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2018 DXL Frisco Bowl
2018 DXL Frisco Bowl
2nd Frisco Bowl
San Diego State Aztecs	Ohio Bobcats
(7–5)	(8–4)
Mountain West	MAC
0	27
Head coach: ; Rocky Long	Head coach: ; Frank Solich
Date	December 19, 2018
Season	2018
Stadium	Toyota Stadium
Location	Frisco, Texas
MVP	A. J. Ouellette (RB, Ohio) &; Evan Croutch (LB, Ohio)
Favorite	Ohio by 3
Referee	Jason Autrey (Sun Belt)
Attendance	11,029
Payout	US$750,000
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN and Gameday Radio
Announcers	Kevin Brown, Andre Ware and Kris Budden (ESPN); Brian Estridge, Landry Burdine, and Melanie Newman (Gameday Radio)
Frisco Bowl
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The 2018 Frisco Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 19, 2018,^[3] with kickoff scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST (7:00 p.m. local CST).^[4] It was the second edition of the Frisco Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by Destination XL Group, a retailer of men's big and tall apparel, the game was officially known as the DXL Frisco Bowl. In the game, the Ohio Bobcats shut out the San Diego State Aztecs, 27–0.

Teams

Although the bowl has a tie-in with the American Athletic Conference, due to UCF receiving a bid to the Fiesta Bowl—a New Year's Six bowl—the conference was unable to provide a team.^[5] Thus, bowl organizers sought at-large teams, and announced a matchup of the Ohio Bobcats of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) against the San Diego State Aztecs of the Mountain West Conference.^[6] This was the first meeting between the two programs.^[7]

Ohio Bobcats

Ohio received and accepted a bid to the Frisco Bowl on December 2.^[6] The Bobcats entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (6–2 in conference), having won 5-of-6 to close their regular season.

San Diego State Aztecs

San Diego State received and accepted a bid to the Frisco Bowl on December 2.^[6] The Aztecs entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference), having lost 4-of-5 to close their regular season.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	SDSU	OHIO
1	2:20	12	66	6:50	OHIO	30-yard field goal by Louie Zervos	0	3
2	7:57	15	72	6:55	OHIO	Nathan Rourke 9-yard touchdown run, Louie Zervos kick good	0	10
2	0:07	5	43	0:54	OHIO	Nathan Rourke 11-yard touchdown run, Louie Zervos kick good	0	17
3	11:33	7	66	3:27	OHIO	26-yard field goal by Louie Zervos	0	20
4	12:41	4	56	2:02	OHIO	Andrew Meyer 35-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Rourke, Louie Zervos kick good	0	27
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							0	27

Statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	0	0	0	0
Bobcats	3	14	3	7	27

Statistics	SDSU	OHIO
First downs	18	21
Plays–yards	62–287	62–421
Rushes–yards	36–153	40–215
Passing yards	134	206
Passing: comp–att–int	12–26–1	10–22–1
Time of possession	28:23	31:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Ryan Agnew	11/24, 126 yds
	Rushing	Juwan Washington	19 car, 129 yds
	Receiving	Isaiah Richardson	3 rec, 58 yds
Ohio	Passing	Nathan Rourke	10/22, 206 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	A.J. Ouellette	29 car, 164 yds
	Receiving	Papi White	4 rec, 90 yds