Outback Bowl - wikipedia Outback Bowl Outback Bowl Stadium Raymond James Stadium Location Tampa, Florida Previous stadiums Tampa Stadium ( 1986 -- 1998 ) Operated 1986 -- present Conference tie - ins Big Ten, SEC Payout US $ 3,500,000 ( as of 2015 ) Sponsors Outback Steakhouse ( 1996 -- present ) Former names Hall of Fame Bowl ( 1986 -- 1995 ) 2016 season matchup Florida vs. Iowa ( Florida 30 -- 3 ) 2017 season matchup Michigan vs. South Carolina ( South Carolina 26 -- 19 ) The Outback Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, usually on New Years Day. 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. Contents 1 History 1.1 Cigar Bowl 1.2 Hall of Fame Bowl 1.3 Outback Bowl 2 The game 3 Game results 4 MVPs 5 Most appearances 6 Appearances by conference 7 See also 8 References 9 External links History Cigar Bowl The Outback Bowl was not Tampa 's first bowl game ; the Cigar Bowl was played at old Phillips Field near downtown from 1947 to 1954. However, the earlier event matched small college teams, so the Outback / Hall of Fame Bowl is the first major bowl game to be played in the area. Hall of Fame Bowl The Hall of Fame Classic was held at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama from 1977 to 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. Initially, the Hall of Fame Bowl did not have agreements with any conferences, so it usually matched a school from either the Southeastern Conference or the Atlantic Coast Conference against a team from another region of the country. Outback Bowl Outback Steakhouse became the game 's title sponsor in 1995. At the same time, the newly renamed Outback Bowl signed agreements with the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten Conference, creating an annual inter-sectional matchup that has continued ever since. In 1999, the Outback Bowl moved from Tampa Stadium into Raymond James Stadium, which had recently been built adjacent to the old stadium. The game 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 day 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 signed in 2010, ESPN broadcasts the game on either ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2, in conjunction with the Citrus Bowl and the New Year 's Six bowl games. Before 1993, the Hall of Fame Bowl aired on NBC. Upon signing agreements with the SEC and Big 10 in 1995, the Outback Bowl had the third pick of teams from each conference after the Bowl Championship Series teams were placed. Since 2014, both the SEC and Big 10 have worked with a group of several bowl games, including the Outback Bowl, to place their bowl - eligible teams after the College Football Playoff and associated bowls have made their selections. As of 2017, the Outback Bowl payout was $3.5 million for each team. Game results For `` Hall of Fame Bowl '' results from 1977 to 1985, see All - American Bowl. Rankings are based on the AP Poll prior to the game being played. Season Date Played Winning Team Losing Team Attnd. Notes 1986 December 23, 1986 Boston College 27 # 17 Georgia 24 41,000 notes January 2, 1988 Michigan 28 Alabama 24 61,075 notes 1988 January 2, 1989 # 17 Syracuse 23 # 16 LSU 10 51,112 notes 1989 January 1, 1990 # 9 Auburn 31 # 21 Ohio State 14 68,085 notes 1990 January 1, 1991 # 14 Clemson 30 # 16 Illinois 0 63,154 notes 1991 January 1, 1992 Syracuse 24 Ohio State 17 57,789 notes 1992 January 1, 1993 Tennessee 38 Boston College 23 52,056 notes 1993 January 1, 1994 Michigan 42 NC State 7 52,649 notes 1994 January 2, 1995 Wisconsin 34 Duke 20 61,384 notes 1995 January 1, 1996 Penn State 43 Auburn 14 65,313 notes January 1, 1997 Alabama 17 Michigan 14 53,161 notes 1997 January 1, 1998 Georgia 33 Wisconsin 6 56,186 notes 1998 January 1, 1999 Penn State 26 Kentucky 14 66,005 notes 1999 January 1, 2000 Georgia 28 Purdue 25 ( OT ) 54,059 notes 2000 January 1, 2001 South Carolina 24 Ohio State 7 65,229 notes 2001 January 1, 2002 # 14 South Carolina 31 Ohio State 28 66,249 notes 2002 January 1, 2003 # 11 Michigan 38 Florida 30 65,101 notes 2003 January 1, 2004 # 13 Iowa 37 # 15 Florida 17 65,657 notes January 1, 2005 # 7 Georgia 24 # 17 Wisconsin 21 62,414 notes 2005 January 2, 2006 # 16 Florida 31 # 25 Iowa 24 65,881 notes 2006 January 1, 2007 Penn State 20 # 17 Tennessee 10 65,601 notes 2007 January 1, 2008 # 16 Tennessee 21 # 18 Wisconsin 17 60,121 notes 2008 January 1, 2009 Iowa 31 South Carolina 10 55,117 notes 2009 January 1, 2010 Auburn 38 Northwestern 35 ( OT ) 49,383 notes January 1, 2011 Florida 37 Penn State 24 60,574 notes 2011 January 2, 2012 # 17 Michigan State 33 # 16 Georgia 30 ( 3OT ) 49,429 notes 2012 January 1, 2013 # 10 South Carolina 33 # 18 Michigan 28 54,527 notes 2013 January 1, 2014 # 14 LSU 21 Iowa 14 51,296 notes 2014 January 1, 2015 # 18 Wisconsin 34 # 19 Auburn 31 ( OT ) 44,023 notes 2015 January 1, 2016 # 23 Tennessee 45 # 13 Northwestern 6 53,202 notes 2016 January 2, 2017 # 20 Florida 30 # 21 Iowa 51,119 notes 2017 January 1, 2018 South Carolina 26 Michigan 19 45,687 notes MVPs Date MVP ( s ) Team Position December 23, 1986 James Jackson Georgia QB Garry Moss Georgia CB January 2, 1988 Jamie Morris Michigan TB January 2, 1989 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 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 Michigan TB January 1, 2004 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 January 2, 2012 Brandon Boykin Georgia CB January 1, 2013 Ace Sanders South Carolina WR / PR January 1, 2014 Jeremy Hill LSU RB January 1, 2015 Melvin Gordon Wisconsin RB January 1, 2016 Jalen Hurd Tennessee RB January 2, 2017 Chauncey Gardner Florida DB January 1, 2018 Jake Bentley South Carolina QB Most appearances Teams with multiple appearances Rank Team Appearances Record Michigan 6 3 -- 3 T2 South Carolina 5 4 -- 1 T2 Florida 5 3 -- 2 T2 Georgia 5 3 -- 2 T2 Iowa 5 2 -- 3 T2 Wisconsin 5 2 -- 3 Penn State 3 -- 1 T3 Tennessee 3 -- 1 T3 Auburn 2 -- 2 T3 Ohio State 0 -- 4 Syracuse 2 -- 0 T4 Alabama 1 -- 1 T4 LSU 1 -- 1 T4 Boston College 1 -- 1 T4 Northwestern 0 -- 2 Teams with a single appearance Won : Clemson, Michigan State Lost : Duke, Illinois, Kentucky, NC State, Purdue Appearances by Conference Through the January 2018 playing, there have been 32 games ( 64 total appearances ). Rank Conference Appearances Wins Losses Pct. Big Ten 29 11 18. 379 SEC 28 17 11. 607 ACC. 333 T4 Independents 0 1.000 T4 Big East. 500 Jump up ^ Boston College ( 1986 ) and Syracuse ( 1988 ) were not affiliated with a conference during their first appearance. Jump up ^ Syracuse ( 1992 ) and Boston College ( 1993 ) later participated as members of the original Big East Conference. See also List of college bowl games List of Outback Bowl broadcasters References Jump up ^ `` College Bowl Game Payouts ''. statisticbrain.com. 2015. Jump up ^ `` 2018 Outback Bowl to Kickoff at Noon on New Year 's Day ''. outbackbowl.com. May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` 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 ''. ESPN. Retrieved 24 December 2012. Jump up ^ SEC Bowl Schedule Jump up ^ Big 10 Bowl Partners ^ Jump up to : `` Quick Game Summary ''. outbackbowl.com. 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018. Jump up ^ https://twitter.com/outbackbowl/status/947941988090961920 External links Official website Hall of Fame / Outback Bowl History & conference tie - ins History Tampa Stadium Raymond James Stadium Broadcasters Big Ten Conference Southeastern Conference Games 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Notes There was no Outback Bowl in 1987. NCAA Division I FBS bowl games College Football Playoff Championship Game Cotton Fiesta Orange Peach Rose Sugar Other bowl games Alamo Arizona Armed Forces Bahamas Belk Birmingham Boca Raton Cactus Camellia Camping World Citrus Cure Dollar General Famous Idaho Potato Foster Farms Frisco Gasparilla Hawaii Heart of Dallas Holiday Independence Las Vegas Liberty Military Music City New Mexico New Orleans Outback Pinstripe Quick Lane Sun TaxSlayer Texas All - Star games East -- West Shrine Game NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Senior Bowl New Year 's Eve and New Year 's Day Events America 's Party First Night Hogmanay New Year 's Eve in London Objects dropped on New Year 's Eve Peach Drop Pelican Drop Réveillon de Copacabana Sydney New Year 's Eve The Possum Drop Times Square Ball Vienna New Year 's Concert Sports College Football Playoff bowls Rose Orange Sugar Fiesta Cotton Peach Citrus Bowl Gator Bowl Outback Bowl Tour de Ski Four Hills Tournament NHL Winter Classic Spengler Cup Final IIHF World U20 Championship Saint Silvester Road Race New Year Sprint Nos Galan road race Parades Tournament of Roses Parade London 's New Year 's Day Parade Florida Citrus Parade Mummers Parade Television New Year 's Rockin ' Eve Fox 's New Year 's Eve with Steve Harvey New Year 's Eve with Carson Daly New Year Live CNN New Year 's Eve Live ¡ Feliz ! MTV New Year 's The Big Fat Quiz of the Year Bye Bye Dinner for One Happy New Year, America Hogmanay Live Hootenanny Kōhaku Uta Gassen Little Blue Light Only an Excuse ? Red Bull New Year No Limits Rudolph 's Shiny New Year Scotch and Wry Silvesterstadl `` Silvesterpunsch `` 2000 Today ( US, Ireland ) Happy New Year, Charlie Brown ! First Night 2013 with Jamie Kennedy Music `` Auld Lang Syne '' `` Happy New Year '' `` What Are You Doing New Year 's Eve ? '' `` Levy - Dew '' `` New Year 's Day '' Related topics New Year films Gregorian calendar Baby New Year Calennig Hogmanay Holiday season Leap second Guy Lombardo New Year 's resolution New Year tree Saint Sylvester 's Day Vasilopita Watchnight service Hillsborough County, Florida points and events of interest Galleries and museums Cracker Country Glazer Children 's Museum Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Graphicstudio Henry B. Plant Museum Museum Of Science and Industry SS American Victory Tampa Bay History Center Tampa Museum of Art USF Contemporary Art Museum Ybor City Museum State Park Zoos and aquariums Busch Gardens Tampa Florida Aquarium Lowry Park Zoo University of South Florida Botanical Gardens Areas of interest Channel District Downtown Tampa & Franklin Street Historic Hyde Park MacDill Air Force Base Plant City Downtown & Historic District Historic Seminole Heights & Hampton Terrace Soho Tampa Bay Tampa Heights West Tampa Ybor City Other points of interest Amalie Arena Babe Zaharias Golf Course Bayshore Boulevard Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park The Straz Center MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre Egmont Key Hillsborough River & State Park Lettuce Lake Park Port Tampa Bay Raymond James Stadium Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Skatepark of Tampa Sulphur Springs Water Tower Sunshine Skyway Bridge Tampa Bay Downs Tampa Convention Center Tampa International Airport Tampa Riverwalk Tampa Theatre Tampa Union Station University of South Florida University of Tampa Events Florida State Fair Florida Strawberry Festival Gasparilla Pirate Festival Guavaween Outback Bowl Sant'Yago Knight Parade Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Outback_Bowl&oldid=821102818 '' Categories : College football bowls Outback Bowl Sports competitions in Tampa, Florida 1986 establishments in Florida Hidden categories : Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Edit links This page was last edited on 18 January 2018, at 11 : 40. 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