The 2019 Cheez-It Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2019, with kickoff at 10:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local MST) on ESPN.[5] It was the 31st edition of the game originally staged as the Copper Bowl, the second edition played under the sponsorship of Cheez-It, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season.
| 2019 Cheez-It Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 31st Cheez-It Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 27, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Chase Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Kadin Remsberg (RB, Air Force) & Grant Donaldson (LB, Air Force)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Air Force by 2.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeff Servinski (Big Ten)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 34,105 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,625,560[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Clay Matvick (play-by-play) Ryan Leaf (analyst) Taylor McGregor (sideline) ESPN Radio: Mark Neely, Tom Ramsey, and Marty Cesario | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams
editThe game matched the Air Force Falcons from the Mountain West Conference (MWC) and the Washington State Cougars from the Pac-12 Conference. This was the first meeting between the two programs.[6]
Air Force Falcons
editAir Force entered the game ranked 24th in the AP Poll, with a 10–2 record (7–1 in conference) and a seven-game winning streak. The Falcons finished in second place in the Mountain Division of Mountain West. This was Air Force's second Cheez-It Bowl; their 1995 team appeared in the then-Copper Bowl, losing to Texas Tech, 55–41.
Washington State Cougars
editWashington State entered the game at 6–6 (3–6 in conference). The Cougars tied for fifth place in the Pac-12's North Division. This was Washington State's second Cheez-It Bowl; their 1992 team won the then-Copper Bowl over Utah, 31–28.
Game summary
edit| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Air Force | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Washington State | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Chase Field • Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: Friday, December 27, 2019
- Game time: 10:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. MST)
- Referee: Jeff Servinski
- TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) and Cole Cubelic (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics
edit| Statistics | AF | WSU |
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| First downs | 28 | 15 |
| Plays–yards | 81–401 | 50–366 |
| Rushes–yards | 69–371 | 8–15 |
| Passing yards | 30 | 351 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 4–12–1 | 28–42–0 |
| Time of possession | 43:23 | 16:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Air Force | Passing | Donald Hammond III | 4–12, 30 yds, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Kadin Remsberg | 26 car., 178 yds, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Benjamin Waters | 2 rec., 12 yds | |
| Washington State | Passing | Anthony Gordon | 28–42, 351 yds, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Max Borghi | 6 car., 27 yds | |
| Receiving | Brandon Arconado | 11 rec., 167 yds, 1 TD |
See also
edit- 2020 Cheez-It Bowl, the next so-named bowl game, played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida
References
edit- ^ @cgboan (December 28, 2019). "Air Force back Kadin Remsberg wins the offensive MVP of tonight's Cheez-It Bowl. Grant Donaldson was awarded the defensive MVP award" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Air Force vs. Washington State - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 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 16, 2019.
- ^ "Winsipedia - Air Force Falcons vs. Washington State Cougars football series history". Retrieved December 8, 2019.
External links
edit- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com