The Sports Almanac

Tax Slayer Gator Bowl


VIRGINIA CAVALIERS CURRENT TAX SLAYER GATOR BOWL CHAMPIONS



Virginia Cavaliers


Missouri Tigers
13
7


Through the 2025 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
2024
Mississippi Rebels
Duke Blue Devils
52-20
2025
Virginia Cavaliers
Missouri Tigers
13-7
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