It hosted the ACC Championship Game from 2005 to 2007 and the River City Showdown, a neutral site game between the Florida State Seminoles and another team, in 20. In addition to the Gator Bowl, the GBA has also coordinated other events.
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The association comprises 225 Gator Bowl Committee members, 84 Chairman's Club members and sponsors, more than 700 volunteers, plus over a dozen paid staff members. Founded as the Gator Bowl Association in 1945, the organization expanded in 2013 to branch into other sports and events and increase its charity wing. The game and associated activities are overseen by Gator Bowl Sports. The January 1996 game, and all subsequent games to date, have been held at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, currently known as TIAA Bank Field. During construction, the December 1994 game was played at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. That stadium hosted the game through 1993, when it was almost completely demolished for the construction of Jacksonville Municipal Stadium on the same site. Prior to the 1949 game, the seating capacity was expanded to 36,058, at which it remained until 1957. The stadium was expanded to 16,000 seats in 1948, and the structure was renamed the Gator Bowl. The 19 games were played in Fairfield Stadium, which had a seating capacity of 7,600. For the December 2018 contest, "Gator" was reinstated in the name for the first time since 2015, with the bowl being called the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. A new logo was released on April 3, 2014. As a result of the deal, the bowl increased its payout and moved to a new time slot on January 2 for 20. In 2014, Gator Bowl Sports announced the bowl would be renamed the TaxSlayer Bowl following a new six-year deal with tax preparation company. The 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl featuring the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Georgia Bulldogs A record crowd of over 84,000 people witnessed Bowden being carried off the field after a 33–21 Florida State victory. Bowden had been the head coach at Florida State since 1976 and had won two national championships, 13 ACC championships, and had a 14-year streak of top five finishes during that time. In the 2010 game between Florida State and West Virginia, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden (who previously coached at West Virginia) coached the final game of his career. The play sealed the Tigers' 17–15 win over the Buckeyes, while Hayes was fired the next day before leaving Jacksonville. Bauman ran the ball out of bounds on the Ohio State sideline where Hayes struck Bauman with his right forearm. In the 1978 game between Ohio State and Clemson, Ohio State coach Woody Hayes lost his temper after a late game interception by Clemson nose guard Charlie Bauman, who stepped in front of the receiver on a pass from quarterback Art Schlichter. See also: Woody Hayes § 1978 Gator Bowl incident and dismissal However, it was not until the 1949 matchup between the Clemson Tigers and the Missouri Tigers that the future of the Gator Bowl was assured: the 1948 attendance of 16,666 for a 20–20 tie between Maryland and Georgia was nearly doubled with 32,939 watching Clemson squeak by Missouri, 24–23, on a late field goal by Jack Miller.īy the 1970s, the attendance regularly reached 60,000–70,000. The stadium was expanded in 1948 and renamed the Gator Bowl Stadium in honor of the event. The first two years of the event did not sell out the small capacity stadium, drawing only 7,362 to the 1946 game when the Wake Forest Demon Deacons defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks, 26–14. Ivey, put up $10,000 to underwrite the first game, which was held at Jacksonville's football stadium, Fairfield Stadium, on January 1, 1946. Hilty, together with Ray McCarthy, Maurice Cherry, and W. 10.1 75th Anniversary All Gator Bowl TeamĪccording to writer Anthony C.From 2015 to 2017, it was officially referred to as simply the TaxSlayer Bowl. The game has been sponsored by since 2012, and starting with the 2018 edition is officially known as the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. That venue, now known as TIAA Bank Field, has been home to the Gator Bowl since the January 1996 game. The December 1994 game was played at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville after the namesake stadium was demolished to make way for a replacement venue, Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. The game was originally played at Gator Bowl Stadium through the December 1993 game. It has been held continuously since 1946, making it the sixth oldest college bowl, as well as the first one ever televised nationally. The Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game held in Jacksonville, Florida, operated by Gator Bowl Sports.
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