2022 Servpro First Responder Bowl
13th First Responder Bowl
Memphis Tigers Utah State Aggies
(6–6) (6–6)
AAC MWC
38 10
Head coach: 
Ryan Silverfield		 Head coach: 
Blake Anderson
1234 Total
Memphis 321014 38
Utah State 0307 10
DateDecember 27, 2022
Season2022
StadiumGerald J. Ford Stadium
LocationUniversity Park, Texas
MVPSeth Henigan (QB, Memphis)[1]
FavoriteMemphis by 8
RefereeFrancisco Villar (Pac-12)[2]
Attendance10,343
PayoutUS$824,545[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMike Monaco (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst), and Nicole Regoni (sideline)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Deportes
First Responder Bowl
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The 2022 First Responder Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2022, at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas. The 13th annual First Responder Bowl, the game featured Memphis of the American Athletic Conference and Utah State of the Mountain West Conference. The game began at 2:20 p.m. CST[4] and was aired on ESPN.[5] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by cleanup and restoration company Servpro, the game was officially known as the Servpro First Responder Bowl.

Teams

Based on conference tie-ins, the game was expected to feature teams from the American Athletic Conference (The American), the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), or the Big 12 Conference. Selected for the bowl were Memphis, of The American, and Utah State, of the Mountain West Conference. This was their eighth meeting; entering the game, the Tigers led the all-time series, 4–3.[6]

Memphis Tigers

Main article: 2022 Memphis Tigers football team

Memphis compiled a 6–6 record in regular-season play, 3–5 in conference play. Their season included a four-game winning streak followed by a four-game losing streak. The Tigers faced two ranked teams, losing to both Tulane and UCF. Entering this game, Memphis had been invited to a bowl game each season since 2014, including the 2021 Hawaii Bowl, which was canceled the day before kickoff.

Utah State Aggies

Main article: 2022 Utah State Aggies football team

Utah State also recorded a 6–6 regular-season record; they went 5–3 in conference play. After starting the season 1–4, the Aggies then won five of their remaining seven games to become bowl eligible. They faced, and lost to, two ranked FBS teams, Alabama and BYU. This was the Aggies' 10th bowl appearance since the 2011 season.

Game summary

2022 Servpro First Responder Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
Memphis 3 21 01438
Utah State 0 3 0710

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas

  • Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2022
  • Game time: 2:15 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: 4 mph (6.4 km/h) southeast
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst), and Nicole Regoni (sideline)
  • Box score
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Memphis Utah State
1 1:05 12 64 5:14 Memphis 26-yard field goal by Chris Howard 3 0
2 12:13 9 37 3:52 Utah State 53-yard field goal by Connor Coles 3 3
2 7:24 8 72 4:49 Memphis Eddie Lewis 15-yard touchdown reception from Seth Henigan, Chris Howard kick good 10 3
2 2:56 5 50 2:26 Memphis Eddie Lewis 22-yard touchdown reception from Seth Henigan, Chris Howard kick good 17 3
2 0:24 10 52 1:38 Memphis Caden Prieskorn 3-yard touchdown reception from Seth Henigan, Chris Howard kick good 24 3
4 11:04 5 92 1:48 Utah State Brian Cobbs 44-yard touchdown reception from Bishop Davenport, Connor Coles kick good 24 10
4 7:22 7 47 3:42 Memphis Jevyon Ducker 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Howard kick good 31 10
4 3:16 5 58 1:54 Memphis Jevyon Ducker 48-yard touchdown run, Chris Howard kick good 38 10
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 10

Statistics

References

  1. ^ @JacobHRichman (December 27, 2022). "Seth Henigan is named MVP of the 2022 First Responder Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Bowl Schedule". College Football Poll. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "2022 First Responder Bowl Final Stats" (PDF). Statbroadcast. December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Winsipedia - Memphis vs. Utah State". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
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