# 2021 Cheez-It Bowl

The 2021 Cheez-It Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2021, with kickoff at 5:45 p.m. EST and televised on ESPN. It was the 32nd edition of the Cheez-It Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Food manufacturing company Kellogg's was the title sponsor of the game, through its Cheez-It brand.

## Teams

Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Big 12 Conference.
This was the first matchup between Clemson and Iowa State.

### Clemson Tigers

Clemson completed their regular season with a 9–3 overall record, 6–2 in ACC games. The Tigers suffered two losses in their first four games, and did not reach the ACC Championship Game for the first time since the 2014 season. Clemson played three ranked teams during the regular season, losing to Georgia and Pittsburgh while defeating Wake Forest.

### Iowa State Cyclones

Iowa State completed their regular season with an overall 7–5 record, 5–4 in Big 12 games. The Cyclones also lost two of their first four games, and later finished the season by losing three of their final five games. Iowa State faced three ranked FBS teams during the regular season, losing to Iowa and Oklahoma while defeating Oklahoma State.

## Game summary

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 Clemson | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Iowa State | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida
* Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021
* Game time: 5:45 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW 5 mph
* Game attendance: 39,051
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Tom Luginbill (sideline)
* Box score
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Clemson | Iowa State |
| 1 | 6:52 | 15 | 69 | 8:08 | Clemson | 23-yard field goal by B.T. Potter | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | 11:25 | 11 | 78 | 5:42 | Iowa State | 22-yard field goal by Andrew Mevis | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 4:07 | 8 | 41 | 3:26 | Clemson | 51-yard field goal by B.T. Potter | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | 4:54 | 16 | 79 | 7:39 | Clemson | Will Shipley 12-yard touchdown run, B.T. Potter kick good | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | 4:01 | | | | Clemson | Interception returned 18 yards for touchdown by Mario Goodrich, B.T. Potter kick good | 20 | 3 |
| 3 | 1:23 | 4 | 0 | 1:04 | Iowa State | 45-yard field goal by Andrew Mevis | 20 | 6 |
| 4 | 9:42 | 8 | 63 | 5:18 | Iowa State | Charlie Kolar 6-yard touchdown reception from Brock Purdy, Andrew Mevis kick good | 20 | 13 |
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### Statistics

| Statistics | CLEM | ISU |
| First downs | 20 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 73–315 | 60–270 |
| Rushes–yards | 40–128 | 21–66 |
| Passing yards | 187 | 204 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 21–33–1 | 23–39–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:10 | 27:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Clemson | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 21/32, 187 yards, 1 INT |
| Clemson | Rushing | Will Shipley | 18 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD |
| Clemson | Receiving | Dacari Collins | 6 receptions, 56 yards |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 23/39, 204 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Jirehl Brock | 14 rushes, 42 yards |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Jaylin Noel | 4 receptions, 54 yards |