2019 New Mexico Bowl
Postseason college football bowl game
College football game
2019 New Mexico Bowl
1 2 3 4
Total
Central Michigan 3 0 8 0
11
San Diego State 7 13 21 7
48
Date December 21, 2019 Season 2019 Stadium Dreamstyle Stadium Location Albuquerque, New Mexico MVP Offense: Jordan Byrd (RB, SDSU)[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Favorite San Diego State by 3.5[ 4] Referee Adam Savoie (AAC )[ 5] Attendance 18,823 Payout US$ 1,050,000[ 6] Network ESPN & ESPN Radio Announcers ESPN: Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst), Jerry Punch (sideline)Dave Neal (play-by-play), D.J. Shockley (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
The 2019 New Mexico Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 2:00 p.m. EST (12:00 p.m. local MST ) on ESPN .[ 7] New Mexico Bowl , and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season .
The 2019 edition of the New Mexico Bowl did not have a corporate naming sponsor. The game was going to be sponsored by DreamHouse, an Albuquerque-based company focused on the film industry. However, the company was found to be a fraudulent enterprise, operating without a business license, and the sponsorship agreement was cancelled.[ 8]
Teams
This was the first time that Central Michigan and San Diego State played each other, and the first time either played in the New Mexico Bowl.[ 9]
Central Michigan Chippewas
Central Michigan entered the game with an 8–5 record (6–2 in conference). The Chippewas finished atop the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), before losing the MAC Championship Game to Miami (Ohio), 21–26.
San Diego State Aztecs
San Diego State entered the game with a 9–3 record (5–3 in conference). They finished even with Hawaii atop the West Division of the Mountain West Conference , with the division title going to the Rainbow Warriors due to their 14–11 defeat of the Aztecs during the regular season.
Game summary
Game information
First Quarter (12:34) SDSU – Ryan Agnew 22 yard pass to Jesse Matthews, Matt Araiza kick (Drive: 4 plays 32 yards, 1:43; San Diego State 7–0 )
(10:40) CMU – Ryan Tice 33 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:54; San Diego State 7–3 ) Second Quarter (11:46) SDSU – Matt Araiza 48 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:46; San Diego State 10–3 )
(6:22) SDSU – Matt Araiza 31 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:29; San Diego State 13–3 )
(5:26) SDSU – Ryan Agnew 74 yard pass to Jesse Matthews, Matt Araiza kick (Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, 0:13; San Diego State 20–3 ) Third Quarter (9:51) SDSU – Jordan Byrd 2 yard rush, Matt Araiza kick (Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 2:13; San Diego State 27–3 )
(6:24) SDSU – Ryan Agnew 29 yard pass to TJ Sullivan, Matt Araiza kick (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:34; San Diego State 34–3 )
(5:13) CMU – Kobe Lewis 66 yard rush, 2-point pass good (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:11; San Diego State 34–11 )
(1:42) SDSU – Chase Jasmin 2 yard rush, Matt Araiza kick (Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:45; San Diego State 41–11 ) Fourth Quarter (5:16) SDSU – Darren Hall 20 yard fumble return, Matt Araiza kick (San Diego State 48–11
Statistics
Statistics
CMU
SDSU
First downs
8
24
Plays–yards
57–277
76–510
Rushes–yards
27–112
45–223
Passing yards
165
287
Passing: comp –att –int
12–30–3
18–31–1
Time of possession
21:41
38:19
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Central Michigan
Passing
Quinten Dormady 11/26, 164 yards, 3 INT
Rushing
Kobe Lewis 5 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Kalil Pimpleton 3 receptions, 71 yards
San Diego State
Passing
Ryan Agnew
18/31, 287 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Jordan Byrd 17 carries, 139 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jesse Matthews
3 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD
References
^ "Outstanding Offensive co-MVP Jordan Byrd, @SDSUFootball sophomore running back and Albuquerque native" . @NMBowl . December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019 .^ "Outstanding Offensive co-MVP Jesse Matthews, @SDSUFootball freshman wide receiver" . @NMBowl . December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019 .^ "Outstanding Defensive MVP, Kyahva Tezino, @SDSUFootball senior linebacker" . @NMBowl . December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019 .^ "Central Michigan vs. San Diego State - Game Summary - December 21, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 21, 2019 .^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments" . footballzebras.com . December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 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 7, 2019 .^ May, Jake (October 25, 2019). "ESPN Drops New Mexico Bowl Title Sponsor After Discovering It Isn't a Real Company" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 20, 2019 . ^ "Central Michigan Chippewas vs. San Diego State Aztecs football series history" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved December 8, 2019 .
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