The 2022 Sugar Bowl was a

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played on January 1, 2022, with kickoff at 8:45 p.m. EST (7:45 p.m. local CST) and televised on

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. It was the 88th edition of the

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, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by insurance company

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, the game was officially known as the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

Teams

Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between teams from the

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and the

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(SEC). This was the second meeting between Baylor and Ole Miss; the Bears defeated the Rebels, 20–10, in

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on September 6, 1975, these teams' only prior meeting.

Baylor Bears

Baylor completed their regular season with a 10–2 overall record, 7–2 in Big 12 games. Their losses came to

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and TCU. The Bears defeated three ranked teams during the regular season:

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, BYU, and

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. Baylor then faced Oklahoma State again, in the 2021 Big 12 Championship Game. While Oklahoma State had won their first meeting, 24–14, the Bears won the title contest, 21–16. Baylor entered the Sugar Bowl with an overall 11–2 record, ranked sixth in the

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and seventh in the

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(CFP) rankings.

Ole Miss Rebels

Ole Miss completed their regular season with a 10–2 overall record, 6–2 in SEC games. The Rebels lost to

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and Auburn, and defeated two ranked teams in FBS,

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and

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. Ole Miss entered the Sugar Bowl ranked eighth in all major polls.

Game summary

Statistics

References

External links

Game statistics
at statbroadcast.com {{Ole Miss Rebels bowl game navbox

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