2020 Cheez-It Bowl
MVP | Spencer Sanders (QB, Oklahoma State)[1] |
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The 2020 Cheez-It Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2020, with kickoff at 5:30 p.m. EST on ESPN.[3] It was the 31st edition of the Cheez-It Bowl,[a] and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Food manufacturing company Kellogg Company was the title sponsor of the game, through its Cheez-It brand.
Teams
The game featured Miami of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Oklahoma State of the Big 12 Conference. The teams had previously met once, in a 1991 contest won by Miami, 40–3.[4]
Miami Hurricanes
Miami entered the game with an 8–2 record (7–2 in conference), 18th in the AP Poll and CFP rankings. The Hurricanes' two losses were to ranked teams; Clemson and North Carolina. Miami had played in five prior Cheez-It Bowls, when the bowl was known by other names, compiling a 3–2 record.
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State entered the game with a 7–3 record (6–3 in conference), 21st in CFP rankings. The Cowboys' losses came against Texas, TCU, and ranked Oklahoma. Oklahoma State had played in one prior edition of the Cheez-It Bowl, winning the 2017 Camping World Bowl when it was known by that name.
Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 21 Oklahoma State | 21 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 37 |
No. 18 Miami | 0 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 34 |
at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida
- Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2020
- Game time: 5:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: ENE 12 mph
- Referee: Steve Marlowe (SEC)
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) and Katie George (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
Game information |
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Statistics
Statistics | OKST | MIA |
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First downs | 29 | 27 |
Plays–yards | 83–418 | 78–512 |
Rushes–yards | 43–113 | 30–156 |
Passing yards | 305 | 356 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 27–40–0 | 30–48–0 |
Time of possession | 33:46 | 26:14 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oklahoma State | Passing | Spencer Sanders | 27-for-40, 305 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Spencer Sanders | 45 yards on 13 carries | |
Receiving | Brennan Presley | 118 yards on 6 receptions, 3 TD | |
Miami | Passing | N'Kosi Perry | 19-for-34, 228 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Cam'Ron Harris | 52 yards on 6 carries, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Brevin Jordan | 96 yards on 8 receptions, 2 TD |
See also
- 2020 Cure Bowl, played at the same venue three days earlier
- 2021 Citrus Bowl, played at the same venue three days later
Notes
- ^ Originally known as the Blockbuster Bowl, the bowl has had several different names; the prior three editions were staged as the Camping World Bowl.
References
- ^ @TJEckertKTUL (December 29, 2020). "1344113558301368329" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "ESPN Game Summary - Oklahoma State vs. Miami - December 29, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ "Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys football series history games list". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com