2022 Hawaii Bowl

Postseason college football bowl game

College football game
2022 EasyPost Hawaii Bowl
19th Hawaii Bowl
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders San Diego State Aztecs
(7–5) (7–5)
C–USA MWC
25 23
Head coach: 
Rick Stockstill		 Head coach: 
Brady Hoke
1234 Total
Middle Tennessee 01339 25
San Diego State 14036 23
DateDecember 24, 2022
Season2022
StadiumClarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii
MVPJordan Ferguson (DE, Middle Tennessee)[1]
FavoriteSan Diego State by 7
RefereeEdwin Lee (American)[2]
Attendance6,605
PayoutUS$1,200,000[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMike Monaco (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Hawaii Bowl
 < 2019 2023 > 

The 2022 Hawaii Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 24, 2022, at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 19th annual Hawaii Bowl, the game featured the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders from Conference USA (C-USA) and the San Diego State Aztecs from the Mountain West Conference. The game began at 3:03 p.m. HST (8:03 p.m. EST)[4] and was aired on ESPN.[5] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by shipping API EasyPost, the game was officially known as the EasyPost Hawaii Bowl. Due to cancellations in 2020 and 2021 for COVID-19 related issues, this was the first Hawaii Bowl since 2019.

Teams

The Hawaii Bowl featured the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders from Conference USA (C–USA) and the San Diego State Aztecs from the Mountain West Conference (MWC).[6] This was the first meeting between the two teams.[7]

Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference). Middle Tennessee finished tied for fourth in the final Conference-USA standings for the season, posting the same conference record as both UAB and Florida Atlantic. This was Middle Tennessee's 14th bowl game appearance and 9th at the NCAA Division I level, with a prior record of 5–8 in bowl games (3–6 at Division I). It was Middle Tennessee's second appearance in the Hawaii Bowl, having previously played in the 2016 edition.

San Diego State

San Diego State entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). San Diego State tied for second in the West Division of the Mountain West Conference with San Jose State. This was San Diego State's 20th bowl game appearance, with a prior record of 10–9 in bowl games. This was San Diego State's second Hawaii Bowl appearance, having previously played in the 2015 edition. It was also San Diego State's third postseason game in Honolulu; the school played in the 1952 Pineapple Bowl where they defeated Hawaii, 34–13.

Game summary

2022 EasyPost Hawaii Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
Middle Tennessee 0 13 3925
San Diego State 14 0 3623

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Date: Saturday, December 24, 2022
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. HST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: 9 mph (14 km/h) southwest
  • Game attendance: 6,605
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
  • Box score
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Middle Tennessee San Diego State
1 7:18 8 71 3:21 SDSU Mark Redman 9-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Mayden, Jack Browning kick good 0 7
1 4:42 3 73 0:57 SDSU Kenan Christon 73-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Mayden, Jack Browning kick good 0 14
2 11:49 5 36 1:03 MTSU 44-yard field goal by Zeke Rankin 3 14
2 3:14 4 17 1:34 MTSU Jordan Ferguson 8-yard touchdown reception from Chase Cunningham, Zeke Rankin kick good 10 14
2 0:22 4 -6 0:19 MTSU 49-yard field goal by Zeke Rankin 13 14
3 6:59 7 14 2:40 MTSU 26-yard field goal by Zeke Rankin 16 14
3 1:26 13 54 5:33 SDSU 39-yard field goal by Jack Browning 16 17
4 13:25 2 25 0:35 MTSU Jaylin Lane 16-yard touchdown reception from Chase Cunningham, 2-point run failed 22 17
4 10:15 8 56 3:10 SDSU 36-yard field goal by Jack Browning 22 20
4 5:43 7 45 3:08 SDSU 52-yard field goal by Jack Browning 22 23
4 2:05 12 55 3:38 MTSU 37-yard field goal by Zeke Rankin 25 23
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 25 23

Statistics

Team statistical comparison[4]
Statistic Middle Tennessee San Diego State
First downs 14 14
First downs rushing 0 4
First downs passing 12 9
First downs penalty 2 1
Third down efficiency 3–17 4–16
Fourth down efficiency 1–2 2–4
Total plays–net yards 73–170 75–364
Rushing attempts–net yards 30–(−66) 32–55
Yards per rush (−2.2) 1.7
Yards passing 236 309
Pass completions–attempts 26–43 19–43
Interceptions thrown 1 3
Punt returns–total yards 3–48 1–3
Kickoff returns–total yards 0–0 5–111
Punts–average yardage 7–54.7 4–48.8
Fumbles–lost 1–0 2–2
Penalties–yards 5–50 9–79
Time of possession 27:39 32:21
Middle Tennessee statistics[4]
Blue Raiders passing
C–A Yds TD–INT
Chase Cunningham 26–43 236 2–1
Blue Raiders rushing
Car Yds TD
Frank Peasant 17 27 0
Darius Bracy 2 7 0
Team 2 (−9) 0
Chase Cunningham 9 (−91) 0
Blue Raiders receiving
Rec Yds TD
Jaylin Lane 10 111 1
Izaiah Gathings 7 69 0
Yusuf Ali 3 24 0
Frank Peasant 2 10 0
Jordan Ferguson 1 8 1
DJ England-Chisolm 1 7 0
Elijah Metcalf 1 4 0
Darius Bracy 1 3 0
San Diego State statistics[4]
Aztecs passing
C–A Yds TD–INT
Jalen Mayden 19–43 309 2–3
Aztecs rushing
Car Yds TD
Garret Fountain 1 27 0
Jalen Mayden 12 26 0
Jordan Byrd 11 1 0
Chance Bell 4 1 0
Jesse Matthews 1 1 0
Kenan Christon 1 0 0
Mekhi Shaw 1 0 0
Team 1 (−1) 0
Aztecs receiving
Rec Yds TD
Kenan Christon 2 111 1
Jesse Matthews 7 99 0
Tyrell Shavers 4 62 0
Darius De Los Reyes 2 18 0
Mark Redman 1 9 1
Jordan Byrd 2 7 0
Josh Nicholson 1 3 0

References

  1. ^ @MT_FB (December 25, 2022). "Your 2022 @HawaiiBowl Most Valuable Player" (Tweet). Retrieved December 25, 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 Hawaii Bowl Final Stats" (PDF). Statbroadcast. December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "San Diego State, Middle Tennessee to Meet in 2022 Easypost Hawai'i Bowl". thehawaiibowl.com. November 28, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2022 Media Guide" (PDF). Middle Tennessee Football. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Athletics. July 28, 2022. p. 124. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
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