The 2022 Outback Bowl was a college football

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played on January 1, 2022, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. EST and televised on

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. It was the 36th edition of the

Outback Bowl The ReliaQuest Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, usually on New Year's Day. The event has been formerly called the Hall of Fame Bowl from 1986 to 1995 and the Outback Bowl from 1996 to ...

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

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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 games MVP. Penn State fell to 7-6 for the season, while Arkansas improved to 9-4.

Teams

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

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(SEC) and

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. The bowl also has a tie-in with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was the first time that Arkansas and Penn State had ever played each other.

Arkansas Razorbacks

Penn State Nittany Lions

Game summary

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

Statistics

Team statistics

Individual statistics

References

External links

Game statistics
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