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.
| 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 32nd Guaranteed Rate Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams
editConsistent 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
editWest 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
editMinnesota 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
edit| 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
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Statistics
edit| 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
edit- ^ @andygreder (December 29, 2021). "MVPs" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Winsipedia - Minnesota vs. West Virginia". Winsipedia.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
Externals links
edit- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com