2019 New Orleans Bowl

The 2019 New Orleans Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 9:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. local CST) on ESPN.[5] It was the 19th edition of the New Orleans Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by freight shipping company R+L Carriers, the game was officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

2019 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
19th New Orleans Bowl
Appalachian State Mountaineers UAB Blazers
(12–1) (9–4)
Sun Belt C-USA
31 17
Head coach: 
Shawn Clark		 Head coach: 
Bill Clark
APCoachesCFP
202020
1234 Total
Appalachian State 010210 31
UAB 14030 17
DateDecember 21, 2019
Season2019
StadiumMercedes-Benz Superdome
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
MVPDarrynton Evans (RB, Appalachian State)[1]
FavoriteAppalachian State by 17[2]
RefereeRon Hudson (MAC)[3]
Attendance21,202
PayoutUS$825,000[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN & ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (analyst) and Rocky Boiman (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley (play-by-play), Barrett Jones (analyst) and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline)

Teams

The game was played between the Sun Belt Conference champions Appalachian State Mountaineers and the UAB Blazers of Conference USA (C–USA). It was the first New Orleans Bowl to feature a ranked team, as Appalachian State entered the game at No. 20 in the AP Poll, Coaches Poll, and CFP rankings. It also was the first time that UAB and Appalachian State ever played each other.[6]

Appalachian State Mountaineers
Main article: 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Appalachian State entered the New Orleans Bowl with an overall 12–1 record (7–1 in conference), having won the Sun Belt Championship Game over Louisiana. This was Appalachian State's second New Orleans Bowl, both consecutively and overall; the Mountaineers entered the game as the defending New Orleans Bowl champions, having won the 2018 edition over Middle Tennessee, 45–13.

UAB Blazers
Main article: 2019 UAB Blazers football team

UAB entered the bowl with a 9–4 record (6–2 in conference). The Blazers finished tied with Louisiana Tech atop C–USA's West Division, then lost the C–USA Championship Game to Florida Atlantic, 49–6.

Game summary
2019 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
1 2 34Total
No. 20 Appalachian State 0 10 21031
UAB 14 0 3017

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:46) UAB – Tyler Johnston III 25 yard pass to Hayden Pittman, Nick Vogel kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; UAB 7–0)
  • (10:28) UAB – Tyler Johnston III 25 yard pass to Austin Watkins, Nick Vogel kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:23; UAB 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:11) APP – Chandler Staton 34 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:21; UAB 14–3)
  • (7:59) APP – Zac Thomas 17 yard pass to Thomas Hennigan, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 4:24; UAB 14–10)
Third Quarter
  • (12:14) APP – Darrynton Evans 31 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:46; Appalachian State 17–14)
  • (8:19) UAB – Nick Vogel kick (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:55; Tied 17–17)
  • (6:16) APP – Trey Cobb 24 yard fumble return, Chandler Staton kick (Appalachian State 24–17)
  • (0:44) APP – Zac Thomas 27 yard pass to Thomas Hennigan, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:56; Appalachian State 31–17)
Fourth Quarter
No scoring

Statistics
StatisticsAPPUAB
First downs1920
Plays–yards65–40367–338
Rushes–yards40–26133–40
Passing yards142298
Passing: Comp–Att–Int13–25–022–34–1
Time of possession32:5727:03
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Appalachian StatePassingZac Thomas13–24, 142 yds, 2 TD
RushingDarrynton Evans19 car., 156 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingJalen Virgil3 rec., 62 yds
UABPassingTyler Johnston III22–34, 298 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingSpencer Brown14 car., 39 yds
ReceivingAustin Watkins10 rec., 159 yds, 1 TD

References
  1. @TheRHancock19 (December 22, 2019). "Game MVP Darrynton Evans" (Tweet). Retrieved December 22, 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. "Appalachian State vs. UAB - Game Summary - December 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  3. "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  4. "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  5. "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  6. "UAB Blazers vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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