The 2019 New Orleans Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 9:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. local CST) on ESPN.[5] It was the 19th edition of the New Orleans Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by freight shipping company R+L Carriers, the game was officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
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| 19th New Orleans Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 21, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Darrynton Evans (RB, Appalachian State)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Appalachian State by 17[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ron Hudson (MAC)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 21,202 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$825,000[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN & ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (analyst) and Rocky Boiman (sideline) ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley (play-by-play), Barrett Jones (analyst) and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams
editThe game was played between the Sun Belt Conference champions Appalachian State Mountaineers and the UAB Blazers of Conference USA (C–USA). It was the first New Orleans Bowl to feature a ranked team, as Appalachian State entered the game at No. 20 in the AP Poll, Coaches Poll, and CFP rankings. It also was the first time that UAB and Appalachian State ever played each other.[6]
Appalachian State Mountaineers
editAppalachian State entered the New Orleans Bowl with an overall 12–1 record (7–1 in conference), having won the Sun Belt Championship Game over Louisiana. This was Appalachian State's second New Orleans Bowl, both consecutively and overall; the Mountaineers entered the game as the defending New Orleans Bowl champions, having won the 2018 edition over Middle Tennessee, 45–13.
UAB Blazers
editUAB entered the bowl with a 9–4 record (6–2 in conference). The Blazers finished tied with Louisiana Tech atop C–USA's West Division, then lost the C–USA Championship Game to Florida Atlantic, 49–6.
Game summary
edit| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 20 Appalachian State | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
| UAB | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: Saturday, December 21, 2019
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. CST)
- Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
- Game attendance: 21,202
- Referee: Ron Hudson
- TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (analyst) and Rocky Boiman (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics
edit| Statistics | APP | UAB |
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| First downs | 19 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 65–403 | 67–338 |
| Rushes–yards | 40–261 | 33–40 |
| Passing yards | 142 | 298 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–25–0 | 22–34–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:57 | 27:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Appalachian State | Passing | Zac Thomas | 13–24, 142 yds, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Darrynton Evans | 19 car., 156 yds, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jalen Virgil | 3 rec., 62 yds | |
| UAB | Passing | Tyler Johnston III | 22–34, 298 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Spencer Brown | 14 car., 39 yds | |
| Receiving | Austin Watkins | 10 rec., 159 yds, 1 TD |
References
edit- ^ @TheRHancock19 (December 22, 2019). "Game MVP Darrynton Evans" (Tweet). Retrieved December 22, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Appalachian State vs. UAB - Game Summary - December 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 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 8, 2019.
- ^ "UAB Blazers vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
External links
edit- Official website
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com