2017 Camping World Bowl
Date and Time
Thursday Dec 28, 2017
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM EST
Thursday, December 28th 2017. Kickoff is at 5:15pm, gates open 2 hours prior.
Location
Camping World Stadium, 1 Citrus Bowl Place, Orlando, FL 32805
Fees/Admission
Tickets to the Camping World Bowl are included in a Florida Citrus Sports membership. Click here to learn more! On ticketmaster.com, at the Amway Center's Box office, or call 1-800-745-3000
Contact Information
Adolfina Ortiz
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Description
Originally titled the Blockbuster Bowl, the game was born in Miami, Florida, in 1990 and thrived in its first year with a marquee matchup between Penn State and Florida State which drew more than 74,000 fans. After 11 seasons in South Florida, the game was acquired by Florida Citrus Sports and moved to Orlando. The first edition of the game in Central Florida was called the Tangerine Bowl, a tribute to the name of Orlando’s original bowl game (now the Citrus Bowl).
With each successive year in Orlando, the bowl has continued to make strides, at one point posting eight consecutive years of attendance increases (a standing record among bowl games). Over the past five years, the bowl has averaged just shy of 55,000 fans per game.
The game’s place in the postseason lineup has also improved significantly over its time in Orlando. In the new College Football Playoff era, the bowl will match the top selection from the ACC (inclusive of Notre Dame) outside of the CFP series against the second selection from the Big 12 outside of the CFP series.
