The Sports Almanac

Citrus Bowl


ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI CURRENT CITRUS BOWL CHAMPIONS

South Carolina Gamecocks


Illinois Fighting Illini
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Through the 2024 Bowl

YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
1946
Catawba Indians
Maryville Scots
31-0
1947
Catawba Indians
Marshall Thundering Herd
7-0
1948
Murray State Racers/Sul Ross State Lobos
Game Ended In Tie
21-21
1949
St. Vincent Bearcats
Emory & Henry Wasps
7-6
1950
Morris Harvey(Charleston Golden Eagles)
Emory & Henry Wasps
35-14
1951
Stetson Hatters
Arkansas State Indians
35-20
1952
East Texas State Lions
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
33-0
1953
Arkansas State Indians/East Texas State Lions
Game Ended In Tie
7-7
1954
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
7-6
1955
Juniata Eagles/Missouri Valley Vikings
Game Ended In Tie
6-6
1956
West Texas A&M Buffaloes
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
20-13
1957
East Texas State Lions
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
10-9
1958
East Texas State Lions
Missouri Valley Vikings
26-7
1959
Middle Tennessee State Lightning
Presbyterian Blue Hose
21-12
1960
The Citadel Bulldogs
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
27-0
1961
Lamar Cardinals
Middle Tennessee State Lightning
21-14
1962
Houston Cougars
Miami RedHawks
49-21
1963
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Coast Guard Bears
27-0
1964
East Carolina Pirates
Massachusetts Minutemen
14-13
1965
East Carolina Pirates
Maine Black Bears
31-0
1966
Morgan State Bears
West Chester Golden Rams
14-6
1967
Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
West Chester Golden Rams
25-8
1968
Richmond Spiders
Ohio Bobcats
49-42
1969
Toledo Rockets
Davidson Wildcats
56-33
1970
Toledo Rockets
William & Mary Tribe
40-12
1971
Toledo Rockets
Richmond Spiders
28-3
1972
Tampa Spartans
Kent State Golden Flashes
21-18
1973
Miami RedHawks
Florida Gators
16-7
1974
Miami RedHawks
Georgia Bulldogs
21-10
1975
Miami RedHawks
South Carolina Gamecocks
20-7
1976
Oklahoma State Cowboys
BYU Cougars
49-21
1977
Florida State Seminoles
Texas Tech Red Raiders
40-17
1978
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Pittsburgh Panthers
30-17
1979
LSU Tigers
Wake Forest Deamon Deacons
34-10
1980
Florida Gators
Maryland Terrapins
35-20
1981
Missouri Tigers
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
19-17
1982
Auburn Tigers
Boston College Eagles
33-26
1983
Tennessee Volunteers
Maryland Terrapins
30-23
1984
Florida State Seminoles/Georgia Bulldogs
Game Ended In Tie
17-17
1985
Ohio State Buckeyes
BYU Cougars
10-7
1986
Auburn Tigers
USC Trojans
16-7
1987
Clemson Tigers
Penn State Nittany Lions
35-10
1988
Clemson Tigers
Oklahoma Sooners
13-6
1989
Illinois Fighting Illini
Virginia Cavaliers
31-21
1990
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Nebraska Cornhuskers
45-21
1991
California Golden Bears
Clemson Tigers
37-13
1992
Georgia Bulldogs
Ohio State Buckeyes
21-14
1993
Penn State Nittany Lions
Tennessee Volunteers
31-13
1994
Alabama Crimson Tide
Ohio State Buckeyes
24-17
1995
Tennessee Volunteers
Ohio State Buckeyes
20-14
1996
Tennessee Volunteers
Northwestern Wildcats
48-28
1997
Florida Gators
Penn State Nittany Lions
21-6
1998
Michigan Wolverines
Arkansas Razorbacks
45-31
1999
Michigan State Spartans
Florida Gators
37-34
2000
Michigan Wolverines
Auburn Tigers
31-28
2001
Tennessee Volunteers
Michigan Wolverines
45-17
2002
Auburn Tigers
Penn State Nittany Lions
13-9
2003
Georgia Bulldogs
Purdue Boilermakers
34-27 OT
2004
Iowa Hawkeyes
LSU Tigers
30-25
2005
Wisconsin Badgers
Auburn Tigers
24-10
2006
Wisconsin Badgers
Arkansas Razorbacks
17-14
2007
Michigan Wolverines
Florida Gators
41-35
2008
Georgia Bulldogs
Michigan State Spartans
24-12
2009
Penn State Nittany Lions
LSU Tigers
19-17
2010
Alabama Crimson Tide
Michigan State Wolverines
49-7
2011
South Carolina Gamecocks
Nebraska Cornhuskers
30-13
2012
Georgia Bulldogs
Nebraska Cornhuskers
45-31
2013
South Carolina Gamecocks
Wisconsin Badgers
34-24
2014
Missouri Tigers
Minnesota Golden Gophers
33-17
2015
Michigan Wolverines
Florida Gators
41-7
2016
LSU Tigers
Louisville Cardinals
29-9
2017
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
LSU Tigers
21-17
2018
Kentucky Wildcats
Penn State Nittany Lions
27-24
2019
Alabama Crimson Tide
Michigan Wolverines
35-16
2020
Northwestern Wildcats
Auburn Tigers
35-19
2021
Kentucky Wildcats Iowa Hawkeyes
20-17
2022
LSU Tigers
Purdue Boilermakers
63-7
2023
Tennessee Volunteers
Iowa Hawkeyes
35-0
2024
Illinois Fighting Illini
South Carolina Gamecocks
21-17
1947-1982 Tangerine Bowl
1983-1993 Florida Citrus Bowl
1994-1999 CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl
2000 Ourhouse.com Florida Citrus Bowl
2001-2002 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl
2003-2013 Capital One Bowl