2019 Outback Bowl

College football bowl game

College football game

2019 Outback Bowl

33rd Outback Bowl
| Mississippi State Bulldogs | Iowa Hawkeyes

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(8–4) | (8–4)
SEC | Big Ten
22 | 27
Head coach:
Joe Moorhead | Head coach:
Kirk Ferentz
| AP| Coaches| CFP

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18| 18| 18
|  | 1| 2| 3| 4 | Total

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Mississippi State | 6| 0| 13| 3 | 22
Iowa | 0| 17| 7| 3 | 27
Date| January 1, 2019
Season| 2018
Stadium| Raymond James Stadium
Location| Tampa, Florida
MVP| Nick Easley (WR, Iowa)[1]
Favorite| Mississippi State by 6.5[2]
Referee| Chris Coyte (Pac-12)
Attendance| 40,518[3]
Payout| US$6,350,000[4]
United States TV coverage
Network| ESPN2
Announcers| Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek and Molly McGrath
|  Outback Bowl

< 2018 |  2020 >

The 2019 Outback Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2019.[5] It was the 33rd edition of the Outback Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by Outback Steakhouse and played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

## Teams[edit]

The game featured the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference and the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference. It was the first meeting between the two teams.[6] It was Iowa's sixth time playing in the Outback Bowl, and Mississippi State's first.

### Iowa Hawkeyes[edit]

Main article: 2018 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Iowa received and accepted a bid to the Outback Bowl on December 2.[6] The Hawkeyes entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (5–4 in conference).

It marked the sixth time in Kirk Ferentz's tenure as the Hawkeyes' head coach the team played in the Outback Bowl.

### Mississippi State Bulldogs[edit]

Main article: 2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Mississippi State received and accepted a bid to the Outback Bowl on December 2.[6] The Bulldogs entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (4–4 in conference).

## Game summary[edit]

### Scoring summary[edit]

Scoring summary

| Quarter  | Time  | Drive | Team  | Scoring information  | Score

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | MSST  | IOWA
1  | 6:37  | 10  | 39  | 4:50  | MSST  | 44-yard field goal by Jace Christmann  | 3  | 0
1  | 0:45  | 9  | 23  | 3:54  | MSST  | 42-yard field goal by Jace Christmann  | 6  | 0
2  | 10:02  | 10  | 49  | 5:43  | IOWA  | 44-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos  | 6  | 3
2  | 7:55  | 1  | 75  | 0:11  | IOWA  | Nick Easley 75-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley, Miguel Recinos kick good  | 6  | 10
2  | 6:18  | 2  | 13  | 0:42  | IOWA  | Ihmir Smith-Marsette 15-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley, Miguel Recinos kick good  | 6  | 17
3  | 11:26  | 3  | 6  | 1:12  | MSST  | Kylin Hill 1-yard touchdown reception from Nick Fitzgerald, 2-point pass failed  | 12  | 17
3  | 11:08  | 1  | 33  | 0:12  | MSST  | Nick Fitzgerald 33-yard touchdown run, Jace Christmann kick good  | 19  | 17
3  | 1:55  | 6  | 32  | 2:44  | IOWA  | Nick Easley 8-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley, Miguel Recinos kick good  | 19  | 24
4  | 12:04  | 5  | 49  | 2:40  | MSST  | 20-yard field goal by Jace Christmann  | 22  | 24
4  | 5:51  | 6  | 50  | 2:51  | IOWA  | 40-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos  | 22  | 27
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 22  | 27

### Statistics[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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No. 18 Bulldogs  | 6  | 0  | 13  | 3 | 22
Hawkeyes | 0  | 17  | 7  | 3 | 27
Statistics  | MSST  | IOWA

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First downs | 15 | 11
Plays–yards | 74–342 | 51–199
Rushes–yards | 42–190 | 20–(–15)
Passing yards | 152 | 214
Passing: comp–att–int | 14–32–2 | 21–31–1
Time of possession | 33:34 | 26:26
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Mississippi State  | Passing | Nick Fitzgerald | 14/32, 152 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Nick Fitzgerald | 20 car, 103 yds, 1 TD
Receiving | Stephen Guidry | 1 rec, 51 yds
Iowa  | Passing | Nate Stanley | 21/31, 214 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | Toren Young | 3 car, 7 yds
Receiving | Nick Easley | 8 rec, 104 yds, 2 TD

## References[edit]

1. ^ @ChadLeistikow (January 1, 2019). "Nick Easley is the 2019 Outback Bowl MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved January 1, 2019 - via Twitter.
2. ^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
3. ^ @MurphyKeith (January 1, 2019). "#OutbackBowl attendance announced as 40,518" (Tweet). Retrieved January 1, 2019 - via Twitter.
4. ^ "Bowl Payout". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
5. ^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
6. ^ a b c "Outback Bowl News". Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Box score at ESPN

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