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The Gator Bowl - All-Time Scores

By Tim Hyland, About.com

2008 Gator Bowl

Texas Tech knocked off Virginia in the 2008 Gator Bowl.

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The Gator Bowl has been played each year in Jacksonville, Florida, since 1946. The game is hosted by the Gator Bowl Association and is currently sponsored by Konica Minolta.

The past winners of the game are listed here:

January 1, 1946: Wake Forest 26, South Carolina 14
January 1, 1947: Oklahoma 34, North Carolina State 13
January 1, 1948: Georgia 20, Maryland 20
January 1, 1949: Clemson 24, Missouri 23
January 2, 1950: Maryland 20, Missouri 7
January 1, 1951: Wyoming 20, Washington & Lee 7
January 1, 1952: Miami (Fla.) 14, Clemson 0
January 1, 1953: Florida 14, Tulsa 13
January 1, 1954: Texas Tech 35, Auburn 13
December 31, 1954: Auburn 33, Baylor 13
December 31, 1955: Vanderbilt 25, Auburn 13
December 29, 1956: Georgia Tech 21, Pittsburgh 14
December 28, 1957: Tennessee 3, Texas A&M 0
December 27, 1958: Mississippi 7, Florida 3
January 2, 1960: Arkansas 14, Georgia Tech 7
December 31, 1960: Florida 13, Baylor 12
December 30, 1961: Penn State 30, Georgia Tech 15
December 29, 1962: Florida 17, 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, Texas Tech 21
December 31, 1966: Tennessee 18, Syracuse 12
December 30, 1967: Florida State 17, Penn State 17
December 28, 1968: Missouri 35, Alabama 10
December 27, 1969: Florida 14, Tennessee 13
January 2, 1971: Auburn 35, Mississippi 28
December 31, 1971: Georgia 7, North Carolina 3
December 30, 1972: Auburn 24, Colorado 3
December 29, 1973: Texas Tech 28, Tennessee 19
December 30, 1974: Auburn 27, Texas 3
December 29, 1975: Maryland 13, Florida 0
December 27, 1976: Notre Dame 20, Penn State 9
December 30, 1977: Pittsburgh 34, Clemson 3
December 29, 1978: Clemson 17, Ohio State 15
December 28, 1979: North Carolina 17, Michigan 15
December 29, 1980: Pittsburgh 37, South Carolina 9
December 28, 1981: North Carolina 31, Arkansas 27
December 30, 1982: Florida State 31, West Virginia 12
December 30, 1983: Florida 14, Iowa 6
December 28, 1984: Oklahoma State 21, South Carolina 14
December 30, 1985: Florida State 34, Oklahoma State 23
December 27, 1986: Clemson 27, Stanford 21
December 31, 1987: LSU 30, South Carolina 13
January 1, 1989: Georgia 34, Michigan State 27
December 30, 1989: Clemson 27, West Virginia 7
January 1, 1991: Michigan 35, Mississippi 3
December 29, 1991: Oklahoma 48, Virginia 14
December 31, 1992: Florida 27, North Carolina State 10
December 31, 1993: Alabama 24, North Carolina 10
December 30, 1994:Tennessee 45, Virginia Tech 23
January 1, 1996: Syracuse 41, Clemson 0
January 1, 1997: North Carolina 20, West Virginia 13
January 1, 1998: North Carolina 42, Virginia Tech 3
January 1, 1999: Georgia Tech 35, Notre Dame 28
January 1, 2000: Miami (Florida) 28, Georgia Tech 13
January 1, 2001: Virginia Tech 41, Clemson 20
January 1, 2002: Florida State 30, Virginia Tech 17
January 1, 2003: North Carolina State 28, Notre Dame 6
January 1, 2004: Maryland 41, West Virginia 7
January 1, 2005: Florida State 30, West Virginia 18
January 2, 2006: Virginia Tech 35, Louisville 24
January 1, 2007: West Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35
January 1, 2008: Texas Tech 31, Virginia 28
January 1, 2009: Nebraska 26, Clemson 21

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