2020 Cheez-It Bowl
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| 31st Cheez-It Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Network ESPN Deportes | | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2020 Cheez-It Bowl was a
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
2020 Cheez-It Bowl
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 21 Oklahoma State | 21 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 37 |
| No. 18 Miami | 0 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 34 |
at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida
- Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2020
- Game time: 5:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: ENE 12 mph
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Steve Marlowe (SEC)
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) and Katie George (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics
| Statistics | OKST | MIA |
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| 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 |
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| 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
- 2021 Citrus Bowl, played at the same venue three days later
- 2020 Cure Bowl, played at the same venue three days earlier
- 2019 Cheez-It Bowl, the prior so-named bowl game, played at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona
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
- ^ @TJEckertKTUL (December 30, 2020). "Spencer Sanders is the Cheez-It Bowl MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "ESPN Game Summary - Oklahoma State vs. Miami - December 29, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Cheez-It Bowl Game Notes" (PDF). OKState.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ "Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys football series history games list". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com