The ReliaQuest Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Tampa, Florida. The event was known as the Hall of Fame Bowl from 1986 to 1995 and the Outback Bowl from 1996 to 2022. It was held at Tampa Stadium from 1986 until 1999, when it moved to then-new Raymond James Stadium. The bowl is played on New Year's Day and has often been the first game to kick off on a day that is traditionally filled with post-season college football.

The bowl is played on New Year's Day unless January 1 falls on a Sunday, in which case it is moved to the following Monday. It is usually the first game to start on a day which is traditionally full of college bowl games, and has kicked off as early as 11 a.m. ET. ESPN has had television rights to the game since 1993. Under an extension of those rights signed in 2010, ESPN broadcasts the game on either ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2, in conjunction with the Citrus Bowl and the New Year's Six bowl games.^[9] Before 1993, the Hall of Fame Bowl aired on NBC.

Upon signing agreements with the SEC and Big Ten in 1995, the bowl had the third pick of teams from each conference after the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) teams were placed. Since 2014, both the SEC and Big Ten have worked with a group of several bowl games, including this one, to place their bowl-eligible teams after the College Football Playoff (CFP) and associated bowls have made their selections.^[10][11]

As of 2023, the bowl's payout was $6.4 million for each participating team.^[12]

Rankings are based on the AP Poll prior to the game being played.

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† LSU's win in the 2014 edition was vacated in 2023 by the NCAA for a booster-related violation.^[14]

The bowl has named an MVP since inception; in the inaugural game, there were co-MVPs.^[15]

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Updated through the January 2024 edition (38 games, 76 total appearances).

Teams with multiple appearances

‡ LSU's win in the 2014 edition was vacated by the NCAA in 2023.

Teams with a single appearance

Won (5): Arkansas, Clemson, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ole Miss
Lost (5): Duke, Indiana, Kentucky, NC State, Purdue

Updated through the January 2024 edition (38 games, 76 total appearances).

‡ LSU's vacated win following the 2013 season (played in January 2014) is excluded from win–loss totals and winning percentage.

• Games marked with an asterisk (*) were played in January of the following calendar year.
• Results reflect conference affiliations at the time each game was played.
• Big East appearances: Syracuse (1992) and Boston College (1993); the American Athletic Conference (The American) has retained the charter of the original Big East, following its 2013 realignment.
• Independent appearances: Boston College (1986) and Syracuse (1988).

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The inaugural edition of the bowl was carried by Mizlou in December 1986, with NBC carrying the next five editions (1988–1992).^[19] Since 1993, the game has been carried by ESPN or ESPN2, except for four broadcasts on ABC (2011, 2012, 2017, and 2021).^[19]