2019 Frisco Bowl
The 2019 Frisco Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 20, 2019, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. EST (6:30 p.m. local CST) on ESPN2.[7] It was the 3rd edition of the Frisco Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by restaurant franchise Tropical Smoothie Cafe, the game was officially known as the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl.[8]
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| 3rd Frisco Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 20, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Toyota Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Frisco, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Dustin Crum (QB, Kent State)[1] & Qwuantrezz Knight (DB, Kent State)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Utah State by 7[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ken Antee (C-USA)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 12,120[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$650,000[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Anish Shroff (play-by-play), John Congemi (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams
The bowl matched the Utah State Aggies of the Mountain West Conference and Kent State Golden Flashes of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[9] This was the teams' third meeting; the all-time series had been tied at 1–1. Their most recent meeting had seen Utah State defeat Kent State by a score of 27–24 on October 19, 1974, at Kent State.[10]
Utah State Aggies
Utah State completed their regular season with a 7–5 record (6–2 in conference),[11] finishing in third place in the Mountain Division of Mountain West. This was the Aggies' 13th bowl game in program history, and eighth bowl appearance in nine seasons.[11]
Kent State Golden Flashes
Kent State finished their regular season at 6–6 (5–3 in conference), in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division of the MAC. This was the fourth bowl game in school history, as the Golden Flashes were seeking their first-ever bowl win after losing the previous three. It was also Kent State's first bowl game since the 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl, where their 2012 team lost to Arkansas State, 17–13.
Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Utah State | 10 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
| Kent State | 17 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 51 |
at Toyota Stadium • Frisco, Texas
- Date: Friday, December 20, 2019
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST (6:30 p.m. CST)
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: SE 8 mph
- Game attendance: 12,120
- Referee: Ken Antee
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), John Congemi (analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics
| Statistics | USU | KENT |
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| First downs | 30 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 79–506 | 83–550 |
| Rushes–yards | 40–189 | 56–252 |
| Passing yards | 317 | 298 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 30–39–1 | 22–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:42 | 32:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Utah State | Passing | Jordan Love | 30/39, 317 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Gerold Bright | 21 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Siaosi Mariner | 7 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD | |
| Kent State | Passing | Dustin Crum | 21/26, 289 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Dustin Crum | 23 carries, 147 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Isaiah McKoy | 6 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD |
References
- Gregorski, Keith (December 20, 2019). "2019 Tropical Smoothie Café Frisco Bowl Recap: Kent State gets first bowl win in program history in thrilling 51-41 triumph over Utah State". hustlebelt.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- "Flashes Win First Bowl Game in Program History". kentstatesports.com. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- "Utah State vs. Kent State - Game Summary - December 20, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- @EmptySeatsPics (December 20, 2019). "Announced crowd of 12,120 for the 2019 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 21, 2019 – via Twitter.
- "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- "Tropical Smoothie Cafe Named Title Sponsor of Frisco Bowl". ESPN Press Room U.S. August 15, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- "Utah State Accepts Invite to Frisco Bowl Against Kent State". theFriscoBowl.com. December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- "Winsipedia - Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Utah State Aggies football series history".
- "Kent State, Utah State to meet in Frisco Bowl". The Washington Post. AP. December 8, 2019. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.