Cheez-It Citrus Bowl

No. 17 LSU (9-4) vs. Purdue (8-5)

Noon CST Monday (ABC)

Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida

0 Previous games between LSU and Purdue.

1 Player in the nation had at least 2,500 passing yards and 750 rushing yards entering the bowl season – LSU QB Jayden Daniels. Daniels has completed 254-of-371 passes for 2,774 yards with 16 TDs and three interceptions and run for 818 yards and 11 TDs on 180 carries in 2022.

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1 Previous appearance for Purdue in the Citrus Bowl. The Boilermakers lost to Georgia 34-27 on Jan. 1, 2004.

1 LSU offensive lineman has started every game this season, and Miles Frazier has lined up at left guard, right guard and right tackle in doing so. The Tigers have used six combinations of offensive-line starters in 2022.

2 West Division champs will meet in the Citrus Bowl. LSU won the SEC West, and Purdue won the Big Ten West. Each lost in its conference championship game. The Tigers lost 50-30 to Georgia, and the Boilermakers lost 43-22 to Michigan.

2 LSU coaches have produced at least 10 victories in their first seasons with the Tigers, a list that Brian Kelly would join with a win. LSU went 10-1-1 under Mike Archer in 1986 and posted an 11-2 record under Les Miles in 2005. LSU has 16 seasons with double-digit victories.

6 Appearances in the Citrus Bowl for LSU when the Tigers take the field on Monday, which will tie the record for the most frequent team in the game. Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Michigan and Penn State already have played six times apiece in the Citrus Bowl. LSU defeated Wake Forest 34-10 on Dec. 22, 1979, and Louisville 29-9 on Dec. 31, 2016, and lost to Iowa 30-25 on Jan. 1, 2005, Penn State 19-17 on Jan. 1, 2010, and Notre Dame 21-17 on Jan. 1, 2018. Current LSU coach Brian Kelly was the coach for Notre Dame in the game five years ago.

6 Victories without a loss for LSU coach Brian Kelly against Purdue. All the games came when Kelly was the coach at Notre Dame.

7 SEC players in this century have had 2,700 passing yards, 800 rushing yards, 15 passing TDs and 10 rushing TDs in the same season, including LSU QB Jayden Daniels in 2022. The other SEC players to reach those statistical standards since 2000 have been Florida’s Tim Tebow in 2007 and 2009, Auburn’s Cam Newton in 2010, Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel in 2012, Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott in 2014, Tennessee’s Joshua Dobbs in 2016 and Alabama’s Jalen Hurts in 2016.

9 Victories, five losses and one tie for LSU against Big Ten opponents, including a 4-2 record in bowls. The Tigers most recent game against a Big Ten opponent came on Sept. 3, 2016, when Wisconsin defeated LSU 16-14 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

23 Victories, 14 losses and one tie for SEC teams in the Citrus Bowl and its predecessors — the Tangerine Bowl, Florida Citrus Bowl and Capital One Bowl. Big Ten teams have a 13-17 record in the game. The SEC has a 18-11 record when playing a Big Ten opponent in the game, with Kentucky beating Iowa 20-17 in last season’s game.

28 Victories, 24 losses and one tie for LSU in bowls. The Tigers lost to Kansas State 42-20 in last season’s Texas Bowl.

36 Victories and 34 losses for Jeff Brohm in six seasons as Purdue’s head coach. Brohm has left the Boilermakers to become the head coach at his alma mater, Louisville. His brother, Purdue offensive coordinator Brian Brohm, will serve as the Boilermakers’ interim head coach for the Citrus Bowl. Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters will be Purdue’s head coach in 2023.

199 Passing yards this season for Austin Burton, Purdue’s probable starter at quarterback on Monday after Aidan O’Connell decided not to play in the game. O’Connell completed 320-of-499 passes for 3,490 yards with 22 TDs and 13 interceptions in 2022. Burton has completed 24-of-32 passes with three TDs and one interception this season. Burton’s targets will not include WR Charlie Jones and TE Payne Durham, the Boilermakers’ top two receivers in 2022. With 110 receptions, Jones had the most in the nation entering the bowl season. He had 1,361 receiving yards and 12 TDs. Durham had 56 receptions for 560 yards and 10 TDs. Neither receiver will play in the Citrus Bowl.

245 Days after LSU ends its 2022 season in the Citrus Bowl, the Tigers will be back at Camping World Stadium to kick off their 2023 campaign. LSU is scheduled to open next season against Florida State in Orlando.

326 Yards and one TD on 19 receptions for LSU WR Malik Nabers in the past three games. Nabers’ single-game high for the 2022 season had been 81 yards until he had 129 receiving yards in a 41-10 victory over UAB on Nov. 19. He had 128 receiving yards in the Tigers’ 50-30 loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 3. Nabers leads LSU with 63 receptions for 854 yards and two TDs this season.

920 Rushing yards and nine TDs on 182 carries for Purdue RB Devin Mockobee in 2022. The walk-on set a school record for rushing yards by a freshman.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.