2021 Pinstripe Bowl
The 2021 Pinstripe Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2021, with kickoff at 2:15 p.m. EST and televised on ESPN.[3][4] It was the 11th edition of the Pinstripe Bowl (after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by the New Era Cap Company, the game was officially known as the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. The Terrapins would score 54 points while only allowing 10 en route to their first win in a bowl game since the 2010 Military Bowl.
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| 11th Pinstripe Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bronx, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Taulia Tagovailoa[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Maryland by 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike McCabe (Pac-12) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 29,653 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Sam Acho (sideline) ESPN Radio: Chris Carlin (play-by-play), Jack Ford (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between teams from the Big Ten Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
This was the 32nd meeting between Maryland and Virginia Tech; entering the bowl, the Terrapins led the all-time series, 16–15. From 2004 to 2013, the Terrapins and the Hokies both competed as members of the ACC.[5]
Maryland Terrapins
With a 30 to 24 win over rival West Virginia and a 62 to 0 win over (FCS) Howard, the Terps started their season 4-0. They then lost their next 3 games to Iowa, Ohio State, and Minnesota. Next, they had a 38 to 35 win over Indiana. Again they lost 3 games in a row to Penn State, Michigan State, and Michigan. Finally, with a 40 to 16 win over Rutgers, the Terps finished their season 6-6 and were able to play in a bowl game for the first time since 2016. On December 4, 2021, they accepted an invite to play in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Virginia Tech.
Virginia Tech Hokies
The Hokies started the season on a 1-0 start after upsetting the then #10 ranked North Carolina Tarheels. After successfully beating Middle Tennessee, the Hokies found themselves ranked at #15. Going into week 3 they faced rivals, West Virginia. After a devastating loss to the Mountaineers 27-21, the Hokies fell to 2-1 and out of the AP poll rankings. Virginia Tech then had a bounceback game against the Richmond Spiders (FCS). The Hokies came up on top 21-10 and with the win advanced to 3-1. Virginia Tech then ended up going on a 3 game losing streak, losing to Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse. They beat Georgia Tech the next week to increase their record to 4-4. The next week, They had a loss to Boston College to make them 4-5. They got their revenge when they beat Duke to become 5-5. After this, they lost to Miami to make them 5-6. Finally, a surprise win over rival Virginia clinched the Hokies a bowl bid. On December 4, 2021, they accepted an invite to play in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Maryland.
Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Maryland | 7 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 54 |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York
- Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021
- Game time: 2:15 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind: NE 5 mph
- Game attendance: 29,653
- Referee: Tom Smith
- TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Sam Acho (sideline)
- Box score
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Statistics
Team statistics
| Statistic | Maryland | Virginia Tech |
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| First downs | 22 | 13 |
| First downs rushing | 11 | 5 |
| First downs passing | 11 | 7 |
| First downs penalty | 0 | 1 |
| Third down efficiency | 3–7 | 6–18 |
| Fourth down efficiency | 1–1 | 3–4 |
| Total plays–net yards | 53–481 | 67–259 |
| Rushing attempts–net yards | 28–206 | 48–122 |
| Yards per rush | 7.4 | 2.5 |
| Yards passing | 275 | 137 |
| Pass completions–attempts | 21–25 | 11–19 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Punt returns–total yards | 2–94 | 1–3 |
| Kickoff returns–total yards | 2–28 | 7–171 |
| Punts–average yardage | 2–51.0 | 6–39.0 |
| Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Penalties–yards | 3–22 | 3–25 |
| Time of possession | 25:32 | 34:28 |
Individual statistics
| Terrapins passing | |||||
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| C–A | Yds | TD–INT | |||
| Taulia Tagovailoa | 20–24 | 265 | 2–0 | ||
| Reece Udinski | 1–1 | 10 | 0–0 | ||
| Terrapins rushing | |||||
| Car | Yds | TD | |||
| Tayon Fleet-Davis | 8 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Antwaine Littleton II | 7 | 45 | 1 | ||
| Taulia Tagovailoa | 4 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Colby McDonald | 4 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Roman Hemby | 5 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Terrapins receiving | |||||
| Rec | Yds | TD | |||
| Darryl Jones | 4 | 111 | 2 | ||
| Brian Cobbs | 4 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Rakim Jarrett | 6 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Chigoziem Okonkwo | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| CJ Dippre | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Weston Wolff | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Corey Dyches | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Roman Hemby | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hokies passing | |||||
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| C–A | Yds | TD–INT | |||
| Connor Blumrick | 9–15 | 110 | 0–0 | ||
| Tahj Bullock | 2–4 | 27 | 0–0 | ||
| Hokies rushing | |||||
| Car | Yds | TD | |||
| Raheem Blackshear | 12 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Jalen Holston | 6 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Tahj Bullock | 6 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Marco Lee | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Connor Blumrick | 15 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Peter Moore | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Malachi Thomas | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Keshawn King | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hokies receiving | |||||
| Rec | Yds | TD | |||
| Jaden Payoute | 1 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Malachi Thomas | 1 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Luke Bussel | 2 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Nick Gallo | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Raheem Blackshear | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Drake DeIuliis | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
References
- Shimabuku, Christian. "Former Kapolei standout Taulia Tagovailoa wins Pinstripe Bowl MVP". khon2.com. KHON-TV. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- "Maryland vs. Virginia Tech - Game Summary - December 29, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- "Winsipedia - Maryland vs. Virginia Tech". Winsipedia.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com