| 1980 Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Gator Bowl Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Rick Trocano (Pittsburgh) RB George Rogers (South Carolina) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Robert Carpenter (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Al Michaels (Play by Play) Ara Parseghian (Color) Steve Davis (Sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1980 Gator Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 29, 1980, at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The game pitted the Pittsburgh Panthers and the South Carolina Gamecocks.