2019 New Orleans Bowl

The 2019 New Orleans Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 9:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. local CST) on ESPN.^[5] It was the 19th edition of the New Orleans Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by freight shipping company R+L Carriers, the game was officially known as the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

2019 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
19th New Orleans Bowl
Appalachian State Mountaineers UAB Blazers (12–1) (9–4) Sun Belt C-USA 31 17 Head coach:  Shawn Clark Head coach:  Bill Clark AP Coaches CFP 20 20 20
1 2 3 4 Total Appalachian State 0 10 21 0 31 UAB 14 0 3 0 17
Date	December 21, 2019
Season	2019
Stadium	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP	Darrynton Evans (RB, Appalachian State)[1]
Favorite	Appalachian State by 17[2]
Referee	Ron Hudson (MAC)[3]
Attendance	21,202
Payout	US$825,000[4]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN & ESPN Radio
Announcers	ESPN: Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (analyst) and Rocky Boiman (sideline) ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley (play-by-play), Barrett Jones (analyst) and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline)
New Orleans Bowl  ← 2018  2020 →

Teams

The game was played between the Sun Belt Conference champions Appalachian State Mountaineers and the UAB Blazers of Conference USA (C–USA). It was the first New Orleans Bowl to feature a ranked team, as Appalachian State entered the game at No. 20 in the AP Poll, Coaches Poll, and CFP rankings. It also was the first time that UAB and Appalachian State ever played each other.^[6]

Appalachian State Mountaineers

Main article: 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Appalachian State entered the New Orleans Bowl with an overall 12–1 record (7–1 in conference), having won the Sun Belt Championship Game over Louisiana. This was Appalachian State's second New Orleans Bowl, both consecutively and overall; the Mountaineers entered the game as the defending New Orleans Bowl champions, having won the 2018 edition over Middle Tennessee, 45–13.

UAB Blazers

Main article: 2019 UAB Blazers football team

UAB entered the bowl with a 9–4 record (6–2 in conference). The Blazers finished tied with Louisiana Tech atop C–USA's West Division, then lost the C–USA Championship Game to Florida Atlantic, 49–6.

Game summary

2019 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Appalachian State	0	10	21	0	31
UAB	14	0	3	0	17

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: Saturday, December 21, 2019
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. CST)
• Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
• Game attendance: 21,202
• Referee: Ron Hudson
• TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (analyst) and Rocky Boiman (sideline)
• ESPN game summary

Game information

First Quarter (13:46) UAB – Tyler Johnston III 25 yard pass to Hayden Pittman, Nick Vogel kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; UAB 7–0) (10:28) UAB – Tyler Johnston III 25 yard pass to Austin Watkins, Nick Vogel kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:23; UAB 14–0) Second Quarter (14:11) APP – Chandler Staton 34 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:21; UAB 14–3) (7:59) APP – Zac Thomas 17 yard pass to Thomas Hennigan, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 4:24; UAB 14–10) Third Quarter (12:14) APP – Darrynton Evans 31 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:46; Appalachian State 17–14) (8:19) UAB – Nick Vogel kick (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:55; Tied 17–17) (6:16) APP – Trey Cobb 24 yard fumble return, Chandler Staton kick (Appalachian State 24–17) (0:44) APP – Zac Thomas 27 yard pass to Thomas Hennigan, Chandler Staton kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:56; Appalachian State 31–17) Fourth Quarter No scoring

Statistics

Statistics	APP	UAB
First downs	19	20
Plays–yards	65–403	67–338
Rushes–yards	40–261	33–40
Passing yards	142	298
Passing: comp–att–int	13–25–0	22–34–1
Time of possession	32:57	27:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	13–24, 142 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Darrynton Evans	19 car., 156 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jalen Virgil	3 rec., 62 yds
UAB	Passing	Tyler Johnston III	22–34, 298 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Spencer Brown	14 car., 39 yds
	Receiving	Austin Watkins	10 rec., 159 yds, 1 TD