2019 Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
5th Arizona Bowl
Wyoming Cowboys Georgia State Panthers
(7–5) (7–5)
Mountain West Sun Belt
38 17
Head coach: 
Craig Bohl		 Head coach: 
Shawn Elliott
1234 Total
Wyoming 177140 38
Georgia State 7370 17
DateDecember 31, 2019
Season2019
StadiumArizona Stadium
LocationTucson, Arizona
MVPXazavian Valladay (RB, Wyoming) & Alijah Halliburton (S, Wyoming)[1]
FavoriteWyoming by 7.5[2]
RefereeAnthony Calabrese (AAC)[3]
Attendance36,892
PayoutUS$350,000[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS Sports Network
AnnouncersRich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and John Schriffen (sideline)

The 2019 Arizona Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2019, with kickoff at 4:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. local MST) on CBS Sports Network.[5] It was the 5th edition of the Arizona Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Nova Home Loans mortgage broker company, the game was officially known as the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl.

Teams

The game was played between the Wyoming Cowboys from the Mountain West Conference and the Georgia State Panthers from the Sun Belt Conference. This was the first time that the two programs met,[6] and the first Arizona Bowl appearance for both programs.

Wyoming Cowboys

Wyoming entered the game with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference), having lost three of four games to end their regular season. They finished in fourth place in Mountain West's Mountain Division. The Cowboys lost to the only ranked FBS team they faced, Boise State.

Georgia State Panthers

Georgia State also entered the game with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference), also having lost three of four games to end their regular season. They finished in third place in the Sun Belt's East Division. The Panthers also lost to the only ranked FBS team they faced, Appalachian State.

Game summary

2019 Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
Wyoming 17 7 14038
Georgia State 7 3 7017

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:59) GSU – Dan Ellington 4 yard rush, Brandon Wright kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:01; Georgia State 7–0)
  • (9:01) WYO – Cooper Rothe 53 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 39 yards, 3:58; Georgia State 7–3)
  • (2:12) WYO – Levi Williams 18 yard pass to Austin Conway, Cooper Rothe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 0:47; Wyoming 10–7)
  • (0:35) WYO – Levi Williams 8 yard pass to Xazavian Valladay, Cooper Rothe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:27; Wyoming 17–7)
Second Quarter
  • (9:31) GSU – Brandon Wright 25 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 6:04; Wyoming 17–10)
  • (0:32) WYO – Levi Williams 51 yard pass to Ayden Eberhardt, Cooper Rothe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:29; Wyoming 24–10)
Third Quarter
  • (8:12) WYO – Xazavian Valladay 1 yard rush, Cooper Rothe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 2:16; Wyoming 31–10)
  • (7:43) GSU – Dan Ellington 44 yard pass to Cornelius McCoy, Brandon Wright kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:29; Wyoming 31–17)
  • (1:21) WYO – Levi Williams 6 yard rush, Cooper Rothe kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:41; Wyoming 38–17)
Fourth Quarter
No scoring

Statistics

Statistics WYO GSU
First downs2416
Plays–yards73–52465–355
Rushes–yards47–29038–199
Passing yards234156
Passing: comp–att–int13–27–111–26–1
Time of possession33:5126:09
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Wyoming PassingLevi Williams11/26, 234 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
RushingXazavian Valladay26 carries, 204 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingXazavian Valladay3 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD
Georgia State PassingDan Ellington13/26, 156 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingDan Ellington14 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingCornelius McCoy5 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD

References

  1. ↑ @7220sports (January 1, 2020). "Xazavian Valladay is the offensive MVP of the Arizona Bowl. Alijah Halliburton claims the defensive MVP for the Pokes" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Wyoming vs. Georgia State - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 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 19, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Georgia State Panthers vs. Wyoming Cowboys football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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