penn State 2009 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The 2009 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the 2009 college football season. The team is coached by Joe Paterno and plays its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. Penn State had the highest graduation rate among all of... |
19 | LSU 2009 LSU Tigers football team The 2009 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2009–2010. The team's head coach was Les Miles who served his fifth year at the helm of LSU football. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana... |
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| 2010 2011 Capital One Bowl The 2011 Capital One Bowl was the sixty-fifth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The game was played on January 1, 2011 and matched the Alabama Crimson Tide from the Southeastern Conference with the Michigan State Spartans from the Big... |
January 1, 2011 | Alabama 2010 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 2010 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 118th overall season, 78th as a member of the Southeastern Conference and its 19th within the SEC Western Division... |
49 | Michigan State 2010 Michigan State Spartans football team The 2010 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Mark Dantonio was in his fourth season with the Spartans... |
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MVPs
| Date played | MVP(s) | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1949 | Dale McDaniels | Murray State | NL |
| Ted Scown | Sul Ross State | NL | |
| January 2, 1950 | Don Heinigan | St. Vincent | NL |
| Chick Davis | Emory & Henry | QB | |
| January 1, 1951 | Pete Anania | Morris Harvey | NL |
| Charles Hubbard | Morris Harvey | NL | |
| January 1, 1952 | Bill Johnson | Stetson | NL |
| Dave Laude | Stetson | NL | |
| January 1, 1953 | Marvin Brown | East Texas State | NL |
| January 1, 1954 | Billy Ray Norris | East Texas State | NL |
| Bobby Spann | Arkansas State | NL | |
| January 1, 1955 | Bill Englehardt | Omaha | NL |
| January 2, 1956 | Barry Drexler | Juniata | NL |
| January 1, 1957 | Ron Mills | West Texas State | NL |
| January 1, 1958 | Garry Berry | East Texas State | NL |
| Neal Hinson | East Texas State | NL | |
| December 27, 1958 | Sam McCord | East Texas State | NL |
| January 1, 1960 | Bucky Pitts | Middle Tennessee | NL |
| Bob Waters Bob Waters Robert Lee Waters was a successful American football coach and athletics director, best known for his contributions to athletics at Western Carolina University. Waters coached the football Catamounts for 20 football seasons , and performed the dual roll of athletic director from 1971–1986... |
Presbyterian | NL | |
| December 30, 1960 | Jerry Nettles | Citadel | NL |
| December 29, 1961 | Windell Hebert | Lamar | QB |
| December 22, 1962 | Joe Lopasky | Houston | NL |
| Billy Rolands | Houston | NL | |
| December 28, 1963 | Sharon Miller | Western Kentucky | NL |
| December 12, 1964 | Bill Cline | East Carolina | NL |
| Jerry Whelchel | Massachusetts | NL | |
| December 11, 1965 | Dave Alexander | East Carolina | NL |
| December 10, 1966 | Willie Lanier Willie Lanier Willie Edward Lanier is a former American football middle-linebacker who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1967 through 1977. He won postseason honors for eight consecutive years, making the American Football League All-Star team in 1968 and 1969 before being selected to the Pro Bowl from... |
Morgan State | NL |
| December 16, 1967 | Errol Hook | Tennessee–Martin | NL |
| Gordon Lambert | Tennessee–Martin | NL | |
| December 27, 1968 | Buster O'Brien | Richmond | B |
| Walker Gillette Walker Gillette Walker Adams Gillette is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Cardinals, and the New York Giants. He played college football for the University of Richmond and was drafted 15th overall in the first round of the 1970 NFL... |
Richmond | L | |
| December 26, 1969 | Chuck Ealey Chuck Ealey Charles "Chuck" Ealey is a former football player for Notre Dame High School, University of Toledo, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.-High school and college years:... |
Toledo | QB |
| Dan Crockett | Toledo | L | |
| December 28, 1970 | Chuck Ealey Chuck Ealey Charles "Chuck" Ealey is a former football player for Notre Dame High School, University of Toledo, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.-High school and college years:... |
Toledo | QB |
| Vince Hublen | William & Mary | L | |
| December 28, 1971 | Chuck Ealey Chuck Ealey Charles "Chuck" Ealey is a former football player for Notre Dame High School, University of Toledo, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.-High school and college years:... |
Toledo | QB |
| Mel Long Mel Long Mel Long is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Toledo and high school football for Macomber. In 1998 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The 6-1, 230-pound Long played defensive tackle and was a two-time All-America, a First-team in 1970... |
Toledo | L | |
| December 29, 1972 | Freddie Solomon Freddie Solomon .Freddie Solomon , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 2nd round of the 1975 NFL Draft. A 5'11", 184-lb. wide receiver from the University of Tampa, Solomon played in 11 NFL seasons for the Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers from 1975 to 1985... |
Tampa | B |
| Jack Lambert | Kent State | L | |
| December 22, 1973 | Chuck Varner | Miami | B |
| Brad Cousino | Miami | B | |
| December 21, 1974 | Sherman Smith Sherman Smith Sherman Smith is the running backs coach for the Seattle Seahawks. He is a former offensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins. He is also a former professional American football running back for eight seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and San Diego Chargers... |
Miami | B |
| Brad Cousino | Miami | L | |
| John Roudebush | Miami | L | |
| December 20, 1975 | Rob Carpenter | Miami | B |
| Jeff Kelly | Miami | L | |
| December 18, 1976 | Terry Miller Terry Miller Terry Miller was an American football running back in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks. He was an All-American at Oklahoma State University in 1976 and 1977 and finished second in the 1977 Heisman Trophy voting.... |
Oklahoma State | B |
| Phillip Dokes | Oklahoma State | L | |
| December 23, 1977 | Jimmy Jordan | Florida State | QB |
| December 23, 1978 | Ted Brown Ted Brown Ted Brown is an American and former collegiate and professional football player. He attended High Point high school, before attending North Carolina State University.-Football career:... |
North Carolina State | RB |
| John Stanton | North Carolina State | DL | |
| December 22, 1979 | David Woodley David Woodley David Eugene Woodley was an American football player and quarterback for Louisiana State University , the National Football League's Miami Dolphins , and the Pittsburgh Steelers... |
LSU | QB |
| December 20, 1980 | Cris Collinsworth Cris Collinsworth Anthony Cris Collinsworth is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League for eight seasons in the 1980s. He played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played his entire professional career for... |
Florida | WR |
| December 19, 1981 | Jeff Gaylord Jeff Gaylord Jeff Gaylord is a retired American professional wrestler who competed in North American regional and independent promotions including Bill Watts' Universal Wrestling Federation, World Class Championship Wrestling and the United States Wrestling Association during the late 1980s and 1990s, most... |
Missouri | LB |
| December 18, 1982 | Randy Campbell Randy Campbell Thomas Randolph "Randy" Campbell is an American football quarterback who played for Auburn University, a NCAA Division 1-A school; is a speaker and wealth management and life insurance professional.... |
Auburn | QB |
| December 17, 1983 | Johnnie Jones | Tennessee | RB |
| December 22, 1984 | James Jackson | Georgia | QB |
| December 28, 1985 | Larry Kolic | Ohio State | LB |
| January 1, 1987 | Aundray Bruce Aundray Bruce Aundray Bruce is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Auburn University and professionally for the Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders of the NFL.-College career:... |
Auburn | LB |
| January 1, 1988 | Rodney Williams | Clemson | QB |
| January 2, 1989 | Terry Allen Terry Allen (football player) Terry Thomas Allen, Jr. is a former American football running back in the National Football League. In the 1990 NFL Draft he was selected in the ninth round by the Minnesota Vikings.-Minnesota Vikings:... |
Clemson | RB |
| January 1, 1990 | Jeff George Jeff George Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" George is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the first overall pick of the 1990 NFL Draft... |
Illinois | QB |
| January 1, 1991 | Shawn Jones Shawn Jones Shawn Jones was a National Football League player for the Minnesota Vikings. Jones was a four year starter at Quarterback for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.- High School :... |
Georgia Tech | QB |
| January 1, 1992 | Mike Pawlawski Mike Pawlawski Mike Pawlawski Mike Pawlawski Mike Pawlawski (born July 18, 1969 in Los Angeles, California is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League, Arena Football League, and XFL. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the eighth round of the 1992 NFL Draft... |
California | QB |
| January 1, 1993 | Garrison Hearst Garrison Hearst Gerard Garrison Hearst is a former National Football League running back who last played for the NFL's Denver Broncos in 2004. He had previously played for the Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, and San Francisco 49ers... |
Georgia | RB |
| January 1, 1994 | Bobby Engram Bobby Engram Simon J. "Bobby" Engram III is currently the offensive assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft... |
Penn State | WR |
| January 2, 1995 | Sherman Williams Sherman Williams Sherman Cedric Williams is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for five seasons for the Dallas Cowboys... |
Alabama | RB |
| January 1, 1996 | Jay Graham Jay Graham Jay Graham is a former running back, Tennessee Volunteers. Graham rushed for 2,609 yards in his career , ranking sixth on the Vols all-time rushing list. He is second on the all-time carries list with 540 and he scored 25 touchdowns in his four-year career as a Volunteer... |
Tennessee | RB |
| January 1, 1997 | Peyton Manning Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League . Manning holds the record for most NFL MVP awards with four. He was drafted by the Colts as the first overall pick in 1998 after a standout college football career with the... |
Tennessee | QB |
| January 1, 1998 | Fred Taylor Fred Taylor (football player) Frederick Antwon Taylor is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League for thirteen seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. He played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as a first-team All-American... |
Florida | RB |
| January 1, 1999 | Anthony Thomas Anthony Thomas (American football) Anthony Jermaine Thomas is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the running backs coach at at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Thomas was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft... |
Michigan | RB |
| January 1, 2000 | Plaxico Burress Plaxico Burress Plaxico Antonio Burress is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers eighth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft... |
Michigan State | WR |
| January 1, 2001 | Jonathan Franklin | Michigan | RB |
| January 1, 2002 | Casey Clausen Casey Clausen Casey Clausen , is a former American football player who played quarterback for the University of Tennessee. Clausen attended Bishop Alemany High School.... |
Tennessee | QB |
| January 1, 2003 | Ronnie Brown Ronnie Brown Ronnie G. Brown, Jr. is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . After graduating from Cartersville High School in Georgia, Brown attended Auburn University to play college football for the Auburn Tigers... |
Auburn | RB |
| January 1, 2004 | David Greene | Georgia | QB |
| January 1, 2005 | Drew Tate Drew Tate Drew Tate is a professional American and Canadian football quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Iowa.... |
Iowa | QB |
| January 2, 2006 | Brian Calhoun Brian Calhoun Brian Calhoun is a gridiron football running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin.... |
Wisconsin | RB |
| January 1, 2007 | John Stocco John Stocco John Stocco is a former collegiate American football quarterback. Stocco played football for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, starting at quarterback for the Badgers during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons... |
Wisconsin | QB |
| January 1, 2008 | Chad Henne Chad Henne Chad Steven Henne is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.He graduated from Wilson Senior High School and attended the University of Michigan... |
Michigan | QB |
| January 1, 2009 | Matt Stafford | Georgia | QB |
| January 1, 2010 | Daryll Clark Daryll Clark Daryll Lawrence Clark is a football quarterback who is currently a member of the Chicago Rush. He was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League as an free agent in 2010. He played collegiately for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He is the Nittany Lions' all-time leader in... |
Penn State | QB |
| January 1, 2011 | Courtney Upshaw Courtney Upshaw Courtney Upshaw is an American football linebacker for the University of Alabama. Upshaw is considered one of the best pass-rushing outside linebackers of his class and a potential first-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.... |
Alabama | LB |
Most appearances
| Rank | Team | Appearances | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers football The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference .... |
5 | 4–1 |
| T1 | Georgia Georgia Bulldogs football The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in football. The Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference and are frequently a top-25 team. The University of Georgia has had a football team since 1892 and has an all-time record of 738–398–54... |
5 | 3–1–1 |
| T1 | Auburn Auburn Tigers football Only Mohamed Amin Abughadir set the record with 1,890 yards in 1 season. He was the QB for Auburn in 1998.The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing in the Western Division of the... |
5 | 3–2 |
| T1 | Florida Florida Gators football The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football. The Florida Gators compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletics Association and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference... |
5 | 2–3 |
| T1 | Penn State Penn State Nittany Lions football The Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied college football programs in the... |
5 | 2–3 |
| T6 | East Texas State Texas A&M University–Commerce Texas A&M University–Commerce is a state university located in Commerce, Texas and a member of the Texas A&M University System, the second largest university within the system behind Texas A&M University in College Station.... |
4 | 3–0–1 |
| T6 | Miami (Ohio) Miami RedHawks football The Miami University RedHawks, known as the Miami Redskins before 1996, are a NCAA Division I FBS college football program that competes in the Mid-American Conference... |
4 | 3–1 |
| T6 | Michigan Michigan Wolverines football The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history... |
4 | 3–1 |
| T6 | Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes football The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state... |
4 | 1–3 |
| T10 | Toledo Toledo Rockets The Toledo Rockets are the athletic teams that represent the University of Toledo. The Rockets are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and play in the Mid-American Conference . The school's colors are midnight blue and gold.Toledo's... |
3 | 3–0 |
| T10 | Clemson Clemson Tigers football The Clemson Tigers football team is an American football team from Clemson University in South Carolina. It competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
3 | 2–1 |
| T10 | LSU LSU Tigers football The LSU Tigers football team, also known as the Fighting Tigers or Bayou Bengals, represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in NCAA Division I FBS college football. Current head coach Les Miles has led the team since 2005. Since 1999 when Nick Saban took over as... |
3 | 1–2 |
| T10 | Michigan State Michigan State Spartans The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic team that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 25 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Spartan warrior named Sparty, and the school colors are green and white... |
3 | 1–2 |
| T10 | Southern Miss Southern Miss Golden Eagles football The Southern Miss Golden Eagles football program represents the University of Southern Mississippi in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The Eagles are members of Conference USA and player their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi... |
3 | 0–3 |
Broadcasting
ABCESPN on ABC
ESPN on ABC is the brand used for sports programming on the ABC television network. Officially the broadcast network retains its own sports division; however, for all practical purposes, ABC's sports division has been merged with ESPN, a sports cable network majority-owned by ABC's parent, The...
televised the game from 1987 to 2010, with NBC
NBC Sports
NBC Sports is the sports division of the NBC television network. Formerly "a service of NBC News," it broadcasts a diverse array of programs, including the Olympic Games, the NFL, the NHL, MLS, Notre Dame football, the PGA Tour, the Triple Crown, and the French Open, among others...
airing it in 1984–85 and the syndicated Mizlou Television Network
Mizlou Television Network
The Mizlou Television Network was an early syndicator of sports television in the United States. It was founded in 1961 by brothers Claude and Vic Piano. Its first telecast was of the 1968 Peach Bowl football game....
doing so prior to 1984. Starting with the January 1, 2011 game, the broadcast will shift to ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
. The game will continue to serve as a lead-in to the Rose Bowl, which also will move to ESPN (in return, the Outback Bowl
Outback Bowl
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...
will move from its longtime 11 AM slot on ESPN, and air on ABC).
Radio broadcast rights for the game are currently held by Sports USA Radio Network
Sports USA Radio Network
The Sports USA Radio Network is the largest independent nationwide sports broadcasting radio network, specializing in live broadcasts of American football, specifically of the NCAA football Division I-A and National Football League...
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The Capital One Bowl, known prior to 2003 as the Florida Citrus Bowl (1983–2002) and the Tangerine Bowl (1947–1982), has been televised
Television
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by ABC
ESPN on ABC
ESPN on ABC is the brand used for sports programming on the ABC television network. Officially the broadcast network retains its own sports division; however, for all practical purposes, ABC's sports division has been merged with ESPN, a sports cable network majority-owned by ABC's parent, The...
since 1987. Prior to that the game was televised by NBC
NBC Sports
NBC Sports is the sports division of the NBC television network. Formerly "a service of NBC News," it broadcasts a diverse array of programs, including the Olympic Games, the NFL, the NHL, MLS, Notre Dame football, the PGA Tour, the Triple Crown, and the French Open, among others...
in 1984 and 1985, and before that by the syndicated Mizlou Television Network
Mizlou Television Network
The Mizlou Television Network was an early syndicator of sports television in the United States. It was founded in 1961 by brothers Claude and Vic Piano. Its first telecast was of the 1968 Peach Bowl football game....
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| Date | Network | Play-by-play announcers | Color commentator Color commentator A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the... s |
Sideline reporter Sideline reporter A sideline reporter, also known as a field reporter, courtside reporter , clubhouse reporter or dugout reporter , rinkside reporter or inside-the-glass reporter , on-court reporter , hole reporter , or boundary rider , is a member of the... s |
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Brad Nessler Brad Nessler Bradley "Brad" Nessler is an American sportscaster, who currently calls college basketball and college football games for ESPN with occasional appearances on ESPN on ABC. He will also call Thursday Night Football on NFL Network beginning in 2011, and appears annually as a commentator in EA Sports'... |
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| January 1, 2010 | ABC College Football on ABC ESPN College Football on ABC presented by Kay Jewelers is a presentation of the American Broadcasting Company's regular season American college football television package... |
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Todd Blackledge Todd Blackledge Todd Alan Blackledge was an American football quarterback in both the NCAA and National Football League. In college, he led the Penn State Nittany Lions to a national championship; and, as a pro, he played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers... |
Erin Andrews Erin Andrews Erin Jill Andrews is an American sportscaster, journalist, and television personality. As of 2011 she is a co-host of the ESPN entertainment show College GameDay and a contributor for Good Morning America on the ABC network... |
| January 1, 2009 | ABC College Football on ABC ESPN College Football on ABC presented by Kay Jewelers is a presentation of the American Broadcasting Company's regular season American college football television package... |
Mike Patrick Mike Patrick Mike Patrick is an American sportscaster.-Career:Patrick began his broadcasting career in the fall of 1966 at WVSC-Radio in Somerset, Pa. In 1970, he was named Sports Director at WJXT-TV in Jacksonville, Fla., where he provided play-by-play for Jacksonville Sharks' World Football League telecasts... |
Todd Blackledge Todd Blackledge Todd Alan Blackledge was an American football quarterback in both the NCAA and National Football League. In college, he led the Penn State Nittany Lions to a national championship; and, as a pro, he played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers... |
Holly Rowe Holly Rowe Holly Rowe is a sports telecaster currently working for the sports television network, ESPN. Rowe is best known as a sideline reporter for college football games which are telecast on ESPN.- History with ESPN :... |
| January 1, 2008 | ABC College Football on ABC ESPN College Football on ABC presented by Kay Jewelers is a presentation of the American Broadcasting Company's regular season American college football television package... |
Mike Patrick Mike Patrick Mike Patrick is an American sportscaster.-Career:Patrick began his broadcasting career in the fall of 1966 at WVSC-Radio in Somerset, Pa. In 1970, he was named Sports Director at WJXT-TV in Jacksonville, Fla., where he provided play-by-play for Jacksonville Sharks' World Football League telecasts... |
Todd Blackledge Todd Blackledge Todd Alan Blackledge was an American football quarterback in both the NCAA and National Football League. In college, he led the Penn State Nittany Lions to a national championship; and, as a pro, he played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers... |
Holly Rowe Holly Rowe Holly Rowe is a sports telecaster currently working for the sports television network, ESPN. Rowe is best known as a sideline reporter for college football games which are telecast on ESPN.- History with ESPN :... |
| January 1, 2007 | ABC | Brad Nessler Brad Nessler Bradley "Brad" Nessler is an American sportscaster, who currently calls college basketball and college football games for ESPN with occasional appearances on ESPN on ABC. He will also call Thursday Night Football on NFL Network beginning in 2011, and appears annually as a commentator in EA Sports'... |
Bob Griese Bob Griese Robert Allen "Bob" Griese is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who earned All-American honors with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the American Football League's Miami Dolphins... and Paul Maguire Paul Maguire Paul Leo Maguire is a former American football player and current television sportscaster.-Early sports career:Maguire attended Ursuline High School in Youngstown,Ohio and was recruited to play at The Citadel by the late Al Davis who was then an assistant coach and chief recruiter... |
Erin Andrews Erin Andrews Erin Jill Andrews is an American sportscaster, journalist, and television personality. As of 2011 she is a co-host of the ESPN entertainment show College GameDay and a contributor for Good Morning America on the ABC network... |
| January 2, 2006 | ABC | Ron Franklin Ron Franklin Ron Franklin is an American sportscaster, most notably with ESPN, where he was employed from 1987-2011. He was fired by ESPN on January 4, 2011 after allegedly making sexist comments to and then berating a colleague.He is married with one child... |
Bob Davie | Holly Rowe Holly Rowe Holly Rowe is a sports telecaster currently working for the sports television network, ESPN. Rowe is best known as a sideline reporter for college football games which are telecast on ESPN.- History with ESPN :... |
| January 2, 2005 | ABC | Gary Thorne Gary Thorne Gary Thorne is a play-by-play announcer for ESPN and ABC, working Major League Baseball, College football and Frozen Four hockey contests. He is also the television play-by-play voice of the Baltimore Orioles... |
Ed Cunningham Ed Cunningham Ed Cunningham is a former professional American football player who played center for five seasons for the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks. Prior to his professional career, Cunningham played center for the University of Washington Huskies, helping them win a National Championship in 1991... |
Jerry Punch Jerry Punch Dr. Jerry Punch is an American auto racing and college football commentator on ESPN. Punch also does local radio spots in Knoxville.-Early life and career:... |
| January 1, 2004 | ABC | Gary Thorne Gary Thorne Gary Thorne is a play-by-play announcer for ESPN and ABC, working Major League Baseball, College football and Frozen Four hockey contests. He is also the television play-by-play voice of the Baltimore Orioles... |
David Norrie David Norrie David Doherty Norrie is a former American major college and professional football player who currently works as a college football television game analyst for ESPN and ABC.... |
Jerry Punch Jerry Punch Dr. Jerry Punch is an American auto racing and college football commentator on ESPN. Punch also does local radio spots in Knoxville.-Early life and career:... |
| January 1, 2003 | ABC | Sean McDonough Sean McDonough Sean McDonough is an American sportscaster, currently employed by ESPN.-Early life and career:The son of Boston Globe sportswriter Will McDonough, Sean graduated from Syracuse University in 1984. It was in Syracuse where McDonough began his broadcasting career in 1982 as the play-by-play announcer... |
David Norrie David Norrie David Doherty Norrie is a former American major college and professional football player who currently works as a college football television game analyst for ESPN and ABC.... |
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| January 1, 2001 | ABC | Sean Grande Sean Grande Sean David Grande is an American television and radio sportscaster.Grande provides play-by-play coverage alongside analyst Cedric Maxwell for all Boston Celtics games. The duo is known as “Grande and Max.” As of the 2008-2009 season, only legendary Celtic voices Johnny Most and Mike Gorman have... |
David Norrie David Norrie David Doherty Norrie is a former American major college and professional football player who currently works as a college football television game analyst for ESPN and ABC.... |
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| January 1, 2000 | ABC | Brent Musburger Brent Musburger Brent Woody Musburger is an American sportscaster for the ESPN and ABC television networks. Formerly with CBS Sports and one of the original members of their legendary program The NFL Today, Musburger has covered NASCAR, NBA, MLB, NCAA football and basketball games. Musburger has also served as a... |
Gary Danielson Gary Danielson Gary Danielson is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the National Football League . He played for the Detroit Lions from 1976 to 1984 and for the Cleveland Browns in 1985, 1987, and 1988... |
Jack Arute Jack Arute Jack Arute, Jr. currently covers the NFL and college sports for Sirius XM Radio. He is the president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut... |
| January 1, 1999 | ABC | Terry Gannon Terry Gannon Terrance Patrick "Terry" Gannon , is a sportscaster for ABC Sports, ESPN and The Golf Channel. Gannon's work has included an extensive variety of sporting events, including college basketball, as well as figure skating, golf, college football, and the WNBA.-College basketball:Gannon began his... |
Tim Brant Tim Brant Tim Brant is an American sportscaster and Vice President and Director of Sports for ABC 7 / WJLA-TV in Washington DC. He has spent nearly thirty years covering sports nationally for CBS and ABC.... |
Dean Blevins Dean Blevins Dean Blevins is an American sportscaster. He is the main sportscaster for KWTV, the CBS affiliate in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He also is a co-host of an afternoon radio show on the Sports Animal called "The Total Dominance Hour."... |
| January 1, 1998 | ABC | Terry Gannon Terry Gannon Terrance Patrick "Terry" Gannon , is a sportscaster for ABC Sports, ESPN and The Golf Channel. Gannon's work has included an extensive variety of sporting events, including college basketball, as well as figure skating, golf, college football, and the WNBA.-College basketball:Gannon began his... |
Tim Brant Tim Brant Tim Brant is an American sportscaster and Vice President and Director of Sports for ABC 7 / WJLA-TV in Washington DC. He has spent nearly thirty years covering sports nationally for CBS and ABC.... |
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| January 1, 1997 | ABC | Mark Jones | John Spagnola John Spagnola John Stephen Spagnola is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, and the Green Bay Packers.-Early life:... |
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| January 1, 1995 | ABC | Mark Jones | Tim Brant Tim Brant Tim Brant is an American sportscaster and Vice President and Director of Sports for ABC 7 / WJLA-TV in Washington DC. He has spent nearly thirty years covering sports nationally for CBS and ABC.... |
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| January 2, 1994 | ABC | Mark Jones | Tim Brant Tim Brant Tim Brant is an American sportscaster and Vice President and Director of Sports for ABC 7 / WJLA-TV in Washington DC. He has spent nearly thirty years covering sports nationally for CBS and ABC.... |
John Spagnola John Spagnola John Stephen Spagnola is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, and the Green Bay Packers.-Early life:... |
| January 1, 1993 | ABC | Brent Musburger Brent Musburger Brent Woody Musburger is an American sportscaster for the ESPN and ABC television networks. Formerly with CBS Sports and one of the original members of their legendary program The NFL Today, Musburger has covered NASCAR, NBA, MLB, NCAA football and basketball games. Musburger has also served as a... |
Dick Vermeil Dick Vermeil Richard Albert "Dick" Vermeil is a former American head coach for the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles , St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs... |
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| January 1, 1991 | ABC | Brent Musburger Brent Musburger Brent Woody Musburger is an American sportscaster for the ESPN and ABC television networks. Formerly with CBS Sports and one of the original members of their legendary program The NFL Today, Musburger has covered NASCAR, NBA, MLB, NCAA football and basketball games. Musburger has also served as a... |
Dick Vermeil Dick Vermeil Richard Albert "Dick" Vermeil is a former American head coach for the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles , St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs... |
Mark Jones and Cheryl Miller |
| January 1, 1990 | ABC | Gary Bender Gary Bender Gary Bender is a retired American sportscaster and 2008 inductee in to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. He officially retired, April 13, 2011, from Fox Sports Arizona network after 18 years calling the NBA Phoenix Suns games.-Early career:... |
Dick Vermeil Dick Vermeil Richard Albert "Dick" Vermeil is a former American head coach for the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles , St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs... |
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| January 1, 1989 | ABC | Gary Bender Gary Bender Gary Bender is a retired American sportscaster and 2008 inductee in to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. He officially retired, April 13, 2011, from Fox Sports Arizona network after 18 years calling the NBA Phoenix Suns games.-Early career:... |
Dick Vermeil Dick Vermeil Richard Albert "Dick" Vermeil is a former American head coach for the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles , St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs... |
Becky Dixon |
| January 2, 1988 | ABC | Gary Bender Gary Bender Gary Bender is a retired American sportscaster and 2008 inductee in to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. He officially retired, April 13, 2011, from Fox Sports Arizona network after 18 years calling the NBA Phoenix Suns games.-Early career:... |
Lynn Swann Lynn Swann -Collegiate:Swann attended the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American on the Trojans football team. He played under legendary coach John McKay, including the 1972 undefeated and national championship season. McKay said of Swann, "He has speed, soft hands, and grace." He... |
Steve Alvarez |
| January 1, 1987 | ABC | Frank Gifford Frank Gifford Francis Newton "Frank" Gifford is a Hall of Fame former American football player and American sportscaster.-Early life:Gifford was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Lola Mae and Weldon Gifford, an oil driller.... |
Lynn Swann Lynn Swann -Collegiate:Swann attended the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American on the Trojans football team. He played under legendary coach John McKay, including the 1972 undefeated and national championship season. McKay said of Swann, "He has speed, soft hands, and grace." He... |
Mike Adamle Mike Adamle Michael David "Mike" Adamle is a sports personality and former National Football League player. He is best known as the co-host of American Gladiators series for seven years.... |
| December 28, 1985 | NBC | Jay Randolph Jay Randolph Jennings "Jay" Randolph, Jr. is an American sportscaster whose career has spanned more than fifty years.-Early life and career:... |
Dave Rowe Dave Rowe (American football) David Homeyer "Dave" Rowe is a former American football defensive tackle in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, the New England Patriots, the San Diego Chargers, the Oakland Raiders, and the Baltimore Colts.... |
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| December 22, 1984 | NBC | Jay Randolph Jay Randolph Jennings "Jay" Randolph, Jr. is an American sportscaster whose career has spanned more than fifty years.-Early life and career:... |
Dave Rowe Dave Rowe (American football) David Homeyer "Dave" Rowe is a former American football defensive tackle in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, the New England Patriots, the San Diego Chargers, the Oakland Raiders, and the Baltimore Colts.... |
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| December 18, 1982 | Mizolu Mizlou Television Network The Mizlou Television Network was an early syndicator of sports television in the United States. It was founded in 1961 by brothers Claude and Vic Piano. Its first telecast was of the 1968 Peach Bowl football game.... |
Howard David Howard David -Biography:Over the years, David has been the radio play-by-play man for several pro sports teams including the NBA's New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, and Boston Celtics, and the NFL's New York Jets and Miami Dolphins... |
Danny Abramowicz | Steve Grad and Mike Hogewood Mike Hogewood Michael "Mike" Hogewood is an American sportscaster. He is a freelance play-by-play announcer who is primarily associated with Raycom Sports . Hogewood is best known for his work on ACC football games, ACC men's and women's basketball, as well as for anchoring Raycom's coverage of Nextel Cup... |
Additional sources
- Orlando Sentinel-Star (November 20, 1973); Various articles- Accessed via microfilm 01-03-2007.