Tennessee Headed To TaxSlayer (Gator Bowl) To Face Iowa
Tennessee made that final victory of 2014 count. The 24-17 win over Vanderbilt made Tennessee bowl eligible and they will be spending January 2nd in Jacksonville. The Vols have accepted a bid to the Taxslayer Gator Bowl to play Iowa. Kickoff is slated for 3:20pm.
It will be the Vols first bowl appearance since 2010, when they lost to North Carolina in the Music City Bowl 30-27. It will be the first January game since the Phil Fulmer era when UT defeated Wisconsin 21-17 in the Outback Bowl in 2008. It will be the Vols first trip to the Gator Bowl in 20 years. Tennessee roughed up Virginia Tech 45-23 in 1994.
Vols coach Butch Jones issued a statement on the selection.
"The opportunity to play in the TaxSlayer Bowl represents a tremendous opportunity for our football program. The chance to return to a New Year’s bowl game in Florida represents another significant step for our program, and we are excited to play against a quality opponent in Iowa. We are looking forward to the game, and I am sure that Vol Nation will be well-represented in Jacksonville on January 2."
UT will face Iowa, a team they haven’t faced since 1987, when they beat the Hawkeyes 23-22 to open the season in the Kickoff Classic.
It will be the Vols first bowl appearance since 2010, when they lost to North Carolina in the Music City Bowl 30-27. It will be the first January game since the Phil Fulmer era when UT defeated Wisconsin 21-17 in the Outback Bowl in 2008. It will be the Vols first trip to the Gator Bowl in 20 years. Tennessee roughed up Virginia Tech 45-23 in 1994.
Vols coach Butch Jones issued a statement on the selection.
"The opportunity to play in the TaxSlayer Bowl represents a tremendous opportunity for our football program. The chance to return to a New Year’s bowl game in Florida represents another significant step for our program, and we are excited to play against a quality opponent in Iowa. We are looking forward to the game, and I am sure that Vol Nation will be well-represented in Jacksonville on January 2."
UT will face Iowa, a team they haven’t faced since 1987, when they beat the Hawkeyes 23-22 to open the season in the Kickoff Classic.
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