Bowl: Capital One (Citrus) Bowl 2004
Sport: College Football
Background:
Florida Citrus Sports (FCS) is a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to increasing community spirit and pride, promoting tourism, stimulating economic development and ultimately benefiting charities, educational institutions and the quality of life in Central Florida. FCS strives to reach these goals through its seven signature events, the Capital One Bowl, Champs Sports Bowl, Cingular/ABC Sports All-America Team Celebration, The Villages Gridiron Classic, OUC Half Marathon & 5K, Orlando Citrus Parade and Walt Disney World Florida Classic.

The Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium was originally constructed in 1936, with seating for 8,900 people. The first annual bowl game was held in 1947, for the benefit of the Elks and was called the Tangerine Bowl Game.

In 1967, the Stadium was expanded to 18,000 seats and in 1974; additional seating was added to bring the capacity to 48,000 seats. In January 1989, the transformation of the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium into a facility of the 90's began at the cost of $38 million. Several improvements were made including an additional disabled elevator; additional disabled seating, electrical and phone upgrades and a state-of-the-art playing field. Most recently, new escalator systems were installed for easy accessibility to seating.