OUTBACK BOWL

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The 'Outback Bowl' is an annual college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The bowl was first called the 'Hall of Fame Bowl' from 1986 to 1994. The name "Outback" comes from the game's title sponsor, Outback Steakhouse.
The Hall of Fame Bowl was held at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama from 1977-1985. In the spring of 1986, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame decided to relocate the game to Tampa, first at Tampa Stadium (later Houlihan's Stadium) from 1986 until 1998 and then into "The New Sombrero" Raymond James Stadium beginning in 1999. The game became the first bowl in Tampa since the Cigar Bowl from 1947-1954.
The Bowl is organized by the Tampa Sports Authority and since the 1996 game has contracts with the SEC and the Big Ten. The minimum payout for a participating school is US$3 million.

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2007 Outback Bowl

Previous results

MVPs

See also

External links

2007 Outback Bowl

Main articles: 2007 Outback Bowl

The 2007 Outback Bowl featured Penn State of the Big Ten winning 20-10 against Tennessee of the SEC. The game was televised by ESPN on New Year's Day. Penn State last participated in the game in 1999, when they defeated Kentucky by the score of 26-14. Tennessee last played in Tampa in the 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl, defeating Boston College 38-23.

Previous results

Season	Date Played	Winning Team		Losing Team
1986	December 23, 1986	'Boston College'	27	Georgia	24
1987	January 2, 1988	'Michigan'	28	Alabama	24
1988	January 2, 1989	'Syracuse'	23	LSU	10
1989	January 1, 1990	'Auburn'	31	Ohio State	14
1990	January 1, 1991	'Clemson'	30	Illinois	0
1991	January 1, 1992	'Syracuse'	24	Ohio State	17
1992	January 1, 1993	'Tennessee'	38	Boston College	23
1993	January 1, 1994	'Michigan'	42	NC State	7
1994	January 2, 1995	'Wisconsin'	34	Duke	20
1995	January 1, 1996	'Penn State'	43	Auburn	14
1996	January 1, 1997	'Alabama'	17	Michigan	14
1997	January 1, 1998	'Georgia'	33	Wisconsin	6
1998	January 1, 1999	'Penn State'	26	Kentucky	14
1999	January 1, 2000	'Georgia'	28	Purdue	25 (OT)
2000	January 1, 2001	'South Carolina'	24	Ohio State	7
2001	January 1, 2002	'South Carolina'	31	Ohio State	28
2002	January 1, 2003	'Michigan'	38	Florida	30
2003	January 1, 2004	'Iowa'	37	Florida	17
2004	January 1, 2005	'Georgia'	24	Wisconsin	21
2005	January 2, 2006	'Florida'	31	Iowa	24
2006	January 1, 2007	'Penn State'	20	Tennessee	10

MVPs

Date	MVP(s)	Team	Position
December 23, 1986	James Jackson	Georgia	QB
	Garry Moss	Georgia	CB
January 2, 1988	Jamie Morris	Michigan	TB
January 2, 1989	Robert Drummond	Syracuse	RB
January 1, 1990	Reggie Slack	Auburn	QB
January 1, 1991	DeChane Cameron	Clemson	QB
January 1, 1992	Marvin Graves	Syracuse	QB
January 1, 1993	Heath Shuler	Tennessee	QB
January 1, 1994	Tyrone Wheatley	Michigan	RB
January 2, 1995	Terrell Fletcher	Wisconsin	RB
January 1, 1996	Bobby Engram	Penn State	WR
January 1, 1997	Dwayne Rudd	Alabama	LB
January 1, 1998	Mike Bobo	Georgia	QB
January 1, 1999	Courtney Brown	Penn State	DE
January 1, 2000	Drew Brees	Purdue	QB
January 1, 2001	Ryan Brewer	South Carolina	WR
January 1, 2002	Phil Petty	South Carolina	QB
January 1, 2003	Chris Perry	Michigan	TB
January 1, 2004	Fred Russell	Iowa	RB
January 1, 2005	David Pollack	Georgia	DE
January 2, 2006	Dallas Baker	Florida	WR
January 1, 2007	Tony Hunt	Penn State	RB

See also

List of college bowl games

External links

★ Official Website of the Outback Bowl

★ Centre Daily Times Website on 2007 Outback Bowl — home of Penn State's Nittany Lions