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Florida Gators Football: Keys To Defeating Iowa Hawkeyes In Outback Bowl

By Maxwell Ogden

Dec 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Florida Gators quarterback Austin Appleby (12) throws against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the second quarter of the SEC Championship college football game at Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Florida Gators quarterback Austin Appleby (12) throws against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the second quarter of the SEC Championship college football game at Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Florida Gators quarterback Austin Appleby (12) throws against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the second quarter of the SEC Championship college football game at Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Florida Gators quarterback Austin Appleby (12) throws against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the second quarter of the SEC Championship college football game at Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /

The Florida Gators football team will face the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Outback Bowl on January 2, 2017. What must Florida do to achieve victory?

The Florida Gators football team has endured one of the most grueling seasons in program history. Eight starters were lost to severe injuries at some point of the 2016 season, including quarterback Luke Del Rio and linebacker Jarrad Davis.

On January 2, 2017, the Gators will have an opportunity to end this trying season on a high note by defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Outback Bowl.

Florida and Iowa have a rich history of meeting in bowl games, and the Outback Bowl projects to be another memorable encounter. Both teams enter the Outback Bowl at 8-4 and are hoping to end the season on a high note with National Signing Day looming.

A win for the Gators wouldn’t necessarily clinch commitments from prospects who are on the fence, but it would go a long way towards changing the tone that JIm McElwain has set in Gainesville.

Florida finished the 2015 season at 9-4, but it did so by losing three consecutive games, including its bowl game. The Gators would be 9-4 again with a win over Iowa, but it’d snap a two-game losing streak and improve McElwain’s legacy accordingly.

The question is: what must the Florida Gators do in order to defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Outback Bowl?

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