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Postseason college football bowl game
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The 2019 Arizona Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2019, with kickoff at 4:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. local MST ) on CBS Sports Network .[ 5] Arizona Bowl , and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season . Sponsored by the Nova Home Loans mortgage broker company, the game was officially known as the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl .
The game was played between the Wyoming Cowboys from the Mountain West Conference and the Georgia State Panthers from the Sun Belt Conference . This was the first time that the two programs met,[ 6]
Wyoming entered the game with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference), having lost three of four games to end their regular season. They finished in fourth place in Mountain West's Mountain Division. The Cowboys lost to the only ranked FBS team they faced, Boise State .
Georgia State Panthers [ edit ] Georgia State also entered the game with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference), also having lost three of four games to end their regular season. They finished in third place in the Sun Belt's East Division. The Panthers also lost to the only ranked FBS team they faced, Appalachian State .
Game information
First Quarter (12:59) GSU – Dan Ellington 4 yard rush, Brandon Wright kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:01; Georgia State 7–0 )
(9:01) WYO – Cooper Rothe 53 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 39 yards, 3:58; Georgia State 7–3 )
(2:12) WYO – Levi Williams 18 yard pass to Austin Conway, Cooper Rothe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 0:47; Wyoming 10–7 )
(0:35) WYO – Levi Williams 8 yard pass to Xazavian Valladay, Cooper Rothe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:27; Wyoming 17–7 ) Second Quarter (9:31) GSU – Brandon Wright 25 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 6:04; Wyoming 17–10 )
(0:32) WYO – Levi Williams 51 yard pass to Ayden Eberhardt, Cooper Rothe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:29; Wyoming 24–10 ) Third Quarter (8:12) WYO – Xazavian Valladay 1 yard rush, Cooper Rothe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 2:16; Wyoming 31–10 )
(7:43) GSU – Dan Ellington 44 yard pass to Cornelius McCoy, Brandon Wright kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:29; Wyoming 31–17 )
(1:21) WYO – Levi Williams 6 yard rush, Cooper Rothe kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:41; Wyoming 38–17 ) Fourth Quarter
No scoring
Statistics
WYO
GSU
First downs
24
16
Plays–yards
73–524
65–355
Rushes–yards
47–290
38–199
Passing yards
234
156
Passing: comp –att –int
13–27–1
11–26–1
Time of possession
33:51
26:09
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Wyoming
Passing
Levi Williams
11/26, 234 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Xazavian Valladay
26 carries, 204 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Xazavian Valladay
3 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD
Georgia State
Passing
Dan Ellington
13/26, 156 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Dan Ellington
14 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Cornelius McCoy
5 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
^ @7220sports (December 31, 2019). "Xazavian Valladay is the offensive MVP of the Arizona Bowl. Alijah Halliburton claims the defensive MVP for the Pokes" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 31, 2019 – via Twitter . ^ "Wyoming vs. Georgia State - Game Summary" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 31, 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 19, 2019 .^ "Georgia State Panthers vs. Wyoming Cowboys football series history" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved December 8, 2019 .
