2023 Citrus Bowl

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2023 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
77th Citrus Bowl
LSU Tigers Purdue Boilermakers
(9–4)(8–5)
SEC Big Ten
637
Head coach: 
Brian Kelly 		Head coach: 
Brian Brohm
(interim)
AP Coaches CFP
161517
1234Total
LSU1421141463
Purdue00077
DateJanuary 2, 2023
Season 2022
Stadium Camping World Stadium
Location Orlando, Florida
MVP Malik Nabers (WR, LSU) [1]
Favorite LSU by 14.5
Referee Kevin Mar (Big 12) [2]
Attendance42,791
Payout US$8,224,578 [3]
United States TV coverage
Network ABC
Announcers Bob 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.

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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

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

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
Period1234Total
No. 17 LSU1421141463
Purdue00077

at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP LSUPurdue
17:0110634:46LSUJohn Emery Jr. 1-yard touchdown run, Damian Ramos kick good70
11:068673:14LSUNoah Cain 9-yard touchdown run, Damian Ramos kick good140
213:035622:05LSU Mason Taylor 32-yard touchdown reception from Jayden Daniels, Damian Ramos kick good210
28:235701:28LSUNoah Cain 9-yard touchdown run, Damian Ramos kick good280
21:075872:04LSUBrian Thomas Jr. 10-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick good350
39:219453:04LSUJayden Daniels 5-yard touchdown reception from Malik Nabers, Damian Ramos kick good420
33:151750:10LSUMalik Nabers 75-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick good490
413:539754:22PurdueTJ Sheffield 16-yard touchdown reception from Michael Alaimo, Mitchell Fineran kick good497
48:477552:58LSUDerrick Davis Jr. 12-yard touchdown run, Ezekeal Mata kick good567
40:40LSUInterception returned 99 yards for touchdown by Quad Wilson, Trey Finison kick good637
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.637

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

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