2022 Texas Bowl

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2022 TaxAct Texas Bowl
15th Texas Bowl
LSU Tigers Kansas State Wildcats
(6–6) (7–5)
SEC Big 12
Head coach: 
Brad Davis (interim)		 Head coach: 
Chris Klieman
DateJanuary 4, 2022
Season2021
StadiumNRG Stadium
LocationHouston, Texas
FavoriteLSU by 2.5[1]
RefereeJohn O'Neill (Big Ten)[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersDave O'Brien (play–by–play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Kelsey Riggs (sideline)
Texas Bowl
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The 2022 Texas Bowl is a college football bowl game that will be played on January 4, 2022, with kickoff scheduled for 9:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. local CST) and televised on ESPN.[3] It will be the 15th edition of the Texas Bowl, and will be one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by tax preparation software company TaxAct, the game will be known as the TaxAct Texas Bowl. This is the first edition of the Texas Bowl to be played in the month of January.

Teams[]

Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game will be played between teams from the Big 12 Conference and the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

This will be the second meeting between Kansas State and LSU; the Tigers defeated the Wildcats, 21–0, on September 13, 1980, at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, the teams' only previous meeting.[4]

Kansas State Wildcats[]

Main article: 2021 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Kansas State finished their regular season with an overall 7–5 record, 4–5 in Big 12 games. After starting their the season with three wins, the Wildcats fell to 3–3, then won four games in a row before ending the season with back-to-back losses. Kansas State faced two ranked teams in FBS during the season, losing to Oklahoma and Baylor.

LSU Tigers[]

Main article: 2021 LSU Tigers football team

LSU finished their regular season with an overall 6–6 record, 3–5 in SEC play. After starting with three wins in their first four games, the Tigers lost five of their next six games, then finished their schedule with back-to-back wins to become bowl eligible. All five of LSU's losses were to ranked FBS teams; they defeated two ranked teams, Florida and Texas A&M. Head coach Ed Orgeron left the program at the end of the regular season;[5] offensive line coach Brad Davis was named interim head coach for the Texas Bowl.[6]

Game summary[]

2022 TaxAct Texas Bowl
1 2 34Total
LSU - - --0
Kansas State - - --0

at NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Statistics[]

Statistics LSU KSU
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int –– ––
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
LSU Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kansas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References[]

  1. ^ Fawkes, Ben. "Odds for College Football Playoff, every bowl game". vsin.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Winsipedia - Kansas State vs. LSU". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  5. ^ Bonnette, Michael (2021-10-17). "LSU, Coach Orgeron to Part Ways Following 2021 Season". lsusports.net. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  6. ^ "New LSU Interim Head Coach Brad Davis Sends Out Message On Twitter". www.tigerdroppings.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.

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