2019 Camellia Bowl

2019 Camellia Bowl
6th Camellia Bowl
FIU Panthers Arkansas State Red Wolves
(6–6) (7–5)
C-USA Sun Belt
26 34
Head coach: 
Butch Davis		 Head coach: 
Blake Anderson
1234 Total
FIU 013103 26
Arkansas State 14677 34
DateDecember 21, 2019
Season2019
StadiumCramton Bowl
LocationMontgomery, Alabama
MVPOmar Bayless (WR, Arkansas State)[1]
FavoriteFIU by 1[2]
RefereeSteve Baron (Mountain West)[3]
Attendance16,209[4]
PayoutUS$300,000[5]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN & ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Kevin Winter (play-by-play), Ben Hartsock (analyst) and Brad Edwards (sideline)
Camellia Bowl
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The 2019 Camellia Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 5:30 p.m. EST (4:30 p.m. local CST) on ESPN.[6] It was the 6th edition of the Camellia Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. For 2019, the Camellia Bowl did not have a corporate naming sponsor.[7]

Teams

The bowl matched the FIU Panthers and the Arkansas State Red Wolves. This was the ninth meeting between the programs; entering the game, Arkansas State led the all-time series, 6–2 (officially 4–2, as two wins were vacated per NCAA sanctions).[8] From 2005 to 2012, FIU and Arkansas State were both members of the Sun Belt Conference; their previous meetings spanned that era.

FIU Panthers

Main article: 2019 FIU Panthers football team

FIU finished their regular season with a 6–6 record (3–5 in conference). The Panthers tied with Middle Tennessee for fifth place in the East Division of Conference USA.

Arkansas State Red Wolves

Main article: 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Arkansas State finished their regular season with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). The Red Wolves finished in second place in the West Division of the Sun Belt. This was the program's second Camellia Bowl, making them the second team (after Appalachian State) to appear in multiple Camellia Bowls. The 2017 Red Wolves appeared in that season's Camellia Bowl, losing to Middle Tennessee, 35–30.

Game summary

2019 Camellia Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
FIU 0 13 10326
Arkansas State 14 6 7734

at Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama

Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:25) ARST – Layne Hatcher 4 yard pass to Omar Bayless, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 3:17; Arkansas State 7–0)
  • (0:55) ARST – Layne Hatcher 9 yard pass to Kirk Merritt, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 3:35; Arkansas State 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (12:50) FIU – Napoleon Maxwell 3 yard rush, José Borregales kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:05; Arkansas State 14–7)
  • (9:31) ARST – Blake Grupe 46 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 3:19; Arkansas State 17–7)
  • (5:30) FIU – José Borregales 25 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:01; Arkansas State 17–10)
  • (3:05) ARST – Blake Grupe 37 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 2:25; Arkansas State 20–10)
  • (0:40) FIU – José Borregales 25 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 2:25; Arkansas State 20–13)
Third Quarter
  • (12:22) ARST – Layne Hatcher 15 yard pass to Reed Tyler, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 2:38; Arkansas State 27–13)
  • (3:48) FIU – James Morgan 19 yard pass to Austin Maloney, José Borregales kick (Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:48; Arkansas State 27–20)
  • (0:38) FIU – José Borregales 48 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:16; Arkansas State 27–23)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:52) FIU – José Borregales 52 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:02; Arkansas State 27–26)
  • (3:37) ARST – Layne Hatcher 13 yard pass to Jonathan Adams, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:33; Arkansas State 34–26)

Statistics

Statistics FIU ARST
First downs 23 31
Plays–yards 74–444 89–525
Rushes–yards 35–132 37–132
Passing yards 312 393
Passing: comp–att–int 22–39–2 27–52–1
Time of possession 31:40 28:20
Team Category Player Statistics
FIU Passing James Morgan 22/38, 312 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Napoleon Maxwell 13 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Austin Maloney 10 receptions, 178 yards, 1 TD
Arkansas State Passing Layne Hatcher 27/51, 393 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jamal Jones 10 carries, 59 yards,
Receiving Omar Bayless 9 receptions, 180 yards, 1 TD

References

  1. ^ "Bayless Overcomes Adversity to win Bart Starr MVP Trophy". camelliabowl.com. December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Florida International vs. Arkansas State - Game Summary - December 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  4. ^ @AStacyLong (December 21, 2019). "Announced attendance for tonight's Camellia Bowl: 16,209" (Tweet). Retrieved December 21, 2019 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "College Football's Bowl Name Game Has Tony the Tiger, Pirates & More". Fox Business. December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "FIU Panthers vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.