The game was played on January 1 and matched the LSU Tigers against the Penn State Nittany Lions.
The Champs Sports Bowl, played ten days later, badly damaged the new turf.
The grounds crew worked frantically over the next three days in an attempt to get the field in shape for the Capital One Bowl, but ultimately failed.
Bad footing and dropped passes were normal in the first half, and PSU fumbled the snap exchange twice though both were recovered by the offense.
Collin Wagner's 21-yard field goal with 57 seconds left sealed the victory for the Nittany Lions.