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Postseason college football bowl game
College football game
The
2021 Frisco Bowl
was a
college football
bowl game
played on December 21, 2021, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m.
EST
(6:30 p.m. local
CST
) on
ESPN
.
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It was the 4th edition of the
Frisco Bowl
(after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
), and was one of the
2021?22 bowl games
concluding the
2021 FBS football season
. Sponsored by restaurant franchise
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
, the game was officially known as the
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl
.
Teams
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Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between teams from the
Group of Five conferences
.
This was the first time that San Diego State and UTSA had played each other.
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UTSA Roadrunners
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The Roadrunners, from
Conference USA
(C-USA), finished the regular season with a record of 11?1, 7?1 in conference play. The team won the West Division, advancing to the
C-USA Championship Game
, defeating
Western Kentucky
49?41 for the program's first conference championship. UTSA entered the game ranked no. 24 in the AP Poll and no. 25 in the Coaches Poll. The team was led by second year head coach
Jeff Traylor
.
San Diego State Aztecs
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The Aztecs, from the
Mountain West Conference
(MW), finished the regular season with a record of 11?1, 7?1 in conference play. The Aztecs won the West Division and made the
MW Championship Game
, losing 13?46 to
Utah State
. The team entered the game ranked no. 24 in the CFP poll. The Aztecs were led by head coach
Brady Hoke
.
Game summary
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2021 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl
Period
|
1
|
2
|
3
| 4
| Total
|
UTSA
|
14
|
0
|
10
| 0
| 24
|
No. 24
San Diego State
|
7
|
10
|
14
| 7
| 38
|
at
Toyota Stadium
?
Frisco, Texas
- Date
: Tuesday, December 21, 2021
- Game time
: 7:30 p.m.
EST
(6:30 p.m. local
CST
)
- Game weather
: Sunny ?
Temperature
: 56 °F (13 °C) ?
Wind
: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) NW
- Game attendance
: 15,801
- TV announcers (
ESPN
)
:
Clay Matvick
(play-by-play),
Rocky Boiman
(analyst), and
Tiffany Blackmon
(sideline)
- Box score
Game information
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- First quarter
- 12:36 UTSA ? De'Corian Clark 12-yard pass from Frank Harris, Hunter Duplessis kick good.
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24.
UTSA 7?0
- 5:09 SDSU ? Jesse Matthews 20-yard pass form Lucas Johnson,
Matt Araiza
kick good.
Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:03.
tied 7?7
- 2:02 UTSA ? Brenden Brady 2-yard run, Hunter Duplessis kick good.
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07.
UTSA 14?7
- Second quarter
- 9:14 SDSU ? Jesse Matthews 11-yard pass form Lucas Johnson, Matt Araiza kick good.
Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:18.
tied 14?14
- 0:00 SDSU ? Matt Araiza 33-yard field goal.
Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 1:55.
San Diego State 17?14
- Third quarter
- 11:59 SDSU ? Greg Bell 1-yard run, Matt Araiza kick good.
Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:01.
San Diego State 24?14
- 10:09 UTSA ? Hunter Duplessis 41-yard field goal.
Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 1:50.
San Diego State 24?17
- 2:39 SDSU ? Tyrell Shavers 24-yard pass form Lucas Johnson, Matt Araiza kick good.
Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:58.
San Diego State 31?17
- 0:00 UTSA ? Zakhari Franklin 3-yard pass from Frank Harris, Hunter Duplessis kick good.
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:39.
San Diego State 31?24
- Fourth quarter
- 9:51 SDSU ? Lucas Johnson 2-yard run, Matt Araiza kick good.
Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:09.
San Diego State 38?24
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Statistics
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Statistics
|
UTSA
|
SDSU
|
First downs
|
21
|
32
|
Plays?yards
|
388
|
489
|
Rushes?yards
|
117
|
156
|
Passing yards
|
271
|
333
|
Passing: comp?att?int
|
22?38?1
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24?36?0
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Time of possession
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22:09
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37:34
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Team
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Category
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Player
|
Statistics
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UTSA
|
Passing
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Frank Harris
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22/36, 271 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
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Rushing
|
Brenden Brady
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16 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD
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Receiving
|
Zakhari Franklin
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8 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD
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San Diego State
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Passing
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Lucas Johnson
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24/36, 333 yards, 3 TD
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Rushing
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Greg Ball
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26 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
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Receiving
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Jesse Matthews
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11 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TD
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See also
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