Postseason college football bowl game
Annual NCAA football game
The 2019 New Orleans Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 9:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. local CST ) on ESPN .[5] It was the 19th edition of the New Orleans Bowl , and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season . Sponsored by freight shipping company R+L Carriers , the game was officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl .
Teams [ ]
The game was played between the Sun Belt Conference champions Appalachian State Mountaineers and the UAB Blazers of Conference USA (C–USA). It was the first New Orleans Bowl to feature a ranked team, as Appalachian State entered the game at No. 20 in the AP Poll , Coaches Poll , and CFP rankings. It also was the first time that UAB and Appalachian State ever played each other.[6]
Appalachian State Mountaineers [ ]
Appalachian State entered the New Orleans Bowl with an overall 12–1 record (7–1 in conference), having won the Sun Belt Championship Game over Louisiana . This was Appalachian State's second New Orleans Bowl, both consecutively and overall; the Mountaineers entered the game as the defending New Orleans Bowl champions, having won the 2018 edition over Middle Tennessee , 45–13.
UAB Blazers [ ]
UAB entered the bowl with a 9–4 record (6–2 in conference). The Blazers finished tied with Louisiana Tech atop C–USA's West Division, then lost the C–USA Championship Game to Florida Atlantic , 49–6.
Game summary [ ]
2019 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 20 Appalachian State
0
10
21 0 31
UAB
14
0
3 0 17
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana
Game information
First Quarter
(13:46) UAB – Tyler Johnston III 25 yard pass to Hayden Pittman, Nick Vogel kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; UAB 7–0 )
(10:28) UAB – Tyler Johnston III 25 yard pass to Austin Watkins , Nick Vogel kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:23; UAB 14–0 )
Second Quarter
(14:11) APP – Chandler Staton 34 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:21; UAB 14–3 )
(7:59) APP – Zac Thomas 17 yard pass to Thomas Hennigan, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 4:24; UAB 14–10 )
Third Quarter
(12:14) APP – Darrynton Evans 31 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:46; Appalachian State 17–14 )
(8:19) UAB – Nick Vogel kick (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:55; Tied 17–17 )
(6:16) APP – Trey Cobb 24 yard fumble return, Chandler Staton kick (Appalachian State 24–17 )
(0:44) APP – Zac Thomas 27 yard pass to Thomas Hennigan, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:56; Appalachian State 31–17 )
Fourth Quarter
No scoring
Statistics [ ]
Statistics
APP
UAB
First downs
19
20
Plays–yards
65–403
67–338
Rushes–yards
40–261
33–40
Passing yards
142
298
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
13–25–0
22–34–1
Time of possession
32:57
27:03
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Appalachian State
Passing
Zac Thomas
13–24, 142 yds, 2 TD
Rushing
Darrynton Evans
19 car., 156 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Jalen Virgil
3 rec., 62 yds
UAB
Passing
Tyler Johnston III
22–34, 298 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Spencer Brown
14 car., 39 yds
Receiving
Austin Watkins
10 rec., 159 yds, 1 TD
References [ ]
^ @TheRHancock19 (December 22, 2019). "Game MVP Darrynton Evans" (Tweet). Retrieved December 22, 2019 – via Twitter .
^ "Appalachian State vs. UAB - Game Summary - December 21, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 21, 2019 .
^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments" . footballzebras.com . December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 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 8, 2019 .
^ "UAB Blazers vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers football series history" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved December 8, 2019 .
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