The Gridiron Classic, also known as the Rotary Gridiron Classic presented by Tyco and later The Villages Gridiron Classic for sponsorship reasons, was a post-season
college football
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all-star
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game played each January in
Florida
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from 1999 through 2005.
From 1999 to 2003, it featured a team representing Florida versus a team from the rest of the United States; it was played at the
Citrus Bowl
The Citrus Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The bowl is operated by Florida Citrus Sports, a non-profit group that also organizes the Pop-Tarts Bowl and Florida Classic.
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Orlando
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. In 2004 and 2005, it was played at
The Villages Polo Stadium
The Villages is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter County, Florida, Sumter, Marion County, Florida, Marion, and Lake County, Florida, Lake counties in the U.S. state of Florida. It forms the core of a broader planned community, master-p ...
in
The Villages
The Villages is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter, Marion, and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Florida. It forms the core of a broader master-planned, age-restricted community of the same name. Located in central Florida, approxi ...
, a retirement community approximately northwest of Orlando.
During the two years at The Villages, the game used a North vs. South format.
On August 19, 2005, game organizers Florida Citrus Sports canceled the 2006 playing of the Gridiron Classic, after failing to find a sponsor once The Villages decided not to renew the annual game at their facility.
The game has not resumed since.
Game results
* All-time series: Team Florida over Team USA (3–2); North and South tied (1–1).
MVPs
See also
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List of college bowl games
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