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Gator Bowl Winners

Dec. 27, 2025 — Virginia 19, Missouri 7

Jan. 2, 2024 — Mississippi 52, Duke 20

Dec. 29, 2023 — Clemson 38, Kentucky 35

Dec. 30, 2022 — Notre Dame 45, South Carolina 38

Dec. 31, 2021 — Wake Forest 38, Rutgers 10

Jan. 2, 2020 — Tennessee 23, Indiana 22

Dec. 31, 2018 — Texas A&M 52, NC State 13

Dec. 30, 2017 — Mississippi St. 31, Louisville 27

Dec. 31, 2016 — Georgia Tech 33, Kentucky 18

Jan. 2, 2016 — Georgia 24, Penn St. 17

Jan. 1, 2014 — Nebraska 24, Georgia 19

Jan. 1, 2013 — Northwestern 34, Mississippi St. 20

Jan. 2, 2012 — Florida 24, Ohio St. 17

Jan. 1, 2011 — Mississippi St. 52, Michigan 14

Jan. 1, 2010 — Florida St. 33, West Virginia 21

Jan. 1, 2009 — Nebraska 26, Clemson 21

Jan. 1, 2008 — Texas Tech 31, Virginia 28

Jan. 1, 2007 — West Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35

Jan. 2, 2006 — Virginia Tech 35, Louisville 24

Jan. 1, 2005 — Florida St. 30, West Virginia 18

Jan. 1, 2004 — Maryland 41, West Virginia 7

Jan. 1, 2003 — N.C. State 28, Notre Dame 6

Jan. 1, 2002 — Florida St. 30, Virginia Tech 17

Jan. 1, 2001 — Virginia Tech 41, Clemson 20

Jan. 1, 2000 — Miami 28, Georgia Tech 13

Jan. 1, 1999 — Georgia Tech 35, Notre Dame 28

Jan. 1, 1998 — North Carolina 42, Virginia Tech 3

Jan. 1, 1997 — North Carolina 20, West Virginia 13

Jan. 1, 1996 — Syracuse 41, Clemson 0

Dec. 30, 1994 — Tennessee 45, Virginia Tech 23

Dec. 31, 1993 — Alabama 24, North Carolina 10

Dec. 31, 1992 — Florida 27, North Carolina St. 10

Dec. 29, 1991 — Oklahoma 48, Virginia 14

Jan. 1, 1991 — Michigan 35, Mississippi 3

Dec. 30, 1989 — Clemson 27, West Virginia 7

Jan. 1, 1989 — Georgia 34, Michigan St. 27

Dec. 31, 1987 — Louisiana St. 30, South Carolina 13

Dec. 27, 1986 — Clemson 27, Stanford 21

Dec. 30, 1985 — Florida St. 34, Oklahoma St. 23

Dec. 28, 1984 — Oklahoma St. 21, South Carolina 14

Dec. 30, 1983 — Florida 14, Iowa 6

Dec. 30, 1982 — Florida St. 31, West Virginia 12

Dec. 28, 1981 — North Carolina 31, Arkansas 27

Dec. 29, 1980 — Pittsburgh 37, South Carolina 9

Dec. 28, 1979 — North Carolina 17, Michigan 15

Dec. 29, 1978 — Clemson 17, Ohio St. 15

Dec. 30, 1977 — Pittsburgh 34, Clemson 3

Dec. 27, 1976 — Notre Dame 20, Penn St. 9

Dec. 29, 1975 — Maryland 13, Florida 0

Dec. 30, 1974 — Auburn 27, Texas 3

Dec. 29, 1973 — Texas Tech 28, Tennessee 19

Dec. 30, 1972 — Auburn 24, Colorado 3

Dec. 31, 1971 — Georgia 7, North Carolina 3

Jan. 2, 1971 — Auburn 35, Mississippi 28

Dec. 27, 1969 — Florida 14, Tennessee 13

Dec. 28, 1968 — Missouri 35, Alabama 10

Dec. 30, 1967 — Penn St. 17, Florida St. 17

Dec. 31, 1966 — Tennessee 18, Syracuse 12

Dec. 31, 1965 — Georgia Tech 31, Texas Tech 21

Jan. 2, 1965 — Florida St. 36, Oklahoma 19

Dec. 28, 1963 — North Carolina 35, Air Force 0

Dec. 29, 1962 — Florida 17, Penn St. 7

Dec. 30, 1961 — Penn St. 30, Georgia Tech 15

Dec. 31, 1960 — Florida 13, Baylor 12

Jan. 2, 1960 — Arkansas 14, Georgia Tech 7

Dec. 27, 1958 — Mississippi 7, Florida 3

Dec. 28, 1957 — Tennessee 3, Texas A&M 0

Dec. 29, 1956 — Georgia Tech 21, Pittsburgh 14

Dec. 31, 1955 — Vanderbilt 25, Auburn 13

Dec. 31, 1954 — Texas Tech 35, Auburn 13

Jan. 1, 1954 — Auburn 33, Baylor 13

Jan. 1, 1953 — Florida 14, Tulsa 13

Jan. 1, 1952 — Miami 14, Clemson 0

Jan. 1, 1951 — Wyoming 20, Washington & Lee 7

Jan. 2, 1950 — Maryland 20, Missouri 7

Jan. 1, 1949 — Clemson 24, Missouri 23

Jan. 1, 1948 — Maryland 20, Georgia 20

Jan. 1, 1947 — Oklahoma 34, N.C. State 13

Jan. 1, 1946 — Wake Forest 26, South Carolina 14

Note: Gator Bowl (1946-2014); Taxslayer (2015-17).

The Cactus Bowl is back, returning to Arizona State’s campus in December

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Cactus Bowl is back and it's returning to Arizona State's campus. Fiesta Sports Foundation, which operates the Fiesta and Cactus bowls, announced the return on Wednesday, ending a nine-year run at Chase Field, home of baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks. The game will be played Dec. 26 at Arizona State's Mountain America Stadium. The bowl moved to Chase Field while Arizona State's stadium underwent renovations and had numerous title sponsors, most recently being known as the Rate Bowl from 2024-25.
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