The Outback Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. From the years 1986 to 1994, the bowl was initially known as the Hall of Fame Bowl. The game's title sponsor, Outback Steakhouse, contributes to the name “Outlook”
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From the years 1977-1985, it was held at the Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama; then relocated to Tampa, from the years 1986 until 1998, and then to "The New Sombrero" Raymond James Stadium beginning in the year 1999. The game was the first major college bowl ever to be played in Tampa.
Raymond James Stadium (formerly Tampa Community Stadium) is a football and soccer stadium located in Tampa, Florida. The stadium seats just over 66,000 spectators and it is expandable to 75,000 spectators for special events. The stadium also hosts the annual Outback Bowl on New Year's Day and the Super Bowl of Motor sports monster truck event in mid-January.
Raymond James Stadium was built primarily to replace the aging Houlihan's Stadium. The stadium officially opened on September 20, 1998. It was also selected to host the ACC Championship Game in the years 2008 and 2009.
One of the most recognizable features of the stadium is a 103-foot, 43-ton steel-and-concrete replica pirate ship, which fires soft-rubber footballs and confetti each time that the Bucs score points. The cannons fire six times for a touchdown, once for an extra point, twice for a safety or two-point conversion and three times for a field goal.