We are getting down to the final college football 🐓bowl games. What about the Citrus Bowl? Who plays in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl this year? Check out the details for the Iowa vs Tennessee matchup.
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When is the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in 2023?
You can catch the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day! Here are the details.
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Who Plays in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl 2023?
The Citrus Bowl feature♑s 10-3 Iowa from the Big Ten vs 8-4 Tennessee from the SEC.
2023 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl Odds
Take a look at the odds for the game. Who is favored along with the total for the g❀ওame.
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2023 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl Matchup: Tennessee vs Iowa
Let’s take a look at how these teams fared over the course of the 2023 season.
Tennessee (8-4 overall, 4-4 in SEC)
Tꦦhe Volunteers were 5-1 heading into a matchup with Alabama and looking to make moves in the SEC. Then, Tennessee lost 34-20 to Bama and went 3-2 down the stretch forꦗ an 8-4 finish. They were roughed up by Missouri 36-7 and Georgia 38-10 at the end of the season.
Joe Milton threw for 2,813 yards with 20 touchdown passes. He added 7 rushing touchdowns and will be skipping the bowl game for NFL Draft pre🌠p. Nico Iamaleava will start in the bowl game. He played limited time in 2023 and threw for 163 yards with 1 touchdow⭕n pass.
Running bꦯack Jaylen Wright has also entered the draft and will skip the bowl game. Wright had 1,013 yards with 4 touchdowns in 2023. At wide receiver, Squirrel White will get plenty of targets in the bowl game after 764 yards receiving and 2 TDs this season.
Iowa (10-3 overall, 7-2 in Big Ten)
The Hawkeyes won a ton of low-scoring games on their way to the Big Ten Championship game where they ꧑were beaten 26-0 by Michigan. Iowa suffered a 31-0 loss to Penn State and a 12-10 loss to Minnesota duri🔜ng the regular season but won the rest of their games for a 10-2 record before the title game.
The defense was great all year long giving up just 13.2 points per game which was fourth in the FBS. The offense was a different stor🐼y. They scored 20+ points in only six of the games this season while scoring 10 total points combined in their 3 losses.
Cade McNamara 🥂started the season at QB and was knocked out with a knee injury after throwing for 505 yards and 4 TDs in five games. Deacon Hill has played since throwing for 1,096 yards wit⛦h 5 touchdowns and 6 interceptions.
Leshon Williams was the standout at running back 🌳as he ran for 804 yards on the year but he scored just one rushing TD and caught a TD pass.
History of the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
The Citrus Bowl is an annual college football game held at Camping World Stadium in Orl💃ando, Florida, organized by the non-pr꧙ofit group Florida Citrus Sports. It started as the Tangerine Bowl in 1947 and became the Florida Citrus Bowl in 1983.
Throughout the years, it had various sponsors, including Capital One, CompUSA, Ourhouse.com, Buffalo Wild Wings, Overton’s, and Vrbo. Recently, Kellogg’s, now Kellanova, became the title sponsor, and the game is officially known as the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.
Typically played at 1 p.m. EST on New Year’s Day and broadcasted on ABC, the Citrus Bowl is considered one of the premier bowls. In years when January 1 is a Sunday, the game may be played on January 2 or December 31 to avoid NFL schedule conflicts.
With a payout of $8.55 million per team, it has one of the largest payouts among boಌwls outside the College Football🎀 Playoff. Since 1985, the game has consistently featured two Top 25 ranked teams.
Take a look at the results of the game.
| Date played | Winning team | Losing team | Attend. | ||
| 1/1/1947 | Catawba | 31 | Maryville | 6 | 9,000 |
| 1/1/1948 | Catawba | 7 | Marshall | 0 | 9,000 |
| 1/1/1949 | Murray State 21, Sul Ross State 21 | 9,000 | |||
| 1/2/1950 | Saint Vincent | 7 | Emory and Henry | 6 | 9,500 |
| 1/1/1951 | Morris Harvey | 35 | Emory and Henry | 14 | 10,000 |
| 1/1/1952 | Stetson | 35 | Arkansas State | 20 | 12,500 |
| 1/1/1953 | East Texas State | 33 | Tennessee Tech | 0 | 12,340 |
| 1/1/1954 | Arkansas State 7, East Texas State 7 | 12,976 | |||
| 1/1/1955 | Omaha | 7 | Eastern Kentucky | 6 | 12,759 |
| 1/2/1956 | Juniata 6, Missouri Valley 6 | 10,000 | |||
| 1/1/1957 | West Texas State | 20 | Mississippi Southern | 13 | 11,000 |
| 1/1/1958 | East Texas State | 10 | Mississippi Southern | 9 | 10,500 |
| 12/27/1958 | East Texas State | 26 | Missouri Valley | 7 | 4,000 |
| 1/1/1960 | Middle Tennessee | 21 | Presbyterian | 12 | 12,500 |
| 12/30/1960 | The Citadel | 27 | Tennessee Tech | 0 | 13,000 |
| 12/29/1961 | Lamar Tech | 21 | Middle Tennessee | 14 | 6,000 |
| 12/22/1962 | Houston | 49 | Miami (OH) | 21 | 7,500 |
| 12/28/1963 | Western Kentucky | 27 | Coast Guard | 0 | 7,500 |
| 12/12/1964 | East Carolina | 14 | UMass | 13 | 8,000 |
| 12/11/1965 | East Carolina | 31 | Maine | 0 | 8,350 |
| 12/10/1966 | Morgan State | 14 | West Chester | 6 | 7,138 |
| 12/16/1967 | Tennessee–Martin | 25 | West Chester | 8 | 5,500 |
| 12/27/1968 | Richmond | 49 | #15 Ohio | 42 | 16,114 |
| 12/26/1969 | #20 Toledo | 56 | Davidson | 33 | 16,311 |
| 12/28/1970 | #15 Toledo | 40 | William & Mary | 12 | 15,664 |
| 12/28/1971 | #14 Toledo | 28 | Richmond | 3 | 16,750 |
| 12/29/1972 | Tampa | 21 | Kent State | 18 | 20,062 |
| 12/22/1973 | #15 Miami (OH) | 16 | Florida | 7 | 37,234 |
| 12/21/1974 | #15 Miami (OH) | 21 | Georgia | 10 | 20,246 |
| 12/20/1975 | #12 Miami (OH) | 20 | South Carolina | 7 | 20,247 |
| 12/18/1976 | #14 Oklahoma State | 49 | BYU | 21 | 37,812 |
| 12/23/1977 | #19 Florida State | 40 | Texas Tech | 17 | 44,502 |
| 12/23/1978 | NC State | 30 | Pittsburgh | 17 | 31,356 |
| 12/22/1979 | LSU | 34 | Wake Forest | 10 | 38,666 |
| 12/20/1980 | Florida | 35 | Maryland | 20 | 52,541 |
| 12/19/1981 | Missouri | 19 | #18 Southern Miss | 17 | 50,045 |
| 12/18/1982 | #18 Auburn | 33 | Boston College | 26 | 51,296 |
| 12/17/1983 | Tennessee | 30 | #16 Maryland | 23 | 50,500 |
| 12/22/1984 | Georgia 17, #15 Florida State 17 | 51,821 | |||
| 12/28/1985 | #17 Ohio State | 10 | #9 BYU | 7 | 50,920 |
| 1/1/1987 | #10 Auburn | 16 | USC | 7 | 51,113 |
| 1/1/1988 | #14 Clemson | 35 | #20 Penn State | 10 | 53,152 |
| 1/2/1989 | #9 Clemson | 13 | #10 Oklahoma | 6 | 53,571 |
| 1/1/1990 | #11 Illinois | 31 | #16 Virginia | 21 | 42,890 |
| 1/1/1991 | #2 Georgia Tech | 45 | #19 Nebraska | 21 | 72,328 |
| 1/1/1992 | #14 California | 37 | #13 Clemson | 13 | 64,192 |
| 1/1/1993 | #8 Georgia | 21 | #15 Ohio State | 14 | 65,861 |
| 1/1/1994 | #13 Penn State | 31 | #6 Tennessee | 13 | 72,456 |
| 1/2/1995 | #6 Alabama | 24 | #13 Ohio State | 17 | 71,195 |
| 1/1/1996 | #3 Tennessee | 20 | #4 Ohio State | 14 | 70,797 |
| 1/1/1997 | #9 Tennessee | 48 | #11 Northwestern | 28 | 63,467 |
| 1/1/1998 | #6 Florida | 21 | #11 Penn State | 6 | 72,940 |
| 1/1/1999 | #15 Michigan | 45 | #11 Arkansas | 31 | 67,584 |
| 1/1/2000 | #9 Michigan State | 37 | #10 Florida | 34 | 62,011 |
| 1/1/2001 | #17 Michigan | 31 | #20 Auburn | 28 | 66,928 |
| 1/1/2002 | #8 Tennessee | 45 | #17 Michigan | 17 | 59,653 |
| 1/1/2003 | #19 Auburn | 13 | #10 Penn State | 9 | 66,334 |
| 1/1/2004 | #11 Georgia | 34 | #12 Purdue | 27 (OT) | 64,565 |
| 1/1/2005 | #11 Iowa | 30 | #12 LSU | 25 | 70,229 |
| 1/2/2006 | #20 Wisconsin | 24 | #7 Auburn | 10 | 57,221 |
| 1/1/2007 | #5 Wisconsin | 17 | #13 Arkansas | 14 | 60,774 |
| 1/1/2008 | Michigan | 41 | #12 Florida | 35 | 69,748 |
| 1/1/2009 | #15 Georgia | 24 | #18 Michigan State | 12 | 59,681 |
| 1/1/2010 | #11 Penn State | 19 | #15 LSU | 17 | 63,025 |
| 1/1/2011 | #16 Alabama | 49 | #9 Michigan State | 7 | 61,519 |
| 1/2/2012 | #9 South Carolina | 30 | #20 Nebraska | 13 | 61,351 |
| 1/1/2013 | #6 Georgia | 45 | #23 Nebraska | 31 | 59,712 |
| 1/1/2014 | #9 South Carolina | 34 | #19 Wisconsin | 24 | 56,629 |
| 1/1/2015 | #16 Missouri | 33 | #25 Minnesota | 17 | 48,624 |
| 1/1/2016 | #14 Michigan | 41 | #19 Florida | 7 | 63,113 |
| 12/31/2016 | #20 LSU | 29 | #13 Louisville | 9 | 46,063 |
| 1/1/2018 | #14 Notre Dame | 21 | #17 LSU | 17 | 57,726 |
| 1/1/2019 | #16 Kentucky | 27 | #13 Penn State | 24 | 59,167 |
| 1/1/2020 | #9 Alabama | 35 | #17 Michigan | 16 | 59,746 |
| 1/1/2021 | #15 Northwestern | 35 | Auburn | 19 | 13,039 |
| 1/1/2022 | #25 Kentucky | 20 | #17 Iowa | 17 | 50,769 |
| 1/2/2023 | #16 LSU | 63 | Purdue | 7 | 42,791 |
