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{{Short description|NCAA-sanctioned post-season college football bowl game}}
{{Short description|NCAA-sanctioned post-season college football bowl game}}
{{Infobox college football bowl game
{{Collegebowl
| name = Gasparilla Bowl
| name = Gasparilla Bowl
| full_name = Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
| full_name = [[Union Home Mortgage]] Gasparilla Bowl
| nickname =
| nickname =
| defunct =
| defunct =
| logo = File:UnionGasparillaBowl.png
| logo = UnionGasparillaBowl.png
| logo_size = 215px
| caption =
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| stadium = [[Raymond James Stadium]]
| stadium = [[Raymond James Stadium]]
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| previous_locations = [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]<br>(2008–2017)
| previous_locations = [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]<br>(2008–2017)
| years = 2008–present
| years = 2008–present
| website = {{URL|https://www.gasparillabowl.com/|gasparillabowl.com}}
| conference_tie-ins = ''see [[#Conference tie-ins|tie-ins]]''
| conference_tie-ins = ''see [[#Conference tie-ins|tie-ins]]''
| previous_tie-ins = [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]/[[American Athletic Conference|AAC]], [[Conference USA|C-USA]], [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
| previous_tie-ins = [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]/[[American Athletic Conference|AAC]], [[Conference USA|C-USA]], [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
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}}
| former_names = {{unbulleted list
| former_names = {{unbulleted list
|magicJack Bowl (2008)
|magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl (2008)
|St. Petersburg Bowl presented by Beef O'Brady's (2009)
|St. Petersburg Bowl presented by Beef O'Brady's (2009)
|Beef O'Brady's Bowl (2010–2013)
|Beef O'Brady's Bowl (2010–2013)
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|Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (2020–present)
|Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (2020–present)
}}
}}
| prev_matchup_year = 2022
| prev_matchup_year = 2023
| prev_matchup_season = 2022
| prev_matchup_season = 2023
| prev_matchup_teams = [[2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]] vs. [[2022 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]
| prev_matchup_teams = [[2023 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]] vs. [[2023 UCF Knights football team|UCF]]
| prev_matchup_score = Wake Forest 27–17
| prev_matchup_score = Georgia Tech 30–17
| next_matchup_year = 2023
| next_matchup_year = 2024
| next_matchup_season = 2023
| next_matchup_season = 2024
| next_matchup_teams = [[2023 UCF Knights football team|UCF]] vs. [[2023 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| next_matchup_teams = [[2024 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]] vs. [[2024 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]
| next_matchup_date = Georgia Tech 30–17
| next_matchup_date = Florida 33–8
}}
}}
The '''Gasparilla Bowl''' is an annual [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]-sanctioned post-season [[college football]] [[bowl game]] played in the [[Tampa Bay area]]. It was first played in 2008 as the '''St. Petersburg Bowl''' at [[Tropicana Field]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]. The game was renamed the Gasparilla Bowl in 2017 as a nod to the legend of [[José Gaspar]], a mythical pirate who supposedly operated in the Tampa Bay area and who is the inspiration for [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa's]] [[Gasparilla Pirate Festival]]. In May 2018, the owners announced the bowl would be relocated to [[Raymond James Stadium]] in Tampa.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/college/ncaaf/gasparilla-bowl-leaving-st-petersburg-after-10-years/67-557429262|title=Gasparilla Bowl leaving St. Petersburg after 10 years|work=10NEWS|access-date=2018-05-23|language=en-US}}</ref>
The '''Gasparilla Bowl''' is an annual [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]-sanctioned post-season [[college football]] [[bowl game]] played in the [[Tampa Bay area]]. It was first played in 2008 as the '''St. Petersburg Bowl''' at [[Tropicana Field]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]], one of several new bowl games played in [[Major League Baseball]] venues. The game was renamed the Gasparilla Bowl in 2017 as a nod to the legend of [[José Gaspar]], a mythical pirate who supposedly operated in the Tampa Bay area and who is the inspiration for [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa's]] [[Gasparilla Pirate Festival]]. The bowl relocated to [[Raymond James Stadium]] in Tampa in 2018.


Since 2020, it has been sponsored by [[Union Home Mortgage]] and officially known as the ''Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl''. From 2010 to 2013 when [[Beef O'Brady's]] was the title sponsor, the game was officially known as simply the ''Beef O'Brady's Bowl''.<ref name="bizjournals.com">{{cite web|title='O' No! Beef 'O' Brady's to drop sponsorship of local bowl game|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/blog/morning-edition/2014/01/o-no-beef-o-bradys-to-drop.html|website=Tampa Bay Business Journal}}</ref> Previous sponsors include [[magicJack]] (2008), [[Beef O'Brady's]] (2009–2013), [[BitPay]] (2014), and Bad Boy Mowers (2017–2019).
Since 2020, the game has been sponsored by [[Union Home Mortgage]] and has been officially known as the ''Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl''. Previous sponsors include [[magicJack]] (2008), [[Beef O'Brady's]] (2009–2013), [[BitPay]] (2014), and Bad Boy Mowers (2017–2019).<ref name="bizjournals.com">{{cite web|title='O' No! Beef 'O' Brady's to drop sponsorship of local bowl game|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/blog/morning-edition/2014/01/o-no-beef-o-bradys-to-drop.html|website=Tampa Bay Business Journal}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The Gasparilla Bowl is the third college [[bowl game]] to be played in the [[Tampa Bay area]]; the [[ReliaQuest Bowl]] (which has operated under several names) has been held in Tampa since 1986 and the [[Cigar Bowl]] was played from 1947 to 1954.
The Gasparilla Bowl is the third college [[bowl game]] to be played in the [[Tampa Bay area]]. The first was the [[Cigar Bowl]], which was played in Tampa from 1947 to 1954, and the second was the [[ReliaQuest Bowl]], which has been held in Tampa since 1986 and was known as the Outback Bowl for over 20 years.


On April 30, 2008, the NCAA's Postseason Football Licensing Subcommittee approved a yet-to-be-named bowl game for [[Tropicana Field]] to be played as part of the [[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2008 college football season]].<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3375759 NCAA committee approves 34 football bowl games] The Associated Press, ESPN.com. April 30, 2008. Accessed April 30, 2008.</ref> On November 25, 2008, ESPN Regional Television, the game's owner, announced a one-year title sponsorship agreement with [[magicJack]].<ref>[http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/usf-no-longer-headed-to-st-pete-bowl "No longer St. Pete Bowl"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120914045913/http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/usf-no-longer-headed-to-st-pete-bowl |date=2012-09-14 }} from ''[[Tampa Tribune]]'', 2008-11-25, retrieved 2008-12-02</ref>
In 2008, the NCAA's Postseason Football Licensing Subcommittee approved a yet-to-be-named bowl game to be owned by ESPN and played at [[Tropicana Field]] after the [[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2008 college football season]].<ref>[https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3375759 NCAA committee approves 34 football bowl games] The Associated Press, ESPN.com. April 30, 2008. Accessed April 30, 2008.</ref> Telecom company [[magicJack]] signed on as the title sponsor, and the [[2008 St. Petersburg Bowl|inaugural]] '''magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl''' was played on December 20, 2008, between [[2008 South Florida Bulls football team|South Florida]] and [[2008 Memphis Tigers football team|Memphis]], with the [[South Florida Bulls football|Bulls]] winning 41–14 behind Most Outstanding Player quarterback [[Matt Grothe]].<ref>[http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/usf-no-longer-headed-to-st-pete-bowl "No longer St. Pete Bowl"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120914045913/http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/usf-no-longer-headed-to-st-pete-bowl |date=2012-09-14 }} from ''[[Tampa Tribune]]'', 2008-11-25, retrieved 2008-12-02</ref>

The [[2008 St. Petersburg Bowl|inaugural]] '''magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl''' was played on December 20, 2008, between [[2008 South Florida Bulls football team|South Florida]] and [[2008 Memphis Tigers football team|Memphis]]. The hometown [[South Florida Bulls football|Bulls]] won by the score of 41–14, with quarterback [[Matt Grothe]] was named Most Outstanding Player.


For the [[2009 St. Petersburg Bowl|2009 game]], restaurant chain [[Beef O'Brady's]] took over as presenting sponsor. The game became known as '''St. Petersburg Bowl Presented by Beef O'Brady's''' in December 2009 after the restaurant chain obtained a title sponsorship.<ref>*[http://www.stpetersburgbowl.com/BOB-release.php "Beef O Brady's Sponsorship Press Release" 2009-12-09, retrieved 2009-12-13] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214020404/http://www.stpetersburgbowl.com/BOB-release.php |date=2009-12-14 }}</ref> [[2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team|Rutgers]] defeated [[2009 UCF Knights football team|UCF]] 45–24.
For the [[2009 St. Petersburg Bowl|2009 game]], restaurant chain [[Beef O'Brady's]] took over as presenting sponsor. The game became known as '''St. Petersburg Bowl Presented by Beef O'Brady's''' in December 2009 after the restaurant chain obtained a title sponsorship.<ref>*[http://www.stpetersburgbowl.com/BOB-release.php "Beef O Brady's Sponsorship Press Release" 2009-12-09, retrieved 2009-12-13] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214020404/http://www.stpetersburgbowl.com/BOB-release.php |date=2009-12-14 }}</ref> [[2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team|Rutgers]] defeated [[2009 UCF Knights football team|UCF]] 45–24.
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In 2010, the bowl's name was shortened to the '''Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl'''. [[2010 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss]] faced [[2010 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]]; it was the 29th meeting between former [[Conference USA]] rivals.<ref>[http://southernmiss.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120510aaa.html "Golden Eagles to Face Louisville in Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928184402/http://southernmiss.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120510aaa.html |date=2011-09-28 }} 2010-12-05, retrieved 2010-12-05</ref> Louisville rallied from a 14-point deficit to win their sixth contest in a row against Southern Miss.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/louisville-holds-on-for-31-28-win-over-southern-miss-in-beef-o-bradys-bowl/1141414|title=Louisville holds on for 31-28 win over Southern Miss in Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl|website=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=2010-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118050355/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/louisville-holds-on-for-31-28-win-over-southern-miss-in-beef-o-bradys-bowl/1141414|archive-date=2014-01-18|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2010, the bowl's name was shortened to the '''Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl'''. [[2010 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss]] faced [[2010 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]]; it was the 29th meeting between former [[Conference USA]] rivals.<ref>[http://southernmiss.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120510aaa.html "Golden Eagles to Face Louisville in Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928184402/http://southernmiss.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120510aaa.html |date=2011-09-28 }} 2010-12-05, retrieved 2010-12-05</ref> Louisville rallied from a 14-point deficit to win their sixth contest in a row against Southern Miss.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/louisville-holds-on-for-31-28-win-over-southern-miss-in-beef-o-bradys-bowl/1141414|title=Louisville holds on for 31-28 win over Southern Miss in Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl|website=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=2010-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118050355/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/louisville-holds-on-for-31-28-win-over-southern-miss-in-beef-o-bradys-bowl/1141414|archive-date=2014-01-18|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Beef 'O' Brady's stopped sponsoring the bowl after the 2013 edition.<ref name="bizjournals.com"/> On June 18, 2014, it was announced that [[Bitcoin]] [[payment service provider]] [[BitPay]] would become the new sponsor of the game under a two-year deal, renamed the '''Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl'''. Bitcoin, the [[digital currency]], was accepted for ticket and concession sales at the game as part of the sponsorship, and the sponsorship itself was also paid for using bitcoin.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/blog/2014/08/bitpay-exec-we-paid-espn-for-our-sponsorship-in.html|title = BitPay exec: We paid ESPN for our sponsorship in bitcoin|date = August 22, 2014|website = Tampa Bay Business Journal|last = Wilkerson|first = Chris}}</ref><ref name=wsj-bitpay>{{cite news|title=BitPay to Sponsor St. Petersburg Bowl in First Major Bitcoin Sports Deal|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=18 June 2014|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/bitpay-to-sponsor-st-petersburg-bowl-in-first-major-bitcoin-sports-deal-1403098202|access-date=18 June 2014|last1=Casey|first1=Michael J.}}</ref> On April 2, 2015, after one year of sponsorship, BitPay declined to renew sponsorship of the game, and it was again called the St. Petersburg Bowl for the next two years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin backer BitPay dumps St. Pete Bowl sponsorship|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2015/04/02/bitcoin-backer-bitpay-dumps-st-pete-bowl.html?iana=ind_sports|access-date= 2 April 2015}}</ref>
Beef 'O' Brady's stopped sponsoring the bowl after the 2013 edition.<ref name="bizjournals.com"/> On June 18, 2014, it was announced that [[Bitcoin]] [[payment service provider]] [[BitPay]] would become the new sponsor of the game under a two-year deal, renamed the '''Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl'''. Bitcoin, the [[digital currency]], was accepted for ticket and concession sales at the game as part of the sponsorship, and the sponsorship itself was also paid for using bitcoin.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/blog/2014/08/bitpay-exec-we-paid-espn-for-our-sponsorship-in.html|title = BitPay exec: We paid ESPN for our sponsorship in bitcoin|date = August 22, 2014|website = Tampa Bay Business Journal|last = Wilkerson|first = Chris}}</ref><ref name=wsj-bitpay>{{cite news|title=BitPay to Sponsor St. Petersburg Bowl in First Major Bitcoin Sports Deal|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=18 June 2014|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/bitpay-to-sponsor-st-petersburg-bowl-in-first-major-bitcoin-sports-deal-1403098202|access-date=18 June 2014|last1=Casey|first1=Michael J.}}</ref> On April 2, 2015, after one year of sponsorship, BitPay declined to renew sponsorship of the game, and it was again called the St. Petersburg Bowl for the next two years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bitcoin backer BitPay dumps St. Pete Bowl sponsorship|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2015/04/02/bitcoin-backer-bitpay-dumps-st-pete-bowl.html?iana=ind_sports|access-date= 2 April 2015}}</ref>


On August 23, 2017, Bad Boy Mowers signed a three-year deal to become the official title sponsor of the game, which was rebranded as the '''Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl''', after Tampa's [[Gasparilla Pirate Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gasparillabowl.com/bad-boy-mowers-signs-new-bowl-game-title-sponsor-bowl-game-changes-name-bad-boy-mowers-gasparilla-bowl/ |title=Bad Boy Mowers Signs on as New Bowl Game Title Sponsor Bowl Game Changes Name to Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl |website=gasparillabowl.com |access-date= August 23, 2017}}</ref> The sponsorship ended after the 2019 game.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bulls/2020/05/28/bad-boy-mowers-gasparilla-bowl-appears-to-be-no-more/ |title=Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl will, sadly, no longer be the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl |access-date=May 28, 2020}}</ref>
On August 23, 2017, Bad Boy Mowers signed a three-year deal to become the official title sponsor of the game, which was rebranded as the '''Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl''', after Tampa's [[Gasparilla Pirate Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gasparillabowl.com/bad-boy-mowers-signs-new-bowl-game-title-sponsor-bowl-game-changes-name-bad-boy-mowers-gasparilla-bowl/ |title=Bad Boy Mowers Signs on as New Bowl Game Title Sponsor Bowl Game Changes Name to Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl |website=gasparillabowl.com |access-date= August 23, 2017}}</ref> The sponsorship ended after the 2019 game.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bulls/2020/05/28/bad-boy-mowers-gasparilla-bowl-appears-to-be-no-more/ |title=Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl will, sadly, no longer be the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl |access-date=May 28, 2020}}</ref>
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As of the 2020 football season, the bowl has a large set of tie-ins, such that it could feature teams from eight different conferences as well as two [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|independent]] programs:<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bulls/2020/10/20/gasparilla-bowl-announces-new-title-sponsor/ |title=Gasparilla Bowl announces new title sponsor |first=Matt |last=Baker |website=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |date=October 20, 2020 |access-date=December 6, 2020}}</ref>
As of the 2020 football season, the bowl has a large set of tie-ins, such that it could feature teams from eight different conferences as well as two [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|independent]] programs:<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bulls/2020/10/20/gasparilla-bowl-announces-new-title-sponsor/ |title=Gasparilla Bowl announces new title sponsor |first=Matt |last=Baker |website=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |date=October 20, 2020 |access-date=December 6, 2020}}</ref>

* from the [[Power Five conferences]]: ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC
* from the [[Power Five conferences]]: ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC
* from the [[Group of Five conferences]]: AAC, C-USA, MAC, MWC
* from the [[Group of Five conferences]]: AAC, C-USA, MAC, MWC
* independent programs: [[Army Black Knights football|Army]], [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]]
* independent programs: [[Army Black Knights football|Army]], [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]]

Note: since 2020, both Army and BYU have joined conferences.


===Stadium===
===Stadium===
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[[File:TropGround.jpg|thumb|right|Tropicana Field]]
[[File:RJSPAN.jpg|thumb|right|Raymond James Stadium]]
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The bowl has utilized two venues; [[Tropicana Field]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]] for its first 10 editions, and [[Raymond James Stadium]] in nearby [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] starting with the 11th playing, in December 2018.
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The bowl has been played at [[Raymond James Stadium]] in Tampa since the 2018 edition. The first ten games were played at [[Tropicana Field]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/college/ncaaf/gasparilla-bowl-leaving-st-petersburg-after-10-years/67-557429262|title=Gasparilla Bowl leaving St. Petersburg after 10 years|work=10NEWS|access-date=2018-05-23|language=en-US}}</ref>


"The Trop" is the home [[ballpark]] of the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] of MLB, and when it was first established, the then-St. Pete Bowl was one of several new college bowl games to be played in baseball venues.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gharib |first1=Anthony |title=College football bowl season adds to events in unique settings |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39100368/college-football-2023-bowl-season-unique-sports-venues |website=ESPN.com |language=en |date=December 15, 2023}}</ref> At Tropicana Field, the football [[Gridiron football|gridiron]] was situated down the right field line from near home plate to the outfield wall with just enough room for the [[endzone]]s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Krishner |first1=Alex |title=How a bowl game fits in a baseball stadium |url=https://www.bannersociety.com/2018/11/18/20872120/bowl-games-baseball-stadiums |publisher=Banner Society}}</ref>
Tropicana Field is the home ballpark of the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] and was specifically designed for [[baseball]]. The football gridiron was situated down the right field line from near home plate to the outfield wall. It was one of several college bowl games played in [[Baseball park|baseball-specific stadiums]], a list which included the now-[[Guaranteed Rate Bowl]] ([[Chase Field]]; moved to [[Sun Devil Stadium]], but has since returned), the [[Pinstripe Bowl]] ([[Yankee Stadium]]), the [[Fight Hunger Bowl]] ([[AT&T Park]]; since moved to [[Levi's Stadium]] and discontinued) and the [[Miami Beach Bowl]] ([[Marlins Park]]; bowl moved to [[Frisco Bowl|Frisco, Texas]]). This practice ended after the 2018 game, when the bowl moved to Tampa; as of 2021, Chase Field and Yankee Stadium still host their respective bowls and have since been joined by [[Fenway Park]], which is host of the [[Fenway Bowl]], and [[Petco Park]], which became the home of the [[Holiday Bowl]] after [[San Diego Stadium|SDCCU Stadium]] was closed and demolished.<ref name=":0" />


==Game results==
==Game results==
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|December 21, 2017 || [[2017 Gasparilla Bowl|Gasparilla Bowl]] ||'''[[2017 Temple Owls football team|Temple]]'''||'''28'''||[[2017 FIU Panthers football team|FIU]]|||3|| 16,363
|December 21, 2017 || [[2017 Gasparilla Bowl|Gasparilla Bowl]] ||'''[[2017 Temple Owls football team|Temple]]'''||'''28'''||[[2017 FIU Panthers football team|FIU]]|||3|| 16,363
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| December 20, 2018 || [[2018 Gasparilla Bowl|Gasparilla Bowl]] || '''[[2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]]''' || '''38''' || [[2018 South Florida Bulls football team|South Florida]] || 20 || rowspan=6|[[Raymond James Stadium]] || 14,135
| December 20, 2018 || [[2018 Gasparilla Bowl|Gasparilla Bowl]] || '''[[2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]]''' || '''38''' || [[2018 South Florida Bulls football team|South Florida]] || 20 || rowspan=7|[[Raymond James Stadium]] || 14,135
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| December 23, 2019 || [[2019 Gasparilla Bowl|Gasparilla Bowl]] || '''[[2019 UCF Knights football team|UCF]]''' || '''48''' || [[2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]] || 25 || 28,987{{efn|28,987 per game day summary;<ref>{{cite web |title=UCF vs. Marshall - Game Summary - December 23, 2019 - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401135268 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=December 23, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> 33,539 per post-game summary<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gasparillabowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019BBMGB-Final-Stats.pdf |title=Scoring Summary (Final) UCF vs Marshall |website=gasparillabowl.com |date=December 23, 2019 |access-date=December 27, 2019}}</ref>}}
| December 23, 2019 || [[2019 Gasparilla Bowl|Gasparilla Bowl]] || '''[[2019 UCF Knights football team|UCF]]''' || '''48''' || [[2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]] || 25 || 28,987{{efn|28,987 per game day summary;<ref>{{cite web |title=UCF vs. Marshall - Game Summary - December 23, 2019 - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401135268 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=December 23, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> 33,539 per post-game summary<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gasparillabowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019BBMGB-Final-Stats.pdf |title=Scoring Summary (Final) UCF vs Marshall |website=gasparillabowl.com |date=December 23, 2019 |access-date=December 27, 2019}}</ref>}}
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| December 26, 2020 || Gasparilla Bowl || colspan=4 align=center|''Canceled due to COVID-19 issues''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30583011/south-carolina-gamecocks-gasparilla-bowl-due-covid-19-issues |title=South Carolina Gamecocks out of Gasparilla Bowl due to COVID-19 issues |quote=With South Carolina unable to play in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl on Saturday against UAB because of COVID-19 issues, the bowl game has been canceled. |first=Chris |last=Low |website=ESPN.com |date=December 22, 2020 |access-date=December 22, 2020}}</ref>{{efn|The 2020 game was scheduled to feature [[2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]] vs. [[2020 UAB Blazers football team|UAB]].}} || —
| December 26, 2020 || Gasparilla Bowl || colspan=4 align=center|''Canceled due to COVID-19 issues''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30583011/south-carolina-gamecocks-gasparilla-bowl-due-covid-19-issues |title=South Carolina Gamecocks out of Gasparilla Bowl due to COVID-19 issues |quote=With South Carolina unable to play in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl on Saturday against UAB because of COVID-19 issues, the bowl game has been canceled. |first=Chris |last=Low |website=ESPN.com |date=December 22, 2020 |access-date=December 22, 2020}}</ref>{{efn|The 2020 game was scheduled to feature [[2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]] vs. [[2020 UAB Blazers football team|UAB]], but South Carolina pulled out of the contest due to a COVID-19 outbreak among among its coaching staff and no replacement team could be arranged on short notice.}} || —
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| December 23, 2021 || [[2021 Gasparilla Bowl|Gasparilla Bowl]] || '''[[2021 UCF Knights football team|UCF]]''' || '''29''' || [[2021 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 17 || 63,669
| December 23, 2021 || [[2021 Gasparilla Bowl|Gasparilla Bowl]] || '''[[2021 UCF Knights football team|UCF]]''' || '''29''' || [[2021 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 17 || 63,669
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| December 22, 2023 || [[2023 Gasparilla Bowl|Gasparilla Bowl]] || '''[[2023 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]''' || '''30'''|| [[2023 UCF Knights football team|UCF]] || 17 || 30,281
| December 22, 2023 || [[2023 Gasparilla Bowl|Gasparilla Bowl]] || '''[[2023 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]''' || '''30'''|| [[2023 UCF Knights football team|UCF]] || 17 || 30,281
|-
| December 20, 2024 || [[2024 Gasparilla Bowl|Gasparilla Bowl]] || '''[[2024 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]''' || '''33''' || [[2024 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]] || 8 || 41,472
|}
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/Bowls.pdf |magazine=Bowl/All Star Game Records |title=Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl |pages=15–16 |via=NCAA.org |publisher=NCAA |date=2020 |access-date=January 3, 2021}}</ref>
Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/Bowls.pdf |magazine=Bowl/All Star Game Records |title=Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl |pages=15–16 |via=NCAA.org |publisher=NCAA |date=2020 |access-date=January 3, 2021}}</ref>
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| 2022 || [[Sam Hartman]] || Wake Forest || QB || colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| 2022 || [[Sam Hartman]] || Wake Forest || QB || colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|-
|-
| 2023 || Jamal Haynes || Georgia Tech || RB || colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
| 2023 || [[Jamal Haynes]] || Georgia Tech || RB || colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|-
| 2024|| [[DJ Lagway]] || Florida || QB || colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgrey|{{nbsp}}
|}
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gasparillabowl.com/the-game/ |title=Game Facts and History |website=gasparillabowl.com |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=GasparillaBowl |number=1738397795503980839 |title=Congrats to the 2023 @unionhomemtg Gasparilla Bowl MVP, #11 @jamalhaynes16 ! |date=December 22, 2023|access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref>
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gasparillabowl.com/the-game/ |title=Game Facts and History |website=gasparillabowl.com |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=GasparillaBowl |number=1738397795503980839 |title=Congrats to the 2023 @unionhomemtg Gasparilla Bowl MVP, #11 @jamalhaynes16 ! |date=December 22, 2023|access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.si.com/college/florida/football/gators-qb-dj-lagway-gasparilla-bowl-mvp-01jfkdn6z3ks |title=Gators QB DJ Lagway Takes Home Gasparilla Bowl MVP |first=Harrison |last=Smajovits |website=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=December 20, 2024 |access-date=December 20, 2024}}</ref>


==Most appearances==
==Most appearances==
[[File:2021GasparillaBowl-UCF-UF.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[UCF Knights football|UCF]] in the [[Red zone (gridiron football)|red zone]] during the [[2021 Gasparilla Bowl|2021 game]]]]
[[File:2021GasparillaBowl-UCF-UF.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[UCF Knights football|UCF]] in the [[Red zone (gridiron football)|red zone]] during the [[2021 Gasparilla Bowl|2021 game]]]]


Updated through the December 2023 edition (15 games, 30 total appearances).
Updated through the December 2024 edition (16 games, 32 total appearances).


;Teams with multiple appearances
;Teams with multiple appearances
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| 2 || [[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall]] || 4 || 3–1
| 2 || [[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall]] || 4 || 3–1
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|3 || [[South Florida Bulls football|South Florida]] || 2 || 1–1
| rowspan=3|3 || [[South Florida Bulls football|South Florida]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
| [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] || 2 || 1–1
|-
|-
| [[FIU Panthers football|FIU]] || 2 || 0–2
| [[FIU Panthers football|FIU]] || 2 || 0–2
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Won (8): [[East Carolina Pirates football|East Carolina]], [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]], [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]], [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]], [[NC State Wolfpack football|NC State]], [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football|Rutgers]], [[Temple Owls|Temple]], [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons football|Wake Forest]]
Won (8): [[East Carolina Pirates football|East Carolina]], [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]], [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]], [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]], [[NC State Wolfpack football|NC State]], [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football|Rutgers]], [[Temple Owls|Temple]], [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons football|Wake Forest]]
<br>
<br>
Lost (8): [[Ball State Cardinals football|Ball State]], [[Connecticut Huskies football|Connecticut]], [[Florida Gators football|Florida]], [[Memphis Tigers football|Memphis]], [[Miami RedHawks football|Miami (OH)]], [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]], [[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio]], [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles|Southern Miss]]
Lost (8): [[Ball State Cardinals football|Ball State]], [[Connecticut Huskies football|Connecticut]], [[Memphis Tigers football|Memphis]], [[Miami RedHawks football|Miami (OH)]], [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]], [[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio]], [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles|Southern Miss]], [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane]]


==Appearances by conference==
==Appearances by conference==
Updated through the December 2023 edition (15 games, 30 total appearances).
Updated through the December 2024 edition (16 games, 32 total appearances).


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! style="border: 2px solid #F47321;" class=unsortable|Lost
! style="border: 2px solid #F47321;" class=unsortable|Lost
|-
|-
| [[Conference USA|C-USA]] || 10 || 5 || 5 || {{winpct|5|5|leading_zero=y}} || 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018 || 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]] || 10 || {{WinLossPct|6|4}} || 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021 || 2014, 2015, 2018, 2024
|-
|-
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]] || 9 || 6 || 3 || {{winpct|6|3|leading_zero=y}} || 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021 || 2014, 2015, 2018
| [[Conference USA|C-USA]] || 10 || {{WinLossPct|5|5}} || 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018 || 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019
|-
|-
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] || 3 || 3 || 0 || {{winpct|3|0|leading_zero=y}} || 2014, 2022, 2023 || {{nbsp}}
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] || 4 || {{WinLossPct|2|2}} || 2016, 2024 || 2021, 2022
|-
|-
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]|| 3 || 1 || 2 || {{winpct|1|2|leading_zero=y}} || 2016 || 2021, 2022
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] || 3 || {{WinLossPct|3|0}} || 2014, 2022, 2023 || {{nbsp}}
|-
|-
| [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] || 3 || 0 || 3 || {{winpct|0|3|leading_zero=y}} || {{nbsp}} || 2012, 2013, 2016
| [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] || 3 || {{WinLossPct|0|3}} || {{nbsp}} || 2012, 2013, 2016
|-
|-
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || {{winpct|0|1|leading_zero=y}} || {{nbsp}} || 2011
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]] || 1 || {{WinLossPct|0|1}} || {{nbsp}} || 2011
|-
|-
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || {{winpct|0|1|leading_zero=y}} || {{nbsp}} || 2023
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] || 1 || {{WinLossPct|0|1}} || {{nbsp}} || 2023
|}
|}

* The American's record includes appearances of the [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East Conference]], as The American retains the charter of the original Big East, following its [[2010–13 Big East Conference realignment|2013 realignment]]. Teams representing the Big East appeared in three games, compiling a 3–0 record.
* The American's record includes appearances of the [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East Conference]], as The American retains the charter of the original Big East, following its [[2010–13 Big East Conference realignment|2013 realignment]]. Teams representing the Big East appeared in three games, compiling a 3–0 record.
* UCF has appeared as both a member of C-USA (2009 and 2012) and The American (2014, 2019, 2021, and 2023).
* UCF has appeared as a member of C-USA (2009 and 2012) The American (2014, 2019, 2021) and the Big 12 (2023).


==Game records==
==Game records==
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|-
|-
|Fewest yards allowed
|Fewest yards allowed
|'''213''', Marshall vs. Connecticut
|'''194''', Florida vs. Tulane
| 2015
| 2024
|-
|-
|Fewest rushing yards allowed
|Fewest rushing yards allowed
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|-
|-
|Passing yards
|Passing yards
| '''294''', [[Tom Savage (American football)|Tom Savage]] (Rutgers) || 2009
| '''305''', [[DJ Lagway]] (Florida) || 2024
|-
|-
|Passing touchdowns
|Passing touchdowns
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|Sacks || '''2''', shared by:<br> [[Steve Beauharnais]] (Rutgers)<br>Tyler Williams (Wake Forest) || <br>2009<br>2022
|Sacks || '''2''', shared by:<br> [[Steve Beauharnais]] (Rutgers)<br>Tyler Williams (Wake Forest) || <br>2009<br>2022
|-
|-
|Interceptions || '''1''', by several players, most recently:<br>Jaylon Carlies (Missouri) || 2022
|Interceptions || '''1''', by several players, most recently:<br>Kevin Adams III (Tulane)<br>Dickson Agu (Tulane)<br>Trikweze Bridges (Florida)<br>Alfonzo Allen Jr. (Florida)<br>Myles Graham (Florida) || 2024
|-
|-
! style="background:#01796F; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #F47321;"|Long Plays
! style="background:#01796F; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #F47321;"|Long Plays
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|Punt return || '''39 yds.''', Andre Snipes-Booker (Marshall) || 2011
|Punt return || '''39 yds.''', Andre Snipes-Booker (Marshall) || 2011
|-
|-
|Interception return || '''75 yds.''', Micah Abraham (Marshall) || 2019
|Interception return || '''75 yds.''', [[Micah Abraham]] (Marshall) || 2019
|-
|-
|Fumble return || ||
|Fumble return || '''55 yds.''', [[Tre'Mon Morris-Brash]] (UCF) || 2019
|-
|-
|Punt || '''61 yds.''', Tyler Williams (Marshall) || 2015
|Punt || '''61 yds.''', Tyler Williams (Marshall) || 2015
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==Media coverage==
==Media coverage==
{{main|List of Gasparilla Bowl broadcasters}}
The bowl has been televised on [[ESPN]] since its inception, and broadcast on [[ESPN Radio]] and later [[Gameday Radio]].
The bowl has been televised on [[ESPN]] since its inception, and broadcast on [[ESPN Radio]] and later [[Gameday Radio]].


Latest revision as of 20:52, 31 December 2024

Gasparilla Bowl
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
StadiumRaymond James Stadium
LocationTampa, Florida
Previous stadiumsTropicana Field
(2008–2017)
Previous locationsSt. Petersburg, Florida
(2008–2017)
Operated2008–present
Conference tie-inssee tie-ins
Previous conference tie-insBig East/AAC, C-USA, ACC
PayoutUS$1.125 million (2019)[1]
Websitegasparillabowl.com
Sponsors
Former names
  • magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl (2008)
  • St. Petersburg Bowl presented by Beef O'Brady's (2009)
  • Beef O'Brady's Bowl (2010–2013)
  • Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl (2014)
  • St. Petersburg Bowl (2015–2016)
  • Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (2017–2019)
  • Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (2020–present)
2023 matchup
Georgia Tech vs. UCF (Georgia Tech 30–17)
2024 matchup
Tulane vs. Florida (Florida 33–8)

The Gasparilla Bowl is an annual NCAA-sanctioned post-season college football bowl game played in the Tampa Bay area. It was first played in 2008 as the St. Petersburg Bowl at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, one of several new bowl games played in Major League Baseball venues. The game was renamed the Gasparilla Bowl in 2017 as a nod to the legend of José Gaspar, a mythical pirate who supposedly operated in the Tampa Bay area and who is the inspiration for Tampa's Gasparilla Pirate Festival. The bowl relocated to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa in 2018.

Since 2020, the game has been sponsored by Union Home Mortgage and has been officially known as the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl. Previous sponsors include magicJack (2008), Beef O'Brady's (2009–2013), BitPay (2014), and Bad Boy Mowers (2017–2019).[2]

History

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The Gasparilla Bowl is the third college bowl game to be played in the Tampa Bay area. The first was the Cigar Bowl, which was played in Tampa from 1947 to 1954, and the second was the ReliaQuest Bowl, which has been held in Tampa since 1986 and was known as the Outback Bowl for over 20 years.

In 2008, the NCAA's Postseason Football Licensing Subcommittee approved a yet-to-be-named bowl game to be owned by ESPN and played at Tropicana Field after the 2008 college football season.[3] Telecom company magicJack signed on as the title sponsor, and the inaugural magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl was played on December 20, 2008, between South Florida and Memphis, with the Bulls winning 41–14 behind Most Outstanding Player quarterback Matt Grothe.[4]

For the 2009 game, restaurant chain Beef O'Brady's took over as presenting sponsor. The game became known as St. Petersburg Bowl Presented by Beef O'Brady's in December 2009 after the restaurant chain obtained a title sponsorship.[5] Rutgers defeated UCF 45–24.

In 2010, the bowl's name was shortened to the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl. Southern Miss faced Louisville; it was the 29th meeting between former Conference USA rivals.[6] Louisville rallied from a 14-point deficit to win their sixth contest in a row against Southern Miss.[7]

Beef 'O' Brady's stopped sponsoring the bowl after the 2013 edition.[2] On June 18, 2014, it was announced that Bitcoin payment service provider BitPay would become the new sponsor of the game under a two-year deal, renamed the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl. Bitcoin, the digital currency, was accepted for ticket and concession sales at the game as part of the sponsorship, and the sponsorship itself was also paid for using bitcoin.[8][9] On April 2, 2015, after one year of sponsorship, BitPay declined to renew sponsorship of the game, and it was again called the St. Petersburg Bowl for the next two years.[10]

On August 23, 2017, Bad Boy Mowers signed a three-year deal to become the official title sponsor of the game, which was rebranded as the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, after Tampa's Gasparilla Pirate Festival.[11] The sponsorship ended after the 2019 game.[12]

On October 20, 2020, Union Home Mortgage signed on as title sponsor of the bowl, making it the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl.[13] The 2020 edition of the bowl was set to matchup South Carolina and UAB. However, on December 22, South Carolina had to withdraw from the bowl due to COVID-19 issues within their program.[14] As no replacement team was available, the bowl was subsequently canceled.[14]

Conference tie-ins

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The first three editions of the bowl featured teams from C-USA and the Big East. The American Athletic Conference (AAC) succeeded the Big East after 2013. The bowl entered a six-year agreement with the ACC for the 2014 to 2019 seasons; the ACC would provide a team in 2014 and 2016, and would be an alternate for the other seasons.[15] Ultimately, the only ACC team to play in the bowl during this period was NC State in 2014. Four of the five games from 2015 through 2019 featured a matchup between AAC and C-USA teams. The exception was 2016, when an overall lack of bowl-eligible teams yielded some "odd matchups";[16] the bowl's 2016 edition featured teams from the MAC and SEC.

As of the 2020 football season, the bowl has a large set of tie-ins, such that it could feature teams from eight different conferences as well as two independent programs:[17]

Note: since 2020, both Army and BYU have joined conferences.

Stadium

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Tropicana Field (left) and Raymond James Stadium

The bowl has been played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa since the 2018 edition. The first ten games were played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.[18]

"The Trop" is the home ballpark of the Tampa Bay Rays of MLB, and when it was first established, the then-St. Pete Bowl was one of several new college bowl games to be played in baseball venues.[19] At Tropicana Field, the football gridiron was situated down the right field line from near home plate to the outfield wall with just enough room for the endzones.[20]

Game results

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Date Bowl name Winning Team Losing Team Venue Attendance
December 20, 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl South Florida 41 Memphis 14 Tropicana Field 25,205
December 19, 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl Rutgers 45 UCF 24 28,793
December 21, 2010 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl Louisville 31 Southern Miss 28 20,017
December 20, 2011 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl Marshall 20 FIU 10 20,072
December 21, 2012 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl UCF 38 Ball State 17 21,759
December 23, 2013 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl East Carolina 37 Ohio 20 20,053
December 26, 2014 St. Petersburg Bowl NC State 34 UCF 27 26,675
December 26, 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl Marshall 16 Connecticut 10 14,652
December 26, 2016 St. Petersburg Bowl Mississippi State 17 Miami (OH) 16 15,717
December 21, 2017 Gasparilla Bowl Temple 28 FIU 3 16,363
December 20, 2018 Gasparilla Bowl Marshall 38 South Florida 20 Raymond James Stadium 14,135
December 23, 2019 Gasparilla Bowl UCF 48 Marshall 25 28,987[a]
December 26, 2020 Gasparilla Bowl Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[23][b] —
December 23, 2021 Gasparilla Bowl UCF 29 Florida 17 63,669
December 23, 2022 Gasparilla Bowl Wake Forest 27 Missouri 17 34,370
December 22, 2023 Gasparilla Bowl Georgia Tech 30 UCF 17 30,281
December 20, 2024 Gasparilla Bowl Florida 33 Tulane 8 41,472

Source:[24]

MVPs

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From 2008 through 2016, an MVP was selected from each team; since 2017, a single game MVP is named.

Year Winning team MVP Losing team MVP
Player Team Position Player Team Position
2008 Matt Grothe South Florida QB Duke Calhoun Memphis WR
2009 Mohamed Sanu Rutgers WR Kamar Aiken UCF WR
2010 Jeremy Wright Louisville RB Austin Davis Southern Miss QB
2011 Aaron Dobson Marshall WR T. Y. Hilton FIU WR
2012 Blake Bortles UCF QB Jahwan Edwards Ball State RB
2013 Vintavious Cooper East Carolina RB Donte Foster Ohio WR
2014 Jacoby Brissett NC State QB Josh Reese UCF WR
2015 Deandre Reaves Marshall WR Bobby Puyol Connecticut K
2016 Nick Fitzgerald Mississippi State QB Gus Ragland Miami (OH) QB
2017 Frank Nutile Temple QB  
2018 Keion Davis Marshall RB  
2019 Dillon Gabriel UCF QB  
2021 Ryan O'Keefe UCF WR  
2022 Sam Hartman Wake Forest QB  
2023 Jamal Haynes Georgia Tech RB  
2024 DJ Lagway Florida QB  

Source:[25][26][27]

Most appearances

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UCF in the red zone during the 2021 game

Updated through the December 2024 edition (16 games, 32 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances
Rank Team Appearances Record
1 UCF 6 3–3
2 Marshall 4 3–1
3 South Florida 2 1–1
Florida 2 1–1
FIU 2 0–2
Teams with a single appearance

Won (8): East Carolina, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Mississippi State, NC State, Rutgers, Temple, Wake Forest
Lost (8): Ball State, Connecticut, Memphis, Miami (OH), Missouri, Ohio, Southern Miss, Tulane

Appearances by conference

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Updated through the December 2024 edition (16 games, 32 total appearances).

Conference Record Appearances by season
Games W L Win pct. Won Lost
The American 10 6 4 .600 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021 2014, 2015, 2018, 2024
C-USA 10 5 5 .500 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019
SEC 4 2 2 .500 2016, 2024 2021, 2022
ACC 3 3 0 1.000 2014, 2022, 2023  
MAC 3 0 3 .000   2012, 2013, 2016
Sun Belt 1 0 1 .000   2011
Big 12 1 0 1 .000   2023
  • The American's record includes appearances of the Big East Conference, as The American retains the charter of the original Big East, following its 2013 realignment. Teams representing the Big East appeared in three games, compiling a 3–0 record.
  • UCF has appeared as a member of C-USA (2009 and 2012) The American (2014, 2019, 2021) and the Big 12 (2023).

Game records

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Team Performance, Team vs. Opponent Year
Most points scored (one team) 48, UCF vs. Marshall 2019
Most points scored (both teams) 73, UCF vs. Marshall 2019
Most points scored (losing team) 28, Southern Miss vs. Louisville 2010
Fewest points allowed 3, Temple vs. FIU 2017
Margin of victory 27, South Florida vs. Memphis 2008
Total yards 587, UCF vs. Marshall 2019
Rushing yards 310, UCF vs. Marshall 2019
Passing yards 328, Ohio vs. East Carolina 2013
First downs 30, East Carolina vs. Ohio 2013
Fewest yards allowed 194, Florida vs. Tulane 2024
Fewest rushing yards allowed 35, Rutgers vs. UCF 2009
Fewest passing yards allowed 86, Marshall vs. Connecticut 2015
Individual Player, Team vs. Opponent Year
All-purpose yards 251, Ryan O'Keefe (UCF) 2021
Touchdowns (all-purpose) 3, shared by:
Mohamed Sanu (Rutgers)
Latavius Murray (UCF)
Josh Reese, (UCF)
2009
2012
2014
Rushing yards 198, Vintavious Cooper (East Carolina) 2013
Rushing touchdowns 2, multiple times—most recent:
Isaiah Bowser (UCF)
2021
Passing yards 305, DJ Lagway (Florida) 2024
Passing touchdowns 3, shared by:
Matt Grothe (South Florida)
Blake Bortles (UCF)
Justin Holman (UCF)
Sam Hartman (Wake Forest)
2008
2012
2014
2022
Receptions 11, A. T. Perry (Wake Forest) 2022
Receiving yards 165, Randall St. Felix (South Florida) 2018
Receiving touchdowns 3, Josh Reese (UCF) 2014
Tackles 14 by several players, most recently:
Greg Reaves (South Florida)[28]		  
2018
Sacks 2, shared by:
Steve Beauharnais (Rutgers)
Tyler Williams (Wake Forest)
2009
2022
Interceptions 1, by several players, most recently:
Kevin Adams III (Tulane)
Dickson Agu (Tulane)
Trikweze Bridges (Florida)
Alfonzo Allen Jr. (Florida)
Myles Graham (Florida)		 2024
Long Plays Player, Record, Team vs. Opponent Year
Touchdown run 62 yds., Desmond Johnson (Southern Miss) 2010
Touchdown pass 80 yds., Donte Foster from Derrius Vick (Ohio) 2013
Kickoff return 95 yds., Jeremy Wright (Louisville) 2010
Punt return 39 yds., Andre Snipes-Booker (Marshall) 2011
Interception return 75 yds., Micah Abraham (Marshall) 2019
Fumble return 55 yds., Tre'Mon Morris-Brash (UCF) 2019
Punt 61 yds., Tyler Williams (Marshall) 2015
Field goal 52 yds., Bobby Puyol (UConn) 2015

Source:[29][30]

Media coverage

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The bowl has been televised on ESPN since its inception, and broadcast on ESPN Radio and later Gameday Radio.

Notes

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  1. ^ 28,987 per game day summary;[21] 33,539 per post-game summary[22]
  2. ^ The 2020 game was scheduled to feature South Carolina vs. UAB, but South Carolina pulled out of the contest due to a COVID-19 outbreak among among its coaching staff and no replacement team could be arranged on short notice.

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "'O' No! Beef 'O' Brady's to drop sponsorship of local bowl game". Tampa Bay Business Journal.
  3. ^ NCAA committee approves 34 football bowl games The Associated Press, ESPN.com. April 30, 2008. Accessed April 30, 2008.
  4. ^ "No longer St. Pete Bowl" Archived 2012-09-14 at archive.today from Tampa Tribune, 2008-11-25, retrieved 2008-12-02
  5. ^ *"Beef O Brady's Sponsorship Press Release" 2009-12-09, retrieved 2009-12-13 Archived 2009-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Golden Eagles to Face Louisville in Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl" Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine 2010-12-05, retrieved 2010-12-05
  7. ^ "Louisville holds on for 31-28 win over Southern Miss in Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 2014-01-18. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  8. ^ Wilkerson, Chris (August 22, 2014). "BitPay exec: We paid ESPN for our sponsorship in bitcoin". Tampa Bay Business Journal.
  9. ^ Casey, Michael J. (18 June 2014). "BitPay to Sponsor St. Petersburg Bowl in First Major Bitcoin Sports Deal". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Bitcoin backer BitPay dumps St. Pete Bowl sponsorship". Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Bad Boy Mowers Signs on as New Bowl Game Title Sponsor Bowl Game Changes Name to Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl". gasparillabowl.com. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  12. ^ "Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl will, sadly, no longer be the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl". Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "Union Home Mortgage Named New Title Sponsor For Gasparilla Bowl". gasparillabowl.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Tampa's Gasparilla Bowl canceled after South Carolina bails". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  15. ^ Batten, Sammy (August 8, 2013). "ACC announces 2014 bowl partnerships". The Fayetteville Observer. Fayetteville, North Carolina. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  16. ^ Trister, Noah (December 5, 2016). "Miss. State, North Texas headed to bowls at 5-7". Tallahassee Democrat. AP. p. D2. Retrieved December 6, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Baker, Matt (October 20, 2020). "Gasparilla Bowl announces new title sponsor". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  18. ^ "Gasparilla Bowl leaving St. Petersburg after 10 years". 10NEWS. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  19. ^ Gharib, Anthony (December 15, 2023). "College football bowl season adds to events in unique settings". ESPN.com.
  20. ^ Krishner, Alex. "How a bowl game fits in a baseball stadium". Banner Society.
  21. ^ "UCF vs. Marshall - Game Summary - December 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  22. ^ "Scoring Summary (Final) UCF vs Marshall" (PDF). gasparillabowl.com. December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  23. ^ Low, Chris (December 22, 2020). "South Carolina Gamecocks out of Gasparilla Bowl due to COVID-19 issues". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 22, 2020. With South Carolina unable to play in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl on Saturday against UAB because of COVID-19 issues, the bowl game has been canceled.
  24. ^ "Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl" (PDF). Bowl/All Star Game Records. NCAA. 2020. pp. 15–16. Retrieved January 3, 2021 – via NCAA.org.
  25. ^ "Game Facts and History". gasparillabowl.com. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  26. ^ @GasparillaBowl (December 22, 2023). "Congrats to the 2023 @unionhomemtg Gasparilla Bowl MVP, #11 @jamalhaynes16 !" (Tweet). Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Twitter.
  27. ^ Smajovits, Harrison (December 20, 2024). "Gators QB DJ Lagway Takes Home Gasparilla Bowl MVP". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  28. ^ Knight, Joey (December 21, 2018). "Gasparilla Bowl journal: Barnett-St. Felix connection shines". tampabay.com.
  29. ^ "Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl Media Guide". ESPN Events. 2017. pp. 27–36. Retrieved December 23, 2019 – via issuu.com.
  30. ^ "UCF Jumps Out to 21-0 Lead and Rolls to 48-25 Win Over Marshall in 2019 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl". gasparillabowl.com. December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
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