| 2 | Future No. 1 NFL Draft picks playing in 1999 bowl game (Tim Couch and Courtney Brown) |
| 4 | Number of times bowl has gone to overtime |
| 7 | Highest ranked team that has played in the bowl (Georgia - 2005; Indiana - 2020) |
| 9 | Years the game was known as the Hall of Fame Bowl |
| 13 | Games decided by 5 points or less |
| 13 | Coaches who have won a national championship that coached in the bowl |
| 25 | Most points overcome to win the bowl (Georgia over Purdue, 2000) |
| 27 | Different schools who have played in the bowl |
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| 33 | Years the game has been telecast on ESPN or ABC Networks
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| 33 | Years the bowl was a part of the New Year's Day bowl lineup |
| 52 | Different head coaches to lead a team in the Bowl |
| 121 | First round NFL draft picks who've played in the bowl |
| 220 | Charities that have received donations from the Bowl Charitable Giving Initiative |
| 158 | Former players from the bowl on NFL rosters in 2024 |
| 500 | Average number of media credentialed for the bowl each game |
| 1,143 | Players from the game drafted or signed with the NFL |
| 7,800 | Approximate number of players attending the bowl (on rosters) |
| 68,085 | Record crowd for the bowl (1990) |
| 110,500 | Approximate number of musicians & dancers performing in the halftime shows over bowls history |
| $4.5 million | donations to charities from Charitable Giving Initiative since 2016 |
| 2,096,070 | Total attendance over 39 years |
$183 million
| Total contributions by the bowl to universities over the past 39 years
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| $1.2 billion | Estimated economic impact of the bowl (excluding exposure) on Tampa Bay area over its history |
