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TaxSlayer Bowl Information
 | The TaxSlayer Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. Originally named the Gator Bowl, it has been held continuously since 1946, making it the sixth oldest college bowl, as well as the first one ever televised nationally. TaxSlayer.com became the title sponsor in 2011 and the bowl took its current name in 2014. The bowl is operated by Gator Bowl Sports and will be played on January 2 starting in 2015.
The Gator Bowl currently hosts a team from the Southeastern Conference against a team from the Big Ten Conference.
Website: http://www.taxslayerbowl.com/ |
| Stadium: EverBank Field Location: Jacksonville, Florida Surface: Natural Grass | Sponsor(s) Mazda (1986 to 1991) Outback Steakhouse (1992 to 1994) Toyota (1995 to 2007) Konica Minolta (2008 to 2010) Progressive Insurance (2011) TaxSlayer.com (2012 to present) Previous Name(s) Gator Bowl (1946 to 1985) Mazda Gator Bowl (1986 to 1991) Outback Gator Bowl (1992 to 1994) Toyota Gator Bowl (1995 to 2007) Konica Minolta Gator Bowl (2008 to 2010) Progressive Gator Bowl (2011) TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl (2012 to 2013) |
TaxSlayer Bowl Results
TaxSlayer Bowl Game Results
| Date | Bowl Name | Result | Attendance |
| 27-Dec-25 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Virginia (20) 13, Missouri (25) 7 | 31,802 |
| 2-Jan-25 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Mississippi (16) 52, Duke 20 | 31,290 |
| 29-Dec-23 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Clemson 38, Kentucky 35 | 40,132 |
| 30-Dec-22 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Notre Dame (19) 45, South Carolina (20) 38 | 67,383 |
| 31-Dec-21 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Wake Forest (20) 38, Rutgers 10 | 28,508 |
| 2-Jan-21 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Kentucky 23, North Carolina State (24) 21 | 10,422 |
| 2-Jan-20 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Tennessee 23, Indiana 22 | 61,789 |
| 31-Dec-18 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Texas A&M (21) 52, North Carolina State 13 | 38,206 |
| 30-Dec-17 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Mississippi State (24) 31, Louisville 27 | 41,310 |
| 31-Dec-16 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Georgia Tech 33, Kentucky 18 | 43,102 |
| 2-Jan-16 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Georgia 24, Penn State 17 | 58,212 |
| 2-Jan-15 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Tennessee 45, Iowa 28 | 56,310 |
| 1-Jan-14 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Nebraska 24, Georgia 19 | 60,712 |
| 1-Jan-13 | TaxSlayer Gator Bowl | Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20 | 48,612 |
| 2-Jan-12 | Progresive Gator Bowl | Florida 24, Ohio State 17 | 61,312 |
| 1-Jan-11 | Progresive Gator Bowl | Mississippi State 52, Michigan 14 | 68,325 |
| 1-Jan-10 | Konica Minolta Gator Bowl | Florida State 33, West Virginia 21 | 84,129 |
| 1-Jan-09 | Konica Minolta Gator Bowl | Nebraska 26, Clemson 21 | 67,282 |
| 1-Jan-08 | Konica Minolta Gator Bowl | Texas Tech 31, Virginia 28 | 60,243 |
| 1-Jan-07 | Konica Minolta Gator Bowl | West Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35 | 67,704 |
| 2-Jan-06 | Toyota Gator Bowl | Virginia Tech 35, Louisville 24 | 63,780 |
| 1-Jan-05 | Toyota Gator Bowl | Florida State 30, West Virginia 18 | 70,112 |
| 1-Jan-04 | Toyota Gator Bowl | Maryland 41, West Virginia 7 | 78,892 |
| 1-Jan-03 | Toyota Gator Bowl | North Carolina State 28, Notre Dame 6 | 73,491 |
| 1-Jan-02 | Toyota Gator Bowl | Florida State 30, Virginia Tech 17 | 72,202 |
| 1-Jan-01 | Toyota Gator Bowl | Virginia Tech 41, Clemson 20 | 68,741 |
| 1-Jan-00 | Toyota Gator Bowl | Miami (Florida) 28, Georgia Tech 13 | 43,416 |
| 1-Jan-99 | Toyota Gator Bowl | Georgia Tech 35, Notre Dame 28 | 70,791 |
| 1-Jan-98 | Toyota Gator Bowl | North Carolina 42, Virginia Tech 3 | 54,116 |
| 1-Jan-97 | Toyota Gator Bowl | North Carolina 20, West Virginia 13 | 52,103 |
| 1-Jan-96 | Toyota Gator Bowl | Syracuse 41, Clemson 0 | 45,202 |
| 30-Dec-94 | Outback Gator Bowl | Tennessee 45, Virginia Tech 23 | 62,200 |
| 31-Dec-93 | Outback Gator Bowl | Alabama 24, North Carolina 10 | 67,205 |
| 31-Dec-92 | Outback Gator Bowl | Florida 27, North Carolina State 10 | 71,233 |
| 29-Dec-91 | Gator Bowl | Oklahoma 48, Virginia 14 | 62,003 |
| 1-Jan-91 | Gator Bowl | Michigan 35, Mississippi 3 | 68,927 |
| 30-Dec-89 | Gator Bowl | Clemson 27, West Virginia 7 | 82,911 |
| 1-Jan-89 | Gator Bowl | Georgia 34, Michigan State 27 | 76,236 |
| 31-Dec-87 | Gator Bowl | LSU 30, South Carolina 13 | 82,119 |
| 27-Dec-86 | Gator Bowl | Clemson 27, Stanford 21 | 80,104 |
| 30-Dec-85 | Gator Bowl | Florida State 34, Oklahoma State 23 | 79,417 |
| 28-Dec-84 | Gator Bowl | Oklahoma State 21, South Carolina 14 | 82,138 |
| 30-Dec-83 | Gator Bowl | Florida 14, Iowa 6 | 81,293 |
| 30-Dec-82 | Gator Bowl | Florida State 31, West Virginia 12 | 80,913 |
| 28-Dec-81 | Gator Bowl | North Carolina 31, Arkansas 27 | 71,009 |
| 29-Dec-80 | Gator Bowl | Pittsburgh 37, South Carolina 9 | 72,297 |
| 28-Dec-79 | Gator Bowl | North Carolina 17, Michigan 15 | 70,407 |
| 29-Dec-78 | Gator Bowl | Clemson 17, Ohio State 15 | 72,011 |
| 30-Dec-77 | Gator Bowl | Pittsburgh 34, Clemson 3 | 72,289 |
| 27-Dec-76 | Gator Bowl | Notre Dame 20, Penn State 9 | 67,827 |
| 29-Dec-75 | Gator Bowl | Maryland 13, Florida 0 | 64,012 |
| 30-Dec-74 | Gator Bowl | Auburn 27, Texas 3 | 63,811 |
| 29-Dec-73 | Gator Bowl | Texas Tech 28, Tennessee 19 | 62,109 |
| 30-Dec-72 | Gator Bowl | Auburn 24, Colorado 3 | 71,114 |
| 31-Dec-71 | Gator Bowl | Georgia 7, North Carolina 3 | 71,208 |
| 2-Jan-71 | Gator Bowl | Auburn 35, Mississippi 28 | 71,136 |
| 27-Dec-69 | Gator Bowl | Florida 14, Tennessee 13 | 72,248 |
| 28-Dec-68 | Gator Bowl | Missouri 35, Alabama 10 | 68,011 |
| 30-Dec-67 | Gator Bowl | Florida State 17, Penn State 17 | 68,019 |
| 31-Dec-66 | Gator Bowl | Tennessee 18, Syracuse 12 | 60,312 |
| 31-Dec-65 | Gator Bowl | Georgia Tech 31, Texas Tech 21 | 60,127 |
| 2-Jan-65 | Gator Bowl | Florida State 36, Oklahoma 19 | 50,408 |
| 28-Dec-63 | Gator Bowl | North Carolina 35, Air Force 0 | 50,018 |
| 29-Dec-62 | Gator Bowl | Florida 17, Penn State 7 | 50,026 |
| 30-Dec-61 | Gator Bowl | Penn State 30, Georgia Tech 15 | 50,202 |
| 31-Dec-60 | Gator Bowl | Florida 13, Baylor 12 | 50,122 |
| 2-Jan-60 | Gator Bowl | Arkansas 14, Georgia Tech 7 | 45,104 |
| 27-Dec-58 | Gator Bowl | Mississippi 7, Florida 3 | 41,312 |
| 28-Dec-57 | Gator Bowl | Tennessee 3, Texas A&M 0 | 41,160 |
| 29-Dec-56 | Gator Bowl | Georgia Tech 21, Pittsburgh 14 | 36,256 |
| 31-Dec-55 | Gator Bowl | Vanderbilt 25, Auburn 13 | 32,174 |
| 31-Dec-54 | Gator Bowl | Auburn 33, Baylor 13 | 28,426 |
| 1-Jan-54 | Gator Bowl | Texas Tech 35, Auburn 13 | 28,641 |
| 1-Jan-53 | Gator Bowl | Florida 14, Tulsa 13 | 30,015 |
| 1-Jan-52 | Gator Bowl | Miami (Florida) 14, Clemson 0 | 34,577 |
| 1-Jan-51 | Gator Bowl | Wyoming 20, Washington & Lee 7 | 19,834 |
| 2-Jan-50 | Gator Bowl | Maryland 20, Missouri 7 | 18,409 |
| 1-Jan-49 | Gator Bowl | Clemson 24, Missouri 23 | 32,939 |
| 1-Jan-48 | Gator Bowl | Georgia 20, Maryland 20 | 16,666 |
| 1-Jan-47 | Gator Bowl | Oklahoma 34, North Carolina State 13 | 10,134 |
| 1-Jan-46 | Gator Bowl | Wake Forest 26, South Carolina 14 | 7,362 |
TaxSlayer Bowl MVP Awards
TaxSlayer Bowl MVP Awards
| Date | MVP | |||
| 27-Dec-25 | Virginia QB Chandler Morris | | | |
| 2-Jan-25 | Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart | | | |
| 29-Dec-23 | Clemson RB Phil Mafah & Kentucky WR Barion Brown | | | |
| 30-Dec-22 | Notre Dame QB Tyler Buchner | | | |
| 31-Dec-21 | Wake Forest QB Sam Hartman, Rutgers QB Johnny Langan | | | |
| 2-Jan-21 | Kentucky RB Asim Rose Jr., NC State RB Zonovan Knight | | | |
| 2-Jan-20 | Tennessee RB Eric Gray, Indiana QB Peyton Ramsey | | | |
| 31-Dec-18 | Texas A&M RB Trayveon Williams | | | |
| 30-Dec-17 | Mississippi State S Mark McLaurin, Louisville QB Lamar Jackson | | | |
| 31-Dec-16 | Georgia Tech RB Dedrick Mills, Kentucky QB Stephen Johnson II | | | |
| 2-Jan-16 | Georgia WR Terry Godwin | | | |
| 2-Jan-15 | Joshua Dobbs Tennessee QB | | | |
| 1-Jan-14 | Quincy Enunwa Nebraska WR | | | |
| 1-Jan-13 | Jared Carpenter Northwestern S | | | |
| 2-Jan-12 | Andre Debose Florida WR | | | |
| 1-Jan-11 | Chris Relf Mississippi State QB | - - - | | |
| 1-Jan-10 | E.J. Manuel Florida State QB | Noel Devine West Virginia HB | | |
| 1-Jan-09 | Joe Ganz Nebraska QB | Cullen Harper Clemson QB | | |
| 1-Jan-08 | Graham Harrell Texas Tech QB | Mikell Simpson Virginia RB | | |
| 1-Jan-07 | Pat White West Virginia QB | Calvin Johnson Georgia Tech WR | | |
| 2-Jan-06 | Cedric Humes Virginia Tech RB | Hunter Cantwell Louisville QB | | |
| 1-Jan-05 | Leon Washington Florida State RB | Kay-Jay Harris West Virginia RB | | |
| 1-Jan-04 | Scott McBrien Maryland QB | Brian King West Virginia DB | | |
| 1-Jan-03 | Philip Rivers North Carolina State QB | Cedric Hillard Notre Dame NG | | |
| 1-Jan-02 | Javon Walker Florida State WR | Andre Davis Virginia Tech WR | | |
| 1-Jan-01 | Michael Vick Virginia Tech QB | Rod Gardner Clemson WR | | |
| 1-Jan-00 | Nate Webster Miami (Fla.) LB | Joe Hamilton Georgia Tech QB | | |
| 1-Jan-99 | Dez White Georgia Tech WR | Joe Hamilton Georgia Tech QB | Autry Denson Notre Dame RB | |
| 1-Jan-98 | Chris Keldorf North Carolina QB | Nick Sorensen Virginia Tech QB | | |
| 1-Jan-97 | Oscar Davenport North Carolina QB | David Saunders West Virginia WR | | |
| 1-Jan-96 | Donovan McNabb Syracuse QB | Peter Ford Clemson CB | | |
| 30-Dec-94 | James Stewart Tennessee TB | Maurice DeShazo Virginia Tech QB | | |
| 31-Dec-93 | Brian Burgdorf Alabama QB | Corey Holliday North Carolina WR | | |
| 31-Dec-92 | Errict Rhett Florida RB | Reggie Lawrence North Carolina State WR | | |
| 29-Dec-91 | Cale Gundy Oklahoma QB | Tyrone Davis Virginia DB | | |
| 1-Jan-91 | Offensive Line Michigan N/A | Tyrone Ashley Mississippi DB | | |
| 30-Dec-89 | Levon Kirkland Clemson LB | Mike Fox West Virginia DT | | |
| 1-Jan-89 | Wayne Johnson Georgia QB | Andre Rison Michigan State WR | | |
| 31-Dec-87 | Wendell Davis LSU SE | Harold Green South Carolina RB | | |
| 27-Dec-86 | Rodney Williams Clemson QB | Brad Muster Stanford RB | | |
| 30-Dec-85 | Chip Ferguson Florida State QB | Thurman Thomas Oklahoma State RB | | |
| 28-Dec-84 | Thurman Thomas Oklahoma State RB | Mike Hold South Carolina QB | | |
| 30-Dec-83 | Tony Lilly Florida S | Owen Gill Iowa FB | | |
| 30-Dec-82 | Greg Allen Florida State TB | Paul Woodside West Virginia K | | |
| 28-Dec-81 | Kelvin Bryant North Carolina TB | Ethan Horton North Carolina TB | Gary Anderson Arkansas RB | |
| 29-Dec-80 | Rick Trocano Pittsburgh QB | George Rogers South Carolina RB | | |
| 28-Dec-79 | Matt Kupec North Carolina QB | Amos Lawrence North Carolina RB | John Wangler Michigan QB | |
| 29-Dec-78 | Steve Fuller Clemson QB | Art Schlichter Ohio State QB | | |
| 30-Dec-77 | Matt Cavanaugh Pittsburgh QB | Jerry Butler Clemson SE | | |
| 27-Dec-76 | Al Hunter Notre Dame HB | Jimmy Cefalo Penn State WR | | |
| 29-Dec-75 | Steve Atkins Maryland TB | Sammy Green Florida LB | | |
| 30-Dec-74 | Phil Gargis Auburn QB | Earl Campbell Texas RB | | |
| 29-Dec-73 | Joe Barnes Texas Tech QB | Haskel Stanback Tennessee TB | | |
| 30-Dec-72 | Wade Whatley Auburn QB | Mark Cooney Colorado LB | | |
| 31-Dec-71 | Jimmy Poulos Georgia TB | James Webster North Carolina LB | | |
| 2-Jan-71 | Pat Sullivan Auburn QB | Archie Manning Ole' Miss QB | | |
| 27-Dec-69 | Mike Kelley Florida LB | Curt Watson Tennessee FB | | |
| 28-Dec-68 | Terry McMillan Missouri QB | Mike Hall Alabama LB | | |
| 30-Dec-67 | Kim Hammond Florida State QB | Tom Sherman Penn State QB | | |
| 31-Dec-66 | Dewey Warren Tenneessee QB | Floyd Little Syracuse HB | | |
| 31-Dec-65 | Lenny Snow Georgia Tech TB | Donny Anderson Texas Tech RB | Carl McAdams Oklahoma LB | |
| 2-Jan-65 | Fred Biletnikoff Florida State SE | Steve Tensi Florida State QB | | |
| 28-Dec-63 | Ken Willard North Carolina RB | David Sicks Air Force C | | |
| 29-Dec-62 | Tom Shannon Florida QB | Dave Robinson Penn State E | | |
| 30-Dec-61 | Galen Hall Penn State QB | Joe Auer Georgia Tech HB | | |
| 31-Dec-60 | Larry Libertore Florida QB | Bobby Ply Baylor QB | | |
| 2-Jan-60 | Jim Mooty Arkansas HB | Maxie Baughan Georgia Tech LB | | |
| 27-Dec-58 | Bobby Franklin Mississippi QB | Dave Hudson Florida E | | |
| 28-Dec-57 | Bobby Gordon Tennessee TB | John David Crow Texas A&M HB | | |
| 29-Dec-56 | Wade Mitchell Georgia Tech QB | Corny Salvaterra Pittsburgh QB | | |
| 31-Dec-55 | Don Orr Vanderbilt QB | Joe Childress Auburn FB | | |
| 31-Dec-54 | Joe Childress Auburn FB | Billy Hooper Baylor QB | | |
| 1-Jan-54 | Bobby Cavazos Texas Tech RB | Vince Dooley Auburn QB | | |
| 1-Jan-53 | John Hall Florida RB | Marv Matuszak Tulsa T | | |
| 1-Jan-52 | Jim Dooley Miami (Fla.) HB | | | |
| 1-Jan-51 | Eddie Talboom Wyoming HB | | | |
| 2-Jan-50 | Bob Ward Maryland G | | | |
| 1-Jan-49 | Bobby Gage Clemson HB | | | |
| 1-Jan-48 | Lu Gambino Maryland HB | | | |
| 1-Jan-47 | Joe Golding Oklahoma HB | | | |
| 1-Jan-46 | Nick Sacrinty Wake Forest QB | | | |