1983 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.
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39th Gator Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 30, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Gator Bowl Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Jacksonville, FL | ||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Owen Gill (Iowa RB)[1] Tony Lilly (Florida S)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Jim Garvey (Eastern Independent) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 81,293 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ABC Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Al Michaels and Frank Broyles | ||||||||||||||||||||
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