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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,[a] edition of the Montgomery Bowl. It was one of two bowl games , along with the Camellia Bowl , that were played at the Cramton Bowl following the 2020 FBS football season .
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Florida Atlantic of C–USA entered the bowl with an overall record of 5–3 (4–2 in conference play).
Game summary [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Statistics
MEM
FAU
First downs
24
19
Plays–yards
24–469
19–290
Rushes–yards
35–185
39–139
Passing yards
284
151
Passing: comp–att–int
22–34–1
19–35–1
Time of possession
26:54
29:16
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Memphis
Passing
Brady White
22/34, 284 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Asa Martin
15 carries, 96 yards
Receiving
Javon Ivory
7 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD
Florida Atlantic
Passing
Nick Tronti
16/32, 146 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
James Charles
16 carries, 82 yards
Receiving
Brandon Robinson
4 receptions, 39 yards
See also [ edit ]
^ 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 [ edit ]
^ @_HaileySutton (December 24, 2020). "Memphis quarterback Brady White selected as the #MontgomeryBowl MVP" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter .
^ "ESPN Game Summary - Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic - December 23, 2020" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 23, 2020 .
^ Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments" . footballzebras.com . Retrieved December 23, 2020 .
^ "Football vs Florida Atlantic on 12/23/2020" . December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021 .
^ a b Barnes, Evan (December 13, 2020). "Memphis football to face FAU in Montgomery Bowl on Dec. 23" . commercialappeal.com . Retrieved December 13, 2020 .
^ "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 .
^ "2020-21 Bowl Season Schedule Announced" . bowlseason.com . October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020 .
^ "Winsipedia - Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Memphis Tigers football series history" . Winsipedia . Retrieved December 13, 2020 .
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