<P> Mazda was the first title sponsor, beginning in 1986 and lasting for five years . Outback Steakhouse sponsored the Gator Bowl for three years beginning in 1992, prior to obtaining their own Outback Bowl held in Tampa, Florida . From 1996--2006, the title sponsor was Toyota . Konica Minolta then became the sponsor from 2007 to 2010 . On December 14, 2010, the Gator Bowl Association announced that Progressive Insurance would become the title sponsor for the 2011 Gator Bowl . On September 1, 2011, GBA announced a multi-year title sponsorship deal with TaxSlayer.com . </P> <P> All rankings are taken from the AP Poll prior to the game being played . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date played </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Winning team </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Losing team </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1946 </Td> <Td> (19) Wake Forest </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1947 </Td> <Td> (14) Oklahoma </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> (18) North Carolina State </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1948 </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Georgia 20, Maryland 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1949 </Td> <Td> (11) Clemson </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 2, 1950 </Td> <Td> (14) Maryland </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> (20) Missouri </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1951 </Td> <Td> (12) Wyoming </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> (18) Washington & Lee </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1952 </Td> <Td> Miami (Florida) </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> (19) Clemson </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1953 </Td> <Td> (15) Florida </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> (12) Tulsa </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1954 </Td> <Td> (12) Texas Tech </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> (17) Auburn </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31, 1954 </Td> <Td> (13) Auburn </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> (18) Baylor </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31, 1955 </Td> <Td> (8) Vanderbilt </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Auburn </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 29, 1956 </Td> <Td> (4) Georgia Tech </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> (13) Pittsburgh </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 28, 1957 </Td> <Td> (13) Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (9) Texas A&M </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 27, 1958 </Td> <Td> (11) Mississippi </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> (14) Florida </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 2, 1960 </Td> <Td> (9) Arkansas </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Georgia Tech </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31, 1960 </Td> <Td> (18) Florida </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> (12) Baylor </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 30, 1961 </Td> <Td> (17) Penn State </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> (13) Georgia Tech </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 29, 1962 </Td> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> (9) Penn State </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 28, 1963 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Air Force </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 2, 1965 </Td> <Td> Florida State </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Oklahoma </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31, 1965 </Td> <Td> Georgia Tech </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> (10) Texas Tech </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31, 1966 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Syracuse </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 30, 1967 </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> (10) Penn State 17, Florida State 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 28, 1968 </Td> <Td> (16) Missouri </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> (12) Alabama </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 27, 1969 </Td> <Td> (15) Florida </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> (11) Tennessee </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 2, 1971 </Td> <Td> (10) Auburn </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31, 1971 </Td> <Td> (6) Georgia </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 30, 1972 </Td> <Td> (6) Auburn </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> (13) Colorado </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 29, 1973 </Td> <Td> (11) Texas Tech </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> (20) Tennessee </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 30, 1974 </Td> <Td> (6) Auburn </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> (11) Texas </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 29, 1975 </Td> <Td> (17) Maryland </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> (13) Florida </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 27, 1976 </Td> <Td> (15) Notre Dame </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> (20) Penn State </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 30, 1977 </Td> <Td> (10) Pittsburgh </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> (11) Clemson </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 29, 1978 </Td> <Td> (7) Clemson </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> (20) Ohio State </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 28, 1979 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> (14) Michigan </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 29, 1980 </Td> <Td> (3) Pittsburgh </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> (18) South Carolina </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 28, 1981 </Td> <Td> (11) North Carolina </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 30, 1982 </Td> <Td> Florida State </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> (10) West Virginia </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 30, 1983 </Td> <Td> (11) Florida </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> (10) Iowa </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 28, 1984 </Td> <Td> (9) Oklahoma State </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> (7) South Carolina </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 30, 1985 </Td> <Td> (18) Florida State </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> (19) Oklahoma State </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 27, 1986 </Td> <Td> Clemson </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> (20) Stanford </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31, 1987 </Td> <Td> (7) LSU </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> (9) South Carolina </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1989 </Td> <Td> (19) Georgia </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Michigan State </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 30, 1989 </Td> <Td> (14) Clemson </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> (17) West Virginia </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1991 </Td> <Td> (12) Michigan </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> (15) Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 29, 1991 </Td> <Td> (20) Oklahoma </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> (19) Virginia </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31, 1992 </Td> <Td> (14) Florida </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> (12) North Carolina State </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31, 1993 </Td> <Td> (18) Alabama </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> (12) North Carolina </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 30, 1994 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> (17) Virginia Tech </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1996 </Td> <Td> Syracuse </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> (23) Clemson </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1997 </Td> <Td> (12) North Carolina </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> (25) West Virginia </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1998 </Td> <Td> (7) North Carolina </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Virginia Tech </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1999 </Td> <Td> (12) Georgia Tech </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> (17) Notre Dame </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2000 </Td> <Td> (23) Miami (Florida) </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> (17) Georgia Tech </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2001 </Td> <Td> (6) Virginia Tech </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> (16) Clemson </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2002 </Td> <Td> (24) Florida State </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> (15) Virginia Tech </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2003 </Td> <Td> (17) North Carolina State </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> (11) Notre Dame </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2004 </Td> <Td> (23) Maryland </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> (20) West Virginia </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2005 </Td> <Td> (17) Florida State </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 2, 2006 </Td> <Td> (12) Virginia Tech </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> (15) Louisville </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2007 </Td> <Td> (13) West Virginia </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Georgia Tech </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2008 </Td> <Td> Texas Tech </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> (21) Virginia </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2009 </Td> <Td> Nebraska </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Clemson </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2010 </Td> <Td> Florida State </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> (18) West Virginia </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2011 </Td> <Td> (21) Mississippi State </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> Michigan </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 2, 2012 </Td> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Ohio State </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2013 </Td> <Td> (21) Northwestern </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Mississippi State </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2014 </Td> <Td> Nebraska </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> (22) Georgia </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 2, 2015 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Iowa </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 2, 2016 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Penn State </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31, 2016 </Td> <Td> Georgia Tech </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 30, 2017 </Td> <Td> (24) Mississippi State </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Louisville </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Date played </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Winning team </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Losing team </Th> </Tr>

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