2020 Montgomery Bowl

2020 Montgomery Bowl
2020 Montgomery Bowl
1st Montgomery Bowl
Memphis Tigers	Florida Atlantic Owls
(7–3)	(5–3)
The American	C-USA
25	10
Head coach: ; Ryan Silverfield	Head coach: ; Willie Taggart
Date	December 23, 2020
Season	2020
Stadium	Cramton Bowl
Location	Montgomery, Alabama
MVP	Brady White (QB, Memphis)
Favorite	Memphis by 9
Referee	Marshall Lewis (Sun Belt)
Attendance	2979
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
International TV coverage
Network	ESPN Deportes
Montgomery Bowl
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The 2020 Montgomery Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23, 2020, at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. The game was broadcast on ESPN,^[5] with kickoff at 7:00 p.m. EST (6:00 p.m. local CST).^[6] It was the inaugural, and potentially only,^[a] edition of the Montgomery Bowl. It was one of two bowl games, along with the Camellia Bowl, that were played at the Cramton Bowl following the 2020 FBS football season.

Teams

The 2020 Montgomery Bowl was contested by the Florida Atlantic Owls, from Conference USA, and the Memphis Tigers, from the American Athletic Conference ("The American").^[5] The two teams met once previously; the Owls defeated the Tigers in the 2007 New Orleans Bowl, 44–27.^[8]

Memphis

Memphis of The American entered the bowl with an overall record of 7–3 (5–3 in conference play); they were ranked as high as number 16 in the AP Poll early in the season.

Florida Atlantic

Florida Atlantic of C–USA entered the bowl with an overall record of 5–3 (4–2 in conference play).

Game summary

2020 Montgomery Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Memphis	10	8	7	0	25
Florida Atlantic	0	0	10	0	10

at Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama

Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST (6:00 p.m. CST)
Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: ESE 8 mph
Referee: Marshall Lewis (Sun Belt)
TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
ESPN game summary

Game information

First quarter

(7:15) MEM – Riley Patterson 53 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:20; Memphis 3–0)
(2:26) MEM – Javon Ivory 5 yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:18; Memphis 10–0)

Second quarter

(0:22) MEM – Joseph Dorceus 2 yard pass from Brady White, John Hassell 2-point conversion rush (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:25; Memphis 18–0)

Third quarter

(9:53) FAU – TJ Chase 3 yard pass from Nick Tronti, Vladimir Rivas kick (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:14; Memphis 18–7)
(7:38) FAU – Vladimir Rivas 27 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 2:15; Memphis 18–10)
(5:14) MEM – Calvin Austin 7 yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24; Memphis 25–10)

Fourth quarter: No scoring plays

Statistics

Statistics	MEM	FAU
First downs	24	19
Plays–yards	24–469	19–290
Rushes–yards	35–185	39–139
Passing yards	284	151
Passing: comp–att–int	22–34–1	19–35–1
Time of possession	26:54	29:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Brady White	22/34, 284 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Asa Martin	15 carries, 96 yards
	Receiving	Javon Ivory	7 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD
Florida Atlantic	Passing	Nick Tronti	16/32, 146 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	James Charles	16 carries, 82 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Robinson	4 receptions, 39 yards

Notes

^ The Montgomery Bowl was announced in late October 2020, with organizers indicating that it was a "substitute of the Fenway Bowl for this season only."^[7]

References

^ @_HaileySutton (December 23, 2020). "Memphis quarterback Brady White selected as the #MontgomeryBowl MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
^ "ESPN Game Summary - Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic - December 23, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
^ Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
^ "Football vs Florida Atlantic on 12/23/2020". December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Barnes, Evan (December 13, 2020). "Memphis football to face FAU in Montgomery Bowl on Dec. 23". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^ "ESPN Events Reveals 13-Game College Football Bowl Schedule for 2020-21: Inaugural Launch of the Fenway Bowl Postponed". espnpressroom.com (Press release). October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Bowl Season Schedule Announced". bowlseason.com. October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Winsipedia - Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Memphis Tigers football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

External links

Official website
Game statistics at statbroadcast.com

[8] The Montgomery Bowl was announced in late October 2020, with organizers indicating that it was a "substitute of the Fenway Bowl for this season only."^[7]

[1] @_HaileySutton (December 23, 2020). "Memphis quarterback Brady White selected as the #MontgomeryBowl MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.

[2] "ESPN Game Summary - Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic - December 23, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.

[3] Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.

[BOXSCORE-4] "Football vs Florida Atlantic on 12/23/2020". December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.

[CA-5] Barnes, Evan (December 13, 2020). "Memphis football to face FAU in Montgomery Bowl on Dec. 23". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

[ESPNPR-6] "ESPN Events Reveals 13-Game College Football Bowl Schedule for 2020-21: Inaugural Launch of the Fenway Bowl Postponed". espnpressroom.com (Press release). October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[7] "2020-21 Bowl Season Schedule Announced". bowlseason.com. October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[9] "Winsipedia - Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Memphis Tigers football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

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