2020 Montgomery Bowl

The 2020 Montgomery Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23, 2020, at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. The game was broadcast on ESPN,[5] with kickoff at 7:00 p.m. EST (6:00 p.m. local CST).[6] It was the inaugural, and potentially only,[lower-alpha 1] edition of the Montgomery Bowl, and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season.

2020 Montgomery Bowl
1st Montgomery Bowl
Memphis Tigers Florida Atlantic Owls
(7–3) (5–3)
The American C-USA
25 10
Head coach: 
Ryan Silverfield		 Head coach: 
Willie Taggart
1234 Total
Memphis 10870 25
Florida Atlantic 00100 10
DateDecember 23, 2020
Season2020
StadiumCramton Bowl
LocationMontgomery, Alabama
MVPBrady White (QB, Memphis)[1]
FavoriteMemphis by 9[2]
RefereeMarshall Lewis (Sun Belt)[3]
Attendance2979[4]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersClay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Deportes

Teams

The 2020 Montgomery Bowl was contested by the Florida Atlantic Owls, from Conference USA, and the Memphis Tigers, from the American Athletic Conference ("The American").[5] The two teams met once previously; the Owls defeated the Tigers in the 2007 New Orleans Bowl, 44–27.[8]

Memphis
Main article: 2020 Memphis Tigers football team

Memphis of The American entered the bowl with an overall record of 7–3 (5–3 in conference play); they were ranked as high as number 16 in the AP Poll early in the season.

Florida Atlantic
Main article: 2020 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Florida Atlantic of C–USA entered the bowl with an overall record of 5–3 (4–2 in conference play).

Game summary
2020 Montgomery Bowl
1 2 34Total
Memphis 10 8 7025
Florida Atlantic 0 0 10010

at Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama

Game information
First quarter
  • (7:15) MEM – Riley Patterson 53 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:20; Memphis 3–0)
  • (2:26) MEM – Javon Ivory 5 yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:18; Memphis 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (0:22) MEM – Joseph Dorceus 2 yard pass from Brady White, John Hassell 2-point conversion rush (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:25; Memphis 18–0)
Third quarter
  • (9:53) FAU – TJ Chase 3 yard pass from Nick Tronti, Vladimir Rivas kick (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:14; Memphis 18–7)
  • (7:38) FAU – Vladimir Rivas 27 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 2:15; Memphis 18–10)
  • (5:14) MEM – Calvin Austin 7 yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24; Memphis 25–10)
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays

Statistics
StatisticsMEMFAU
First downs2419
Plays–yards24–46919–290
Rushes–yards35–18539–139
Passing yards284151
Passing: Comp–Att–Int22–34–119–35–1
Time of possession26:5429:16
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MemphisPassingBrady White22/34, 284 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
RushingAsa Martin15 carries, 96 yards
ReceivingJavon Ivory7 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD
Florida AtlanticPassingNick Tronti16/32, 146 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingJames Charles16 carries, 82 yards
ReceivingBrandon Robinson4 receptions, 39 yards

See also

Notes
  1. The Montgomery Bowl was announced in late October 2020, with organizers indicating that it was a "substitute of the Fenway Bowl for this season only."[7]

References
  1. @_HaileySutton (December 23, 2020). "Memphis quarterback Brady White selected as the #MontgomeryBowl MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. "ESPN Game Summary - Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic - December 23, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  4. "Football vs Florida Atlantic on 12/23/2020". December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  5. Barnes, Evan (December 13, 2020). "Memphis football to face FAU in Montgomery Bowl on Dec. 23". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  6. "ESPN Events Reveals 13-Game College Football Bowl Schedule for 2020-21: Inaugural Launch of the Fenway Bowl Postponed". espnpressroom.com (Press release). October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  7. "2020-21 Bowl Season Schedule Announced". bowlseason.com. October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  8. "Winsipedia - Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Memphis Tigers football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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