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- Miami is missing a huge number of starters going into this game, which should benefit Rutgers in a big way.
- This game is also being played in the Northeast and the cold weather should work in the favor of a Rutgers team more used to that environment.
The Pinstripe Bowl is not the longest-tenured game in the college football bowl season. But it is building a nice history of games featuring power conference teams. This year should be no exception, as we are in for an interesting matchup in the Bronx. Continue reading for our breakdown of this year’s Pinstripe Bowl, along with a look back at the history of this portion of the college football bowl schedule that takes place in a baseball stadium.
2023 Pinstripe Bowl Analysis
In the 2023 Pinstripe Bowl, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will take on the Miami Hurricanes. In this matchup between the Big Ten and ACC, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights should benefit from a couple of key factors. The first of those factors is the weather, which will always benefit the team playing in the Northeast. But absences of key players should also play a role, as Miami will struggle to deal with the loss of quarterback Tyler Van Dyke and several other starters.
Meanwhile, this was one of the better seasons Rutgers has had in the Big Ten. They went 6-6 and 3-6 in conference play, losing their last four regular season games. But they were a respectable team when not facing Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, and Iowa. That is a step in the right direction and should bode well for the Scarlet Knights in this contest.
Pinstripe Bowl History
The Pinstripe Bowl first took place in 2010, featuring conference tie-ins with the ACC and Big Ten. In the past, this game also featured tie-ins with independent Notre Dame, the Big 12, Big East, and American Athletic Conference. It has regularly featured teams from the Northeast United States, including programs like Syracuse, Rutgers, Boston College, and Penn State. Below is the full list of previous participants in this game, including the winners of each matchup.
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up |
| 2010 | Syracuse | Kansas State |
| 2011 | Rutgers | Iowa State |
| 2012 | Syracuse | West Virginia |
| 2013 | Notre Dame | Rutgers |
| 2014 | Penn State | Boston College |
| 2015 | Duke | Indiana |
| 2016 | Northwestern | Pittsburgh |
| 2017 | Iowa | Boston College |
| 2018 | Wisconsin | Miami (FL) |
| 2019 | Michigan State | Wake Forest |
| 2021 | Maryland | Virginia Tech |
| 2022 | Minnesota | Syracuse |
Bowl Game MVPs
There are some names that pro football fans will recognize when they look at the list of Pinstripe Bowl MVPs. Eventual pros like Zack Martin and Jonathan Taylor are both on the list of previous MVPs for the game. Below is the full list of MVPs for this bowl matchup, which awards just one MVP per game, instead of an offensive and defensive MVP like they do in many other bowls.
| Year | MVP | Team |
| 2010 | Delone Carter | Syracuse |
| 2011 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers |
| 2012 | Prince Tyson-Gulley | Syracuse |
| 2013 | Zack Martin | Notre Dame |
| 2014 | Christian Hackenberg | Penn State |
| 2015 | Thomas Sirk/Shaun Wilson | Duke |
| 2016 | Justin Jackson | Northwestern |
| 2017 | Akrum Wadley | Iowa |
| 2018 | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin |
| 2019 | Brian Lewerke | Michigan State |
| 2021 | Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland |
| 2022 | Coleman Bryson | Minnesota |
