2022 Arizona Bowl
| 2022 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7th Arizona Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Arizona Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tucson, Arizona | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | CJ Harris (QB, Ohio)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Ohio by 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Dan Katz | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeremy Parker (Sun Belt)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 27,691 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$350,000[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Barstool.TV | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jake Marsh (play-by-play) Dan Katz and Dave Portnoy (analysts) Caleb Pressley and Adam Ferrone (sideline reporters) | |||||||||||||||||||||
The 2022 Arizona Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2022, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The seventh annual Arizona Bowl, the game featured Ohio from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Wyoming from the Mountain West Conference. The game began at 2:40 p.m. MST[4] and was aired on Barstool Sports's website and social media.[5] Ohio defeated Wyoming in overtime 30–27.[6] Ohio's quarterback CJ Harris was named the most-valuable player.[7] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Barstool Sports was also the game's title sponsor.
Teams[edit]
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured teams from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Mountain West Conference. This was the third meeting between Ohio and Wyoming; the Cowboys had won both previous meetings.[8]
Ohio[edit]
Ohio played to a 9–3 regular season record (7–1 in conference). After losing three of their first five games, they won seven games in a row. The Bobcats qualified for the MAC Championship Game, which they lost to Toledo,[9] and entered the Arizona Bowl with an overall record of 9–4.
Wyoming[edit]
Wyoming played to a 7–5 regular-season record, 5–3 in conference play. Their season included three-game and four-game winning streaks, but they closed with back-to-back losses. The Cowboys faced, and lost to, one ranked opponent, BYU.
Game summary[edit]
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Ohio | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| Wyoming | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona
- Date: Friday, December 30, 2022
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 27,691
- Referee: Jeremy Parker
- TV announcers (Barstool Sports): Jake Marsh, Dan Katz, Dave Portnoy, Caleb Pressley, and Adam Ferrone
- Box score
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References[edit]
- ^ @HustleBelt (December 31, 2022). "Ohio QB CJ Harris wins the MVP of the 2022 Arizona Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 4, 2022). "2022–23 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Bowl Schedule". College Football Poll. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "2022 Arizona Bowl Final Stats" (PDF). Statbroadcast. December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "2022 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ "Ohio 30, Wyoming 27". ESPN. December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl Recap: Ohio 30, Wyoming 27 (OT)". Hustle Belt. December 30, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Winsipedia - Wyoming vs. Ohio". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ "Scoring Summary report Toledo vs Ohio" (PDF). NCAA. December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via amazonaws.com.