Capital One Bowl

The Capital One Bowl is an annual post-season college football bowl game. Generally held each January 1, in Orlando, Florida, the Capital One Bowl hosts teams from the SEC and Big Ten conferences.http://ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=34&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=12281&change_well_id=2

The 2010-11 Capital One Bowl featured the Michigan State Spartans from the Big Ten Conference and the Alabama Crimson Tide from the SEC. Alabama dominated in the game and won by a score of 49-7.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=310010127 Both teams entered the game ranked in the BCS standings with Michigan State ranked ninth and Alabama ranked 16th.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=310010127 It was the first time the two schools have ever played each other in football. Michigan State was 1-1 in previous Capital One Bowl games, while Alabama was 1-0.http://www.fcsports.com/Home/CapitalOneBowl/CapitalOneBowlNews/tabid/100/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1901/Michigan_State_and_Alabama_Invited_to_2011_Capital_One_Bowl.aspx

The 2010 Capital One Bowl featured the Penn State Nittany Lions and the LSU Tigers. Penn State won in the final minute of the game, defeating LSU 19-17. The winning score was a 21-yard field goal by Nittany Lion kicker Colin Wagner. The game was played in rainy and muddy field conditions. Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark threw for 216 passing yards on the afternoon and one touchdown pass, the only touchdown by the Nittany Lions in the game. For Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, he won a record 24th bowl game.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=300010099

Originally called the Tangerine Bowl, the first game was played on January 1, 1947. In 1983, the name was changed to the Florida Citrus Bowl, which it was called until 1993. A change in sponsorship prompted another name change in 1994, moving the game to the CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl. After one year as the Ourhouse.com Florida Citrus Bowl, in 2000, Capital One took over as the main sponsor, for what was called the Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl in 2002 and 2003. The Florida Citrus Bowl was dropped in 2004, settling on simply the Capital One Bowl.http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/bowls/bowl_results.php?bowlid=106

• 2010: Penn State 19 - LSU 17
• 2009: Georgia 24 - Michigan State 12
• 2008: Michigan 41 - Florida 35
• 2007: Wisconsin 17 - Arkansas 14
• 2006: Wisconsin 24 - Auburn 10
• 2005: Iowa 30 - LSU 25
• 2004: Georgia 34 - Purdue 27
• 2003: Auburn 13 - Penn State 9
• 2002: Tennessee 45 - Michigan 17
• 2001: Michigan 31 - Auburn 28
• 2000: Michigan State 37 - Florida 34
• 1999: Michigan 45 - Arkansas 31
• 1998: Florida 21 - Penn State 6
• 1997: Tennessee 48 - Northwestern 28
• 1996: Tennessee 20 - Ohio State 14
• 1995: Alabama 24 - Ohio State 17
• 1994: Penn State 31 - Tennessee 13
• 1993: Georgia 21 - Ohio State 14
• 1992: California 37 - Clemson 13
• 1991: Georgia Tech 45 - Nebraska 21
• 1990: Illinois 31 - Virginia 20
• 1989: Clemson 13 - Oklahoma 6
• 1988: Clemson 35 - Penn State 10
• 1987: Auburn 16 - USC 7
• 1985: Ohio State 10 - BYU 7
• 1984: Georgia 17 - Florida State 17
• 1983: Tennessee 30 - Maryland 23
• 1982: Auburn 33 - Boston College 26
• 1981: Missouri 19 - Southern Mississippi 17
• 1980: Florida 35 - Maryland 20http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/bowls/capital-one-bowl.html