1962 Gator Bowl

1962 Gator Bowl
1962 Gator Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions	Florida Gators
(9–1)	(6–4)
Independent	SEC
7	17
Head coach: ; Rip Engle	Head coach: ; Ray Graves
AP	Coaches
9	9
Date	December 29, 1962
Season	1962
Stadium	Gator Bowl
Location	Jacksonville, Florida
MVP	Tommy Shannon (QB, Florida) & Dave Robinson (DT, Penn State)
Attendance	50,286
Gator Bowl
← 1961	1963 →

DateDecember 29, 1962

Season1962

The 1962 Gator Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Penn State Nittany Lions an independent and the Gators of the University of Florida representing the SEC. Florida upset Penn State, 17–7.^[2]^[3] To inspire the underdog Gators against a northern foe, the Confederate Battle Flag was worn on their helmets.^[4]

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Known as the TaxSlayer Bowl from 2014–2017
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