2022 Outback Bowl
{{short description|Postseason college football bowl game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Outback Bowl
| subheader = 36th Outback Bowl
| title_sponsor =
| image =
| caption =
| date_game_played = January 1
| year_game_played = 2022
| football_season = 2021
| stadium = Raymond James Stadium
| city = Tampa, Florida
| visitor_school = Penn State University
| visitor_name_short = Penn State
| visitor_nickname = Nittany Lions
| visitor_record = 7–5
| visitor_conference = Big Ten
| visitor_rank_AP =
| visitor_rank_coaches =
| visitor_rank_CFP =
| visitor_coach = James Franklin
| visitor_1q = 0
| visitor_2q = 10
| visitor_3q = 0
| visitor_4q = 0
| home_school = University of Arkansas
| home_name_short = Arkansas
| home_nickname = Razorbacks
| home_record = 8–4
| home_conference = SEC
| home_rank_AP = 22
| home_rank_coaches = 24
| home_rank_CFP = 21
| home_coach = Sam Pittman
| home_1q = 7
| home_2q = 0
| home_3q = 17
| home_4q = 0
| MVP = KJ Jefferson (QB, Arkansas){{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/kj-jefferson-named-mvp-outback-205708534.html/|title=KJ Jefferson named MVP of Outback Bowl|website=Yahoo Sports|first=E|last=Wayne|accessdate=January 1, 2022}}
| anthem =
| halftime =Razorback Marching Band, Penn State Blue Band
| referee = Tuta Salaam (Big 12){{cite web|url=https://www.footballzebras.com/2021/12/2021-22-bowl-officiating-assignments/|title=2021-22 bowl officiating assignments|website=footballzebras.com|date=December 6, 2021|accessdate=December 11, 2021}}
| attendance = 46,577
| payout =
| us_network = ESPN2
| us_announcers = Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
| ratings =
| intl_network =
| intl_announcers =
| different_next = 2023 (ReliaQuest)
}}
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.{{cite web |title=2021 College Football Bowl Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/college-football-bowl-schedule/season/2021/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=June 18, 2021}} It was the 36th edition and the 26th and final one branded by Outback Steakhouse, 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.
Teams
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.{{Cite web |title=Winsipedia - Arkansas vs. Penn State |url=http://www.winsipedia.com/arkansas/vs/penn-state |url-status=live |access-date=2021-12-05 |website=Winsipedia.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018124155/http://www.winsipedia.com:80/arkansas/vs/penn-state |archive-date=2014-10-18 }}
=Arkansas Razorbacks=
{{main|2021 Arkansas Razorbacks football team}}
=Penn State Nittany Lions=
{{main|2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team}}
{{Clear}}
Game summary
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|title=2022 Outback Bowl
|date=Saturday, January 1, 2022
|time=12:00 p.m. EST
|road=Penn State
|R1=0|R2=10|R3=0|R4=0
|home=No. 21 Arkansas
|H1=7|H2=0|H3=17|H4=0
|stadium= Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
|attendance=46,577
|weather=
|referee=Tuta Salaam
|TV=ESPN2
|TVAnnouncers=Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
|reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401331236 Box score]
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart |VisitorName=Penn State|HomeName=Arkansas|state=}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=0:00
| Team=Arkansas
| DrivePlays=12
| DriveLength=61
| DriveTime=5:42
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Raheim Sanders
| yards=3
| Kicker=Cam Little
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=0
| Home=7
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=10:53
| Team=Penn State
| DrivePlays=1
| DriveLength=42
| DriveTime=0:07
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=KeAndre Lambert-Smith
| QB=Sean Clifford
| yards=42
| Kicker=Jake Pinegar
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=7
| Home=7
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=5:19
| Team=Penn State
| DrivePlays=7
| DriveLength=61
| DriveTime=2:40
| Type=FG
| yards=33
| Kicker=Jake Pinegar
| Visitor=10
| Home=7
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=12:42
| Team=Arkansas
| DrivePlays=7
| DriveLength=75
| DriveTime=2:18
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=KJ Jefferson
| yards=8
| Kicker=Cam Little
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=10
| Home=14
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=6:29
| Team=Arkansas
| DrivePlays=10
| DriveLength=46
| DriveTime=4:32
| Type=FG
| yards=36
| Kicker=Cam Little
| Visitor=10
| Home=17
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=2:08
| Team=Arkansas
| DrivePlays=4
| DriveLength=79
| DriveTime=1:38
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Raheim Sanders
| yards=1
| Kicker=Cam Little
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=10
| Home=24
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd |Visitor=10|Home=24}}
Game MVP - Arkansas QB K.J. Jefferson, 14 of 19 - 98 yards - 1 INT, 20 carries 110 yards 1 TD.
Statistics
=Team statistics=
| class="wikitable"
|+Team statistical comparison | ||
| Statistic
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn State Nittany Lions|border=0}}"|Penn State !style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arkansas Razorbacks|border=0}}"|Arkansas | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Penn State statistics | |||
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn State Nittany Lions|border=0}}"|Nittany Lions passing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|C–A|Completions–Attempts}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD–INT|Passing touchdowns–Interceptions thrown}} | |||
| Sean Clifford | 14–32 | 195 | 1–2 |
| Christian Veilleux | 1–2 | 3 | 0–0 |
| Jordan Stout | 0–1 | 0 | 0–0 |
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn State Nittany Lions|border=0}}"|Nittany Lions rushing | |||
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Car|Carries}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} | |||
| 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 |
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn State Nittany Lions|border=0}}"|Nittany Lions receiving | |||
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Rec|Receptions}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}} | |||
| Parker Washington | 7 | 98 | 0 |
| KeAndre Lambert-Smith | 3 | 74 | 1 | |
| Keyvone Lee | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Noah Cain | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Tyler Warren | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenton Strange | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Arkansas statistics | |||
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arkansas Razorbacks|border=0}}"|Razorbacks passing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|C–A|Completions–Attempts}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD–INT|Passing touchdowns–Interceptions thrown}} | |||
| KJ Jefferson | 14–19 | 98 | 0–1 |
| Warren Thompson | 0–1 | 0 | 0–1 |
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arkansas Razorbacks|border=0}}"|Razorbacks rushing | |||
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Car|Carries}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} | |||
| 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 |
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arkansas Razorbacks|border=0}}"|Razorbacks receiving | |||
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Rec|Receptions}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}} | |||
| 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 |
{{clear}}
References
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External links
- [http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=380588 Game statistics] at statbroadcast.com
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