Bowl By The Numbers

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2	Future No. 1 NFL Draft picks playing in 1999 bowl game (Tim Couch and Courtney Brown)
4	Number of times bowl has gone to overtime
7	Highest ranked team that has played in the bowl (Georgia - 2005; Indiana - 2020)
9	Years the game was known as the Hall of Fame Bowl
13	Games decided by 5 points or less
13	Coaches who have won a national championship that coached in the bowl
25	Most points overcome to win the bowl (Georgia over Purdue, 2000)
27	Different schools who have played in the bowl
33	Years the game has been telecast on ESPN or ABC Networks
35	Years the bowl has been a part of the New Year's Day Lineup
53	Different head coaches to lead a team in the Bowl
122	First round NFL draft picks who've played in the bowl
158	Former players from the bowl on NFL Rosters in 2025
230	Charities that have received donatoins from the Bowl Charitable Giving Initiative
500	Average number of media credentialed for the bowl each game
1,180	Players from the game drafted or signed with the NFL
8,000	Approximate number of players attending the bowl (on rosters)
68,085	Record crowd for the bowl (1990)
110,500	Approximate number of musicians & dancers performing in the halftime shows over bowls history
$5 million	donations to charities from Charitable Giving Initiative since 2016
2,131,452	Total attendance over 40 years
$190 million	Total contributions by the bowl to universities over the past 40years
$1.3 billion	Estimated economic impact of the bowl (excluding exposure) on Tampa Bay area over its history

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