2019 Cheez-It Bowl

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2019 Cheez-It Bowl
31st Cheez-It Bowl
Chase Field prior to the game
Air Force Falcons Washington State Cougars
(10–2) (6–6)
Mountain West Pac-12
31 21
Head coach: 
Troy Calhoun		 Head coach: 
Mike Leach
APCoachesCFP
2424NR
1234 Total
Air Force 01777 31
Washington State 01407 21
DateDecember 27, 2019
Season2019
StadiumChase Field
LocationPhoenix, Arizona
MVPKadin Remsberg (RB, Air Force) & Grant Donaldson (LB, Air Force)[1]
FavoriteAir Force by 2.5[2]
RefereeJeff Servinski (Big Ten)[3]
Attendance34,105
PayoutUS$1,625,560[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN and ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: Clay Matvick (play-by-play)
Ryan Leaf (analyst)
Taylor McGregor (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Mark Neely, Tom Ramsey, and Marty Cesario
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The 2019 Cheez-It Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2019, with kickoff at 10:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local MST) on ESPN.[5] It was the 31st edition of the game originally staged as the Copper Bowl, the second edition played under the sponsorship of Cheez-It, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season.

Teams

The game matched the Air Force Falcons from the Mountain West Conference (MWC) and the Washington State Cougars from the Pac-12 Conference. This was the first meeting between the two programs.[6]

Air Force Falcons

Main article: 2019 Air Force Falcons football team

Air Force entered the game ranked 24th in the AP Poll, with a 10–2 record (7–1 in conference) and a seven-game winning streak. The Falcons finished in second place in the Mountain Division of Mountain West. This was Air Force's second Cheez-It Bowl; their 1995 team appeared in the then-Copper Bowl, losing to Texas Tech, 55–41.

Washington State Cougars

Main article: 2019 Washington State Cougars football team

Washington State entered the game at 6–6 (3–6 in conference). The Cougars tied for fifth place in the Pac-12's North Division. This was Washington State's second Cheez-It Bowl; their 1992 team won the then-Copper Bowl over Utah, 31–28.

Left: Kadin Remsberg of Air Force (with ball) and Justus Rogers of Washington State. Right: Anthony Gordon of Washington State (with ball) and Christopher Herrera of Air Force.

Game summary

2019 Cheez-It Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Air Force 0 17 7731
Washington State 0 14 0721

at Chase Field • Phoenix, Arizona

Game information
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
  • (14:52) AF – Donald Hammond III 1 yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick (Drive: 20 plays, 98 yards, 12:23; Air Force 7–0)
  • (10:43) WSU – Anthony Gordon 2 yard pass to Dezmon Patmon, Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:09; Tied 7–7)
  • (3:39) AF – Jake Koehnke 28 yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 7:04; Air Force 10–7)
  • (1:19) AF – Taven Birdow 3 yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick (Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 2:08; Air Force 17–7)
  • (0:24) WSU – Anthony Gordon 5 yard pass to Max Borghi, Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:55; Air Force 17–14)
Third Quarter
  • (8:19) AF – Donald Hammond III 7 yard rush, Jack Koehnke kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:41; Air Force 24–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:59) WSU – Anthony Gordon 13 yard pass to Brandon Arconado, Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:16; Air Force 24–21)
  • (3:50) AF – Kadin Remsberg 3 yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:09; Air Force 31–21)

Statistics

Statistics AF WSU
First downs 28 15
Plays–yards 81–401 50–366
Rushes–yards 69–371 8–15
Passing yards 30 351
Passing: comp–att–int 4–12–1 28–42–0
Time of possession 43:23 16:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Air Force Passing Donald Hammond III 4–12, 30 yds, 1 INT
Rushing Kadin Remsberg 26 car., 178 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Benjamin Waters 2 rec., 12 yds
Washington State Passing Anthony Gordon 28–42, 351 yds, 3 TD
Rushing Max Borghi 6 car., 27 yds
Receiving Brandon Arconado 11 rec., 167 yds, 1 TD

See also

References

  1. ^ @cgboan (December 28, 2019). "Air Force back Kadin Remsberg wins the offensive MVP of tonight's Cheez-It Bowl. Grant Donaldson was awarded the defensive MVP award" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Air Force vs. Washington State - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "Winsipedia - Air Force Falcons vs. Washington State Cougars football series history". Retrieved December 8, 2019.