2022 Arizona Bowl
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| 2022 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7th Arizona Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Arizona Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tucson, Arizona | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | CJ Harris (QB, Ohio)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Ohio by 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Dan Katz | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeremy Parker (Sun Belt)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 27,691 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$350,000[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Barstool.TV | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jake Marsh (play-by-play) Dan Katz and Dave Portnoy (analysts) Caleb Pressley and Adam Ferrone (sideline reporters) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Ohio
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 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.