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Bowl Projections: TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Preseason Prediction, Breakdown and History
By College Football News,
2024-08-05
Before the season gets underway, what's the first guess on what the 2024 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl might be? Why did we make this call, who else should be in the mix, and what's the history of the bowl?
This will all change throughout the season with its twists and turns, but in the preseason, the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl projection is ...
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Projection
Thursday, January 2 7:30, ESPN TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL Bowl Affiliations : ACC, SEC Last Season: Clemson 38, Kentucky 35 Preseason Bowl Projection (with predicted final regular season records) Louisville (8-4) vs Tennessee (9-3)
Why this is the preseason TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Projection
This is where the puzzle pieces have to fit.
Tennessee will likely just miss out on the College Football Playoff. The Cheez-It Citrus Bowl might be a better fit, but the Vols played in it last year. Here's the bigger issue ...
NC State and Tennessee play in the regular season. Otherwise, that would be the matchup.
If the Vols go somewhere else, put the Wolfpack here. Louisville will be shoehorned in, but Miami, North Carolina, and maybe even Florida State would work.
5 teams also in the mix for the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
1. Ole Miss 2. NC State 3. Miami 4. LSU 5. North Carolina
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl History
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, 2021 Kentucky 23, NC State 21 Jan. 2, 2020 Tennessee 23, Indiana 22 Dec. 31, 2018 Texas A&M 52, NC State 13 Dec. 30, 2017 Mississippi State 31, Louisville 27 Dec. 31, 2016 Georgia Tech 33, Kentucky 18 Jan. 2, 2016 Georgia 24 Penn State 17 Jan. 2, 2015 Tennessee 45 Iowa 28 Jan. 1, 2014 Nebraska 24 Georgia 19 Jan. 1, 2013 Northwestern 34 Mississippi State 20 Jan. 2, 2012 Florida 24 Ohio State 17 Jan. 1, 2011 Mississippi State 52 Michigan 14 Jan. 1, 2010 Florida State 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 State 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 State 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 N.C. State 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 State 27 Dec. 31, 1987 LSU 30 South Carolina 13 Dec. 27, 1986 Clemson 27 Stanford 21 Dec. 30, 1985 Florida State 34 Oklahoma 23 Dec. 28, 1984 Oklahoma State 21 South Carolina 14 Dec. 30, 1983 Florida 14 Iowa 6 Dec. 30, 1982 Florida State 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 State 15 Dec. 30, 1977 Pittsburgh 34 Clemson 3 Dec. 27, 1976 Notre Dame 20 Penn State 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 Florida State 17 Penn State 17 Dec. 31, 1966 Tennessee 18 Syracuse 12 Dec. 31, 1965 Georgia Tech 31 Texas Tech 21 Jan. 2, 1965 Florida State 36 Oklahoma 19 Dec. 28, 1963 North Carolina 35 Air Force 0 Dec. 29, 1962 Florida 17 Penn State 7 Dec. 30, 1961 Penn State 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 Auburn 33 Baylor 13 Jan. 1, 1954 Texas Tech 35 Auburn 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
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