Postseason college football bowl game
College football game
The 2022 Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2022, with kickoff at 1:00 p.m. EST and televised on ABC .[4] Citrus Bowl , and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season . Sponsored by Vrbo , a vacation rental marketplace owned by the HomeAway division of Expedia , the game was officially known as the VRBO Citrus Bowl .
In the first meeting between the two programs, the game featured the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference . Both teams received and accepted invitations on Sunday, December 5.[5]
The Wildcats entered the Citrus Bowl with a 9–3 record (5–3 SEC) and a No. 22 ranking in the final CFP poll. Kentucky made its second Citrus Bowl appearance (2019).
The Hawkeyes, winners of the Big Ten West Division, entered the Citrus Bowl with a 10–3 record (7–2 B1G) and a No. 15 ranking in the final CFP poll. Iowa also made its second Citrus Bowl appearance (2005).
Game information
First quarter Second quarter 11:03 IOWA – Caleb Shudak 28-yard field goal. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:41. Kentucky 7–3.
2:48 UK – Matt Ruffolo 21-yard field goal. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 8:15. Kentucky 10–3.
0:38 UK – Matt Ruffolo 27-yard field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:31. Kentucky 13–3. Third quarter 3:21 IOWA – Arland Bruce IV 20-yard rush, Caleb Shudak kick good. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:46. Kentucky 13–10. Fourth quarter 10:54 IOWA – Sam LaPorta 36-yard pass from Spencer Petras , Caleb Shudak kick good. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 3:15. Iowa 17–13.
1:47 UK – Chris Rodriguez Jr. 6-yard rush, Matt Ruffolo kick good. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:43. Kentucky 20–17.
Statistics
UK
IOWA
First downs
24
20
Plays–yards
75–354
60–384
Rushes–yards
47–121
30–173
Passing yards
233
211
Passing: comp–att–int
17–28–1
19–30–3
Time of possession
37:54
22:06
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kentucky
Passing
Will Levis 17/28, 233 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Chris Rodriguez Jr. 20 rushes, 107 yards, TD
Receiving
Wan'Dale Robinson 10 receptions, 170 yards
Iowa
Passing
Spencer Petras 19/30, 211 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Gavin Williams
16 rushes, 98 yards
Receiving
Sam LaPorta 7 receptions, 122 yards, TD
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History & conference tie-ins Tangerine Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl Capital One Bowl Citrus Bowl
There were games in January and December of 1958, 1960, and 2016. As a result, there were no games in 1959, 1986 or 2017.