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{{Short description|Annual American college football postseason game}}
{{about|the bowl game|the stadium formerly named Florida Citrus Bowl|Camping World Stadium}}
{{For|other bowl games with the same corporate sponsorship|Cheez-It Bowl (disambiguation){{!}}Cheez-It Bowl}}
{{Distinguish|Orange Bowl}}
{{Infobox college football bowl game
| name               = Citrus Bowl
| full_name          = [[Cheez-It]] Citrus Bowl
| nickname           =
| defunct            =
| logo               = Citrus Bowl Logo.png
| logo_size          = 210px
| caption            =
| stadium            = [[Camping World Stadium]]
| previous_stadiums  = 
| location           = [[Orlando, Florida]]
| previous_locations = 
| temporary_venue    = [[Florida Field]], [[Gainesville, Florida]] (1973)
| years              = 1947–present
| website            = {{URL|https://cheezitcitrusbowl.com/}}
| previous_tie-ins   = {{ubl
 |[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] (1968–1975)
 |[[Southern Conference|SoCon]] (1968–1972)
 |[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] (1987–1991)
 }}
| conference_tie-ins = [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]], [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] 
| payout             = 8,224,578 (2019 season)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl-schedule/2019/ |title=2019 Bowl Schedule |website=collegefootballpoll.com |access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref>
| sponsors           = {{ubl
 |Florida Citrus Growers Association (1983–2002)
 |[[CompUSA]] (1994–1999)
 |Ourhouse.com (2000)
 |[[Capital One]] (2001–2014)
 |[[Buffalo Wild Wings]] (2015–2017)
 |Overton's (2018)
 |[[Vrbo]] (2019–2022)
 |[[Cheez-It]] (2023–present)
 }}
| former_names       = {{ubl
 |Tangerine Bowl (1947–1982){{efn|For three games that re-used Tangerine Bowl naming two decades later, see [[Tangerine Bowl (2001–2003)]].}}
 |Florida Citrus Bowl (1983–1993)
 |CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl (1994–1999)
 |Ourhouse.com Florida Citrus Bowl (2000)
 |Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl (2001–2002)
 |Capital One Bowl (2003–2014)
 |Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl (2015–2017)
 |Citrus Bowl presented by Overton's (2018)
 |Vrbo Citrus Bowl (2019–2021)
 }}
| prev_matchup_year   = 2023
| prev_matchup_season = 2023
| prev_matchup_teams  = [[2023 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]] vs. [[2023 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]] ([[2024 Citrus Bowl (January)|Tennessee 35–0]])
| prev_matchup_score  = <!--embedded above due to (January) disambiguation-->
| next_matchup_year   = 2024
| next_matchup_season = 2024
| next_matchup_teams  = [[2024 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]] vs. [[2024 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]] ([[2024 Citrus Bowl (December)|Illinois 21–17]])
| next_matchup_date   = <!--embedded above due to (December) disambiguation-->
}}

The '''Citrus Bowl'''  is an annual [[college football]] [[bowl game]] played at [[Camping World Stadium]] in [[Orlando, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://buffalowildwingscitrusbowl.com/|title=Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl > Home|work=buffalowildwingscitrusbowl.com|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20141023045247/http://buffalowildwingscitrusbowl.com/|archive-date=2014-10-23}}</ref> The bowl is operated by Florida Citrus Sports, a non-profit group that also organizes the [[Pop-Tarts Bowl]] and [[Florida Classic]].

The game was first played as the '''Tangerine Bowl''' in 1947 before being renamed as the '''Florida Citrus Bowl''' in 1983. When [[Capital One]] was the game's title sponsor between 2001 and 2014, the game was referred to as the  '''Capital One Bowl''' from 2003 to 2014. Other previous sponsors include [[CompUSA]] (1994–1999), Ourhouse.com (2000), [[Buffalo Wild Wings]] (2015–2017), Overton's (2018), and  Vrbo (2019–2022).  On November 15, 2022, [[Kellogg's]] (renamed Kellanova after the company spun off its North American cereal business in 2023 as [[WK Kellogg Co]]) signed on as title sponsor of the game, placing its [[Cheez-It]] brand of snack crackers in the title position. Accordingly, the game is officially named the '''Cheez-It Citrus Bowl'''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bowlseason.com/news/2022/11/15/general-cheez-it-signs-on-as-title-sponsor-of-citrus-bowl.aspx |title=Cheez-It Signs on as Title Sponsor of Citrus Bowl |accessdate=November 15, 2022}}</ref>

Since the mid-1980s, the Citrus Bowl has drawn many high-ranked teams and is typically played at 1 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] on [[New Year's Day]] and broadcast nationally on [[ESPN on ABC|ABC]]. When January 1 is a Sunday, the game has been played on January 2 or December 31, to avoid conflicting with the [[National Football League]] (NFL) schedule. {{As of|2019}}, it has the largest payout of all bowls other than those that are part of the [[College Football Playoff]] (CFP), at $8.55 million per team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fanbuzz.com/college-football/bowl-game-payouts/|title=Bowl Game Payouts are Practically a Small Fortune in College Football|work=Fan Buzz College and Professional Sports News|date=3 December 2019}}</ref> In nearly every year since 1985, the game has featured two teams ranked in the [[AP Poll|Top 25]].

==History==
===Tangerine Bowl (1947–1982)===
The game, which began play in 1947, is one of the oldest of the non-CFP bowls, along with the [[Gator Bowl]] and [[Sun Bowl]]. By 1952, the game was dubbed the "Little Bowl with the Big Heart", because all the proceeds from the game went to charity.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1947-12-17 |title=Clipped From Orlando Evening Star |pages=15 |work=Orlando Evening Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87002133/orlando-evening-star/ |access-date=2023-02-17}}</ref> 

From 1964 through 1967, it was one of the four [[NCAA Division II Football Championship#Regional bowls|regional finals in the College Division]] (which became [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] and [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] in 1973), along with the [[Pecan Bowl|Pecan]], [[Grantland Rice Bowl|Grantland Rice]], and [[Camellia Bowl (1961–80)|Camellia]] bowls. In this capacity, the Tangerine Bowl sought to match the two best non-major teams in a 17-state Eastern Region stretching from New England to Florida.

In 1968, the [[Boardwalk Bowl]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] took over as the College Division Eastern regional final, and the Tangerine Bowl became a major college bowl game, featuring teams from the University Division (which became [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Division I]] in 1973).

The Tangerine Bowl name was used through the December 1982 game. The same name was re-used later, but for a bowl game with a different lineage.
{{more|Tangerine Bowl (2001–2003)}}

===Florida Citrus Bowl (1983–2002)===
In March 1983, the name of the game was changed from Tangerine Bowl to Florida Citrus Bowl, via a $1.25 million agreement with the Florida Citrus Commission; the bowl's organizing committee also changed its name from Tangerine Sports Association to Florida Citrus Sports Association.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65962888/1-million-citrus-bowl-approved/ |title=$1 million Citrus Bowl approved |first=Dan |last=Tracy |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |page=C1 |date=March 17, 1983 |access-date=December 24, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> A month earlier, organizers had rejected a proposal to rename the game to Grapefruit Bowl.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65963081/tsa-nixes-grapefruit-bowl-idea/ |title=TSA nixes Grapefruit Bowl idea |first=Dan |last=Tracy |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |page=C1 |date=February 5, 1983 |access-date=December 24, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

In 1986, it was one of the bowl games considered for the site of the "winner take all" [[NCAA Division I-A national football championship|national championship]] game between [[1986 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] and [[1986 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami]], before the [[Fiesta Bowl]] was eventually chosen.

The January 1991 game had national championship implications for the 1990 season; [[1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]] won the Florida Citrus Bowl, finished 11–0–1, and was voted the 1990 [[United Press International|UPI]] national champion. That occurrence marks a rare example of a non-[[New Year's Six]] bowl game featuring a team later named national champion.{{efn|name=championship|See also the [[1984 Holiday Bowl]].}}

The January 1, 1998, game, which featured nearby [[1997 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] beating [[1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]], holds the game's attendance record at 72,940.

===Capital One Bowl (2003–2014)===
Starting with the January 2003 edition, the bowl was renamed as the Capital One Bowl, with title sponsorship by [[Capital One]].

In 2004, the bowl bid to become the fifth [[Bowl Championship Series|BCS]] game, but was not chosen, primarily due to the stadium's aging condition. In July 2007, the [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]] Commissioners voted in favor of spending $1.1 billion to build the [[Amway Center]] for the [[Orlando Magic]], the [[Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts]], and to upgrade the Citrus Bowl stadium.

Following the January 2014 game, Capital One ceased its sponsorship of the bowl, and moved its sponsorship to the [[Orange Bowl]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college-football/2014/09/22/capital-one-sponsor-orange-bowl|title=Capital One to sponsor Orange Bowl|work=SI.com|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20171207234631/https://www.si.com/college-football/2014/09/22/capital-one-sponsor-orange-bowl|archive-date=2017-12-07}}</ref>

===Citrus Bowl (2015–present)===
[[Buffalo Wild Wings]] was announced as the new sponsor of the bowl game, which was renamed as Citrus Bowl, for the January 2015 edition. Buffalo Wild Wings had previously been the title sponsor of what had been the [[Insight Bowl]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Repchak|first=Matt|url=http://www.buffalowildwingscitrusbowl.com/news/tabid/92/ID/246/Buffalo-Wild-Wings-Citrus-Bowl-begins-new-era-for-Orlandos-New-Years-Day-game.aspx|title=Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl begins new era for Orlando's New Year's Day game|publisher=Florida Citrus Sports|date=21 October 2014|access-date=21 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021210734/http://buffalowildwingscitrusbowl.com/news/tabid/92/ID/246/Buffalo-Wild-Wings-Citrus-Bowl-begins-new-era-for-Orlandos-New-Years-Day-game.aspx|archive-date=21 October 2014}}</ref> In the offseason of 2017, Buffalo Wild Wings ceased sponsoring the bowl. Following sponsorship by Overton's (2018) and [[Vrbo]] (2019–2022), [[Kellogg's]] became the title sponsor in November 2022, via its [[Cheez-It]] brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dmedmedia.disney.com/cheez-it_joins_citrus_bowl_as_title_partner_for_the_newly_named_cheez-it_citrus_bowl|title=CHEEZ-IT® JOINS CITRUS BOWL AS TITLE PARTNER FOR THE NEWLY NAMED CHEEZ-IT® CITRUS BOWL|website=Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution|date=November 15, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128001458/http://dmedmedia.disney.com/cheez-it_joins_citrus_bowl_as_title_partner_for_the_newly_named_cheez-it_citrus_bowl |archive-date=November 28, 2022 |via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref>

The 2016 season game was played on December 31, the first time in 30 years that the game was not played on January 1 or 2.

===Conference tie-ins===
From 1968 through 1975, the bowl featured the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) champion against an opponent from the [[Southern Conference]] (1968–1971), the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) (1973–1974), or an at-large opponent (1972, 1975). MAC teams were 6–2 during those games.

As the major football conferences relaxed restrictions on post-season play in the mid-1970s, the bowl went to a matchup between two at-large teams from major conferences, with one school typically (but not always) from the South.

From the 1987 season through the 1991 season, the bowl featured the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC) champion against an at-large opponent. ACC teams were 3–2 during those games.

From the 1992 season through the 2015 season, the bowl featured an SEC vs. [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] matchup – the SEC won 14 of those games, while the Big Ten won 10.

During the 1990s, the second-place finisher in the SEC typically went to this bowl. Florida coach [[Steve Spurrier]], speaking to the fact that [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] occupied that spot three of four years as Florida finished first, famously quipped "You can't spell 'Citrus' without [[University of Tennessee|U-T]]!"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/10/18/4852572/steve-spurrier-quotes-georgia-tennessee-fsu-clemson |title=The 14 best Steve Spurrier quotes of now and then |first=Chris |last=Fuhrmeister |website=[[SB Nation]] |date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=March 6, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307204502/http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/10/18/4852572/steve-spurrier-quotes-georgia-tennessee-fsu-clemson |archive-date=March 7, 2017 }}</ref>

Currently, the bowl has tie-ins with the SEC and the Big Ten, holding the first selection after the CFP selection process for both conferences. Since the formation of the CFP, the Citrus Bowl has a chance to occasionally host an ACC team, replacing the Big Ten representative. This will happen the years in which the [[Orange Bowl]] is not a CFP semi-final game and selects a Big Ten team to match against their ACC team. This happened following the 2016 season, as the Orange Bowl was not a CFP semi-final and invited [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] of the Big Ten to face [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] of the ACC; the Citrus Bowl then invited [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]] of the ACC to face [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] of the SEC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cardiachill.com/2016/12/4/13837480/acc-bowl-game-selection-process-rankings-slotting-football-pitt-pinstripe-bowl-notre-dame |title=Sorting out the ACC Bowl slotting mess, Pitt missed good chance to slide into elite bowl game |first=Anson |last=Whaley |website=[[SB Nation]] |via=cardiachill.com |date=December 4, 2016 |access-date=March 6, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307124510/http://www.cardiachill.com/2016/12/4/13837480/acc-bowl-game-selection-process-rankings-slotting-football-pitt-pinstripe-bowl-notre-dame |archive-date=March 7, 2017 }}</ref>  The next year, [[2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]] was invited to the Orange Bowl, so the SEC's LSU was pitted against [[2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]], who received an invite in lieu of an ACC team.

===Racial integration===
The undefeated 1955 [[Hillsdale College]] football team refused an invitation to the January 1956 edition of the bowl when bowl officials insisted that Hillsdale's four [[African Americans|African-American]] players would not be allowed to play in the game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hillsdalechargers.com/athletics/HOF/1955fballteam |title=1955 Football Team |website=hillsdalechargers.com |access-date=March 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019111120/http://www.hillsdalechargers.com/athletics/HOF/1955fballteam |archive-date=October 19, 2014 |via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071756394/446 |title=Better Kind Of Glory |first=Dick |last=Cramer |newspaper=[[The Michigan Daily]] |location=[[Ann Arbor, Michigan]] |via=The Michigan Daily Digital Archives |date=December 2, 1955 |page=4 |access-date=March 3, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424213542/https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071756394/446 |archive-date=April 24, 2018 }}</ref>
{{more|1956 Tangerine Bowl}}

The [[Buffalo Bulls football|University at Buffalo]]'s first bowl bid was to the December 1958 edition. The Tangerine Bowl Commission hoped that the Orlando High School Athletic Association (OHSAA), which operated the stadium, would waive its rule that prohibited integrated sporting events. When it refused, the team unanimously voted to skip the bowl because its two black players (halfback [[Willie Evans (running back)|Willie Evans]] and end Mike Wilson) would not have been allowed on the field.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11050955/tangerine_bowl_1958/ |title=Race Bias Makes Lemon Of Tangerine Bowl Bid |newspaper=[[New York Age]] |location=[[New York City]] |via=newspapers.com |date=December 6, 1958 |access-date=March 3, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424213542/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11050955/tangerine_bowl_1958/ |archive-date=April 24, 2018 }}</ref> Buffalo did not become bowl-eligible for another 50 years. During the [[2008 Buffalo Bulls football team|2008 season]], when the Bulls were on the verge of bowl eligibility, the 1958 team was profiled on [[ESPN]]'s ''[[Outside the Lines]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/eticket/story?page=buffalo58&redirected=true |title=All Or Nothing |first=Eric |last=Neal |year=2008 |website=[[ESPN]] |access-date=November 20, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203062845/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=buffalo58 |archive-date=December 3, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaZ59oSZRR0 |title=1958 Buffalo Football |publisher=hobbsbrother4 |via=YouTube |date=February 18, 2010 |access-date=March 3, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027110803/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaZ59oSZRR0 |archive-date=October 27, 2015 }}</ref> The 2008 team went on to win the [[Mid-American Conference]] [[MAC Championship Game|title]], and played in the [[2009 International Bowl|International Bowl]].
{{more|1958 Tangerine Bowl (December)}}

Eight years later, OHSAA's rule had been changed, and [[Morgan State Bears football|Morgan State]] of [[Baltimore]], under head coach [[Earl Banks]], became the first [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black college]] to play in (and win) a Tangerine Bowl.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bs-sp-schmuck-morgan-state-1226-20151224-column.html |title=1966 Morgan State bowl team that broke barriers to be honored |first=Peter |last=Schmuck |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=December 25, 2015 |access-date=March 1, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302194544/http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bs-sp-schmuck-morgan-state-1226-20151224-column.html |archive-date=March 2, 2017 }}</ref>
{{more|1966 Tangerine Bowl}}

===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 NCAA Division I football season|1973 season]], Tangerine Bowl President Will Gieger and other officials planned to invite the [[1973 Miami Redskins football team|Miami Redskins]] and the [[1973 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina Pirates]] to Orlando for the game. On November 19, 1973, East Carolina withdrew from bowl consideration when no invitation arrived before Thanksgiving break,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118142747/pirates-nix-any-bowl-invitations/ |title=Pirates Nix Any Bowl Invitations |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |newspaper=[[Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina)|Times-News]] |location=[[Burlington, North Carolina]] |page=16 |date=November 20, 1973 |accessdate=February 7, 2023 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> and the bowl was left with one at-large bid. In an unexpected and unprecedented move, game officials decided to invite the [[1973 Florida Gators football team|Florida Gators]], and move the game to [[Florida Field]] in [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]], the Gators' home stadium. The larger stadium was needed to accommodate the large crowd expected. The move required special permission from the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]], and special accommodations were made.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118142821/tangerine-invites-florida/ |title=Tangerine Invites Florida |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |newspaper=[[Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina)|Times-News]] |location=[[Burlington, North Carolina]] |page=16 |date=November 20, 1973 |accessdate=February 7, 2023 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Both teams were headquartered in Orlando for the week, and spent most of their time there, including practices, and were bused up to Gainesville.

The participants were greeted with an unexpected event, a near-record low temperature of {{convert|25|F|C}}. Despite the home-field advantage, in the game nicknamed the "Transplant Bowl",<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11050985/tangerine_bowl_1973/ |title=Temp Takes Miami Bounce So Put On The Woolies |first=Bill |last=Clark |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |via=newspapers.com |date=December 22, 1973 |access-date=March 7, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424213542/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11050985/tangerine_bowl_1973/ |archive-date=April 24, 2018 }}</ref> Miami, who found the cold much more to its liking, defeated the Gators, 16–7. One of the players on the victorious Redskins squad was future Gators coach [[Ron Zook]].

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 of years, the expansion project was complete.

===Mascot Challenge===
The "Capital One Mascot Challenge" (formerly known as the "Capital One National Mascot of the Year") was a contest where fans voted for their favorite college [[mascot]]. The contest began in 2002 with the winner being named during the halftime; the winning school was awarded $20,000 towards their mascot program. With the ending of Capital One's sponsorship of the Citrus Bowl, the challenge was moved in 2014 to the [[Orange Bowl]] with Capital One's sponsorship of that game. The 2014 season was also the last time that the contest was held.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsfa.com/story/27741141/auburn-tigers-mascot-aubie-wins-capital-one-mascot-challenge-2014/ |title=Auburn Tigers' mascot Aubie wins Capital One Mascot Challenge 2014 |website=[[WSFA]] |date=January 1, 2015 |access-date=January 1, 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center;" 
! colspan="3" | List of Capital One Mascot Challenge winners&nbsp;
|-
!Season
!Mascot
!University
|-
! scope="row" | 2002
| {{sort|Monte|[[Monte (mascot)|Monte]]}}
| [[University of Montana]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2003
| {{sort|Cocky|[[Cocky (mascot)|Cocky]]}}
| [[University of South Carolina]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2004
| {{sort|Monte|[[Monte (mascot)|Monte]]}}
| [[University of Montana]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2005
| [[Herbie Husker]]
| [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2006
| [[Butch T. Cougar]]
| [[Washington State University]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2007
| {{sort|Zippy|[[Zippy (mascot)|Zippy]]}}
| [[University of Akron]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2008
| [[Cy the Cardinal]]
| [[Iowa State University]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2009
| {{sort|The Bearcat|[[The Bearcat (mascot)|The Bearcat]]}}
| [[University of Cincinnati]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2010
| {{sort|Big Blue|[[Big Blue (Old Dominion University)|Big Blue]]}}
| [[Old Dominion University]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2011
| [[Wolfie Jr.]]
| [[University of Nevada, Reno]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2012
| [[Raider Red]]
| [[Texas Tech University]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2013
| [[Rocky the Bull]]
| [[University of South Florida]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2014
| [[Aubie]]
| [[Auburn University]]
|-
|}

==Game results==
Rankings are based on the [[AP poll]] prior to the game being played. ''Italics denote a tie game.''

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|No.
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Date played
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Game name
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;" colspan="2" | Winning team
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;" colspan="2" | Losing team
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Attendance
|-
|1|| align=right|January 1, 1947 || [[1947 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1946 Catawba Indians football team|Catawba]]''' || '''31''' || [[1946 Maryville Scots football team|Maryville]] || 6 || 9,000
|-
|2|| align=right|January 1, 1948 || [[1948 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1947 Catawba Indians football team|Catawba]]''' || '''7''' || [[1947 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]] || 0 || 9,000
|-
|3|| align=right|January 1, 1949 || [[1949 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || align=center colspan=4 | ''[[1948 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team|Murray State]] 21, [[1948 Sul Ross State Lobos football team|Sul Ross State]] 21'' || 9,000
|-
|4|| align=right|January 2, 1950 || [[1950 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1949 Saint Vincent Bearcats football team|Saint Vincent]]''' || '''7''' || [[1949 Emory and Henry Wasps football team|Emory and Henry]] || 6 ||| 9,500
|-
|5|| align=right|January 1, 1951 || [[1951 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1950 Morris Harvey Golden Eagles football team|Morris Harvey]]''' || '''35''' || [[1950 Emory and Henry Wasps football team|Emory and Henry]] || 14 || 10,000
|-
|6|| align=right|January 1, 1952 || [[1952 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1951 Stetson Hatters football team|Stetson]]''' || '''35''' || [[1951 Arkansas State Indians football team|Arkansas State]] || 20 || 12,500
|-
|7|| align=right|January 1, 1953 || [[1953 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1952 East Texas State Lions football team|East Texas State]]''' || '''33''' || [[1952 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team|Tennessee Tech]] || 0 || 12,340
|-
|8|| align=right|January 1, 1954 || [[1954 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || align=center colspan=4 | ''[[1953 Arkansas State Indians football team|Arkansas State]] 7, [[1953 East Texas State Lions football team|East Texas State]] 7'' || 12,976
|-
|9|| align=right|January 1, 1955 || [[1955 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1954 Omaha Indians football team|Omaha]]''' || '''7''' || [[1954 Eastern Kentucky Maroons football team|Eastern Kentucky]] || 6 || 12,759
|-
|10|| align=right|January 2, 1956 || [[1956 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || align=center colspan=4 | ''[[1955 Juniata Indians football team|Juniata]] 6, [[1955 Missouri Valley Vikings football team|Missouri Valley]] 6'' || 10,000
|-
| colspan=8; style="text-align:center; background:#F2F0E6;" | Teams competing from both NCAA College & University divisions
|-
|11|| align=right|January 1, 1957 || [[1957 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1956 West Texas State Buffaloes football team|West Texas State]]''' || '''20''' || [[1956 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team|Mississippi Southern]] || 13 || 11,000
|-
|12|| align=right|January 1, 1958 || [[1958 Tangerine Bowl (January)|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''{{cfb link|year=1957|team=East Texas State Lions|title=East Texas State}}''' || '''10''' || [[1957 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team|Mississippi Southern]] || 9 || 10,500
|-
|13|| December 27, 1958 || [[1958 Tangerine Bowl (December)|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''{{cfb link|year=1958|team=East Texas State Lions|title=East Texas State}}''' || '''26''' || {{cfb link|year=1958|team=Missouri Valley Vikings|title=Missouri Valley}} || 7 || 4,000
|-
|14|| align=right|January 1, 1960 || [[1960 Tangerine Bowl (January)|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1959 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee]]''' || '''21''' || {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Presbyterian Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}} || 12 || 12,500
|-
|15|| December 30, 1960 || [[1960 Tangerine Bowl (December)|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1960 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]''' || '''27''' || {{cfb link|year=1960|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}} || 0 || 13,000
|-
|16|| December 29, 1961 || [[1961 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1961 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team|Lamar Tech]]''' || '''21''' || [[1961 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee]] || 14 || 6,000
|-
|17|| December 22, 1962 || [[1962 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1962 Houston Cougars football team|Houston]]''' || '''49''' || [[1962 Miami Redskins football team|Miami (OH)]] || 21 || 7,500
|-
|18|| December 28, 1963 || [[1963 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1963 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team|Western Kentucky]]''' || '''27''' || {{cfb link|year=1963|team=Coast Guard Bears|title=Coast Guard}} || 0 || 7,500
|-
| colspan=8; style="text-align:center; background:#F2F0E6;" | NCAA College Division (Small College) East Regional Final
|-
|19|| December 12, 1964 || [[1964 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1964 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]]''' || '''14''' || [[1964 UMass Redmen football team|UMass]] || 13 || 8,000
|-
|20|| December 11, 1965 || [[1965 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1965 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]]''' || '''31''' || [[1965 Maine Black Bears football team|Maine]] || 0 || 8,350
|-
|21|| December 10, 1966 || [[1966 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''{{cfb link|year=1966|team=Morgan State Bears|title=Morgan State}}''' || '''14''' || {{cfb link|year=1966|team=West Chester Golden Rams|title=West Chester}} || 6 || 7,138
|-
|22|| December 16, 1967 || [[1967 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''{{cfb link|year=1967|team=Tennessee–Martin Volunteers|title=Tennessee–Martin}}''' || '''25''' || {{cfb link|year=1967|team=West Chester Golden Rams|title=West Chester}} || 8 || 5,500
|-
| colspan=8; style="text-align:center; background:#F2F0E6;" | NCAA University Division (Major College)
|-
|23|| December 27, 1968 || [[1968 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1968 Richmond Spiders football team|Richmond]]''' || '''49''' || #15 [[1968 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]] || 42 || 16,114
|-
|24|| December 26, 1969 || [[1969 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''#20 [[1969 Toledo Rockets football team|Toledo]]''' || '''56''' || [[1969 Davidson Wildcats football team|Davidson]] || 33 || 16,311
|-
|25|| December 28, 1970 || [[1970 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''#15 [[1970 Toledo Rockets football team|Toledo]]''' || '''40''' || [[1970 William & Mary Indians football team|William & Mary]] || 12 || 15,664
|-
|26|| December 28, 1971 || [[1971 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''#14 [[1971 Toledo Rockets football team|Toledo]]''' || '''28''' || [[1971 Richmond Spiders football team|Richmond]] || 3 || 16,750
|-
|27|| December 29, 1972 || [[1972 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1972 Tampa Spartans football team|Tampa]]''' || '''21''' || [[1972 Kent State Golden Flashes football team|Kent State]] || 18 || 20,062
|-
| colspan=8; style="text-align:center; background:#F2F0E6;" |  NCAA Division I
|-
|28|| December 22, 1973 || [[1973 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''#15 [[1973 Miami Redskins football team|Miami (OH)]]''' || '''16''' || [[1973 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 7 || 37,234
|-
|29|| December 21, 1974 || [[1974 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''#15 [[1974 Miami Redskins football team|Miami (OH)]]''' || '''21''' || [[1974 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || 10 || 20,246
|-
|30|| December 20, 1975 || [[1975 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''#12 [[1975 Miami Redskins football team|Miami (OH)]]''' || '''20''' || [[1975 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]] || 7 || 20,247
|-
|31|| December 18, 1976 || [[1976 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''#14 [[1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]]''' || '''49''' || [[1976 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]] || 21 || 37,812
|-
|32|| December 23, 1977 || [[1977 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''#19 [[1977 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]''' || '''40''' || [[1977 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]] || 17 || 44,502
|-
| colspan=8; style="text-align:center; background:#F2F0E6;" |  NCAA Division I-A
|-
|33|| December 23, 1978 || [[1978 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1978 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]]''' || '''30''' || [[1978 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]] || 17 || 31,356
|-
|34|| December 22, 1979 || [[1979 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1979 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]''' || '''34''' || [[1979 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]] || 10 || 38,666
|-
|35|| December 20, 1980 || [[1980 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1980 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]''' || '''35''' || [[1980 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]] || 20 || 52,541
|-
|36|| December 19, 1981 || [[1981 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''[[1981 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]''' || '''19''' || #18 [[1981 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss]] || 17 || 50,045
|-
|37|| December 18, 1982 || [[1982 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || '''#18 [[1982 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]''' || '''33''' || [[1982 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]] || 26 || 51,296
|-
|38|| December 17, 1983 || [[1983 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''[[1983 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]''' || '''30''' || #16 [[1983 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]] || 23 || 50,500
|-
|39|| December 22, 1984 || [[1984 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || align=center colspan=4 | ''[[1984 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] 17, #15 [[1984 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]] 17'' || 51,821
|-
|40|| December 28, 1985 || [[1985 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''#17 [[1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]''' || '''10''' || #9 [[1985 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]] || 7 || 50,920
|-
|41|| align=right|January 1, 1987 || [[1987 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''#10 [[1986 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]''' || '''16''' || [[1986 USC Trojans football team|USC]] || 7 || 51,113
|-
|42|| align=right|January 1, 1988 || [[1988 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''#14 [[1987 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]''' || '''35''' || #20 [[1987 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] || 10 || 53,152
|-
|43|| align=right|January 2, 1989 || [[1989 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''#9 [[1988 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]''' || '''13''' || #10 [[1988 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] || 6 || 53,571
|-
|44|| align=right|January 1, 1990 || [[1990 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''#11 [[1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]]''' || '''31''' || #16 [[1989 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]] || 21 || 60,016
|-
|45|| align=right|January 1, 1991 || [[1991 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''#2 [[1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]''' || '''45''' || #19 [[1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] || 21 || 72,328
|-
|46|| align=right|January 1, 1992 || [[1992 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''#14 [[1991 California Golden Bears football team|California]]''' || '''37''' || #13 [[1991 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]] || 13 || 64,192
|-
|47|| align=right|January 1, 1993 || [[1993 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''#8 [[1992 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]''' || '''21''' || #15 [[1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] || 14 || 65,861
|-
|48|| align=right|January 1, 1994 || [[1994 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''#13 [[1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]''' || '''31''' || #6 [[1993 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]] || 13 || 72,456
|-
|49|| align=right|January 2, 1995 || [[1995 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''#6 [[1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]''' || '''24''' || #13 [[1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] || 17 || 71,195
|-
|50|| align=right|January 1, 1996 || [[1996 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''T-#4 [[1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]''' || '''20''' || T-#4 [[1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] || 14 || 70,797
|-
|51|| align=right|January 1, 1997 || [[1997 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''#9 [[1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]''' || '''48''' || #11 [[1996 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern]] || 28 || 63,467
|-
|52|| align=right|January 1, 1998 || [[1998 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''#6 [[1997 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]''' || '''21''' || #11 [[1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] || 6 || 72,940
|-
|53|| align=right|January 1, 1999 || [[1999 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''#15 [[1998 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]''' || '''45''' || #11 [[1998 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] || 31 || 67,584
|-
|54|| align=right|January 1, 2000 || [[2000 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''#9 [[1999 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]]''' || '''37''' || #10 [[1999 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 34 || 62,011
|-
|55|| align=right|January 1, 2001 || [[2001 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''#17 [[2000 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]''' || '''31''' || #20 [[2000 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] || 28 || 66,928
|-
|56|| align=right|January 1, 2002 || [[2002 Florida Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] || '''#8 [[2001 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]''' || '''45''' || #17 [[2001 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || 17 || 59,653
|-
|57|| align=right|January 1, 2003 || [[2003 Capital One Bowl|Capital One Bowl]] || '''#19 [[2002 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]''' || '''13''' || #10 [[2002 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] || 9 || 66,334
|-
|58|| align=right|January 1, 2004 || [[2004 Capital One Bowl|Capital One Bowl]] || '''#11 [[2003 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]''' || '''34''' || #12 [[2003 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]] || 27 (OT) || 64,565
|-
|59|| align=right|January 1, 2005 || [[2005 Capital One Bowl|Capital One Bowl]] || '''#11 [[2004 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]]''' || '''30''' || #12 [[2004 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] || 25 || 70,229
|-
|60|| align=right|January 2, 2006 || [[2006 Capital One Bowl|Capital One Bowl]] || '''#20 [[2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]''' || '''24''' || #7 [[2005 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] || 10 || 57,221
|-
| colspan=8; style="text-align:center; background:#F2F0E6;" |  NCAA Division I FBS
|-
|61|| align=right|January 1, 2007 || [[2007 Capital One Bowl|Capital One Bowl]] || '''#5 [[2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]''' || '''17''' || #13 [[2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] || 14 || 60,774
|-
|62|| align=right|January 1, 2008 || [[2008 Capital One Bowl|Capital One Bowl]] || '''[[2007 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]''' || '''41''' || #12 [[2007 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 35 || 69,748
|-
|63|| align=right|January 1, 2009 || [[2009 Capital One Bowl|Capital One Bowl]] || '''#15 [[2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]''' || '''24''' || #18 [[2008 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] || 12 || 59,681
|-
|64|| align=right|January 1, 2010 || [[2010 Capital One Bowl|Capital One Bowl]] || '''#11 [[2009 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]''' || '''19'''  || #15 [[2009 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] || 17 || 63,025
|-
|65|| align=right|January 1, 2011 || [[2011 Capital One Bowl|Capital One Bowl]] || ''' #16 [[2010 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]''' || '''49''' || #9 [[2010 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] || 7 || 61,519
|-
|66|| align=right|January 2, 2012 || [[2012 Capital One Bowl|Capital One Bowl]] || '''#9 [[2011 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]]''' || '''30''' || #20 [[2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] || 13 || 61,351
|-
|67|| align=right|January 1, 2013 || [[2013 Capital One Bowl|Capital One Bowl]] || '''#6 [[2012 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]''' || '''45''' || #23 [[2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] || 31 || 59,712
|-
|68|| align=right|January 1, 2014 || [[2014 Capital One Bowl|Capital One Bowl]] || '''#9 [[2013 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]]''' || '''34''' || #19 [[2013 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]] || 24 || 56,629
|-
|69|| align=right|January 1, 2015 || [[2015 Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]] || '''#16 [[2014 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]''' || '''33''' || #25 [[2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]] || 17 || 48,624
|-
|70|| align=right|January 1, 2016 || [[2016 Citrus Bowl (January)|Citrus Bowl]] || '''#14 [[2015 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]''' || '''41''' || #19 [[2015 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 7 || 63,113
|-
|71|| December 31, 2016 || [[2016 Citrus Bowl (December)|Citrus Bowl]] || '''#20 [[2016 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]''' || '''29''' || #13 [[2016 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]] || 9 || 46,063
|-
|72|| align=right|January 1, 2018 || [[2018 Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]] || '''#14 [[2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || '''21''' || #17 [[2017 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] || 17 || 57,726
|-<!-- AP RANKINGS -->
|73|| align=right|January 1, 2019 || [[2019 Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]] || '''#16 [[2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]''' || '''27''' || #13 [[2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] || 24 || 59,167
|-<!-- AP RANKINGS -->
|74|| align=right|January 1, 2020 || [[2020 Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]] || '''#9 [[2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]''' || '''35''' || #17 [[2019 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || 16 || 59,746
|-<!-- AP RANKINGS -->
|75|| align=right|January 1, 2021 || [[2021 Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]] || '''#15 [[2020 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern]]''' || '''35''' || [[2020 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] || 19 || 13,039
|-<!-- AP RANKINGS -->
|76 || align=right|January 1, 2022 || [[2022 Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]] || '''#25 [[2021 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]''' || '''20''' || #17 [[2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]] || 17 || 50,769
|-<!-- AP RANKINGS -->
|77 || align=right|January 2, 2023 || [[2023 Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]] || '''#16 [[2022 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]''' || '''63''' || [[2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]] || 7 || 42,791
|-<!-- AP RANKINGS -->
|78 || align=right|January 1, 2024 || [[2024 Citrus Bowl (January)|Citrus Bowl]] || '''{{abbr|#25|AP poll ranking}} [[2023 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]''' || '''35''' || {{abbr|#20|AP poll ranking}} [[2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]] || 0 || 43,861
|-<!-- AP RANKINGS -->
|79 || December 31, 2024 ||[[2024 Citrus Bowl (December)| Citrus Bowl]] || '''{{abbr|#21|AP poll ranking}} [[2024 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]]''' || '''21''' || {{abbr|#14|AP poll ranking}} [[2024 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]] || 17 || 47,129
|}<!-- EDITORS:
       This table uses *** AP RANKINGS *** from 1960s to the present
       Please do not insert any other rankings (CFP didn't exist until the 2014 season)
-->
Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/Bowls.pdf |magazine=Bowl/All Star Game Records |title=VRBO Citrus Bowl |pages=7–8 |via=NCAA.org |publisher=NCAA |date=2020 |access-date=January 3, 2021}}</ref>
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==MVPs==
Multiple players were recognized in some games – detail, where known, is denoted with B (outstanding back), L (outstanding lineman), O (outstanding offensive player), D (outstanding defensive player), or M (overall MVP) per contemporary newspaper reports.

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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Game
!style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|MVP(s)
!style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Team
!style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Pos.
!style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Type
|-
|rowspan="2" | Jan. 1949 || Dale McDaniel || Murray State || HB
|-
|Ted Scown || Sul Ross State || HB
|-
|rowspan="2" | Jan. 1950 || Don Henigin || St. Vincent || FB
|-
|Chick Davis || Emory & Henry || QB
|-
|rowspan="2" | Jan. 1951 || Pete Anania || rowspan="2" | Morris Harvey || QB
|-
|Charles Hubbard || E
|-
|rowspan="2" | Jan. 1952 || Bill Johnson || rowspan="2" | Stetson || QB
|-
| Dave Laude || E
|-
|Jan. 1953 || [[Marv Brown|Marvin Brown]] || East Texas State || HB
|-
|Jan. 1954 || |Bobby Spann || Arkansas State || QB
|-
|Jan. 1955 || Bill Englehardt || Omaha || HB
|-
|Jan. 1956 || Barry Drexler || Juniata || E
|-
|Jan. 1957 || Ron Mills || West Texas State || HB
|-
|Jan. 1958 || Norman Roberts || East Texas State || E
|-
|Dec. 1958 || Sam McCord || East Texas State || QB
|-
|Jan. 1960 || [[Bob Waters]] || Presbyterian || QB
|-
|Dec. 1960 || Jerry Nettles || Citadel || QB
|-
|Dec. 1961 || Ralph Stone || Lamar || HB
|-
|Dec. 1962 || Billy Roland || Houston || QB
|-
|Dec. 1963 || Sharon Miller || Western Kentucky || QB
|-
|Dec. 1964 || Bill Cline || East Carolina ||  TB
|-
|Dec. 1965 || Dave Alexander || East Carolina || FB
|-
|Dec. 1966 || [[Willie Lanier]] || Morgan State || LB
|-
|rowspan="2" | Dec. 1967 || Errol Hook || Tennessee–Martin || QB || O
|-
|Gordon Lambert || Tennessee–Martin || DE || D
|-
|rowspan="2" | Dec. 1968 || Buster O'Brien || Richmond || QB || B
|-
|[[Walker Gillette]] || Richmond || SE || L
|-
|rowspan="2" | Dec. 1969 || [[Chuck Ealey]] || Toledo || QB || B
|-
|Dan Crockett || Toledo || WB || L
|-
|rowspan="2" | Dec. 1970 || [[Chuck Ealey]] || Toledo || QB || O
|-
|Vince Hubler || William & Mary || LB || D
|-
|rowspan="2" | Dec. 1971 || [[Chuck Ealey]] || Toledo || QB || B
|-
|[[Mel Long]] || Toledo || DT || L
|-
|rowspan="2" | Dec. 1972 || [[Freddie Solomon]] || Tampa || QB || B
|-
|[[Jack Lambert (American football)|Jack Lambert]] || Kent State || LB || L
|-
|rowspan="2" | Dec. 1973 || Chuck Varner || Miami (OH) || FB || B
|-
|Brad Cousino || Miami (OH) || MG || L
|-
|rowspan="3" | Dec. 1974 || [[Sherman Smith]] || Miami (OH) || QB || B
|-
|Brad Cousino || Miami (OH) || MG || rowspan="2" | L
|-
|John Roudabush || Miami (OH) || LB
|-
|rowspan="2" | Dec. 1975 || [[Rob Carpenter (running back)|Rob Carpenter]] || Miami (OH) || TB || O
|-
|Jeff Kelly || Miami (OH) || MG || D
|-
|rowspan="2" | Dec. 1976 || [[Terry Miller (running back)|Terry Miller]] || Oklahoma State || HB || M, O
|-
|Phillip Dokes || Oklahoma State || DT || D
|-
|rowspan="2" |Dec. 1977 || Jimmy Jordan || Florida State || QB || M, O
|-
|[[Willie Jones (defensive lineman, born 1957)|Willie Jones]] || Florida State || LB || D
|-
|rowspan="3" | Dec. 1978 || [[Ted Brown (American football)|Ted Brown]] || North Carolina State || RB || M
|-
|Nathan Ritter || North Carolina State || K || O
|-
|John Stanton || North Carolina State || MG || D
|-
|rowspan="3" |Dec. 1979 || [[David Woodley]] || LSU || QB || M
|-
|Jerry Murphree || LSU || RB || O
|-
|Benjy Thibodeaux || LSU || DT || D
|}
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Game
!style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|MVP(s)
!style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Team
!style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Pos.
!style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Type
|-
|rowspan="3" |Dec. 1980 || [[Cris Collinsworth]] || Florida || WR || M
|-
|Charlie Wysocki || Florida || RB || O
|-
|[[David Galloway (American football)|David Galloway]] || Florida || DT || D
|-
|Dec. 1981 || [[Jeff Gaylord]] || Missouri || LB
|-
|Dec. 1982 || [[Randy Campbell]] || Auburn || QB
|-
|Dec. 1983 || [[Johnnie Jones]] || Tennessee || RB
|-
|Dec. 1984 || James Jackson || Georgia || QB
|-
|Dec. 1985 || Larry Kolic || Ohio State || LB
|-
|Jan. 1987 || [[Aundray Bruce]] || Auburn || LB
|-
|Jan. 1988 || Rodney Williams || Clemson || QB
|-
|Jan. 1989 || [[Terry Allen (running back)|Terry Allen]] || Clemson || RB
|-
|Jan. 1990 || [[Jeff George]] || Illinois || QB
|-
|Jan. 1991 || [[Shawn Jones (American football)|Shawn Jones]] || Georgia Tech || QB
|-
|Jan. 1992 || [[Mike Pawlawski]] || California || QB
|-
|Jan. 1993 || [[Garrison Hearst]] || Georgia || RB
|-
|Jan. 1994 || [[Bobby Engram]] || Penn State || WR
|-
|Jan. 1995 || [[Sherman Williams (American football)|Sherman Williams]] || Alabama || RB
|-
|Jan. 1996 || [[Jay Graham]] || Tennessee || RB
|-
|Jan. 1997 || [[Peyton Manning]] || Tennessee || QB
|-
|Jan. 1998 || [[Fred Taylor (American football)|Fred Taylor]] || Florida || RB
|-
|Jan. 1999 || [[Anthony Thomas (American football)|Anthony Thomas]] || Michigan || RB
|-
|Jan. 2000 || [[Plaxico Burress]] || Michigan State || WR
|-
|Jan. 2001 || [[Anthony Thomas (American football)|Anthony Thomas]] || Michigan || RB
|-
|Jan. 2002 || [[Casey Clausen]] || Tennessee || QB
|-
|Jan. 2003 || [[Ronnie Brown]] || Auburn || RB
|-
|Jan. 2004 || [[David Greene (American football)|David Greene]] || Georgia || QB
|-
|Jan. 2005 || [[Drew Tate]] || Iowa || QB
|-
|Jan. 2006 || [[Brian Calhoun]] || Wisconsin|| RB
|-
|Jan. 2007 || [[John Stocco]] || Wisconsin|| QB
|-
|Jan. 2008 || [[Chad Henne]] || Michigan|| QB
|-
|Jan. 2009 || [[Matthew Stafford]] || Georgia|| QB
|-
|Jan. 2010 || [[Daryll Clark]] || Penn State|| QB
|-
|Jan. 2011 || [[Courtney Upshaw]] || Alabama || LB
|-
|Jan. 2012 || [[Alshon Jeffery]] || South Carolina || WR
|-
|Jan. 2013 || [[Aaron Murray]] || Georgia || QB
|-
|Jan. 2014 || [[Connor Shaw]] || South Carolina || QB
|-
|Jan. 2015 || [[Markus Golden]] || Missouri || DE
|-
|Jan. 2016 || [[Jake Rudock]] || Michigan || QB
|-
|Dec. 2016 || [[Derrius Guice]] || LSU || RB
|-
|Jan. 2018 || [[Miles Boykin]] || Notre Dame || WR
|-
|Jan. 2019 || [[Benny Snell]] || Kentucky || RB
|-
|Jan. 2020 || [[Jerry Jeudy]] || Alabama || WR
|-
|Jan. 2021 || [[Peyton Ramsey]] || Northwestern || QB
|-
|Jan. 2022 || [[Wan'Dale Robinson]] || Kentucky || WR
|-
|Jan. 2023 || [[Malik Nabers]] || LSU || WR
|-
|Jan. 2024 || [[Nico Iamaleava]] || Tennessee || QB
|-
|Dec. 2024 || [[Josh McCray]] || Illinois || RB
|}
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Source:<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/citrus-bowl-mvp-illinois-running-234906691.html |title=Citrus Bowl MVP: Illinois running back Josh McCray player of the game |first=Wes |last=Huett |agency=[[Peoria Journal Star]] |website=[[Yahoo Sports]] |date=December 31, 2024 |accessdate=December 31, 2024}}</ref>

Three players have been recognized in multiple games; Chuck Ealey of Toledo (1969, 1970, 1971), Brad Cousino of Miami (OH) (1973, 1974), and Anthony Thomas of Michigan (1999, 2001).

==Most appearances==
Note: this section reflects games played since 1968, when the bowl started hosting major college teams.

[[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] has the most wins by a single team with 5. [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] and [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] have the most losses by a single team with 4. 

Updated through the December 2024 edition (57 games, 114 total appearances).

;Teams with multiple appearances
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! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Rank
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Team
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Appearances<!--1968 AND LATER ONLY-->
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Record
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Win pct.
|-
| T1 || [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] || 6 || 5–1 || {{winpct|5|1}}
|-
| T1 || [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] || 6 || 4–1–1 || {{winpct|4|1|1}}
|-
| T1 || [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] || 6 || 4–2 || {{winpct|4|2}}
|-
| T1 || [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] || 6 || 2–4 || {{winpct|2|4}}
|-
| T1 || [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] || 6 || 2–4 || {{winpct|2|4}}
|-
| T1 || [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] || 6 || 3–3 || {{winpct|3|3}}
|-
| T1 || [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] || 6 || 3–3 || {{winpct|3|3}}
|-
| T8 || [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]] || 4 || 2–2 || {{winpct|2|2}}
|-
| T8 || [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] || 4 || 1–3 || {{winpct|1|3}}
|-
| T10 || [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] || 3 || 3–0 || {{winpct|3|0}}
|-
| T10 || [[Miami RedHawks football|Miami (OH)]] || 3 || 3–0 || {{winpct|3|0}}
|-
| T10 || [[Toledo Rockets football|Toledo]] || 3 || 3–0 || {{winpct|3|0}}
|-
| T10 || [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]] || 3 || 2–1 || {{winpct|2|1}}
|-
| T10 || [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]] || 3 || 2–1 || {{winpct|2|1}}
|-
| T10 || [[Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]] || 3 || 1–2 || {{winpct|1|2}}
|-
| T10 || [[Michigan State Spartans|Michigan State]] || 3 || 1–2 || {{winpct|1|2}}
|-
| T10 || [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] || 3 || 0–3 || {{winpct|0|3}}
|}
{{col-break}}
{|class="wikitable"
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Rank
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Team
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Appearances<!--1968 AND LATER ONLY-->
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Record
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Win pct.
|-
|T18 || [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]] || 2 || 2–0 || {{winpct|2|0}}
|-
|T18 || [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]] || 2 || 2–0 || {{winpct|2|0}}
|-
|T18 || [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]] || 2 || 2–0 || {{winpct|2|0}} 
|-
|T18 || [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]] || 2 || 1–1 || {{winpct|1|1}}
|-
|T18 || [[Richmond Spiders football|Richmond]] || 2 || 1–1 || {{winpct|1|1}}
|-
|T18 || [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] || 2 || 0–1–1 || {{winpct|0|1|1}}
|-
|T18 || [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]] || 2 || 0–2 || {{winpct|0|2}}
|-
|T18 || [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]] || 2 || 0–2 || {{winpct|0|2}}
|-
|T18 || [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]] || 2 || 0–2 || {{winpct|0|2}}
|-
|T18 || [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]] || 2 || 0–2 || {{winpct|0|2}}
|}
{{col-end}}

;Teams with a single appearance<!--1968 AND LATER ONLY-->
Won (6): [[California Golden Bears football|California]], [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]], [[NC State Wolfpack football|NC State]], [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]], [[Oklahoma State Cowboys football|Oklahoma State]], [[Tampa Spartans football|Tampa]]
<br>
Lost (14): [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]], [[Davidson Wildcats football|Davidson]], [[Kent State Golden Flashes football|Kent State]], [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]], [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]], [[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio]], [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]], [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]], [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles football|Southern Miss]], [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]], [[USC Trojans football|USC]], [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]], [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons football|Wake Forest]], [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary]]

==Appearances by conference==
Note: this table reflects games played since 1968, when the bowl started hosting major college teams.

Updated through the December 2024 edition (57 games, 114 total appearances).

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;" rowspan=2|Conference
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;" colspan=5|Record
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;" colspan=4|Appearances by season
|-
! style="border: 2px solid #003876;" |Games
! style="border: 2px solid #003876;" |W
! style="border: 2px solid #003876;" |L
! style="border: 2px solid #003876;" |T
! style="border: 2px solid #003876;" |Win pct.
! style="border: 2px solid #003876;" class=unsortable|Won
! style="border: 2px solid #003876;" class=unsortable|Lost
! style="border: 2px solid #003876;" class=unsortable|Tied
|-
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] || 41 || {{WinLossPct|25|15|1}}
|<!--won-->1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986*, 1992*, 1994*, 1995*, 1996*, 1997*, 2001*, 2002*, 2003*, 2008*, 2010*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2014*, 2016, 2018*, 2019*, 2021*, 2022*, 2023*
|<!--lost-->1973, 1974, 1993*, 1998*, 1999*, 2000*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*, 2007*, 2009*, 2015*, 2017*, 2020*, 2024
|<!--tied-->1984
|-
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] || 33 || {{WinLossPct|14|19|0}}
|<!--won-->1985, 1989*, 1993*, 1998*, 1999*, 2000*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*, 2007*, 2009*, 2015*, 2020*, 2024
|<!--lost-->1992*, 1994*, 1995*, 1996*, 1997*, 2001*, 2002*, 2003*, 2008*, 2010*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2014*, 2018*, 2019*, 2021*, 2022*, 2023*
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] || 10 || {{WinLossPct|4|6|0}}
|<!--won-->1978, 1987*, 1988*, 1990*
|<!--lost-->1979, 1980, 1983, 1989*, 1991*, 2016
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|-
| [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independents]] || 9 || {{WinLossPct|3|5|1}}
|<!--won-->1972, 1977, 2017*
|<!--lost-->1975, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1987*
|<!--tied-->1984
|-
| [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] || 8 || {{WinLossPct|6|2|0}}
|<!--won-->1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975
|<!--lost-->1968, 1972
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|-
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]'' || 4 || {{WinLossPct|2|2|0}}
|<!--won-->1976, 1981
|<!--lost-->1988*, 1990*
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|-
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Southern Conference|SoCon]]'' || 4 || {{WinLossPct|1|3|0}}
|<!--won-->1968
|<!--lost-->1969, 1970, 1971
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10]] || 2 || {{WinLossPct|1|1|0}}
|<!--won-->1991*
|<!--lost-->1986*
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|-
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]'' || 2 || {{WinLossPct|0|2|0}}
|<!--won-->&nbsp;
|<!--lost-->1976, 1985
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|-
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Southwest Conference|SWC]]'' || 1 || {{WinLossPct|0|1|0}}
|<!--won-->&nbsp;
|<!--lost-->1977
|<!--tied-->bgcolor=lightgrey|&nbsp;
|}

* Games marked with an asterisk (*) were played in January of the following calendar year.
* Records are based on a team's conference affiliation at the time the game was played; for example, Penn State has appeared both as a Big Ten team and as an Independent team.
* Conferences that are defunct or not currently active in FBS are marked in ''italics''.
* Independent appearances: Boston College (1982), Florida State (1977, 1984), Notre Dame (2017*), Penn State (1987*), Pittsburgh (1978), South Carolina (1975), Southern Miss (1981), and Tampa (1972).

==Game records==
<!-- this table needs to be filled in per the source document listed below-->
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Team
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Performance vs. Opponent
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Year
|-
|Most points scored (one team)
|'''63''', LSU vs. Purdue
|2023
|-
|Most points scored (both teams)
|'''91''', Richmond (49) vs. Ohio (42)
|1968
|-
|Most points scored (losing team)
|'''42''', Ohio vs. Richmond
|1968
|-
|Fewest points scored (winning team)
|'''7''', most recently:<br>Omaha (7) vs. Eastern Kentucky (6)
|<br>1955
|-
|Fewest points scored (both teams)
|'''7''', Catawba (7) vs. Marshall (0)
|1948
|-
|Fewest points allowed
|'''0''', most recently:<br>Tennessee (35) vs. Iowa (0)
|<br>2024
|-
|Largest margin of victory
|'''56''', LSU (63) vs. Purdue (7)
|2023
|-
|Total yards
|'''594''', LSU vs. Purdue
|2023
|-
|Rushing yards
|'''375''', Oklahoma State vs. BYU
|1976
|-
|Passing yards
|'''455''', Florida State vs. Texas Tech
|1977
|-
|First downs 
|'''32''', Richmond vs. Ohio
|1968
|-
|Fewest yards allowed
|
|
|-
|Fewest rushing yards allowed
|
|
|-
|Fewest passing yards allowed
|
|
|-
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Individual
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Record, Player, Team
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Year
|-
|All-purpose yards ||  ||
|-
|Touchdowns (overall) ||  ||
|-
|Rushing yards || '''234''', [[Fred Taylor (American football)|Fred Taylor]] (Florida) || 1998
|-
|Rushing touchdowns || '''4''', [[Terry Miller (running back)|Terry Miller]] (Oklahoma State) || 1976
|-
|Passing yards || '''447''', Buster O'Brien (Richmond)|| 1968
|-
|Passing touchdowns || '''5''', [[Aaron Murray]] (Georgia) || 2013
|-
|Receiving yards || '''242''', [[Walker Gillette]] (Richmond) || 1968
|-
|Receiving touchdowns || '''3''', shared by:<br>[[Plaxico Burress]] (Michigan State)<br>[[Travis Taylor (American football)|Travis Taylor]] (Florida) <br>[[Todd Snyder (American football)|Todd Snyder]] (Ohio) || <br>2000<br>2000<br>1968
|-
|Tackles || '''17''', shared by:<br>[[Te'von Coney]] (Notre Dame)<br>[[Eric Wilson (linebacker, born 1962)|Eric Wilson]] (Maryland) || <br>2018<br>1983
|-
|Sacks || ||
|-
|Interceptions || '''2''', most recently:<br>[[Skai Moore]] (South Carolina) || 2014 
|-
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Long Plays
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Record, Player, Team
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Year
|-
|Touchdown run  || '''78 yds.''', [[Russell Hansbrough]] (Missouri) || 2015
|-
|Touchdown pass  || '''87 yds.''', [[Aaron Murray]] to [[Chris Conley (American football)|Chris Conley]] (Georgia) || 2013 
|-
|Kickoff return  || '''102 yds.''', Dave Lowert (BYU) || 1976
|-
|Punt return || '''78 yds.''', Renard Harmon (Kent State) || 1972
|-
|Interception return || '''99 yds.''', Quad Wilson (LSU) || 2023
|-
|Fumble return ||  || 
|-
|Punt || '''71 yds.''', shared by:<br>[[Blake Gillikin]] (Penn State)<br>Jay Jones (Richmond) || <br>2019<br>1971
|-
|Field goal || '''57 yds.''', [[Quinn Nordin]] (Michigan) || 2020
|-
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Miscellaneous
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Record, Team vs. Team
! style="background:#f47f3b; color:#003876; border: 2px solid #003876;"|Year
|-
|Bowl attendance || '''73,328''', Georgia Tech vs. Nebraska || 1991
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://publogix.com/e/21-cibo/ |magazine=2021 Citrus Bowl Game Day Program |title=Game Records |pages=20, 22 |publisher=Florida Citrus Sports |date=January 1, 2021 |access-date=January 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/lsu-sets-citrus-bowl-record-with-insane-63-point-outburst-vs-purdue/ar-AA15TWmv |title=LSU sets Citrus Bowl record with insane 63-point outburst vs. Purdue |quote=They set the Citrus Bowl record for most points scored, total yards (594) and margin of victory (56). |first=Dan |last=Fappiano |agency=ClutchPoints |via=MSN.com |date=January 2, 2023 |accessdate=January 4, 2023}}</ref>

==Media coverage==
The bowl has been broadcast by [[Mizlou Television Network|Mizlou]] (1976–1983), [[NBC Sports|NBC]] (1984–1985), and [[ESPN College Football on ABC|ABC]] since then, with the exception of [[ESPN College Football|ESPN]] for the 2011 and 2012 editions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://footballbowlassociation.com/documents/2019/10/23/FBA_Media_Guide_2019_digital.pdf |title=2019–20 Football Bowl Association Media Guide |website=footballbowlassociation.com |editor=Kelly, Doug |pages=149–150 |access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref> Broadcast information for earlier editions of the bowl is lacking.

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

===Additional sources===
* ''Orlando Sentinel-Star'' (November 20, 1973); Various articles- Accessed via microfilm 01-03-2007.

==External links==
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* {{Official website|cheezitcitrusbowl.com}}

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