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Last Years Pick: Nebraska +2, Win
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When the Gator bowl kicks off this year it will be a very special bowl for the coach of the Florida St Seminoles. Bobby Bowden will coach his last game as a member of the Florida St. Seminoles and ironically he will face the team where it all started when they take the field, West Virginia.
West Virginia is off a good year but they fell short against some teams and it cost them in the end. They finished with wins against Pittsburgh and Rutgers and that was good enough for third place in the Big East and a spot in the Gator bowl. On the year they cost sports bettors with a subpar record against the number, but they were not as much of a disappoint as the Seminoles were.
The Seminoles started the season with ACC title hopes on the line and by the time the end of the season rolled around they were happy to be bowl eligible. The defense was torn apart and the end of the line for Bobby Bowden was here as he is being ushered out of the coaching spot although he wanted to stay for one more year.
For as bad as the ‘Noles played all it would take is this win to make everything alright on the year. They need to win one for the coach and they have all the tools to do it. They are playing this bowl game in Jacksonville and fans will come out to say farewell to one of the greatest coaches of the game. The Seminoles are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 bowl games, 7-0-1 ATS in their last 8 neutral site games, and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 neutral site games as an underdog. The Mountaineers are 3-11 ATS in their last 14 vs. ACC and are 4-14 ATS in their last 18 games following an ATS win. Bobby Bowden will get his team fired up and go out on a winning note!
Gator Bowl Pick: Florida St. +2.5
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History and past results of the Gator Bowl:
Gator Bowl Results |
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Date |
Won |
Pts. |
Lost |
Pts. |
1/1/46 |
Wake Forest |
26 |
South Carolina |
14 |
1/1/47 |
Oklahoma |
34 |
N.C. State |
13 |
1/1/48 |
Maryland (tie) |
20 |
Georgia (tie) |
20 |
1/1/49 |
Clemson |
24 |
Missouri |
23 |
1/2/50 |
Maryland |
20 |
Missouri |
7 |
1/1/51 |
Wyoming |
20 |
Washington & Lee |
7 |
1/1/52 |
Miami (Fla.) |
14 |
Clemson |
0 |
1/1/53 |
Florida |
14 |
Tulsa |
13 |
1/1/54 |
Texas Tech |
35 |
Auburn |
13 |
12/31/54 |
Auburn |
33 |
Baylor |
13 |
12/31/55 |
Vanderbilt |
25 |
Auburn |
13 |
12/29/56 |
Georgia Tech |
21 |
Pittsburgh |
14 |
12/28/57 |
Tennessee |
3 |
Texas A&M |
0 |
1/2/60 |
Arkansas |
14 |
Georgia Tech |
7 |
12/31/60 |
Florida |
13 |
Baylor |
12 |
12/30/61 |
Penn State |
30 |
Georgia Tech |
15 |
12/29/62 |
Florida |
17 |
Penn State |
7 |
12/28/63 |
North Carolina |
35 |
Air Force |
0 |
1/2/65 |
Florida State |
36 |
Oklahoma |
19 |
12/31/65 |
Georgia Tech |
31 |
Texas Tech |
21 |
12/31/66 |
Tennessee |
18 |
Syracuse |
12 |
12/30/67 |
Florida State (tie) |
17 |
Penn State (tie) |
17 |
12/28/68 |
Missouri |
35 |
Alabama |
10 |
12/27/69 |
Florida |
14 |
Tennessee |
13 |
1/2/71 |
Auburn |
35 |
Mississippi |
28 |
12/31/71 |
Georgia |
7 |
North Carolina |
3 |
12/30/72 |
Auburn |
24 |
Colorado |
3 |
12/29/73 |
Texas Tech |
28 |
Tennessee |
19 |
12/30/74 |
Auburn |
27 |
Texas |
3 |
12/29/75 |
Maryland |
13 |
Florida |
0 |
12/27/76 |
Notre Dame |
20 |
Penn State |
9 |
12/30/77 |
Pittsburgh |
34 |
Clemson |
3 |
12/29/78 |
Clemson |
17 |
Ohio State |
15 |
12/28/79 |
North Carolina |
17 |
Michigan |
15 |
12/29/80 |
Pittsburgh |
37 |
South Carolina |
9 |
12/28/81 |
North Carolina |
31 |
Arkansas |
27 |
12/30/82 |
Florida State |
31 |
West Virginia |
12 |
12/30/83 |
Florida |
14 |
Iowa |
6 |
12/28/84 |
Oklahoma State |
21 |
South Carolina |
14 |
12/30/85 |
Florida State |
34 |
Oklahoma |
23 |
12/27/86 |
Clemson |
27 |
Stanford |
21 |
12/31/87 |
LSU |
30 |
South Carolina |
13 |
1/1/89 |
Georgia |
34 |
Michigan State |
27 |
12/30/89 |
Clemson |
27 |
West Virginia |
7 |
1/1/91 |
Michigan |
35 |
Mississippi |
3 |
12/29/91 |
Oklahoma |
48 |
Virginia |
14 |
12/31/92 |
Florida |
27 |
N.C. State |
10 |
12/31/93 |
Alabama |
24 |
North Carolina |
10 |
12/30/94 |
Tennessee |
45 |
Virginia Tech |
23 |
1/1/96 |
Syracuse |
41 |
Clemson |
0 |
1/1/97 |
North Carolina |
20 |
West Virginia |
13 |
1/1/98 |
North Carolina |
42 |
Virginia Tech |
3 |
1/1/99 |
Georgia Tech |
35 |
Notre Dame |
28 |
1/1/00 |
Miami (Fla.) |
28 |
Georgia Tech |
13 |
1/1/01 |
Virginia Tech |
41 |
Clemson |
20 |
1/1/02 |
Florida State |
30 |
Virginia Tech |
17 |
1/1/03 |
N.C. State |
28 |
Notre Dame |
6 |
1/1/04 |
Maryland |
41 |
West Virginia |
7 |
1/1/05 |
Florida State |
30 |
West Virginia |
18 |
1/2/06 |
Virginia Tech |
35 |
Louisville |
24 |
1/1/07 |
West Virginia |
38 |
Georgia Tech |
35 |
1/1/08 |
Texas Tech |
31 |
Virginia |
28 |
1/1/09 |
Nebraska |
26 |
Clemson |
21 |
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