# 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. It was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. Tampa-based cybersecurity company ReliaQuest was the title sponsor.

## 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.

### Wisconsin Badgers

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

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.
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. Their loss came in the 1989 Hall of Fame Bowl, when the bowl was known by that name.

## Game summary

| 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 | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | 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 |
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### 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 |
| Wisconsin | Rushing | Jackson Acker | 14–86–1 |
| Wisconsin | Receiving | Will Pauling | 8–143–2 |
| LSU | Passing | Garrett Nussmeier | 31–45–3–1 |
| LSU | Rushing | Josh Williams | 12–51–0 |
| LSU | Receiving | Brian Thomas Jr. | 8–98–2 |