2022 Frisco Bowl

2022 Frisco Bowl
2022 Frisco Bowl
5th Frisco Bowl
North Texas Mean Green	Boise State Broncos
(7–6)	(9–4)
C-USA	MWC
32	35
Head coach: ; Phil Bennett ; (interim)	Head coach: ; Andy Avalos
Date	December 17, 2022
Season	2022
Stadium	Toyota Stadium
Location	Frisco, Texas
MVP	Taylen Green (QB, Boise State) & Ezekial Noa (LB, Boise State)
Favorite	Boise State by 12
Referee	Trennis Livingston (Sun Belt)
Attendance	12,211
Payout	US$650,000
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (analyst), and Andraya Carter (sideline)
Frisco Bowl
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Last updated December 26, 2022

The 2022 Frisco Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 17, 2022, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The fifth annual Frisco Bowl, it featured Boise State of the Mountain West Conference and North Texas of Conference USA (C-USA). The game began at 8:15 p.m. CST and was aired on ESPN.^[4] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season.

Teams

Based on conference tie-ins, the game will feature teams from any of the Group of Five conferences.

This will be the seventh all-time meeting between Boise State and North Texas; the all-time series is currently tied at 3–3. The Broncos and Mean Green were both members of the Big West Conference from 1996 until the conference ended its football sponsorship following the 2000 season.^[5]

North Texas Mean Green

The Mean Green, from Conference USA (C-USA), finished the regular season with a record of 7–5 (6–2 in conference play). The team tied with Western Kentucky for second in the conference, with their victory over the Hilltoppers securing the tiebreaker to advance to the C-USA Championship Game, in which they lost to UTSA 48-27. The team will be coached by interim head coach Phil Bennett for this bowl game.

This will be North Texas' final game as a member of C-USA, as the Mean Green are set to join the American Athletic Conference in 2023.^[6]

Boise State Broncos

Boise State represented the Mountain West Conference. This is the university's first appearance in the Frisco Bowl. The team is led by second year head coach Andy Avalos.

Boise State started 2-2 going into the fifth week into the season. They fired offensive coordinator Tim Plough on September 24th, putting then senior analyst Dirk Koetter in the role. Starting quarterback Hank Bachmeier would transfer out of the program the next day, giving redshirt freshman Taylen Green the starting job. The team would finish the remainder of the season 7-1, before losing to Fresno State in the Mountain West Championship Game.

Game summary

2022 Frisco Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	3	7	14	8	32
Boise State	0	6	22	7	35

at Toyota Stadium • Frisco, Texas

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
Game time: 8:15 p.m. CST
Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: 1 mph (1.6 km/h) northeast
Game attendance: 12,211
Referee: Trennis Livingston
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (analyst), and Andraya Carter (sideline)
Box score

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	North Texas	Boise State
1	9:24	11	60	5:36	North Texas	27-yard field goal by Ethan Mooney	3	0
2	9:58	6	8	2:19	Boise State	24-yard field goal by Jonah Dalmas	3	3
2	7:38	6	65	2:20	North Texas	Ikaika Ragsdale 1-yard touchdown run, Ethan Mooney kick good	10	3
2	4:43	6	55	2:55	Boise State	37-yard field goal by Jonah Dalmas	10	6
3	12:40	6	75	2:20	Boise State	Taylen Green 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good (Green to Mason Hutton)	10	14
3	8:32	10	71	4:08	North Texas	Jake Roberts 17-yard touchdown reception from Stone Earle, Ethan Mooney kick good	17	14
3	6:35	5	75	1:57	Boise State	Eric McAlister 24-yard touchdown reception from Taylen Green, Jonah Dalmas kick good	17	21
3	5:14	4	51	1:21	North Texas	Jyaire Shorter 30-yard touchdown reception from Austin Aune, Ethan Mooney kick good	24	21
3	0:25	10	75	4:49	Boise State	Taylen Green 19-yard touchdown run, Jonah Dalmas kick good	24	28
4	12:05	5	30	2:13	Boise State	Ashton Jeanty 1-yard touchdown run, Jonah Dalmas kick good	24	35
4	8:17	11	90	3:48	North Texas	Ikaika Ragsdale 5-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush good (Austin Aune)	32	35
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							32	35

Statistics

Team statistical comparison^[7]
Statistic	North Texas	Boise State
First downs	23	23
First downs rushing	12	14
First downs passing	10	8
First downs penalty	1	1
Third down efficiency	9–18	5–13
Fourth down efficiency	2–3	1–2
Total plays–net yards	76–435	72–455
Rushing attempts–net yards	40–176	50–318
Yards per rush	4.4	6.4
Yards passing	259	137
Pass completions–attempts	19–36	13–22
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Punt returns–total yards	0–0	0–0
Kickoff returns–total yards	6–138	1–24
Punts–average yardage	4–38.0	4–31.3
Fumbles–lost	1–0	0–0
Penalties–yards	6–48	8–59
Time of possession	27:43	32:17

North Texas statistics^[7]
Mean Green passing
	C–A	Yds	TD–INT
Austin Aune	17–32	238	1–2
Stone Earle	2–4	21	1–0
Mean Green rushing
	Car	Yds	TD
Ikaika Ragsdale	21	94	2
Ayo Adeyi	14	67	0
Stone Earle	2	20	0
Austin Aune	2	0	0
Kaylon Horton	1	−5	0
Mean Green receiving
	Rec	Yds	TD
Jordan Smart	3	94	0
Damon Ward Jr.	2	54	0
Jyaire Shorter	1	30	1
Roderic Burns	3	26	0
Ikaika Ragsdale	4	26	0
Jake Roberts	2	21	1
Var'Keyes Gumms	1	7	0
Qualon Farrar	1	1	0
Kaylon Horton	2	0	0

Boise State statistics^[7]
Broncos passing
	C–A	Yds	TD–INT
Taylen Green	13–22	137	1–0
Broncos rushing
	Car	Yds	TD
Ashton Jeanty	28	178	1
Taylen Green	12	119	2
George Holani	7	24	0
TEAM	3	−3	0
Broncos receiving
	Rec	Yds	TD
Latrell Caples	6	87	0
Eric McAlister	1	24	1
Billy Bowens	2	13	0
Ashton Jeanty	1	10	0
Riley Smith	1	5	0
George Holani	2	−2	0

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↑ Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
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↑ "American Announces Entrance Agreements With Incoming Members for 2023-24 Season" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 16, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
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[2] Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

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