The Sports Almanac

Tax Slayer Gator Bowl


CLEMSON TIGERS CURRENT TAX SLAYER GATOR BOWL CHAMPIONS

Kentucky Wildcats


Clemson Tigers
35
38


Through the 2023 Bowl

YEAR
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
1945
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
South Carolina Gamecocks
26-14
1946
Oklahoma Sooners
North Carolina State Wolfpack
34-13
1947
Georgia Bulldogs/Maryland Terrapins
Game Ended In Tie
20-20
1948
Clemson Tigers
Missouri Tigers
24-23
1949
Maryland Terrapins
Missouri Tigers
20-7
1950
Wyoming Cowboys
Washington & Lee Generals
20-7
1951
Miami Hurricanes
Clemson Tigers
14-0
1952
Florida Gators
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
14-13
1953
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Auburn Tigers
35-13
1954
Auburn Tigers
Baylor Bears
33-13
1955
Vanderbilt Commodores
Auburn Tigers
25-13
1956
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Pittsburgh Panthers
21-14
1957
Tennessee Volunteers
Texas A&M Aggies
3-0
1958
Mississippi Rebels
Florida Gators
7-3
1959
Arkansas Razorbacks
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
14-7
1960
Florida Gators
Baylor Bears
13-12
1961
Penn State Nittany Lions
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
30-15
1962
Florida Gators
Penn State Nittany Lions
17-7
1963
North Carolina Tar Heels
Air Force Fighting Falcons
35-0
1964
Florida State Seminoles
Oklahoma Sooners
36-19
1965
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Texas Tech Red Raiders
31-21
1966
Tennessee Volunteers
Syracuse Orangemen
18-12
1967
Florida State Seminoles/Penn State Nittany Lions
Game Ended In Tie
17-17
1968
Missouri Tigers
Alabama Crimson Tide
35-10
1969
Florida Gators
Tennessee Volunteers
14-13
1970
Auburn Tigers
Mississippi Rebels
35-28
1971
Georgia Bulldogs
North Carolina Tar Heels
7-3
1972
Auburn Tigers
Colorado Buffaloes
24-3
1973
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Tennessee Volunteers
28-19
1974
Auburn Tigers
Texas Longhorns
27-3
1975
Maryland Terrapins
Florida Gators
13-0
1976
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Penn State Nittany Lions
20-9
1977
Pittsburgh Panthers
Clemson Tigers
34-3
1978
Clemson Tigers
Ohio State Buckeyes
17-15
1979
North Carolina Tar Heels
Michigan Wolverines
17-15
1980
Pittsburgh Panthers
South Carolina Gamecocks
37-9
1981
North Carolina Tar Heels
Arkansas Razorbacks
31-27
1982
Florida State Seminoles
West Virginia Mountaineers
31-12
1983
Florida Gators
Iowa Hawkeyes
14-6
1984
Oklahoma State Cowboys
South Carolina Gamecocks
21-14
1985
Florida State Seminoles
Oklahoma State Cowboys
34-23
1986
Clemson Tigers
Stanford Cardinal
27-21
1987
LSU Tigers
South Carolina Gamecocks
30-13
1988
Georgia Bulldogs
Michigan State Spartans
34-27
1989
Clemson Tigers
West Virginia Mountaineers
27-7
1990
Michigan Wolverines
Mississippi Rebels
35-3
1991
Oklahoma Sooners
Virginia Cavaliers
48-14
1992
Florida Gators
North Carolina State Wolfpack
27-10
1993
Alabama Crimson Tide
North Carolina Tar Heels
24-10
1994
Tennessee Volunteers
Virginia Tech Hokies
45-23
1995
Syracuse Orangemen
Clemson Tigers
41-0
1996
North Carolina Tar Heels
West Virginia Mountaineers
20-13
1997
North Carolina Tar Heels
Virginia Tech Hokies
42-3
1998
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
35-28
1999
Miami Hurricanes
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
28-13
2000
Virginia Tech Hokies
Clemson Tigers
41-20
2001
Florida State Seminoles
Virginia Tech Hokies
30-17
2002
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
28-6
2003
Maryland Terrapins
West Virginia Mountaineers
41-7
2004
Florida State Seminoles
West Virginia Mountaineers
30-18
2005
Virginia Tech Hokies
Louisville Cardinals
35-24
2006
West Virginia Mountaineers
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
38-35
2007
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Virginia Cavaliers
31-28
2008
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Clemson Tigers
26-21
2009
Florida State Seminoles
West Virginia Mountaineers
33-21
2010
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Michigan Wolverines
52-14
2011
Florida Gators
Ohio State Buckeyes
24-17
2012
Northwestern Wildcats
Mississippi State Bulldogs
34-20
2013
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Georgia Bulldogs
24-19
2014
Tennessee Volunteers
Iowa Hawkeyes
45-28
2015
Georgia Bulldogs
Penn State Nittany Lions
24-17
2016
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Kentucky Wildcats
33-18
2017
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Louisville Cardinals
31-27
2018
Texas A&M Aggies
North Carolina State Wolfpack
52-13
2019
Tennessee Volunteers Indiana Hoosiers
23-22
2020
Kentucky Wildcats
North Carolina State Wolfpack 23-21
2021
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
38-10
2022
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
South Carolina Gamecocks
45-38
2023
Clemson Tigers
Kentucky Wildcats
38-35
1945-2013 Gator Bowl
2014-2017 TaxSlayer Bowl