Jan 02, 2022
By Andrew Johnson Florida Citrus Sports College football fans got a New Year’s treat on Saturday, as an entertaining finish saw Kentucky close out its second Vrbo Citrus Bowl win in four seasons. Down 17-13 to Iowa in the fourth quarter, Kentucky junior quarterback Will Levis found wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson for a 52-yard pass down to the Iowa 1-yard line. Running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. finished the 80-yard drive off with a 6-yard touchdown run to take a game-clinching […]
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Dec 31, 2021
By Collin Thomas Florida Citrus Sports The new year will bring a family reunion of sorts to Camping World Stadium. The Iowa Hawkeyes and the Kentucky Wildcats will meet on Saturday afternoon at the 75th annual Citrus Bowl sponsored by Vrbo, and the football ties run deep. Resurgent Kentucky (9-3) comes into the game hoping for another 10-win season under eighth-year head coach Mark Stoops. This would be only the third 10-win season for the program since 1950. The last […]
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Dec 30, 2021
By Collin Thomas Florida Citrus Sports For one University of Kentucky player, the Vrbo Citrus Bowl in Orlando this Saturday is more than a bowl game experience. It’s a homecoming. Junior wide receiver Rahsaan Lewis is Central Florida through and through, born here in Orlando, while his father, NFL Hall of Famer Ray Lewis, hails from Bartow – a Polk County suburb just a few miles outside of Lakeland. “After playing a long season and getting a chance to come back and […]
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Dec 05, 2021
ORLANDO – The No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes (10-3, 7-2 Big Ten) and No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats (9-3, 5-3 SEC) will meet in the 2022 Vrbo Citrus Bowl. Florida Citrus Sports chairman Ken Robinson and CEO Steve Hogan announced the matchup today on behalf of the organization. The game will take place at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 1, at Camping World Stadium and will be televised nationally by ABC. The contest will be the first-ever meeting between the Wildcats and Hawkeyes […]
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May 27, 2021
The game date and kickoff time for Orlando’s Vrbo Citrus Bowl were announced on Thursday as part of ESPN’s 2021-22 college football schedule release. The 2022 Vrbo Citrus Bowl will kick off at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 1 at Camping World Stadium and will mark the 75th anniversary of the inaugural Tangerine Bowl game on Jan. 1, 1947 at the same site. The matchup will pit the Southeastern Conference against the Big Ten Conference and will be televised […]
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Jan 01, 2021
By Brian Murphy Florida Citrus Sports Quarterback Peyton Ramsey accounted for four touchdowns as the No. 14 Northwestern Wildcats bested the Auburn Tigers 35-19 in the 2021 Vrbo Citrus Bowl from Orlando on Friday. Ramsey completed 24 of 35 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns. He gained 50 yards and another touchdown on the ground en route to earning Vrbo Citrus Bowl MVP honors. “I thought our guys came down here to play physical, Big Ten football, and I […]
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Dec 20, 2020
The No. 14 Northwestern Wildcats (6-1, 6-1 Big Ten) and the Auburn Tigers (6-4, 6-4 SEC) will meet in the 2021 Vrbo Citrus Bowl. Florida Citrus Sports chairman Ken Robinson and CEO Steve Hogan announced the matchup today on behalf of the organization. The 75th edition of the game will take place at 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 1 at Camping World Stadium and will be televised nationally by ABC. The game will mark the second ever meeting between the […]
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Oct 30, 2020
Tickets for the 2021 Vrbo Citrus Bowl have not gone on sale to the public yet, but you can claim the best seats available for the game through a Florida Citrus Sports membership. To learn more about our various membership options, click here or give us a call us at 407-423-2476. ABOUT FLORIDA CITRUS SPORTS Florida Citrus Sports is a not-for-profit event management organization dedicated to positively impacting the Orlando region while enhancing the quality of life in Central Florida through […]
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Oct 29, 2020
The game dates and kickoff times for this season’s Vrbo Citrus Bowl was announced this morning as part of ESPN’s 2020-21 college football bowl schedule release. The 75th Vrbo Citrus Bowl, pitting the SEC against the Big Ten, will be played in its traditional New Year’s Day timeslot, kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 1 on ABC. In last year’s game, Alabama defeated Michigan 35-16, with Crimson Tide wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, a first-round pick of the Denver Broncos, taking home game MVP honors. Information regarding […]
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