1983 Gator Bowl
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) Tony Lilly (Florida S) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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