2022 Frisco Bowl

2022 Frisco Bowl
5th Frisco Bowl
North Texas Mean Green Boise State Broncos (7–6) (9–4) C-USA MWC 32 35 Head coach:  Phil Bennett (interim) Head coach:  Andy Avalos
1 2 3 4 Total North Texas 3 7 14 8 32 Boise State 0 6 22 7 35
Date	December 17, 2022
Season	2022
Stadium	Toyota Stadium
Location	Frisco, Texas
MVP	Taylen Green (QB, Boise State) & Ezekial Noa (LB, Boise State)[1]
Favorite	Boise State by 12
Referee	Trennis Livingston (Sun Belt)[2]
Attendance	12,211
Payout	US$650,000[3]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (analyst), and Andraya Carter (sideline)

The 2022 Frisco Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 17, 2022, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The fifth annual Frisco Bowl, it featured Boise State of the Mountain West Conference and North Texas of Conference USA (C-USA). The game began at 8:25 p.m. CST^[4] and was aired on ESPN.^[5] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season.

Teams

Based on conference tie-ins, the game will feature teams from any of the Group of Five conferences.

This was the seventh all-time meeting between Boise State and North Texas; going into the game, North Texas led the all-time series 3-2. The Broncos and Mean Green were both members of the Big West Conference from 1996 until the conference ended its football sponsorship following the 2000 season.^[6]

North Texas Mean Green

Main article: 2022 North Texas Mean Green football team

The Mean Green, from Conference USA (C-USA), finished the regular season with a record of 7–5 (6–2 in conference play). The team tied with Western Kentucky for second in the conference, with their victory over the Hilltoppers securing the tiebreaker to advance to the C-USA Championship Game, in which they lost to UTSA 48-27. The team was coached by interim head coach Phil Bennett for this bowl game.

This was North Texas' final game as a member of C-USA, as the Mean Green were set to join the American Athletic Conference in 2023.^[7]

Boise State Broncos

Main article: 2022 Boise State Broncos football team

Boise State represented the Mountain West Conference. This was the university's first appearance in the Frisco Bowl. The team was led by second year head coach Andy Avalos.

Boise State started 2-2 going into the fifth week into the season. They fired offensive coordinator Tim Plough on September 24, putting then senior analyst Dirk Koetter in the role. Starting quarterback Hank Bachmeier would transfer out of the program the next day, giving redshirt freshman Taylen Green the starting job. The team would finish the remainder of the season 7-1, before losing to Fresno State in the Mountain West Championship Game.

Game summary

2022 Frisco Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	3	7	14	8	32
Boise State	0	6	22	7	35

at Toyota Stadium • Frisco, Texas

• Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
• Game time: 8:15 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: 1 mph (1.6 km/h) northeast
• Game attendance: 12,211
• Referee: Trennis Livingston
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (analyst), and Andraya Carter (sideline)
• Box score

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP North Texas Boise State 1 9:24 11 60 5:36 North Texas 27-yard field goal by Ethan Mooney 3 0 2 9:58 6 8 2:19 Boise State 24-yard field goal by Jonah Dalmas 3 3 2 7:38 6 65 2:20 North Texas Ikaika Ragsdale 1-yard touchdown run, Ethan Mooney kick good 10 3 2 4:43 6 55 2:55 Boise State 37-yard field goal by Jonah Dalmas 10 6 3 12:40 6 75 2:20 Boise State Taylen Green 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good (Connor Riddle to Mason Hutton) 10 14 3 8:32 10 71 4:08 North Texas Jake Roberts 17-yard touchdown reception from Stone Earle, Ethan Mooney kick good 17 14 3 6:35 5 75 1:57 Boise State Eric McAlister 24-yard touchdown reception from Taylen Green, Jonah Dalmas kick good 17 21 3 5:14 4 51 1:21 North Texas Jyaire Shorter 30-yard touchdown reception from Austin Aune, Ethan Mooney kick good 24 21 3 0:25 10 75 4:49 Boise State Taylen Green 19-yard touchdown run, Jonah Dalmas kick good 24 28 4 12:05 5 30 2:13 Boise State Ashton Jeanty 1-yard touchdown run, Jonah Dalmas kick good 24 35 4 8:17 11 90 3:48 North Texas Ikaika Ragsdale 5-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush good (Austin Aune) 32 35 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 32 35

Statistics

Team statistical comparison[4] Statistic North Texas Boise State First downs 23 23 First downs rushing 12 14 First downs passing 10 8 First downs penalty 1 1 Third down efficiency 9–18 5–13 Fourth down efficiency 2–3 1–2 Total plays–net yards 76–435 72–455 Rushing attempts–net yards 40–176 50–318 Yards per rush 4.4 6.4 Yards passing 259 137 Pass completions–attempts 19–36 13–22 Interceptions thrown 2 0 Punt returns–total yards 0–0 0–0 Kickoff returns–total yards 6–138 1–24 Punts–average yardage 4–38.0 4–31.3 Fumbles–lost 1–0 0–0 Penalties–yards 6–48 8–59 Time of possession 27:43 32:17

North Texas statistics[4] Mean Green passing C–A Yds TD–INT Austin Aune 17–32 238 1–2 Stone Earle 2–4 21 1–0 Mean Green rushing Car Yds TD Ikaika Ragsdale 21 94 2 Ayo Adeyi 14 67 0 Stone Earle 2 20 0 Austin Aune 2 0 0 Kaylon Horton 1 −5 0 Mean Green receiving Rec Yds TD Jordan Smart 3 94 0 Damon Ward Jr. 2 54 0 Jyaire Shorter 1 30 1 Roderic Burns 3 26 0 Ikaika Ragsdale 4 26 0 Jake Roberts 2 21 1 Var'Keyes Gumms 1 7 0 Qualon Farrar 1 1 0 Kaylon Horton 2 0 0

Boise State statistics[4] Broncos passing C–A Yds TD–INT Taylen Green 13–22 137 1–0 Broncos rushing Car Yds TD Ashton Jeanty 28 178 1 Taylen Green 12 119 2 George Holani 7 24 0 TEAM 3 −3 0 Broncos receiving Rec Yds TD Latrell Caples 6 87 0 Eric McAlister 1 24 1 Billy Bowens 2 13 0 Ashton Jeanty 1 10 0 Riley Smith 1 5 0 George Holani 2 −2 0

References

1. "2022 Frisco Bowl Postgame Notes". thefriscobowl.com. December 17, 2022.
2. Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
3. "2022 Bowl Schedule". College Football Poll. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
4. "2022 Frisco Bowl Final Statistics" (PDF). Statbroadcast. December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
5. "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
6. Winsipedia - Boise State vs. North Texas
7. "American Announces Entrance Agreements With Incoming Members for 2023-24 Season" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 16, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.