2019 Camellia Bowl
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| 6th Camellia Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 21, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Network ESPN & ESPN Radio | | |||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (sideline) ESPN Radio: Kevin Winter (play-by-play), Ben Hartsock (analyst) and Brad Edwards (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Camellia Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 5:30 p.m. EST (4:30 p.m. local CST) on ESPN.[6] It was the 6th edition of the Camellia Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. For 2019, the Camellia Bowl did not have a corporate naming sponsor.[7]
Teams
The bowl matched the FIU Panthers and the Arkansas State Red Wolves. This was the ninth meeting between the programs; entering the game, Arkansas State led the all-time series, 6–2 (officially 4–2, as two wins were vacated per NCAA sanctions).[8] From 2005 to 2012, FIU and Arkansas State were both members of the Sun Belt Conference; their previous meetings spanned that era.
FIU Panthers
FIU finished their regular season with a 6–6 record (3–5 in conference). The Panthers tied with Middle Tennessee for fifth place in the East Division of Conference USA.
Arkansas State Red Wolves
Arkansas State finished their regular season with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). The Red Wolves finished in second place in the West Division of the Sun Belt. This was the program's second Camellia Bowl, making them the second team (after Appalachian State) to appear in multiple Camellia Bowls. The 2017 Red Wolves appeared in that season's Camellia Bowl, losing to Middle Tennessee, 35–30.
Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| FIU | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| Arkansas State | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama
- Date: Saturday, December 21, 2019
- Game time: 5:30 p.m. EST (4:30 p.m. CST)
- Game weather: Light rain • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: ENE 7 mph
- Game attendance: 16,209
- Referee: Steve Varon
- TV announcers (ESPN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics
| Statistics | FIU | ARST |
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| First downs | 23 | 31 |
| Plays–yards | 74–444 | 89–525 |
| Rushes–yards | 35–132 | 37–132 |
| Passing yards | 312 | 393 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 22–39–2 | 27–52–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:40 | 28:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| FIU | Passing | James Morgan | 22/38, 312 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Napoleon Maxwell | 13 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Austin Maloney | 10 receptions, 178 yards, 1 TD | |
| Arkansas State | Passing | Layne Hatcher | 27/51, 393 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jamal Jones | 10 carries, 59 yards, | |
| Receiving | Omar Bayless | 9 receptions, 180 yards, 1 TD |
References
- ^ "Bayless Overcomes Adversity to win Bart Starr MVP Trophy". camelliabowl.com. December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "Florida International vs. Arkansas 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 20, 2019.
- ^ @AStacyLong (December 22, 2019). "Announced attendance for tonight's Camellia Bowl: 16,209" (Tweet). Retrieved December 21, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "College Football's Bowl Name Game Has Tony the Tiger, Pirates & More". Fox Business. December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "FIU Panthers vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com
- Game statistics at camelliabowl.com