2007 Gator Bowl

August 2023 2007 Toyota Gator Bowl 62nd Gator Bowl 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Institute of Technology West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia University 9–4 ACC 10–2 Big East Chan Gailey Rich Rodriguez 25 13 12 13 14 14 7 0 7 10 21 0 January 1 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, Florida Pat White (QB, West Virginia)Calvin Johnson (WR, Georgia Tech) Karl Richins (Mtn. West) 67,947 CBS List of announcers of major college bowl games Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson The 2007 Gator Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the West Virginia Mountaineers played on January 1, 2007, at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. For sponsorship reasons, the bowl was officially known as the Toyota Gator Bowl.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25708482/toyota_gator_bowl/ Toyota Gator Bowl Gannett News Service Quad-City Times Davenport, Iowa 13 January 1, 2007 November 25, 2018 newspapers.com Down by 18 in the third quarter, West Virginia scored 21 unanswered points to win, 38–35.Slaton not effective, but West Virginia rebounds for Gator Bowl victory January 1, 2007 January 18, 2010 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=270010277 https://web.archive.org/web/20120830044233/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=270010277 dead August 30, 2012 ESPN.com The game matched Georgia Tech from the Atlantic Coast Conference against West Virginia from the Big East Conference. West Virginia entered the game ranked No. 13 in the AP Poll; it was West Virginia's third appearance in the Gator Bowl in the last four years and sixth overall.West Va. returns to Gator Bowl to take on Ga. Tech December 3, 2006 January 18, 2010 ESPN.com https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2685063 Georgia Tech accepted a bid to the Gator Bowl after losing the ACC championship to Wake Forest. It was Georgia Tech's first appearance in the Gator Bowl since 2000 and seventh overall.Tech headed to Gator Bowl vs. West Virginia Adam Van Brimmer December 4, 2006 January 18, 2010 http://new.savannahnow.com/node/191507 Savannah Morning News April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes References External links Official Website of the Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Category:Gator Bowl Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football bowl games Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football bowl games Category:2000s in Jacksonville, Florida Category:January 2007 sports events in the United States Category:2007 in sports in Florida