The University of Florida football team has accepted an invitation to play Big 10 representative Penn State in the 25th annual Outback Bowl on Jan. 1, 2011, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. The game will be broadcast on ABC Sports at 1 p.m. The Gators will be making their 20th-straight bowl appearance, which ranks first in the SEC and second nationally. It will be Florida’s fourth appearance in the Outback Bowl. This will be just the third meeting all-time between UF and the Nittany Lions, as the Orange and Blue posted a 17-7 win in the Gator Bowl on Dec. 30, 1962, and collected a 21-6 victory in the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1, 1998. Florida is 18-19 all-time in bowls and owns a 1-2 record in the Outback Bowl, with its most recent trip to the contest a 31-24 victory over Iowa on Jan. 2, 2006. "We are excited to hear that we are going to the Outback Bowl and play in another New Year’s Day game," head coach Urban Meyer said. "We are proud of our history of playing in January Bowl games, not everyone gets to enjoy that experience. We’ve been fortunate around here to be in a bowl game for 20 consecutive years and I’ve told our players and staff to not take that for granted. This is a tremendous opportunity to continue to grow and develop as a football team, while having a week of hospitality in the great Gator city of Tampa."
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