| Game Name: | Florida Citrus Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Florida Citrus Growers Association |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Year Game Played: | 1988 |
| Football Season: | 1987 |
| Stadium: | Florida Citrus Bowl |
| City: | Orlando, Florida |
| Visitor School: | Clemson Tigers |
| Visitor Name Short: | Clemson |
| Visitor Nickname: | Tigers |
| Visitor Record: | 9–2 |
| Visitor Coach: | Danny Ford |
| Visitor Conference: | ACC |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 14 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 12 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 14 |
| Home School: | Pennsylvania State University |
| Home Name Short: | Penn State |
| Home Nickname: | Nittany Lions |
| Home Record: | 8–3 |
| Home Coach: | Joe Paterno |
| Home Conference: | Independent |
| Home Rank Ap: | 20 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 19 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 3 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Mvp: | Rodney Williams, QB, Clemson |
| Referee: | Paul Schmitt (SICOA) |
| Attendance: | 53,152 |
| Us Network: | ABC |
| Us Announcers: | Gary Bender and Lynn Swann |
| Game Link: | Citrus Bowl |
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.[1]
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 then Clemson proceeded to score 21 unanswered points. The Tigers 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. Clemson won the game by a score of 35–10.[2] [3]