2020 Outback Bowl

2020 Outback Bowl
34th Outback Bowl
Minnesota Golden Gophers Auburn Tigers
(10–2) (9–3)
Big Ten SEC
31 24
Head coach: 
P. J. Fleck		 Head coach: 
Gus Malzahn
APCoachesCFP
161618
APCoachesCFP
91312
1234 Total
Minnesota 101407 31
Auburn 10770 24
DateJanuary 1, 2020
Season2019
StadiumRaymond James Stadium
LocationTampa, Florida
MVPTyler Johnson (WR, Minnesota)[1]
FavoriteAuburn by 7[2]
RefereeDuane Heydt (ACC)[3]
Attendance45,652
PayoutUS$6,400,000[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersJason Benetti (play-by-play)
Rod Gilmore (analyst)
Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Outback Bowl
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The 2020 Outback Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2020, with kickoff at 1:00 p.m. EST on ESPN.[5] It was the 34th edition of the Outback Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. The game was named after its title sponsor, Outback Steakhouse.

  1. ^ @outbackbowl (January 1, 2020). "OUTBACK BOWL MVP! @GopherFootball Tyler Johnson!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 1, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Minnesota vs. Auburn - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.