2021 Cheez-It Bowl

The 2021 Cheez-It Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2021, with kickoff at 5:45 p.m. EST and televised on ESPN.^[3] It was the 32nd edition of the Cheez-It Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Food manufacturing company Kellogg's was the title sponsor of the game, through its Cheez-It brand.

2021 Cheez-It Bowl
32nd Cheez-It Bowl
Clemson players celebrate after the win
Clemson Tigers Iowa State Cyclones (9–3) (7–5) ACC Big 12 20 13 Head coach:  Dabo Swinney Head coach:  Matt Campbell AP Coaches CFP 22 24 19
1 2 3 4 Total Clemson 3 3 14 0 20 Iowa State 0 3 3 7 13
Date	December 29, 2021
Season	2021
Stadium	Camping World Stadium
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Mario Goodrich (DB, Clemson)[1]
Favorite	Clemson by 1
Referee	Chris Coyte (Pac-12) [2]
Attendance	39,051
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN ESPN Radio
Announcers	ESPN: Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Tom Luginbill (sideline) ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher (play-by-play), Ben Hartsock (analyst) & Kris Budden (sideline)
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Teams

Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Big 12 Conference.

This was the first matchup between Clemson and Iowa State.^[4]

Clemson Tigers

Main article: 2021 Clemson Tigers football team

Clemson completed their regular season with a 9–3 overall record, 6–2 in ACC games. The Tigers suffered two losses in their first four games, and did not reach the ACC Championship Game for the first time since the 2014 season. Clemson played three ranked teams during the regular season, losing to Georgia and Pittsburgh while defeating Wake Forest.

Iowa State Cyclones

Main article: 2021 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Iowa State completed their regular season with an overall 7–5 record, 5–4 in Big 12 games. The Cyclones also lost two of their first four games, and later finished the season by losing three of their final five games. Iowa State faced three ranked FBS teams during the regular season, losing to Iowa and Oklahoma while defeating Oklahoma State.

Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Clemson	3	3	14	0	20
Iowa State	0	3	3	7	13

2021 Cheez-It Bowl

at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida

• Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021
• Game time: 5:45 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW 5 mph
• Game attendance: 39,051
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Tom Luginbill (sideline)
• Box score

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Clemson Iowa State 1 6:52 15 69 8:08 Clemson 23-yard field goal by B.T. Potter 3 0 2 11:25 11 78 5:42 Iowa State 22-yard field goal by Andrew Mevis 3 3 2 4:07 8 41 3:26 Clemson 51-yard field goal by B.T. Potter 6 3 3 4:54 16 79 7:39 Clemson Will Shipley 12-yard touchdown run, B.T. Potter kick good 13 3 3 4:01 Clemson Interception returned 18 yards for touchdown by Mario Goodrich, B.T. Potter kick good 20 3 3 1:23 4 0 1:04 Iowa State 45-yard field goal by Andrew Mevis 20 6 4 9:42 8 63 5:18 Iowa State Charlie Kolar 6-yard touchdown reception from Brock Purdy, Andrew Mevis kick good 20 13 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 13

Statistics

Statistics	CLEM	ISU
First downs	20	14
Plays–yards	73–315	60–270
Rushes–yards	40–128	21–66
Passing yards	187	204
Passing: comp–att–int	21–33–1	23–39–1
Time of possession	32:10	27:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Clemson	Passing	DJ Uiagalelei	21/32, 187 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Will Shipley	18 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dacari Collins	6 receptions, 56 yards
Iowa State	Passing	Brock Purdy	23/39, 204 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jirehl Brock	14 rushes, 42 yards
	Receiving	Jaylin Noel	4 receptions, 54 yards

See also

• 2022 Citrus Bowl, contested at the same venue three days later