1983 Gator Bowl

August 2023 Gator Bowl 39th Gator Bowl Game December 30 1983 1983 Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL University of Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes 9–2 10 10 Hayden Fry Big Ten 0 3 3 0 University of Florida Florida Gators 8–2–1 11 11 Charley Pell SEC 7 7 0 0 Owen Gill (Iowa RB)http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/Bowls.pdf Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Most Valuable Players in Former Major Bowls National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records 90 NCAA.org January 3, 2015 PDFTony Lilly (Florida S) Jim Garvey (Eastern independent) 81,293 ABC Al Michaels and Frank Broyles 1982 1984 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. Teams The 1983 Gator Bowl was the first meeting between the two programs. Iowa 1983 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Florida 1983 Florida Gators football team Game summary Scoring summary IOWA FLA 1 0:40 FLA 12 87 5:53 RushTD Neal Anderson 1 Bobby Raymond good 0 7 2 5:45 IOWA 12 88 6:14 FG 32 Tom Nichol 3 7 2 1:08 FLA FumbleTD Doug Drew 0 Bobby Raymond good 3 14 3 11:00 IOWA 6 15 3:04 FG 31 Tom Nichol 6 14 6 14 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/31/sports/gator-bowl-to-florida-14-6.html Gator Bowl to Florida, 14-6 The New York Times December 31, 1983 January 3, 2015 Team statistics Iowa Florida 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 Passing 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 Box score References Gator Bow Category:Gator Bowl Category:Florida Gators football bowl games Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football bowl games Category:December 1983 sports events in the United States