| 1946 Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| The First Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Fairfield Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Back Nick Sacrinty (Wake Forest) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Gerry Gerard (Southern) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 7,362 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1946 Gator Bowl was the first inaugural game and it featured the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the South Carolina Gamecocks, both from the Southern Conference. It was one of only two bowl rematches of a regular season game that ended in a tie.