Gator Bowl - Game Results

Game Results

Italics denotes a tie game. All rankings are taken from the AP Poll prior to the game being played.

Date played Winning team Losing team Notes
January 1, 1946 (19) Wake Forest 26 South Carolina 14 q.v.
January 1, 1947 (14) Oklahoma 34 (18) North Carolina State 13 q.v.
January 1, 1948 Georgia 20 Maryland 20 q.v.
January 1, 1949 (11) Clemson 24 Missouri 23 q.v.
January 2, 1950 (14) Maryland 20 (20) Missouri 7 q.v.
January 1, 1951 (12) Wyoming 20 (18) Washington & Lee 7 q.v.
January 1, 1952 Miami (Florida) 14 (19) Clemson 0 q.v.
January 1, 1953 (15) Florida 14 (12) Tulsa 13 q.v.
January 1, 1954 (12) Texas Tech 35 (17) Auburn 13 q.v.
December 31, 1954 (13) Auburn 33 (18) Baylor 13 q.v.
December 31, 1955 (8) Vanderbilt 25 Auburn 13 q.v.
December 29, 1956 (4) Georgia Tech 21 (13) Pittsburgh 14 q.v.
December 28, 1957 (13) Tennessee 3 (9) Texas A&M 0 q.v.
December 27, 1958 (11) Mississippi 7 (14) Florida 3 q.v.
January 2, 1960 (9) Arkansas 14 Georgia Tech 7 q.v.
December 31, 1960 (18) Florida 13 (12) Baylor 12 q.v.
December 30, 1961 (17) Penn State 30 (13) Georgia Tech 15 q.v.
December 29, 1962 Florida 17 (9) Penn State 7 q.v.
December 28, 1963 North Carolina 35 Air Force 0 q.v.
January 2, 1965 Florida State 36 Oklahoma 19 q.v.
December 31, 1965 Georgia Tech 31 (10) Texas Tech 21 q.v.
December 31, 1966 Tennessee 18 Syracuse 12 q.v.
December 30, 1967 Florida State 17 (10) Penn State 17 q.v.
December 28, 1968 (16) Missouri 35 (12) Alabama 10 q.v.
December 27, 1969 (15) Florida 14 (11) Tennessee 13 q.v.
January 2, 1971 (10) Auburn 35 Mississippi 28 q.v.
December 31, 1971 (6) Georgia 7 North Carolina 3 q.v.
December 30, 1972 (6) Auburn 24 (13) Colorado 3 q.v.
December 29, 1973 (11) Texas Tech 28 (20) Tennessee 19 q.v.
December 30, 1974 (6) Auburn 27 (11) Texas 3 q.v.
December 29, 1975 (17) Maryland 13 (13) Florida 0 q.v.
December 27, 1976 (15) Notre Dame 20 (20) Penn State 9 q.v.
December 30, 1977 (10) Pittsburgh 34 (11) Clemson 3 q.v.
December 29, 1978 (7) Clemson 17 (20) Ohio State 15 q.v.
Date played Winning team Losing team Notes
December 28, 1979 North Carolina 17 (14) Michigan 15 q.v.
December 29, 1980 (3) Pittsburgh 37 (18) South Carolina 9 q.v.
December 28, 1981 (11) North Carolina 31 Arkansas 27 q.v.
December 30, 1982 Florida State 31 (10) West Virginia 12 q.v.
December 30, 1983 (11) Florida 14 (10) Iowa 6 q.v.
December 28, 1984 (9) Oklahoma State 21 (7) South Carolina 14 q.v.
December 30, 1985 (18) Florida State 34 (19) Oklahoma State 23 q.v.
December 27, 1986 Clemson 27 (20) Stanford 21 q.v.
December 31, 1987 (7) LSU 30 (9) South Carolina 13 q.v.
January 1, 1989 (19) Georgia 34 Michigan State 27 q.v.
December 30, 1989 (14) Clemson 27 (17) West Virginia 7 q.v.
January 1, 1991 (12) Michigan 35 (15) Mississippi 3 q.v.
December 29, 1991 (20) Oklahoma 48 (19) Virginia 14 q.v.
December 31, 1992 (3) Florida 27 (12) North Carolina State 10 q.v.
December 31, 1993 (18) Alabama 24 (12) North Carolina 10 q.v.
December 30, 1994 Tennessee 45 (17) Virginia Tech 23 q.v.
January 1, 1996 Syracuse 41 (23) Clemson 0 q.v.
January 1, 1997 (12) North Carolina 20 (25) West Virginia 13 q.v.
January 1, 1998 (7) North Carolina 42 Virginia Tech 3 q.v.
January 1, 1999 (12) Georgia Tech 35 (17) Notre Dame 28 q.v.
January 1, 2000 (23) Miami (Florida) 28 (17) Georgia Tech 13 q.v.
January 1, 2001 (6) Virginia Tech 41 (16) Clemson 20 q.v.
January 1, 2002 (24) Florida State 30 (15) Virginia Tech 17 q.v.
January 1, 2003 (17) North Carolina State 28 (11) Notre Dame 6 q.v.
January 1, 2004 (23) Maryland 41 (20) West Virginia 7 q.v.
January 1, 2005 (17) Florida State 30 West Virginia 18 q.v.
January 2, 2006 (12) Virginia Tech 35 (15) Louisville 24 q.v.
January 1, 2007 (13) West Virginia 38 Georgia Tech 35 q.v.
January 1, 2008 Texas Tech 31 (21) Virginia 28 q.v.
January 1, 2009 Nebraska 26 Clemson 21 q.v.
January 1, 2010 Florida State 33 (18) West Virginia 21 q.v.
January 1, 2011 (21) Mississippi State 52 Michigan 14 q.v.
January 2, 2012 Florida 24 Ohio State 17 q.v.

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