2008 Capital One Bowl History & More

2008 Capital One Bowl Profiles, History, Best Bowl Moments & More

Michigan (8-4) vs. Florida (9-3)

Jan. 1st, 1:00 p.m. ET, ABC

Capital One Bowl History formerly the Florida Citrus
2007	Penn State 20, Tennessee 10
2006	Wisconsin 24, Auburn 10
2005	Iowa 30, LSU 25
2004	Georgia 34, Purdue 27 (OT)
2003	Auburn 13, Penn State 9
2002	Tennessee 45, Michigan 17
2001	Michigan 31, Auburn 28
2000	Michigan St 37, Florida 34
1999	Michigan 45, Arkansas 31
1998	Florida 21, Penn State 6
1997	Tennessee 48, Northwestern 28
1996	Tennessee 20, Ohio State 14
1995	Alabama 24, Ohio State 17
1994	Penn St 31, Tennessee 13
1993	Georgia 21, Ohio State 14
1992	California 37, Clemson 13
1991	Georgia Tech 45, Nebraska 21
1990	Illinois 31, Virginia 21
1989	Clemson 13, Oklahoma 6
1988	Clemson 35, Penn State 10
1987	Auburn 16, USC 7
1985	Ohio State 10, BYU 7
1984	Florida State 17, Georgia 17
1983	Tennessee 30, Maryland 23
1982	Auburn 33, Boston College 26
1981	Missouri 19, So Mississippi 17
1980	Florida 35, Maryland 20
1979	LSU 34, Wake Forest 10
1978	NC State 30, Pittsburgh 17
1977	Florida St 40, Texas Tech 17
1976	Oklahoma State 49, BYU 21
1975	Miami-Ohio 20, So Carolina 7
1974	Miami-Ohio 21, Georgia 10
1973	Miami-Ohio 16, Florida 7
1972	Tampa 21, Kent State 18
1971	Toledo 28, Richmond 3
1970	Toledo 40, William & Mary 12
1969	Toledo 56, Davidson 33
1968	Richmond 49, Ohio 42
1967	UT Martin 25, West Chester 8
1966	Morgan St 14, West Chester 6
1965	East Carolina 31, Maine 0
1964	East Carolina 14, Massachusetts 13
1963	Western Kentucky 27, Coast Guard 0
1962	Houston 49, Miami-Ohio 21
1961	Lamar 21, Middle Tenn. St 14
1960	Middle Tenn. St 21, Presbyterian 12
1958 (Dec.)	East Texas State 26, Missouri Valley 7
1958 (Jan.)	East Texas State 10, Southern Mississippi 9
1957	West Texas A&M 20, Southern Mississippi 13
1956	Juniata 6, Missouri Valley 6
1955	Nebraska-Omaha 7, Eastern Kentucky 6
1954	Arkansas State 7, East Texas State 7
1953	East Texas State 33, Tennessee Tech 0
1952	Stetson 35, Arkansas State 20
1951	Morris Harvey 35, Emory & Henry 14
1950	Saint Vincent 7, Emory & Henry 6
1949	Murray State 21, Sul Ross 21
1948	Catawba 7, Marshall 0
1947	Catawba 31, Maryville (Tenn.) 0

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By Richard Cirminiello

Best Wolverine Bowl Moment: 38 bowl games, 18 bowl victories and 20 trips to Pasadena ensure there are plenty of viable candidates.  Slipping by Alabama in overtime in the 2000 Orange Bowl.  Beating Washington in 1981, the school's first Rose Bowl win in 16 years.  Or capping a perfect 1947 season by trouncing USC 49-0.  Still, it's tough to deny the 1997 squad, which got past Washington State 21-16 in the Rose Bowl.  While it  wasn’t the sharpest Wolverine effort, it enough to give the Wolverines their first national title in nearly half a century.

Best Gator Bowl Moment: How good was last year’s 41-14 thumping of Ohio State in the BCS Championship Game?  Good enough to trump the 52-20 annihilation of No. 1 and unbeaten Florida State in the 1997 Sugar Bowl as the best moment in Florida bowl history.  Considered by many to be out of the top-ranked Buckeyes’ league, the Gators feasted on their slower opponent, holding Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith and Ohio State to just 82 yards of total offense.        

Michigan's best win ... Michigan 27 ... Illinois 17
Mike Hart was out, Chad Henne got hurt, and Illinois was rolling with a 14-3 first half lead on a 26-yard Jacob Willis touchdown catch and an eight-yard run from Daniel Dufrene, but then the Michigan offense got the receivers involved as Mario Manningham caught an eight-yard touchdown pass, later caught an 11-yard pass from WR Adrian Arrington to break a 17-17 tie midway through the fourth quarter. Arrington also caught a 14-yard touchdown pass as part of the 24-3 run. K.C. Lopata nailed a 39-yard field goal to put the Wolverines up ten late.
Player of the game: Michigan QB Chad Henne completed 18 of 26 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns with an interception
Stat Leaders: Illinois - Passing: Juice Williams, 8-14, 70 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Rashard Mendenhall, 18-85. Receiving: Arrelious Benn, 5-35
Michigan - Passing: Chad Henne, 18-26, 201 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Carlos Brown, 25-113. Receiving: Mario Manningham, 9-109, 2 TD

Michigan's worst performance ... Appalachian State 34 ... Michigan 32
Appalachian State pulled off one of the biggest stunners in college football history after Corey Lynch blocked a 37-yard Jason Gingell field goal attempt as time ran out. ASU gave the Wolverines all they could handle in the first half, as QB Armanti Edwards completed all seven of his passes with two touchdown throws to Dexter Jackson, a nine-yard scoring strike to Hans Batichon, and a six-yard touchdown run on the way to a 28-17 lead. But Michigan would come back as Mike Hart took over with touchdown runs from four and 54 yards out. A missed two-point conversion, and a failed field goal attempt, left the door open, and ASU kicked it in with a 69-yard drive in seven plays finished up by a 24-yard Julian Rauch field goal. Michigan got within field goal range on a 46-yard completion to Mario Manningham, but Lynch came through with the blocked kick to pull off the upset.
Player of the game: Appalachian State QB Armanti Edwards completed 17 of 23 passes for 227 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions and ran 17 times for 62 yards and a score.
Stat Leaders: Appalachian State - Passing: Armanti Edwards, 17-23, 227 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Kevin Richardson, 24-88. Receiving: CoCo Hillary, 4-63
Michigan - Passing: Chad Henne, 19-37, 233 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Mike Hart, 23-188, 3 TD. Receiving: Greg Mathews, 7-68, 1 TD

Florida's best win ... Florida 59 ... Tennessee 20
Florida showed off all its speed and talent scoring in all phases. Brandon James started off the scoring with an 83-yard punt return for a touchdown and Tim Tebow threw for two scores and ran for another, but Tennessee hung tough thanks to a 15-yard Chris Brown touchdown catch and a 96-yard interception return for a score from Eric Berry. But the Gators responded with a defensive touchdown of its own on a fumble return for a score from Dustin Doe, and then Percy Harvin put it away with an electrifying 19-yard touchdown run as past of a 31-point run to close out the game.
Player of the game: Florida QB Tim Tebow finished 14-of-19 for 299 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, while running 18 times for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Stat Leaders: Tennessee - Passing: Erik Ainge, 26-41, 249 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Arian Foster, 11-26. Receiving: Josh Briscoe, 8-76
Florida - Passing: Tim Tebow, 14-19, 299 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing: Percy Harvin, 9-75, 1 TD. Receiving: Percy Harvin, 4-120

Florida's worst performance ... Auburn 20 ... Florida 17
Wes Byrum appeared to hit the game-winning 43-yard field goal for Auburn, but Florida head coach Urban Meyer had called time out just before the kick. No big deal. Byrum calmly nailed it again, as the Tigers stunned the Gators. Auburn took a 17-3 lead going into the fourth quarter, thanks to a 30-yard Byrum field goal, and scoring runs from six yards out by Kodi Burns and three yards out from Ben Tate. The Gators roared back in the fourth with Tim Tebow connecting with Cornelius Ingram for a six-yard touchdown pass, and barreling in from two yards out to tie it up. Florida had one final drive, went three and out, and Auburn went on its march to win the game.
Player of the game: Auburn QB Brandon Cox completed 17 of 26 passes for 227 yards
Stat Leaders: Florida - Passing: Tim Tebow, 20-27, 201 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Tim Tebow, 19-75, 1 TD. Receiving: Percy Harvin, 7-119
Auburn - Passing: Brandon Cox, 17-26, 227 yds
Rushing: Ben Tate, 20-65, 1 TD. Receiving: Rod Smith, 9-102

2007 Outback Bowl
Penn State 20 ... Tennessee 10
In a 10-10 game in the fourth quarter, Tennessee appeared to have all the momentum after a 53-yard pass to Chris Brown, but on the next play, Arian Foster lost a fumble, Penn State's Tony Davis picked it up, and he was gone going 88 yards for what would turn out to be the game-winning touchdown. The Nittany Lions iced it on a 22-yard Kevin Kelly field goal with just over three minutes to play. The Volunteers scored first on a 44-yard James Wilhoit field goal, and got a 42-yard LaMarcus Coker touchdown run after Penn State scored on a 34-yard Kelly field goal and a two-yard touchdown catch from Anthony Quarless.
Player of the game ... Penn State LB Dan Connor made ten tackles and forced the game-changing fumble.  
Stat Leaders: Tennessee - Passing: Erik Ainge, 25-37, 267 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Arian Foster ,12-65  Receiving: Jayson Swain, 7-84
Penn State - Passing: Anthony Morelli, 14-25, 197 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Tony Hunt, 31-158  Receiving: Jordan Norwood, 4-35

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Florida Bowl History (16-17)

2007	BCS Champ	Florida 41, Ohio State 14
2005	Outback	Florida 31, Iowa 24
2004	Peach	Miami 27, Florida 10
2003	Outback	Iowa 37, Florida 17
2002	Outback	Michigan 38, Florida 30
2001	Orange	Florida 56, Maryland 23
2000	Sugar	Miami 37, Florida 20
1999	Citrus	Michigan St 37, Florida 34
1998	Orange	Florida 31, Syracuse 10
1997	Citrus	Florida 21, Penn State 6
1996	Sugar	Florida 52, Florida State 20
1995	Fiesta	Nebraska 62, Florida 24
1994	Sugar	Florida State 23, Florida 17
1993	Sugar	Florida 41, West Virginia 7
1992	Gator	Florida 27, NC State 10
1991	Sugar	Notre Dame 39, Florida 28
1989	Freedom	Washington 34, Florida 7
1988	All-American	Florida 14, Illinois 10
1987	Aloha	UCLA 20, Florida 16
1983	Gator	Florida 14, Iowa 6
1982	Bluebonnet	Arkansas 28, Florida 24
1981	Peach	West Virginia 26, Florida 6
1980	Tangerine	Florida 35, Maryland 20
1976	Sun	Texas A&M 37, Florida 14
1975	Gator	Maryland 13, Florida 0
1974	Sugar	Nebraska 13, Florida 10
1973	Tangerine	Miami, Ohio 16, Florida 7
1969	Gator	Florida 14, Tennessee 13
1966	Orange	Florida 27, Georgia Tech 12
1965	Sugar	Missouri 20, Florida 18
1962	Gator	Florida 17, Penn State 7
1960	Gator	Florida 13, Baylor 12
1958	Gator	Mississippi 7, Florida 3
1953	Gator	Florida 14, Tulsa 13

 

Michigan Bowl History (18-20)

2007	Rose	USC 32, Michigan 18
2005	Alamo	Nebraska 32, Michigan 28
2004	Rose	Texas 38, Michigan 37
2003	Rose	USC 28, Michigan 14
2002	Outback	Michigan 38, Florida 30
2001	Citrus	Tennessee 45, Michigan 17
2000	Citrus	Michigan 31, Auburn 28
1999	Orange	Michigan 35, Alabama 34 (OT)
1998	Citrus	Michigan 45, Arkansas 31
1997	Rose	Michigan 21, Washington State 16
1996	Outback	Alabama 17, Michigan 14
1995	Alamo	Texas A&M 22, Michigan 20
1994	Holiday	Michigan 24, Colorado State 14
1993	Hall of Fame	Michigan 42, North Carolina State 7
1992	Rose	Michigan 38, Washington 31
1991	Rose	Washington 34, Michigan 14
1990	Gator	Michigan 35, Mississippi 3
1989	Rose	USC 17, Michigan 10
1988	Rose	Michigan 22, USC 14
1987	Hall of Fame	Michigan 28, Alabama 24
1986	Rose	Arizona State 22, Michigan 15
1985	Fiesta	Michigan 27, Nebraska 23
1984	Holiday	Brigham Young 24, Michigan 17
1983	Sugar	Auburn 9, Michigan 7
1982	Rose	UCLA 24, Michigan 14
1981	Bluebonnet	Michigan 33, UCLA 14
1980	Rose	Michigan 23, Washington 6
1979	Gator	North Carolina 17, Michigan 15
1978	Rose	USC 17, Michigan 10
1977	Rose	Washington 27, Michigan 20
1976	Rose	USC 14, Michigan 6
1975	Orange	Oklahoma 14, Michigan 6
1971	Rose	Stanford 13, Michigan 12
1969	Rose	USC 10, Michigan 3
1964	Rose	Michigan 34, Oregon State 7
1950	Rose	Michigan 14, California 6
1948	Rose	Michigan 49, USC 0
1901	Rose	Michigan 49, Stanford 0