1988 Florida Citrus Growers Association Florida Citrus Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Penn State Nittany Lions
(9–2)
(8–3)
ACC
Independent
35
10
Head coach: Danny Ford
Head coach: Joe Paterno
AP
Coaches
14
12
AP
Coaches
20
19
1
2
3
4
Total
Clemson
7
7
7
14
35
Penn State
7
0
3
0
10
Date
January 1, 1988
Season
1987
Stadium
Florida Citrus Bowl
Location
Orlando, Florida
MVP
Rodney Williams, QB, Clemson
Referee
Paul Schmitt (SICOA)
Attendance
53,152
United States TV coverage
Network
ABC
Announcers
Gary Bender and Lynn Swann
Florida Citrus Bowl
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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]
^"Florida Citrus Bowl; Penn State Routed". The New York Times. Associated Press. January 2, 1988. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
^"THE BOWL GAMES : Florida Citrus Bowl : Clemson Has Too Much for Penn State, 35-10". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1988. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
^"Clemson destroys Penn State, 35–10". Pensacola News Journal. January 2, 1988. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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