1983 Gator Bowl
| 1983 Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 39th Gator Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Gator Bowl Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, FL | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Owen Gill (Iowa RB) Tony Lilly (Florida S) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jim Garvey (Eastern independent) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 81,293 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Al Michaels and Frank Broyles | ||||||||||||||||||||
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.