2019 Cheez-It Bowl
Postseason college football bowl game
College football game
The 2019 Cheez-It Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2019, with kickoff at 10:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local MST ) on ESPN .[5] It was the 31st edition of the game originally staged as the Copper Bowl , the second edition played under the sponsorship of Cheez-It , and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season .
Teams
The game matched the Air Force Falcons from the Mountain West Conference (MWC) and the Washington State Cougars from the Pac-12 Conference . This was the first meeting between the two programs.[6]
Air Force Falcons
Air Force entered the game ranked 24th in the AP Poll , with a 10–2 record (7–1 in conference) and a seven-game winning streak. The Falcons finished in second place in the Mountain Division of Mountain West. This was Air Force's second Cheez-It Bowl; their 1995 team appeared in the then-Copper Bowl , losing to Texas Tech , 55–41.
Washington State Cougars
Washington State entered the game at 6–6 (3–6 in conference). The Cougars tied for fifth place in the Pac-12's North Division. This was Washington State's second Cheez-It Bowl; their 1992 team won the then-Copper Bowl over Utah , 31–28.
Left: Kadin Remsberg of Air Force (with ball) and Justus Rogers of Washington State. Right:
Anthony Gordon of Washington State (with ball) and Christopher Herrera of Air Force.
Game summary
Game information
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
(14:52) AF – Donald Hammond III 1 yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick (Drive: 20 plays, 98 yards, 12:23; Air Force 7–0 )
(10:43) WSU – Anthony Gordon 2 yard pass to Dezmon Patmon , Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:09; Tied 7–7 )
(3:39) AF – Jake Koehnke 28 yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 7:04; Air Force 10–7 )
(1:19) AF – Taven Birdow 3 yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick (Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 2:08; Air Force 17–7 )
(0:24) WSU – Anthony Gordon 5 yard pass to Max Borghi , Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:55; Air Force 17–14 )
Third Quarter
(8:19) AF – Donald Hammond III 7 yard rush, Jack Koehnke kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:41; Air Force 24–14 )
Fourth Quarter
(9:59) WSU – Anthony Gordon 13 yard pass to Brandon Arconado, Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:16; Air Force 24–21 )
(3:50) AF – Kadin Remsberg 3 yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:09; Air Force 31–21 )
Statistics
Statistics
AF
WSU
First downs
28
15
Plays–yards
81–401
50–366
Rushes–yards
69–371
8–15
Passing yards
30
351
Passing: comp–att–int
4–12–1
28–42–0
Time of possession
43:23
16:37
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Air Force
Passing
Donald Hammond III
4–12, 30 yds, 1 INT
Rushing
Kadin Remsberg
26 car., 178 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Benjamin Waters
2 rec., 12 yds
Washington State
Passing
Anthony Gordon
28–42, 351 yds, 3 TD
Rushing
Max Borghi
6 car., 27 yds
Receiving
Brandon Arconado
11 rec., 167 yds, 1 TD
See also
References
^ @cgboan (December 28, 2019). "Air Force back Kadin Remsberg wins the offensive MVP of tonight's Cheez-It Bowl. Grant Donaldson was awarded the defensive MVP award" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 28, 2019 – via Twitter .
^ "Air Force vs. Washington State - Game Summary" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 27, 2019 .
^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments" . footballzebras.com . December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019 .
^ "2019 Bowl Schedule" . collegefootballpoll.com . Retrieved December 13, 2019 .
^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
^ "Winsipedia - Air Force Falcons vs. Washington State Cougars football series history" . Retrieved December 8, 2019 .
External links
History & conference tie-ins Games