2023 Peach Bowl
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| 2023 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CFP New Year's Six 56th Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the Peach Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Caden Prieskorn (TE, Ole Miss) & Jared Ivey (DE, Ole Miss)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Penn State by 5.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike McCabe (Pac-12)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 71,230 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline) ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Thiago Alves (play-by-play) and Weinny Eirado (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2023, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The 56th annual Peach Bowl game featured Ole Miss of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Penn State 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.[4][5] 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 and was officially known as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
Ole Miss
The game featured the Ole Miss Rebels against the Penn State Nittany Lions. It was the first ever matchup between the two teams.[6]
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.[7]
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.