1983 Gator Bowl

1983 Gator Bowl
39th Gator Bowl Game
1234 Total
Iowa 0330 6
Florida 7700 14
DateDecember 30, 1983
Season1983
StadiumGator Bowl Stadium
LocationJacksonville, FL
MVPOwen Gill (Iowa RB)[1]
Tony Lilly (Florida S)[1]
RefereeJim Garvey (Eastern Independent)
Attendance81,293
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC Sports
AnnouncersAl Michaels and Frank Broyles
Gator Bowl
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The 1983 Gator Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 30, 1983, at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, FL. The matchup featured the 10th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference and the 11th-ranked Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference. The Gators won, 14–6, to secure their first top 10 ranking in the season's final polls.

  1. ^ a b National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Most Valuable Players in Former Major Bowls" (PDF). 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 90. Retrieved January 3, 2015.