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| Date | December 28, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Gator Bowl Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Terry McMillan, (QB, Missouri) & Mike Hall (LB, Alabama)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | E.D. Cavette (SEC; split crew: SEC, Big Eight) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 68,011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1968 Gator Bowl, part of the 1968 bowl game season, took place on December 28, 1968, at the Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The competing teams were the Missouri Tigers, representing the Big Eight Conference, and the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The game featured two eventual College Football Hall of Fame coaches, Dan Devine at Missouri and Bear Bryant at Alabama.[2] Missouri won the game, 35–10.