1988 Florida Citrus Growers Association Florida Citrus Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 1, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Florida Citrus Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Rodney Williams, QB, Clemson | ||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 53,152 | ||||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Gary Bender and Lynn Swann | ||||||||||||||||||||
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.