2023 Citrus Bowl

2023 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
77th Citrus Bowl
LSU Tigers Purdue Boilermakers
(9–4) (8–5)
SEC Big Ten
63 7
Head coach: 
Brian Kelly		 Head coach: 
Brian Brohm
(interim)
APCoachesCFP
161517
1234 Total
LSU 14211414 63
Purdue 0007 7
DateJanuary 2, 2023
Season2022
StadiumCamping World Stadium
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPMalik Nabers (WR, LSU)[1]
FavoriteLSU by 14.5
RefereeKevin Mar (Big 12)[2]
Attendance42,791
PayoutUS$8,224,578[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersBob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)
Citrus Bowl
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The 2023 Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 2, 2023, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The 77th annual Citrus Bowl, the game featured the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Purdue Boilermakers of the Big Ten Conference.[4][5] The game began at 1:08 p.m. EST[6] and was aired on ABC.[7] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. LSU won 63–7. The 56-point margin tied the 2008 GMAC Bowl and 2018 Armed Forces Bowl for the largest bowl game margin at the time; that record was surpassed seven days later when Georgia mauled TCU 65–7 in the CFP national championship game.

On November 15, 2022, Kellogg's, the parent company of the Cheez-It brand which already sponsored the Cheez-It Bowl at Camping World Stadium, announced it had also purchased sponsorship rights to the Citrus Bowl, making it officially the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.[8]

Teams

On December 4, 2022, it was announced that the game would feature LSU of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Purdue of the Big Ten.[4][5] This was the first-ever meeting between the two programs.[9]

LSU

Main article: 2022 LSU Tigers football team

LSU played to a 9–3 regular-season record, 6–2 in conference play. They faced three ranked teams, defeating Ole Miss and Alabama while losing to Tennessee. The Tigers qualified for the SEC Championship Game, which they lost to top-ranked Georgia. LSU entered the bowl 17th in the College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking, with an overall 9–4 record.

Purdue

Main article: 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Purdue compiled an 8–4 regular season record, 6–3 in conference play. They faced two ranked opponents, defeating both Minnesota and Illinois. The Boilermakers qualified for the Big Ten Championship Game, which they lost to second-ranked Michigan. Purdue entered the bowl unranked and with an 8–5 overall record.

Game summary

2023 Citrus Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 17 LSU 14 21 141463
Purdue 0 0 077

at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP LSU Purdue
1 7:01 10 63 4:46 LSU John Emery Jr. 1-yard touchdown run, Damian Ramos kick good 7 0
1 1:06 8 67 3:14 LSU Noah Cain 9-yard touchdown run, Damian Ramos kick good 14 0
2 13:03 5 62 2:05 LSU Mason Taylor 32-yard touchdown reception from Jayden Daniels, Damian Ramos kick good 21 0
2 8:23 5 70 1:28 LSU Noah Cain 9-yard touchdown run, Damian Ramos kick good 28 0
2 1:07 5 87 2:04 LSU Brian Thomas Jr. 10-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick good 35 0
3 9:21 9 45 3:04 LSU Jayden Daniels 5-yard touchdown reception from Malik Nabers, Damian Ramos kick good 42 0
3 3:15 1 75 0:10 LSU Malik Nabers 75-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick good 49 0
4 13:53 9 75 4:22 Purdue TJ Sheffield 16-yard touchdown reception from Michael Alaimo, Mitchell Fineran kick good 49 7
4 8:47 7 55 2:58 LSU Derrick Davis Jr. 12-yard touchdown run, Ezekeal Mata kick good 56 7
4 0:40 LSU Interception returned 99 yards for touchdown by Quad Wilson, Trey Finison kick good 63 7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 63 7

LSU set new Citrus Bowl records for most points scored (63), largest margin of victory (56), and total offensive yards (594).[10]

Statistics

See also

  • 2022 Cheez-It Bowl, contested at the same venue on December 29, and also sponsored by Cheez-It

References

  1. ^ "Football Dominates Purdue, 63–7, to Win Cheez-It Citrus Bowl". lsusports.net. January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  2. ^ Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Bowl Schedule". College Football Poll. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Alexander, Wilson; Rabalais, Scott (December 4, 2022). "LSU bowl game: Tigers' destination to finish the 2022 season has been set". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Orlando Bound: Purdue Accepts Cheez-It Citrus Bowl Invite". Purdue University Athletics. December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "2023 Citrus Bowl Final Stats" (PDF). Statbroadcast. January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  7. ^ "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "CHEEZ-IT® JOINS CITRUS BOWL AS TITLE PARTNER FOR THE NEWLY NAMED CHEEZ-IT® CITRUS BOWL". Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution. November 15, 2022. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Winsipedia – LSU vs. Purdue". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  10. ^ Fappiano, Dan (January 2, 2023). "LSU sets Citrus Bowl record with insane 63-point outburst vs. Purdue". ClutchPoints. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via MSN.com.
  11. ^ "LSU vs Purdue Football Game Summary − January 2nd 2023". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.