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2019 Cheez-It Bowl
31st Cheez-It Bowl
Chase Field prior to the game
Air Force Falcons Washington State Cougars
(10–2) (6–6)
Mountain West Pac-12
31 21
Head coach: 
Troy Calhoun		 Head coach: 
Mike Leach
APCoachesCFP
2424NR
1234 Total
Air Force 01777 31
Washington State 01407 21
DateDecember 27, 2019
Season2019
StadiumChase Field
LocationPhoenix, Arizona
MVPKadin Remsberg (RB, Air Force) & Grant Donaldson (LB, Air Force)[1]
FavoriteAir Force by 2.5[2]
RefereeJeff Servinski (Big Ten)[3]
Attendance34,105
PayoutUS$1,625,560[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN and ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: Clay Matvick (play-by-play)
Ryan Leaf (analyst)
Taylor McGregor (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Mark Neely, Tom Ramsey, and Marty Cesario
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The 2019 Cheez-It Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2019, with kickoff at 10:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local MST) on ESPN.[5] It was the 31st edition of the game originally staged as the Copper Bowl, the second edition played under the sponsorship of Cheez-It, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season.

Teams

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The game matched the Air Force Falcons from the Mountain West Conference (MWC) and the Washington State Cougars from the Pac-12 Conference. This was the first meeting between the two programs.[6]

Air Force Falcons

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Main article: 2019 Air Force Falcons football team

Air Force entered the game ranked 24th in the AP Poll, with a 10–2 record (7–1 in conference) and a seven-game winning streak. The Falcons finished in second place in the Mountain Division of Mountain West. This was Air Force's second Cheez-It Bowl; their 1995 team appeared in the then-Copper Bowl, losing to Texas Tech, 55–41.

Washington State Cougars

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Main article: 2019 Washington State Cougars football team

Washington State entered the game at 6–6 (3–6 in conference). The Cougars tied for fifth place in the Pac-12's North Division. This was Washington State's second Cheez-It Bowl; their 1992 team won the then-Copper Bowl over Utah, 31–28.

Left: Kadin Remsberg of Air Force (with ball) and Justus Rogers of Washington State. Right: Anthony Gordon of Washington State (with ball) and Christopher Herrera of Air Force.

Game summary

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2019 Cheez-It Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Air Force 0 17 7731
Washington State 0 14 0721

at Chase Field • Phoenix, Arizona

Game information
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
  • (14:52) AF – Donald Hammond III 1 yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick (Drive: 20 plays, 98 yards, 12:23; Air Force 7–0)
  • (10:43) WSU – Anthony Gordon 2 yard pass to Dezmon Patmon, Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:09; Tied 7–7)
  • (3:39) AF – Jake Koehnke 28 yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 7:04; Air Force 10–7)
  • (1:19) AF – Taven Birdow 3 yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick (Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 2:08; Air Force 17–7)
  • (0:24) WSU – Anthony Gordon 5 yard pass to Max Borghi, Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:55; Air Force 17–14)
Third Quarter
  • (8:19) AF – Donald Hammond III 7 yard rush, Jack Koehnke kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:41; Air Force 24–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:59) WSU – Anthony Gordon 13 yard pass to Brandon Arconado, Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:16; Air Force 24–21)
  • (3:50) AF – Kadin Remsberg 3 yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:09; Air Force 31–21)

Statistics

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Statistics AF WSU
First downs 28 15
Plays–yards 81–401 50–366
Rushes–yards 69–371 8–15
Passing yards 30 351
Passing: comp–att–int 4–12–1 28–42–0
Time of possession 43:23 16:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Air Force Passing Donald Hammond III 4–12, 30 yds, 1 INT
Rushing Kadin Remsberg 26 car., 178 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Benjamin Waters 2 rec., 12 yds
Washington State Passing Anthony Gordon 28–42, 351 yds, 3 TD
Rushing Max Borghi 6 car., 27 yds
Receiving Brandon Arconado 11 rec., 167 yds, 1 TD

See also

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References

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  1. ^ @cgboan (December 28, 2019). "Air Force back Kadin Remsberg wins the offensive MVP of tonight's Cheez-It Bowl. Grant Donaldson was awarded the defensive MVP award" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Air Force vs. Washington State - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 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 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "Winsipedia - Air Force Falcons vs. Washington State Cougars football series history". Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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