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Postseason college football bowl game
College football game
2020
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
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1
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| 3
| 4
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Total
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Indiana
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0
| 3
| 16
| 3
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22
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Tennessee
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0
| 6
| 3
| 14
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23
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Date
| January 2, 2020
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Season
| 2019
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Stadium
| TIAA Bank Field
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Location
| Jacksonville, Florida
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MVP
| Eric Gray
(RB, Tennessee)
[1]
&
Peyton Ramsey
(QB, Indiana)
[2]
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Favorite
| Tennessee by 3.5
[3]
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National anthem
| The Brown Kelly
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Referee
| Mike McCabe (
Pac-12
)
[4]
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Halftime show
| Easton Area High School, Tennessee Volunteers, and Indiana Hoosiers
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Attendance
| 61,789
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Payout
| US$
5,350,000
[5]
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Network
| ESPN
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Announcers
| Tom Hart
(play-by-play),
Tim Hasselbeck
(analyst) and
Katie George
(sideline)
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The
2020 Gator Bowl
was a
college football
bowl game
played on January 2, 2020, with kickoff at 7:00 p.m.
EST
on
ESPN
.
[6]
It was the 75th edition of the
Gator Bowl
, and was one of the
2019?20 bowl games
concluding the
2019 FBS football season
. Sponsored by financial technology company
TaxSlayer
, the game was officially known as the
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
.
In July 2023, the
NCAA
vacated Tennessee's win as part of a disciplinary action affecting the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
[7]
Teams
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The game matched the
Indiana Hoosiers
from the
Big Ten Conference
and the
Tennessee Volunteers
from the
Southeastern Conference
(SEC). This was the second meeting between the programs; they previously met in the
January 1988 Peach Bowl
, won by Tennessee, 27?22.
[8]
Indiana Hoosiers
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Indiana entered the game with an 8?4 record (5?4 in conference). They finished in fourth place in the Big Ten's East Division. The Hoosiers' four losses were all to ranked opponents:
Ohio State
,
Michigan State
,
Penn State
, and
Michigan
. This was Indiana's first Gator Bowl appearance.
Tennessee Volunteers
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Tennessee entered the game with a 7?5 record (5?3 in conference). They finished in third place in the SEC's East Division. The Volunteers lost to all three ranked opponents they faced:
Florida
,
Georgia
, and
Alabama
. After starting their season 2?5, the Volunteers entered the bowl on a five-game winning streak. This was Tennessee's seventh Gator Bowl; the Volunteers had a record of 4?2 in prior appearances.
Game summary
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Game information
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- First Quarter
- No scoring
- Second Quarter
- (14:49) TENN ? Brent Cimaglia 23 yard field goal (
Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:04;
Tennessee 3?0
)
- (5:21) TENN ? Brent Cimaglia 32 yard field goal (
Drive: 14 plays, 50 yards, 6:14;
Tennessee 6?0
)
- (0:00) IND ? Logan Justus 24 yard field goal (
Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 2:24;
Tennessee 6?3
)
- Third Quarter
- (9:29) IND ?
Peyton Ramsey
1 yard rush, Logan Justus kick (
Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:31;
Indiana 10?6
)
- (8:26) IND ?
Jamar Johnson
63 yard interception return, kick failed (
Indiana 16?6
)
- (4:11) TENN ? Brent Cimaglia 43 yard field goal (
Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:15;
Indiana 16?9
)
- (1:01) IND ? Logan Justus 49 yard field goal (
Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:05;
Indiana 19?9
)
- Fourth Quarter
- (10:27) IND ? Logan Justus 30 yard field goal (
Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:54;
Indiana 22?9
)
- (4:21) TENN ? Quavaris Crouch 1 yard rush, Brent Cimaglia kick (
Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 2:45;
Indiana 22?16
)
- (3:51) TENN ? Eric Gray 16 yard rush, Brent Cimaglia kick (
Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 0:28;
Tennessee 23?22
)
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Statistics
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Statistics
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IND
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TENN
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First downs
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17
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19
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Plays?yards
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65?303
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69?374
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Rushes?yards
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31?76
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35?136
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Passing yards
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227
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238
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Passing: comp?att?int
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20?34?1
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19?34?2
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Time of possession
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29:27
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30:33
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Team
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Category
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Player
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Statistics
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Indiana
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Passing
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Peyton Ramsey
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20/34, 227 yards, 1 INT
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Rushing
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Peyton Ramsey
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17 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD
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Receiving
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Peyton Hendershot
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6 receptions, 67 yards
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Tennessee
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Passing
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Jarrett Guarantano
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18/31, 221 yards, 2 INT
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Rushing
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Eric Gray
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14 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
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Receiving
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Josh Palmer
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6 receptions, 68 yards
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References
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- ^
Carson, Brad (January 2, 2020).
"Tennessee scores twice late to stun Indiana 23?22 in Gator Bowl"
.
929espn.radio.com
. Retrieved
January 3,
2020
.
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"Postgame Notes: TaxSlayer Gator Bowl"
.
iuhoosiers.com
. January 3, 2020
. Retrieved
January 7,
2020
.
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"Indiana vs. Tennessee ? Game Summary"
.
ESPN.com
. Retrieved
January 2,
2020
.
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"2019?20 bowl officiating assignments"
.
footballzebras.com
. December 9, 2019
. Retrieved
December 20,
2019
.
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"2019 Bowl Schedule"
.
collegefootballpoll.com
. Retrieved
December 13,
2019
.
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Sallee, Barrett (January 7, 2020).
"2019?20 college football bowl schedule, games, scores, dates, kickoff times, TV channels"
.
CBSSports.com
. Retrieved
July 17,
2023
.
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Sparks, Adam (July 15, 2023).
"These Tennessee football wins under Jeremy Pruitt have been vacated"
.
USA Today
. Retrieved
July 16,
2023
.
- ^
"Indiana Hoosiers vs. Tennessee Volunteers football series history"
.
winsipedia.com
. Retrieved
December 8,
2019
.
External links
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History & conference tie-ins
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Games
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Notes
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- There was a Gator Bowl in January and December in 1954, 1960, 1965, 1971, 1989, 1991, 2016, and 2021.
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Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.
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