2019 Arizona Bowl
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| 2019 Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 5th Arizona Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Arizona Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tucson, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Xazavian Valladay (RB, Wyoming) & Alijah Halliburton (S, Wyoming)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Wyoming by 7.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Anthony Calabrese (AAC)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 36,892 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$350,000[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS Sports Network | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and John Schriffen (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Arizona Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2019, with kickoff at 4:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. local MST) on CBS Sports Network.[5] It was the 5th edition of the Arizona Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Nova Home Loans mortgage broker company, the game was officially known as the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl.
Teams[edit]
The game was played between the Wyoming Cowboys from the Mountain West Conference and the Georgia State Panthers from the Sun Belt Conference. This was the first time that the two programs met,[6] and the first Arizona Bowl appearance for both programs.
Wyoming Cowboys[edit]
Wyoming entered the game with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference), having lost three of four games to end their regular season. They finished in fourth place in Mountain West's Mountain Division. The Cowboys lost to the only ranked FBS team they faced, Boise State.
Georgia State Panthers[edit]
Georgia State also entered the game with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference), also having lost three of four games to end their regular season. They finished in third place in the Sun Belt's East Division. The Panthers also lost to the only ranked FBS team they faced, Appalachian State.
Game summary[edit]
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wyoming | 17 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Georgia State | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona
- Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2019
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. MST)
- Game weather: Mostly sunny • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: 4 mph
- Game attendance: 36,892
- Referee: Anthony Calabrese
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and John Schriffen (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics[edit]
| Statistics | WYO | GSU |
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| First downs | 24 | 16 |
| Plays–yards | 73–524 | 65–355 |
| Rushes–yards | 47–290 | 38–199 |
| Passing yards | 234 | 156 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–27–1 | 11–26–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:51 | 26:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Wyoming | Passing | Levi Williams | 11/26, 234 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Xazavian Valladay | 26 carries, 204 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Xazavian Valladay | 3 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD | |
| Georgia State | Passing | Dan Ellington | 13/26, 156 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Dan Ellington | 14 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Cornelius McCoy | 5 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD |
References[edit]
- ^ @7220sports (January 1, 2020). "Xazavian Valladay is the offensive MVP of the Arizona Bowl. Alijah Halliburton claims the defensive MVP for the Pokes" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Wyoming vs. Georgia State - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Georgia State Panthers vs. Wyoming Cowboys football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.