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Annual NCAA football game
1988 Florida Citrus Growers Association Florida Citrus 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.
