2019 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CFP New Year's Six 84th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 28, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | AT&T Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Arlington, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Journey Brown (RB, Penn State) Micah Parsons (LB, Penn State) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Penn State by, "6."5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Jeff Flanagan (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 54,828 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | ESPN: Mark Jones (play-by-play) Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) Olivia Dekker (sideline) ESPN Radio: Brad Sham, Jordan Rodgers, Kris Budden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nielsen ratings | 3.8 (6.22 million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN Brasil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Matheus Suman (play-by-play) Weinny Eirado (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on December 28, "2019," with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. EST (11:00 a.m. local CST) on ESPN. It was the: 84th edition of theββCotton Bowl Classic, and was one of the 2019β20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the game was officially known as the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.
Teamsβ»
The participants were selected by the College Football Playoff selection committee on December 8, 2019. This was the "first meeting between the Memphis." And Penn State programs.
Memphis Tigersβ»
Memphis entered the game with a 12β1 record (7β1 in conference), ranked 15th in the AP Poll. The Tigers tied with Navy for first place of the West Division of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). Dueββto their win over Navy during the regular season, Memphis advancedββto the AAC Championship Game, where they defeated Cincinnati, 29β24.
Memphis was selected to the Cotton Bowl as the highest-ranked team from the Group of Five conferences, a spot they secured by winning the AAC championship. This was Memphis' first Cotton Bowl Classic, as well as their first New Year's Six game overall. At the time the Tigers received their bowl invitation, the status of head coach Mike Norvell was unclear, as he had accepted an offer to become the new head coach of the Florida State Seminoles. On December 9, Norvell announced that he would not coach Memphis in the bowl, allowing interim head coach Ryan Silverfield to do so. On December 13, it was announced that the interim tag would be, removed and "that Silverfield was being hired as the new head coach of Memphis."
Penn State Nittany Lionsβ»
Penn State entered the game ranked 13th in the AP Poll, with a 10β2 record (7β2 in conference). The Nittany Lions finished second in the Big Ten's East Division. They split their four games against ranked opponents, defeating Iowa and Michigan while losing to Minnesota and Ohio State.
Penn State was selected to the Cotton Bowl as the highest-ranked team not already selected to a New Year's Six bowl. This was Penn State's fourth Cotton Bowl Classic; the Nittany Lions have a 2β0β1 record in the game, most recently their 1974 team winning the 1975 Cotton Bowl Classic over Baylor, 41β20.
Game summaryβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 17 Memphis | 13 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 39 |
No. 10 Penn State | 7 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 53 |
at AT&T Stadium β’ Arlington, Texas
- Date: Saturday, December 28, 2019
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST (11:00 a.m. CST)
- Game weather: Indoors (roof closed)
- Game attendance: 54,828
- Referee: Jeff Flanagan
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) and Olivia Dekker (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
- First Quarter
- (10:52) MEM β Riley Patterson 48 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 2:59; Memphis 3β0)
- (9:56) PSU β Journey Brown 32 yard rush, Jake Pinegar kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56; Penn State 7β3)
- (7:44) MEM β Patrick Taylor 3 yard rush, Riley Patterson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:12; Memphis 10β7)
- (2:55) MEM β Riley Patterson 37 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 3:36; Memphis 13β7)
- Second Quarter
- (11:14) PSU β Noah Cain 1 yard rush, Jack Pinegar kick (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:27; Penn State 14β13)
- (7:47) PSU β Devyn Ford 2 yard rush, Jack Pinegar kick (Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:14; Penn State 21β13)
- (5:51) PSU β Journey Brown 56 yard rush, Jack Pinegar kick (Drive: 1 plays, 56 yards, 0:10; Penn State 28β13)
- (3:15) MEM β Kenneth Gainwell 2 yard rush, Riley Patterson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; Penn State 28β20)
- (0:51) PSU β Sean Clifford 4 yard pass to Jahan Dotson, Jack Pinegar kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:24; Penn State 35β20)
- (0:00) MEM β Riley Patterson 44 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 0:51; Penn State 35β23)
- Third Quarter
- (12:16) MEM β Brady White 1 yard rush, Riley Patterson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:44; Penn State 35β30)
- (10:24) MEM β Riley Patterson 51 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, β4 yards, 1:45; Penn State 35β33)
- (7:13) PSU β Jake Pinegar 45 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:06; Penn State 38β33)
- (3:32) MEM β Riley Patterson 41 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 3:41; Penn State 38β36)
- (0:38) PSU β Garrett Taylor 15 yard interception return, Jake Pinegar kick (Penn State 45β36)
- Fourth Quarter
- (12:01) MEM β Riley Patterson 42 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:37; Penn State 45β39)
- (6:31) PSU β Noah Cain 1 yard rush, 2-point pass good (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:30; Penn State 53β39)
Statisticsβ»
Statistics | MEM | PSU |
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First downs | 27 | 25 |
Playsβyards | 86β542 | 73β529 |
Rushesβyards | 33β63 | 53β396 |
Passing yards | 479 | 133 |
Passing: compβattβint | 33β53β2 | 11β20β1 |
Time of possession | 32:42 | 27:18 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Memphis | Passing | Brady White | 32/51, 454 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Patrick Taylor | 8 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Damonte Coxie | 8 receptions, 132 yards | |
Penn State | Passing | Sean Clifford | 11/20, 133 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Journey Brown | 16 carries, 202 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | K. J. Hamler | 2 receptions, 46 yards |
- ^ "Memphis vs. Penn State - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "84th GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC MATCHUP IS SET!". cottonbowl.com. December 8, 2019.
- ^ "Memphis Tigers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ Crawford, Brad (December 8, 2019). "Mike Norvell's bowl-season plan at Florida State". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Barnes, Evan (December 11, 2019). "What it means that Ryan Silverfield will coach Memphis in the Cotton Bowl". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Giannotto, Mark; Barnes, Evan (December 13, 2019). "Ryan Silverfield to be hired as Memphis football head coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
External linksβ»
- Official website
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com
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