Postseason college football bowl game College football game
| 2022 Allstate Sugar Bowl |
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| CFP New Year's Six88th Sugar Bowl |
 Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. |
| Baylor Bears | Ole Miss Rebels | | (11–2) | (10–2) | | Big 12 | SEC | | 21 | 7 | | Head coach: Dave Aranda | Head coach: Lane Kiffin | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | Baylor | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | | Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Date | January 1, 2022 |
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| Season | 2021 |
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| Stadium | Caesars Superdome |
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| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| MVP | Terrel Bernard (LB, Baylor) |
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| Favorite | Ole Miss by 1[1] |
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| Referee | Ron Snodgrass (Big Ten) [2] |
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| Attendance | 66,479[3] |
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| United States TV coverage |
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| Network | ESPNESPN Radio |
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| Announcers | ESPN: Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Katie George (sideline)ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley (play-by-play), Barrett Jones (analyst), and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline) |
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| Nielsen ratings | 9.8 million viewers |
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| Sugar Bowl | | ← 2021 | 2022 (Dec.) → | |
The 2022 Sugar Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2022, with kickoff at 8:45 p.m. EST (7:45 p.m. local CST) and televised on ESPN.[4] It was the 88th edition of the Sugar Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by insurance company Allstate, the game was officially known as the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
Teams
[edit] Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between teams from the Big 12 Conference and the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
This was the second meeting between Baylor and Ole Miss; the Bears defeated the Rebels, 20–10, in Waco on September 6, 1975, these teams' only prior meeting.[5]
Baylor Bears
[edit] Main article: 2021 Baylor Bears football team
Baylor completed their regular season with a 10–2 overall record, 7–2 in Big 12 games. Their losses came to Oklahoma State and TCU. The Bears defeated three ranked teams during the regular season: Iowa State, BYU, and Oklahoma. Baylor then faced Oklahoma State again, in the 2021 Big 12 Championship Game. While Oklahoma State had won their first meeting, 24–14, the Bears won the title contest, 21–16. Baylor entered the Sugar Bowl with an overall 11–2 record, ranked sixth in the AP Poll and seventh in the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings.
Ole Miss Rebels
[edit] Main article: 2021 Ole Miss Rebels football team
Ole Miss completed their regular season with a 10–2 overall record, 6–2 in SEC games. The Rebels lost to Alabama and Auburn, and defeated two ranked teams in FBS, Arkansas and Texas A&M. Ole Miss entered the Sugar Bowl ranked eighth in all major polls.
Quarterback Matt Corral was injured early in the first quarter and did not return to the game.[6]
Game summary
[edit] 2022 Allstate Sugar Bowl
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Baylor | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| No. 8 Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. CST)
- Game weather: n/a (domed stadium)
- Game attendance: 66,479
- Referee: Ron Snodgrass
- TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Katie George (sideline)
- Box score
| Scoring summary |
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | | Plays | Yards | TOP | Baylor | Ole Miss | | 2 | 10:16 | Baylor | Interception returned 96 yards for touchdown by Al Walcott, Isaiah Hankins kick good | 7 | 0 | | 3 | 9:13 | 6 | 72 | 1:48 | Ole Miss | Braylon Sanders 37-yard touchdown reception from Luke Altmyer, Cale Nation kick good | 7 | 7 | | 4 | 11:14 | 5 | 80 | 1:55 | Baylor | Monaray Baldwin 48-yard touchdown run, Isaiah Hankins kick good | 14 | 7 | | 4 | 7:24 | 5 | 15 | 2:34 | Baylor | Tyquan Thornton 2-yard touchdown reception from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick good | 21 | 7 | | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 21 | 7 | |
Statistics
[edit] | Statistics | BAY | MISS |
| First downs | 12 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 58–319 | 88–322 |
| Rushes–yards | 41–279 | 54–138 |
| Passing yards | 40 | 184 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 7–17–1 | 17–34–3 |
| Time of possession | 28:24 | 31:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Baylor | Passing | Gerry Bohanon | 7/17, 40 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Abram Smith | 25 carries, 172 yards |
| Receiving | Drew Estrada | 2 receptions, 14 yards |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Luke Altmyer | 15/28, 174 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Jerrion Ealy | 12 carries, 65 yards |
| Receiving | Dontario Drummond | 9 receptions, 104 yards |
References
[edit] - ^ Fawkes, Ben. "Odds for College Football Playoff, every bowl game". vsin.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ "All State Sugar Bowl". statbroadcast.com. January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "Winsipedia - Baylor vs. Ole Miss". Winsipedia.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ "Ole Miss QB Matt Corral injured in Sugar Bowl". AP News. January 1, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
External links
[edit] - Game statistics at statbroadcast.com
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| Notes | - The 2006 game took place in Atlanta, Georgia due to Hurricane Katrina.
- The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2004.
- There was a Sugar Bowl in January and December in 1972, 1995 and 2022.
- The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2024 editions.
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| Baylor Bears bowl games |
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- 1949 Dixie Bowl
- 1952 Orange Bowl
- 1954 Gator Bowl
- 1957 Sugar Bowl
- 1960 Gator Bowl
- 1961 Gotham Bowl
- 1963 Bluebonnet Bowl
- 1975 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 1979 Peach Bowl
- 1981 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 1983 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
- 1985 Liberty Bowl
- 1986 Bluebonnet Bowl
- 1991 Copper Bowl
- 1992 John Hancock Bowl
- 1994 Alamo Bowl
- 2010 Texas Bowl
- 2011 Alamo Bowl
- 2012 Holiday Bowl
- 2014 Fiesta Bowl
- 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl
- 2016 Cactus Bowl
- 2018 Texas Bowl
- 2020 Sugar Bowl
- 2022 Sugar Bowl
- 2022 Armed Forces Bowl
- 2024 Texas Bowl
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| Ole Miss Rebels bowl games |
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- 1921 Bacardi Bowl
- 1936 Orange Bowl
- 1948 Delta Bowl
- 1953 Sugar Bowl
- 1955 Sugar Bowl
- 1956 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 1958 Sugar Bowl
- 1958 Gator Bowl
- 1960 Sugar Bowl
- 1961 Sugar Bowl
- 1962 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 1963 Sugar Bowl
- 1964 Sugar Bowl
- 1964 Bluebonnet Bowl
- 1965 Liberty Bowl
- 1966 Bluebonnet Bowl
- 1967 Sun Bowl
- 1968 Liberty Bowl
- 1970 Sugar Bowl
- 1971 Gator Bowl
- 1971 Peach Bowl
- 1983 Independence Bowl
- 1986 Independence Bowl
- 1989 Liberty Bowl
- 1991 Gator Bowl
- 1992 Liberty Bowl
- 1997 Motor City Bowl
- 1998 Independence Bowl
- 1999 Independence Bowl
- 2000 Music City Bowl
- 2002 Independence Bowl
- 2004 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 2010 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 2013 BBVA Compass Bowl
- 2013 Music City Bowl
- 2014 Peach Bowl
- 2016 Sugar Bowl
- 2021 Outback Bowl
- 2022 Sugar Bowl
- 2022 Texas Bowl
- 2023 Peach Bowl
- 2025 Gator Bowl
- 2026 Sugar Bowl ‡
‡ denotes College Football Playoff quarterfinal game |
Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl.