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.
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Period | 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 edit
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 edit
- ^ @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.
- ^ "Winsipedia – Ole Miss Rebels vs. Penn State Nittany Lions". Retrieved December 8, 2023.
External links edit
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com