| 2019 New Mexico Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 14th New Mexico Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 21, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Dreamstyle Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offense:Jordan Byrd (RB, SDSU)[1] & Jesse Matthews (WR, SDSU)[2] Defense: Kyahva Tezino (LB, SDSU)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | San Diego State by 3.5[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Adam Savoie (AAC)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,823 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,050,000[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN &ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN:Clay Matvick (play-by-play),Ryan Leaf (analyst),Jerry Punch (sideline) ESPN Radio:Dave Neal (play-by-play),D.J. Shockley (analyst),Dawn Davenport (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The2019 New Mexico Bowl was acollege footballbowl game played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 2:00 p.m.EST (12:00 p.m. localMST) onESPN.[7] It was the 14th edition of theNew Mexico Bowl, and one of the2019–20 bowl games concluding the2019 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]
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 entered the game with an 8–5 record (6–2 in conference). The Chippewas finished atop the West Division of theMid-American Conference (MAC), before losing theMAC Championship Game toMiami (Ohio), 21–26.
San Diego State entered the game with a 9–3 record (5–3 in conference). They finished even withHawaii atop the West Division of theMountain West Conference, with the division title going to the Rainbow Warriors due to their 14–11 defeat of the Aztecs during the regular season.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Central Michigan | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| San Diego State | 7 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 48 |
atDreamstyle Stadium •Albuquerque, New Mexico
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| Statistics | CMU | SDSU |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |