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MVPDustin Crum (QB, Kent State)[1] & Qwuantrezz Knight (DB, Kent State)[2]

The 2019 Frisco Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 20, 2019, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. EST (6:30 p.m. local CST) on ESPN2.[7] It was the 3rd edition of the Frisco Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by restaurant franchise Tropical Smoothie Cafe, the game was officially known as the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl.[8]

Teams

The bowl matched the Utah State Aggies of the Mountain West Conference and Kent State Golden Flashes of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[9] This was the teams' third meeting; the all-time series had been tied at 1–1. Their most recent meeting had seen Utah State defeat Kent State by a score of 27–24 on October 19, 1974, at Kent State.[10]

Utah State Aggies

Main article: 2019 Utah State Aggies football team

Utah State completed their regular season with a 7–5 record (6–2 in conference),[11] finishing in third place in the Mountain Division of Mountain West. This was the Aggies' 13th bowl game in program history, and eighth bowl appearance in nine seasons.[11]

Kent State Golden Flashes

Main article: 2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Kent State finished their regular season at 6–6 (5–3 in conference), in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division of the MAC. This was the fourth bowl game in school history, as the Golden Flashes were seeking their first-ever bowl win after losing the previous three. It was also Kent State's first bowl game since the 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl, where their 2012 team lost to Arkansas State, 17–13.

Game summary

2019 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Utah State 10 7 101441
Kent State 17 6 32551

at Toyota Stadium • Frisco, Texas

Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:02) USU – Gerold Bright 4 yard rush, Dominik Eberle kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:58; Utah State 7–0)
  • (11:10) KENT – Dustin Crum 78 yard pass to Isaiah McCoy, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 0:43; Tied 7–7)
  • (5:37) KENT – Xavier Williams 2 yard rush, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 4:23; Kent State 14–7)
  • (2:50) KENT – Matthew Trickett 40 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:08; Kent State 17–7)
  • (0:03) USU – Dominik Eberle 41 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:40; Kent State 17–10)
Second Quarter
  • (8:24) USU – Jordan Love 25 yard pass to Siaosi Mariner, Dominik Eberle kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:36; Tied 17–17)
  • (5:07) KENT – Matthew Trickett 22 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:33; Kent State 20–17)
  • (0:00) KENT – Matthew Trickett 36 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 0:58; Kent State 23–17)
Third Quarter
  • (11:41) KENT – Matthew Trickett 29 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:11; Kent State 26–17)
  • (7:52) USU – Jordan Love 17 yard pass to Deven Thompkins, Dominik Eberle kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; Kent State 26–24)
  • (2:27) USU – Dominik Eberle 45 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:31; Utah State 27–26)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:31) KENT – Will Matthews 4 yard rush, 2-point rush good (Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:26; Kent State 34–27)
  • (12:48) USU – Deven Thompkins 57 yard rush, Dominik Eberle kick (Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:40; Tied 34–34)
  • (9:36) KENT – Dustin Crum 1 yard pass to Antwan Dixon, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:09; Kent State 41–34)
  • (4:56) KENT – Matthew Trickett 37 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 3:50; Kent State 44–34)
  • (3:06) USU – Jordan Love 11 yard pass to Siaosi Mariner, Dominik Eberle kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:50; Kent State 44–41)
  • (1:56) KENT – Dustin Crum 4 yard rush, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:01; Kent State 51–41)

Statistics

Statistics USU KENT
First downs 30 26
Plays–yards 79–506 83–550
Rushes–yards 40–189 56–252
Passing yards 317 298
Passing: comp–att–int 30–39–1 22–27–0
Time of possession 27:42 32:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing Jordan Love 30/39, 317 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Gerold Bright 21 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Siaosi Mariner 7 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD
Kent State Passing Dustin Crum 21/26, 289 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Dustin Crum 23 carries, 147 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Isaiah McKoy 6 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD

References

  1. ^ Gregorski, Keith (December 20, 2019). "2019 Tropical Smoothie Café Frisco Bowl Recap: Kent State gets first bowl win in program history in thrilling 51-41 triumph over Utah State". hustlebelt.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Flashes Win First Bowl Game in Program History". kentstatesports.com. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Utah State vs. Kent State - Game Summary - December 20, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  5. ^ @EmptySeatsPics (December 20, 2019). "Announced crowd of 12,120 for the 2019 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 21, 2019 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "Tropical Smoothie Cafe Named Title Sponsor of Frisco Bowl". ESPN Press Room U.S. 15 August 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  9. ^ "Utah State Accepts Invite to Frisco Bowl Against Kent State". theFriscoBowl.com. December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  10. ^ http://www.winsipedia.com/kent-state/vs/utah-state
  11. ^ a b "Kent State, Utah State to meet in Frisco Bowl". The Washington Post. AP. December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
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