The 2023 Peach Bowl was a
college football
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Unlike most ...
bowl game played on December 30, 2023, at
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
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in
Atlanta, Georgia. The 56th annual
Peach Bowl game featured
Ole Miss of the
Southeastern Conference (SEC) and
Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University
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of the
Big Ten Conference—teams selected at-large by the
College Football Playoff selection committee. The game began at 12:00 p.m.
EST and aired on
ESPN. The Peach Bowl was one of the
2023–24 bowl games concluding the
2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by restaurant chain
Chick-fil-A
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and was officially known as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
Teams
The game featured the
Ole Miss Rebels against the
Penn State Nittany Lions. It was the first ever matchup between the two teams.
Ole Miss
The Rebels came into the game ranked 11th in each of the major polls, with a 10–2 record (6–2
SEC); they were led by head coach
Lane Kiffin. Their two losses were to
Alabama and
Georgia.
This was Ole Miss's third Peach Bowl appearance; the Rebels previously won the
1971 edition and lost the
2014 edition.
Penn State
The Nittany Lions came into the game ranked 10th in each of the major polls, with a 10–2 record (7–2
Big 10); they were led by head coach
James Franklin. Their two losses were to
Ohio State and
Michigan.
This was Penn State's first Peach Bowl appearance.
Game summary
Statistics
References
External links
Game statisticsat statbroadcast.com
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