It was announced on Sunday that the Auburn Tigers will play No. 14 Northwestern in the 75th Citrus Bowl on January 1.
The bowl game, presented by Vrbo, is scheduled to be played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, FL. ABC will broadcast the matchup nationally.
The Wildcats finished their regular season 6-2 after losing the Big Ten Championship Game to Ohio State on Saturday.
Auburn went 6-4 over their season, before firing head coach Gus Malzahn. Defensive coordinator Kevin Steele is currently the interim head coach.
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This will mark Auburn’s sixth appearance in the Citrus Bowl throughout history, tied for the most all-time. Auburn is 3-2 in its five previous trips, with the most recent coming in 2006.
Northwestern ranks fifth nationally in scoring defense, allowing only 15.5 points per game.
A limited number of Citrus Bowl tickets are available online here. Seats are reportedly available in clusters of two, four, six or eight, with physical distancing implemented between pods.
More information about related COVID-19 protocols is available here.
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