The game featured the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference and the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference . It was the first meeting between the two teams.[ 6]
Iowa received and accepted a bid to the Outback Bowl on December 2.[ 6]
It marked the sixth time in Kirk Ferentz 's tenure as the Hawkeyes' head coach the team played in the Outback Bowl.
Mississippi State Bulldogs
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Mississippi State received and accepted a bid to the Outback Bowl on December 2.[ 6]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
MSST
IOWA
1
6:37
10
39
4:50
MSST
44-yard field goal by Jace Christmann
3
0
1
0:45
9
23
3:54
MSST
42-yard field goal by Jace Christmann
6
0
2
10:02
10
49
5:43
IOWA
44-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos
6
3
2
7:55
1
75
0:11
IOWA
Nick Easley 75-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley , Miguel Recinos kick good
6
10
2
6:18
2
13
0:42
IOWA
Ihmir Smith-Marsette 15-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley, Miguel Recinos kick good
6
17
3
11:26
3
6
1:12
MSST
Kylin Hill 1-yard touchdown reception from Nick Fitzgerald , 2-point pass failed
12
17
3
11:08
1
33
0:12
MSST
Nick Fitzgerald 33-yard touchdown run, Jace Christmann kick good
19
17
3
1:55
6
32
2:44
IOWA
Nick Easley 8-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley, Miguel Recinos kick good
19
24
4
12:04
5
49
2:40
MSST
20-yard field goal by Jace Christmann
22
24
4
5:51
6
50
2:51
IOWA
40-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos
22
27
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
22
27
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 18 Bulldogs
6
0
13
3
22
Hawkeyes
0
17
7
3
27
Statistics
MSST
IOWA
First downs
15
11
Plays–yards
74–342
51–199
Rushes–yards
42–190
20–(–15)
Passing yards
152
214
Passing: comp –att –int
14–32–2
21–31–1
Time of possession
33:34
26:26
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Mississippi State
Passing
Nick Fitzgerald 14/32, 152 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Nick Fitzgerald
20 car, 103 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Stephen Guidry 1 rec, 51 yds
Iowa
Passing
Nate Stanley 21/31, 214 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Toren Young
3 car, 7 yds
Receiving
Nick Easley 8 rec, 104 yds, 2 TD
^ @ChadLeistikow (January 1, 2019). "Nick Easley is the 2019 Outback Bowl MVP" (Tweet ). Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via Twitter . ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 18, 2018 . ^ @MurphyKeith (January 1, 2019). "#OutbackBowl attendance announced as 40,518" (Tweet ). Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via Twitter . ^ "Bowl Payout" . collegefootballpoll.com . Retrieved December 4, 2010 .^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule" . ESPN . May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .^ a b c "Outback Bowl News" . Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018 .
