The 2022 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2022, at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. The 78th annual Gator Bowl, the game featured Notre Dame, an FBS Independent, and South Carolina of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game began at 3:40 p.m. EST[4] and was aired on ESPN.[5] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by financial technology company TaxSlayer, the game was officially known as the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl.
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| 78th Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | TIAA Bank Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Tyler Buchner (QB, Notre Dame)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Notre Dame by 5.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike Cannon (Big Ten)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 67,383 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$5,350,000[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame defeated South Carolina with a final score of 45–38.
With 5.766 million viewers, the 2022 Gator Bowl was the highest rated non-New Year’s Six bowl game of the 2022–23 season.[6] It was also the highest-scoring Gator Bowl in history, with a combined 83 points.[7]
Teams
editBased on conference tie-ins, the game was expected to feature teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), the Big Ten Conference, or the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Selected to the bowl were South Carolina of the SEC and Notre Dame, who compete as an FBS Independent.
This was the fifth meeting between Notre Dame and South Carolina; the Fighting Irish lead the all-time series, 3–1.[8]
Notre Dame
editNotre Dame compiled an 8–4 record during their regular season. They opened their season with two losses, then won eight of their next nine games, before closing with a loss at USC. The Fighting Irish faced five ranked opponents, defeating BYU, Syracuse, and Clemson while losing to Ohio State and USC. Notre Dame entered the bowl 21st in the College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking.
South Carolina
editSouth Carolina went 8–4 during the regular season, 4–4 in conference play. They also faced five ranked opponents, defeating Kentucky, Tennessee, and Clemson while losing to Arkansas and Georgia. The Gamecocks entered the bowl 19th in the CFP ranking.
Game summary
edit| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 21 Notre Dame | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
| No. 19 South Carolina | 21 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: Friday, December 30, 2022
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 20 mph (32 km/h) south
- Game attendance: 67,383
- Referee: Mike Cannon
- TV announcers (ESPN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
- Box score
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References
edit- ^ @PFF_College (December 30, 2022). "The Tyler Buchner experience tonight was WILD:" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Bowl Schedule". College Football Poll. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "2022 Gator Bowl Final Stats" (PDF). Statbroadcast. December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ "South Carolina 2022 Football Season Highlights". University of South Carolina Athletics. January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Irish top S.C. in historic Gator Bowl barnburner". ESPN.com. December 31, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "Winsipedia – Notre Dame vs. South Carolina". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.