Facts & HistoryBox OfficeArea InfoBowl EventsFeatured TeamsFan ClubPress BoxMember Events |
Outback Bowl By The Numbers
| 1 |
Number of times bowl has gone to overtime |
| | |
| 2 |
Future No. 1 NFL Draft picks playing in 1999 bowl game (Tim Couch and Courtney Brown) |
| | |
| 6 |
Games decided by 4 points or less |
| | |
| 7 |
Highest ranked team that has played in the bowl (Georgia - 2005) |
| | |
| 8 |
Coaches who have won a national championship and coached in the bowl |
| | |
| 9 |
Years game was known as the Hall of Fame Bowl |
| | |
| 13 |
Years Outback Steakhouse has been title sponsor (includes upcoming game) |
| | |
| 15 |
Years the bowl has been telecast on ESPN |
| | |
| 20 |
Years the bowl has been a part of the New Year's Day bowl lineup (including upcoming game) |
| | |
| 20 |
Schools who have played in the bowl |
| | |
| 25 |
Most points overcome to win the bowl (Georgia over Purdue, 2000) |
| | |
| 69 |
First round NFL draft picks who've played in the bowl |
| | |
| 153 |
Former players from the bowl on NFL rosters in 2006 |
| | |
| 543 |
Players from the game drafted or signed with the NFL |
| | |
| 500 |
Average number of media credentialed for the bowl |
| | |
| 4,000 |
Approximate number of players attending the bowl (on rosters) |
| | |
| 53,000 |
Approximate number of musicians & dancers performing in the halftime shows |
| | |
| 68,085 |
Record crowd for the bowl (1990) |
| | |
| 1,259,160 |
Total attendance over 21 years |
| | |
| $6.2 million |
Combined team payout for 2008 bowl game |
| | |
| $76.1 million |
Total payout of the bowl over history (includes upcoming game guarantee) |
| | |
| $525 million |
Estimated economic impact of the bowl (excluding exposure) on Tampa Bay area |
| | |
|
|
