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2019 Outback Bowl
2019 Outback Bowl
33rd Outback Bowl
Mississippi State Bulldogs	Iowa Hawkeyes
(8–4)	(8–4)
SEC	Big Ten
22	27
Head coach: ; Joe Moorhead	Head coach: ; Kirk Ferentz
Date	January 1, 2019
Season	2018
Stadium	Raymond James Stadium
Location	Tampa, Florida
MVP	Nick Easley (WR, Iowa)
Favorite	Mississippi State by 6.5
Referee	Chris Coyte (Pac-12)
Attendance	40,518
Payout	US$6,350,000
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2
Announcers	Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek and Molly McGrath
Outback Bowl
< 2018	2020 >

The 2019 Outback Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2019.^[5] It was the 33rd edition of the Outback Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by Outback Steakhouse and played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Teams

The game featured the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference and the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference. It was the first meeting between the two teams.^[6] It was Iowa's sixth time playing in the Outback Bowl, and Mississippi State's first.

Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa received and accepted a bid to the Outback Bowl on December 2.^[6] The Hawkeyes entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (5–4 in conference).

It marked the sixth time in Kirk Ferentz's tenure as the Hawkeyes' head coach the team played in the Outback Bowl.

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Mississippi State received and accepted a bid to the Outback Bowl on December 2.^[6] The Bulldogs entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (4–4 in conference).

Game summary

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	MSST	IOWA
1	6:37	10	39	4:50	MSST	44-yard field goal by Jace Christmann	3	0
1	0:45	9	23	3:54	MSST	42-yard field goal by Jace Christmann	6	0
2	10:02	10	49	5:43	IOWA	44-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos	6	3
2	7:55	1	75	0:11	IOWA	Nick Easley 75-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley, Miguel Recinos kick good	6	10
2	6:18	2	13	0:42	IOWA	Ihmir Smith-Marsette 15-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley, Miguel Recinos kick good	6	17
3	11:26	3	6	1:12	MSST	Kylin Hill 1-yard touchdown reception from Nick Fitzgerald, 2-point pass failed	12	17
3	11:08	1	33	0:12	MSST	Nick Fitzgerald 33-yard touchdown run, Jace Christmann kick good	19	17
3	1:55	6	32	2:44	IOWA	Nick Easley 8-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley, Miguel Recinos kick good	19	24
4	12:04	5	49	2:40	MSST	20-yard field goal by Jace Christmann	22	24
4	5:51	6	50	2:51	IOWA	40-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos	22	27
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							22	27

Statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Bulldogs	6	0	13	3	22
Hawkeyes	0	17	7	3	27

Statistics	MSST	IOWA
First downs	15	11
Plays–yards	74–342	51–199
Rushes–yards	42–190	20–(–15)
Passing yards	152	214
Passing: comp–att–int	14–32–2	21–31–1
Time of possession	33:34	26:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi State	Passing	Nick Fitzgerald	14/32, 152 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Nick Fitzgerald	20 car, 103 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Stephen Guidry	1 rec, 51 yds
Iowa	Passing	Nate Stanley	21/31, 214 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Toren Young	3 car, 7 yds
	Receiving	Nick Easley	8 rec, 104 yds, 2 TD

References

^ @ChadLeistikow (January 1, 2019). "Nick Easley is the 2019 Outback Bowl MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via Twitter.
^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
^ @MurphyKeith (January 1, 2019). "#OutbackBowl attendance announced as 40,518" (Tweet). Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Bowl Payout". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Outback Bowl News". Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.