2022 Orange Bowl

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 8:11 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 bank holding company Capital One, the game was officially known as the Capital One Orange Bowl.

2022 Capital One Orange Bowl
CFP New Year's Six 89th Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl.
Tennessee Volunteers Clemson Tigers (10–2) (11–2) SEC ACC 31 14 Head coach:  Josh Heupel Head coach:  Dabo Swinney AP Coaches CFP 6 6 6 AP Coaches CFP 10 11 7
1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee 7 7 7 10 31 Clemson 0 3 3 8 14
Date	December 30, 2022
Season	2022
Stadium	Hard Rock Stadium
Location	Miami Gardens, Florida
MVP	Joe Milton (QB, Tennessee)[1]
Favorite	Clemson by 4
National anthem	Brooke Sterling
Referee	Ron Snodgrass (Big Ten)[2]
Halftime show	Fitz and the Tantrums[3]
Attendance	63,912
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Katie George (sideline)
International TV coverage
Network	ESPN Deportes
Orange Bowl  < 2021 (Dec.) 2023 >

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).^[6]

Tennessee

Main article: 2022 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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).^[7]

Clemson

Main article: 2022 Clemson Tigers football team

Clemson received a New Year's Six bid after winning the ACC championship.^[8] 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

2022 Capital One Orange Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Tennessee	7	7	7	10	31
No. 7 Clemson	0	3	3	8	14

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: December 30, 2022
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: 7 mph (11 km/h) southeast
• Game attendance: 63,912
• Referee: Ron Snodgrass
• TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Katie George (sideline)
• Box score

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Tennessee Clemson 1 5:17 12 75 4:01 Tennessee Bru McCoy 16-yard touchdown reception from Joe Milton, Chase McGrath kick good 7 0 2 9:03 5 75 1:12 Tennessee Jabari Small 2-yard touchdown run, Chase McGrath kick good 14 0 2 5:11 10 46 3:52 Clemson 31-yard field goal by B.T. Potter 14 3 3 10:57 10 45 4:03 Clemson 40-yard field goal by B.T. Potter 14 6 3 0:05 4 70 1:22 Tennessee Squirrel White 14-yard touchdown reception from Joe Milton, Chase McGrath kick good 21 6 4 10:01 12 71 5:04 Clemson Cade Klubnik 4-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush good 21 14 4 8:34 6 75 1:27 Tennessee Ramel Keyton 46-yard touchdown reception from Joe Milton, Chase McGrath kick good 28 14 4 3:07 6 23 2:41 Tennessee 32-yard field goal by Chase McGrath 31 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 14

Statistics

Team statistical comparison[4] Statistic Tennessee Clemson First downs 21 34 First downs rushing 6 10 First downs passing 12 20 First downs penalty 3 4 Third down efficiency 3–13 7–19 Fourth down efficiency 0–0 0–3 Total plays–net yards 66–375 101–484 Rushing attempts–net yards 38–124 45–164 Yards per rush 3.3 3.6 Yards passing 251 320 Pass completions–attempts 19–28 30–56 Interceptions thrown 0 2 Punt returns–total yards 1–9 0–0 Kickoff returns–total yards 2–41 4–89 Punts–average yardage 8–39.6 3–40.7 Fumbles–lost 0–0 0–0 Penalties–yards 9–94 4–30 Time of possession 23:37 36:23

Tennessee statistics[4] Volunteers passing C–A Yds TD–INT Joe Milton 19–28 251 3–0 Volunteers rushing Car Yds TD Jaylen Wright 11 89 0 Jabari Small 13 38 1 Joe Milton 11 5 0 TEAM 3 −8 0 Volunteers receiving Rec Yds TD Squirrel White 9 108 1 Ramel Keyton 4 76 Bru McCoy 4 48 1 Princeton Fant 2 19 0

Clemson statistics[4] Tigers passing C–A Yds TD–INT Cade Klubnik 30–54 320 0–2 TEAM 0–1 0 0–0 Davis Allen 0–1 0 0–0 Tigers rushing Car Yds TD Will Shipley 17 72 0 Cade Klubnik 20 51 1 Phil Mafah 7 39 0 Drew Swinney 1 2 0 Tigers receiving Rec Yds TD 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