The University of Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big Ten Conference will face the South East Conference University of South Carolina Gamecocks in the January1, 2009 Outback Bowl. Iowa is coached by Kirk Ferenz while the Gamecocks are led by Steve Spurrier. This is the first ever matchup of these two teams. The AWSOME Iowa Hawkeyes won 31 to 10! GO BIG BLACK AND GOLD!!
Georgia.
Alabama is the home team.
The Green Bay Packers are the designated home team.
Arkansas is the home team and Ohio State is the away team.
Green and Gold (Packers are home team).
The NFC
The Green Bay Packers of the National Football Conference will be considered the home team for Super Bowl XLV. In 2012, the American Football Conference champion will be the home team.
The payout for the 2013 Outback Bowl is $3.4 million (US) per team. That ranks the Outback Bowl third among all non BCS bowl games for highest payout behind the Capital One Bowl ($4.25M per team) and the Cotton Bowl Classic ($3.625M per team). BCS bowls will pay out $18 million per team for the 2013 games that follow the 2012 season.
Big 10
The designated "Home Team" alternates between the AFC team in even-numbered games and the NFC team in odd-numbered games. This year being Super Bowl 45 (Feb. 6, 2011 in Dallas, TX), the home team is the NFC representative.
The Atlanta Falcons were the home team for Super Bowl XLI.
No team has ever played a home field super bowl.