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The 2021 Myrtle Beach Bowl is a college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on December 20, 2021, at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina. The second edition of the Myrtle Beach Bowl, the game will feature the Old Dominion Monarchs of Conference USA and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane of the American Athletic Conference. The game is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. EST and will air on ESPN.[2] It will be one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season.

Teams

Consistent with the bowl game's conference tie-ins, the contest will feature the Tulsa Golden Hurricane from the American Athletic Conference. Despite the other tie-ins being with the Mid-American Conference and the Sun Belt Conference, Tulsa's opponent was selected to be the Old Dominion Monarchs from Conference USA. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams.[3] Both teams are making their first appearances in the Myrtle Beach Bowl, which is in just its second year.[4] Old Dominion is making their second bowl game appearance in program history, following their win in the 2016 Bahamas Bowl,[5] while Tulsa will make their 23rd bowl game appearance, with their last appearance coming in a loss in the 2020 Armed Forces Bowl.[6]

Old Dominion Monarchs

Main article: 2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Old Dominion started their season with a pair of blowout games, one in their favor and one against; the Monarchs' first game was a road loss to Wake Forest,[7] but they followed this up with a win in their home opener against Hampton.[8] The Monarchs then began a rough patch in their season that saw them lose five consecutive games, beginning with a road loss to Liberty.[9] The first close game of the season saw the Monarchs fall to Buffalo by one point to finish September.[10] ODU began conference play in the following weeks with a pair of road games against UTEP and Marshall; both games were one-touchdown losses for Old Dominion, the latter in overtime.[11][12] The Monarchs' next game was their homecoming game, and they fell to Western Kentucky.[13] Following a bye week, ODU's fortunes turned; with a record of 1–6, the Monarchs won each of their remaining five regular season games. Old Dominion earned their first conference victory against Louisiana Tech, and followed that up with their first conference win on the road against FIU to begin November.[14][15] They then defeated Florida Atlantic and Middle Tennessee to improve to 5–6.[16][17] Facing Charlotte, also 5–6, in their final regular season game, the Monarchs won by three possessions to secure bowl eligibility.[18] They will enter the game with a 6–6 overall record, and a 5–3 record in conference.[19]

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Main article: 2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane began their season with a rough loss, in a home game against FCS-ranked UC Davis.[20] A pair of road losses then dropped the Golden Hurricane to 0–3; Tulsa fell to Oklahoma State and No. 9 Ohio State in successive weeks.[21][22] Their first win came the following week against Arkansas State,[23] but dropped their conference opener the next week against Houston.[24] The next game saw Tulsa defeat Memphis by six points;[25] the Golden Hurricane's first road victory came the following week when they defeated South Florida by one.[26] This put Tulsa's record at 3–4 heading into their bye week, and afterwards, they returned home to face Navy; the Midshipmen came away with a three-point victory.[27] To begin the month of November, Tulsa travelled to take on No. 6 Cincinnati in a game that hosted College GameDay[28] and saw Cincinnati pull an eight-point victory.[29] Needing three wins in their final three regular season games, the Tulsa team achieved just that; they defeated Tulane in overtime on the road,[30] returned home to beat Temple in convincing fashion,[31] and squeaked by SMU by a field goal on the road to achieve bowl eligibility.[32] Tulsa will enter the contest with a record of 6–6, and a 5–3 mark in conference play.[19]

Game summary

2021 Myrtle Beach Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
Old Dominion - - --0
Tulsa - - --0

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Statistics

Statistics ODU TUL
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tulsa Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Old Dominion Game Notes - Myrtle Beach Bowl" (PDF). Old Dominion Monarchs Football. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "College Football Myrtle Beach Bowl Game History at VegasInsider.com, The Leader in Sportsbook and Gaming Information - College Football Camellia Championship Football Game History". Vegas Insider. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  5. ^ Johnson, Richard (23 December 2016). "Old Dominion wins 1st bowl in school history". SB Nation. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Mississippi State tops Tulsa in Armed Forces Bowl, brawl erupts". Trib Live. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Beal-Smith, Taylor help Wake Forest beat Old Dominion 42-10". CBS Sports. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  8. ^ Hall, David (11 September 2021). "Old Dominion dominates Hampton for first win at home in more than two years". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Willis accounts for 6 TDs, Liberty routs Old Dominion, 45-17". CBS Sports. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Buffalo shut out in 2nd half, still beats Old Dominion 35-34". 710 ESPN Seattle. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  11. ^ Deaver, Colin (3 October 2021). "UTEP holds off Old Dominion 28-21 to improve to 4-1 for first time since 2010". KTSM 9 News. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  12. ^ Casano, Samantha (10 October 2021). "Marshall rallies for overtime victory over ODU". WOAY-TV. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  13. ^ Londergan, Joe (17 October 2021). "Western Kentucky Offense Continues Hot Streak Against Changing Old Dominion". SB Nation. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Rice's late FGs send Old Dominion past Louisiana Tech 23-20". ESPN. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  15. ^ "FIU in search of answers after blowout loss to Old Dominion moves losing streak to eight". Miami Herald. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Rice kicks Old Dominion past Florida Atlantic, 30-16". CBS Sports. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  17. ^ Joyce, Cecil (20 November 2021). "Bowl eligibility on hold for MTSU football: 5 things we learned from loss to Old Dominion". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  18. ^ Ellsworth, Joey (29 November 2021). "Old Dominion takes down Charlotte 56-34 in season finale". Niner Times. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Tulsa, Old Dominion on rolls headed to Myrtle Beach Bowl". The Charlotte Observer. AP. December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  20. ^ Tramel, Berry (6 September 2021). "Tulsa's loss to UC-Davis was part of a big day for Big Sky football". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  21. ^ Nagel, Cody (11 September 2021). "Quick Recap: Oklahoma State defeats Tulsa 28-23". 247 Sports. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  22. ^ "No. 9 Buckeyes struggle with Tulsa, pull away for 41-20 win". CBS Sports. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  23. ^ "Tulsa has more offense, more big plays to top Arkansas State". ABC News. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  24. ^ Helwick, Steve (1 October 2021). "Houston defense obliterates Tulsa in 45-10 statement road victory". SB Nation. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  25. ^ "Tulsa Holds Off Memphis for First Conference Win, 35-29". American Athletic Conference. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  26. ^ Purks, Scott (16 October 2021). "South Florida 'let it get away' late in loss to Tulsa". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  27. ^ Copeland, Kareem (30 October 2021). "Navy rallies in fourth quarter to beat Tulsa for second win of the season". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  28. ^ Hines, Kelly (31 October 2021). "ESPN's 'College GameDay' headed to Tulsa game at Cincinnati". Tulsa World. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  29. ^ "No. 2 Cincinnati holds off Tulsa 28-20 to improve to 9-0". CBS Sports. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  30. ^ "Tulsa tops Tulane 20-13 in OT on Brooks touchdown". CBS Sports. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  31. ^ "Tulsa rides 27-0 1st half to blow past Temple, 44-10". NBC Sports. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  32. ^ "SMU races out to lead, but falls to Tulsa, 34-31". 247 Sports. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

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