| 2023 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CFP New Year's Six 56th Peach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mercedes-Benz Stadium inAtlanta, 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), andQuint 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2023 Peach Bowl was acollege footballbowl game played on December 30, 2023, atMercedes-Benz Stadium inAtlanta, Georgia. The 56th annualPeach Bowl game featuredOle Miss of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) andPenn State of theBig Ten Conference—teams selected at-large by theCollege Football Playoff selection committee. The game began at 12:00 p.m.EST and aired onESPN.[4][5] The Peach Bowl was one of the2023–24 bowl games concluding the2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by restaurant chainChick-fil-A and was officially known as theChick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
The game featured theOle Miss Rebels against thePenn 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 (6–2SEC); they were led by head coachLane Kiffin. Their two losses were toAlabama andGeorgia.
This was Ole Miss's third Peach Bowl appearance; the Rebels previously won the1971 edition and lost the2014 edition.[7]
The Nittany Lions came into the game ranked 10th in each of the major polls, with a 10–2 record (7–2Big 10); they were led by head coachJames Franklin. Their two losses were toOhio State andMichigan.
This was Penn State's first Peach Bowl appearance.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 11 Ole Miss | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 38 |
| No. 10 Penn State | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
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| Statistics | MISS | PSU |
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| First downs | 30 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 540 | 510 |
| Rushes–yards | 146 | 167 |
| Passing yards | 394 | 343 |
| Passing:comp–att–int | 26–41–0 | 20–40–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:38 | 26:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 25/40, 379 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 34 carries, 106 yards | |
| Receiving | Caden Prieskorn | 10 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD | |
| Penn State | Passing | Drew Allar | 19/39, 295 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Kaytron Allen | 10 carries, 51 yards | |
| Receiving | Tyler Warren | 5 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD |