Outback Bowl
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| Outback Bowl | |
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 Outback Bowl logo |
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| Stadium | Raymond James Stadium |
| Location | Tampa, Florida |
| Previous Stadiums | Tampa Stadium (1986 — 1998) |
| Operated | 1986 — present |
| Conference Tie-ins | SEC, Big Ten |
| Payout | US$3,000,000 (2006) |
| Sponsors | |
| Outback Steakhouse | |
| Former names | |
| Hall of Fame Bowl (1986 — 1994) | |
| 2007 Matchup | |
| Penn State defeated Tennessee (20-10) | |
The Outback Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The bowl was first called the Hall of Fame Bowl from 1986 to 1994. The name "Outback" comes from the game's title sponsor, Outback Steakhouse.
The Hall of Fame Bowl was held at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama from 1977-1985. In the spring of 1986, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame decided to relocate the game to Tampa, first at Tampa Stadium (later Houlihan's Stadium) from 1986 until 1998 and the into "The New Sombrero" Raymond James Stadium beginning in 1999. The game became the first bowl in Tampa since the Cigar Bowl from 1947-1954.
The Bowl is organized by the Tampa Sports Authority and since the 1996 game has contracts with the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten Conference. The minimum payout for a participating school is US$3 million.
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[edit] 2007 Outback Bowl
The 2007 Outback Bowl featured Penn State of the Big Ten winning 20-10 against Tennessee of the SEC. The game was televised by ESPN on New Year's Day. Penn State last participated in the game in 1999, when they defeated Kentucky by the score of 26-14. Tennessee last played in Tampa in the 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl, defeating Boston College 38-23.
[edit] Previous results
[edit] MVPs
| Date | MVP(s) | Team | Position |
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| December 23, 1986 | James Jackson | Georgia | QB |
| Garry Moss | Georgia | CB | |
| January 2, 1988 | Jamie Morris | Michigan | TB |
| January 2, 1989 | Robert Drummond | Syracuse | RB |
| January 1, 1990 | Reggie Slack | Auburn | QB |
| January 1, 1991 | DeChane Cameron | Clemson | QB |
| January 1, 1992 | Marvin Graves | Syracuse | QB |
| January 1, 1993 | Heath Shuler | Tennessee | QB |
| January 1, 1994 | Tyrone Wheatley | Michigan | RB |
| January 2, 1995 | Terrell Fletcher | Wisconsin | RB |
| January 1, 1996 | Bobby Engram | Penn State | WR |
| January 1, 1997 | Dwayne Rudd | Alabama | LB |
| January 1, 1998 | Mike Bobo | Georgia | QB |
| January 1, 1999 | Courtney Brown | Penn State | DE |
| January 1, 2000 | Drew Brees | Purdue | QB |
| January 1, 2001 | Ryan Brewer | South Carolina | WR |
| January 1, 2002 | Phil Petty | South Carolina | QB |
| January 1, 2003 | Chris Perry | Michigan | TB |
| January 1, 2004 | Fred Russell | Iowa | RB |
| January 1, 2005 | David Pollack | Georgia | DE |
| January 2, 2006 | Dallas Baker | Florida | WR |
| January 1, 2007 | Tony Hunt | Penn State | RB |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Website of the Outback Bowl
- Centre Daily Times Website on 2007 Outback Bowl — home of Penn State's Nittany Lions
| 2006-07 Division I-A College football Bowl Game season | |||||||
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| Poinsettia (Dec. 19) • Las Vegas (Dec. 21) • New Orleans (Dec. 22) • PapaJohns.com (Dec. 23) • New Mexico (Dec. 23) • Armed Forces (Dec. 23) • Hawai'i (Dec. 24) • Motor City (Dec. 26) • Emerald (Dec. 27) • Holiday (Dec. 28) • Independence (Dec. 28) • Texas (Dec. 28) • Music City (Dec. 29) • Sun (Dec. 29) • Liberty (Dec. 29) • Insight (Dec. 29) • Champs Sports (Dec. 29) • Meineke Car Care (Dec. 30) • Alamo (Dec. 30) • Chick-fil-A (Dec. 30) • MPC Computers (Dec. 31) • Outback (Jan. 1) • Cotton (Jan. 1) • Gator (Jan. 1) • Capital One (Jan. 1) • International (Jan. 6) • GMAC (Jan. 7) | |||||||
Bowl Championship Series games:
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| All-Star Games: North-South All-Star Classic (Jan. 13) • Hula Bowl (Jan. 14) • Las Vegas All-American Classic (Jan. 15) • East-West Shrine Game (Jan. 20) • Senior Bowl (Jan. 27) • Texas vs. The Nation Game (Feb. 2) | |||||||
