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Outback Bowl By The Numbers

2 Future No. 1 NFL Draft picks playing in 1999 bowl game (Tim Couch and Courtney Brown)
 
3 Number of times bowl has gone to overtime
 
7 Highest ranked team that has played in the bowl (Georgia - 2005)
 
9 Games decided by 4 points or less
 
9 Years the game was known as the Hall of Fame Bowl
 
11 Coaches who have won a national championship that coached in the bowl
 
18 Years Outback Steakhouse has been title sponsor (longest of any bowl)
 
21 Years the bowl has been telecast on ESPN or ABC
 
22 Different schools who have played in the bowl
 
25 Years the bowl has been a part of the New Year's Day bowl lineup
 
25 Most points overcome to win the bowl (Georgia over Purdue, 2000)
 
35 Different head coaches to lead a team in the Bowl
 
85 First round NFL draft picks who've played in the bowl
 
187 Former players from the bowl on NFL rosters in 2012
 
500 Average number of media credentialed for the bowl each game
 
719 Players from the game drafted or signed with the NFL
 
5,200 Approximate number of players attending the bowl (on rosters)
 
73,000 Approximate number of musicians & dancers performing in the halftime shows over bowls history
 
68,085 Record crowd for the bowl (1990)
 
1,644,089 Total attendance over 27 years
 
$7.2 million Combined team payout for 2013 bowl game
 
$109 million Total payout of the bowl to universities over the past 27 years
 
$1 billion Estimated economic impact of the bowl (excluding exposure) on Tampa Bay area over its history