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The 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl is a college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on December 22, 2020, with kickoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EST (1:30 p.m. local MST) on ESPN.[1] It will be the 24th edition of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, and will be one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season.

Organizers announced that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there would be no fans in attendance at the game.[2]

Teams

The 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will be contested by the Nevada Wolf Pack, from the Mountain West Conference, and the Tulane Green Wave, from the American Athletic Conference.[3] The two teams have met once previously, with the Green Wave holding a 1–0 edge in the series. The teams' last meeting was played in 1992; Tulane won, 34–17.[4] This will be the teams' first meeting in a bowl game.

Tulane

Main article: 2020 Tulane Green Wave football team

Tulane of The American enters the bowl with an overall record of 6–5 (3–5 in conference play). The Green Wave will play in the bowl game for the first time.

Nevada

Main article: 2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Nevada of Mountain West enters the bowl with a record of 6–2, with all games having been played in conference. The Wolf Pack has appeared three times in the bowl game, with the latest contest earlier this year in January 2020. Nevada is 0-3 in competing in the game.

Game summary

2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tulane - - --0
Nevada - - --0

at Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho

  • Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2020
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST (1:30 p.m. MST)
  • TV: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Statistics

Statistics TUL NEV
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Nevada Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tickets". famousidahopotatobowl.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Nevada to play Tulane in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl". nevadawolfpack.com. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Winsipedia - Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Tulane Green Wave football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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