The ReliaQuest Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Tampa, Florida. The event was known as the Hall of Fame Bowl from 1986 to 1995 and the Outback Bowl from 1996 to 2022. It was held at Tampa Stadium from 1986 until 1999, when it moved to then-new Raymond James Stadium. The bowl is played on New Year's Day and has often been the first game to kick off on a day that is traditionally filled with post-season college football.
ReliaQuest Bowl
Tampa Stadium, original home of the Hall of Fame / Outback Bowl
Raymond James Stadium, home of the bowl since the 1999 edition
Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall during the 2015 edition
Tampa Stadium was a large open-air stadium located in Tampa, Florida, which opened in 1967 and was significantly expanded in 1974–75. The facility is most closely associated with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League, who played there from their establishment in 1976 until 1997. It also hosted two Super Bowls, in 1984 and 1991, as well as the 1984 USFL Championship Game. To meet the revenue demands of the Buccaneers' new owners, Raymond James Stadium was built nearby in 1998, and Tampa Stadium was demolished in early 1999.
Tampa (Houlihan's) Stadium in early 1999
Promotional poster for the final event at Tampa Stadium – a soccer match between the MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny and the MetroStars.
Final stages of Tampa Stadium demolition, April 11, 1999