| 2017 Outback Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 31st Outback Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 2, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Raymond James Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Chauncey Gardner | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Florida by 1[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Brad Van Vark (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 51,119 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$3,500,000[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Patrick (play-by-play) Ed Cunningham (analyst) Jerry Punch (sidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2017 Outback Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on Monday, January 2, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 31st annual Outback Bowl featured the Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big Ten Conference and the Florida Gators from the Southeastern Conference, and was one of the 2016–17 NCAA football bowl games concluding the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game was nationally televised by ABC, and its title sponsor was the Outback Steakhouse restaurant franchise.