| 2019 Cheez-It Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 31st Cheez-It Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 27, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Chase Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Kadin Remsberg (RB, Air Force) & Grant Donaldson (LB, Air Force)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Air Force by 2.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeff Servinski (Big Ten)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 34,105 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1,625,560[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN andESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN:Clay Matvick (play-by-play) Ryan Leaf (analyst) Taylor McGregor (sideline) ESPN Radio:Mark Neely,Tom Ramsey, andMarty Cesario | ||||||||||||||||||
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The2019 Cheez-It Bowl was acollege footballbowl game played on December 27, 2019, with kickoff at 10:15 p.m.EST (8:15 p.m. localMST) onESPN.[5] It was the 31st edition of the game originally staged as theCopper Bowl, the second edition played under the sponsorship ofCheez-It, and one of the2019–20 bowl games concluding the2019 FBS football season.
The game matched theAir Force Falcons from theMountain West Conference (MWC) and theWashington State Cougars from thePac-12 Conference. This was the first meeting between the two programs.[6]
Air Force entered the game ranked 24th in theAP Poll, with a 10–2 record (7–1 in conference) and a seven-game winning streak. The Falcons finished in second place in the Mountain Division of Mountain West. This was Air Force's second Cheez-It Bowl; their1995 team appeared in the then-Copper Bowl, losing toTexas Tech, 55–41.
Washington State entered the game at 6–6 (3–6 in conference). The Cougars tied for fifth place in the Pac-12's North Division. This was Washington State's second Cheez-It Bowl; their1992 team won the then-Copper Bowl overUtah, 31–28.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Air Force | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Washington State | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
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| Statistics | AF | WSU |
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| First downs | 28 | 15 |
| Plays–yards | 81–401 | 50–366 |
| Rushes–yards | 69–371 | 8–15 |
| Passing yards | 30 | 351 |
| Passing:comp–att–int | 4–12–1 | 28–42–0 |
| Time of possession | 43:23 | 16:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Air Force | Passing | Donald Hammond III | 4–12, 30 yds, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Kadin Remsberg | 26 car., 178 yds, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Benjamin Waters | 2 rec., 12 yds | |
| Washington State | Passing | Anthony Gordon | 28–42, 351 yds, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Max Borghi | 6 car., 27 yds | |
| Receiving | Brandon Arconado | 11 rec., 167 yds, 1 TD |