GATOR BOWL
JANUARY 2, 2012 • ESPN2 @ 1:00 p.m.
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THIS YEARS MATCHUP
YOU PICK THE WINNER
vs
Who Will Win the Gator Bowl?
Ohio St
Florida
OHIO ST  
FLORIDA
Click On the Above Teams to Access their Past Bowl Game Results!
JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL STADIUM QUICK FACTS

 
Jacksonville, Fl
Capacity: 76,877
Year Built: 1995
Operated: 1946-present
Payout: $2,500,000
BOWL GAME RESULTS
2010 Mississippi St 52 Michigan 14
Offensive MVP: QB Chris Relf
2009 Florida St 33 West Virginia 21
Offensive MVPs: QB EJ Manuel, Florida St &
RB Noel Devine, West Virginia
2008 Nebraska 26 Clemson 21
2007 Texas Tech 31 Virginia 28
2006 West Virginia 38 Georgia Tech 35
Offensive MVP: QB Pat White, W Virginia
WR Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech
2005 Virginia Tech 35 Louisville 24
Offensive MVP: RB Cedric Humes, Virginia Tech
QB Hunter Cantwell, Louisville
2004 Florida St 30 W Virginia 18
Offensive MVP: RB Leon Washington, Florida St
RB Kay Jay Harris, West Virginia
2003 Maryland 41 W Virginia 7
Offensive MVP: QB Scott McBrian, Maryland
Defensive MVP: DB Brian King, West Virginia
 2002 N Carolina St 28 Notre Dame 6
Offensive MVP: QB Philip Rivers, NC State
Defensive MVP: NG Cedric Hillard, Notre Dame
2001 Florida St 30 Virginia Tech 17
Offensive MVP: WR Javon Walker, Florida St
WR Andre Davis, Virginia Tech
2000 Virginia Tech 41 Clemson 20
Offensive MVP: QB Michael Vick, Virginia Tech
Defensive MVP: WR Rod Gardner, Clemson
1999 Miami, Fl 28 Georgia Tech 13
Offensive MVP: QB Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech
Defensive MVP: LB Nate Webster, Miami, Fl
1998 Georgia Tech 35 Notre Dame 28
MVP: QB Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech
WR Dez White, Georgia Tech
RB Autry Denson, Notre Dame
1997 N Carolina 42 Virginia Tech 3
MVP: QB Chris Keldorf, N Carolina
QB Nick Sorenson, Virginia Tech
OHIO ST Game By Game Stats
    Tot   Rush       Sks Tot   Rush       Sks Net Net Gm
Foe Score Off FD Att-Yds Avg Co-Att Yds Vs Def FD Att - Yds Avg Co-Att Yds By Yds TO's Pts FD Grade
    Akron 42-0 517 27 51-224 4.4 20-28 293 0 90 5 27-35 1.3 7-19 55 5 427 0 42 22 81.1
    Toledo 27-22 301 17 34-112 3.3 16-30 189 0 338 16 30-46 1.5 21-42 292 4 -37 0 5 1 74.5
AT Miami, Fl 6-24 209 15 37-174 4.7 4-18 35 2 363 16 42-240 5.7 16-23 123 0 -154 0 -18 -1 66.8
    Colorado 37-17 336 20 47-226 4.8 7-15 110 3 314 13 16-76 4.8 22-39 238 1 22 2 20 7 77.8
    Michigan St 7-10 178 12 39-35 0.9 12-25 143 9 321 15 31-71 2.3 20-32 250 0 -143 2 -3 -3 72.6
AT Nebraska 27-34 351 16 41-243 5.9 6-18 108 1 423 25 51-232 4.5 16-22 191 2 -72 -1 -7 -9 77.6
AT Illinois 17-7 224 14 50-207 4.1 1-4 17 4 272 19 36-114 3.2 19-34 158 2 -48 3 10 -5 78.9
    Wisconsin 33-29 356 16 58-267 4.6 7-12 89 3 357 15 28-104 3.7 20-33 253 2 -1 -1 4 1 93.0
    Indiana 34-20 401 17 46-346 7.5 5-11 55 6 333 19 49-159 3.2 11-21 174 4 68 -1 14 -2 66.3
AT Purdue 23-26 295 15 47-163 3.5 8-18 132 5 363 23 42-129 3.1 25-37 234 1 -68 1 -3 -8 70.1
    Penn St 14-20 289 17 43-206 4.8 7-17 83 3 327 16 39-239 6.1 10-18 88 0 -38 -1 -6 1 69.9
AT Michigan 34-40 368 17 32-132 4.1 14-26 236 1 444 24 50-278 5.6 14-17 166 0 -76 0 -6 -7 84.4
TOTALS 301-249 3825 203 525-2335 4.4 107-222 1490 37 3945 206 441-1723 3.9 201-337 2222 21 -120 4 52 -3 76.1
AVERAGES 25-21 319 16.9 44-195 4.4 48.2% 124 16.7% 329 17.2 37-144 3.9 59.6% 185 6.2% -10 0.3 4 0 #58
HOME 28-17 340 18.0 45-202 4.3 53.6% 137 17.4% 297 14.1 31-104 3.3 54.4% 193 7.8% 43 1 11 4 #54
AWAY 21-26 289 15.4 41-184 4.5 39.3% 106 15.5% 373 21.4 44-199 4.4 67.7% 174 3.8% -84 3 -5 -6 #58
CONF 24-23 308 15.5 45-200 4.4 45.8% 108 24.4% 355 19.5 41-166 4.0 63.1% 189 5.1% -47 2 0 -4 #52
NON-CONF 28-16 341 19.8 42-184 4.3 51.6% 157 5.5% 276 12.5 29-99 3.3 53.7% 177 8.1% 65 2 12 7 #62
FLORIDA Game By Game Stats
    Tot   Rush       Sks Tot   Rush       Sks Net Net Gm
Foe Score Off FD Att-Yds Avg Co-Att Yds Vs Def FD Att - Yds Avg Co-Att Yds By Yds TO's Pts FD Grade
    Florida Atlantic 41-3 468 30 33-197 6.0 25-36 271 0 137 11 30-30 1.0 14-27 107 2 331 -3 38 19 83.6
    UAB 39-0 512 28 55-300 5.5 13-20 212 0 212 11 23-71 3.1 15-29 141 0 300 1 39 17 92.1
    Tennessee 33-23 347 17 40-134 3.4 14-23 213 1 279 23 21--9 -0.4 26-48 288 3 68 1 10 -6 79.8
AT Kentucky 48-10 520 17 46-405 8.8 8-18 115 1 299 16 36-134 3.7 22-44 165 4 221 1 38 1 100.1
    Alabama 10-38 222 9 29-15 0.5 14-23 207 4 366 21 43-226 5.3 12-25 140 0 -144 -2 -28 -12 77.0
AT LSU 11-41 213 9 32-113 3.5 9-16 100 1 453 20 49-238 4.9 10-14 215 1 -240 -2 -30 -11 77.6
AT Auburn 6-17 194 14 30-66 2.2 15-29 128 4 278 13 43-155 3.6 7-16 123 1 -84 -3 -11 1 67.1
AT Georgia 20-24 226 11 22--19 -0.9 12-34 245 6 354 23 49-185 3.8 15-34 169 3 -128 -1 -4 -12 86.4
    Vanderbilt 26-21 410 26 46-197 4.3 17-25 213 1 377 18 33-80 2.4 19-28 297 2 33 -1 5 8 85.3
AT South Carolina 12-17 261 17 34-142 4.2 13-23 119 3 299 16 52-215 4.1 7-13 84 1 -38 -1 -5 1 83.9
    FURMAN 54-32 453 19 31-124 4.0 16-28 329 0 446 20 45-233 5.2 15-27 213 1 7 2 22 -1 66.6
    Florida St 7-21 184 11 33-54 1.6 14-29 130 2 95 7 46-30 0.7 6-13 65 4 89 -3 -14 4 78.4
TOTALS 307-247 4010 208 431-1728 4.0 170-304 2282 23 3595 199 470-1588 3.4 168-318 2007 22 415 -11 60 9 81.5
AVERAGES 26-21 334 17.3 36-144 4.0 55.9% 190 7.6% 300 16.6 39-132 3.4 52.8% 167 6.9% 35 -0.9 5 1 #32
HOME 30-20 371 20.0 38-146 3.6 61.4% 225 4.3% 273 15.9 34-94 2.5 54.3% 179 6.1% 98 -5 10 4 #46
AWAY 19-22 283 13.6 33-141 3.6 47.5% 141 12.5% 337 17.6 46-185 4.0 50.4% 151 8.3% -54 -6 -2 -4 #27
CONF 21-24 299 15.0 35-132 3.2 53.4% 168 11.0% 338 18.8 41-153 3.4 53.2% 185 6.8% -39 -8 -3 -4 #30
NON-CONF 35-14 404 22.0 38-169 4.3 60.2% 236 1.8% 223 12.3 36-91 2.5 52.1% 132 7.3% 182 -3 21 10 #43
PAST MEETINGS
Date Site Winner Score   Date Site Winner Score
1/8/07 Ohio St vs Florida Florida 41-14          
RECAP OF 2011
OHIO ST 2011
FLORIDA 2011
OHIO STATE 2011
TIME
TV
HALFTIME
SCORE
BOX
9/3
Akron
12:00
ESPN
21-0
274-100
42-0
9/10
Toledo
12:00
21-15
178-151
27-22
9/17
at
 Miami FL
6-17
138-215
6-24
9/24
Colorado
20-7
183-106
37-17
10/1
Michigan St
0-7
87-170
7-10
10/8
at
 Nebraska
8:00
ABC
20-6
246-114
27-34
10/15
at
 Illinois
3-0
105-95
17-7
10/22
 
 
10/29
Wisconsin
8:00
ABC
3-7
104-127
33-29
11/5
Indiana
13-13
187-193
34-20
11/12
at
 Purdue
7-17
97-242
23-26
11/19
Penn St
14-20
145-254
14-20
11/26
at
 Michigan
24-23
214-203
34-40
FLORIDA 2011
TIME
TV
 HALFTIME
SCORE
BOX
9/3 FAU
7:00
ESPNU
24-3
264-62
41-3
9/10 UAB
7:00
ESPN3
25-0
308-95
39-0
9/17 Tennessee
3:30
16-7
167-134
33-23
9/24 at Kentucky
31-10
276-145
48-10
10/1 Alabama
10-24
176-177
10-38
10/8 at LSU
8:00
3-24
120-211
11-41
10/15 at Auburn
6-7
106-102
6-17
10/22 BYE
 
10/29 † Georgia (J'ville)
3:30
17-10
194-166
20-24
11/5 Vanderbilt
17-0
277-119
26-21
11/12 at South Carolina
3-14
84-198
12-17
11/19 Furman
27-22
299-247
54-32
11/26 Florida St
0-14
140-42
7-21
12/2