Postseason college football bowl game
College football game
The
2021 Armed Forces Bowl
was a
college football
bowl game
played on December 22, 2021, with kickoff at 8:00 p.m.
EST
(7:00 p.m. local
CST
) on
ESPN
.
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It was the 19th edition of the
Armed Forces Bowl
, and was one of the
2021?22 bowl games
concluding the
2021 FBS football season
. Sponsored by aerospace and defense company
Lockheed Martin
, the game was officially known as the
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
.
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Teams
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While the bowl had tie-ins with the
American Athletic Conference
(AAC) and
Conference USA
(C-USA), the actual matchup featured a team from the
Southeastern Conference
(SEC) and an
FBS independent
.
This was the fifth meeting between Missouri and Army; entering the bowl, the Tigers led the all-time series, 3?2.
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Missouri Tigers
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Missouri entered the bowl with a 6?6 record (3?5 in SEC play). The Tigers played three ranked teams during the season?
Texas A&M
,
Georgia
, and
Arkansas
?losing each contest. Five of the Tigers' six wins came in their home stadium.
Army Black Knights
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Army entered the bowl with an 8?4 overall record. After winning their first four games, the Knights fell to 4?3, then rallied to an 8?3 record before losing their final regular-season contest to
Navy
. Army lost to the only ranked team they faced,
Wake Forest
.
Officials
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The officials for the game came from the Big 12 Conference.
Referee: Derek Anderson
Umpire: Sheldon Davis
Head Linesman: Al Green
Line Judge: Quentin Givens
Side Judge: Mario Seneca
Field Judge: Scott Gaines
Back Judge: Lyndon Nixon
Center Judge: Darren Winkley
Replay Official: Mark Marsden
Communicator: Buddy Gingras
Alternate Official: Marvel July
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Game summary
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2021 Northrop Grumman Armed Forces Bowl
Period
|
1
|
2
|
3
| 4
| Total
|
Missouri
|
10
|
6
|
0
| 6
| 22
|
Army
|
0
|
7
|
7
| 10
| 24
|
at
Amon G. Carter Stadium
?
Fort Worth, Texas
- Date
: Wednesday, December 22, 2021
- Game weather
: Clear ?
Temperature
: 56 °F (13 °C) ?
Wind
: 1 mph (1.6 km/h) NW
- Game attendance
: 34,888
- TV announcers (
ESPN
)
: Tiffany Greene (play-by-play),
Jay Walker
(analyst), and
Kris Budden
(sideline)
- Box score
Game information
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- First quarter
- 11:55 MIZZ ?
Brady Cook
30-yard run,
Harrison Mevis
kick good.
Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:05.
Missouri 7?0
- 0:55 MIZZ ? Harrison Mevis 22-yard field goal.
Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:27.
Missouri 10?0
- Second quarter
- 13:56 ARMY ? Christian Anderson 22-yard run, Cole Talley kick good.
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:59.
Missouri 10?7
- 5:59 MIZZ ? Harrison Mevis 25-yard field goal.
Drive: 16 plays, 67 yards, 7:57.
Missouri 13?7
- 0:03 MIZZ ? Harrison Mevis 39-yard field goal.
Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:49.
Missouri 16?7
- Third quarter
- 6:35 ARMY ? Jakobi Buchanan 10-yard run, Cole Talley kick good.
Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 8:25.
Missouri 16?14
- Fourth quarter
- 10:20 ARMY ? Brandon Walters 14-yard pass from Tyhier Tyler, Cole Talley kick good.
Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:29.
Army 21?16
- 1:11 MIZZ ? Keke Chism 6-yard pass from Brady Cook, two-point conversion pass incomplete.
Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 1:33.
Missouri 22?21
- 0:00 ARMY ? Cole Talley 41-yard field goal.
Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 1:11.
Army 24?22
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Statistics
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Statistics
|
MIZZ
|
ARMY
|
First downs
|
28
|
21
|
Plays?yards
|
433
|
306
|
Rushes?yards
|
195
|
211
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Passing yards
|
238
|
95
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Passing: comp?att?int
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27?34?0
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6?9?0
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Time of possession
|
29:00
|
31:00
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Team
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Category
|
Player
|
Statistics
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Missouri
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Passing
|
Brady Cook
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27/34, 238 yards, 1 TD
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Rushing
|
Elijah Young
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13 carries, 75 yards
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Receiving
|
Keke Chism
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5 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD
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Army
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Passing
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Christian Anderson
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3/4, 60 yards
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Rushing
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Jakobi Buchanan
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21 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
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Receiving
|
Tyrell Robinson
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1 receptions, 42 yards
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References
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- ^
"Bowl Notes ? 2021 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl"
.
armedforcesbowl.com
. December 22, 2021
. Retrieved
December 23,
2021
.
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"2021-22 bowl officiating assignments"
.
footballzebras.com
. December 6, 2021
. Retrieved
December 11,
2021
.
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"2021 College Football Bowl Schedule"
.
FBSchedules.com
. Retrieved
June 12,
2021
.
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"2021 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Set for December 22"
.
armedforcesbowl.com
. May 27, 2021
. Retrieved
July 31,
2021
.
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"Winsipedia - Army vs. Missouri"
.
Winsipedia.com
.
Archived
from the original on October 11, 2014
. Retrieved
December 5,
2021
.
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"2021-22 bowl officiating assignments | Football Zebras"
. December 7, 2021
. Retrieved
December 3,
2022
.
External links
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