2022 Hawaii Bowl

2022 EasyPost Hawaii Bowl
19th Hawaii Bowl
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders San Diego State Aztecs (7–5) (7–5) C–USA MWC Head coach:  Rick Stockstill Head coach:  Brady Hoke
Date	December 24, 2022
Season	2022
Stadium	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
Location	Honolulu, Hawaii
Favorite	San Diego State by 7
Referee	Edwin Lee (American)
Payout	US$1,200,000
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)

The 2022 Hawaii Bowl is a college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on December 24, 2022, at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 19th annual Hawaii Bowl, the game will feature the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, from Conference USA, and the San Diego State Aztecs, from the Mountain West Conference. The game is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. HST and will air on ESPN. It will be one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by shipping API EasyPost, the game will be officially known as the EasyPost Hawaii Bowl. Due to cancelations in 2020 and 2021 for COVID-19 related issues, this will be the first Hawaii Bowl since 2019.

Teams

The Hawaii Bowl will feature teams from the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders from Conference USA (C–USA), and the San Diego State Aztecs from the Mountain West Conference (MWC). This will be the first meeting between the two teams.

Middle Tennessee

Main article: 2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Middle Tennessee entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference). Middle Tennessee finished tied for fourth in the final Conference-USA standings for the season, posting the same conference record as both UAB and Florida Atlantic. This is Middle Tennessee's 14th bowl game appearance and 9th at the NCAA Division I level, with a prior record of 5–8 in bowl games (3–6 at Division I). It is Middle Tennessee's second appearance in the Hawaii Bowl, having previously played in the 2016 edition.

San Diego State

Main article: 2022 San Diego State Aztecs football team

San Diego State entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). San Diego State tied for second in the West Division of the Mountain West Conference with San Jose State. This is San Diego State's 20th bowl game appearance, with a prior record of 10–9 in bowl games. This is San Diego State's second Hawaii Bowl appearance, having previously played in the 2015 edition. It is also San Diego State's third postseason game in Honolulu; the school played in the 1952 Pineapple Bowl where they defeated Hawaii 34–13.

Game summary

2022 EasyPost Hawaii Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee	-	-	-	-	0
San Diego State	-	-	-	-	0

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, Hawaii

• Date: Saturday, December 24, 2022
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. HST
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
• Box score

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Middle Tennessee San Diego State "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Statistics

Team statistical comparison

Statistic	Middle Tennessee	San Diego State
First downs
First downs rushing
First downs passing
First downs penalty
Third down efficiency	–	–
Fourth down efficiency	–	–
Total plays–net yards	–	–
Rushing attempts–net yards	–	–
Yards per rush
Yards passing
Pass completions–attempts	–	–
Interceptions thrown
Punt returns–total yards	–	–
Kickoff returns–total yards	–	–
Punts–average yardage	–	–
Fumbles–lost	–	–
Penalties–yards	–	–
Time of possession

Middle Tennessee statistics

Blue Raiders passing
	C–A	Yds	TD–INT
	–		–
Blue Raiders rushing
	Car	Yds	TD
Blue Raiders receiving
	Rec	Yds	TD

San Diego State statistics

Aztecs passing
	C–A	Yds	TD–INT
	–		–
Aztecs rushing
	Car	Yds	TD
Aztecs receiving
	Rec	Yds	TD