# 2022 Outback Bowl

The 2022 Outback Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2022, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. EST and televised on ESPN2. It was the 36th edition and the 26th and final one branded by Outback Steakhouse, of the Outback Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Outback Steakhouse 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 game's 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 Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Big Ten Conference. The bowl also has a tie-in with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) if the ACC's opponent in the Orange Bowl is a Big Ten team, in which case an ACC team is selected for the Outback Bowl.
This was the first time that Arkansas and Penn State had ever played each other.

### Penn State Nittany Lions
## Game summary

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Penn State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 21 Arkansas | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
* Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 46,577
* Referee: Tuta Salaam
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
* Box score
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Penn State | Arkansas |
| 1 | 0:00 | 12 | 61 | 5:42 | Arkansas | Raheim Sanders 3-yard touchdown run, Cam Little kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 10:53 | 1 | 42 | 0:07 | Penn State | KeAndre Lambert-Smith 42-yard touchdown reception from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | 5:19 | 7 | 61 | 2:40 | Penn State | 33-yard field goal by Jake Pinegar | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | 12:42 | 7 | 75 | 2:18 | Arkansas | KJ Jefferson 8-yard touchdown run, Cam Little kick good | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | 6:29 | 10 | 46 | 4:32 | Arkansas | 36-yard field goal by Cam Little | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | 2:08 | 4 | 79 | 1:38 | Arkansas | Raheim Sanders 1-yard touchdown run, Cam Little kick good | 10 | 24 |
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Game MVP - Arkansas QB K.J. Jefferson, 14 of 19 - 98 yards - 1 INT, 20 carries 110 yards 1 TD.

## Statistics
### Team statistics

Team statistical comparison :
| Statistic | Penn State | Arkansas |
| First downs | 17 | 25 |
| First downs rushing | 8 | 21 |
| First downs passing | 8 | 3 |
| First downs penalty | 1 | 1 |
| Third down efficiency | 6–15 | 4–14 |
| Fourth down efficiency | 1–2 | 3–3 |
| Total plays–net yards | 63–323 | 78–451 |
| Rushing attempts–net yards | 28–125 | 58–361 |
| Yards per rush | 4.5 | 6.2 |
| Yards passing | 198 | 90 |
| Pass completions–attempts | 15–35 | 14–20 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 2 |
| Punt returns–total yards | 2–23 | 1–8 |
| Kickoff returns–total yards | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Punts–average yardage | 5–39.4 | 5–44.4 |
| Fumbles–lost | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 3–10 | 6–40 |
| Time of possession | 23:47 | 36:13 |

### Individual statistics

Penn State statistics :
| Nittany Lions passing ||||||
| | C–A | Yds | TD–INT |
| Sean Clifford | 14–32 | 195 | 1–2 |
| Christian Veilleux | 1–2 | 3 | 0–0 |
| Jordan Stout | 0–1 | 0 | 0–0 |
| Nittany Lions rushing ||||||
| | Car | Yds | TD |
| Sean Clifford | 12 | 46 | 0 |
| Keyvone Lee | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| Noah Cain | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| Parker Washington | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Devyn Ford | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Christian Veilleux | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| TEAM | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| Nittany Lions receiving ||||||
| | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Parker Washington | 7 | 98 | 0 |
| KeAndre Lambert-Smith | 3 | 1 |
| Keyvone Lee | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Noah Cain | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Tyler Warren | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenton Strange | 1 | −1 | 0 |
Arkansas statistics :
| Razorbacks passing ||||||
| | C–A | Yds | TD–INT |
| KJ Jefferson | 14–19 | 98 | 0–1 |
| Warren Thompson | 0–1 | 0 | 0–1 |
| Razorbacks rushing ||||||
| | Car | Yds | TD |
| KJ Jefferson | 20 | 110 | 1 |
| Raheim Sanders | 13 | 79 | 2 |
| Dominique Johnson | 11 | 77 | 0 |
| Malik Hornsby | 4 | 67 | 0 |
| AJ Green | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Trelon Smith | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| TEAM | 2 | −6 | 0 |
| De'Vion Warren | 2 | −6 | 0 |
| Razorbacks receiving ||||||
| | Rec | Yds | TD |
| De'Vion Warren | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Tyson Morris | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| Warren Thompson | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Trey Knox | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Blake Kern | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Bryce Stephens | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Dominique Johnson | 1 | −3 | 0 |