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| 1997 Toyota Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 52nd Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Alltel Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Oscar Davenport, QB (North Carolina) David Saunders, WR (West Virginia) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | James Sprenger (Pac-10) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 52,103 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1997 Gator Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the West Virginia Mountaineers.