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2022 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
78th Gator Bowl
DateDecember 30, 2022
Season2022
StadiumTIAA Bank Field
LocationJacksonville, Florida
FavoriteNotre Dame by 5.5
RefereeMike Cannon (Big Ten)[1]
PayoutUS$5,350,000[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersTaylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Deportes
Gator Bowl
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The 2022 Gator Bowl is a college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on December 30, 2022, at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. The 78th annual Gator Bowl, the game will feature Notre Dame, an FBS Independent, and South Carolina of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. EST and will air on ESPN.[3] It will be one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by financial technology company TaxSlayer, the game will be officially known as the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl.

Teams

Based on conference tie-ins, the game was expected feature teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), the Big Ten Conference, or the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Selected to the bowl were South Carolina of the SEC and Notre Dame, who compete as an FBS Independent.

This will be the fifth meeting between Notre Dame and South Carolina; the Fighting Irish lead the all-time series, 3–1.[4]

Notre Dame

Notre Dame compiled an 8–4 record during their regular season. They opened their season with two losses, then won eight of their next nine games, before closing with a loss at USC. The Fighting Irish faced five ranked opponents, defeating BYU, Syracuse, and Clemson while losing to Ohio State and USC. Notre Dame enters the bowl 21st in the College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking.

South Carolina

South Carolina went 8–4 during the regular season, 4–4 in conference play. They also faced five ranked opponents, defeating Kentucky, Tennessee, and Clemson while losing to Arkansas and Georgia. The Gamecocks enter the bowl 19th in the CFP ranking.

Game summary

2022 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Notre Dame 7 - --7
No. 19 South Carolina 21 - --21

at TIAA Bank FieldJacksonville, Florida

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Notre Dame South Carolina
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Statistics

References

  1. ^ Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Bowl Schedule". College Football Poll. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Winsipedia - Notre Dame vs. South Carolina". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.