The 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2024, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 38th annual ReliaQuest Bowl featured Wisconsin from the Big Ten Conference and LSU from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game began at approximately 12:00 p.m. EST and was aired on ESPN2.[3][4] It was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. Tampa-based cybersecurity company ReliaQuest was the title sponsor.
| 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 38th ReliaQuest Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Raymond James Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Garrett Nussmeier (QB, LSU) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | LSU by 10.5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mark Duddy (Pac-12)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 31,424 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams
editConsistent with conference tie-ins, the bowl featured the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference and the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (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.[5]
Wisconsin Badgers
editThe 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
editThe 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. Heisman winning quarterback Jayden Daniels sat out of the game to prepare for the NFL draft, with backup Garrett Nussmeier getting his first start of the season and earning MVP honors after throwing for 395 yards and three touchdowns.[6]
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.[7] Their loss came in the 1989 Hall of Fame Bowl, when the bowl was known by that name.
Game summary
edit| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wisconsin | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| No. 13 LSU | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
- Date: Monday, January 1, 2024
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: 2 mph (3.2 km/h) N
- Game attendance: 31,424
- Referee: Mark Durry
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
- Box score
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Statistics
edit| Statistics | WIS | LSU |
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| First downs | 22 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 74–506 | 70–492 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–128 | 25–97 |
| Passing yards | 378 | 395 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 27–40–0 | 31–45–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:00 | 29:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Wisconsin | Passing | Tanner Mordecai | 27–40–3–0 |
| Rushing | Jackson Acker | 14–86–1 | |
| Receiving | Will Pauling | 8–143–2 | |
| LSU | Passing | Garrett Nussmeier | 31–45–3–1 |
| Rushing | Josh Williams | 12–51–0 | |
| Receiving | Brian Thomas Jr. | 8–98–2 |
References
edit- ^ Parks, James (December 11, 2023). "College football bowl schedule, game odds, point spreads for 2023-24". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 3, 2023). "2023-24 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ Straka, Dean. "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "About the Bowl". ReliaQuest Bowl. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Winsipedia – Wisconsin Badgers vs. LSU Tigers". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ Alexander, Wilson. "How Garrett Nussmeier led LSU's game-winning drive to beat Wisconsin in his first start". NOLA.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Mandel, Stewart. "Vacated LSU wins leave Les Miles out of CFB Hall of Fame consideration". The Athletic. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
External links
edit- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com