2023 Peach Bowl
2023 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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56th Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Caden Prieskorn (TE, Ole Miss) & Jared Ivey (DE, Ole Miss)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Penn State by 5.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Mike McCabe (Pac-12)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 71,230 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | ESPN: Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline) ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Thiago Alves (play-by-play) and Weinny Eirado (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2023, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The 56th annual Peach Bowl game featured Ole Miss of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Penn State of the Big Ten Conference—teams selected at-large by the College Football Playoff selection committee. The game began at 12:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN.[4][5] The Peach Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by restaurant chain Chick-fil-A and was officially known as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
Teams
The game featured the Ole Miss Rebels against the Penn State Nittany Lions. It was the first ever matchup between the two teams.[6]
Ole Miss
The Rebels came into the game ranked 11th in each of the major polls, with a 10–2 record (6–2 SEC); they were led by head coach Lane Kiffin. Their two losses were to Alabama and Georgia.
This was Ole Miss's third Peach Bowl appearance; the Rebels previously won the 1971 edition and lost the 2014 edition.
Penn State
The Nittany Lions came into the game ranked 10th in each of the major polls, with a 10–2 record (7–2 Big 10); they were led by head coach James Franklin. Their two losses were to Ohio State and Michigan.
This was Penn State's first Peach Bowl appearance.
Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 11 Ole Miss | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 38 |
No. 10 Penn State | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
- Game attendance: 71,230
- Referee: Mike McCabe
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
- Box score
Game information |
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Statistics
Statistics | MISS | PSU |
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First downs | 30 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 540 | 510 |
Rushes–yards | 146 | 167 |
Passing yards | 394 | 343 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 26–41–0 | 20–40–1 |
Time of possession | 33:38 | 26:22 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 25/40, 379 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 34 carries, 106 yards | |
Receiving | Caden Prieskorn | 10 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD | |
Penn State | Passing | Drew Allar | 19/39, 295 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Kaytron Allen | 10 carries, 51 yards | |
Receiving | Tyler Warren | 5 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD |
References
- ^ @JaredERedding (December 30, 2023). "Jared Ivey named Defensive MVP Caden Prieskorn named Offensive MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Parks, James (December 11, 2023). "College football bowl schedule, game odds, point spreads for 2023-24". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 3, 2023). "2023-24 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ Straka, Dean (May 31, 2023). "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Kevin (May 11, 2023). "New dates set for Cotton Bowl, Peach Bowl for 2023 season". FBSchedules. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Ole Miss Rebels vs. Penn State Nittany Lions football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com
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