2019 Outback Bowl

The 2019 Outback Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2019.^[5] It was the 33rd edition of the Outback Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by Outback Steakhouse and played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

2019 Outback Bowl
33rd Outback Bowl
Mississippi State Bulldogs Iowa Hawkeyes (8–4) (8–4) SEC Big Ten 22 27 Head coach:  Joe Moorhead Head coach:  Kirk Ferentz AP Coaches CFP 18 18 18
1 2 3 4 Total Mississippi State 6 0 13 3 22 Iowa 0 17 7 3 27
Date	January 1, 2019
Season	2018
Stadium	Raymond James Stadium
Location	Tampa, Florida
MVP	Nick Easley (WR, Iowa)[1]
Favorite	Mississippi State by 6.5[2]
Referee	Chris Coyte (Pac-12)
Attendance	40,518[3]
Payout	US$6,350,000[4]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2
Announcers	Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek and Molly McGrath
Outback Bowl  < 2018  2020 >

Teams

The game featured the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference and the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference. It was the first meeting between the two teams.^[6] It was Iowa's sixth time playing in the Outback Bowl, and Mississippi State's first.

Iowa Hawkeyes

Main article: 2018 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Iowa received and accepted a bid to the Outback Bowl on December 2.^[6] The Hawkeyes entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (5–4 in conference).

It marked the sixth time in Kirk Ferentz's tenure as the Hawkeyes' head coach the team played in the Outback Bowl.

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Main article: 2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Mississippi State received and accepted a bid to the Outback Bowl on December 2.^[6] The Bulldogs entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (4–4 in conference).

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MSST IOWA 1 6:37 10 39 4:50 MSST 44-yard field goal by Jace Christmann 3 0 1 0:45 9 23 3:54 MSST 42-yard field goal by Jace Christmann 6 0 2 10:02 10 49 5:43 IOWA 44-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos 6 3 2 7:55 1 75 0:11 IOWA Nick Easley 75-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley, Miguel Recinos kick good 6 10 2 6:18 2 13 0:42 IOWA Ihmir Smith-Marsette 15-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley, Miguel Recinos kick good 6 17 3 11:26 3 6 1:12 MSST Kylin Hill 1-yard touchdown reception from Nick Fitzgerald, 2-point pass failed 12 17 3 11:08 1 33 0:12 MSST Nick Fitzgerald 33-yard touchdown run, Jace Christmann kick good 19 17 3 1:55 6 32 2:44 IOWA Nick Easley 8-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley, Miguel Recinos kick good 19 24 4 12:04 5 49 2:40 MSST 20-yard field goal by Jace Christmann 22 24 4 5:51 6 50 2:51 IOWA 40-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos 22 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 22 27

Statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Bulldogs	6	0	13	3	22
Hawkeyes	0	17	7	3	27

Statistics	MSST	IOWA
First downs	15	11
Plays–yards	74–342	51–199
Rushes–yards	42–190	20–(–15)
Passing yards	152	214
Passing: comp–att–int	14–32–2	21–31–1
Time of possession	33:34	26:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi State	Passing	Nick Fitzgerald	14/32, 152 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Nick Fitzgerald	20 car, 103 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Stephen Guidry	1 rec, 51 yds
Iowa	Passing	Nate Stanley	21/31, 214 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Toren Young	3 car, 7 yds
	Receiving	Nick Easley	8 rec, 104 yds, 2 TD