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{{Collegebowl
| name               = Outback Bowl
| full_name          =
| nickname           = 
| defunct            =
| logo               = Image:Outbackbowl2008logo.png
| image_size         =
| caption            = Outback Bowl logo
| stadium            = [[Raymond James Stadium]]
| previous_stadiums  = [[Legion Field]] (1977–85)<br>[[Houlihan's Stadium|Tampa Stadium]] (1986–98)
| location           = [[Tampa, Florida]]
| previous_locations = 
| years              = 1986–present
| previous_tie-ins   =
| conference_tie-ins = [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]], [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| payout             = 7,200,000 <small>({{As of|2013}})</small>
| sponsors           = [[Outback Steakhouse]]
| former_names       = Hall of Fame Bowl (1977–1994)
| prev_matchup_year  = 2012
| prev_matchup_season= 2011
| prev_matchup_teams = [[2011 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] vs. [[2011 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| prev_matchup_score = Michigan State 33-30
| next_matchup_year  = 2013
| next_matchup_season= 2012
| next_matchup_teams = [[2012 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] vs. [[2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]]
| next_matchup_date  = January 1, 2013
}}
The '''Outback Bowl''' is an annual [[New Year's Day]] [[college football]] [[bowl game]] played at [[Raymond James Stadium]] in [[Tampa, Florida]]. The event was originally called the '''Hall of Fame Bowl''' from 1986 to 1994 until being renamed in 1995 for its new title sponsor, [[Outback Steakhouse]]. It is organized by the Tampa Bay Bowl Association under Jim McVay, who has been the president/CEO since 1988.

==History==
The Outback Bowl is not Tampa's first bowl game, as the [[Cigar Bowl]] was played at old [[Sports_in_the_Tampa_Bay_Area#Phillips_Field|Phillips Field]] near downtown from 1947–1954. However, the earlier event matched small college teams, so the Outback Bowl was the first major bowl game to be played in the area. (A notable participant in the 1950 Cigar Bowl was [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]], but the FSU football program had just begun at the time and they were not yet considered a major college team.)

The [[All-American Bowl|Hall of Fame Bowl]] was held at [[Legion Field]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama]] from 1977–1985. In the spring of 1986, the [[National Football Foundation]] and [[College Football Hall of Fame]] decided to discontinue their association with the bowl and realign with a new bowl game to be played in [[Tampa Stadium]] which would inherit the Hall of Fame Bowl name. The bowl did not have agreements to bring in teams from particular conferences in its early years but often matched a school from either the [[Southeastern Conference]] or the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] against a team from another region.

In 1999, the Outback Bowl was moved from Tampa Stadium into newly-built [[Raymond James Stadium]] next door.

==The game==
[[Outback Steakhouse]] became the game's title sponsor in 1996. Since that game, the Outback Bowl has matched teams from the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] and the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]. The minimum payout for each participating school is [[United States dollar|US$]]3.3&nbsp;million. In late 2009, the Outback Bowl announced that it has extended its contract with the Big Ten Conference through the 2013 football season and with the Southeastern Conference through the 2014 game.<ref>[http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/ncaa/ncaa/ncaa+news/ncaa+news+online/2010/division+i/outback+bowl+renews+sec+tie_03_11_10_ncaa_news&utm_source=delivra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NCAA+News+Direct Outback Bowl renews SEC tie  ], ''NCAA News'', March 11, 2010</ref> The bowl will continue to invite the third pick of teams from the Big Ten to face the third pick from the SEC<ref>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/dec/26/SPNEWSO1-having-survived-outback-thrives/sports-colleges/</ref> (the Outback Bowl and the Cotton Bowl Classic both pick third after the BCS selections and the Capital One Bowl; due to geographical considerations the Outback Bowl selects from the SEC's Eastern Division).

The Outback Bowl is played on [[New Year's Day]] unless January 1 falls on a Sunday, in which case it is moved to the following Monday. It is usually the first game to start on a date which is traditionally full of college bowl games, and has kicked off as early as 11AM. ESPN has had television rights to the game since 1993. Under an extension of those rights in 2010, ESPN now broadcasts the game on either ABC, ESPN, or [[ESPN2]], in conjunction with the [[Capital One Bowl]] and the [[Gator Bowl]]. The contract is through 2014.<ref name="ESPN TV PR">{{cite web|title=ESPN Signs Deal with Gator Bowl, Extends Agreements with Capital One Bowl and Outback Bowl; All Three Games to be Televised on New Year’s Day|url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2010/03/espn-signs-deal-with-gator-bowl-extends-agreements-with-capital-one-bowl-and-outback-bowl-all-three-games-to-be-televised-on-new-year%E2%80%99s-day/|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=24 December 2012}}</ref> Between 1988 and 1992, the bowl aired on [[NBC Sports|NBC]].

==Game results==
{{for|"Hall of Fame Bowl" results from 1977-1985|All-American Bowl}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Season !! Date Played !! colspan="2" | Winning Team !! colspan="2" | Losing Team !! Notes
|-
| align="center"| [[1986 NCAA Division I-A football season|1986]] || December 23, 1986 || '''{{cfb link|year=1986|team=Boston College Eagles|title=Boston College}}''' || 27 || #17 [[1986 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || 24 || [[1986 Hall of Fame Bowl|notes]] 
|-
| align="center"| [[1987 NCAA Division I-A football season|1987]] || January 2, 1988 || '''[[1987 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]''' || 28 || [[1987 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] || 24 || [[1988 Hall of Fame Bowl|notes]] 
|-
| align="center"| [[1988 NCAA Division I-A football season|1988]] || January 2, 1989 || #17 '''{{cfb link|year=1988|team=Syracuse Orangemen|title=Syracuse}}''' || 23 || #16 [[1988 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] || 10 || [[1989 Hall of Fame Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[1989 NCAA Division I-A football season|1989]] || January 1, 1990 || #9 '''[[1989 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]''' || 31 || #21 [[1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] || 14 || [[1990 Hall of Fame Bowl|notes]] 
|-
| align="center"| [[1990 NCAA Division I-A football season|1990]] || January 1, 1991 || #14 '''[[1990 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]''' || 30 || #16 {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|title=Illinois}} || 0  || [[1991 Hall of Fame Bowl|notes]] 
|-
| align="center"| [[1991 NCAA Division I-A football season|1991]] || January 1, 1992 || '''[[1991 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]''' || 24 || [[1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] || 17 || [[1992 Hall of Fame Bowl|notes]] 
|-
| align="center"| [[1992 NCAA Division I-A football season|1992]] || January 1, 1993 || '''[[1992 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]''' || 38 || {{cfb link|year=1992|team=Boston College Eagles|title=Boston College}} || 23 || [[1993 Hall of Fame Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[1993 NCAA Division I-A football season|1993]] || January 1, 1994 || '''[[1993 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]''' || 42 || {{cfb link|year=1993|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || 7 || [[1994 Hall of Fame Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[1994 NCAA Division I-A football season|1994]] || January 2, 1995 || '''[[1994 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]''' || 34 || {{cfb link|year=1994|team=Duke Blue Devils|title=Duke}} || 20 || [[1995 Hall of Fame Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[1995 NCAA Division I-A football season|1995]] || January 1, 1996 || '''[[1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]''' || 43 || [[1995 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] || 14 || [[1996 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[1996 NCAA Division I-A football season|1996]] || January 1, 1997 || '''[[1996 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]''' || 17 || [[1996 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || 14 || [[1997 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[1997 NCAA Division I-A football season|1997]] || January 1, 1998 || '''[[1997 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]''' || 33 || [[1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]] || 6 || [[1998 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|1998]] || January 1, 1999 || '''[[1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]''' || 26 || [[1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]] || 14 || [[1999 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[1999 NCAA Division I-A football season|1999]] || January 1, 2000 || '''[[1999 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]''' || 28 || [[1999 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]] || 25 (OT) || [[2000 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[2000 NCAA Division I-A football season|2000]] || January 1, 2001 || '''[[2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]]''' || 24 || [[2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] || 7 || [[2001 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[2001 NCAA Division I-A football season|2001]] || January 1, 2002 || '''[[2001 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]]''' || 31 || [[2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] || 28 || [[2002 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[2002 NCAA Division I-A football season|2002]] || January 1, 2003 || '''[[2002 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]''' || 38 || [[2002 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 30 || [[2003 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[2003 NCAA Division I-A football season|2003]] || January 1, 2004 || '''[[2003 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]]''' || 37 || [[2003 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 17 || [[2004 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[2004 NCAA Division I-A football season|2004]] || January 1, 2005 || '''[[2004 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]''' || 24 || [[2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]] || 21 || [[2005 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[2005 NCAA Division I-A football season|2005]] || January 2, 2006 || '''[[2005 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]''' || 31 || [[2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]] || 24 || [[2006 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2006]] || January 1, 2007 || '''[[2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]''' || 20 || [[2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]] || 10 || [[2007 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2007]] || January 1, 2008 || '''[[2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]'''  || 21 ||  [[2007 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]] || 17 || [[2008 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2008]] || January 1, 2009 ||  '''[[2008 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]]''' ||31|| [[2008 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]] ||10|| [[2009 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2009]] || January 1, 2010 ||  '''[[2009 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]''' ||38|| [[2009 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern]] ||35 (OT) || [[2010 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2010]] || January 1, 2011 || '''[[2010 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]''' || 37 || [[2010 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] || 24 || [[2011 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2011]] || January 2, 2012 || '''[[2011 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]]''' || 33 || [[2011 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || 30 (3OT) || [[2012 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|-
| align="center"| [[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2012]] || January 1, 2013 || '''[[2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]]''' || 33 || [[2012 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || 28 || [[2013 Outback Bowl|notes]]
|}

==MVPs==
{|class="wikitable"
!|Date
!|MVP(s)
!|Team
!|Position
|-
|rowspan = "2" | December 23, 1986 || James Jackson || Georgia || QB
|-
|Garry Moss || Georgia || CB
|-
|January 2, 1988 || [[Jamie Morris]] || Michigan || TB
|-
|January 2, 1989 || [[Robert Drummond (gridiron football)|Robert Drummond]] || Syracuse || RB
|-
|January 1, 1990 || [[Reggie Slack]] || Auburn || QB
|-
|January 1, 1991 || DeChane Cameron || Clemson || QB
|-
|January 1, 1992 || [[Marvin Graves]] || Syracuse || QB
|-
|January 1, 1993 || [[Heath Shuler]] || Tennessee || QB
|-
|January 1, 1994 || [[Tyrone Wheatley]] || Michigan || RB
|-
|January 2, 1995 || [[Terrell Fletcher]] || Wisconsin || RB
|-
|January 1, 1996 || [[Bobby Engram]] || Penn State || WR
|-
|January 1, 1997 || [[Dwayne Rudd]] || Alabama || LB
|-
|January 1, 1998 || [[Mike Bobo]] || Georgia || QB
|-
|January 1, 1999 || [[Courtney Brown (football)|Courtney Brown]] || Penn State || DE
|-
|January 1, 2000 || [[Drew Brees]] || Purdue || QB
|-
|January 1, 2001 || Ryan Brewer || South Carolina || RB
|-
|January 1, 2002 || Phil Petty || South Carolina || QB
|-
|January 1, 2003 || [[Chris Perry (American football)|Chris Perry]] || Michigan || TB
|-
|January 1, 2004 || [[Fred Russell (American football)|Fred Russell]] || Iowa || RB
|-
|January 1, 2005 || [[David Pollack]] || Georgia || DE
|-
|January 2, 2006 || [[Dallas Baker]] || Florida || WR
|-
|January 1, 2007 || [[Tony Hunt]] || Penn State || RB
|-
|January 1, 2008 || [[Erik Ainge]] || Tennessee || QB
|-
|January 1, 2009 || [[Shonn Greene]] || Iowa || RB
|-
|January 1, 2010 || [[Darvin Adams]] || Auburn || WR
|-
|January 1, 2011 || [[Ahmad Black]] || Florida || S
|-
|January 2, 2012 || [[Brandon Boykin]] || Georgia || CB
|-
|January 1, 2013 || Ace Sanders || South Carolina || WR/PR
|}

==Appearances by Team==

{|class = "wikitable"
!|Rank
!|Team
!|Appearances
!|Record
|-
|T1 || [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] || 5 || 3–2
|-
|T1 || [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] || 5 || 3–2
|-
|T3 || [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] || 4 || 3–1
|-
|T3 || [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]] || 4 || 3–1
|-
|T3 || [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] || 4 || 2–2
|-
|T3 || [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]] || 4 || 1–3
|-
|T3 || [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] || 4 || 0–4
|-
|T8 || [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] || 3 || 2–1
|-
|T8 || [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]] || 3 || 2–1
|-
|T8 || [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] || 3 || 2–1
|-
|T11 || [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]] || 2 || 2–0
|-
|T11 || [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
|T11 || [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
|T14 || [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]] || 1 || 1–0
|-
|T14 || [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] || 1 || 1–0
|-
|T14 || [[Duke Blue Devils football|Duke]] || 1 || 0–1
|-
|T14 || [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]] || 1 || 0–1
|-
|T14 || [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]] || 1 || 0–1
|-
|T14 || [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] || 1 || 0–1
|-
|T14 || [[North Carolina State Wolfpack football|NC State]] || 1 || 0–1
|-
|T14 || [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]] || 1 || 0–1
|-
|T14 || [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]] || 1 || 0–1
|}

==See also==
*[[Outback Bowl broadcasters]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.outbackbowl.com Official Website of the Outback Bowl]
*[http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/special_packages/penn_state_bowl_extra/ Centre Daily Times Website on 2007 Outback Bowl — home of Penn State's Nittany Lions]

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