2007 Gator Bowl Explained

Year Game Played:2007
Title Sponsor:Toyota
Game Name:Gator Bowl
Subheader:62nd Gator Bowl
Football Season:2006
Visitor Name Short:Georgia Tech
Visitor Nickname:Yellow Jackets
Visitor School:Georgia Institute of Technology
Home Name Short:West Virginia
Home Nickname:Mountaineers
Home School:West Virginia University
Visitor Record:9–4
Visitor Conference:ACC
Home Record:10–2
Home Conference:Big East
Visitor Coach:Chan Gailey
Home Coach:Rich Rodriguez
Visitor Rank Coaches:25
Home Rank Ap:13
Home Rank Coaches:12
Home Rank Bcs:13
Visitor 1Q:14
Visitor 2Q:14
Visitor 3Q:7
Visitor 4Q:0
Home 1Q:7
Home 2Q:10
Home 3Q:21
Home 4Q:0
Date Game Played:January 1
Stadium:Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
City:Jacksonville, Florida
Mvp:Pat White (QB, West Virginia)
Calvin Johnson (WR, Georgia Tech)
Referee:Karl Richins (Mtn. West)
Attendance:67,947
Us Network:CBS
Us Announcers Link:List of announcers of major college bowl games
Us Announcers:Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson

The 2007 Gator Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the West Virginia Mountaineers played on January 1, 2007, at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. For sponsorship reasons, the bowl was officially known as the Toyota Gator Bowl.[1] Down by 18 in the third quarter, West Virginia scored 21 unanswered points to win, 38–35.[2]

The game matched Georgia Tech from the Atlantic Coast Conference against West Virginia from the Big East Conference. West Virginia entered the game ranked #13 in the AP Poll; it was West Virginia's third appearance in the Gator Bowl in the last four years and sixth overall.[3] Georgia Tech accepted a bid to the Gator Bowl after losing the ACC championship to Wake Forest. It was Georgia Tech's first appearance in the Gator Bowl since 2000 and seventh overall.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Toyota Gator Bowl . Gannett News Service . . . 13 . January 1, 2007 . November 25, 2018 . newspapers.com.
  2. News: Slaton not effective, but West Virginia rebounds for Gator Bowl victory . January 1, 2007 . January 18, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120830044233/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=270010277 . dead . August 30, 2012 . ESPN.com.
  3. News: West Va. returns to Gator Bowl to take on Ga. Tech . December 3, 2006 . January 18, 2010 . .
  4. News: Tech headed to Gator Bowl vs. West Virginia . Adam . Van Brimmer . December 4, 2006 . January 18, 2010 . .