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The 2018 Frisco Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 19, 2018,[ 3] with kickoff scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST (7:00 p.m. local CST ).[ 4] It was the second edition of the Frisco Bowl , and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season . Sponsored by Destination XL Group , a retailer of men's big and tall apparel, the game was officially known as the DXL Frisco Bowl . In the game, the Ohio Bobcats shut out the San Diego State Aztecs , 27–0.
Although the bowl has a tie-in with the American Athletic Conference , due to UCF receiving a bid to the Fiesta Bowl —a New Year's Six bowl—the conference was unable to provide a team.[ 5] Thus, bowl organizers sought at-large teams, and announced a matchup of the Ohio Bobcats of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) against the San Diego State Aztecs of the Mountain West Conference .[ 6] This was the first meeting between the two programs.[ 7]
Ohio received and accepted a bid to the Frisco Bowl on December 2.[ 6] The Bobcats entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (6–2 in conference), having won 5-of-6 to close their regular season.
San Diego State Aztecs [ edit ]
San Diego State received and accepted a bid to the Frisco Bowl on December 2.[ 6] The Aztecs entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference), having lost 4-of-5 to close their regular season.
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
SDSU
OHIO
1
2:20
12
66
6:50
OHIO
30-yard field goal by Louie Zervos
0
3
2
7:57
15
72
6:55
OHIO
Nathan Rourke 9-yard touchdown run, Louie Zervos kick good
0
10
2
0:07
5
43
0:54
OHIO
Nathan Rourke 11-yard touchdown run, Louie Zervos kick good
0
17
3
11:33
7
66
3:27
OHIO
26-yard field goal by Louie Zervos
0
20
4
12:41
4
56
2:02
OHIO
Andrew Meyer 35-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Rourke, Louie Zervos kick good
0
27
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
0
27
1
2
3
4
Total
Aztecs
0
0
0
0
0
Bobcats
3
14
3
7
27
Statistics
SDSU
OHIO
First downs
18
21
Plays–yards
62–287
62–421
Rushes–yards
36–153
40–215
Passing yards
134
206
Passing: comp –att –int
12–26–1
10–22–1
Time of possession
28:23
31:37
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
San Diego State
Passing
Ryan Agnew
11/24, 126 yds
Rushing
Juwan Washington
19 car, 129 yds
Receiving
Isaiah Richardson
3 rec, 58 yds
Ohio
Passing
Nathan Rourke
10/22, 206 yds, 1 TD
Rushing
A.J. Ouellette
29 car, 164 yds
Receiving
Papi White
4 rec, 90 yds
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^ "2018 Bowl Schedule" . CFP.com . Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule" . ESPN . May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018 .
^ McSwain, Hannah (May 2, 2018). "2018 Frisco Bowl to be played on December 19 at 7 P.M. CT" . Frisco Bowl . Frisco Bowl. Retrieved August 3, 2018 .
^ Phillips, Troy (December 7, 2018). "2018 DXL Frisco Bowl Preview" . dxlfriscobowl.com . Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
^ a b c "San Diego State and Ohio Selected to Play in 2018 DXL Frisco Bowl" . dxlfriscobowl.com (Press release). December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
^ "Ohio Bobcats vs. San Diego State Aztecs football series history" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved December 16, 2018 .