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2021 Frisco Bowl

This article is about the December 2021 edition of the annual Frisco Bowl. For the one-off bowl game played two days later, see 2021 Frisco Football Classic.

The 2021 Frisco Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2021, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. EST (6:30 p.m. local CST) on ESPN.[3] It was the 4th edition of the Frisco Bowl (after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by restaurant franchise Tropical Smoothie Cafe, the game was officially known as the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl.

2021 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl
4th Frisco Bowl
UTSA Roadrunners San Diego State Aztecs
(12–1) (11–2)
C-USA MWC
24 38
Head coach: 
Jeff Traylor		 Head coach: 
Brady Hoke
APCoachesCFP
2425NR
APCoachesCFP
NRNR24
1234 Total
UTSA 140100 24
San Diego State 710147 38
DateDecember 21, 2021
Season2021
StadiumToyota Stadium
LocationFrisco, Texas
MVPOff: Jesse Matthews (WR, SDSU)
Def: CJ Baskerville (S, SDSU)[1]
FavoriteUTSA by 2.5
RefereeRon Hudson (MAC)[2]
Attendance15,801
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersClay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
Frisco Bowl
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Teams

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Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between teams from the Group of Five conferences.

This was the first time that San Diego State and UTSA had played each other.[4]

UTSA Roadrunners

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Main article: 2021 UTSA Roadrunners football team

The Roadrunners, from Conference USA (C-USA), finished the regular season with a record of 11–1, 7–1 in conference play. The team won the West Division, advancing to the C-USA Championship Game, defeating Western Kentucky 49–41 for the program's first conference championship. UTSA entered the game ranked no. 24 in the AP Poll and no. 25 in the Coaches Poll. The team was led by second year head coach Jeff Traylor.

San Diego State Aztecs

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Main article: 2021 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The Aztecs, from the Mountain West Conference (MW), finished the regular season with a record of 11–1, 7–1 in conference play. The Aztecs won the West Division and made the MW Championship Game, losing 13–46 to Utah State. The team entered the game ranked no. 24 in the CFP poll. The Aztecs were led by head coach Brady Hoke.

Game summary

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2021 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
UTSA 14 0 10024
No. 24 San Diego State 7 10 14738

at Toyota Stadium • Frisco, Texas

  • Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2021
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST (6:30 p.m. local CST)
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) NW
  • Game attendance: 15,801
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • 12:36 UTSA – De'Corian Clark 12-yard pass from Frank Harris, Hunter Duplessis kick good. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24. UTSA 7–0
  • 5:09 SDSU – Jesse Matthews 20-yard pass form Lucas Johnson, Matt Araiza kick good. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:03. tied 7–7
  • 2:02 UTSA – Brenden Brady 2-yard run, Hunter Duplessis kick good. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07. UTSA 14–7
Second quarter
  • 9:14 SDSU – Jesse Matthews 11-yard pass form Lucas Johnson, Matt Araiza kick good. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:18. tied 14–14
  • 0:00 SDSU – Matt Araiza 33-yard field goal. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 1:55. San Diego State 17–14
Third quarter
  • 11:59 SDSU – Greg Bell 1-yard run, Matt Araiza kick good. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:01. San Diego State 24–14
  • 10:09 UTSA – Hunter Duplessis 41-yard field goal. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 1:50. San Diego State 24–17
  • 2:39 SDSU – Tyrell Shavers 24-yard pass form Lucas Johnson, Matt Araiza kick good. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:58. San Diego State 31–17
  • 0:00 UTSA – Zakhari Franklin 3-yard pass from Frank Harris, Hunter Duplessis kick good. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:39. San Diego State 31–24
Fourth quarter
  • 9:51 SDSU – Lucas Johnson 2-yard run, Matt Araiza kick good. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:09. San Diego State 38–24

Statistics

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Statistics UTSA SDSU
First downs 21 32
Plays–yards 388 489
Rushes–yards 117 156
Passing yards 271 333
Passing: comp–att–int 22–38–1 24–36–0
Time of possession 22:09 37:34
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Frank Harris 22/36, 271 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Brenden Brady 16 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Zakhari Franklin 8 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD
San Diego State Passing Lucas Johnson 24/36, 333 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Greg Ball 26 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jesse Matthews 11 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TD

See also

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References

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  1. ^ @ohrnberger (December 21, 2021). "Jesse Matthews wins the offensive MVP, CJ Baskerville wins the defensive MVP for the 2021 Frisco Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 22, 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 May 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Winsipedia - San Diego State vs. UTSA". Winsipedia.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
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