FBA 2018 Media Guide FLIP (2)

Outback Bowl
GAME HISTORY
Date Result Attendance TV Rating
Hall of Fame Bowl
12/23/86 Boston College 27, Georgia 24 41,000 Mizlou
1/2/88 Michigan 28, Alabama 24 61,075 NBC
1/2/89 Syracuse 23, LSU 10 51,112 NBC
1/1/90 Auburn 31, Ohio State 14 68,085 NBC
1/1/91 Clemson 30, Illinois 0 63,154 NBC
1/1/92 Syracuse 24, Ohio State 17 57,789 NBC
1/1/93 Tennessee 38, Boston College 23 52,056 ESPN
1/1/94 Michigan 42, North Carolina State 7 52,649 ESPN
1/2/95 Wisconsin 34, Duke 20 61,384 ESPN
Outback Bowl
1/1/96 Penn State 43, Auburn 14 65,313 5.0 ESPN
1/1/97 Alabama 17, Michigan 14 53,161 5.3 ESPN
1/1/98 Georgia 33, Wisconsin 6 56,186 3.2 ESPN
1/1/99 Penn State 26, Kentucky 14 66,005 4.8 ESPN
1/1/00 Georgia 28, Purdue 25 (OT) 54,059 3.3 ESPN
1/1/01 South Carolina 24, Ohio State 7 65,229 3.4 ESPN
1/1/02 South Carolina 31, Ohio State 28 66,249 3.7 ESPN
1/1/03 Michigan 38, Florida 30 65,101 4.2 ESPN
1/1/04 Iowa 37, Florida 17 65,657 4.5 ESPN
1/1/05 Georgia 24, Wisconsin 21 62,414 3.6 ESPN
1/2/06 Florida 31, Iowa 24 65,881 2.4 ESPN
1/1/07 Penn State 20, Tennessee 10 65,601 4.4 ESPN
1/1/08 Tennessee 21, Wisconsin 17 60,121 3.4 ESPN
1/1/09 Iowa 31, South Carolina 10 55,117 3.1 ESPN
1/1/10 Auburn 38, Northwestern 35 (OT) 49,383 4.1 ESPN
1/1/11 Florida 37, Penn State 24 60,574 7.1 ABC
1/2/12 Michigan State 33, Georgia 30 (OT) 49,429 5.14 ABC
1/1/13 South Carolina 33, Michigan 28 54,527 4.3 ESPN
1/1/14 LSU 21, Iowa 14 51,296 3.2 ESPN
1/1/15 Wisconsin 34, Auburn 31 (OT) 44,023 3.7 ESPN2
1/2/16 Tennessee 45, Northwestern 6 53,202 1.7 ESPN2
1/1/17 Florida 30, Iowa 3 51,119 3.6 ABC
1/1/18 South Carolina 26, Michigan 19 45,687 3.1 ESPN2
Individual Awards:
Most Valuable Player
1986 Gary Moss & James Jackson, Georgia 1988 Jamie Morris, Michigan
1989 Robert Drummond, Syracuse 1990 Reggie Slack, Auburn
1991 DeChane Cameron, Clemson 1992 Marvin Graves, Syracuse
1993 Heath Shuler, Tennessee 1994 Tyrone Wheatley, Michigan
1995 Terrell Fletcher, Wisconsin 1996 Bobby Engram, Penn State
1997 Dwayne Rudd, Alabama 1998 Mike Bobo, Georgia
1999 Courtney Brown, Penn State 2000 Drew Brees, Purdue
2001 Ryan Brewer, South Carolina 2002 Phil Petty, South Carolina
2003 Chris Perry, Michigan 2004 Fred Russell, Iowa
2005 David Pollack, Georgia 2006 Dallas Baker, Florida
2007 Tony Hunt, Penn State 2008 Erik Ainge, Tennessee
2009 Shonn Greene, Iowa 2010 Darvin Adams, Auburn
2011 Ahmad Black, Florida 2012 Brandon Boykin, Georgia
2013 Ace Sanders, South Carolina 2014 Jeremy Hill, LSU
2015 Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin 2016 Jalen Hurd, Tennessee
2017 Chauncey Gardner, Florida 2018 Jake Bentley, South Carolina
Memorable Games:
2015: In a back-and-forth game that saw six lead changes, Wisconsin RB Melvin Gordon rushed for a bowl record
251 yards to carry the Badgers to a 34-31 overtime win against the Auburn Tigers. Badger coaching legend
Barry Alvarez led the team in an interim role as he put his own stamp on the team, including converting
4-of-4 fourth down attempts during the game. In his return to the field one last time, his players carried
him off the field following the emotional victory.
2013: South Carolina quarterback Dylan Thompson, who didn’t start and divided time with Connor Shaw, found
Bruce Ellington with a 32-yard game-winning touchdown pass with only 0:11 left, giving the Gamecocks a
33-28 victory over Michigan. Both Thompson and Shaw had two touchdowns passes in the win which saw
four lead changes in the final quarter.
2012: One of the most recent edition of the Outback Bowl became one of the closest, as Michigan State finally
prevailed in a 33-30 triple-overtime decision on Dan Conroy’s 28-yard field goal. The game marked only the
third time in NCAA bowl history that a game went into three overtimes.
2010: In what has been described as one of the most exciting college football games ever, Auburn and
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