| Game Name: | Peach Bowl |
| Subheader: | 56th Peach Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Chick-fil-A |
| Date Game Played: | December 30 |
| Year Game Played: | 2023 |
| Football Season: | 2023 |
| Stadium: | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| City: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Visitor School: | Mississippi |
| Visitor Name Short: | Ole Miss |
| Visitor Nickname: | Rebels |
| Visitor Record: | 10–2 |
| Visitor Conference: | SEC |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 11 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 11 |
| Visitor Rank Cfp: | 11 |
| Visitor Coach: | Lane Kiffin |
| Visitor 1Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 11 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home School: | Pennsylvania State |
| Home Name Short: | Penn State |
| Home Nickname: | Nittany Lions |
| Home Record: | 10–2 |
| Home Conference: | Big Ten |
| Home Rank Ap: | 10 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 10 |
| Home Rank Cfp: | 10 |
| Home Coach: | James Franklin |
| Home 1Q: | 3 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 8 |
| Mvp: | Caden Prieskorn (TE, Ole Miss) & Jared Ivey (DE, Ole Miss)[1] |
| Odds: | Penn State by 5.5[2] |
| Referee: | Mike McCabe (Pac-12)[3] |
| Attendance: | 71,230 |
| Us Network: | ESPN ESPN Radio |
| Us Announcers: | ESPN: Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline) ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline) |
| Intl Network: | ESPN Brazil |
| Intl Announcers: | Thiago Alves (play-by-play) and Weinny Eirado (analyst) |
| Different Next: | 2025 |
The 2023 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2023, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The 56th annual Peach Bowl game featured Ole Miss of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Penn State of the Big Ten Conference—teams selected at-large by the College Football Playoff selection committee. The game began at 12:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN.[4] [5] The Peach Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by restaurant chain Chick-fil-A and was officially known as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
The game featured the Ole Miss Rebels against the Penn State Nittany Lions. It was the first ever matchup between the two teams.[6]
See main article: 2023 Ole Miss Rebels football team. The Rebels came into the game ranked 11th in each of the major polls, with a 10–2 record (6–2 SEC); they were led by head coach Lane Kiffin. Their two losses were to Alabama and Georgia.
This was Ole Miss's third Peach Bowl appearance; the Rebels previously won the 1971 edition and lost the 2014 edition.
See main article: 2023 Penn State Nittany Lions football team. The Nittany Lions came into the game ranked 10th in each of the major polls, with a 10–2 record (7–2 Big 10); they were led by head coach James Franklin. Their two losses were to Ohio State and Michigan.
This was Penn State's first Peach Bowl appearance.