1999 Gator Bowl
The 1999 Gator Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish played at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 1, 1999. For sponsorship reasons, the game was officially named the 1999 Toyota Gator Bowl. The game was the final contest of the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, the 54th edition of the annual Gator Bowl game, and ended in a 35–28 victory for Georgia Tech. Both Georgia Tech and Notre Dame each entered the bowl hoping to boost their season win total to double digits. This matchup pitted two top-20 teams against each other on New Year's Day. Georgia Tech's Dez White led the Yellow Jacket's offensive charge with 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns. White would be named Most Valuable Player along with his quarterback, Joe Hamilton. Hamilton also had an impressive performance, and ended the season on a high note to be carried into the following season. After a hard-fought game, Georgia Tech edged out Notre Dame to boost their season win total to ten. Background Georgia Tech were co-champions in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a loss to Florida