2021 Gator Bowl (December)
The 2021 Gator Bowl is a college football bowl game that will be played on December 31, 2021, with kickoff scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EST on ESPN.[3] It will be the 77th edition of the Gator Bowl, and will be one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by financial technology company TaxSlayer, the game will be officially known as the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl.
| 2021 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 77th Gator Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | TIAA Bank Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Texas A&M by 6.5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Larry Smith (Big Ten)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game will be played between teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
This will be the second meeting between Texas A&M and Wake Forest; the Demon Deacons defeated the Aggies 55-52 in the 2017 Belk Bowl, both teams' only previous meeting thus far.[4]
Texas A&M Aggies
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 17 Wake Forest | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| No. 25 Texas A&M | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: Friday, December 31, 2021
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. EST
- Referee: Larry Smith
- TV announcers (ESPN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
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Statistics
| Statistics | WFU | TAMU |
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| First downs | ||
| Plays–yards | – | – |
| Rushes–yards | – | – |
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Wake Forest | Passing | ||
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| Receiving | |||
| Texas A&M | Passing | ||
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| Receiving |
References
- Fawkes, Ben. "Odds for College Football Playoff, every bowl game". vsin.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- "Winsipedia - Texas A&M vs. Wake Forest". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.