2023 Pinstripe Bowl
| 2023 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 13th Pinstripe Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 28, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bronx, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Kyle Monangai (RB, Rutgers)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | (Opening) Miami by 2.5/(Closed) Rutgers by 2.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Justin Elliott (Pac-12) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 35,314 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Drew Carter (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline) (ESPN) Mike Corey (play-by-play) and Harry Douglas (analyst) (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN Brazil: Conrado Giulietti (play-by-play) and Weinny Eirado (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Pinstripe Bowl was a college football bowl game being played on December 28, 2023, at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York. The 13th annual Pinstripe Bowl featured the Rutgers Scarlet Knights from the Big Ten Conference and the Miami Hurricanes from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The game began at approximately 2:15 p.m. EST and was aired on ESPN.[3][4] The Pinstripe Bowl is one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by lawn mower manufacturing company Bad Boy Mowers and was officially known as the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl.
Teams
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the bowl featured the Rutgers Scarlet Knights of the Big Ten Conference and the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
This was the 12th meeting between Rutgers and Miami; the Hurricanes had defeated the Scarlet Knights in all 11 prior meetings.[5]
From 1991 to 2003, Rutgers and Miami played together as members of the Big East Conference.
Going into the game, the Big Ten representative had won the last six Pinstripe Bowls. The most recent ACC victory had been by Duke over Indiana in the 2015 edition.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The Scarlet Knights entered the game with a 6–6 record (3–6 in the Big Ten), having finished in fifth place in their conference's East Division.
This was Rutgers' third Pinstripe Bowl, tying Syracuse for the most appearances in the game. The Scarlet Knights previously won the 2011 edition and lost the 2013 edition.
Miami Hurricanes
The Hurricanes entered the game with a 7–5 record (3–5 in the ACC), tied for ninth place in their conference.
This was Miami's second Pinstripe Bowl; the Hurricanes previously lost the 2018 edition.
Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rutgers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Miami | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York
- Date: Thursday, December 28, 2023
- Game time: 2:15 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h) NE
- Game attendance: 35,314
- Referee: Justin Elliott
- TV announcers (ESPN): Drew Carter (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
- Box score
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Statistics
| Statistics | RUT | MIA |
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| First downs | 17 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 60-292 | 63-311 |
| Rushes–yards | 208 | 130 |
| Passing yards | 84 | 181 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 7-15-0 | 20-31-1 |
| Time of possession | 34:26 | 25:34 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Rutgers | Passing | Gavin Wimsatt | 7/15, 84 yards |
| Rushing | Kyle Monangai | 163 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Christian Dremel | 1 Rec, 23 yards | |
| Miami (FL) | Passing | Jacurri Brown | 20/31, 181 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jacurri Brown | 15 carries, 57 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Xavier Restrepo | 11 catches, 99 yards, 1 TD |
References
- ^ @Yankees (December 28, 2023). "And a special congratulations to RB Kyle Monangai for earning @PinstripeBowl MVP honors" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Parks, James (December 11, 2023). "College football bowl schedule, game odds, point spreads for 2023-24". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Straka, Dean (May 31, 2023). "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Barry (June 3, 2023). "2023-24 College Football Bowl Schedule, Dates, Times Announced". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ "Winsipedia – Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Miami (FL) Hurricanes". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com