2020_Outback_Bowl

2020 Outback Bowl

2020 Outback Bowl

Postseason college football bowl game

The 2020 Outback Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2020, with kickoff at 1:00 p.m. EST on ESPN.[5] It was the 34th edition of the Outback Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. The game was named after its title sponsor, Outback Steakhouse.

Quick Facts Outback Bowl, Total ...

Teams

The game matched the Minnesota Golden Gophers from the Big Ten Conference and the Auburn Tigers from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the first meeting between the programs.[6]

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Main article: 2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Minnesota entered the game with a 10–2 record (7–2 in conference). They finished tied with Wisconsin atop the Big Ten's West Division—Wisconsin advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game due to their regular season win over Minnesota. The Golden Gophers were 1–2 against ranked FBS opponents, defeating Penn State while losing to Iowa and Wisconsin. This was Minnesota's first appearance in the Outback Bowl.

Auburn Tigers

Main article: 2019 Auburn Tigers football team

Auburn entered the game with a 9–3 record (5–3 in conference). They finished in third place in the SEC's West Division. The Tigers were 3–3 against ranked FBS opponents, defeating Oregon, Texas A&M, and Alabama while losing to Florida, LSU, and Georgia. This was Auburn's fifth Outback Bowl; the Tigers were 2–2 in their previous appearances.

Game summary

More information Period, Total ...
More information Game information ...
2020 Outback Bowl

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

Statistics

More information Statistics, MINN ...
More information Team, Category ...

References

  1. [1]
    @outbackbowl (January 1, 2020). "OUTBACK BOWL MVP! @GopherFootball Tyler Johnson!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 1, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. [2]
    "Minnesota vs. Auburn - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. [4]
    "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  5. [5]
    "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Auburn Tigers football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 2020_Outback_Bowl, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.