# 2022 Pinstripe Bowl

The 2022 Pinstripe Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2022, at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York. The 12th annual Pinstripe Bowl, the game featured the Syracuse Orange and the Minnesota Golden Gophers, teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference, respectively. The game began at 2:03 p.m. EST and was aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by lawn mower manufacturing company Bad Boy Mowers, the game was officially known as the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl.

## Teams

The game featured Syracuse and Minnesota. This was the sixth meeting between the programs; Minnesota led the all-time series, 3–2. It was also their second bowl meeting, as they played in the 2013 Texas Bowl, won by Syracuse.

### Syracuse

Syracuse compiled a 7–5 regular-season record, 4–4 in conference play. The opened their season with six consecutive wins, and were ranked as high as No. 14 before losing five games in a row. The Orange faced three ranked teams, defeating NC State while losing to Clemson and Florida State.

### Minnesota

Minnesota finished their regular season with a 8–4 record, 5–4 in conference play. The opened their season with four consecutive wins, and were ranked No. 21 before losing their next three games. Two of those losses were to ranked opponents; Illinois and Penn State. The Golden Gophers ended their regular season with four wins in five games.

## Game summary

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Syracuse | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York
* Date: Thursday, December 29, 2022
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h) southwest
* Game attendance: 31,131
* Referee: Scott Campbell
* TV announcers (ESPN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
* Box score
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Syracuse | Minnesota |
| 2 | 13:39 | 9 | 62 | 4:33 | Minnesota | Mohamed Ibrahim 4-yard touchdown run, Matthew Trickett kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 6:39 | 9 | 62 | 4:02 | Minnesota | Daniel Jackson 20-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 0:08 | 5 | 86 | 0:47 | Syracuse | Garrett Shrader 1-yard touchdown run, Andre Szmyt kick good | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 10:26 | 9 | 65 | 4:34 | Syracuse | 40-yard field goal by Andre Szmyt | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | 7:22 | 4 | 49 | 1:33 | Minnesota | Interception returned 70 yards for touchdown by Coleman Bryson, Matthew Trickett kick good | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | 1:38 | 13 | 53 | 5:44 | Syracuse | 38-yard field goal by Andre Szmyt | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | 0:35 | 2 | 25 | 1:03 | Minnesota | Daniel Jackson 25-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick good | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | 2:30 | 10 | 63 | 2:03 | Syracuse | Garrett Shrader 8-yard touchdown run, Andre Smyzt kick good | 20 | 28 |
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## Statistics

Team statistical comparison :
| Statistic | Syracuse | Minnesota |
| First downs | 27 | 14 |
| First downs rushing | 11 | 5 |
| First downs passing | 15 | 8 |
| First downs penalty | 1 | 1 |
| Third down efficiency | 7–16 | 5–11 |
| Fourth down efficiency | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Total plays–net yards | 86–484 | 49–215 |
| Rushing attempts–net yards | 35–154 | 33–77 |
| Yards per rush | 4.4 | 2.3 |
| Yards passing | 330 | 138 |
| Pass completions–attempts | 32–51 | 11–16 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Punt returns–total yards | 2–26 | 0–0 |
| Kickoff returns–total yards | 3–71 | 3–118 |
| Punts–average yardage | 4–28.5 | 6–43.0 |
| Fumbles–lost | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 6–41 | 2–20 |
| Time of possession | 34:11 | 25:49 |
Syracuse statistics :
| Orange passing ||||||
| | C–A | Yds | TD–INT |
| Garrett Shrader | 32–51 | 330 | 0–1 |
| Orange rushing ||||||
| | Car | Yds | TD |
| LeQuint Allen | 15 | 94 | 0 |
| Garrett Shrader | 14 | 38 | 2 |
| Trebor Pena | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Juwaun Price | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Orange receiving ||||||
| | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Devaughn Cooper | 7 | 114 | 0 |
| Oronde Gadsden II | 7 | 78 | 0 |
| LeQuint Allen | 11 | 60 | 0 |
| Damien Alford | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| Trebor Pena | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| D'Marcus Adams | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Minnesota statistics :
| Golden Gophers passing ||||||
| | C–A | Yds | TD–INT |
| Athan Kaliakmanis | 7–9 | 80 | 0–0 |
| Tanner Morgan | 4-7 | 58 | 2-0 |
| Golden Gophers rushing ||||||
| | Car | Yds | TD |
| Mohamed Ibrahim | 16 | 71 | 1 |
| Trey Potts | 9 | 27 | 0 |
| Bryce Williams | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| TEAM | 2 | -8 | 0 |
| Tanner Morgan | 2 | -8 | 0 |
| Athan Kaliakmanis | 2 | -11 | 0 |
| Golden Gophers receiving ||||||
| | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Daniel Jackson | 4 | 73 | 2 |
| Le'Meke Brockington | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Brevyn Spann-Ford | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Dylan Wright | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Bryce Williams | 1 | 8 | 0 |