The 2019 New Mexico Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 2:00 p.m. EST (12:00 p.m. local MST) on ESPN.[7] It was the 14th edition of the New Mexico Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season.
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| 14th New Mexico Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 21, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Dreamstyle Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offense: Jordan Byrd (RB, SDSU)[1] & Jesse Matthews (WR, SDSU)[2] Defense: Kyahva Tezino (LB, SDSU)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | San Diego State by 3.5[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Adam Savoie (AAC)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,823 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,050,000[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN & ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst), Jerry Punch (sideline) ESPN Radio: Dave Neal (play-by-play), D.J. Shockley (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 edition of the New Mexico Bowl did not have a corporate naming sponsor. The game was going to be sponsored by DreamHouse, an Albuquerque-based company focused on the film industry. However, the company was found to be a fraudulent enterprise, operating without a business license, and the sponsorship agreement was cancelled.[8]
Teams
editThis was the first time that Central Michigan and San Diego State played each other, and the first time either played in the New Mexico Bowl.[9]
Central Michigan Chippewas
editCentral Michigan entered the game with an 8–5 record (6–2 in conference). The Chippewas finished atop the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), before losing the MAC Championship Game to Miami (Ohio), 21–26.
San Diego State Aztecs
editSan Diego State entered the game with a 9–3 record (5–3 in conference). They finished even with Hawaii atop the West Division of the Mountain West Conference, with the division title going to the Rainbow Warriors due to their 14–11 defeat of the Aztecs during the regular season.
Game summary
edit| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Central Michigan | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| San Diego State | 7 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 48 |
at Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Date: Saturday, December 21, 2019
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST (12:00 p.m. MST)
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind: NW 4 mph
- Game attendance: 18,823
- Referee: Adam Savoie
- TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) and Jerry Punch (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics
edit| Statistics | CMU | SDSU |
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| First downs | 8 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 57–277 | 76–510 |
| Rushes–yards | 27–112 | 45–223 |
| Passing yards | 165 | 287 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 12–30–3 | 18–31–1 |
| Time of possession | 21:41 | 38:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Central Michigan | Passing | Quinten Dormady | 11/26, 164 yards, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Kobe Lewis | 5 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Kalil Pimpleton | 3 receptions, 71 yards | |
| San Diego State | Passing | Ryan Agnew | 18/31, 287 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jordan Byrd | 17 carries, 139 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jesse Matthews | 3 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD |
References
edit- ^ "Outstanding Offensive co-MVP Jordan Byrd, @SDSUFootball sophomore running back and Albuquerque native". @NMBowl. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "Outstanding Offensive co-MVP Jesse Matthews, @SDSUFootball freshman wide receiver". @NMBowl. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "Outstanding Defensive MVP, Kyahva Tezino, @SDSUFootball senior linebacker". @NMBowl. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "Central Michigan vs. San Diego State - Game Summary - December 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ May, Jake (October 25, 2019). "ESPN Drops New Mexico Bowl Title Sponsor After Discovering It Isn't a Real Company". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Central Michigan Chippewas vs. San Diego State Aztecs football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
External links
edit- Official website
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com