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text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(8–3)</td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)" title="Big East Conference (1979–2013)">Big East</a></i></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">41</td> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">0</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pasqualoni" title="Paul Pasqualoni">Paul Pasqualoni</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Tommy_West_(American_football)" title="Tommy West (American football)">Tommy West</a></b></td> </tr><tr> <td></td> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>23</i></td> </tr></tbody></table></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table align="center" style="font-size: 90%"> <tbody><tr> <th></th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">1</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">2</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">3</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">4</th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">Total</th> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Syracuse</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">20</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">14</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">41</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Clemson</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">0</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">January 1, 1996</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1995_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1995 NCAA Division I-A football season">1995</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stadium</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Municipal_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonville Municipal Stadium">Jacksonville Municipal Stadium</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">MVP</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Donovan_McNabb" title="Donovan McNabb">Donovan McNabb</a> (Syracuse), QB <br /> Peter Ford (Clemson), CB</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Official (American football)">Referee</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Jim Kemerling (<a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">45,202</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">United States TV coverage</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td class="infobox-data">NBC</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Sports_commentator" title="Sports commentator">Announcers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hammond" title="Tom Hammond">Tom Hammond</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Trumpy" title="Bob Trumpy">Bob Trumpy</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><table style="background:#efefef; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gator_Bowl_(game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gator Bowl (game)"> Gator Bowl </a></th> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-right:1em"><b>  < <a href="/wiki/1994_Gator_Bowl" title="1994 Gator Bowl">1994</a></b></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-left:1em"><b><a href="/wiki/1997_Gator_Bowl" title="1997 Gator Bowl"> 1997</a> >  </b></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1996 Gator Bowl</b> was a <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> postseason <a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">bowl game</a> between the <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_football" title="Syracuse Orange football">Syracuse Orangemen</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Clemson_Tigers_football" title="Clemson Tigers football">Clemson Tigers</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Gator_Bowl&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This was the first Gator Bowl to feature the second-place teams from the <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference" title="Big East Conference">Big East Conference</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast 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This was Syracuse's first Gator Bowl since 1966, and Clemson's first since 1989. This was the first Gator Bowl game to be played at <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Municipal_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonville Municipal Stadium">Jacksonville Municipal Stadium</a>, which was built on the site of the former <a href="/wiki/Gator_Bowl_Stadium" title="Gator Bowl Stadium">Gator Bowl Stadium</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summary">Game summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Gator_Bowl&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Game summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Donovan_McNabb" title="Donovan McNabb">Donovan McNabb</a> went 13-of-23 for 309 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Orangemen routed the Tigers in a rain soaked contest. Malcolm Thomas started the scoring for the Orangemen on a 1-yard touchdown run after a drive of 64 yards. McNabb went on a 5-yard run for a touchdown to make it 13–0. <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Harrison" title="Marvin Harrison">Marvin Harrison</a> caught a touchdown pass from McNabb to make it 20–0 as the first quarter ended. After a scoreless second quarter, Thomas ran for his second touchdown to make it 27–0. Harrison caught his second touchdown from McNabb from 56 yards out to make it 34–0 after three quarters. Kaseem Sinceno caught a touchdown pass from McNabb in the fourth to close out the scoring. Clemson was held to less than 200 yards and committed 3 turnovers. Marvin Harrison caught seven receptions for 173 yards and two touchdowns in his final college game. This was Syracuse's sixth straight bowl win.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Gator_Bowl&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Both teams ended up playing another bowl game in the calendar year of 1996. The Tigers made three more bowl games before the turn of the century, and the Orange made four before the 1990s ended. 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title="1958 Gator Bowl">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Gator_Bowl_(January)" title="1960 Gator Bowl (January)">1960 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Gator_Bowl_(December)" title="1960 Gator Bowl (December)">1960 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Gator_Bowl" title="1961 Gator Bowl">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Gator_Bowl" title="1962 Gator Bowl">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Gator_Bowl" title="1963 Gator Bowl">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Gator_Bowl_(January)" title="1965 Gator Bowl (January)">1965 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Gator_Bowl_(December)" title="1965 Gator Bowl (December)">1965 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Gator_Bowl" title="1966 Gator Bowl">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Gator_Bowl" title="1967 Gator Bowl">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Gator_Bowl" title="1968 Gator Bowl">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Gator_Bowl" title="1969 Gator Bowl">1969</a></li> <li><a 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Bowl">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Gator_Bowl" title="1983 Gator Bowl">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Gator_Bowl" title="1984 Gator Bowl">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Gator_Bowl" title="1985 Gator Bowl">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Gator_Bowl" title="1986 Gator Bowl">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Gator_Bowl" title="1987 Gator Bowl">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Gator_Bowl_(January)" title="1989 Gator Bowl (January)">1989 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Gator_Bowl_(December)" title="1989 Gator Bowl (December)">1989 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Gator_Bowl_(January)" title="1991 Gator Bowl (January)">1991 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Gator_Bowl_(December)" title="1991 Gator Bowl (December)">1991 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Gator_Bowl" title="1992 Gator Bowl">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Gator_Bowl" title="1993 Gator Bowl">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Gator_Bowl" title="1994 Gator Bowl">1994</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Gator_Bowl" title="1997 Gator Bowl">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Gator_Bowl" title="1998 Gator Bowl">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Gator_Bowl" title="1999 Gator Bowl">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Gator_Bowl" title="2000 Gator Bowl">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Gator_Bowl" title="2001 Gator Bowl">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Gator_Bowl" title="2002 Gator Bowl">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Gator_Bowl" title="2003 Gator Bowl">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Gator_Bowl" title="2004 Gator Bowl">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Gator_Bowl" title="2005 Gator Bowl">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Gator_Bowl" title="2006 Gator Bowl">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Gator_Bowl" title="2007 Gator Bowl">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Gator_Bowl" title="2008 Gator Bowl">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Gator_Bowl" title="2009 Gator Bowl">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Gator_Bowl" title="2010 Gator Bowl">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Gator_Bowl" title="2011 Gator Bowl">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Gator_Bowl" title="2012 Gator Bowl">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Gator_Bowl" title="2013 Gator Bowl">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Gator_Bowl" title="2014 Gator Bowl">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_TaxSlayer_Bowl" title="2015 TaxSlayer Bowl">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_TaxSlayer_Bowl_(January)" title="2016 TaxSlayer Bowl (January)">2016 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_TaxSlayer_Bowl_(December)" title="2016 TaxSlayer Bowl (December)">2016 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_TaxSlayer_Bowl" title="2017 TaxSlayer Bowl">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Gator_Bowl" title="2018 Gator Bowl">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Gator_Bowl" title="2020 Gator Bowl">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Gator_Bowl_(January)" title="2021 Gator Bowl (January)">2021 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Gator_Bowl_(December)" title="2021 Gator Bowl (December)">2021 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Gator_Bowl" title="2022 Gator Bowl">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Gator_Bowl" title="2023 Gator Bowl">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Gator_Bowl" title="2025 Gator Bowl">2025 (Jan)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#2a3439; color:#FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E2223B, inset -2px -2px 0 #E2223B;;width:1%">Notes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>There was a Gator Bowl in January and December in 1954, 1960, 1965, 1971, 1989, 1991, 2016, and 2021.</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Aloha Bowl">1990 Aloha Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Hall_of_Fame_Bowl" title="1992 Hall of Fame Bowl">1992 Hall of Fame Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1993 Fiesta Bowl">1993 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1996 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Liberty_Bowl" title="1996 Liberty Bowl">1996 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)" title="1997 Fiesta Bowl (December)">1997 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Orange_Bowl" title="1999 Orange Bowl">1999 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Music_City_Bowl" title="1999 Music City Bowl">1999 Music City Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Insight.com_Bowl" title="2001 Insight.com Bowl">2001 Insight.com Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Champs_Sports_Bowl" title="2004 Champs Sports Bowl">2004 Champs Sports Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pinstripe_Bowl" title="2010 Pinstripe Bowl">2010 Pinstripe Bowl</a></li> <li><a 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Sugar Bowl">1959 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Bluebonnet_Bowl" title="1959 Bluebonnet Bowl">1959 Bluebonnet Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Gator_Bowl" title="1977 Gator Bowl">1977 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Gator_Bowl" title="1978 Gator Bowl">1978 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Peach_Bowl" title="1979 Peach Bowl">1979 Peach Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Orange_Bowl" title="1982 Orange Bowl">1982 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Independence_Bowl" title="1985 Independence Bowl">1985 Independence Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Gator_Bowl" title="1986 Gator Bowl">1986 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1988 Florida Citrus Bowl">1988 Florida Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1989 Florida Citrus Bowl">1989 Florida Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Gator_Bowl_(December)" title="1989 Gator Bowl (December)">1989 Gator 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