| Game Name: | Outback Bowl |
| Subheader: | 34th Outback Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Year Game Played: | 2020 |
| Football Season: | 2019 |
| Stadium: | Raymond James Stadium |
| City: | Tampa, Florida |
| Visitor School: | University of Minnesota |
| Visitor Name Short: | Minnesota |
| Visitor Nickname: | Golden Gophers |
| Visitor Record: | 10–2 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big Ten |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 16 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 16 |
| Visitor Rank Cfp: | 18 |
| Visitor Coach: | P. J. Fleck |
| Visitor 1Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home School: | Auburn University |
| Home Name Short: | Auburn |
| Home Nickname: | Tigers |
| Home Record: | 9–3 |
| Home Conference: | SEC |
| Home Rank Ap: | 9 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 13 |
| Home Rank Cfp: | 12 |
| Home Coach: | Gus Malzahn |
| Home 1Q: | 10 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Mvp: | Tyler Johnson (WR, Minnesota)[1] |
| Odds: | Auburn by 7[2] |
| Referee: | Duane Heydt (ACC)[3] |
| Attendance: | 45,652 |
| Payout: | 6,400,000[4] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers: | Jason Benetti (play-by-play) Rod Gilmore (analyst) Quint Kessenich (sideline) |
The 2020 Outback Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2020, with kickoff at 1:00 p.m. EST on ESPN.[5] It was the 34th edition of the Outback Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. The game was named after its title sponsor, Outback Steakhouse.
The game matched the Minnesota Golden Gophers from the Big Ten Conference and the Auburn Tigers from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the first meeting between the programs.[6]
See main article: 2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team. Minnesota entered the game with a 10–2 record (7–2 in conference). They finished tied with Wisconsin atop the Big Ten's West Division—Wisconsin advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game due to their regular season win over Minnesota. The Golden Gophers were 1–2 against ranked FBS opponents, defeating Penn State while losing to Iowa and Wisconsin. This was Minnesota's first appearance in the Outback Bowl.
See main article: 2019 Auburn Tigers football team. Auburn entered the game with a 9–3 record (5–3 in conference). They finished in third place in the SEC's West Division. The Tigers were 3–3 against ranked FBS opponents, defeating Oregon, Texas A&M, and Alabama while losing to Florida, LSU, and Georgia. This was Auburn's fifth Outback Bowl; the Tigers were 2–2 in their previous appearances.