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2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl

The 2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2020, with kickoff at 2:30 p.m. EST on ESPN.[4] It was the inaugural edition of the Myrtle Beach Bowl, and the first of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season.[a] The game was the first NCAA bowl game to be played in the state of South Carolina,[5] and the first bowl to be played in the state since the 1947 Pecan Bowl.[6]

2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl
1st Myrtle Beach Bowl
Appalachian State Mountaineers North Texas Mean Green
(8–3) (4–5)
Sun Belt C-USA
56 28
Head coach: 
Shawn Clark		 Head coach: 
Seth Littrell
1234 Total
Appalachian State 1421714 56
North Texas 01477 28
DateDecember 21, 2020
Season2020
StadiumBrooks Stadium
LocationConway, South Carolina
MVPCamerun Peoples (RB, Appalachian State)[1]
FavoriteAppalachian State by 21.5[2]
RefereeLuke Richmond (The American)[3]
Attendance5,000
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersCourtney Lyle (play-by-play)
Eric Mac Lain (analyst)
Marty Smith and Ryan McGee (sidelines)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Deportes
Myrtle Beach Bowl
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Teams edit

The 2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl was contested by the Appalachian State Mountaineers, from the Sun Belt Conference, and the North Texas Mean Green, from Conference USA. The game was the first matchup between the two teams.[7]

Appalachian State edit

Main article: 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Appalachian State of the Sun Belt accepted their bid on December 13, 2020.[8] The Mountaineers entered the bowl with an overall record of 8–3 (6–2 in conference play); they were ranked at number 24 in the AP Poll early in the season.

North Texas edit

Main article: 2020 North Texas Mean Green football team

North Texas of C-USA accepted their bid on December 13, 2020.[8] The Mean Green entered the bowl with an overall record of 4–5 (3–4 in conference play). This marked the third time in program history that North Texas entered a bowl game with a losing record (the prior instances being the 2001 New Orleans Bowl and the 2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl).

Game summary edit

2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
Appalachian State 14 21 71456
North Texas 0 14 7728

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina

  • Date: Monday, December 21, 2020
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Fair • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: WSW 5 mph
  • Referee: Luke Richmond (The American)
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play), Eric Mac Lain (analyst), Marty Smith and Ryan McGee (sidelines)
  • ESPN game summary
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:54) APP – Henry Pearson 22 yard pass from Malik Williams, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:13; Appalachian State 7–0)
  • (3:07) APP – Camerun Peoples 3 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 5:05; Appalachian State 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:41) UNT – Lorenzo Thompson 16 yard pass from Kason Martin, Ethan Mooney kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:26; Appalachian State 14–7)
  • (6:04) APP – Henry Pearson 11 yard pass from Zac Thomas, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:48; Appalachian State 21–7)
  • (2:29) APP – Marcus Williams Jr. 70 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:13; Appalachian State 28–7)
  • (0:27) UNT – Oscar Adaway 4 yard rush, Ethan Mooney kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:02; Appalachian State 28–14)
  • (0:11) APP – Camerun Peoples 67 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:11; Appalachian State 35–14)
Third quarter
  • (6:14) UNT – Austin Ogunmakin 34 yard pass from Jason Bean, Ethan Mooney kick (Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 2:52; Appalachian State 35–21)
  • (2:58) APP – Camerun Peoples 62 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:11; Appalachian State 42–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:16) APP – Camerun Peoples 1 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:19; Appalachian State 49–21)
  • (9:03) APP – Camerun Peoples 11 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:47; Appalachian State 56–21)
  • (6:12) UNT – Lorenzo Thompson 7 yard pass from Jason Bean, Ethan Mooney kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Appalachian State 56–28)

Statistics edit

Statistics APP UNT
First downs 22 30
Plays–yards 58–638 96–509
Rushes–yards 40–502 59–242
Passing yards 136 267
Passing: comp–att–int 9–18–0 22–37–1
Time of possession 24:53 35:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Appalachian State Passing Zac Thomas 8/17, 114 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Camerun Peoples 23 carries, 319 yards, 5 TD
Receiving Henry Pearson 3 receptions, 47 yards, 2 TD
North Texas Passing Jason Bean 21/36, 251 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Tre Siggers 17 carries, 120 yards
Receiving Austin Ogunmakin 7 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD

Notes edit

  1. ^ The Frisco Bowl had been scheduled for December 19, but was cancelled.

References edit

  1. ^ "App State's Peoples has historic day in Inaugural Myrtle Beach Bowl". WCSC-TV. AP. December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "ESPN Game Summary - Appalachian State vs. North Texas - December 21, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  5. ^ Crawford, Lauren (December 21, 2020). "First ever Myrtle Beach Bowl kicks off at CCU, marks first NCAA bowl game in South Carolina". WBTW. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Special Regular- and Postseason Games" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 108. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "Myrtle Beach Bowl Preview: App State vs. North Texas". App State Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "App State bound for the Myrtle Beach Bowl, will play North Texas". Winston-Salem Journal. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

External links edit

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