The 2023 Duke's Mayo Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2023, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 22nd annual Duke's Mayo Bowl featured North Carolina of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and West Virginia of the Big 12 Conference. The game began at approximately 5:30 p.m. EST and was aired on ESPN.[4][5] The Duke's Mayo Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game's title sponsor was Duke's Mayonnaise.
| 2023 Duke's Mayo Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 22nd Duke's Mayo Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 27, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Bank of America Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Garrett Greene (QB, West Virginia)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | West Virginia by 3.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jerry McGinn (Big 10)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 42,925 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline) (ESPN) Mike Couzens (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst) (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams
editThe 2023 edition of the Duke's Mayo Bowl was the fourth under the Duke's Mayonnaise branding and 22nd overall. Based on conference tie-ins, the game was to feature teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). However, West Virginia's selection made it a matchup of teams from the ACC and the Big 12 Conference.
This was the third all-time meeting between the Mountaineers and the Tar Heels; the teams had a 1–1 record in prior games. Both previous matchups also were in bowl games, the 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl (an earlier naming of the Duke's Mayo Bowl) won by West Virginia, and the 1997 Gator Bowl won by North Carolina.[6]
North Carolina
editAfter starting the regular season 6–0 and rising as high as 10th in the AP poll, North Carolina went 2–4 in their final six regular season games, finishing the season unranked and with an 8–4 record (4–4 in ACC play). The Tar Heels played two ranked opponents, recording a victory over then-No. 25 Miami and a loss against then-No. 22 NC State at the close of the regular season. Sophomore running back Omarion Hampton ran for 1,442 yards and 15 touchdowns in the regular season, becoming a finalist for the Doak Walker Award.
North Carolina made its 38th bowl game appearance and sixth Duke's Mayo Bowl appearance.[7]
West Virginia
editThe 2023 Mountaineers also went 8–4 in the regular season (6–3 in Big 12 play). They finishing tied for fourth in their conference's standings. They played two ranked opponents, losing both games—they lost their season opener to No. 7 Penn State and later lost to No. 17 Oklahoma in conference play.
West Virginia made their 40th bowl appearance and third Duke's Mayo Bowl appearance.[8]
Game summary
edit| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| North Carolina | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
- Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2023
- Game time: 5:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: 3 mph (4.8 km/h) SE
- Game attendance: 42,925
- Referee: Jerry McGinn
- TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
- Box score
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Statistics
edit| Statistics | UNC | WVU |
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| First downs | 20 | 16 |
| Plays–yards | 68–339 | 54–392 |
| Rushes–yards | 41–140 | 30–164 |
| Passing yards | 199 | 228 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–27–3 | 12–24–1 |
| Time of possession | 34:39 | 25:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| North Carolina | Passing | Conner Harrell | 18/27, 199 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Omarion Hampton | 19 carries, 62 yards | |
| Receiving | Gavin Blackwell | 3 carries, 78 yards | |
| West Virginia | Passing | Garrett Greene | 12/24, 228 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Garrett Greene | 9 carries, 64 yards | |
| Receiving | Traylon Ray | 3 carries, 91 yards |
References
edit- ^ @RyanDecker_ (December 27, 2023). "Mayo Bowl MVP Garrett Greene, plus Beanie Bishop & Lee Kpogba standing up front" (Tweet). Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Parks, James (December 11, 2023). "College football bowl schedule, game odds, point spreads for 2023-24". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 3, 2023). "2023-24 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ Straka, Dean (May 31, 2023). "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Barry. "2023-24 College Football Bowl Schedule, Dates, Times Announced". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ "Winsipedia - North Carolina Tar Heels vs. West Virginia Mountaineers". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels Bowls". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers Bowls". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
External links
edit- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com