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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 .
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]
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 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 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.
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
LSU
Purdue
1
7:01
10
63
4:46
LSU
John Emery Jr. 1-yard touchdown run, Damian Ramos kick good
7
0
1
1:06
8
67
3:14
LSU
Noah Cain 9-yard touchdown run, Damian Ramos kick good
14
0
2
13:03
5
62
2:05
LSU
Mason Taylor 32-yard touchdown reception from Jayden Daniels , Damian Ramos kick good
21
0
2
8:23
5
70
1:28
LSU
Noah Cain 9-yard touchdown run, Damian Ramos kick good
28
0
2
1:07
5
87
2:04
LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. 10-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Nussmeier , Damian Ramos kick good
35
0
3
9:21
9
45
3:04
LSU
Jayden Daniels 5-yard touchdown reception from Malik Nabers , Damian Ramos kick good
42
0
3
3:15
1
75
0:10
LSU
Malik Nabers 75-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick good
49
0
4
13:53
9
75
4:22
Purdue
TJ Sheffield 16-yard touchdown reception from Michael Alaimo, Mitchell Fineran kick good
49
7
4
8:47
7
55
2:58
LSU
Derrick Davis Jr. 12-yard touchdown run, Ezekeal Mata kick good
56
7
4
0:40
LSU
Interception returned 99 yards for touchdown by Quad Wilson, Trey Finison kick good
63
7
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
63
7
LSU set new Citrus Bowl records for most points scored (63), largest margin of victory (56), and total offensive yards (594).[ 10]
Team statistical comparison[ 6] [ 11]
Statistic
LSU
Purdue
First downs
27
16
First downs rushing
11
6
First downs passing
16
9
First downs penalty
0
1
Third down efficiency
7–12
4–18
Fourth down efficiency
2–3
3–7
Total plays–net yards
70–594
78–263
Rushing attempts–net yards
32–225
36–94
Yards per rush
7.0
2.6
Yards passing
369
169
Pass completions–attempts
27–38
19–42
Interceptions thrown
1
3
Punt returns–total yards
1–11
2–35
Kickoff returns–total yards
1–22
3–61
Punts–average yardage
2–51.5
6–42.8
Fumbles–lost
1–0
1–0
Penalties–yards
7–72
5–35
Time of possession
29:23
30:37
2022 Cheez-It Bowl , contested at the same venue on December 29, and also sponsored by Cheez-It
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^ a b "Orlando Bound: Purdue Accepts Cheez-It Citrus Bowl Invite" . Purdue University Athletics. December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022 .
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History & conference tie-ins Tangerine Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl Capital One Bowl Citrus Bowl
There were games in January and December of 1958, 1960, and 2016. As a result, there were no games in 1959, 1986 or 2017.