2019 Pinstripe Bowl
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| 2019 New Era Pinstripe Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 10th Pinstripe Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 27, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | The Bronx, New York, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Brian Lewerke (QB, Michigan State)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Michigan State by 3.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Cooper Castleberry (Big 12)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 36,895 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$4,400,000[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN & ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Adam Amin (play-by-play) Matt Hasselbeck (analyst) Paul Carcaterra (sideline) ESPN Radio: Chris Carlin (play-by-play) Jack Ford (analyst) C.J. Papa (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Pinstripe Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2019, with kickoff at 3:20 p.m. EST on ESPN.[5] It was the 10th edition of the Pinstripe Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by the New Era Cap Company, the game was officially known as the New Era Pinstripe Bowl.
Michigan State Spartans
The game was played between the Michigan State Spartans from the Big Ten Conference and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was the first time that the two programs played against each other.[6]
Michigan State entered the game with a 6–6 record (4–5 in conference). The Spartans finished in fifth place of the East Division of the Big Ten. Michigan State began their regular season 4–1, then lost five in a row (four of the losses were to ranked teams) before finishing with two wins.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Wake Forest entered the game with an 8–4 record (4–4 in conference). The Demon Deacons finished in a three-way tie for third place in the ACC's Atlantic Division. Wake Forest started 7–1, then ended their season with three losses in four games.