2022 Gasparilla Bowl

2022 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
14th Gasparilla Bowl
1234 Total
Wake Forest 7767 27
Missouri 3770 17
DateDecember 23, 2022
Season2022
StadiumRaymond James Stadium
LocationTampa, Florida
MVPSam Hartman (QB, Wake Forest)[1]
FavoriteWake Forest by 3[2]
National anthemSonya Bryson-Kirksey[3]
RefereeKevin Boitmann (Big 12)[4]
Attendance34,370[5]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersChris Cotter (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Lericia Harris (sideline)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Deportes
Gasparilla Bowl
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The 2022 Gasparilla Bowl (officially known as the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl for sponsorship reasons) was a college football bowl game played on December 23, 2022, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 14th annual Gasparilla Bowl began at 6:35 p.m. EST and was aired on ESPN. The game was played between the Wake Forest Demon Deacons from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Missouri Tigers from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season.

Wake Forest scored the game's first points on their first possession after Sam Hartman passed to Taylor Morin for a touchdown, and Missouri scored their first points with a successful field goal later in the first quarter. Each team scored a touchdown in the second and third quarters, though Wake Forest missed an extra point attempt following one of their scores. Wake Forest entered the fourth quarter with a three-point lead, which they expanded to ten points with another touchdown, the last of the game. Wake Forest emerged victorious with a final score of 27–17.

The game was Hartman's last as a member of the Wake Forest team; he officially announced a transfer to Notre Dame on January 5, 2023. He was the game's most valuable player and finished his Wake Forest career having set the ACC record for passing touchdowns. Wake Forest finished the season with a record of 8–5, while Missouri finished 6–7.

  1. ^ @GasparillaBowl (December 23, 2022). "Congratulations to the 2022 @UnionHomeMtg Gasparilla Bowl #MVP – @WakeFB QB @sam_hartman10!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "2022 Gasparilla Bowl prediction, odds, lines". CBS Sports. December 23, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl [@GasparillaBowl] (December 15, 2022). "We can't think of a better way to kickoff the Gasparilla Bowl than to have Sonya Bryson-Kirksey perform the national anthem at next week's game! Sonya is a Retired United States Air Force Technical Sergeant and a familiar sound to Tampa Bay Lightning fans everywhere" (Tweet). Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
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