1988 Florida Citrus Bowl
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Date | {{{Date Game Played}}} | ||
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MVP | Rodney Williams, QB, Clemson |
The 1988 Florida Citrus Bowl was held on January 1, 1988 at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The #14 Clemson Tigers defeated the #20 Penn State Nittany Lions by a score of 35–10.[1]
The first quarter saw both teams score: first the Tigers on a 7-yard rush and then Penn State on a 39-yard pass. The second quarter saw only a Clemson touchdown on a 6-yard rush, and the halftime score was 14–7. Penn State converted a 27-yard field goal to cut the deficit to 4, but then Clemson proceeded to score 21 unanswered points. The Tigers scored on a 1-yard touchdown rush to end the third quarter 21–10, and then scored on two more rushes, from 25 and 4 yards out. Clemson won the game by a score of 35–10.[2][3]
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