2020 Cheez-It Bowl
31st Cheez-It Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys Miami Hurricanes
(7–3) (8–2)
Big 12 ACC
37 34
Head coach: 
Mike Gundy		 Head coach: 
Manny Diaz
APCoachesCFP
RV2121
APCoachesCFP
181818
1234 Total
Oklahoma State 210313 37
Miami 010915 34
DateDecember 29, 2020
Season2020
StadiumCamping World Stadium
LocationOrlando, Florida
MVPSpencer Sanders (QB, Oklahoma State)[1]
FavoriteOklahoma State by 1[2]
RefereeSteve Marlowe (SEC)[3]
Attendance0[a]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN and ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) and Katie George (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley (play-by-play) and Barrett Jones (analyst)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Deportes
Cheez-It Bowl
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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.[5] It was the 31st edition of the Cheez-It Bowl,[b] 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 Oklahoma State of the Big 12 Conference and Miami of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The teams had previously met once, in a 1991 contest won by Miami, 40–3.[6]

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Main article: 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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.

Miami Hurricanes

Main article: 2020 Miami Hurricanes football team

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.

Game summary

2020 Cheez-It Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Oklahoma State 21 0 31337
No. 18 Miami 0 10 91534

at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida

Game information
First quarter
  • (11:39) OKST – Brennan Presley 30 yard pass from Spencer Sanders, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:21; Oklahoma State 7–0)
  • (5:25) OKST – LD Brown 2 yard rush, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:49; Oklahoma State 14–0)
  • (0:56) OKST – Brennan Presley 32 yard pass from Spencer Sanders, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:17; Oklahoma State 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:14) MIA – Brevin Jordan 10 yard pass from D'Eriq King, José Borregales kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:42; Oklahoma State 21–7)
  • (3:55) MIA – José Borregales 22 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:46; Oklahoma State 21–10)
Third quarter
  • (13:25) MIA – José Borregales 40 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 1:35; Oklahoma State 21–13)
  • (8:45) MIA – Cam'Ron Harris 42 yard rush, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:56; Oklahoma State 21–19)
  • (2:57) OKST – Brady Pohl 26 yard field goal (Drive: 17 plays, 71 yards, 5:48; Oklahoma State 24–19)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:19) OKST — Dillon Stoner 5 yard pass from Spencer Sanders, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:43; Oklahoma State 31–19)
  • (12:03) MIA — Brevin Jordan 1 yard pass from N'Kosi Perry, José Borregales kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:16; Oklahoma State 31–26)
  • (9:55) OKST — Brennan Presley 16 yard pass from Spencer Sanders, kick missed (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:08; Oklahoma State 37–26)
  • (5:39) MIA — Mike Harley 5 yard pass from N'Kosi Perry, Marshall Few 2-point conversion rush (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:16; Oklahoma State 37–34)

Statistics

Statistics OKST MIA
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
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

Notes

  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no reported attendance at the game.[4]
  2. ^ 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

  1. ^ @TJEckertKTUL (December 30, 2020). "Spencer Sanders is the Cheez-It Bowl MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "ESPN Game Summary - Oklahoma State vs. Miami - December 29, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Cheez-It Bowl Game Notes" (PDF). OKState.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys football series history games list". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

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