2019 Texas Bowl

2019 Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
14th Texas Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys Texas A&M Aggies
(8–4) (7–5)
Big 12 SEC
21 24
Head coach: 
Mike Gundy		 Head coach: 
Jimbo Fisher
APCoachesCFP
25RV25
1234 Total
Oklahoma State 14007 21
Texas A&M 07710 24
DateDecember 27, 2019
Season2019
StadiumNRG Stadium
LocationHouston, Texas
MVPKellen Mond (QB, Texas A&M)[1]
FavoriteTexas A&M by 4.5[2]
RefereeMark Kluczynski (Big Ten)[3]
Attendance68,415
PayoutUS$6,400,000[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN & ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: Kevin Brown (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Brasil
AnnouncersMatheus Suman (play-by-play)
Weinny Eirado (analyst)
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The 2019 Texas Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2019, with kickoff at 6:45 p.m. EST (5:45 p.m. local CDT) on ESPN.[5] It was the 14th edition of the Texas Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Academy Sports + Outdoors sporting goods company, the game was officially known as the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl.

Teams

The game was played between the Oklahoma State Cowboys from the Big 12 Conference and the Texas A&M Aggies from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the 28th overall meeting between Oklahoma State and Texas A&M; Texas A&M leads the all-time series, 17–10.[6] Both Oklahoma State and Texas A&M were charter members of the Big 12, playing in the conference from 1996 until 2012, when Texas A&M left the Big 12 to join the SEC. Oklahoma State entered the bowl with a four-game win streak against Texas A&M.

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Main article: 2019 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Oklahoma State entered the game with an 8–4 record (5–4 in conference) and ranked 25th in the AP Poll. The Cowboys finished in a four-way tie for third place in the Big 12. Oklahoma State was 2–3 against ranked teams.

Texas A&M Aggies

Main article: 2019 Texas A&M Aggies football team

This was Texas A&M's third Texas Bowl, the most appearances of any team. Their 2011 team won that season's Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (as the game was then named) over Northwestern, 33–22, and their 2016 team lost that season's Texas Bowl to Kansas State, 33–28. Texas A&M entered the game at 7–5 (4–4 in conference), having finished in fourth place in the SEC's West Division. Texas A&M was 0–5 against ranked teams.

Game summary

2019 Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Oklahoma State 14 0 0721
Texas A&M 0 7 71024

at NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas

Game information
First Quarter
  • (7:47) OSU – Dru Brown 42 yard pass to Braydon Johnson, Matt Ammendola kick (Drive: 5 plays, 97 yards, 1:57; Oklahoma State 7–0)
  • (1:33) OSU – Dru Brown 9 yard rush, Matt Ammendola kick (Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:48; Oklahoma State 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (5:39) A&M – Isaiah Spiller 1 yard rush, Seth Small kick (Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:24; Oklahoma State 14–7)
Third Quarter
  • (10:32) A&M – Kellen Mond 10 yard pass to Jhamon Ausbon, Seth Small kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:32; Tied 14–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:45) A&M – Kellen Mond 67 yard rush, Seth Small kick (Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:28; Texas A&M 21–14)
  • (2:52) A&M – Seth Small 24 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:08; Texas A&M 24–14)
  • (1:04) OSU – Dru Brown 5 yard pass to Braydon Johnson, Matt Ammendola kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:48; Texas A&M 24–21)

Statistics

Statistics OSU A&M
First downs 17 19
Plays–yards 59–334 60–343
Rushes–yards 31–150 41–248
Passing yards 184 95
Passing: comp–att–int 15–28–0 13–19–0
Time of possession 25:47 34:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Dru Brown 15/28, 184 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Chuba Hubbard 19 carries, 158 yards
Receiving Braydon Johnson 5 receptions, 124 yards, 2 TD
Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 13/19, 95 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Kellen Mond 12 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Quartney Davis 6 receptions, 48 yards

References

  1. ^ @suzhalliburton (December 27, 2019). "Kellen Mond is the Texas Bowl MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 27, 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 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 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Winsipedia - Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas A&M Aggies football series history". Retrieved December 9, 2019.