Postseason college football bowl game
Annual NCAA football game
The 2020 Cheez-It Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2020, with kickoff at 5:30 p.m. EST on ESPN .[5] It was the 31st edition of the Cheez-It Bowl ,[b] and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season . Food manufacturing company Kellogg Company was the title sponsor of the game, through its Cheez-It brand.
Teams [ ]
The game featured Oklahoma State of the Big 12 Conference and Miami of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The teams had previously met once, in a 1991 contest won by Miami, 40–3.[6]
Oklahoma State Cowboys [ ]
Oklahoma State entered the game with a 7–3 record (6–3 in conference), 21st in CFP rankings. The Cowboys' losses came against Texas , TCU , and ranked Oklahoma . Oklahoma State had played in one prior edition of the Cheez-It Bowl, winning the 2017 Camping World Bowl when it was known by that name.
Miami Hurricanes [ ]
Miami entered the game with an 8–2 record (7–2 in conference), 18th in the AP Poll and CFP rankings. The Hurricanes' two losses were to ranked teams; Clemson and North Carolina . Miami had played in five prior Cheez-It Bowls, when the bowl was known by other names, compiling a 3–2 record.
Game summary [ ]
Game information
First quarter
(11:39) OKST – Brennan Presley 30 yard pass from Spencer Sanders , Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:21; Oklahoma State 7–0 )
(5:25) OKST – LD Brown 2 yard rush, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:49; Oklahoma State 14–0 )
(0:56) OKST – Brennan Presley 32 yard pass from Spencer Sanders, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:17; Oklahoma State 21–0 )
Second quarter
(14:14) MIA – Brevin Jordan 10 yard pass from D'Eriq King , Jose Borregales kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:42; Oklahoma State 21–7 )
(3:55) MIA – Jose Borregales 22 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:46; Oklahoma State 21–10 )
Third quarter
(13:25) MIA – Jose Borregales 40 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 1:35; Oklahoma State 21–13 )
(8:45) MIA – Cam'Ron Harris 42 yard rush, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:56; Oklahoma State 21–19 )
(2:57) OKST – Brady Pohl 26 yard field goal (Drive: 17 plays, 71 yards, 5:48; Oklahoma State 24–19 )
Fourth quarter
(14:19) OKST — Dillon Stoner 5 yard pass from Spencer Sanders, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:43; Oklahoma State 31–19 )
(12:03) MIA — Brevin Jordan 1 yard pass from N'Kosi Perry , Jose Borregales kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:16; Oklahoma State 31–26 )
(9:55) OKST — Brennan Presley 16 yard pass from Spencer Sanders, kick missed (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:08; Oklahoma State 37–26 )
(5:39) MIA — Mike Harley 5 yard pass from N'Kosi Perry, Marshall Few 2-point conversion rush (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:16; Oklahoma State 37–34 )
Statistics [ ]
Statistics
OKST
MIA
First downs
29
27
Plays–yards
83–418
78–512
Rushes–yards
43–113
30–156
Passing yards
305
356
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
27–40–0
30–48–0
Time of possession
33:46
26:14
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Oklahoma State
Passing
Spencer Sanders
27-for-40, 305 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
Spencer Sanders
45 yards on 13 carries
Receiving
Brennan Presley
118 yards on 6 receptions, 3 TD
Miami
Passing
N'Kosi Perry
19-for-34, 228 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Cam'Ron Harris
52 yards on 6 carries, 1 TD
Receiving
Brevin Jordan
96 yards on 8 receptions, 2 TD
See also [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , there was no reported attendance at the game.[4]
^ Originally known as the Blockbuster Bowl, the bowl has had several different names; the prior three editions were staged as the Camping World Bowl.
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.