The 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl was a

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played on January 1, 2024, at

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. The 38th annual

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featured

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from the

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and

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from the

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(SEC). The game began at approximately 12:00 p.m. EST and was aired on

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. It was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. Tampa-based cybersecurity company ReliaQuest was the title sponsor.

Teams

Consistent with conference tie-ins, the bowl featured the

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of the

and the

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of the

(SEC). This was the fifth meeting between Wisconsin and LSU; entering the game, the Tigers led the Badgers in their all-time series, 3–1.

Wisconsin Badgers

The Badgers entered the game with a 7–5 record (5–4 in the Big Ten), tied for second place in the Big Ten West Division. This was Wisconsin's sixth ReliaQuest Bowl; entering the game, the Badgers were 2–3 in prior editions of the game.

LSU Tigers

The Tigers entered the game with a 9–3 record (6–2 in the SEC), tied for second place in the SEC West Division, and ranked 13th in each of the major polls. This was LSU's third ReliaQuest bowl; entering the game, their official record in the game was 0–1, as their win the 2014 edition was vacated by the NCAA during 2023 for a booster-related violation. Their loss came in the

1989 Hall of Fame Bowl The 1989 Hall of Fame Bowl featured the 17th-ranked Syracuse Orangemen and the 16th-ranked LSU Tigers. It was the third edition of the Hall of Fame Bowl. Syracuse scored first following a 2-yard Robert Drummond touchdown, and led 7–0 after one ...

, when the bowl was known by that name.

Game summary

Statistics

References

External links

Game statistics
at statbroadcast.com {{Wisconsin Badgers bowl game navbox

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