History Citrus Bowl
1 history 1.1 conference tie-ins 1.2 racial integration 1.3 gainesville 1.4 mascot challenge history the game, began play in 1947, 1 of oldest of non-cfp bowls, along gator bowl , sun bowl. 1952, game dubbed little bowl big heart , because proceeds game went charity. before 1968, game featured matchups between schools throughout south, featuring ohio valley conference champion or other small colleges, although few major colleges did play in bowl during era well. from 1964 through 1967, 1 of 4 regional finals in college division (which became division ii , division iii in 1973), along pecan, grantland rice, , camellia bowls. in 1968, boardwalk bowl in atlantic city took on regional final, , tangerine bowl became major college bowl game, featuring teams university division (which became division in 1973). in 1986, 1 of bowl games considered site of winner take national championship game between penn state , miami, before fiesta bowl chosen. the 1990 season game had national championsh...