1981 Gator Bowl

1981 Gator Bowl
1234 Total
Arkansas 73017 27
North Carolina 37147 31
DateDecember 28, 1981
Season1981
StadiumGator Bowl Stadium
LocationJacksonville, Florida
MVPTB Kelvin Bryant (North Carolina)
TB Ethan Horton (North Carolina)
RB Gary Anderson (Arkansas)
RefereeThomas E. Thamert (CIFOA)
Attendance71,009
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersAl Michaels and Ara Parseghian
Gator Bowl
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The 1981 Gator Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 28, 1981, at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The game pitted the Arkansas Razorbacks and the North Carolina Tar Heels. The game was played under foggy conditions, it was 57 degrees at kickoff, but as the game progressed fog came in and made it worse as the game rolled on to the end.