2019 New Mexico Bowl

The 2019 New Mexico Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 2:00 p.m. EST (12:00 p.m. local MST) on ESPN.^[7] It was the 14th edition of the New Mexico Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season.

2019 New Mexico Bowl
14th New Mexico Bowl
Central Michigan Chippewas San Diego State Aztecs (8–5) (9–3) MAC Mountain West 11 48 Head coach:  Jim McElwain Head coach:  Rocky Long
1 2 3 4 Total Central Michigan 3 0 8 0 11 San Diego State 7 13 21 7 48
Date	December 21, 2019
Season	2019
Stadium	Dreamstyle Stadium
Location	Albuquerque, New Mexico
MVP	Offense: Jordan Byrd (RB, SDSU)[1] & Jesse Matthews (WR, SDSU)[2] Defense: Kyahva Tezino (LB, SDSU)[3]
Favorite	San Diego State by 3.5[4]
Referee	Adam Savoie (AAC)[5]
Attendance	18,823
Payout	US$1,050,000[6]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN & ESPN Radio
Announcers	ESPN: Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst), Jerry Punch (sideline) ESPN Radio: Dave Neal (play-by-play), D.J. Shockley (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
New Mexico Bowl  < 2018  2020 >

The 2019 edition of the New Mexico Bowl did not have a corporate naming sponsor. The game was going to be sponsored by DreamHouse, an Albuquerque-based company focused on the film industry. However, the company was found to be a fraudulent enterprise, operating without a business license, and the sponsorship agreement was cancelled.^[8]

Teams

This was the first time that Central Michigan and San Diego State played each other, and the first time either played in the New Mexico Bowl.^[9]

Central Michigan Chippewas

Main article: 2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Central Michigan entered the game with an 8–5 record (6–2 in conference). The Chippewas finished atop the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), before losing the MAC Championship Game to Miami (Ohio), 21–26.

San Diego State Aztecs

Main article: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team

San Diego State entered the game with a 9–3 record (5–3 in conference). They finished even with Hawaii atop the West Division of the Mountain West Conference, with the division title going to the Rainbow Warriors due to their 14–11 defeat of the Aztecs during the regular season.

Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Central Michigan	3	0	8	0	11
San Diego State	7	13	21	7	48

Game information

First Quarter (12:34) SDSU – Ryan Agnew 22 yard pass to Jesse Matthews, Matt Araiza kick (Drive: 4 plays 32 yards, 1:43; San Diego State 7–0) (10:40) CMU – Ryan Tice 33 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:54; San Diego State 7–3) Second Quarter (11:46) SDSU – Matt Araiza 48 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:46; San Diego State 10–3) (6:22) SDSU – Matt Araiza 31 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:29; San Diego State 13–3) (5:26) SDSU – Ryan Agnew 74 yard pass to Jesse Matthews, Matt Araiza kick (Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, 0:13; San Diego State 20–3) Third Quarter (9:51) SDSU – Jordan Byrd 2 yard rush, Matt Araiza kick (Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 2:13; San Diego State 27–3) (6:24) SDSU – Ryan Agnew 29 yard pass to TJ Sullivan, Matt Araiza kick (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:34; San Diego State 34–3) (5:13) CMU – Kobe Lewis 66 yard rush, 2-point pass good (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:11; San Diego State 34–11) (1:42) SDSU – Chase Jasmin 2 yard rush, Matt Araiza kick (Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:45; San Diego State 41–11) Fourth Quarter (5:16) SDSU – Darren Hall 20 yard fumble return, Matt Araiza kick (San Diego State 48–11)

2019 New Mexico Bowl

at Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Date: Saturday, December 21, 2019
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST (12:00 p.m. MST)
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind: NW 4 mph
• Game attendance: 18,823
• Referee: Adam Savoie
• TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) and Jerry Punch (sideline)
• ESPN game summary

Statistics

Statistics	CMU	SDSU
First downs	8	24
Plays–yards	57–277	76–510
Rushes–yards	27–112	45–223
Passing yards	165	287
Passing: comp–att–int	12–30–3	18–31–1
Time of possession	21:41	38:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Michigan	Passing	Quinten Dormady	11/26, 164 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Kobe Lewis	5 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kalil Pimpleton	3 receptions, 71 yards
San Diego State	Passing	Ryan Agnew	18/31, 287 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jordan Byrd	17 carries, 139 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jesse Matthews	3 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD