2022 Orange Bowl
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| 2022 Capital One Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CFP New Year's Six 89th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, hosted the Orange Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Hard Rock Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Joe Milton (QB, Tennessee)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Clemson by 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Brooke Sterling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ron Snodgrass (Big Ten)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Fitz and the Tantrums[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 63,912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Katie George (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2022 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2022, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The 89th annual Orange Bowl, the game featured Clemson from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Tennessee from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game began at 8:11 p.m. EST[4] and was aired on ESPN.[5] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by bank holding company Capital One, the game was officially known as the Capital One Orange Bowl.
Tennessee
This game featured the No. 6 College Football Playoff (CFP) ranked team, Tennessee of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the No. 7 CFP ranked team, Clemson of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[6]
Tennessee received a New Year's Six bid after finishing the regular season ranked higher than Power 5 champions Kansas State, Utah, and Clemson. The Volunteers started their regular season with eight consecutive wins, reaching No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings. They then lost two of their final four games, suffering defeats by Georgia and South Carolina. Tennessee entered the bowl with an overall 10–2 record (6–2 in conference).[7]
Clemson
Clemson received a New Year's Six bid after winning the ACC championship.[8] The Tigers began their season with eight consecutive wins, reaching No. 5 in major poll rankings, then lost two of their final four regular-season games. Their defeats came against Notre Dame and South Carolina. Clemson qualified for the ACC Championship Game, where they defeated North Carolina, 39–10. Clemson entered the bowl with an overall 11–2 record (8–0 in conference).