2022 Hawaii Bowl

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2022 EasyPost Hawaii Bowl
19th Hawaii Bowl
1234Total
Middle Tennessee0133925
San Diego State1403623
DateDecember 24, 2022
Season 2022
Stadium Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
Location Honolulu, Hawaii
MVPJordan Ferguson (DE, Middle Tennessee) [1]
Favorite San Diego State by 7
Referee Edwin Lee (American) [2]
Attendance6,605
Payout US$1,200,000 [3]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Hawaii Bowl
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The 2022 Hawaii Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 24, 2022, at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 19th annual Hawaii Bowl, the game featured the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders from Conference USA (C-USA) and the San Diego State Aztecs from the Mountain West Conference. The game began at 3:03 p.m. HST (8:03 p.m. EST) [4] and was aired on ESPN. [5] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by shipping API EasyPost, the game was officially known as the EasyPost Hawaii Bowl. Due to cancellations in 2020 and 2021 for COVID-19 related issues, this was the first Hawaii Bowl since 2019.

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Teams

The Hawaii Bowl featured the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders from Conference USA (C–USA) and the San Diego State Aztecs from the Mountain West Conference (MWC). [6] This was the first meeting between the two teams. [7]

Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference). Middle Tennessee finished tied for fourth in the final Conference-USA standings for the season, posting the same conference record as both UAB and Florida Atlantic. This was Middle Tennessee's 14th bowl game appearance and 9th at the NCAA Division I level, with a prior record of 5–8 in bowl games (3–6 at Division I). It was Middle Tennessee's second appearance in the Hawaii Bowl, having previously played in the 2016 edition.

San Diego State

San Diego State entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). San Diego State tied for second in the West Division of the Mountain West Conference with San Jose State. This was San Diego State's 20th bowl game appearance, with a prior record of 10–9 in bowl games. This was San Diego State's second Hawaii Bowl appearance, having previously played in the 2015 edition. It was also San Diego State's third postseason game in Honolulu; the school played in the 1952 Pineapple Bowl where they defeated Hawaii, 34–13.

Game summary

2022 EasyPost Hawaii Bowl
Period1234Total
Middle Tennessee0133925
San Diego State1403623

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, Hawaii

  • Date: Saturday, December 24, 2022
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. HST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: 9 mph (14 km/h) southwest
  • Game attendance: 6,605
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
  • Box score
Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP Middle TennesseeSan Diego State
17:188713:21SDSUMark Redman 9-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Mayden, Jack Browning kick good07
14:423730:57SDSUKenan Christon 73-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Mayden, Jack Browning kick good014
211:495361:03MTSU44-yard field goal by Zeke Rankin314
23:144171:34MTSUJordan Ferguson 8-yard touchdown reception from Chase Cunningham, Zeke Rankin kick good1014
20:224-60:19MTSU49-yard field goal by Zeke Rankin1314
36:597142:40MTSU26-yard field goal by Zeke Rankin1614
31:2613545:33SDSU39-yard field goal by Jack Browning1617
413:252250:35MTSUJaylin Lane 16-yard touchdown reception from Chase Cunningham, 2-point run failed2217
410:158563:10SDSU36-yard field goal by Jack Browning2220
45:437453:08SDSU52-yard field goal by Jack Browning2223
42:0512553:38MTSU37-yard field goal by Zeke Rankin2523
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2523

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