2019 Texas Bowl

Postseason college football bowl game

College football game

2019 Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl

14th Texas Bowl
| Oklahoma State Cowboys | Texas A&M Aggies

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(8–4) | (7–5)
Big 12 | SEC
21 | 24
Head coach:
Mike Gundy | Head coach:
Jimbo Fisher
| AP| Coaches| CFP

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25| RV| 25
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Oklahoma State | 14| 0| 0| 7 | 21
Texas A&M | 0| 7| 7| 10 | 24
Date| December 27, 2019
Season| 2019
Stadium| NRG Stadium
Location| Houston, Texas
MVP| Kellen Mond (QB, Texas A&M)[1]
Favorite| Texas A&M by 4.5[2]
Referee| Mark Kluczynski (Big Ten)[3]
Attendance| 68,415
Payout| US$6,400,000[4]
United States TV coverage
Network| ESPN & ESPN Radio
Announcers| ESPN: Kevin Brown (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline)
International TV coverage
Network| ESPN Brasil
Announcers| Matheus Suman (play-by-play)
Weinny Eirado (analyst)
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The 2019 Texas Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2019, with kickoff at 6:45 p.m. EST (5:45 p.m. local CDT) on ESPN.[5] It was the 14th edition of the Texas Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Academy Sports + Outdoors sporting goods company, the game was officially known as the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl.

## Teams

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The game was played between the Oklahoma State Cowboys from the Big 12 Conference and the Texas A&M Aggies from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the 28th overall meeting between Oklahoma State and Texas A&M; Texas A&M leads the all-time series, 17–10.[6] Both Oklahoma State and Texas A&M were charter members of the Big 12, playing in the conference from 1996 until 2012, when Texas A&M left the Big 12 to join the SEC. Oklahoma State entered the bowl with a four-game win streak against Texas A&M.

### Oklahoma State Cowboys

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Main article: 2019 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Oklahoma State entered the game with an 8–4 record (5–4 in conference) and ranked 25th in the AP Poll. The Cowboys finished in a four-way tie for third place in the Big 12. Oklahoma State was 2–3 against ranked teams.

### Texas A&M Aggies

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Main article: 2019 Texas A&M Aggies football team

This was Texas A&M's third Texas Bowl, the most appearances of any team. Their 2011 team won that season's Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (as the game was then named) over Northwestern, 33–22, and their 2016 team lost that season's Texas Bowl to Kansas State, 33–28. Texas A&M entered the game at 7–5 (4–4 in conference), having finished in fourth place in the SEC's West Division. Texas A&M was 0–5 against ranked teams.

## Game summary

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2019 Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 25 Oklahoma State | 14 | 0 | 0| 7| 21
Texas A&M | 0 | 7 | 7| 10| 24

at NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas

* Date: Friday, December 27, 2019
* Game time: 6:45 p.m. EST (5:45 p.m. CST)
* Game weather: n/a (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 68,415
* Referee: Mark Kluczynski
* TV announcers (ESPN): Kevin Brown (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
* ESPN game summary

Game information

First Quarter

* (7:47) OSU – Dru Brown 42 yard pass to Braydon Johnson, Matt Ammendola kick (Drive: 5 plays, 97 yards, 1:57; Oklahoma State 7–0)
* (1:33) OSU – Dru Brown 9 yard rush, Matt Ammendola kick (Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:48; Oklahoma State 14–0)

Second Quarter

* (5:39) A&M – Isaiah Spiller 1 yard rush, Seth Small kick (Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:24; Oklahoma State 14–7)

Third Quarter

* (10:32) A&M – Kellen Mond 10 yard pass to Jhamon Ausbon, Seth Small kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:32; Tied 14–14)

Fourth Quarter

* (10:45) A&M – Kellen Mond 67 yard rush, Seth Small kick (Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:28; Texas A&M 21–14)
* (2:52) A&M – Seth Small 24 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:08; Texas A&M 24–14)
* (1:04) OSU – Dru Brown 5 yard pass to Braydon Johnson, Matt Ammendola kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:48; Texas A&M 24–21)

### Statistics

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Statistics  | OSU  | A&M

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First downs | 17 | 19
Plays–yards | 59–334 | 60–343
Rushes–yards | 31–150 | 41–248
Passing yards | 184 | 95
Passing: comp–att–int | 15–28–0 | 13–19–0
Time of possession | 25:47 | 34:13
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Oklahoma State  | Passing | Dru Brown | 15/28, 184 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Chuba Hubbard | 19 carries, 158 yards
Receiving | Braydon Johnson | 5 receptions, 124 yards, 2 TD
Texas A&M  | Passing | Kellen Mond | 13/19, 95 yards, 1 TD
Rushing | Kellen Mond | 12 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Quartney Davis | 6 receptions, 48 yards

## References

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1. ^ @suzhalliburton (December 27, 2019). "Kellen Mond is the Texas Bowl MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 27, 2019 - via Twitter.
2. ^ "Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
3. ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
4. ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
5. ^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
6. ^ "Winsipedia - Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Texas A&M Aggies football series history". Retrieved December 9, 2019.

## External links

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* Game statistics at statbroadcast.com

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