2018 DXL Frisco Bowl
2nd Frisco Bowl
San Diego State Aztecs Ohio Bobcats
(7–5) (8–4)
Mountain West MAC
0 27
Head coach: 
Rocky Long		 Head coach: 
Frank Solich
1234 Total
San Diego State 0000 0
Ohio 31437 27
DateDecember 19, 2018
Season2018
StadiumToyota Stadium
LocationFrisco, Texas
MVPA. J. Ouellette (RB, Ohio) &
Evan Croutch (LB, Ohio)
FavoriteOhio by 3[1]
RefereeJason Autrey (Sun Belt)
Attendance11,029
PayoutUS$750,000 [2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN and Gameday Radio
AnnouncersKevin Brown, Andre Ware and Kris Budden (ESPN)
Brian Estridge, Landry Burdine, and Melanie Newman (Gameday Radio)

The 2018 Frisco Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 19, 2018,[3] with kickoff scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST (7:00 p.m. local CST).[4] It was the second edition of the Frisco Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by Destination XL Group, a retailer of men's big and tall apparel, the game was officially known as the DXL Frisco Bowl. In the game, the Ohio Bobcats shut out the San Diego State Aztecs, 27–0.

Teams

Although the bowl has a tie-in with the American Athletic Conference, due to UCF receiving a bid to the Fiesta Bowl—a New Year's Six bowl—the conference was unable to provide a team.[5] Thus, bowl organizers sought at-large teams, and announced a matchup of the Ohio Bobcats of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) against the San Diego State Aztecs of the Mountain West Conference.[6] This was the first meeting between the two programs.[7]

Ohio Bobcats

Ohio received and accepted a bid to the Frisco Bowl on December 2.[6] The Bobcats entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (6–2 in conference), having won 5-of-6 to close their regular season.

San Diego State Aztecs

San Diego State received and accepted a bid to the Frisco Bowl on December 2.[6] The Aztecs entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference), having lost 4-of-5 to close their regular season.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP SDSU OHIO
1 2:20 12 66 6:50 OHIO 30-yard field goal by Louie Zervos 0 3
2 7:57 15 72 6:55 OHIO Nathan Rourke 9-yard touchdown run, Louie Zervos kick good 0 10
2 0:07 5 43 0:54 OHIO Nathan Rourke 11-yard touchdown run, Louie Zervos kick good 0 17
3 11:33 7 66 3:27 OHIO 26-yard field goal by Louie Zervos 0 20
4 12:41 4 56 2:02 OHIO Andrew Meyer 35-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Rourke, Louie Zervos kick good 0 27
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 27

Statistics

1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 0 0 0 0 0
Bobcats 3 14 3 7 27
Statistics SDSU OHIO
First downs1821
Plays–yards62–28762–421
Rushes–yards36–15340–215
Passing yards134206
Passing: comp–att–int12–26–110–22–1
Time of possession28:2331:37
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
San Diego State PassingRyan Agnew11/24, 126 yds
RushingJuwan Washington19 car, 129 yds
ReceivingIsaiah Richardson3 rec, 58 yds
Ohio PassingNathan Rourke10/22, 206 yds, 1 TD
RushingA.J. Ouellette29 car, 164 yds
ReceivingPapi White4 rec, 90 yds

References

  1. ↑ Fawkes, Ben (December 3, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2018 Bowl Schedule". CFP.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ McSwain, Hannah (May 2, 2018). "2018 Frisco Bowl to be played on December 19 at 7 P.M. CT". Frisco Bowl. Frisco Bowl. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ Phillips, Troy (December 7, 2018). "2018 DXL Frisco Bowl Preview". dxlfriscobowl.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "San Diego State and Ohio Selected to Play in 2018 DXL Frisco Bowl". dxlfriscobowl.com (Press release). December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ohio Bobcats vs. San Diego State Aztecs football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

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