Overview
- The game kicks off at 11 a.m. CT on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at Raymond James Stadium and will be televised on ESPN.
- Iowa finished 8-4 (6-3 Big Ten) and Vanderbilt went 10-2 (6-2 SEC) during the regular season.
- This will be the first-ever meeting between the Hawkeyes and the Commodores.
- Vanderbilt features Heisman candidate QB Diego Pavia, who led the SEC with 27 touchdown passes and ran for 826 yards and 9 scores, as the Commodores average 39.4 points but have allowed 200-plus passing yards in 10 straight games.
- Iowa returns to a familiar Tampa bowl with six prior Outback/ReliaQuest appearances and a 3-3 record.