2018 Frisco Bowl

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.

2018 DXL Frisco Bowl
2nd Frisco Bowl
San Diego State Aztecs Ohio Bobcats (7–5) (8–4) Mountain West MAC 0 27 Head coach:  Rocky Long Head coach:  Frank Solich
1 2 3 4 Total San Diego State 0 0 0 0 0 Ohio 3 14 3 7 27
Date	December 19, 2018
Season	2018
Stadium	Toyota Stadium
Location	Frisco, Texas
MVP	A. J. Ouellette (RB, Ohio) & Evan Croutch (LB, Ohio)
Favorite	Ohio by 3[1]
Referee	Jason Autrey (Sun Belt)
Attendance	11,029
Payout	US$750,000 [2]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN and Gameday Radio
Announcers	Kevin Brown, Andre Ware and Kris Budden (ESPN) Brian Estridge, Landry Burdine, and Melanie Newman (Gameday Radio)
Frisco Bowl  < 2017  2019 >

Teams

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 Bobcats

Main article: 2018 Ohio Bobcats football team

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

Main article: 2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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.

Game summary

Scoring summary

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

Statistics

	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