2022 LendingTree Bowl
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24th LendingTree Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 17, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | Network ESPN | | |||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2022 LendingTree Bowl was a
Teams
Based on conference tie-ins, the game usually features teams from the Mid-American Conference and the Sun Belt Conference; however, the matchup for this edition features a team from Conference USA. This will be the thirteenth meeting between Rice and Southern Miss, with the all-time series currently tied at six wins each.[6] From 2005 to 2021, the Owls and Golden Eagles played together as members of Conference USA.[7]
This will be the Owls' first LendingTree Bowl, as well as their first bowl game appearance since the 2014 Hawaii Bowl, where they defeated Fresno State by a score of 30–6.[8] The Golden Eagles will make their third appearance in the LendingTree Bowl, though their first under its current name; they defeated TCU in the 2000 Mobile Alabama Bowl[9] and beat Ohio in the 2007 GMAC Bowl.[10] Their last bowl game appearance came in 2019, when they played Tulane in the Armed Forces Bowl.[11]
Rice
The Rice Owls, representing
Rice finished their regular season with an overall record of 5–7 and a 3–5 mark in conference play. Under normal circumstances, this means that Rice would not be eligible for a bowl; however, due to an insufficient number of standard bowl-eligible teams, Academic Progress Rate (APR) is used as a tiebreaker.[24] Rice, having the highest APR among 5–7 teams, became bowl eligible and accepted their bid to the LendingTree Bowl on December 4.[25]
This was Rice's final game as a member of C–USA, as the Owls committed to join the American Athletic Conference in 2023.[26]
Southern Miss
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles, previously members of Conference USA, represented the
Game summary
The game's officiating crew, representing the Mid-American Conference, was led by referee David Siegle and umpire Ryan McClellan.[2]
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rice | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
Southern Miss | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, Alabama
- Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
- Game time: 4:45 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) north
- Game attendance: 20,512
- Referee: David Siegle
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
- Box score
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References
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