TaxSlayer Bowl - wikipedia TaxSlayer Bowl `` Gator Bowl '' redirects here. For the stadium, see Gator Bowl Stadium. TaxSlayer Bowl `` Gator Bowl '' Stadium EverBank Field Location Jacksonville, Florida Previous stadiums Gator Bowl Stadium ( 1946 -- 1993 ) Ben Hill Griffin Stadium ( 1994 ) Previous locations Gainesville, Florida ( 1994 ) Operated 1946 -- present Conference tie - ins SEC, Big Ten, ACC Previous conference tie - ins Southern ( 1946 -- 52 ) SEC ( 1953 -- 75, 1992 -- 94 ) ACC ( 1996 -- 2010 ) Big East ( 1996 -- 2010 ) Big 12 ( 2006 -- 10 ) Notre Dame ( 2006 -- 10 ) Payout US $ 3,500,000 ( As of 2014 ) Sponsors Mazda ( 1986 -- 91 ) Outback Steakhouse ( 1992 -- 94 ) Toyota ( 1995 -- 2007 ) Konica Minolta ( 2008 -- 10 ) Progressive Insurance ( 2011 ) TaxSlayer.com ( 2012 -- present ) Former names Gator Bowl ( 1946 -- 85 ) Mazda Gator Bowl ( 1986 -- 91 ) Outback Gator Bowl ( 1992 -- 94 ) Toyota Gator Bowl ( 1995 -- 2007 ) Konica Minolta Gator Bowl ( 2008 -- 10 ) Progressive Gator Bowl ( 2011 ) TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl ( 2012 -- 13 ) 2016 matchup Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky ( Georgia Tech 33 -- 18 ) 2017 matchup Louisville vs. Mississippi State ( Mississippi State 31 -- 27 ) The TaxSlayer Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. Originally named the Gator Bowl, it has been held continuously since 1946, making it the sixth oldest college bowl, as well as the first one ever televised nationally. TaxSlayer.com became the title sponsor in 2011 and the bowl took its current name in 2014 after a new contract. The bowl is operated by Gator Bowl Sports. Contents 1 History 1.1 Hotel Roosevelt fire in 1963 1.2 Woody Hayes incident in 1978 1.3 Bowden 's Last Stand in 2010 1.4 TaxSlayer Bowl 2 Venues 3 Organization 4 Teams typically featured 5 Media coverage 6 Title sponsors 7 Game results 8 MVPs 9 Most appearances 10 Gator Bowl Hall of Fame 11 See also 12 References 13 External links 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, 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 match when the Wake Forest Demon Deacons defeated the 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 match - up between the Clemson Tigers and the 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 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. Hotel Roosevelt fire in 1963 Main article : 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 in downtown Jacksonville caught fire after a post-Gator Bowl party in the ballroom. 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. Woody Hayes incident in 1978 See also : Woody Hayes § 1978 Gator Bowl incident and dismissal In the 1978 game between Ohio State and 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 and Hayes was fired the next day before leaving Jacksonville. Bowden 's last stand in 2010 In the 2010 game between Florida State and West Virginia, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden ( who previously coached at West Virginia ) coached the final game of a legendary career. Bowden had been the head coach at Florida State since 1976 and had won two national championships, thirteen ACC championships, and had a fourteen - year streak of top five finishes during that time. A record crowd of over 84,000 people attended, the majority in Florida State Garnet and Gold, to witness Bowden being carried off the field after a 33 -- 21 Florida State victory. TaxSlayer Bowl 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. A new logo was released on April 3, 2014. 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. Prior to the 1949 game, the seating capacity was expanded to 36,058, at which it remained until 1957. That stadium hosted the game through 1993, when it was almost completely demolished for the construction of Jacksonville Municipal Stadium ( now EverBank Field ) on the same site. During the construction, the 1994 Gator Bowl was played instead at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida ; the game following the 1995 season and all subsequent games were moved to January 1. 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. 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. Teams typically featured 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 10 of these 20 games. From 1996 -- 2006, the Gator Bowl traditionally hosted the second - place ACC team against the second - place Big East Conference team. With the 2007 game, the ACC runner - up became contractually tied to play in the 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 ( 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 and the 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. 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. Of the 66 editions of the Gator Bowl, 38 have been between ranked opponents. 1973 Gator Bowl Game Program Media coverage Main article : List of Taxslayer.com Bowl broadcasters The longtime broadcaster of the game was ABC, which showed the game in prime time from 1974 through 1985. Turner Sports bought the rights to the game after the 1991 match - up and TBS became the home of the Gator Bowl for the next four years, moving back to a late December date. The game returned to New Year 's Day after NBC bought the rights to the Gator Bowl in 1996. CBS Sports took over the television contract in 2007 and held the rights for four years. ESPN purchased the rights to the game following its 2010 playing and the 2011 Gator Bowl aired on ESPN2 ; with the acquisition of the Gator Bowl the ESPN family of networks became the home of every New Year 's Day bowl game ( the network already had the rights to the Outback, Capital One, and Rose bowls and acquired the rights to the TicketCity Bowl and the remainder of the BCS games ). 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. On December 14, 2010, the Gator Bowl Association announced that Progressive Insurance would become the title sponsor for the 2011 Gator Bowl. 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. Date played Winning team Losing team January 1, 1946 ( 19 ) Wake Forest 26 South Carolina 14 January 1, 1947 ( 14 ) Oklahoma 34 ( 18 ) North Carolina State 13 January 1, 1948 Georgia 20, Maryland 20 January 1, 1949 ( 11 ) Clemson 24 Missouri 23 January 2, 1950 ( 14 ) Maryland 20 ( 20 ) Missouri 7 January 1, 1951 ( 12 ) Wyoming 20 ( 18 ) Washington & Lee 7 January 1, 1952 Miami ( Florida ) 14 ( 19 ) Clemson 0 January 1, 1953 ( 15 ) Florida 14 ( 12 ) Tulsa 13 January 1, 1954 ( 12 ) Texas Tech 35 ( 17 ) Auburn 13 December 31, 1954 ( 13 ) Auburn 33 ( 18 ) Baylor 13 December 31, 1955 ( 8 ) Vanderbilt 25 Auburn 13 December 29, 1956 ( 4 ) Georgia Tech 21 ( 13 ) Pittsburgh 14 December 28, 1957 ( 13 ) Tennessee ( 9 ) Texas A&M 0 December 27, 1958 ( 11 ) Mississippi 7 ( 14 ) Florida January 2, 1960 ( 9 ) Arkansas 14 Georgia Tech 7 December 31, 1960 ( 18 ) Florida 13 ( 12 ) Baylor 12 December 30, 1961 ( 17 ) Penn State 30 ( 13 ) Georgia Tech 15 December 29, 1962 Florida 17 ( 9 ) Penn State 7 December 28, 1963 North Carolina 35 Air Force 0 January 2, 1965 Florida State 36 Oklahoma 19 December 31, 1965 Georgia Tech 31 ( 10 ) Texas Tech 21 December 31, 1966 Tennessee 18 Syracuse 12 December 30, 1967 ( 10 ) Penn State 17, Florida State 17 December 28, 1968 ( 16 ) Missouri 35 ( 12 ) Alabama 10 December 27, 1969 ( 15 ) Florida 14 ( 11 ) Tennessee 13 January 2, 1971 ( 10 ) Auburn 35 Mississippi 28 December 31, 1971 ( 6 ) Georgia 7 North Carolina December 30, 1972 ( 6 ) Auburn 24 ( 13 ) Colorado December 29, 1973 ( 11 ) Texas Tech 28 ( 20 ) Tennessee 19 December 30, 1974 ( 6 ) Auburn 27 ( 11 ) Texas December 29, 1975 ( 17 ) Maryland 13 ( 13 ) Florida 0 December 27, 1976 ( 15 ) Notre Dame 20 ( 20 ) Penn State 9 December 30, 1977 ( 10 ) Pittsburgh 34 ( 11 ) Clemson December 29, 1978 ( 7 ) Clemson 17 ( 20 ) Ohio State 15 December 28, 1979 North Carolina 17 ( 14 ) Michigan 15 December 29, 1980 ( 3 ) Pittsburgh 37 ( 18 ) South Carolina 9 December 28, 1981 ( 11 ) North Carolina 31 Arkansas 27 December 30, 1982 Florida State 31 ( 10 ) West Virginia 12 December 30, 1983 ( 11 ) Florida 14 ( 10 ) Iowa 6 December 28, 1984 ( 9 ) Oklahoma State 21 ( 7 ) South Carolina 14 December 30, 1985 ( 18 ) Florida State 34 ( 19 ) Oklahoma State 23 December 27, 1986 Clemson 27 ( 20 ) Stanford 21 December 31, 1987 ( 7 ) LSU 30 ( 9 ) South Carolina 13 January 1, 1989 ( 19 ) Georgia 34 Michigan State 27 December 30, 1989 ( 14 ) Clemson 27 ( 17 ) West Virginia 7 January 1, 1991 ( 12 ) Michigan 35 ( 15 ) Mississippi December 29, 1991 ( 20 ) Oklahoma 48 ( 19 ) Virginia 14 December 31, 1992 ( 14 ) Florida 27 ( 12 ) North Carolina State 10 December 31, 1993 ( 18 ) Alabama 24 ( 12 ) North Carolina 10 December 30, 1994 Tennessee 45 ( 17 ) Virginia Tech 23 January 1, 1996 Syracuse 41 ( 23 ) Clemson 0 January 1, 1997 ( 12 ) North Carolina 20 ( 25 ) West Virginia 13 January 1, 1998 ( 7 ) North Carolina 42 Virginia Tech January 1, 1999 ( 12 ) Georgia Tech 35 ( 17 ) Notre Dame 28 January 1, 2000 ( 23 ) Miami ( Florida ) 28 ( 17 ) Georgia Tech 13 January 1, 2001 ( 6 ) Virginia Tech 41 ( 16 ) Clemson 20 January 1, 2002 ( 24 ) Florida State 30 ( 15 ) Virginia Tech 17 January 1, 2003 ( 17 ) North Carolina State 28 ( 11 ) Notre Dame 6 January 1, 2004 ( 23 ) Maryland 41 ( 20 ) West Virginia 7 January 1, 2005 ( 17 ) Florida State 30 West Virginia 18 January 2, 2006 ( 12 ) Virginia Tech 35 ( 15 ) Louisville 24 January 1, 2007 ( 13 ) West Virginia 38 Georgia Tech 35 January 1, 2008 Texas Tech 31 ( 21 ) Virginia 28 January 1, 2009 Nebraska 26 Clemson 21 January 1, 2010 Florida State 33 ( 18 ) West Virginia 21 January 1, 2011 ( 21 ) Mississippi State 52 Michigan 14 January 2, 2012 Florida 24 Ohio State 17 January 1, 2013 ( 21 ) Northwestern 34 Mississippi State 20 January 1, 2014 Nebraska 24 ( 22 ) Georgia 19 January 2, 2015 Tennessee 45 Iowa 28 January 2, 2016 Georgia 24 Penn State 17 December 31, 2016 Georgia Tech 33 Kentucky 18 December 30, 2017 ( 24 ) Mississippi State 31 Louisville 27 Jump up ^ Venue was renamed Gator Bowl in 1948. Jump up ^ The 1994 game was held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville due to renovations. MVPs Fron 1946 through 1952, a single MVP was named. Starting with the 1953 game, MVPs are named for each team ; in several instances, co-MVPs have been named for a team. Most Valuable Players Date Played MVP Team Position Ref January 1, 1946 Nick Sacrinty Wake Forest QB January 1, 1947 Joe Golding Oklahoma HB January 1, 1948 Lu Gambino Maryland HB January 1, 1949 Bobby Gage Clemson HB January 2, 1950 Bob Ward Maryland January 1, 1951 Eddie Talboom Wyoming HB January 1, 1952 Jim Dooley Miami ( Florida ) HB Date Played MVP Team Position MVP Team Position Ref January 1, 1953 John Hall Florida RB Marv Matuszak Tulsa January 1, 1954 Bobby Cavazos Texas Tech RB Vince Dooley Auburn QB December 31, 1954 Joe Childress Auburn FB Billy Hooper Baylor QB December 31, 1955 Don Orr Vanderbilt QB Joe Childress Auburn FB December 29, 1956 Wade Mitchell Georgia Tech QB Corny Salvaterra Pittsburgh QB December 28, 1957 Bobby Gordon Tennessee TB John David Crow Texas A&M HB December 27, 1958 Bobby Franklin Mississippi QB Dave Hudson Florida January 2, 1960 Jim Mooty Arkansas HB Maxie Baughan Georgia Tech LB December 31, 1960 Larry Libertore Florida QB Bobby Ply Baylor QB December 30, 1961 Galen Hall Penn State QB Joe Auer Georgia Tech HB December 29, 1962 Tom Shannon Florida QB Dave Robinson Penn State December 28, 1963 Ken Willard North Carolina RB David Sicks Air Force January 2, 1965 Steve Tensi Fred Biletnikoff Florida State QB SE Carl McAdams Oklahoma LB December 31, 1965 Lenny Snow Georgia Tech TB Donny Anderson Texas Tech RB December 31, 1966 Dewey Warren Tennessee QB Floyd Little Syracuse HB December 30, 1967 Kim Hammond Florida State QB Tom Sherman Penn State QB December 28, 1968 Terry McMillan Missouri QB Mike Hall Alabama LB December 27, 1969 Mike Kelley Florida LB Curt Watson Tennessee FB January 2, 1971 Pat Sullivan Auburn QB Archie Manning Ole ' Miss QB December 31, 1971 Jimmy Poulos Georgia TB James Webster North Carolina LB December 30, 1972 Wade Whatley Auburn QB Mark Cooney Colorado LB December 29, 1973 Joe Barnes Texas Tech QB Haskel Stanback Tennessee TB December 30, 1974 Phil Gargis Auburn QB Earl Campbell Texas RB December 29, 1975 Steve Atkins Maryland TB Sammy Green Florida LB December 27, 1976 Al Hunter Notre Dame HB Jimmy Cefalo Penn State WR December 30, 1977 Matt Cavanaugh Pittsburgh QB Jerry Butler Clemson SE December 29, 1978 Steve Fuller Clemson QB Art Schlichter Ohio State QB December 28, 1979 Matt Kupec Amos Lawrence North Carolina QB RB John Wangler Anthony Carter Michigan QB WR December 29, 1980 Rick Trocano Pittsburgh QB George Rogers South Carolina RB December 28, 1981 Kelvin Bryant Ethan Horton North Carolina TB TB Gary Anderson Arkansas RB December 30, 1982 Greg Allen Florida State TB Paul Woodside West Virginia December 30, 1983 Tony Lilly Florida Owen Gill Iowa FB December 28, 1984 Thurman Thomas Oklahoma State RB Mike Hold South Carolina QB December 30, 1985 Chip Ferguson Florida State QB Thurman Thomas Oklahoma State RB December 27, 1986 Rodney Williams Clemson QB Brad Muster Stanford RB December 31, 1987 Wendell Davis LSU SE Harold Green South Carolina RB January 1, 1989 Wayne Johnson Georgia QB Andre Rison Michigan State WR December 30, 1989 Levon Kirkland Clemson LB Mike Fox West Virginia DT January 1, 1991 Offensive Line Michigan N / A Tyrone Ashley Mississippi DB December 29, 1991 Cale Gundy Oklahoma QB Tyrone Davis Virginia DB December 31, 1992 Errict Rhett Florida RB Reggie Lawrence North Carolina State WR December 31, 1993 Brian Burgdorf Alabama QB Corey Holliday North Carolina WR December 30, 1994 James Stewart Tennessee TB Maurice DeShazo Virginia Tech QB January 1, 1996 Donovan McNabb Syracuse QB Peter Ford Clemson CB January 1, 1997 Oscar Davenport North Carolina QB David Saunders West Virginia WR January 1, 1998 Chris Keldorf North Carolina QB Nick Sorensen Virginia Tech QB January 1, 1999 Dez White Joe Hamilton Georgia Tech WR QB Autry Denson Notre Dame RB January 1, 2000 Nate Webster Miami ( Florida ) LB Joe Hamilton Georgia Tech QB January 1, 2001 Michael Vick Virginia Tech QB Rod Gardner Clemson WR January 1, 2002 Javon Walker Florida State WR André Davis Virginia Tech WR January 1, 2003 Philip Rivers North Carolina State QB Cedric Hillard Notre Dame NG January 1, 2004 Scott McBrien Maryland QB Brian King West Virginia DB January 1, 2005 Leon Washington Florida State RB Kay - Jay Harris West Virginia RB January 2, 2006 Cedric Humes Virginia Tech RB Hunter Cantwell Louisville QB January 1, 2007 Pat White West Virginia QB Calvin Johnson Georgia Tech WR January 1, 2008 Graham Harrell Texas Tech QB Chris Long Virginia DE January 1, 2009 Joe Ganz Nebraska QB DaQuan Bowers Clemson DE January 1, 2010 EJ Manuel Florida State QB Noel Devine West Virginia HB January 1, 2011 Chris Relf Mississippi State QB Denard Robinson Michigan QB January 2, 2012 Andre Debose Florida WR Etienne Sabino Ohio State LB January 1, 2013 Jared Carpenter Northwestern Nickoe Whitley Mississippi State DB January 1, 2014 Quincy Enunwa Nebraska WR Todd Gurley Georgia TB January 2, 2015 Joshua Dobbs Tennessee QB Josey Jewell Iowa LB January 2, 2016 Terry Godwin Georgia WR Trace McSorley Penn State QB December 31, 2016 Dedrick Mills Georgia Tech RB Stephen Johnson II Kentucky QB December 30, 2017 Mark McLaurin Mississippi State Lamar Jackson Louisville QB Jump up ^ The bowl 's official site omits Kupec as co-MVP for North Carolina in the 1979 game. Jump up ^ Michigan 's offensive linemen in the January 1991 game were Tom Dohring, Matt Elliott, Steve Everitt, Dean Dingman, and Greg Skrepenak. Jump up ^ Other sources list Mikell Simpson, who rushed for 170 yards, as the Virginia MVP for the 2008 game. Most appearances Only teams with at least three appearances are listed. Rank Team Appearances Record T1 Florida 9 7 -- 2 T1 Clemson 9 4 -- 5 Georgia Tech 8 4 -- 4 T3 Florida State 7 6 -- 0 -- 1 T3 North Carolina 7 5 -- 2 T3 West Virginia 7 1 -- 6 Auburn 6 4 -- 2 T5 Tennessee 6 4 -- 2 6 Georgia 5 3 -- 1 -- 1 T6 Virginia Tech 5 2 -- 3 T6 Penn State 5 1 -- 3 -- 1 7 Maryland 3 -- 0 -- 1 T7 Texas Tech 3 -- 1 T7 South Carolina 0 -- 4 8 Mississippi State 2 -- 1 T8 Oklahoma 2 -- 1 T8 Pittsburgh 2 -- 1 T8 Michigan 1 -- 2 T8 Mississippi 1 -- 2 T8 Missouri 1 -- 2 T8 North Carolina State 1 -- 2 T8 Notre Dame 1 -- 2 Gator Bowl Hall of Fame The Gator Bowl created a Hall of Fame in 1989, and admits new members annually. From 1989 through 2013, a total of 82 people connected with the bowl were inducted. With the bowl 's name change in 2014, it appears inductions were suspended for two years, then resumed in 2016. Year Inductees Ref. 1989 Dan Devine, Ray Graves, Ralph Jordan, Floyd Little, Archie Manning, Bobby Dodd Vince Dooley, Bobby Gage, Frank Howard, Pat Sullivan, 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 Dave Robinson, Wade Mitchell, Jim Dooley, Dick Crum 1997 Judge John `` Papa '' Hall, Gene Stallings, Kim Hammond, John F. Lanahan 1998 Ross Browner, 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 2003 Donny Anderson, Rodney Hampton, Ash Verlander Chip Ferguson, Bill Nimnicht, Jr., Steve Spurrier, Greg Allen 2005 Desmond Howard, Peter Kirill, Sr., Peahead Walker 2006 Dave Braine, Carl Cannon 2007 Don Davis, George Rogers, Bear Bryant 2008 Errict Rhett, Wendell Davis 2009 Wilford C. Lyon, Jr, Gary Pajcic, Bob Golic Bobby Bowden, Mike Tranghese 2011 Pat Jones, Anthony Carter, Bill Nimnicht Sr. 2012 Corky Rogers, Donald Orr 2013 Donovin Darius 2014 no inductees 2015 no inductees 2016 Frank Beamer, Tom Shouvlin 2017 Leon Washington See also List of college bowl games References Jump up ^ Gator Bowl website : About us - Tradition Jump up ^ `` TaxSlayer.com announces new sponsorship '' ( PDF ). TaxSlayer Bowl. Jump up ^ DiMarco, Anthony C. ( 1976 ). The Big Bowl Football Guide. G.P. Putnam 's Sons. 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Jacksonville Free Press. December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017. External links Official website Gator / TaxSlayer Bowl History & conference tie - ins History Broadcasters Big Ten Conference Southeastern Conference Games 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1960 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1971 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1989 1989 1991 1991 1992 1993 1994 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2016 2017 Notes There was a Gator Bowl in January and December in 1954, 1960, 1965, 1971, 1989, 1991, and 2016. 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Question: who is playing in the tax slayer bowl
Answer: Mississippi State