# 2022 Orange Bowl

The 2022 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2022, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The 89th annual Orange Bowl, the game featured Clemson from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Tennessee from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game began at 8:11 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 bank holding company Capital One, the game was officially known as the Capital One Orange Bowl.

## Teams

This game featured the No. 6 College Football Playoff (CFP) ranked team, Tennessee of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the No. 7 CFP ranked team, Clemson of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

### Tennessee

Tennessee received a New Year's Six bid after finishing the regular season ranked higher than Power 5 champions Kansas State, Utah, and Clemson. The Volunteers started their regular season with eight consecutive wins, reaching No. 1 in major poll rankings. They then lost two of their final four games, suffering defeats by Georgia and South Carolina. Tennessee entered the bowl with an overall 10–2 record (6–2 in conference).

### Clemson

Clemson received a New Year's Six bid after winning the ACC championship. The Tigers began their season with eight consecutive wins, reaching No. 5 in major poll rankings, then lost two of their final four regular-season games. Their defeats came against Notre Dame and South Carolina. Clemson qualified for the ACC Championship Game, where they defeated North Carolina, 39–10. Clemson entered the bowl with an overall 11–2 record (8–0 in conference).

## Game summary

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Tennessee | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| No. 7 Clemson | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: December 30, 2022
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: 7 mph (11 km/h) southeast
* Game attendance: 63,912
* Referee: Ron Snodgrass
* TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Katie George (sideline)
* Box score
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Tennessee | Clemson |
| 1 | 5:17 | 12 | 75 | 4:01 | Tennessee | Bru McCoy 16-yard touchdown reception from Joe Milton, Chase McGrath kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | 9:03 | 5 | 75 | 1:12 | Tennessee | Jabari Small 2-yard touchdown run, Chase McGrath kick good | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | 5:11 | 10 | 46 | 3:52 | Clemson | 31-yard field goal by B.T. Potter | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | 10:57 | 10 | 45 | 4:03 | Clemson | 40-yard field goal by B.T. Potter | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | 0:05 | 4 | 70 | 1:22 | Tennessee | Squirrel White 14-yard touchdown reception from Joe Milton, Chase McGrath kick good | 21 | 6 |
| 4 | 10:01 | 12 | 71 | 5:04 | Clemson | Cade Klubnik 4-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush good | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | 8:34 | 6 | 75 | 1:27 | Tennessee | Ramel Keyton 46-yard touchdown reception from Joe Milton, Chase McGrath kick good | 28 | 14 |
| 4 | 3:07 | 6 | 23 | 2:41 | Tennessee | 32-yard field goal by Chase McGrath | 31 | 14 |
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## Statistics

Team statistical comparison :
| Statistic | Tennessee | Clemson |
| First downs | 21 | 34 |
| First downs rushing | 6 | 10 |
| First downs passing | 12 | 20 |
| First downs penalty | 3 | 4 |
| Third down efficiency | 3–13 | 7–19 |
| Fourth down efficiency | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Total plays–net yards | 66–375 | 101–484 |
| Rushing attempts–net yards | 38–124 | 45–164 |
| Yards per rush | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Yards passing | 251 | 320 |
| Pass completions–attempts | 19–28 | 30–56 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 2 |
| Punt returns–total yards | 1–9 | 0–0 |
| Kickoff returns–total yards | 2–41 | 4–89 |
| Punts–average yardage | 8–39.6 | 3–40.7 |
| Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 9–94 | 4–30 |
| Time of possession | 23:37 | 36:23 |
Tennessee statistics :
| Volunteers passing ||||||
| | C–A | Yds | TD–INT |
| Joe Milton | 19–28 | 251 | 3–0 |
| Volunteers rushing ||||||
| | Car | Yds | TD |
| Jaylen Wright | 11 | 89 | 0 |
| Jabari Small | 13 | 38 | 1 |
| Joe Milton | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| TEAM | 3 | −8 | 0 |
| Volunteers receiving ||||||
| | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Squirrel White | 9 | 108 | 1 |
| Ramel Keyton | 4 | 76 |
| Bru McCoy | 4 | 48 | 1 |
| Princeton Fant | 2 | 19 | 0 |
Clemson statistics :
| Tigers passing ||||||
| | C–A | Yds | TD–INT |
| Cade Klubnik | 30–54 | 320 | 0–2 |
| TEAM | 0–1 | 0 | 0–0 |
| Davis Allen | 0–1 | 0 | 0–0 |
| Tigers rushing ||||||
| | Car | Yds | TD |
| Will Shipley | 17 | 72 | 0 |
| Cade Klubnik | 20 | 51 | 1 |
| Phil Mafah | 7 | 39 | 0 |
| Drew Swinney | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tigers receiving ||||||
| | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Joseph Ngata | 8 | 84 | 0 |
| Cole Turner | 4 | 51 | 0 |
| Davis Allen | 4 | 49 | 0 |
| Adam Randall | 3 | 44 | 0 |
| Antonio Williams | 3 | 41 | 0 |
| Jake Briningstool | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Will Shipley | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Phil Mafah | 1 | 1 | 0 |