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.
| 1983 Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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)[1] Tony Lilly (Florida S)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jim Garvey (Eastern Independent) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 81,293 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Al Michaels and Frank Broyles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Teams
editThe 1983 Gator Bowl was the first meeting between the two programs.
Iowa
editFlorida
editGame summary
editScoring summary
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Team statistics
edit| Iowa | Florida | |
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| First downs | 16 | 14 |
| Rushing yards | 40–114 | 44–168 |
| Passing | 13–30–4 | 9–23–2 |
| Passing yards | 167 | 92 |
| Total offense | 281 | 250 |
| Fumbles lost | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Punts–average | 2–40.0 | 7–38.0 |
| Penalties | 7–44 | 12–105 |
Individual leaders
editPassing
Iowa: Long – 13-28, 167 yds, 4 INT
Florida: Peace – 9-22, 92 yds, 2 INT
Rushing
Iowa: Gill – 10 carries, 83 yds; Granger – 9 carries, 37 yds
Florida: Anderson – 17 carries, 84 yds, 1 TD; Williams – 10 carries, 68 yds
Receiving
Iowa: Harmon – 6 catches, 90 yds
Florida: Dixon – 5 catches, 55 yds
References
edit- ^ a b National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Most Valuable Players in Former Major Bowls" (PDF). 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 90. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ "Gator Bowl to Florida, 14-6". The New York Times. December 31, 1983. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ Box score