The 2022 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2022, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The 89th annual Orange Bowl, the game featured Clemson from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Tennessee from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game began at 8:11p.m. EST and was aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by bank holding company Capital One, the game was officially known as the Capital One Orange Bowl.
Teams This game featured the No. 6 College Football Playoff (CFP) ranked team, Tennessee of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the No. 7 CFP ranked team, Clemson of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Tennessee
Tennessee received a New Year's Six bid after finishing the regular season ranked higher than Power 5 champions Kansas State, Utah, and Clemson. The Volunteers started their regular season with eight consecutive wins, reaching No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings. They then lost two of their final four games, suffering defeats by Georgia and South Carolina. Tennessee entered the bowl with an overall 10–2 record (6–2 in conference).
Clemson
Clemson received a New Year's Six bid after winning the ACC championship. The Tigers began their season with eight consecutive wins, reaching No. 5 in major poll rankings, then lost two of their final four regular-season games. Their defeats came against Notre Dame and South Carolina. Clemson qualified for the ACC Championship Game, where they defeated North Carolina, 39–10. Clemson entered the bowl with an overall 11–2 record (8–0 in conference).
Game summary
Statistics
+Team statistical comparisonStatisticTennesseeClemsonFirst downs 21 34First downs rushing 6 10First downs passing 12 20First downs penalty 3 4Third down efficiency 3–13 7–19Fourth down efficiency 0–0 0–3Total plays–net yards 66–375 101–484Rushing attempts–net yards 38–124 45–164Yards per rush 3.3 3.6Yards passing 251 320Pass completions–attempts 19–28 30–56Interceptions thrown 0 2Punt returns–total yards 1–9 0–0Kickoff returns–total yards 2–41 4–89Punts–average yardage 8–39.6 3–40.7Fumbles–lost 0–0 0–0Penalties–yards 9–94 4–30Time of possession 23:37 36:23
+Tennessee statisticsVolunteers passing Joe Milton 19–28 251 3–0Volunteers rushing Jaylen Wright 11 89 0 Jabari Small 13 38 1 Joe Milton 11 5 0 TEAM 3 −8 0Volunteers receiving Squirrel White 9 108 1 Ramel Keyton 4 76 Bru McCoy 4 48 1 Princeton Fant 2 19 0
+Clemson statisticsTigers passing Cade Klubnik 30–54 320 0–2 TEAM 0–1 0 0–0 Davis Allen 0–1 0 0–0Tigers rushing Will Shipley 17 72 0 Cade Klubnik 20 51 1 Phil Mafah 7 39 0 Drew Swinney 1 2 0Tigers receiving Joseph Ngata 8 84 0 Cole Turner 4 51 0 Davis Allen 4 49 0 Adam Randall 3 44 0 Antonio Williams 3 41 0 Jake Briningstool 3 29 0 Will Shipley 4 21 0 Phil Mafah 1 1 0
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