Gator Bowl Odds, Predictions & Bowl History

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Kentucky +3.5 (-110) +142
Clemson -3.5 (-110) -170
Kentucky +3.5 (-110) over Clemson

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Kentucky +3.5 (-110) +142
Clemson -3.5 (-110) -170
Clemson is missing some key offensive players for this game, including star WR Beaux Collins. This game will mean a lot more to Kentucky than it will to Clemson, who typically aspires to bigger bowl games than this one.

The Gator Bowl is a college football bowl tradition that goes all the way back to 1945. This is a game that is at the tail end of the college football bowl schedule each year, which usually means it is one of the marquee matchups on the schedule. Here, we break down this year’s edition of the Gator Bowl and look back at the history of this contest that has seen some of the biggest programs and best players in college football history participate.

2023 Gator Bowl Analysis

In this year’s Gator Bowl, the Clemson Tigers will take on the Kentucky Wildcats. Both teams had solid but not spectacular seasons in their respective conferences, putting them in a late bowl game without it being one of the New Year’s Six. How exciting that is for these teams could determine how this game ends up going on the field in Jacksonville.

For Kentucky, ending up in a bowl game like this has to be seen as a win, as they are in the incredibly tough SEC and can never rely on putting together a dominant campaign. Meanwhile, Clemson is usually the class of the much weaker ACC, and will be disappointed to be here and not in the College Football Playoff. It will be interesting to see whether Kentucky comes out with more of an edge with that in mind.

Gator Bowl History

The first edition of the Gator Bowl was played in the 1945 college football season and this game has featured some of the biggest programs in college football on a consistent basis. It currently has tie-ins to the SEC, Big Ten, and ACC, with previous tie-ins with the Big East, Notre Dame, and the Big 12 as well. With this game having tie-ins to the top-two conferences in the sport, a quality matchup is almost a guarantee at this point. Below is the full list of matchups for the Gator Bowl, dating back all the way to the 1945 season, including the winners and losers of each edition of the contest.

YearWinnersRunners-Up
1945Wake ForestSouth Carolina
1946OklahomaNC State
1947GeorgiaMaryland
1948ClemsonMissouri
1949MarylandMissouri
1950WyomingWashington & Lee
1951MiamiClemson
1952FloridaTulsa
1953Texas TechAuburn
1954AuburnBaylor
1955VanderbiltAuburn
1956Georgia TechPittsburgh
1957TennesseeTexas A&M
1958Ole MissFlorida
1959ArkansasGeorgia Tech
1960FloridaBaylor
1961Penn StateGeorgia Tech
1962FloridaPenn State
1963North CarolinaAir Force
1964Florida StateOklahoma
1965Georgia TechTexas Tech
1966TennesseeSyracuse
1967Penn StateFlorida State
1968MissouriAlabama
1969FloridaTennessee
1970AuburnOle Miss
1971GeorgiaNorth Carolina
1972AuburnColorado
1973Texas TechTennessee
1974AuburnTexas
1975MarylandFlorida
1976Notre DamePenn State
1977PittsburghClemson
1978ClemsonOhio State
1979North CarolinaMichigan
1980PittsburghSouth Carolina
1981North CarolinaArkansas
1982Florida StateWest Virginia
1983FloridaIowa
1984Oklahoma StateSouth Carolina
1985Florida StateOklahoma State
1986ClemsonStanford
1987LSUSouth Carolina
1988GeorgiaMichigan State
1989ClemsonWest Virginia
1990MichiganOle Miss
1991OklahomaVirginia
1992FloridaNC State
1993AlabamaNorth Carolina
1994TennesseeVirginia Tech
1995SyracuseClemson
1996North CarolinaWest Virginia
1997North CarolinaVirginia Tech
1998Georgia TechNotre Dame
1999MiamiGeorgia Tech
2000Virginia TechClemson
2001Florida StateVirginia Tech
2002NC StateNotre Dame
2003MarylandWest Virginia
2004Florida StateWest Virginia
2005Virginia TechLouisville
2006West VirginiaGeorgia Tech
2007Texas TechVirginia
2008NebraskaClemson
2009Florida StateWest Virginia
2010Mississippi StateMichigan
2011FloridaOhio State
2012NorthwesternMississippi State
2013NebraskaGeorgia
2014TennesseeIowa
2015GeorgiaPenn State
2016Georgia TechKentucky
2017Mississippi StateLouisville
2018Texas A&MNC State
2019TennesseeIndiana
2020KentuckyNC State
2021Wake ForestRutgers
2022Notre DameSouth Carolina

Bowl Game MVPs

In the Gator Bowl, MVPs have been awarded for both the winning and losing teams for all but a few years of its history. But the MVPs on both the winning and losing sides have been some of the best players to pick up a football. Below is the full history of the MVP award for this staple of the college football bowl season since the 1940s.

YearWinning Team MVPLosing Team MVP
1945Nick SacrintyN/A
1946Joe GoldingN/A
1947Lu GambinoN/A
1948Bobby GageN/A
1949Bob WardN/A
1950Eddie TalboomN/A
1951Jim DooleyN/A
1952John HallMarv Matuszak
1953Bobby CavazosVince Dooley
1954Joe ChildressBilly Hooper
1955Don OrrJoe Childress
1956Wade MitchellCorny Salvaterra
1957Bobby GordonJohn David Crow
1958Bobby FranklinDave Hudson
1959Jim MootyMaxie Baughan
1960Larry LibertoreBobby Ply
1961Galen HallJoe Auer
1962Tom ShannonDave Robinson
1963Ken WillardDavid Sicks
1964Steve Tensi & Fred BiletnikoffCarl McAdams
1965Lenny SnowDonny Anderson
1966Dewey WarrenFloyd Little
1967Kim HammondTom Sherman
1968Terry McMIllanMike Hall
1969Mike KelleyCurt Watson
1970Pat SullivanArchie Manning
1971Jimmy PoulosJames Webster
1972Wade WhatleyMark Cooney
1973Joe BarnesHaskel Stanback
1974Phil GargisEarl Campbell
1975Steve AtkinsSammy Green
1976Al HunterJimmy Cefalo
1977Matt CavanaughJerry Butler
1978Steve FullerArt Schlichter
1979Matt Kupec & Amos LawrenceJohn Wangler & Anthony Carter
1980Rick TrocanoGeorge Rogers
1981Kelvin Bryant & Ethan HortonGary Anderson
1982Greg AllenPaul Woodside
1983Tony LillyOwen Gill
1984Thurman ThomasMike Hold
1985Chip FergusonThurman Thomas
1986Rodney WilliamsBrad Muster
1987Wendell DavisHarold Green
1988Wayne JohnsonAndre Rison
1989Levon KirklandMike Fox
1990Michigan Offensive LineTyrone Ashley
1991Cale GundyTyrone Davis
1992Errict RhettReggie Lawrence
1993Brian BurgdorfCorey Holliday
1994James StewartMaurice DeShazo
1995Donovan McNabbPeter Ford
1996Oscar DavenportDavid Saunders
1997Chris KeldorfNick Sorensen
1998Dez White & Joe HamiltonAutry Denson
1999Nate WebsterJoe Hamilton
2000Michael VickRod Gardner
2001Javon WalkerAndre Davis
2002Philip RiversCedric Hillard
2003Scott McBrienBrian King
2004Leon WashingtonKay-Jay Harris
2005Cedric HumesHunter Cantwell
2006Pat WhiteCalvin Johnson
2007Graham HarrellChris Long
2008Joe GanzDaQuan Bowers
2009EJ ManuelNoel Devine
2010Chris RelfDenard Robinson
2011Andre DeboseEtienne Sabino
2012Jared CarpenterNickoe Whitley
2013Quincy EnunwaTodd Gurley
2014Joshua DobbsJosey Jewell
2015Terry GodwinTrace McSorley
2016Dedrick MillsStephen Johnson II
2017Marc McLaurinLamar Jackson
2018Trayveon WilliamsRyan Finley
2019Eric GrayPeyton Ramsey
2020Asim Rose Jr.Zonovan Knight
2021Sam HartmanJohnny Langan
2022Tyler BuchnerN/A
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