2022 Outback Bowl

Postseason college football bowl game

College football game

2022 Outback Bowl

36th Outback Bowl
| Penn State Nittany Lions | Arkansas Razorbacks

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(7–5) | (8–4)
Big Ten | SEC
10 | 24
Head coach:
James Franklin | Head coach:
Sam Pittman
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22| 24| 21
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Penn State | 0| 10| 0| 0 | 10
Arkansas | 7| 0| 17| 0 | 24
Date| January 1, 2022
Season| 2021
Stadium| Raymond James Stadium
Location| Tampa, Florida
MVP| KJ Jefferson (QB, Arkansas)[1]
Favorite| Arkansas by 2.5[2]
Referee| Tuta Salaam (Big 12)[3]
Halftime show| Razorback Marching Band, Penn State Blue Band
Attendance| 46,577
United States TV coverage
Network| ESPN2
Announcers| Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
|  Outback Bowl

< 2021  | 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.[4] 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

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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.[5]

### Arkansas Razorbacks

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Main article: 2021 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

### Penn State Nittany Lions

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Main article: 2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

## Game summary

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2022 Outback Bowl

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Penn State | 0 | 10 | 0| 0| 10
No. 21 Arkansas | 7 | 0 | 17| 0| 24

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

* Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 46,577
* Referee: Tuta Salaam
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
* Box score

Scoring summary

| Quarter  | Time  | Drive | Team  | Scoring information  | Score

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | Penn State  | Arkansas
1  | 0:00  | 12  | 61  | 5:42  | Arkansas  | Raheim Sanders 3-yard touchdown run, Cam Little kick good  | 0  | 7
2  | 10:53  | 1  | 42  | 0:07  | Penn State  | KeAndre Lambert-Smith 42-yard touchdown reception from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good  | 7  | 7
2  | 5:19  | 7  | 61  | 2:40  | Penn State  | 33-yard field goal by Jake Pinegar  | 10  | 7
3  | 12:42  | 7  | 75  | 2:18  | Arkansas  | KJ Jefferson 8-yard touchdown run, Cam Little kick good  | 10  | 14
3  | 6:29  | 10  | 46  | 4:32  | Arkansas  | 36-yard field goal by Cam Little  | 10  | 17
3  | 2:08  | 4  | 79  | 1:38  | Arkansas  | Raheim Sanders 1-yard touchdown run, Cam Little kick good  | 10  | 24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 10  | 24

Game MVP - Arkansas QB K.J. Jefferson, 14 of 19 - 98 yards - 1 INT, 20 carries 110 yards 1 TD.

## Statistics

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### Team statistics

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Team statistical comparison  Statistic  | Penn State | Arkansas

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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

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Penn State statistics  Nittany Lions passing

| C–A | Yds | TD–INT
Sean Clifford | 14–32 | 195 | 1–2
Christian Veilleux | 1–2 | 3 | 0–0
Jordan Stout | 0–1 | 0 | 0–0
Nittany Lions rushing
| Car | Yds | TD
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
Nittany Lions receiving
| Rec | Yds | TD
Parker Washington | 7 | 98 | 0
KeAndre Lambert-Smith | 3 | 1
Keyvone Lee | 1 | 15 | 0
Noah Cain | 2 | 12 | 0
Tyler Warren | 1 | 0 | 0
Brenton Strange | 1 | −1 | 0

Arkansas statistics  Razorbacks passing

| C–A | Yds | TD–INT
KJ Jefferson | 14–19 | 98 | 0–1
Warren Thompson | 0–1 | 0 | 0–1
Razorbacks rushing
| Car | Yds | TD
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
Razorbacks receiving
| Rec | Yds | TD
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

## References

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1. ^ Wayne, E. "KJ Jefferson named MVP of Outback Bowl". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
2. ^ Fawkes, Ben. "Odds for College Football Playoff, every bowl game". vsin.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
3. ^ "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
4. ^ "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
5. ^ "Winsipedia - Arkansas vs. Penn State". Winsipedia.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

## External links

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* Game statistics at statbroadcast.com

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