OUTBACK BOWL HISTORY

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The Outback Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The bowl was first called the Hall of Fame Bowl from 1986 to 1994. The name "Outback" comes from the game's title sponsor, Outback Steakhouse.

The Hall of Fame Bowl was held at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama from 1977-1985. In the spring of 1986, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame decided to relocate the game to Tampa, first at Tampa Stadium (later Houlihan's Stadium) from 1986 until 1998 and the into "The New Sombrero" beginning in 1999. The game became the first bowl in Tampa since the Cigar Bowl from 1947-1954.

The Bowl is organized by the Tampa Sports Authority and since the 1996 game has contracts with the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten Conference. The minimum payout for a participating school is $2.75 million.

For a more detailed history of the Outback Bowl see Outback Through the Years.


OUTBACK BOWL NEWS

Local Sports Notebook: Five from Spring Valley perform at Outback Bowl Five members of the Spring Valley Just for Kicks dance team got to perform at the Outback Bowl on Jan. 2. The college bowl game was held in Tampa Bay, Fla., and five 15-year-old girls

Outback Bowl proves that some phrases never go away The folks at Lake Superior State University in Michigan have just released their recommendation for words and phrases that should be erased from our vocabulary in its annual “List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness.”

Outback Bowl Champions The Spartan football team, fresh off a thrilling triple-overtime win over Georgia in the Outback Bowl, returned to Lansing on Tuesday to cheers and congratulations from fans.

YARBROUGH: Outback Bowl proves that some phrases never go out of style Outback Bowl proves some phrases never go out of style.

MSU's Conroy finishes season with big kicks in bowl Michigan State junior kicker Dan Conroy finished the season by making two key field goals. He kicked a 35-yard field goal in double overtime and a 28-yard field goal in triple overtime to beat Georgia, 33-30, in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 2 in Tampa.

Local Sports Sometime in the second half or overtime of the Michigan State-Georgia Outback Bowl game last Monday, when the Spartans appeared headed for another postseason defeat, I couldn't help myself.

Column: Spartans never stopped believing in Outback Bowl win When a team puts in five months of dedicated practices, sacrificed countless hours for strength and weight training, succeeded in triumph after triumph and spent nearly a month studying film on an opponent, the only additional thing the players can do on game day is believe.

Cosh excited to be reunited with Holtz at USF TAMPA -- Chris Cosh's best memory from five years with Skip Holtz at South Carolina was the way the Gamecocks went from 0-11 their first season to the high mark of having back-to-back Outback Bowl victories against Ohio State in 2001-02. So during his interview to become USF's new defensive coordinator, it was with a smile that he arrived at the Bulls' postseason banquet and realized it was at ...

MSU football: Spartans take step among elite Cousins talks Outback Bowl victory, fans welcome t...: Spartan fans gathered around MSU's Skandalaris Football Center to welcome the football team back to East Lansing.

Area Entertainment Briefs - Jan. 12 Brainerd dancers perform at Outback Bowl Brainerd Just For Kix sent 18 dancers to perform in the Jan. 2 pre-game and half-time Outback Bowl game in Tampa, Fla., between Michigan State and Georgia with Michigan winning in triple overtime.