2022 Arizona Bowl

Postseason college football bowl game

College football game
2022 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl
7th Arizona Bowl
Ohio Bobcats Wyoming Cowboys
(9–4) (7–5)
MAC Mountain West
30 27
Head coach: 
Tim Albin
Head coach: 
Craig Bohl
1234OT Total
Ohio 83766 30
Wyoming 143073 27
DateDecember 30, 2022
Season2022
StadiumArizona Stadium
LocationTucson, Arizona
MVPCJ Harris (QB, Ohio)[1]
FavoriteOhio by 3
National anthemDan Katz
RefereeJeremy Parker (Sun Belt)[2]
Attendance27,691
PayoutUS$350,000[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkBarstool.TV
AnnouncersJake Marsh (play-by-play)
Dan Katz and Dave Portnoy (analysts)
Caleb Pressley and Adam Ferrone (sideline reporters)
Arizona Bowl
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The 2022 Arizona Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2022, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The seventh annual Arizona Bowl, the game featured Ohio from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Wyoming from the Mountain West Conference. The game began at 2:40 p.m. MST[4] and was aired on Barstool Sports's website and social media.[5] Ohio defeated Wyoming in overtime 30–27.[6] Ohio's quarterback CJ Harris was named the most-valuable player.[7] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Barstool Sports was also the game's title sponsor.

Teams

Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured teams from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Mountain West Conference. This was the third meeting between Ohio and Wyoming; the Cowboys had won both previous meetings.[8]

Ohio

Ohio played to a 9–3 regular season record (7–1 in conference). After losing three of their first five games, they won seven games in a row. The Bobcats qualified for the MAC Championship Game, which they lost to Toledo,[9] and entered the Arizona Bowl with an overall record of 9–4.

Wyoming

Wyoming played to a 7–5 regular-season record, 5–3 in conference play. Their season included three-game and four-game winning streaks, but they closed with back-to-back losses. The Cowboys faced, and lost to, one ranked opponent, BYU.

Game summary

2022 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Ohio 8 3 76630
Wyoming 14 3 07327

at Arizona StadiumTucson, Arizona

  • Date: Friday, December 30, 2022
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 27,691
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV announcers (Barstool Sports): Jake Marsh, Dan Katz, Dave Portnoy, Caleb Pressley, and Adam Ferrone
  • Box score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:12) UW - Vaughn, Jordon 17 yd run (Hoyland, John kick) 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 04:42 (UW 7–0)
  • (08:23) OHIO - Jones, Jacoby 34 yd pass from Harris, CJ (Holloway, Justin pass) 5 plays, 58 yards, TOP 01:40 (OHIO 8–7)
  • (03:58) UW - Welch, Treyton 17 yd pass from Peasley, Andrew (Hoyland, John kick) 1 plays, 17 yards, TOP 00:07 (UW 14–8)
Second Quarter
  • (13:28) OHIO - Vakos, Nathanial 43 yd field goal 12 plays, 49 yards, TOP 05:30 (UW 14–11)
  • (00:04) UW - Hoyland, John 53 yd field goal 8 plays, 30 yards, TOP 01:07 (UW 17–11)
Third Quarter
  • (05:14) OHIO - Bangura, Sieh 3 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 4 plays, 56 yards, TOP 02:07 (OHIO 18–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (04:17) OHIO - Vakos, Nathanial 45 yd field goal 7 plays, 38 yards, TOP 04:03 (OHIO 21–17)
  • (02:08) UW - Vaughn, Jordon 5 yd run (Hoyland, John kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:09 (UW 24–21)
  • (00:04) OHIO - Vakos, Nathanial 46 yd field goal 10 plays, 55 yards, TOP 01:59 (Tied 24–27)
Overtime
  • (00:00) UW - Hoyland, John 29 yd field goal 5 plays, 14 yards, TOP 00:00 (UW 27–24)
  • (00:00) OHIO - Foster, Tyler 10 yd pass from Harris, CJ ( ) 5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 00:00 (OHIO 30–27)

Statistics

Team statistical comparison[4]
Statistic Ohio Wyoming
First downs 22 17
First downs rushing 11 7
First downs passing 9 9
First downs penalty 2 1
Third down efficiency 7–15 7–16
Fourth down efficiency 0–0 0–0
Total plays–net yards 72–385 63–291
Rushing attempts–net yards 38–201 33–105
Yards per rush 5.3 3.2
Yards passing 184 186
Pass completions–attempts 20–34 18–30
Interceptions thrown 0 1
Punt returns–total yards 3–5 0–0
Kickoff returns–total yards 4–95 3–51
Punts–average yardage 5–38.2 7–41.7
Fumbles–lost 2–1 0–0
Penalties–yards 4–43 3–28
Time of possession 30:49 29:11
Ohio statistics[4]
Bobcats passing
C–A Yds TD–INT
CJ Harris 20–33 184 2–0
Jacoby Jones 0–1 0 0–0
Bobcats rushing
Car Yds TD
Sieh Bangura 25 138 1
CJ Harris 10 52 0
Nolan McCormick 2 6 0
Jacoby Jones 1 5 0
Bobcats receiving
Rec Yds TD
Jacoby Jones 3 44 1
Miles Cross 4 39 0
Sam Wiglusz 4 27 0
Alec Burton 2 26 0
Sieh Bangura 4 18 0
James Bostic 1 15 0
Tyler Foster 1 10 1
Will Kacmarek 1 5 0
Wyoming statistics[4]
Cowboys passing
C–A Yds TD–INT
Andrew Peasley 18–30 186 1–1
Cowboys rushing
Car Yds TD
Jordon Vaughn 16 67 2
Sam Scott 3 11 0
Jayden Clemons 2 10 0
Andrew Peasley 11 9 0
Ryan Marquez 1 8 0
Cowboys receiving
Rec Yds TD
Treyton Welch 5 91 1
Ryan Marquez 4 38 0
Alex Brown 3 28 0
Jaylen Sargent 2 2
Wyatt Wieland 2 10 0
Caleb Merritt 1 6 0
Caleb Driskill 1 1 0

References

  1. ^ @HustleBelt (December 30, 2022). "Ohio QB CJ Harris wins the MVP of the 2022 Arizona Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Bowl Schedule". College Football Poll. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "2022 Arizona Bowl Final Stats" (PDF). Statbroadcast. December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ohio 30, Wyoming 27". ESPN. December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl Recap: Ohio 30, Wyoming 27 (OT)". Hustle Belt. December 30, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Winsipedia - Wyoming vs. Ohio". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Scoring Summary report Toledo vs Ohio" (PDF). NCAA. December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via amazonaws.com.
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