2019 Cheez-It Bowl
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| 2019 Cheez-It Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 31st Cheez-It Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
 Chase Field prior to the game | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Clay Matvick (play-by-play) Ryan Leaf (analyst) Taylor McGregor (sideline) ESPN Radio: Mark Neely, Tom Ramsey, and Marty Cesario | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Cheez-It Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2019, with kickoff at 10:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local MST) on ESPN.[5] It was the 31st edition of the game originally staged as the Copper Bowl, the second edition played under the sponsorship of Cheez-It, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season.
Air Force Falcons
The game matched the Air Force Falcons from the Mountain West Conference (MWC) and the Washington State Cougars from the Pac-12 Conference. This was the first meeting between the two programs.[6]
Air Force entered the game ranked 24th in the AP 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; their 1995 team appeared in the then-Copper Bowl, losing to Texas Tech, 55–41.
Washington State Cougars
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; their 1992 team won the then-Copper Bowl over Utah, 31–28.
Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Air Force | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Washington State | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Chase Field • Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: Friday, December 27, 2019
- Game time: 10:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. MST)
- Referee: Jeff Servinski
- TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) and Cole Cubelic (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics
| 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 |