35 10 20 19 7 7 Champion Clemson Tigers football Stadium Camping World Stadium | 14 12 7 7 7 14 Date 1 January 1988 Announcers Gary Bender, Lynn Swann | |
Location Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida, United States Similar 1992 Florida Citrus Bowl, 1985 Independence Bowl, 1951 Orange Bowl, 1982 Tangerine Bowl | ||
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.
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 Clemson then preceded to score 21 unanswered points. They 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. The game ended 35–10 in favor of Clemson.
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