2024 ReliaQuest Bowl (January)

The 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2024, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 38th annual ReliaQuest Bowl featured Wisconsin from the Big Ten Conference and LSU from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game began at approximately 12:00 p.m. EST and was aired on ESPN2.^[3][4] It was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. Tampa-based cybersecurity company ReliaQuest was the title sponsor.

2024 ReliaQuest Bowl
38th ReliaQuest Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers LSU Tigers (7–5) (9–3) Big Ten SEC 31 35 Head coach:  Luke Fickell Head coach:  Brian Kelly AP Coaches CFP 13 13 13
1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 14 7 10 0 31 LSU 0 14 14 7 35
Date	January 1, 2024
Season	2023
Stadium	Raymond James Stadium
Location	Tampa, Florida
MVP	Garrett Nussmeier (QB, LSU)
Favorite	LSU by 10.5[1]
Referee	Mark Duddy (Pac-12)[2]
Attendance	31,424
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2
Announcers	Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
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Teams

Consistent with conference tie-ins, the bowl featured the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference and the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

This was the fifth meeting between Wisconsin and LSU; entering the game, the Tigers led the Badgers in their all-time series, 3–1.^[5]

Wisconsin Badgers

Main article: 2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The Badgers entered the game with a 7–5 record (5–4 in the Big Ten), tied for second place in the Big Ten West Division.

This was Wisconsin's sixth ReliaQuest Bowl; entering the game, the Badgers were 2–3 in prior editions of the game.

LSU Tigers

Main article: 2023 LSU Tigers football team

The Tigers entered the game with a 9–3 record (6–2 in the SEC), tied for second place in the SEC West Division, and ranked 13th in each of the major polls. Heisman winning quarterback Jayden Daniels sat out of the game to prepare for the NFL draft, with backup Garrett Nussmeier getting his first start of the season and earning MVP honors after throwing for 395 yards and three touchdowns.^[6]

This was LSU's third ReliaQuest bowl; entering the game, their official record in the game was 0–1, as their win the 2014 edition was vacated by the NCAA during 2023 for a booster-related violation.^[7] Their loss came in the 1989 Hall of Fame Bowl, when the bowl was known by that name.

Game summary

2024 ReliaQuest Bowl (January)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	14	7	10	0	31
No. 13 LSU	0	14	14	7	35

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

• Date: Monday, January 1, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: 2 mph (3.2 km/h) N
• Game attendance: 31,424
• Referee: Mark Durry
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
• Box score

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WIS LSU 1 8:28 5 78 2:15 WIS Bryson Green 20-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mordecai, Nathanial Vakos kick good 7 0 1 0:23 2 60 0:28 WIS Will Pauling 53-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mordecai, Nathanial Vakos kick good 14 0 2 6:00 8 60 3:11 LSU Harold Perkins 1-yard touchdown run, Damian Ramos kick good 14 7 2 1:28 7 67 2:28 LSU Kaleb Jackson 12-yard touchdown run, Damian Ramos kick good 14 14 2 0:47 5 75 0:41 WIS Will Pauling 9-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mordecai, Nathanial Vakos kick good 21 14 3 12:14 8 75 2:46 WIS Jackson Acker 33-yard touchdown run, Nathanial Vakos kick good 28 14 3 10:33 5 75 1:36 LSU Brian Thomas Jr. 38-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick good 28 21 3 4:44 8 70 3:10 LSU Chris Hilton Jr. 14-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick good 28 28 3 1:18 6 42 3:19 WIS 21-yard field goal by Nathanial Vakos 31 28 4 3:08 8 98 3:02 LSU Brian Thomas Jr. 4-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick good 31 35 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 6 45

Statistics

Statistics	WIS	LSU
First downs	22	26
Plays–yards	74–506	70–492
Rushes–yards	34–128	25–97
Passing yards	378	395
Passing: comp–att–int	27–40–0	31–45–1
Time of possession	31:00	29:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin	Passing	Tanner Mordecai	27–40–3–0
	Rushing	Jackson Acker	14–86–1
	Receiving	Will Pauling	8–143–2
LSU	Passing	Garrett Nussmeier	31–45–3–1
	Rushing	Josh Williams	12–51–0
	Receiving	Brian Thomas Jr.	8–98–2