2021 Citrus Bowl

2021 Vrbo Citrus Bowl
75th Citrus Bowl
Auburn Tigers Northwestern Wildcats
(6–4) (6–2)
SEC Big Ten
19 35
Head coach: 
Kevin Steele (interim)		 Head coach: 
Pat Fitzgerald
APCoachesCFP
151314
1234 Total
Auburn 0676 19
Northwestern 140714 35
DateJanuary 1, 2021
Season2020
StadiumCamping World Stadium
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPPeyton Ramsey (QB, Northwestern)[1]
FavoriteNorthwestern by 3.5[2]
RefereeJerry Magallanes (ACC)[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersDave Flemming (play-by-play)
Rod Gilmore (analyst)
Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Citrus Bowl
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The 2021 Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2021, with kickoff at 1:00 p.m. EST on ABC.[4] It was the 75th edition of the Citrus Bowl, and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Sponsored by Vrbo, a vacation rental marketplace owned by the HomeAway division of Expedia, the game was officially known as the Vrbo Citrus Bowl.

  1. ^ @insidenu (January 1, 2021). "Northwestern quarterback Peyton Ramsey is named the 2021 Vrbo Citrus Bowl MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved January 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "College football bowl betting lines released". 247Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.