Mission Statement
The Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl’s mission is about more than a game. We aspire to host an annual celebration of the Gasparilla tradition through an exciting bowl week experience for the student-athletes, teams, fans and partners, while making the holidays brighter for the greater Tampa Bay area.
Our Values
A – Affordable entertainment for the whole family
R – Rally as a community
R – Reward student-athlete success with a first-class experience
G – Give back around the holidays
H – Highlight Tampa Bay
GASPARILLA BOWL GAME FACTS
DATE AND TIME
December 22, 2023 @ 6:30PM ET
TELEVISION
Watch on ESPN
CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS
BOWL GAME HISTORY
We have celebrated the Tampa Bay community during bowl week for more than 14 years. Check out how much we’ve enjoyed hosting all of this excitement and sharing it with fans, students, and alumni near and far with this highlight video!
BOWL GAME RESULTS
| GAME DATE | WINNER | LOSER | WINNING TEAM HEAD COACH/MVP |
LOSING TEAM HEAD COACH/MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 23, 2022VIEW FINAL STATS > | Wake Forest 27 | Missouri 17 | Dave Clawson / Sam Hartman | Eliah Drinkwitz |
| December 23, 2021VIEW FINAL STATS > | UCF 29 | Florida 17 | Gus Malzahn / Ryan O'Keefe | Greg Knox |
| December 2020 | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | CANCELLED |
| December 23, 2019VIEW FINAL STATS > | UCF 48 | Marshall 25 | Josh Heupel / Dillon Gabriel | Doc Holiday |
| December 20, 2018VIEW FINAL STATS > | Marshall 38 | USF 20 | Doc Holliday / Keion Davis | Charlie Strong |
| December 21, 2017VIEW FINAL STATS > | Temple 28 | FIU 3 | Geoff Collins / Frank Nutile | Butch Davis |
| December 26, 2016VIEW FINAL STATS > | Miss State 17 | Miami (OH) 16 | Dan Mullen / Nick Fitzgerald | Chuck Martin / Gus Ragland |
| December 26, 2015VIEW FINAL STATS > | Marshall 16 | UConn 10 | Doc Holliday / Deandre Reaves | Bob Diaco / Bobby Puyol |
| December 26, 2014VIEW FINAL STATS > | NC State 34 | UCF 27 | Dave Doeren / Jacoby Brissett | George O’Leary / Josh Reese |
| December 23, 2013VIEW FINAL STATS > | ECU 37 | Ohio 20 | Ruffin McNeill / Vintavious Cooper | Frank Solich / Donte Foster |
| December 21, 2012VIEW FINAL STATS > | UCF 38 | Ball State 17 | George O’Leary / Blake Bortles | Pete Lembo / Jahwan Edwards |
| December 20, 2011VIEW FINAL STATS > | Marshall 20 | FIU 10 | Doc Holliday / Aaron Dobson | Mario Cristobal / T.Y. Hilton |
| December 21, 2010VIEW FINAL STATS > | Louisville 31 | Southern Miss 28 | Charlie Strong / Jeremy Wright | Larry Fedora / Austin Davis |
| December 19, 2009 | Rutgers 45 | UCF 24 | Greg Schiano / Mohamed Sanu | George O’Leary / Kamar Aiken |
| December 20, 2008 | USF 41 | Memphis 14 | Jim Leavitt / Matt Grothe | Tommy West / Duke Calhoun |
CONFERENCE RESULTS
| TEAMS | GAMES | WINS | LOSSES | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
- NC State 1-0
- Wake Forest 1-0
| TEAMS | GAMES | WINS | LOSSES | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
- Temple 1-0
- UCF 2-1
- UConn 0-1
- USF 0-1
| TEAMS | GAMES | WINS | LOSSES | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
- Lousiville 1-0
- Rutgers 1-0
- USF 1-0
| TEAMS | GAMES | WINS | LOSSES | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0.500 |
- East Carolina 1-0
- FIU 0-1
- Marshall 3-1
- Memphis 0-1
- Southern Miss 0-1
- UCF 1-1
| TEAMS | GAMES | WINS | LOSSES | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 |
- Ball State 0-1
- Miami 0-1
- Ohio 0-1
| TEAMS | GAMES | WINS | LOSSES | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.250 |
- Florida 0-1
- Mississippi State 1-0
- Missouri 0-1
| TEAMS | GAMES | WINS | LOSSES | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
- FIU 0-1