2022_Outback_Bowl
2022 Outback Bowl
Postseason college football bowl game
The 2022 Outback Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2022, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. EST and televised on ESPN2.[4] It was the 36th edition of the Outback Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Outback Steakhouse was the game's title sponsor. The game featured the Arkansas Razorbacks of the SEC and the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten. Arkansas pulled away in the second half, scoring 17 unanswered points in the 3rd quarter, to win the game, 24-10. Arkansas Razorback QB K.J. Jefferson was named the game's MVP. Penn State fell to 7-6 for the season, while Arkansas improved to 9-4.
| 2022 Outback Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 36th Outback Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Raymond James Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | KJ Jefferson (QB, Arkansas)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Arkansas by 2.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tuta Salaam (Big 12)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Razorback Marching Band, Penn State Blue Band | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 46,577 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between teams from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Big Ten Conference. The bowl also has a tie-in with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) if the ACC's opponent in the Orange Bowl is a Big Ten team, in which case an ACC team is selected for the Outback Bowl.
This was the first time that Arkansas and Penn State had ever played each other.[5]
Arkansas Razorbacks
Penn State Nittany Lions
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Penn State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 21 Arkansas | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
- Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 46,577
- Referee: Tuta Salaam
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
- Box score
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Game MVP - Arkansas QB K.J. Jefferson, 14 of 19 - 98 yards - 1 INT, 20 carries 110 yards 1 TD.
Team statistics
| Statistic | Penn State | Arkansas |
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| First downs | 17 | 25 |
| First downs rushing | 8 | 21 |
| First downs passing | 8 | 3 |
| First downs penalty | 1 | 1 |
| Third down efficiency | 6–15 | 4–14 |
| Fourth down efficiency | 1–2 | 3–3 |
| Total plays–net yards | 63–323 | 78–451 |
| Rushing attempts–net yards | 28–125 | 58–361 |
| Yards per rush | 4.5 | 6.2 |
| Yards passing | 198 | 90 |
| Pass completions–attempts | 15–35 | 14–20 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 2 |
| Punt returns–total yards | 2–23 | 1–8 |
| Kickoff returns–total yards | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Punts–average yardage | 5–39.4 | 5–44.4 |
| Fumbles–lost | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 3–10 | 6–40 |
| Time of possession | 23:47 | 36:13 |
Individual statistics
| Nittany Lions passing | |||||
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| C–A | Yds | TD–INT | |||
| Sean Clifford | 14–32 | 195 | 1–2 | ||
| Christian Veilleux | 1–2 | 3 | 0–0 | ||
| Jordan Stout | 0–1 | 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Nittany Lions rushing | |||||
| Car | Yds | TD | |||
| Sean Clifford | 12 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Keyvone Lee | 4 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Noah Cain | 5 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Parker Washington | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Devyn Ford | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Christian Veilleux | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| TEAM | 2 | −3 | 0 | ||
| Nittany Lions receiving | |||||
| Rec | Yds | TD | |||
| Parker Washington | 7 | 98 | 0 | ||
| KeAndre Lambert-Smith | 3 | 1 | |||
| Keyvone Lee | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Noah Cain | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Tyler Warren | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brenton Strange | 1 | −1 | 0 | ||
| Razorbacks passing | |||||
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| C–A | Yds | TD–INT | |||
| KJ Jefferson | 14–19 | 98 | 0–1 | ||
| Warren Thompson | 0–1 | 0 | 0–1 | ||
| Razorbacks rushing | |||||
| Car | Yds | TD | |||
| KJ Jefferson | 20 | 110 | 1 | ||
| Raheim Sanders | 13 | 79 | 2 | ||
| Dominique Johnson | 11 | 77 | 0 | ||
| Malik Hornsby | 4 | 67 | 0 | ||
| AJ Green | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Trelon Smith | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| TEAM | 2 | −6 | 0 | ||
| De'Vion Warren | 2 | −6 | 0 | ||
| Razorbacks receiving | |||||
| Rec | Yds | TD | |||
| De'Vion Warren | 3 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Tyson Morris | 3 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Warren Thompson | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Trey Knox | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Blake Kern | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Bryce Stephens | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Dominique Johnson | 1 | −3 | 0 | ||
- Wayne, E. "KJ Jefferson named MVP of Outback Bowl". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- Fawkes, Ben. "Odds for College Football Playoff, every bowl game". vsin.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- "Winsipedia - Arkansas vs. Penn State". Winsipedia.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com