2022 Frisco Bowl

Postseason college football bowl game

College football game
2022 Frisco Bowl
5th Frisco Bowl
North Texas Mean Green Boise State Broncos
(7–6) (9–4)
C-USA MWC
32 35
Head coach: 
Phil Bennett
(interim)		 Head coach: 
Andy Avalos
1234 Total
North Texas 37148 32
Boise State 06227 35
DateDecember 17, 2022
Season2022
StadiumToyota Stadium
LocationFrisco, Texas
MVPTaylen Green (QB, Boise State) & Ezekial Noa (LB, Boise State)[1]
FavoriteBoise State by 12
RefereeTrennis Livingston (Sun Belt)[2]
Attendance12,211
PayoutUS$650,000[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersDave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (analyst), and Andraya Carter (sideline)
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The 2022 Frisco Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 17, 2022, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The fifth annual Frisco Bowl, it featured Boise State of the Mountain West Conference and North Texas of Conference USA (C-USA). The game began at 8:25 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.

Teams

Based on conference tie-ins, the game will feature teams from any of the Group of Five conferences.

This will be the seventh all-time meeting between Boise State and North Texas; the all-time series is currently tied at 3–3. The Broncos and Mean Green were both members of the Big West Conference from 1996 until the conference ended its football sponsorship following the 2000 season.[6]

North Texas Mean Green

The Mean Green, from Conference USA (C-USA), finished the regular season with a record of 7–5 (6–2 in conference play). The team tied with Western Kentucky for second in the conference, with their victory over the Hilltoppers securing the tiebreaker to advance to the C-USA Championship Game, in which they lost to UTSA 48-27. The team will be coached by interim head coach Phil Bennett for this bowl game.

This will be North Texas' final game as a member of C-USA, as the Mean Green are set to join the American Athletic Conference in 2023.[7]

Boise State Broncos

Boise State represented the Mountain West Conference. This is the university's first appearance in the Frisco Bowl. The team is led by second year head coach Andy Avalos.

Boise State started 2-2 going into the fifth week into the season. They fired offensive coordinator Tim Plough on September 24, putting then senior analyst Dirk Koetter in the role. Starting quarterback Hank Bachmeier would transfer out of the program the next day, giving redshirt freshman Taylen Green the starting job. The team would finish the remainder of the season 7-1, before losing to Fresno State in the Mountain West Championship Game.

Game summary

2022 Frisco Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
North Texas 3 7 14832
Boise State 0 6 22735

at Toyota Stadium • Frisco, Texas

  • Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: 1 mph (1.6 km/h) northeast
  • Game attendance: 12,211
  • Referee: Trennis Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (analyst), and Andraya Carter (sideline)
  • Box score
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP North Texas Boise State
1 9:24 11 60 5:36 North Texas 27-yard field goal by Ethan Mooney 3 0
2 9:58 6 8 2:19 Boise State 24-yard field goal by Jonah Dalmas 3 3
2 7:38 6 65 2:20 North Texas Ikaika Ragsdale 1-yard touchdown run, Ethan Mooney kick good 10 3
2 4:43 6 55 2:55 Boise State 37-yard field goal by Jonah Dalmas 10 6
3 12:40 6 75 2:20 Boise State Taylen Green 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good (Connor Riddle to Mason Hutton) 10 14
3 8:32 10 71 4:08 North Texas Jake Roberts 17-yard touchdown reception from Stone Earle, Ethan Mooney kick good 17 14
3 6:35 5 75 1:57 Boise State Eric McAlister 24-yard touchdown reception from Taylen Green, Jonah Dalmas kick good 17 21
3 5:14 4 51 1:21 North Texas Jyaire Shorter 30-yard touchdown reception from Austin Aune, Ethan Mooney kick good 24 21
3 0:25 10 75 4:49 Boise State Taylen Green 19-yard touchdown run, Jonah Dalmas kick good 24 28
4 12:05 5 30 2:13 Boise State Ashton Jeanty 1-yard touchdown run, Jonah Dalmas kick good 24 35
4 8:17 11 90 3:48 North Texas Ikaika Ragsdale 5-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush good (Austin Aune) 32 35
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 32 35

Statistics

Team statistical comparison[4]
Statistic North Texas Boise State
First downs 23 23
First downs rushing 12 14
First downs passing 10 8
First downs penalty 1 1
Third down efficiency 9–18 5–13
Fourth down efficiency 2–3 1–2
Total plays–net yards 76–435 72–455
Rushing attempts–net yards 40–176 50–318
Yards per rush 4.4 6.4
Yards passing 259 137
Pass completions–attempts 19–36 13–22
Interceptions thrown 2 0
Punt returns–total yards 0–0 0–0
Kickoff returns–total yards 6–138 1–24
Punts–average yardage 4–38.0 4–31.3
Fumbles–lost 1–0 0–0
Penalties–yards 6–48 8–59
Time of possession 27:43 32:17
North Texas statistics[4]
Mean Green passing
C–A Yds TD–INT
Austin Aune 17–32 238 1–2
Stone Earle 2–4 21 1–0
Mean Green rushing
Car Yds TD
Ikaika Ragsdale 21 94 2
Ayo Adeyi 14 67 0
Stone Earle 2 20 0
Austin Aune 2 0 0
Kaylon Horton 1 −5 0
Mean Green receiving
Rec Yds TD
Jordan Smart 3 94 0
Damon Ward Jr. 2 54 0
Jyaire Shorter 1 30 1
Roderic Burns 3 26 0
Ikaika Ragsdale 4 26 0
Jake Roberts 2 21 1
Var'Keyes Gumms 1 7 0
Qualon Farrar 1 1 0
Kaylon Horton 2 0 0
Boise State statistics[4]
Broncos passing
C–A Yds TD–INT
Taylen Green 13–22 137 1–0
Broncos rushing
Car Yds TD
Ashton Jeanty 28 178 1
Taylen Green 12 119 2
George Holani 7 24 0
TEAM 3 −3 0
Broncos receiving
Rec Yds TD
Latrell Caples 6 87 0
Eric McAlister 1 24 1
Billy Bowens 2 13 0
Ashton Jeanty 1 10 0
Riley Smith 1 5 0
George Holani 2 −2 0

References

  1. ^ "2022 Frisco Bowl Postgame Notes". thefriscobowl.com. December 17, 2022.
  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 Frisco Bowl Final Statistics" (PDF). Statbroadcast. December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Winsipedia - Boise State vs. North Texas
  7. ^ "American Announces Entrance Agreements With Incoming Members for 2023-24 Season" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. June 16, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
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