2021 Orange Bowl (December)

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2021 Capital One Orange Bowl
College Football Playoff Semifinal
88th Orange Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs Michigan Wolverines
(12–1)(12–1)
SECBig Ten
3411
Head coach: 
Kirby Smart 		Head coach: 
Jim Harbaugh
AP Coaches CFP
333
AP Coaches CFP
222
1234Total
Georgia14130734
Michigan030811
DateDecember 31, 2021
Season 2021
Stadium Hard Rock Stadium
Location Miami Gardens, Florida
MVP Stetson Bennett (QB, Georgia) & Derion Kendrick (CB, Georgia)
Favorite Georgia by 7.5 [1]
National anthem Sgt. Liz Bremer
Referee Scott Campbell (Big 12) [2]
Attendance66,839
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
ESPN Radio
Announcers ESPN: Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe and Marty Smith (sidelines)
ESPN Radio: Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Nielsen ratings 17.2 million viewers
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The 2021 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2021, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It was the 88th edition of the Orange Bowl and the second of two College Football Playoff semifinal games, the game featured two of the four teams selected by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee— The No. 2 Michigan Wolverines from the Big Ten Conference and the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs from Southeastern Conference, with the winner of the game advancing to face the winner of the Cotton Bowl, Alabama, in the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship, which is at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The game began at 7:30 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. The game was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by bank holding company Capital One, the game was officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl.

Contents

College Football Playoff

SemifinalsChampionship
December 31 – Cotton Bowl Classic
  1  Alabama 27 
  4  Cincinnati 6 January 10 – National Championship
 
    1  Alabama 18
December 31 – Orange Bowl    3  Georgia 33
 
  2  Michigan 11
  3  Georgia 34 
This bracket:

Teams

This was the third meeting between the programs; they had last met in 1965 in a game won by Georgia, 15–7. [3] The series was tied 1–1. After the game, Georgia leads the series 2–1.

Hard Rock Stadium (at the 2017 International Champions Cup), site of the Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium 2017.jpg
Hard Rock Stadium (at the 2017 International Champions Cup), site of the Orange Bowl

Georgia Bulldogs

Led by sixth-year head coach Kirby Smart, the fifth-ranked Bulldogs began their season with a matchup against No. 3 Clemson in the Duke's Mayo Classic. [4] The game, which hosted College GameDay earlier that morning, [5] played out to a low-scoring 10–3 Georgia win, [6] putting them in the No. 2 spot in the rankings just one week into the season. [7] The Bulldogs put on a dominant performance in their home opener the next week, as they scored eight touchdowns and allowed just one in a victory over UAB, [8] and soundly defeated South Carolina the following week to open SEC play. [9] Back-to-back shutouts followed, as the Bulldogs kept both Vanderbilt and No. 8 Arkansas off the scoreboard, while scoring 62 and 37 points of their own, respectively. [10] [11] Georgia continued their form with two more wins against ranked opponents, as they defeated No. 18 Auburn on the road [12] and No. 11 Kentucky at home; the former game saw Georgia play as the No. 1 team in the nation for the first time this season following Texas A&M's upset of then-No. 1 Alabama, [13] and the latter game was the first in which Georgia allowed more than one touchdown. [14] The Bulldogs returned to neutral site play when they faced Florida following a bye week; they defeated the Gators 34–7, with their three touchdowns in just over three minutes at the end of the game's second quarter contributing to the win. [15] This was also the week that Georgia clinched the SEC East's berth in the championship game, as a result of Kentucky's loss to Mississippi State. [16] The Bulldogs finished their conference season in much the same style as the games before; they defeated Missouri 43–6, [17] and allowed a season-high 17 points to Tennessee, though still managed to win by three possessions. [18] Georgia finished the regular season with a pair of non-conference games, as they routed the Charleston Southern Buccaneers by seven scores [19] and their rivals Georgia Tech by the same number, [20] concluding Georgia's first undefeated regular season since 1982. [21] The Bulldogs would lose their first game of the season in a 41–24 loss to Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, bumping them down to No. 3. [22] They entered the game with a record of 12–1 and a 8–0 mark in conference play.

Michigan Wolverines

Seventh-year head coach Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines began their 2021 season with a series of four straight home games at Michigan Stadium. [23] The first, against Western Michigan, saw the Wolverines defeat the Broncos by nearly five touchdowns, [24] before defeating Washington in a game that drew considerably less hype after the Huskies' upset loss to Montana the week prior. [25] [26] The Wolverines earned a spot at No. 25 in the AP Poll entering their third game, [27] a matchup with Northern Illinois, which they won handily. [28] Michigan then claimed a close decision against Rutgers on homecoming, [29] improving the Wolverines to 4–0 and placing them into the top 15. [30] Entering October, the Wolverines faced their first road conference games; they first faced Wisconsin, whom they defeated by three touchdowns, [31] and then took down Nebraska, though only by three points, thanks to a Jake Moody field goal with under two minutes remaining. [32] This set up the Wolverines for one of the most anticipated matchups of the season so far, a rivalry faceoff between No. 6 Michigan and No. 8 Michigan State, marking the first time since 1964 that the teams had met while each in the top ten. [33] After a back-and-forth game, the Spartans prevailed with a four-point win, handing Michigan their first loss of the season. [34] The Wolverines were able to bounce back, as they began November with a win over Indiana, [35] and followed it up with a road win in State College against the Penn State Nittany Lions. [36] In their season's final road game, Michigan routed Maryland, winning by 41 points. [37] This win put the Wolverines at the No. 5 spot in the College Football Playoff poll entering their home finale against archrivals No. 2 Ohio State. [38] For the first time ever under Harbaugh, and the first time since 2011, the Wolverines defeated the Buckeyes and, with the victory, clinched its spot in the conference championship game with a 8–1 conference record and a head-to-head tiebreaker against Ohio State. [39] As a result of the win, Michigan rose to No. 2 in the College Football Playoff poll entering the Big Ten Championship, behind only No. 1 Georgia. [40] The Wolverines then defeated Iowa in the Big Ten Football Championship Game, and entered the Orange Bowl with a 12–1 record and ranked second in all major polls.

Game summary

First half

Michigan won the coin toss and elected to defer. Kenny McIntosh returned Jake Moody's 59-yard kickoff for 20 yards to give Georgia the ball on their own 20-yard-line to start their first drive, which was finished with a nine-yard touchdown pass from Stetson Bennett to Brock Bowers. Michigan's first drive started after a touchback from Jake Camarda. Michigan drove into Georgia territory before being stopped on downs. Georgia capped off their next drive with a trick play touchdown, in which running back Kenny McIntosh threw an 18-yard pass to Adonai Mitchell. Michigan once again started their drive after a touchback. After converting on third down, Robert Beal Jr. sacked Cade McNamara and Michigan was forced to punt later. Georgia received the ball back at their own 25-yard-line. A pass to Brock Bowers for a loss of two yards ended the first quarter. [41]

The second quarter started at Georgia's 32-yard-line. Georgia drove down to the Wolverines 26-yard line before being stopped on third down. Jack Podlesny then kicked a 43-yard field goal to give Georgia a 17–0 lead. On the next drive, a 42-yard pass from McNamara to Roman Wilson put the Wolverines back into Georgia territory, and they ended the drive with a Jake Moody 36-yard field goal. Georgia then countered with another field goal from Podlesny, this time from 28 yards. After Georgia's defense forced Michigan into a quick, three-play three-and-out, Bennett found Jermaine Burton for a 57-yard touchdown pass to extend Georgia's lead to 27–3. On the first play of Michigan's next drive, McNamara threw an interception to Derion Kendrick. However, Georgia was unable to capitalize on the turnover, and an incomplete pass intended for Zamir White ended the first half, with Georgia leading 27–3. [41]

Scoring summary

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 2021 Capital One Orange Bowl
Period1234Total
No. 3 Georgia14130734
No. 2 Michigan030811

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP GeorgiaMichigan
110:497804:11Georgia Brock Bowers 9-yard touchdown reception from Stetson Bennett, Jack Podlesny kick good70
14:416593:18Georgia Adonai Mitchell 18-yard touchdown reception from Kenny McIntosh, Jack Podlesny kick good140
212:2611493:44Georgia43-yard field goal by Jack Podlesny170
27:169575:10Michigan36-yard field goal by Jake Moody 173
23:507643:26Georgia28-yard field goal by Jack Podlesny203
21:383690:37GeorgiaJermaine Burton 57-yard touchdown reception from Stetson Bennett, Jack Podlesny kick good273
411:116593:35Georgia James Cook 39-yard touchdown reception from Stetson Bennett, Jack Podlesny kick good343
44:252500:15Michigan Andrel Anthony 35-yard touchdown reception from J. J. McCarthy, 2-point run good3411
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.3411

Statistics

Team statistics

Team statistical comparison
StatisticGeorgiaMichigan
First downs2117
First downs rushing126
First downs passing99
First downs penalty02
Third down efficiency10–168–15
Fourth down efficiency1–10–3
Total plays–net yards67–51863–325
Rushing attempts–net yards35–19027–88
Yards per rush5.43.3
Yards passing328237
Pass completions–attempts22–3218–36
Interceptions thrown02
Punt returns–total yards0–01–16
Kickoff returns–total yards2–250–0
Punts–average yardage2–45.52–44.5
Fumbles–lost0–02–1
Penalties–yards5–734–30
Time of possession34:1525:45

Individual statistics

Georgia statistics
Bulldogs passing
C–AYdsTD–INT
Stetson Bennett 20–303103–0
Kenny McIntosh1–1181–0
Bulldogs rushing
CarYdsTD
Zamir White 12540
Daijun Edwards4380
Stetson Bennett3320
James Cook6320
Kendall Milton 8220
Ladd McConkey 180
Kenny McIntosh140
Bulldogs receiving
RecYdsTD
James Cook41091
Jermaine Burton 1571
Brock Bowers 5551
Adonai Mitchell 2341
Kendall McIntosh3320
Ladd McConkey2140
Zamir White2100
George Pickens 190
Kearis Jackson 180
Michigan statistics
Wolverines passing
C–AYdsTD–INT
J. J. McCarthy 7–171311–0
Cade McNamara 11–191060–2
Wolverines rushing
CarYdsTD
Hassan Haskins 9390
J. J. McCarthy4240
Donovan Edwards 4160
Blake Corum 360
Cade McNamara7−10
Wolverines receiving
RecYdsTD
Erick All 4630
Donovan Edwards3490
Roman Wilson 1420
Andrel Anthony 1351
Cornelius Johnson 2180
Hassan Haskins2150
Mike Sainristil 1100
Daylen Baldwin 160
A. J. Henning 110
Blake Corum2−20

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