2019 Frisco Bowl
Postseason college football bowl game
College football game
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] 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]
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] 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] [ 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
Game information
First Quarter (12:02) USU – Gerold Bright 4 yard rush, Dominik Eberle kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:58; Utah State 7–0 )
(11:10) KENT – Dustin Crum 78 yard pass to Isaiah McCoy, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 0:43; Tied 7–7 )
(5:37) KENT – Xavier Williams 2 yard rush, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 4:23; Kent State 14–7 )
(2:50) KENT – Matthew Trickett 40 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:08; Kent State 17–7 )
(0:03) USU – Dominik Eberle 41 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:40; Kent State 17–10 ) Second Quarter (8:24) USU – Jordan Love 25 yard pass to Siaosi Mariner , Dominik Eberle kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:36; Tied 17–17 )
(5:07) KENT – Matthew Trickett 22 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:33; Kent State 20–17 )
(0:00) KENT – Matthew Trickett 36 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 0:58; Kent State 23–17 ) Third Quarter (11:41) KENT – Matthew Trickett 29 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:11; Kent State 26–17 )
(7:52) USU – Jordan Love 17 yard pass to Deven Thompkins, Dominik Eberle kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; Kent State 26–24 )
(2:27) USU – Dominik Eberle 45 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:31; Utah State 27–26 ) Fourth Quarter (13:31) KENT – Will Matthews 4 yard rush, 2-point rush good (Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:26; Kent State 34–27 )
(12:48) USU – Deven Thompkins 57 yard rush, Dominik Eberle kick (Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:40; Tied 34–34 )
(9:36) KENT – Dustin Crum 1 yard pass to Antwan Dixon, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:09; Kent State 41–34 )
(4:56) KENT – Matthew Trickett 37 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 3:50; Kent State 44–34 )
(3:06) USU – Jordan Love 11 yard pass to Siaosi Mariner, Dominik Eberle kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:50; Kent State 44–41 )
(1:56) KENT – Dustin Crum 4 yard rush, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:01; Kent State 51–41 )
Statistics
Statistics
USU
KENT
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
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" .^ a b "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 .
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