Capital One Bowl
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The Capital One Bowl is an annual college football game played in Orlando, Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the Tangerine Bowl (1947-1982) and the Florida Citrus Bowl (1983-2002). As of 2005 it is sponsored by Capital One.
The game is one of the oldest of the non-BCS bowls, next to the Cotton Bowl, beginning play in 1947. Before 1968 the game featured matchups between schools throughout the South, often featuring the Ohio Valley Conference champion. From 1968 through 1975 the bowl featured the Mid-American Conference champion against an opponent from the Southern Conference (through 1972), the Southeastern Conference (1972-1973) or an at-large opponent (1975). As the major football conferences relaxed restrictions on post-season play in the mid-1970s, the game went to a matchup between two at-large teams from major conferences, with one school typically (but not always) from the South. From 1987 to 1991 it featured the Atlantic Coast Conference Champion against an at large opponent.
Currently, the bowl has tie-ins with the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten Conference holding the first selection after the BCS for both conferences. As of 2005, it has the largest payout and is arguably the most prestigious of the non-BCS bowls.
The 1973 game was played at Gainesville, Florida, the home field of one of the participants.
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Previous Names and Corporate Sponsors
- Tangerine Bowl (1947 to 1982)
- Florida Citrus Bowl (1983 to 1993)
- CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl (1994 to 1999)
- Ourhouse.com Florida Citrus Bowl (2000)
- Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl (2001 to 2002)
- Capital One Bowl (2003 to 2006)
Previous Results
Italics denotes a tie game.
MVPs
| Date played | MVP(s) | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1949 | Dale McDaniels | Murray State | NL |
| Ted Scown | Sul Ross State | NL | |
| January 2, 1950 | Don Heinigan | St. Vincent | NL |
| Chick Davis | Emory & Henry | NL | |
| January 1, 1951 | Pete Anania | Morris Harvey | NL |
| Charles Hubbard | Morris Harvey | NL | |
| January 1, 1952 | Bill Johnson | Stetson | NL |
| Dave Laude | Stetson | NL | |
| January 1, 1953 | Marvin Brown | East Texas State | NL |
| January 1, 1954 | Billy Ray Norris | East Texas State | NL |
| Bobby Spann | Arkansas State | NL | |
| January 1, 1955 | Bill Englehardt | Omaha | NL |
| January 2, 1956 | Pat Tarquinio | Juniata | NL |
| January 1, 1957 | Ron Mills | West Texas State | NL |
| January 1, 1958 | Garry Berry | East Texas State | NL |
| Neal Hinson | East Texas State | NL | |
| December 27, 1958 | Sam McCord | East Texas State | NL |
| January 1, 1960 | Bucky Pitts | Middle Tennessee | NL |
| Bob Waters | Presbyterian | NL | |
| December 30, 1960 | Jerry Nettles | Citadel | NL |
| December 29, 1961 | Win Herbert | Lamar | NL |
| December 22, 1962 | Joe Lopasky | Houston | NL |
| Billy Rolands | Houston | NL | |
| December 28, 1963 | Sharon Miller | Western Kentucky | NL |
| December 12, 1964 | Bill Cline | East Carolina | NL |
| Jerry Whelchel | Massachusetts | NL | |
| December 11, 1965 | Dave Alexander | East Carolina | NL |
| December 10, 1966 | Willie Lanier | Morgan State | NL |
| December 16, 1967 | Errol Hook | Tennessee-Martin | NL |
| Gordon Lambert | Tennessee-Martin | NL | |
| December 27, 1968 | Buster O'Brien | Richmond | B |
| Walker Gillette | Richmond | L | |
| December 26, 1969 | Chuck Ealey | Toledo | QB |
| Dan Crockett | Toledo | L | |
| December 28, 1970 | Chuck Ealey | Toledo | QB |
| Vince Hublen | William & Mary | L | |
| December 28, 1971 | Chuck Ealey | Toledo | QB |
| Mel Long | Toledo | L | |
| December 29, 1972 | Freddie Solomon | Tampa | B |
| Jack Lambert | Kent State | L | |
| December 22, 1973 | Chuck Varner | Miami | B |
| Brad Cousino | Miami | B | |
| December 21, 1974 | Sherman Smith | Miami | B |
| Brad Cousino | Miami | L | |
| John Roudebush | Miami | L | |
| December 20, 1975 | Rob Carpenter | Miami | B |
| Jeff Kelly | Miami | L | |
| December 18, 1976 | Terry Miller | Oklahoma State | B |
| Phillip Dokes | Oklahoma State | L | |
| December 23, 1977 | Jimmy Jordan | Florida State | QB |
| December 23, 1978 | Ted Brown | North Carolina State | RB |
| December 22, 1979 | David Woodley | LSU | QB |
| December 20, 1980 | Cris Collinsworth | Florida | WR |
| December 19, 1981 | Jeff Gaylord | Missouri | LB |
| December 18, 1982 | Randy Campbell | Auburn | QB |
| December 17, 1983 | Johnnie Jones | Tennessee | RB |
| December 22, 1984 | James Jackson | Georgia | QB |
| December 28, 1985 | Larry Kolic | Ohio State | LB |
| January 1, 1987 | Aundrey Bruce | Auburn | LB |
| January 1, 1988 | Rodney Williams | Clemson | QB |
| January 2, 1989 | Terry Allen | Clemson | TB |
| January 1, 1990 | Jeff George | Illinois | QB |
| January 1, 1991 | Shawn Jones | Georgia Tech | QB |
| January 1, 1992 | Mike Pawlawski | California | QB |
| January 1, 1993 | Garrison Hearst | Georgia | RB |
| January 1, 1994 | Bobby Engram | Penn State | WR |
| January 2, 1995 | Sherman Williams | Alabama | RB |
| January 1, 1996 | Jay Graham | Tennessee | RB |
| January 1, 1997 | Peyton Manning | Tennessee | QB |
| January 1, 1998 | Fred Taylor | Florida | TB |
| January 1, 1999 | Anthony Thomas | Michigan | RB |
| January 1, 2000 | Plaxico Burress | Michigan State | WR |
| January 1, 2001 | Anthony Thomas | Michigan | RB |
| January 1, 2002 | Casey Clausen | Tennessee | QB |
| January 1, 2003 | Ronnie Brown | Auburn | TB |
| January 1, 2004 | David Greene | Georgia | QB |
| January 1, 2005 | JaMarcus Russell | LSU | QB |
| January 2, 2006 | Brian Calhoun | Wisconsin | RB |