How did the SEC fare during the 2022 bowl season?
Florida was embarrassed in a 30-3 Las Vegas Bowl loss by Oregon State on Dec. 17, but the Gators weren’t the only SEC team that finished the season with disappointment.
Four other programs in the conference came up short in the quest to win a bowl game: Missouri fell to Wake Forest by 10, Ole Miss couldn’t keep up with Texas Tech, Kentucky was shut out by Iowa and South Carolina lost to Notre Dame by a touchdown.
Of course, the conference saw its fair share of success during the month of December too. Georgia is once again competing for a national championship and is the favorite heading into the big game on Jan. 9 against TCU. The Bulldogs mounted a massive comeback against Ohio State on New Year’s Eve to stay on top of the college football world and are a win away from perhaps replacing Alabama as the bar for success at this level.
Alabama throttled Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl, Arkansas held out against Kansas in overtime, LSU ran it up against Purdue, Mississippi State handled Illinois and Tennessee got a big win over Clemson in the orangest of Orange Bowls.
Here’s a look at how every SEC team fared during the 2022 bowl season, in order of when each game happened.
Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 17): Oregon State 30, Florida 3
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Gasparilla Bowl (Dec. 23): Wake Forest 27, Missouri 17
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Liberty Bowl (Dec. 28): Arkansas 55, Kansas 53 (3OT)
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Texas Bowl (Dec. 28): Texas Tech 42, Ole Miss 25
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Gator Bowl (Dec. 30): Notre Dame 45, South Carolina 38
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Orange Bowl (Dec. 30): Tennessee 31, Clemson 14
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Sugar Bowl (Dec. 31): Alabama 45, Kansas State 20
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Music City Bowl (Dec. 31): Iowa 21, Kentucky 0
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Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal) (Dec. 31): Georgia 42, Ohio State 41
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ReliaQuest Bowl (Jan. 2): Mississippi State 19, Illinois 10
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Citrus Bowl (Jan. 2): LSU 63, Purdue 7
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College Football Playoff Final (Jan. 9): Georgia vs. TCU
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