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{{Short description|Annual American college football postseason game}}
{{for|the stadium|Gator Bowl Stadium}}
{{Infobox college football bowl game
| name               = Gator Bowl
| full_name          = TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
| nickname           = 
| logo               = TaxSlayer Gator Bowl logo.svg
| logo_size          = 195px
| stadium            = [[EverBank Stadium ]]
| previous_stadiums  = [[Gator Bowl Stadium]] (1946–1993)
| location           = [[Jacksonville, Florida]]
| previous_locations = 
| temporary_venue    = [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium]], [[Gainesville, Florida]] (1994)
| years              = 1946–present
| champ_affiliation  = [[Bowl Coalition]] ([[1992 NCAA Division I-A football season|1992]]–[[1994 NCAA Division I-A football season|1994]])
| conference_tie-ins = [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]], [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]], [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
| website            = {{URL|https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/|taxslayergatorbowl.com}}
| previous_tie-ins   = {{ubl
 |[[Southern Conference|Southern]] (1946–1952)
 |[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] (1953–1975, 1992–1994)
 |[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] (1996–2010)
 |[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] (1996–2010)
 |[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] (2006–2010)
 |[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] (2006–2010)
 }}
| payout             = 5.35 million (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
 |[[Mazda]] (1986–1991)
 |[[Outback Steakhouse]] (1992–1994)
 |[[Toyota]] (1995–2007)
 |[[Konica Minolta]] (2008–2010)
 |[[Progressive Corporation|Progressive Insurance]] (2011)
 |[[TaxSlayer.com]] (2012–present)
 }}
| former_names       = {{ubl
 |Gator Bowl (1946–1985)
 |Mazda Gator Bowl (1986–1991)
 |Outback Gator Bowl (1992–1994)
 |Toyota Gator Bowl (1995–2007)
 |Konica Minolta Gator Bowl (2008–2010)
 |Progressive Gator Bowl (2011)
 |TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl (2012–2013)
 |TaxSlayer Bowl (2014–2017)<!-- do not list the *current* name here-->
 }}
| prev_matchup_year  = 2023
| prev_matchup_season= 2023
| prev_matchup_teams = [[2023 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]] vs. [[2023 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]
| prev_matchup_score = Clemson 38–35
| next_matchup_year  = 2024 season<!--this is clearer to readers-->
| next_matchup_season= 2024
| next_matchup_teams = [[2024 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke]] vs. [[2024 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]] ([[2025 Gator Bowl|Ole Miss 52–20]])
| next_matchup_date  = <!--embedded above-->
}}

The '''Gator Bowl''' is an annual [[college football]] [[bowl game]] held in [[Jacksonville, Florida]], usually contested on or around New Year's Day. It has been held continuously since 1946, making it the sixth oldest college bowl, as well as the first televised nationally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatorbowl.com/?page_id=113|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016125701/http://www.gatorbowl.com/?page_id=113|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-10-16|title=Gator Bowl website: About us-Tradition}}</ref> The game was originally played at [[Gator Bowl Stadium]] through the December 1993 game. The December 1994 game was played at [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium]] in [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]] after the namesake stadium was demolished to make way for a replacement venue, [[Jacksonville Municipal Stadium]]. That venue, now known as [[EverBank Stadium]], has been home to the Gator Bowl since the January 1996 game.

The game is operated by Gator Bowl Sports and has been sponsored by [[TaxSlayer.com]] since 2012, and starting with the 2018 edition is officially known as the ''TaxSlayer Gator Bowl''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/TaxSlayer-Gator-Bowl-Release-Final-2.pdf |title=TaxSlayer Bowl to Restore "Gator" in its Name |access-date=April 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414091601/https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/TaxSlayer-Gator-Bowl-Release-Final-2.pdf |archive-date=2018-04-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> From 2015 to 2017, it was officially referred to as simply the ''TaxSlayer Bowl''. Previous sponsors include [[Progressive Corporation|Progressive Insurance]] (2011), [[Konica Minolta]] (2008–2010), [[Toyota]] (1995–2007), [[Outback Steakhouse]] (1992–1994), and [[Mazda]] (1986–1991).

==History==
According to writer Anthony C. DiMarco, Charles Hilty Sr. first conceived of the event. Hilty, together with Ray McCarthy, Maurice Cherry, and W. C. Ivey, put up $10,000 to underwrite the first game, which was held at [[Jacksonville]]'s football stadium, [[Fairfield Stadium (Jacksonville)|Fairfield Stadium]], on January 1, 1946.

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 [[1946 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest Demon Deacons]] defeated the [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina Gamecocks]], 26–14. The stadium was expanded in 1948 and renamed the [[Gator Bowl Stadium]] in honor of the event. However, it was not until the 1949 matchup between the [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson Tigers]] and the [[Missouri Tigers football|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 [[1948 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] was nearly doubled with 32,939 watching Clemson squeak by Missouri, 24–23, on a late field goal by Jack Miller.

By the 1970s, the attendance regularly reached 60,000–70,000.<ref>DiMarco, Anthony C. (1976). ''The Big Bowl Football Guide''. G. P. Putnam's Sons. {{ISBN|0-399-11800-4}}</ref>

===Hotel Roosevelt fire in 1963===
{{main|Hotel Roosevelt fire}}
The Gator Bowl is one of Jacksonville's annual sports highlights. However, the event was once associated with a tragedy. In the early morning of December 29, 1963, the [[Hotel Roosevelt (Jacksonville)|Hotel Roosevelt]] in downtown Jacksonville caught fire after a post-Gator Bowl party in the ballroom.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15935376/tragedy_ends_gator_bowl_fete/ |title=Tragedy Ends Gator Bowl Fete |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 30, 1963 |access-date=December 22, 2017 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> It was later determined that the party was not the cause of the fire, and that the timing was a coincidence. The fire resulted in 22 deaths.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15935525/report_near_in_probe_of_hotel_blaze/ |title=Report Near in Probe of Hotel Blaze |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |newspaper=[[The Tampa Tribune]] |date=January 1, 1964 |access-date=December 22, 2017 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

===Woody Hayes incident in 1978===
{{see also|Woody Hayes#1978 Gator Bowl incident and dismissal}}
In the [[1978 Gator Bowl|1978 game]] between [[1978 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] and [[Clemson Tigers football|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]]. Bauman ran the ball out of bounds on the Ohio State sideline where Hayes struck Bauman with his right forearm. The play sealed the Tigers' 17–15 win over the Buckeyes, while Hayes was fired the next day before leaving Jacksonville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jacksonville.com/sports/college/other_college_sports/2008-12-29/gator_bowl_30th_anniversary_punch|title=Gator Bowl: 30th anniversary punch|work=jacksonville.com|access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref>

===Bowden's Last Stand in 2010===
In the [[2010 Gator Bowl|2010 game]] between [[Florida State University|Florida State]] and [[University of West Virginia|West Virginia]], Florida State coach [[Bobby Bowden]] (who previously coached at West Virginia) coached the final game of his career. 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.  A record crowd of over 84,000 people<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/sports/ncaafootball/02bowden.html|title=Florida State Beats West Virginia in Bobby Bowden's Finale|first=Karen|last=Crouse|date=26 February 2018|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> witnessed Bowden being carried off the field<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-ncaa-gator-bowl-bobby-bowden-is-carried-off-the-field-by-his-team-63240605.html|title=Stock Photo - NCAA Gator Bowl - Bobby Bowden is carried off the field by his team after FSU upset West Virginia in the 2010 Gator Bowl. (Credit Image: © Mike Olivella/ZUMApress.com|first=Alamy|last=Limited|website=Alamy}}</ref> after a 33–21 Florida State victory.

===TaxSlayer sponsorship===
[[File:2016 Taxslayer Bowl.jpg|thumb|right|The [[2016 TaxSlayer Bowl (January)|2016 TaxSlayer Bowl]] featuring the [[2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State Nittany Lions]] and the [[2015 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia Bulldogs]]]]
In 2014, Gator Bowl Sports announced the bowl would be renamed the TaxSlayer Bowl following a new six-year deal with tax preparation company [[TaxSlayer.com]]. As a result of the deal, the bowl increased its payout and moved to a new time slot on January 2 for 2015 and 2016.<ref name=Barney>{{cite news |last= Barney |first= Justin |date= April 4, 2014 |title= Gator Bowl becomes Taxslayer Bowl with new 6-year deal |url= http://jacksonville.com/sports/2014-04-03/story/gator-bowl-becomes-taxslayer-bowl-new-6-year-deal |newspaper= [[The Florida Times-Union]] |access-date= April 7, 2014}}</ref> A new logo was released on April 3, 2014. 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.

==Venues==
The 1946 and 1947 games were played in Fairfield Stadium, which had a [[seating capacity]] of 7,600. The stadium was expanded to 16,000 seats in 1948, and the structure was renamed the [[Gator Bowl Stadium|Gator Bowl]]. Prior to the 1949 game, the [[seating capacity]] was expanded to 36,058, at which it remained until 1957.<ref>''The Jacksonville Story'' by Carolina Rawls; Jacksonville's Fifty Years of Progress Association-1950</ref> That stadium hosted the game through 1993, when it was almost completely demolished for the construction of [[Jacksonville Municipal Stadium]] on the same site. During construction, the [[1994 Gator Bowl|December 1994 game]] was played at [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium]] in [[Gainesville, Florida]]. The [[1996 Gator Bowl|January 1996 game]], and all subsequent games to date, have been held at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, currently known as [[EverBank Stadium]].

==Organization==
The game and associated activities are overseen by '''Gator Bowl Sports'''. 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.<ref>{{cite news |last= Smits |first= Gary |date= November 5, 2013|title= 'Gator Bowl Sports' wants to promote more events, boost charity in region |url= http://jacksonville.com/sports/college/other-college-sports/2013-11-05/story/gator-bowl-sports-wants-promote-more-events |newspaper= The Florida Times-Union |access-date= April 7, 2014}}</ref>

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. In addition to the Gator Bowl, the GBA has also coordinated other events. 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 2007 and 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jtaonthemove.com/News/showPage.aspx?news=23|title=Jacksonville Transportation Authority: River City Showdown Stadium Shuttle}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Teams typically featured==
[[file:1973 Gator Bowl Game Program.jpg|thumb|170px|Cover of the 1973 Gator Bowl game program]]
In the early years of the bowl, from 1946–1952, it featured a team from the [[Southern Conference]] against an at-large opponent. Beginning with the 1953 game, it switched to generally featuring a [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) team against an at-large opponent. From 1953 to the 1975 game, at least one SEC team appeared in 20 out of the 24 games, and in three of those games both teams were from the SEC. The games from 1976 to 1995 usually, but not always, involved a team from the southeastern United States against a team from another part of the country. Teams from the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC) played in ten of these 20 games.

From 1996–2006, the Gator Bowl traditionally hosted the second-place ACC team against the second-place [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East Conference]] team. With the 2007 game, the ACC runner-up became contractually tied to play in the [[Peach Bowl|Chick-fil-A Bowl]] and the Gator Bowl began hosting the third-place ACC team versus a team from either the Big East (still the conference's #2 team unless they qualified for the [[Bowl Championship Series]]), the [[Big 12 Conference]], or the unaffiliated [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]] (who would take the Big East's spot in this game). The contract, which ran for four years, was held in conjunction with the [[Sun Bowl]], with the Gator Bowl receiving first choice of teams, and required both bowls to take Big East teams twice and Big 12 teams twice. Since the previous two Gator Bowls featured the [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech Red Raiders]] and the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska Cornhuskers]], both Big 12 teams, a Big East team or Notre Dame would play in the 2010 Gator Bowl per the terms of the contract (West Virginia lost to Florida State in this game).

The conference alignment changed again in 2010, as the Big East and Notre Dame moved their hybrid arrangement to the [[Champs Sports Bowl]] for 2010, while the Gator Bowl declined to renew its contract with the Big 12.  The Gator Bowl would feature the SEC and the [[Big Ten Conference]] starting with the 2010 season, joining the [[Capital One Bowl]] and the [[Outback Bowl]] as the third Big Ten-SEC bowl matchup on New Year's Day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/5250/gator-bowl-to-pair-big-ten-with-sec-not-acc|title=Gator Bowl to pair Big Ten with SEC, not ACC|date=13 October 2009|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref> Starting in 2015, the bowl returned to a hybrid arrangement for a six-year period, with SEC teams playing ACC teams for three years and Big Ten teams the other three years; the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are also eligible during ACC years.<ref name=Barney/>

Through 74 playings (the [[2018 Gator Bowl|2018 edition]]), 38 have been contested with both teams ranked (per the [[AP Poll]]), most recently the [[2006 Gator Bowl|2006 edition]]. The highest ranked team to appear was No. 3 [[1980 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]] in the [[1980 Gator Bowl|1980 edition]].

==Title sponsors==
[[Mazda]] was the first title sponsor, beginning in 1986 and lasting for five years. [[Outback Steakhouse]] sponsored the Gator Bowl for three years beginning in 1992, prior to obtaining their own [[Outback Bowl]] held in [[Tampa, Florida]]. From 1996–2006, the title sponsor was [[Toyota]]. [[Konica Minolta]] then became the sponsor from 2007 to 2010.<ref name="newsponsor">{{cite web|url=http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/093007/col_204090013.shtml|title=Gator Bowl lands deal for new title sponsor – Jacksonville.com|author=Garry Smits|access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref> On December 14, 2010, the Gator Bowl Association announced that [[Progressive Corporation|Progressive Insurance]] would become the title sponsor for the [[2011 Gator Bowl]].<ref name="ProgressiveSponsor">{{cite web|url=http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=532508|title=Progressive sponsors Gator Bowl|access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref> On September 1, 2011, GBA announced a multi-year title sponsorship deal with TaxSlayer.com.

==Game results==
All rankings are taken from the [[AP Poll]] prior to the game being played. ''Italics denote a tie game.''
[[file:Clemson steve fuller vs pitt 1977.jpg|thumb|Clemson v Pitt, 1977 edition]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Date played
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Bowl name
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;" colspan="2"| Winning team
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;" colspan="2"| Losing team
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"| Attnd.
|-
|align=right|January 1, 1946 || [[1946 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#19 [[1945 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]]'''||'''26'''&nbsp; || [[1945 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]] || 14&nbsp; || &nbsp;7,362
|-
| align=right|January 1, 1947 || [[1947 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#14 [[1946 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]'''||'''34''' || #18 [[1946 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]]|| 13 || 10,134
|-
| align=right|January 1, 1948 || [[1948 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]]<ref group=n>Venue was renamed [[Gator Bowl Stadium|Gator Bowl]] in 1948.</ref> || [[1947 Georgia Bulldogs football team|''Georgia'']] || 20 || [[1947 Maryland Terrapins football team|''Maryland'']] || 20 || 16,666
|-
| align=right|January 1, 1949 || [[1949 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#11 [[1948 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]'''||'''24''' || [[1948 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] || 23 ||35,273
|-
| align=right|January 2, 1950 || [[1950 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#14 [[1949 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]]'''||'''20''' || #20 [[1949 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]|| 7 || 18,409
|-
| align=right|January 1, 1951 || [[1951 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#12 [[1950 Wyoming Cowboys football team|Wyoming]]'''||'''20''' || #18 [[1950 Washington and Lee Generals football team|Washington & Lee]]|| 7 || 26,354
|-
| align=right|January 1, 1952 || [[1952 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''[[1951 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (Florida)]]''' || '''14''' || #19 [[1951 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]|| 0 || 37,208
|-
| align=right|January 1, 1953 || [[1953 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#15 [[1952 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]'''||'''14''' || #12 [[1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa]]|| 13 || 30,015
|-
| align=right|January 1, 1954 || [[1954 Gator Bowl (January)|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#12 [[1953 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]]'''||'''35''' || #17 [[1953 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]|| 13 || 28,641
|-
| December 31, 1954 || [[1954 Gator Bowl (December)|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#13 [[1954 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]'''||'''33''' || #18 [[1954 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]]|| 13 || 34,408
|-
| December 31, 1955 || [[1955 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#8 [[1955 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]'''||'''25''' || [[1955 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] || 13 || 32,174
|-
| December 29, 1956 || [[1956 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#4 [[1956 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]'''||'''21''' || #13 [[1956 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]]|| 14 || 37,683
|-
| December 28, 1957 || [[1957 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#13 [[1957 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]'''||'''3''' || #9 [[1957 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]|| 0 || 41,160
|-
| December 27, 1958 || [[1958 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#11 [[1958 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]'''||'''7''' || #14 [[1958 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]|| 3 || 41,312
|-
| align=right|January 2, 1960 || [[1960 Gator Bowl (January)|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#9 [[1959 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]]'''||'''14''' || [[1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]] || 7 || 45,104
|-
| December 31, 1960 || [[1960 Gator Bowl (December)|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#18 [[1960 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]'''||'''13''' || #12 [[1960 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]]|| 12 || 50,122
|-
| December 30, 1961 || [[1961 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#17 [[1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]'''||'''30''' || #13 [[1961 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]|| 15 || 50,202
|-
| December 29, 1962 || [[1962 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''[[1962 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]''' || '''17''' || #9 [[1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]|| 7 || 50,026
|-
| December 28, 1963 || [[1963 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''[[1963 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]]''' || '''35''' || [[1963 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]] || 0 || 50,018
|-
| align=right|January 2, 1965 || [[1965 Gator Bowl (January)|Gator Bowl]] || '''[[1964 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]''' || '''36''' || [[1964 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] || 19 || 50,408
|-
| December 31, 1965 || [[1965 Gator Bowl (December)|Gator Bowl]] || '''[[1965 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]''' || '''31''' || #10 [[1965 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]]|| 21 || 60,127
|-
| December 31, 1966 || [[1966 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''[[1966 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]''' || '''18''' || [[1966 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]] || 12 || 60,312
|-
| December 30, 1967 || [[1967 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||''#10 [[1967 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]'' || 17 || ''[[1967 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]'' || 17 || 68,019
|-
| December 28, 1968 || [[1968 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#16 [[1968 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]'''||'''35''' || #12 [[1968 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]|| 10 || 68,011
|-
| December 27, 1969 || [[1969 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#15 [[1969 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]'''||'''14''' || #11 [[1969 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]|| 13 || 72,248
|-
| align=right|January 2, 1971 || [[1971 Gator Bowl (January)|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#10 [[1970 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]'''||'''35''' || [[1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]] || 28 || 71,136
|-
| December 31, 1971 || [[1971 Gator Bowl (December)|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#6 [[1971 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]'''||'''7''' || [[1971 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]] || 3 || 71,208
|-
| December 30, 1972 || [[1972 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#6 [[1972 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]'''||'''24''' || #13 [[1972 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]]|| 3 || 71,114
|-
| December 29, 1973 || [[1973 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#11 [[1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]]'''||'''28''' || #20 [[1973 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]|| 19 || 62,109
|-
| December 30, 1974 || [[1974 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#6 [[1974 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]'''||'''27''' || #11 [[1974 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]|| 3 || 63,811
|-
| December 29, 1975 || [[1975 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#17 [[1975 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]]'''||'''13''' || #13 [[1975 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]|| 0 || 64,012
|-
| December 27, 1976 || [[1976 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#15 [[1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]'''||'''20''' || #20 [[1976 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]|| 9 || 67,827
|-
| December 30, 1977 || [[1977 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#10 [[1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]]'''||'''34''' || #11 [[1977 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]|| 3 || 72,289
|-
| December 29, 1978 || [[1978 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#7 [[1978 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]'''||'''17''' || #20 [[1978 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]|| 15 || 72,011
|-
| December 28, 1979 || [[1979 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''[[1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]]''' || '''17''' || #14 [[1979 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]|| 15 || 70,407
|-
| December 29, 1980 || [[1980 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#3 [[1980 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]]'''||'''37''' || #18 [[1980 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]]|| 9 || 72,297
|-
| December 28, 1981 || [[1981 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#11 [[1981 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]]'''||'''31''' || [[1981 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] || 27 || 71,009
|-
| December 30, 1982 || [[1982 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''[[1982 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]''' || '''31''' || #10 [[1982 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]]|| 12 || 80,913
|-
| December 30, 1983 || [[1983 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#11 [[1983 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]'''||'''14''' || #10 [[1983 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]]|| 6 || 81,293
|-
| December 28, 1984 || [[1984 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#9 [[1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]]'''||'''21''' || #7 [[1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]]|| 14 || 82,138
|-
| December 30, 1985 || [[1985 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#18 [[1985 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]'''||'''34''' || #19 [[1985 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]]|| 23 || 79,417
|-
| December 27, 1986 || [[1986 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''[[1986 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]''' || '''27''' || #20 [[1986 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]]|| 21 || 80,104
|-
| December 31, 1987 || [[1987 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#7 [[1987 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]'''||'''30''' || #9 [[1987 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]]|| 13 || 82,119
|-
| align=right|January 1, 1989 || [[1989 Gator Bowl (January)|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#19 [[1988 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]'''||'''34''' || [[1988 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] || 27 || 76,236
|-
| December 30, 1989 || [[1989 Gator Bowl (December)|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#14 [[1989 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]'''||'''27''' || #17 [[1989 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]]|| 7 || 82,911
|-
| align=right|January 1, 1991 || [[1991 Gator Bowl (January)|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#12 [[1990 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]'''||'''35''' || #15 [[1990 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]|| 3 || 68,297
|-
| December 29, 1991 || [[1991 Gator Bowl (December)|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#20 [[1991 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]'''||'''48''' || #19 [[1991 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]]|| 14 || 62,003
|-
| December 31, 1992 || [[1992 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#14 [[1992 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]'''||'''27''' || #12 [[1992 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]]|| 10 || 71,233
|-
| December 31, 1993 || [[1993 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#18 [[1993 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]'''||'''24''' || #12 [[1993 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]]|| 10 || 67,205
|-
| December 30, 1994 || [[1994 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]]<ref group=n>The December 1994 game was held at [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium]] on the campus of the [[University of Florida]] in [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]] due to renovations.</ref> || '''[[1994 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]''' || '''45''' || #17 [[1994 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]]|| 23 || 62,200
|-
| align=right|January 1, 1996 || [[1996 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]]<ref group=n>The January 1996 game was the first to be held at [[Jacksonville Municipal Stadium]].</ref> || '''[[1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]''' || '''41''' || #23 [[1995 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]|| 0 || 45,202
|-
| align=right|January 1, 1997 || [[1997 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#12 [[1996 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]]'''||'''20''' || #25 [[1996 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]]|| 13 || 52,103
|-
| align=right|January 1, 1998 || [[1998 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#7 [[1997 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]]'''||'''42''' || [[1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]] || 3 || 54,116
|-
| align=right|January 1, 1999 || [[1999 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#12 [[1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]'''||'''35''' || #17 [[1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]|| 28 || 70,791
|-
| align=right|January 1, 2000 || [[2000 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#23 [[1999 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (Florida)]]'''||'''28''' || #17 [[1999 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]|| 13 || 43,416
|-
| align=right|January 1, 2001 || [[2001 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#6 [[2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]]'''||'''41''' || #16 [[2000 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]|| 20 || 68,741
|-
| align=right|January 1, 2002 || [[2002 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#24 [[2001 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]'''||'''30''' || #15 [[2001 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]]|| 17 || 72,202
|-
| align=right|January 1, 2003 || [[2003 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#17 [[2002 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]]'''||'''28''' || #11 [[2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]|| 6 || 73,491
|-
| align=right|January 1, 2004 || [[2004 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#23 [[2003 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]]'''||'''41''' || #20 [[2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]]|| 7 || 78,891
|-
| align=right|January 1, 2005 || [[2005 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#17 [[2004 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]'''||'''30''' || [[2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]] || 18 || 70,112
|-
| align=right|January 2, 2006 || [[2006 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#12 [[2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]]'''||'''35''' || #15 [[2005 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]]|| 24 || 63,780
|-
| align=right|January 1, 2007 || [[2007 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#13 [[2006 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]]'''||'''38''' || [[2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]] || 35 || 67,714
|-
| align=right|January 1, 2008 || [[2008 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''[[2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]]''' || '''31''' || #21 [[2007 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]]|| 28 || 60,243
|-
| align=right|January 1, 2009 || [[2009 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''[[2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]''' || '''26''' || [[2008 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]] || 21 || 67,232
|-
| align=right|January 1, 2010 || [[2010 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''[[2009 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]''' || '''33''' || #18 [[2009 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]]|| 21 || 84,129
|-
| align=right|January 1, 2011 || [[2011 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#21 [[2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State]] '''||'''52''' || [[2010 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || 14 || 68,325
|-
| align=right|January 2, 2012 || [[2012 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''[[2011 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] ''' || '''24''' || [[2011 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] || 17 || 61,312
|-
| align=right|January 1, 2013 || [[2013 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||'''#21 [[2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern]] '''||'''34''' || [[2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State]] || 20 || 48,612
|-
| align=right|January 1, 2014 || [[2014 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] ||  '''[[2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] ''' || '''24''' || #22 [[2013 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]|| 19 || 60,712
|-
| align=right|January 2, 2015 || [[2015 TaxSlayer Bowl|TaxSlayer Bowl]] || '''[[2014 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]] ''' || '''45''' || [[2014 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]] || 28 || 56,310
|-
| align=right|January 2, 2016 || [[2016 TaxSlayer Bowl (January)|TaxSlayer Bowl]] || '''[[2015 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]''' || '''24''' || [[2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] || 17 || 58,212
|-
| December 31, 2016 || [[2016 TaxSlayer Bowl (December)|TaxSlayer Bowl]] || '''[[2016 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]''' || '''33''' || [[2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]] || 18 || 43,102
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
| December 30, 2017 || [[2017 TaxSlayer Bowl|TaxSlayer Bowl]] ||'''#24 [[2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State]]'''||'''31''' || [[2017 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]] || 27 || 41,310
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
| December 31, 2018 || [[2018 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''#21 [[2018 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]''' || '''52''' || [[2018 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]] || 13 || 38,206
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
| align=right|January 2, 2020 || [[2020 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || [[2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]{{dagger}} || '''23'''|| [[2019 Indiana Hoosiers football team|Indiana]] || 22 || 61,789
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
| align=right|January 2, 2021 || [[2021 Gator Bowl (January)|Gator Bowl]] || '''[[2020 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]''' || '''23''' || #24 [[2020 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]] || 21 || 10,422
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
| December 31, 2021 || [[2021 Gator Bowl (December)|Gator Bowl]] || '''#20 [[2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]]''' || '''38''' || [[2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team|Rutgers]] || 10 || 28,508
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
| December 30, 2022 || [[2022 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''#19 [[2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || '''45''' || #20 [[2022 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]] || 38 || 67,383 {{nbsp}}
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
| December 29, 2023 || [[2023 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''[[2023 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]''' || '''38''' ||  [[2023 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]] || 35 || 40,132
|-<!--AP RANKINGS-->
| align=right|January 2, 2025 || [[2025 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] || '''#16 [[2024 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]''' || '''52''' ||  [[2024 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke]] || 20 || 31,290
|}<!--
   TABLE USES AP RANKINGS ONLY (as they date back to the 1930s)
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{{dagger}} Tennessee's win the January 2020 edition was [[Vacated victory|vacated]] by the NCAA in July 2023.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2023/07/15/tennessee-football-wins-vacated-jeremy-pruitt-ncaa/70417265007/ |title=These Tennessee football wins under Jeremy Pruitt have been vacated |first=Adam |last=Sparks |website=[[USA Today]] |date=July 15, 2023 |accessdate=July 16, 2023}}</ref>

Source:<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Bowl/All Star Game Records |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2022/Bowls.pdf |page=7 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |date=2023 |access-date=December 29, 2023 }}</ref>
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==MVPs==
From 1946 through 1952, an overall game MVP was named. From 1953 through 2021, MVPs were named for each team; in several instances, co-MVPs were named. Since the 2022 edition, the bowl has again named an overall game MVP; the honor was shared in the December 2023 game.

{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:850px; text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
|+
! colspan="8" style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b; text-align:center;" bgcolor=""|<big>'''Most Valuable Players'''</big>
|-
!|Date Played
!|MVP
!|Team
!|Position
! colspan=3|&nbsp;
!|Ref
|-
|January 1, 1946 || Nick Sacrinty || Wake Forest || QB ||colspan=3|&nbsp;||<ref name=40hist>{{cite web|url=https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/game-history/1940s-game-history|title=1940s Game History|website=taxslayergatorbowl.com}}</ref>
|-
|January 1, 1947 || [[Joe Golding]] || Oklahoma || HB ||colspan=3|&nbsp;||<ref name=40hist/>
|-
|January 1, 1948 || [[Lu Gambino]] || Maryland || HB ||colspan=3|&nbsp;||<ref name=40hist/>
|-
|January 1, 1949 || [[Bobby Gage]] || Clemson || HB ||colspan=3|&nbsp;||<ref name=40hist/>
|-
|January 2, 1950 || [[Bob Ward (American football, born 1927)|Bob Ward]] || Maryland || G ||colspan=3|&nbsp;||<ref name=50hist>{{cite web|url=https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/game-history/1950s-game-history|title=1950s Game History|website=taxslayergatorbowl.com}}</ref>
|-
|January 1, 1951 || [[Eddie Talboom]] || Wyoming || HB ||colspan=3|&nbsp;||<ref name=50hist/>
|-
|January 1, 1952 || [[Jim Dooley]] || Miami (Florida) || HB ||colspan=3|&nbsp;||<ref name=50hist/>
|-
!|Date Played
!|MVP
!|Team
!|Position
!|MVP
!|Team
!|Position
!|Ref
|-
| January 1, 1953 || John Hall || Florida || RB ||[[Marv Matuszak]] || Tulsa || T ||<ref name=50hist/>
|-
| January 1, 1954 || Bobby Cavazos || Texas Tech || RB ||[[Vince Dooley]] || Auburn || QB ||<ref name=50hist/>
|-
| December 31, 1954 || [[Joe Childress]] || Auburn || FB ||Billy Hooper || Baylor || QB ||<ref name=50hist/>
|-
| December 31, 1955 || Don Orr || Vanderbilt || QB ||Joe Childress || Auburn || FB ||<ref name=50hist/>
|-
| December 29, 1956 || Wade Mitchell || Georgia Tech || QB ||Corny Salvaterra || Pittsburgh || QB ||<ref name=50hist/>
|-
| December 28, 1957 || Bobby Gordon || Tennessee || TB ||[[John David Crow]] || Texas A&M || HB ||<ref name=50hist/>
|-
| December 27, 1958 || [[Bobby Franklin (American football)|Bobby Franklin]] || Ole Miss || QB ||Dave Hudson || Florida || E ||<ref name=50hist/>
|-
| January 2, 1960 || [[Jim Mooty]] || Arkansas || HB ||[[Maxie Baughan]] || Georgia Tech || LB ||<ref name=60hist>{{cite web|url=https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/game-history/1960s-game-history|title=1960s Game History|website=taxslayergatorbowl.com}}</ref>
|-
| December 31, 1960 || Larry Libertore || Florida || QB ||[[Bobby Ply]] || Baylor || QB ||<ref name=60hist/>
|-
| December 30, 1961 || [[Galen Hall]] || Penn State || QB ||[[Joe Auer]] || Georgia Tech || HB ||<ref name=60hist/>
|-
| December 29, 1962 || Tom Shannon || Florida || QB ||[[Dave Robinson (American football)|Dave Robinson]] || Penn State || E ||<ref name=60hist/>
|-
| December 28, 1963 || [[Ken Willard]] || North Carolina || RB ||David Sicks || Air Force || C ||<ref name=60hist/>
|-
| January 2, 1965 || [[Steve Tensi]]<br>[[Fred Biletnikoff]] || Florida State || QB<br>SE || [[Carl McAdams]] || Oklahoma || LB ||<ref name=60hist/>
|-
|| December 31, 1965 || Lenny Snow || Georgia Tech || TB ||[[Donny Anderson]] || Texas Tech || RB ||<ref name=60hist/>
|-
| December 31, 1966 || [[Dewey Warren]] || Tennessee || QB ||[[Floyd Little]] || Syracuse || HB ||<ref name=60hist/>
|-
| December 30, 1967 || [[Kim Hammond]] || Florida State || QB ||[[Tom Sherman (American football)|Tom Sherman]] || Penn State || QB ||<ref name=60hist/>
|-
| December 28, 1968 || Terry McMillan || Missouri || QB ||Mike Hall || Alabama || LB ||<ref name=60hist/>
|-
| December 27, 1969 || Mike Kelley || Florida || LB ||Curt Watson || Tennessee || FB ||<ref name=60hist/>
|-
| January 2, 1971 || [[Pat Sullivan (American football)|Pat Sullivan]] || Auburn || QB ||[[Archie Manning]] || Ole Miss || QB ||<ref name=70hist>{{cite web|url=https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/game-history/1970s-game-history|title=1970s Game History|website=taxslayergatorbowl.com}}</ref>
|-
| December 31, 1971 ||Jimmy Poulos || Georgia || TB ||[[James Webster (football coach)|James Webster]] || North Carolina || LB ||<ref name=70hist/>
|-
| December 30, 1972 || Wade Whatley || Auburn || QB ||Mark Cooney || Colorado || LB ||<ref name=70hist/>
|-
| December 29, 1973 || [[Joe Barnes]] || Texas Tech || QB ||[[Haskel Stanback]] || Tennessee || TB ||<ref name=70hist/>
|-
| December 30, 1974 || Phil Gargis || Auburn || QB ||[[Earl Campbell]] || Texas || RB ||<ref name=70hist/>
|-
| December 29, 1975 || Steve Atkins || Maryland || TB ||[[Sammy Green]] || Florida || LB ||<ref name=70hist/>
|-
| December 27, 1976 || [[Al Hunter (American football)|Al Hunter]] || Notre Dame || HB ||[[Jimmy Cefalo]] || Penn State || WR ||<ref name=70hist/>
|-
| December 30, 1977 || [[Matt Cavanaugh]] || Pittsburgh || QB ||[[Jerry Butler (American football)|Jerry Butler]] || Clemson || SE ||<ref name=70hist/>
|-
| December 29, 1978 || [[Steve Fuller (American football)|Steve Fuller]] || Clemson || QB ||[[Art Schlichter]] || Ohio State || QB ||<ref name=70hist/>
|-
|December 28, 1979 || Matt Kupec<ref group=n>The bowl's official site omits Kupec as co-MVP for North Carolina in the 1979 game.</ref><br>[[Amos Lawrence (American football)|Amos Lawrence]] || North Carolina || QB<br>RB  ||John Wangler <br>[[Anthony Carter (American football)|Anthony Carter]]|| Michigan || QB<br>WR ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16150909/add_another_feather_to_acc_cap/ |title=Add Another Feather to ACC Cap |first=Clifton |last=Barnes |newspaper=[[Rocky Mount Telegram]] |location=[[Rocky Mount, North Carolina]] |date=December 29, 1979 |access-date=December 31, 2017 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=70hist/>
|-
| December 29, 1980 || Rick Trocano || Pittsburgh || QB ||[[George Rogers (American football)|George Rogers]] || South Carolina || RB ||<ref name=80hist>{{cite web|url=https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/game-history/1980s-game-history|title=1980s Game History|website=taxslayergatorbowl.com}}</ref>
|-
| December 28, 1981 || [[Kelvin Bryant]]<br>[[Ethan Horton]] || North Carolina || TB<br>TB ||[[Gary Anderson (running back)|Gary Anderson]] || Arkansas || RB ||<ref name=80hist/>
|-
| December 30, 1982 || [[Greg Allen (American football)|Greg Allen]] || Florida State || TB ||[[Paul Woodside]] || West Virginia || K ||<ref name=80hist/>
|-
| December 30, 1983 || [[Tony Lilly]] || Florida || S ||[[Owen Gill]] || Iowa || FB ||<ref name=80hist/>
|-
| December 28, 1984 || [[Thurman Thomas]] || Oklahoma State || RB ||Mike Hold || South Carolina || QB ||<ref name=80hist/>
|-
| December 30, 1985 || [[Chip Ferguson]] || Florida State || QB ||[[Thurman Thomas]] || Oklahoma State || RB ||<ref name=80hist/>
|-
| December 27, 1986 || Rodney Williams || Clemson || QB ||[[Brad Muster]] || Stanford || RB ||<ref name=80hist/>
|-
| December 31, 1987 || [[Wendell Davis (wide receiver)|Wendell Davis]] || LSU || SE ||[[Harold Green (football player)|Harold Green]] || South Carolina || RB ||<ref name=80hist/>
|-
| January 1, 1989 || Wayne Johnson || Georgia || QB ||[[Andre Rison]] || Michigan State || WR ||<ref name=80hist/>
|-
| December 30, 1989 || [[Levon Kirkland]] || Clemson || LB ||[[Mike Fox (American football)|Mike Fox]] || West Virginia || DT ||<ref name=80hist/>
|-
| January 1, 1991 || [[Offensive line|''Offensive Line'']]<ref group=n>Michigan's offensive linemen in the January 1991 game were [[Tom Dohring]], [[Matt Elliott (American football)|Matt Elliott]], [[Steve Everitt]], [[Dean Dingman]], and [[Greg Skrepenak]].</ref> || Michigan || N/A ||Tyrone Ashley || Ole Miss || DB ||<ref name=90hist>{{cite web|url=https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/game-history/1990s-game-history|title=1990s Game History|website=taxslayergatorbowl.com}}</ref>
|-
| December 29, 1991 || [[Cale Gundy]] || Oklahoma || QB ||[[Tyrone Davis (American football)|Tyrone Davis]] || Virginia || DB ||<ref name=90hist/>
|-
| December 31, 1992 || [[Errict Rhett]] || Florida || RB ||[[Reggie Lawrence]] || North Carolina State || WR ||<ref name=90hist/>
|-
| December 31, 1993 || Brian Burgdorf || Alabama || QB ||Corey Holliday || North Carolina || WR ||<ref name=90hist/>
|-
| December 30, 1994 || [[James Stewart (American football, born December 27, 1971)|James Stewart]] || Tennessee || TB ||Maurice DeShazo || Virginia Tech || QB ||<ref name=90hist/>
|-
| January 1, 1996 || [[Donovan McNabb]] || Syracuse || QB ||Peter Ford || Clemson || CB ||<ref name=90hist/>
|-
| January 1, 1997 || Oscar Davenport || North Carolina || QB ||[[David Saunders (American football player)|David Saunders]] || West Virginia || WR ||<ref name=90hist/>
|-
| January 1, 1998 || Chris Keldorf || North Carolina || QB ||[[Nick Sorensen]] || Virginia Tech || QB ||<ref name=90hist/>
|-
| January 1, 1999 || [[Dez White]]<br>[[Joe Hamilton (American football)|Joe Hamilton]] || Georgia Tech || WR<br>QB || |[[Autry Denson]] || Notre Dame || RB ||<ref name=90hist/>
|-
| January 1, 2000 || [[Nate Webster]] || Miami (Florida) || LB ||Joe Hamilton || Georgia Tech || QB ||<ref name=00hist>{{cite web|url=https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/game-history/2000s-game-history|title=2000's Game History|website=taxslayergatorbowl.com}}</ref>
|-
| January 1, 2001 || [[Michael Vick]] || Virginia Tech || QB ||[[Rod Gardner]] || Clemson || WR ||<ref name=00hist/>
|-
| January 1, 2002 || [[Javon Walker]] || Florida State || WR ||[[André Davis]] || Virginia Tech || WR ||<ref name=00hist/>
|-
| January 1, 2003 || [[Philip Rivers]] || North Carolina State || QB ||Cedric Hillard || Notre Dame || NG ||<ref name=00hist/>
|-
| January 1, 2004 || [[Scott McBrien]] || Maryland || QB ||Brian King || West Virginia || DB ||<ref name=00hist/>
|-
| January 1, 2005 || [[Leon Washington]] || Florida State || RB ||[[Kay-Jay Harris]] || West Virginia || RB ||<ref name=00hist/>
|-
| January 2, 2006 || [[Cedric Humes]] || Virginia Tech || RB ||[[Hunter Cantwell]] || Louisville || QB ||<ref name=00hist/>
|-
| January 1, 2007 || [[Pat White (American football)|Pat White]]|| West Virginia || QB ||[[Calvin Johnson]] || Georgia Tech || WR ||<ref name=00hist/>
|-
| January 1, 2008 || [[Graham Harrell]]|| Texas Tech || QB || [[Chris Long]]<ref group=n>Other sources list [[Mikell Simpson]], who rushed for 170 yards, as the Virginia MVP for the 2008 game.</ref> || Virginia || DE ||<ref name=00hist/>
|-
| January 1, 2009 || Joe Ganz || Nebraska || QB || [[DaQuan Bowers]] || Clemson || DE ||<ref name=00hist/>
|-
|January 1, 2010 || [[EJ Manuel]] || Florida State || QB || [[Noel Devine]] || West Virginia || HB ||<ref name=10hist>{{cite web |url=https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/game-history/2010s-game-history/ |title=2010's Game History |website=taxslayergatorbowl.com |access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|January 1, 2011 || [[Chris Relf]] || Mississippi State || QB || [[Denard Robinson]] || Michigan || QB ||<ref name=10hist/>
|-
|January 2, 2012 || [[Andre Debose]] || Florida || WR || [[Etienne Sabino]] || Ohio State || LB ||<ref name=10hist/>
|-
|January 1, 2013 || Jared Carpenter || Northwestern || S || Nickoe Whitley || Mississippi State || DB ||<ref name=10hist/>
|-
|January 1, 2014 || [[Quincy Enunwa]] || Nebraska || WR || [[Todd Gurley]] || Georgia || TB ||<ref name=10hist/>
|-
|January 2, 2015 || [[Joshua Dobbs]] || Tennessee || QB || [[Josey Jewell]] || Iowa || LB ||<ref name=10hist/>
|-
|January 2, 2016 || Terry Godwin || Georgia || WR || [[Trace McSorley]] || Penn State || QB ||<ref name=10hist/>
|-
|December 31, 2016 || Dedrick Mills  || Georgia Tech || RB || Stephen Johnson II || Kentucky || QB ||<ref name=10hist/>
|-
|December 30, 2017 || Mark McLaurin || Mississippi State || S || [[Lamar Jackson]] || Louisville || QB ||<ref name=10hist/>
|-
|December 31, 2018 || [[Trayveon Williams]] || Texas A&M || RB || [[Ryan Finley (American football)|Ryan Finley]] || NC State || QB ||<ref name=10hist/>
|-
|January 2, 2020 || [[Eric Gray (American football)|Eric Gray]] || Tennessee || RB || [[Peyton Ramsey]] || Indiana || QB || <ref name=20hist>{{cite web |url=https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/game-history/2020s-game-history/ |title=2020's Game History |website=taxslayergatorbowl.com |access-date=December 31, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|January 2, 2021 || Asim Rose Jr. || Kentucky || RB || [[Zonovan Knight]] || NC State || RB || <ref name=20hist/>
|-
|December 31, 2021 || [[Sam Hartman]] || Wake Forest || QB || Johnny Langan || Rutgers || QB || <ref name=20hist/>
|-
|December 30, 2022 || [[Tyler Buchner]] || Notre Dame || QB || colspan=3|{{nbsp}} || <ref>{{cite tweet |user=PFF_College |number=1608984752534720513 |title=The Tyler Buchner experience tonight was WILD: |date=December 30, 2022 |accessdate=December 30, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|December 29, 2023 || [[Phil Mafah]]<br>[[Barion Brown]] || Clemson<br>Kentucky || RB<br>WR || colspan=3|{{nbsp}} || <ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/news/phil-mafah-named-taxslayer-gator-bowl-co-mvp-43517|title=Phil Mafah named TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Co-MVP|date=December 29, 2023|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|January 2, 2025 || [[Jaxson Dart]] || Old Miss || QB || colspan=3|{{nbsp}} || <ref>{{cite tweet |user=OleMissOnSI |number=1875045130362871889 |title=LOOK: Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart Wins Gator Bowl MVP Honors |date=January 2, 2025 |accessdate=January 3, 2025}}</ref>
|}
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==Most appearances==
Updated through the January 2025 edition (80 games, 160 appearances).

;Teams with multiple appearances
{{col-start}}
{{col-break}}
{|class = "wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Rank
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Team
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Appearances
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Record
|-
|1 || [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]] || 10 || 5–5
|-
|2 || [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] || 9 || 7–2
|-
|3 || [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]] || 8 || 4–4
|-
|T4 || [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] || 7 || 6–0–1
|-
|T4 || [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]] || 7 || 5–2
|-
|T4 || [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] || 7 || 4–2 {{double dagger}}
|-
|T4 || [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]] || 7 || 1–6
|-
|8 || [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] || 6 || 4–2
|-
|T9 || [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] || 5 || 3–1–1
|-
|T9 || [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]] || 5 || 2–3
|-
|T9 || [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] || 5 || 1–3–1
|-
|T9 || [[NC State Wolfpack football|NC State]] || 5 || 1–4
|-
|T9 || [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]] || 5 || 0–5
|-
|T14 || [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]] || 4 || 3–0–1
|-
|T14 || [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]] || 4 || 3–1
|-
|T14 || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] || 4 || 2–2
|-
|T14 || [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] || 4 || 2–2
|}
{{col-break}}
{|class = "wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Rank
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Team
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Appearances
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Record
|-
|T18 || [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]] || 3 || 2–1
|-
|T18 || [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] || 3 || 2–1
|-
|T18 || [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] || 3 || 2–1
|-
|T18 || [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]] || 3 || 1–2
|-
|T18 || [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] || 3 || 1–2
|-
|T18 || [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]] || 3 || 1–2
|-
|T24 || [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (Florida)]] || 2 || 2–0
|-
|T24 || [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] || 2 || 2–0
|-
|T24 || [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons football|Wake Forest]] || 2 || 2–0
|-
|T24 || [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
|T24 || [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
|T24 || [[Oklahoma State Cowboys football|Oklahoma State]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
|T24 || [[Syracuse Orangemen football|Syracuse]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
|T24 || [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
|T24 || [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]] || 2 || 0–2
|-
|T24 || [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]] || 2 || 0–2
|-
|T24 || [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]] || 2 || 0–2
|-
|T24 || [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] || 2 || 0–2
|-
|T24 || [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]] || 2 || 0–2
|}
{{col-end}}
{{double dagger}} Tennessee's record excludes their January 2020 win, which was vacated by the NCAA in July 2023.

;Teams with a single appearance
Won (4): [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]], [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]], [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]], [[Wyoming Cowboys football team|Wyoming]]
<br>
Lost (10): [[Air Force Falcons football|Air Force]], [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]], [[Duke Blue Devils football|Duke]], [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana]], [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]], [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football|Rutgers]], [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]], [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]], [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane football|Tulsa]], [[Washington and Lee Generals football|Washington & Lee]]

==Appearances by conference==
Updated through the January 2025 edition (80 games, 160 appearances).

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #e2223b;" rowspan=2|Conference
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #e2223b;" colspan=5|Record
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #e2223b;" colspan=4|Appearances by season
|-
! style="border: 2px solid #e2223b;" |Games
! style="border: 2px solid #e2223b;" |W
! style="border: 2px solid #e2223b;" |L
! style="border: 2px solid #e2223b;" |T
! style="border: 2px solid #e2223b;" |Win pct.
! style="border: 2px solid #e2223b;" class=unsortable|Won
! style="border: 2px solid #e2223b;" class=unsortable|Lost
! style="border: 2px solid #e2223b;" class=unsortable|Tied
! style="border: 2px solid #e2223b;" class=unsortable|Vacated
|-
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] || 46 || {{WinLossPct|28|16|1}} {{double dagger}}
| <!--W-->1952*, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1970*, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1983, 1987, 1988*, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2010*, 2011*, 2014*, 2015*, 2017, 2018, 2020*, 2024*
| <!--L-->1953*, 1955, 1958, 1959*, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970*, 1973, 1975, 1990, 2012*, 2013*, 2016, 2022, 2023
| <!--T-->1947*
| <!--V-->2019*
|-
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] || 34 || {{WinLossPct|19|15|0}}
| <!--W-->1963, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1996*, 1997*, 1998*, 2001*, 2002*, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2009*, 2016, 2021, 2023
| <!--L-->1971, 1977, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995*, 1999*, 2000*, 2006*, 2007*, 2008*, 2017, 2018, 2020*, 2024*
| <!--T-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| <!--V-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independents]] || 24 || {{WinLossPct|10|12|2}}
| <!--W-->1951*, 1961, 1964*, 1965, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1985, 2022
| <!--L-->1956, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1998*, 2002*
| <!--T-->1967, 1967<!--BOTH teams that played in the 1967 game were independent-->
| <!--V-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] || 12 || {{WinLossPct|4|8|0}}
| <!--W-->1995*, 1999*, 2000*, 2006*
| <!--L-->1994, 1996*, 1997*, 2001*, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2009*
| <!--T-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| <!--V-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] || 13 || {{WinLossPct|3|10|0}}
| <!--W-->1990, 2012*, 2013*
| <!--L-->1978, 1979, 1983, 1988*, 2010*, 2011*, 2014*, 2015*, 2019*, 2021
| <!--T-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| <!--V-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]]'' || 9 || {{WinLossPct|4|5|0}}
| <!--W-->1946*, 1968, 1984, 1991
| <!--L-->1948*, 1949*, 1964*, 1972, 1985
| <!--T-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| <!--V-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Southern Conference|SoCon]]'' || 8 || {{WinLossPct|3|4|1}}
| <!--W-->1945*, 1948*, 1949*
| <!--L-->1945*, 1946*, 1950*, 1951*
| <!--T-->1947*
| <!--V-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Southwest Conference|SWC]]'' || 8 || {{WinLossPct|2|6|0}}
| <!--W-->1959*, 1973
| <!--L-->1954, 1957, 1960, 1965, 1974, 1981
| <!--T-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| <!--V-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] || 2 || {{WinLossPct|2|0|0}}
| <!--W-->2007*, 2008*
| <!--L-->
| <!--T-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| <!--V-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Border Conference|Border]]'' || 1 || {{WinLossPct|1|0|0}}
| <!--W-->1953*
| <!--L-->
| <!--T-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| <!--V-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Skyline Conference (1938–1962)|Skyline]]'' || 1 || {{WinLossPct|1|0|0}}
| <!--W-->1950*
| <!--L-->
| <!--T-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| <!--V-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]'' || 1 || {{WinLossPct|0|1|0}}
| <!--W-->
| <!--L-->1952*
| <!--T-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| <!--V-->{{nbsp}}
|-
| [[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac-10]] || 1 || {{WinLossPct|0|1|0}}
| <!--W-->
| <!--L-->1986
| <!--T-->bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| <!--V-->{{nbsp}}
|}
{{double dagger}} The SEC's win–loss–tie totals and [[winning percentage]] exclude Tennessee's win following the 2019 season (played in January 2020), which was vacated by the NCAA in July 2023.

* Games marked with an asterisk (*) were played in January of the following calendar year.
* Records reflect conference affiliations at the time each game was played.{{efn|{{as of|2021|01}}, there were conference records listed on the bowl's website,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/media/team-records/ |title=TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Records – Team Records |website=taxslayergatorbowl.com |access-date=January 2, 2021}}</ref> but they had not been updated for all editions that have been played and they did not reflect conference affiliations at the time each game was played.}}
* Conferences that are defunct or no longer active in FBS are marked in ''italics''.
* The Big Eight's record includes appearances when the conference was known as the Big Six and Big Seven.
* Big East teams made 12 appearances and were 4–8; the [[American Athletic Conference]] (The American) retains the conference charter following the [[2010–2013 Big East Conference realignment|2013 split of the original Big East]] along football lines.
* Two teams from the same conference have met five times: 1945*, 1955, 1958, 1969, and 1970*. The first instance was SoCon teams, while the others have been SEC teams.
* Two independent teams have met four times: 1967, 1976, 1980, and 1982.
* Independent appearances (23): [[Air Force Falcons football|Air Force]] (1963), [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] (1964*, 1967, 1982, 1985), [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]] (1965), [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami-FL]] (1951*), [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] (1976, 1998*, 2002*, 2022), [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] (1961, 1962, 1967, 1976), [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pitt]] (1956, 1977, 1980), [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]] (1980, 1984, 1987), [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]] (1966), and [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]] (1982, 1989).

To date:
* Every current member of the SEC has appeared in at least one Gator Bowl.  Former member [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]] has also appeared, former member [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane]] has not. 
* Seven former members of the Big East appeared in the bowl, though not all while in the Big East: [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]], [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]], [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pitt]], [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football|Rutgers]], [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]], [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]], and [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]].  Five members have not: [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]], [[Cincinnati Bearcats football|Cincinnati]], [[UConn Huskies football|UConn]], [[South Florida Bulls football|USF]] and [[Temple Owls football|Temple]]. 
* Twelve current members of the ACC have appeared in the bowl, though not all while in the ACC: [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]], [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]], [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]], [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]], [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]], [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|UNC]], [[NC State Wolfpack football|NC State]], [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pitt]], [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]], [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia]], [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]], and [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons football|Wake Forest]], as have two former members ([[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]] and [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]]).  Two members ([[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]] and [[Duke Blue Devils football|Duke]]) have yet to appear in the bowl, although '''Duke''' is scheduled to play in the January 2025 edition.

==Gator Bowl Hall of Fame==
The Gator Bowl created a Hall of Fame in 1989; new members were announced annually through 2013, with a total of 82 inductees at that time. After 2013, additions have occurred intermittently.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Year
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Inductees
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Ref.
|-
| 1989 || [[Dan Devine]], [[Ray Graves]], [[Ralph Jordan]], [[Floyd Little]], [[Archie Manning]], [[Bobby Dodd]] || rowspan=18 | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatorbowl.com/tgb/history/hof.asp |title=Hall of Fame Inductees |website=gatorbowl.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000517/http://www.gatorbowl.com/tgb/history/hof.asp |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref>
|-
| 1990 || [[Vince Dooley]], [[Bobby Gage]], [[Frank Howard (American football)|Frank Howard]], [[Pat Sullivan (American football)|Pat Sullivan]], [[Bob Woodruff (American football)|Bob Woodruff]], George R. Olsen
|-
| 1991 || [[Wally Butts]], [[Bill Peterson]], [[Ron Sellers]], [[Ken Willard]]
|-
| 1992 || [[Maxie Baughan]], [[Lu Gambino]], [[Don Faurot]], [[Johnny Vaught]]
|-
| 1993 || [[DeWitt Weaver]], Tom Shannon, [[Joe Childress]]
|-
| 1994 || [[Doug Dickey]], [[Rip Engle]], Larry Libertore Jr.
|-
| 1995 || [[Fred Biletnikoff]], [[Frank Broyles]], Nicholas Sacrinty, Richard Stratton, [[Steve Tensi]]
|-
| 1996 || [[Dave Robinson (American football)|Dave Robinson]], Wade Mitchell, [[Jim Dooley]], [[Dick Crum (American football)|Dick Crum]]
|-
| 1997 || Judge John "Papa" Hall, [[Gene Stallings]], [[Kim Hammond]], John F. Lanahan
|-
| 1998 || [[Ross Browner]], [[James Stewart (American football, born December 27, 1971)|James Stewart]], [[Danny Ford]]
|-
| 1999 || Jack Bush, Walter C. Dunbar, Jay Solomon
|-
| 2000 || [[Joe Paterno]], [[Terry McMillan]], Bob Bradley
|-
| 2001 || [[John David Crow]], [[Don Nehlen]], Carlisle Jones
|-
| 2002 || W. W. "Bill" Gay, [[Jackie Sherrill]], [[Hugh Green (American football)|Hugh Green]]
|-
| 2003 || Donny Anderson, [[Rodney Hampton]], Ash Verlander
|-
| 2004 || Chip Ferguson, Bill Nimnicht Jr., [[Steve Spurrier]], [[Greg Allen (American football)|Greg Allen]]
|-
| 2005 || [[Desmond Howard]], Peter Kirill Sr., [[Peahead Walker]]
|-
| 2006 || Dave Braine, Carl Cannon
|-
| 2007 || [[Don Davis (Florida politician)|Don Davis]], [[George Rogers (American football)|George Rogers]], [[Bear Bryant]] || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://kmbs.konicaminolta.us/kmbs/about/news-releases/news/konica%20minolta%20gator%20bowl%20hall%20of%20fame%20class%20of%202007%20is%20legendary |title=Konica Minolta Gator Bowl Hall of Fame Class of 2007 is Legendary<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2017-12-24 |archive-date=2017-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213843/https://kmbs.konicaminolta.us/kmbs/about/news-releases/news/konica%20minolta%20gator%20bowl%20hall%20of%20fame%20class%20of%202007%20is%20legendary |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2008 || [[Errict Rhett]], [[Wendell Davis (wide receiver)|Wendell Davis]] || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://kmbs.konicaminolta.us/kmbs/about/news-releases/news/konica%20minolta%20gator%20bowl%20hall%20of%20fame%20class%20of%202008%20is%20legendary |title=Konica Minolta Gator Bowl Hall of Fame Class of 2008 is Legendary<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2017-12-24 |archive-date=2017-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213846/https://kmbs.konicaminolta.us/kmbs/about/news-releases/news/konica%20minolta%20gator%20bowl%20hall%20of%20fame%20class%20of%202008%20is%20legendary |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2009 || Wilford C. Lyon, Jr, [[Gary Pajcic]], [[Bob Golic]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://jacksonville.com/sports/college/florida_state_seminoles/2009-12-17/story/bob_golic_gary_pajcic_wilford_lyon_will_be_i|title=Bob Golic, Gary Pajcic, Wilford Lyon will be inducted into Gator Bowl Hall of Fame|first=The|last=Times-Union}}</ref>
|-
| 2010 || [[Bobby Bowden]], [[Mike Tranghese]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://jacksonville.com/sports/college/florida-state-seminoles/2010-11-29/story/bobby-bowden-enter-gator-bowl-hall-fame|title=Bobby Bowden to enter Gator Bowl Hall of Fame|first=Garry|last=Smits}}</ref>
|-
| 2011 || [[Pat Jones (American football)|Pat Jones]], [[Anthony Carter (American football)|Anthony Carter]], Bill Nimnicht Sr. || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://jacksonville.com/sports/college/florida-gators/2011-12-31/story/gator-bowl-notebook-anthony-carter-pat-jones-and-bill|title=Gator Bowl Notebook: Anthony Carter, Pat Jones and Bill Nimnicht Sr. join Gator Bowl Hall of Fame|first=Hays|last=Carlyon}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 || [[Corky Rogers]], Donald Orr || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/2012-12-12/story/corky-rogers-donald-orr-be-inducted-gator-bowl-hall-fame|title=Corky Rogers, Donald Orr to be inducted into Gator Bowl Hall of Fame|first=The|last=Times-Union}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 || [[Donovin Darius]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://jacksonville.com/sports/college/georgia-bulldogs/2013-12-31/story/former-jaguar-donovin-darius-inducted-gator-bowl|title=Gator Bowl Notebook: Former Jaguar Donovin Darius joins Hall of Fame|first=Garry|last=Smits}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || [[Frank Beamer]], Tom Shouvlin || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://jacksonville.com/sports/2016-12-01/former-virginia-tech-frank-beamer-enter-taxslayer-bowl-hall-fame|title=Former Virginia Tech Frank Beamer to enter TaxSlayer Bowl Hall of Fame|first=Garry|last=Smits}}</ref>
|-
| 2017 || [[Leon Washington]], [[Ronald L. Bailey]] || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://jacksonvillefreepress.com/gator-bowl-selects-leon-washington-as-hall-of-fame-inductee/ |title=Gator Bowl Selects Leon Washington as Hall of Fame Inductee |website=[[Jacksonville Free Press]] |date=December 19, 2017 |access-date=December 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>[https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/about-us/history/hall-of-fame/ Hall of Fame | TaxSlayerBowl.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|}

===75th Anniversary All Gator Bowl Team===
In September 2019, bowl organizers announced an All Gator Bowl Team, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary game, played in January 2020.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/news/gator-bowl-sports-announces-all-gator-bowl-team-in-honor-of-its-75th-game/ |title=Gator Bowl Sports Announces All Gator Bowl Team in Honor of its 75th Game |website=taxslayergatorbowl.com |date=September 10, 2019 |access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#ffffff; border:2px solid #e2223b;" colspan=4|Offense
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#ffffff; border:2px solid #e2223b;" colspan=4|Defense
|-
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#ffffff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Player
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#ffffff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Pos.
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#ffffff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Team
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#ffffff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Game
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#ffffff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Player
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#ffffff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Pos.
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#ffffff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Team
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#ffffff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Game
|-
|[[Archie Manning]] || QB || Mississippi || No. 26 || [[Ed Reed]]|| DB || Miami || No. 55
|-
|[[Floyd Little]] ||RB || Syracuse || No. 22 || [[Tony Lilly]] || DB || Florida || No. 39
|-
|[[Larry Csonka]] || FB || Syracuse || No. 22 || [[Hugh Green (American football)|Hugh Green]] || DE || Pittsburgh || No. 36
|-
|[[Fred Biletnikoff]] || WR || Florida State || No. 20 || [[Jack Youngblood]] || DE || Florida || No. 25
|-
|[[Andre Rison]] || WR || Michigan State || No. 44 || [[Wilber Marshall]] || LB || Florida || No. 39
|-
|[[Ken MacAfee]] || TE || Notre Dame || No. 32 || [[Donovin Darius]] || DB || Syracuse || No. 51
|-
|[[Mark May]] || T || Pittsburgh || No. 36 || Mark McLaurin || DB || Mississippi State || No. 73
|-
|[[Greg Skrepenak]] || T || Michigan || No. 46 || [[Matt Millen]] || DT || Penn State || No. 32
|-
|[[Dean Dingman]] || G || Michigan || No. 46 || [[Ndamukong Suh]] || DT || Nebraska  || No. 64
|-
|[[Zeke Smith]] || G || Auburn || No. 11 || [[Ryan Shazier]] || LB || Ohio State || No. 67
|-
|[[Maxie Baughan]] || C || Georgia Tech || No. 15 || [[Lawrence Taylor]] || LB || North Carolina || No. 35
|}

==Game records==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Team
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Record, Team vs. Opponent
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Year
|-
|Most points scored (one team)
| 52, shared by:<br>Mississippi State vs. Michigan<br>Texas A&M vs. NC State<br>Ole Miss vs. Duke
| &nbsp;<br>2011<br>2018<br>2025
|-
|Most points scored (losing team)
| 38, South Carolina vs. Notre Dame
| 2022
|-
|Most points scored (both teams)
| 83, Notre Dame (45) vs. South Carolina (38)
| 2022
|-
|Fewest points allowed
| 0, most recently:<br>Syracuse vs. Clemson
| &nbsp;<br>1996
|-
|Largest margin of victory
| 41, Syracuse (41) vs. Clemson (0)
| 1996
|-
|Total yards
| <!-- note: 928 record in source is for _both_ teams -->
| 
|-
|Rushing yards
| 423, Auburn vs. Baylor
| Dec. 1954
|-
|Passing yards
| 407, Texas Tech vs. Virginia
| 2008
|-
|First downs 
| <!-- note: 40 record in source is for _both_ teams -->
| 
|-
|Fewest yards allowed
| 
| 
|-
|Fewest rushing yards allowed
| 45, Missouri vs. Alabama
| 1968
|-
|Fewest passing yards allowed
| 0, Alabama vs. Missouri
| 1968
|-
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Individual
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Year
|-
|All-purpose yards ||  ||
|-
|Touchdowns (overall) || 4, shared by:<br>[[Fred Biletnikoff]], Florida State vs. Oklahoma<br>[[James Stewart (American football, born December 27, 1971)|James Stewart]], Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech
[[Phil Mafah]], Clemson vs. Kentucky
| Jan. 1965<br>Dec. 1994<br>2023
|-
|Rushing yards || 236, [[Trayveon Williams]],<ref>{{cite tweet |user=taxslayerbowl |number=1079941777480708099 |title=With that 93-yard rush, @TrayveonW just broke the record for most rushing yards in a #TaxSlayerGatorBowl game |date=December 31, 2018 |access-date=December 31, 2018}}</ref> Texas A&M vs. NC State || 2018
|-
|Rushing touchdowns || 4, [[Phil Mafah]], Clemson vs. Kentucky || 2023
|-
|Passing yards || 407, [[Graham Harrell]], Texas Tech vs. Virginia || 2008
|-
|Passing touchdowns || 5, [[Steve Tensi]], Florida State vs. Oklahoma || Jan. 1965
|-
|Receiving yards || 252, [[Andre Rison]], Michigan State vs. Georgia || Jan. 1989
|-
|Receiving touchdowns || 4, [[Fred Biletnikoff]], Florida State vs. Oklahoma || Jan. 1965
|-
|Tackles ||  ||
|-
|Sacks || ||
|-
|Interceptions || 4, [[Jim Dooley]], Miami (FL) vs. Clemson || 1952
|-
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Long Plays
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Year
|-
|Touchdown run  || 96, [[Mikell Simpson]], Virginia vs. Texas Tech || 2008
|-
|Touchdown pass  || 99, [[Quincy Enunwa]], Nebraska vs Georgia || 2014
|-
|Kickoff return  || 99, shared by:<br>[[Andre Debose]], Florida vs Ohio State<br>Sahmir Hagans, Duke vs. Ole Miss || <br>2012<br>2025
|-
|Punt return ||  ||
|-
|Interception return || 100, [[O'Donnell Fortune]], South Carolina vs. Notre Dame || 2022
|-
|Fumble return ||  || 
|-
|Punt || 76, [[Bobby Joe Green]], Florida vs. Ole Miss || 1958
|-
|Field goal || 51, Brian Lee, Ole Miss vs. Michigan || Jan. 1991
|-
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Miscellaneous
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Record, Teams
! style="background:#2a3439; color:#fff; border:2px solid #e2223b;"|Year
|-
|Bowl Attendance || 84,129, Florida State vs. West Virginia || 2010
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/media/team-records/ |title=Team Records |website=taxslayergatorbowl.com |access-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/media/individual-records/ |title=Individual Records |website=taxslayergatorbowl.com |access-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref>

==Television coverage==
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*[[College Football on CBS Sports|CBS]] (1955–1963)
*[[College Football on ABC|ABC]] (1964–1968)
*[[College Football on NBC Sports|NBC]] (1969–1971)
*ABC (1972–1985)
*CBS (1986–1987)
*[[ESPN College Football|ESPN]] (1988–1990)
*[[College Football on TNT Sports|TBS]] (1991–1994)
*NBC (1995–2006)
*CBS (2007–2010)
*ESPN2 (2011–2014)
*ESPN (2015 – Jan. 2025)
*ABC (Dec. 2025 – future)
{{div col end}}
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.506sports.com/wiki/College_Football |title=College Football |website=506sports.com}}{{better source needed|reason=target is a wiki|date=June 2025}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}

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