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
1234 Total
Memphis 10870 25
Florida Atlantic 00100 10
DateDecember 23, 2020
Season2020
StadiumCramton Bowl
LocationMontgomery, Alabama
MVPBrady White (QB, Memphis)[1]
FavoriteMemphis by 9[2]
RefereeMarshall Lewis (Sun Belt)[3]
Attendance2979[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersClay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Deportes
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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

Main article: 2020 Memphis Tigers football team

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

Main article: 2020 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Memphis 10 8 7025
Florida Atlantic 0 0 10010

at Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama

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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ @_HaileySutton (December 24, 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.
  4. ^ "Football vs Florida Atlantic on 12/23/2020". December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Barnes, Evan (December 13, 2020). "Memphis football to face FAU in Montgomery Bowl on Dec. 23". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  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.
  8. ^ "Winsipedia - Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Memphis Tigers football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

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