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Citrus Bowl History
The Citrus Bowl in Orlando is one of college football's signature events, a burst of Florida sunshine on New Year's Day. The game, traditionally played on January 1, usually pits an SEC team against a representative from the Big Ten.
The event was born in 1947 as the Tangerine Bowl, with the Catawba Indians beating the Maryville Scots, 31-6. The initial sponsors were members of a local Elks Lodge who each put up $100 to cover expenses. Proceeds went to the Harry Anna Children's Hospital, which is why the bowl would come to be known as the "Little Bowl with the Big Heart." The stadium, built in 1936 under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration, accommodated just 8,900 fans.
Today the stadium — now called Camping World Stadium — is a fully modern, 65,000-capacity facility, and the Citrus Bowl is a centerpiece of the bowl season. While it lacks the pageantry of the Rose Bowl on the other side of the country, the game is rich with the sport's history, both bad and good. The unbeaten 1955 Hillsdale College football team refused an invitation to the bowl after officials said the school's four black players would not be allowed to play. Likewise, University of Buffalo players in 1958 elected to skip the game because its two black players would have been kept off the field. But by 1966, the color line had been lifted, and Morgan State became the first historically black college to play in the bowl. The Bears went on to beat the West Chester Golden Rams, 14-6.
Other memorable games include the 1996 Citrus Bowl, in which fourth-ranked Tennessee beat fourth-ranked Ohio State, 20-14, and the 1969 edition, in which Toledo hung 56 points on Davidson, a bowl record that stands today.
- by Anonymous on 1/4/15Orlando Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 5 out of 5
GoalPost Club.....Captial One Bowl
by Z3PML on 1/10/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 5 out of 5OUTSTANDING!!!! Great way to watch a game! Thanks!!!!!!!
An amazing game on an amazing day
by BubbaSC on 1/7/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 5 out of 5I would like to thank you guys and gals at ticket-master for helping me get the tickets at the last minute. I spend most of my time overseas and was able to get leave for the holidays this year. My wife actually suggested I try to go because we were going to be there on holiday. Only catch was that I had to bring the daughters as escorts.....I'm glad I did. They had the best time ever, and the oldest doesn't even like football. But she loved the whole bowl atmosphere and my Game Cocks didn't let us down.
Great game and show yet poor weather.
by Spike1228 on 1/7/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 4 out of 5The capital one bowl atmosphere was great as both teams fans braved the damp weather to enjoy Fanfest. The pre game concert with Hunter Hayes was enjoyable and upbeat. The fans from both schools were well behaved. The game was exciting and very close until late in the 4th quarter. Great event will draw me and others back to this New Year's Day game.
Hooray Capital One Bowl!
by JaxCox on 1/6/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 5 out of 5We truly enjoyed the Upright Club experience for the last year! ...Saw the stadium is getting torn down/remodeled for next season. It was a great game in spite of the bad weather - parking pass for Lot 1 was excellent and appreciated. Catered food and beverage was extremely good, restrooms and facilities were clean and maintained. Hospitality staff and public safety was the best I have ever had any event. Everyone was friendly, kind, and helpful - made us feel very welcome! Thank you, Orlando and friends!
Nice venue, great game
by Hillerman on 1/6/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 4 out of 5Even though the stadium is quite old, it is still in very good condition. And since it's pretty small, there's really not a bad seat. Oh, and the game was awesome. Go Cocks!
Capital One Bowl
by Rsmith8917 on 1/5/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 5 out of 5Great game and great seats with tickets purchased throught Ticketmaster. Go Gamecocks!!
Great game!
by Writersmom on 1/5/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 4 out of 5This is a great event. The organizers go to great lengths to make it a memorable experience for everyone who attends. The field was in great shape, the game was exciting to watch, everything went smoothly. We are looking forward to the new stadium because there is much to be improved. The restrooms are very outdated. The corridors are narrow. The stairs are narrow, rickety, and for those of us who do not like heights they are very scary to ascend and descend. The stairs are hard to navigate while there are so many people going different directions, having no divider is a hinderance and danger in my opinion. Hopefully all those issues will be addressed in the new stadium. We were excited to be attendees at the last bowl game to be held in this stadium, she is a grand old structure and have given us many memorable moments over the years. Thanks for all involved! And it was an awesome game!! Go Gamecocks!!
great experience
by Toshiba28 on 1/5/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 4 out of 5This was a great experience at my first ever line american football game have watched on tv before but they sure put on an event the only bad point of the day was the weather and unfortunatley you have to accept whatever this is even if you are in the sunshine state
Great stadium, difficult to order tickets, parking
by Judymsw on 1/5/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 3 out of 5Wonderful stadium for a football game. Ordering tickets is a trial. Ticketmaster only allowed "best available" on day game was announced and kept giving me tickets on the opponent's side. Also, parking is a nightmare at this venue as it much be purchased on-line at an insane price for parking 1/2 mile away in the grass with no security. Overall, good stadium but that is about it. Purchasing tickets is difficult and Orlando tries to suck every dime out of you for parking and anything else you want to do while there. Fanfest was good but poorly organized - no program, no map, no way to know what to do or where. Other Bowls are much better organized and don't charge for parking every time you move.
Hunter Hayes gives such an energetic performance
by Sunshine20062011 on 1/4/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 5 out of 5Weather was a downer, but Hunter made the experience a hit for all! Enjoyed being close to the stage and the energy that hunter and the band had on stage got everyone pumped up for the big game! Great concert...well worth the $$$
- by khjw on 1/4/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 5 out of 5
awesome concert.def worth the money. great way to start the new year. Have gone 2 years in a row and looking forward to next year already.
Capital One Bowl
by daboner on 1/4/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 3 out of 5The game was great. I really enjoyed the football. Wisconsin and South Carolina was a great match up. The weather sucked with drizzle and wet seats. It was not too hot, but I guess I expected warmer weather in FL. Since Orlando has no home college or NFL team, I doubt that they will build a new stadium any time soon, but this is one of the junkiest stadiums that I have been in. It really needs a face lift or to be torn down. I would be disappointed as a player to come to Orlando and play a bowl game, which is supposed to be a reward, at a dilapitated stadium in the ghetto of Orlando. Oh, by the way, the stadium food sucked. The worst I have ever eaten at all the sproting events I have attended (which is many). I normally look forward to stadium food. This food was expensive for stadium food, tasteless carboard, and awful, with limited selection. Why can't I get a burger, corndog, or chicken tenders without fries if I want? Even the lemonade and sweet tea sucked. Also, the ticket prices which I initially didn't think were too bad for a bowl game, I guess could have been cheaper since the stadium was half full.
Game was Awesome. Venue left much to be desired.
by 1GLB on 1/4/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 3 out of 5The game was awesome. The fan zone and entertainment was fun. The Citrus Bowl is definitely in need of some improvement. The screen was horribly small and the amount/choice of replay was inadequate. Concessions weren't great. No fountain drinks - was stunned there was no souvenir cup. Bottled drinks were warm and they were out of Coke Zero before the game started. My husbands hamburger was disgusting. My cheesesteak was actually pretty good. Just expected the bowl experience to be superior than the regular home game experience and it was not due to the venue. Williams Brice has it all over the Citrus bowl. Not a big country music fan, but Hunter Hayes was pretty good. My daughter enjoyed the pre-game concert.
Phenomenal Experience Again!!!
by soupbone316 on 1/4/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 5 out of 5Second time I've made the trip and been very pleased with the entire atmosphere and experience! Highly recommended for all!!
Uprights Club is the way to go!
by Jade79 on 1/4/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 5 out of 5The Uprights Club offers all you can eat and drink from 11:00-the end of the third quarter, plus a parking pass, a game program, t.v.s and great seats!
Even the rain couldn't stop Gamecocks!
by sevensmom on 1/4/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 5 out of 5For sunny Florida s cold drizzly rain is a little unusual. What isn't unusual is great football. The way they had everyone parked away from the stadium and then shuttled in was awesome. No traffic! Everyone at the game was just super nice. On top of all that, our team won!!! We will be back!
- by Anonymous on 1/4/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 3 out of 5
The Citrus Bowl is a dump, and needs to be torn down. The parking situation is terrible, the seats are uncomfortable, and the only scoreboard is in the endzone. The prices charged for good seats at this stadium should be considered gauging. If it rains a little, water pools in the bleachers and you sit through a football game with a wet butt, along with somebody's knees in your back for three and a half hours. I will not pay for tickets to this venue ever again!
The better team did not win
by BadgerFan2 on 1/4/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 5 out of 5Everything went well except the traffic. Orlando needs to relocate the stadium or improve the traffic flow, from I-4 to flow near the stadium. Seating and view were great; weather was not. But at least it was in Florida and not in a frozen stadium somewhere. Wisconsin was done in by its own mistakes, which were not characteristic of a Gary Anderson team. South Carolina, with the exception of Conner Shaw, was outplayed. Enjoyed the game and the experience, even if the result was less than satisfying. Possibly the poorest game Wisconsin played all year; layoff between final Big 10 game and bowl game was likely too long. Too much rust!
- by hospital on 1/4/14Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoRating: 5 out of 5
My family and I enjoyed the game. The seats were wonderful. Even though it rained, it held up during the game. Thanks a lot Florida Citrus Bowl.....