2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl

Postseason college football bowl game

College football game

2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl

32nd Guaranteed Rate Bowl
| West Virginia Mountaineers | Minnesota Golden Gophers

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(6–6) | (8–4)
Big 12 | Big Ten
6 | 18
Head coach:
Neal Brown | Head coach:
P. J. Fleck
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West Virginia | 0| 6| 0| 0 | 6
Minnesota | 0| 15| 3| 0 | 18
Date| December 28, 2021
Season| 2021
Stadium| Chase Field
Location| Phoenix, Arizona
MVP| Ky Thomas (RB, Minnesota) & Tyler Nubin (S, Minnesota)[1]
Favorite| Minnesota by 4
Referee| Jeff Flanagan (ACC) [2]
Attendance| 21,220
United States TV coverage
Network| ESPN
ESPN Radio
Announcers| ESPN: Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
|  Guaranteed Rate Bowl

< 2019 |  2022 >

The 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2021, with kickoff at 10:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local MST) and televised on ESPN.[3] It was the 32nd edition of the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, although the first played under that name (the 2020 edition was canceled due to an insufficient number of teams being available to fill all bowl slots) and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Residential mortgage company Guaranteed Rate was the game's title sponsor.

## Teams

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Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between teams from the Big 12 Conference and the Big Ten Conference.

This was first time that Minnesota and West Virginia ever played each other.[4]

### West Virginia Mountaineers

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Main article: 2021 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

West Virginia finished their regular season with an overall 6–6 record, 4–5 in Big 12 games. After starting their season with four losses in their first six games, the Mountaineers won four of their final six games to become bowl eligible. West Virginia played four ranked opponents, losing to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State while defeating Virginia Tech and Iowa State.

### Minnesota Golden Gophers

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Main article: 2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Minnesota finished their regular season with an overall 8–4 record, 6–3 in Big Ten games. The Golden Gophers were ranked 20th after winning six of their first eight games, but then lost two of their final four games. Minnesota played three ranked teams, losing to Ohio State and Iowa while defeating Wisconsin.

## Game summary

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2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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West Virginia | 0 | 6 | 0| 0| 6
Minnesota | 0 | 15 | 3| 0| 18

at Chase Field • Phoenix, Arizona

* Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2021
* Game time: 10:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local MST)
* Game attendance: 21,220
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
* Box score

Game information

First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter

* 14:19 MIN – Daniel Faalele 2-yard rush, Brock Annexstad conversion rush good. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 4:00. Minnesota 8–0
* 8:48 WVU – Jarret Doege 1-yard rush, conversion pass incomplete. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:31. Minnesota 8–6
* 2:14 MIN – Ky Thomas 5-yard rush, Matthew Trickett kick good. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 2:17. Minnesota 15–6

Third quarter

* 5:53 MIN – Matthew Trickett 49-yard field goal. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:58. Minnesota 18–6

Fourth quarter
No scoring plays

### Statistics

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Statistics  | WVU  | MIN

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First downs | 16 | 17
Plays–yards | 58–206 | 64–358
Rushes–yards | 27–66 | 51–249
Passing yards | 140 | 109
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–31–1 | 8–13–1
Time of possession | 21:31 | 38:29
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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West Virginia  | Passing | Jarret Doege | 18/31, 140 yards, INT
Rushing | Tony Mathis Jr. | 13 carries, 56 yards
Receiving | Sam James | 3 receptions, 40 yards
Minnesota  | Passing | Tanner Morgan | 8/13, 109 yards, INT
Rushing | Ky Thomas | 21 carries, 144 yards, TD
Receiving | Dylan Wright | 2 receptions, 58 yards

## References

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1. ^ @andygreder (December 29, 2021). "MVPs" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2021 - via Twitter.
2. ^ "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
3. ^ "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
4. ^ "Winsipedia - Minnesota vs. West Virginia". Winsipedia.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

## Externals links

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* Game statistics at statbroadcast.com

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* 1961 Rose Bowl
* 1962 Rose Bowl
* 1977 Hall of Fame Classic
* 1985 Independence Bowl
* 1986 Liberty Bowl
* 1999 Sun Bowl
* 2000 MicronPC.com Bowl
* 2002 Music City Bowl
* 2003 Sun Bowl
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* 1922 San Diego East-West Christmas Classic
* 1938 Sun Bowl
* 1949 Sun Bowl
* 1954 Sugar Bowl
* 1964 Liberty Bowl
* 1969 Peach Bowl
* 1972 Peach Bowl
* 1975 Peach Bowl
* 1981 Peach Bowl (December)
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* 1994 Sugar Bowl
* 1995 Carquest Bowl (January)
* 1997 Gator Bowl
* 1997 Carquest Bowl
* 1998 Insight.com Bowl
* 2000 Music City Bowl
* 2002 Continental Tire Bowl
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* 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl
* 2010 Gator Bowl
* 2010 Champs Sports Bowl
* 2012 Orange Bowl
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* 2014 Liberty Bowl
* 2016 Cactus Bowl (January)
* 2016 Russell Athletic Bowl
* 2017 Heart of Dallas Bowl
* 2018 Camping World Bowl
* 2020 Liberty Bowl
* 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl
* 2023 Duke's Mayo Bowl

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