2020 Cheez-It Bowl

The 2020 Cheez-It Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2020, with kickoff at 5:30 p.m. EST on ESPN.^[5] It was the 31st edition of the Cheez-It Bowl,^[b] and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Food manufacturing company Kellogg Company was the title sponsor of the game, through its Cheez-It brand.

2020 Cheez-It Bowl
31st Cheez-It Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys Miami Hurricanes (7–3) (8–2) Big 12 ACC 37 34 Head coach:  Mike Gundy Head coach:  Manny Diaz AP Coaches CFP RV 21 21 AP Coaches CFP 18 18 18
1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma State 21 0 3 13 37 Miami 0 10 9 15 34
Date	December 29, 2020
Season	2020
Stadium	Camping World Stadium
Location	Orlando, Florida
MVP	Spencer Sanders (QB, Oklahoma State)[1]
Favorite	Oklahoma State by 1[2]
Referee	Steve Marlowe (SEC)[3]
Attendance	0[a]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN and ESPN Radio
Announcers	ESPN: Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) and Katie George (sideline) ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley (play-by-play) and Barrett Jones (analyst)
International TV coverage
Network	ESPN Deportes
Cheez-It Bowl  < 2019 2021 >

Teams

The game featured Oklahoma State of the Big 12 Conference and Miami of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The teams had previously met once, in a 1991 contest won by Miami, 40–3.^[6]

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Main article: 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Oklahoma State entered the game with a 7–3 record (6–3 in conference), 21st in CFP rankings. The Cowboys' losses came against Texas, TCU, and ranked Oklahoma. Oklahoma State had played in one prior edition of the Cheez-It Bowl, winning the 2017 Camping World Bowl when it was known by that name.

Miami Hurricanes

Main article: 2020 Miami Hurricanes football team

Miami entered the game with an 8–2 record (7–2 in conference), 18th in the AP Poll and CFP rankings. The Hurricanes' two losses were to ranked teams; Clemson and North Carolina. Miami had played in five prior Cheez-It Bowls, when the bowl was known by other names, compiling a 3–2 record.

Game summary

2020 Cheez-It Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Oklahoma State	21	0	3	13	37
No. 18 Miami	0	10	9	15	34

at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida

• Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2020
• Game time: 5:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: ENE 12 mph
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Steve Marlowe (SEC)
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) and Katie George (sideline)
• ESPN game summary

Game information

First quarter (11:39) OKST – Brennan Presley 30 yard pass from Spencer Sanders, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:21; Oklahoma State 7–0) (5:25) OKST – LD Brown 2 yard rush, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:49; Oklahoma State 14–0) (0:56) OKST – Brennan Presley 32 yard pass from Spencer Sanders, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:17; Oklahoma State 21–0) Second quarter (14:14) MIA – Brevin Jordan 10 yard pass from D'Eriq King, José Borregales kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:42; Oklahoma State 21–7) (3:55) MIA – José Borregales 22 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:46; Oklahoma State 21–10) Third quarter (13:25) MIA – José Borregales 40 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 1:35; Oklahoma State 21–13) (8:45) MIA – Cam'Ron Harris 42 yard rush, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:56; Oklahoma State 21–19) (2:57) OKST – Brady Pohl 26 yard field goal (Drive: 17 plays, 71 yards, 5:48; Oklahoma State 24–19) Fourth quarter (14:19) OKST — Dillon Stoner 5 yard pass from Spencer Sanders, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:43; Oklahoma State 31–19) (12:03) MIA — Brevin Jordan 1 yard pass from N'Kosi Perry, José Borregales kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:16; Oklahoma State 31–26) (9:55) OKST — Brennan Presley 16 yard pass from Spencer Sanders, kick missed (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:08; Oklahoma State 37–26) (5:39) MIA — Mike Harley 5 yard pass from N'Kosi Perry, Marshall Few 2-point conversion rush (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:16; Oklahoma State 37–34)

Statistics

Statistics	OKST	MIA
First downs	29	27
Plays–yards	83–418	78–512
Rushes–yards	43–113	30–156
Passing yards	305	356
Passing: comp–att–int	27–40–0	30–48–0
Time of possession	33:46	26:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma State	Passing	Spencer Sanders	27-for-40, 305 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Spencer Sanders	45 yards on 13 carries
	Receiving	Brennan Presley	118 yards on 6 receptions, 3 TD
Miami	Passing	N'Kosi Perry	19-for-34, 228 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Cam'Ron Harris	52 yards on 6 carries, 1 TD
	Receiving	Brevin Jordan	96 yards on 8 receptions, 2 TD

See also

• 2021 Citrus Bowl, played at the same venue three days later
• 2020 Cure Bowl, played at the same venue three days earlier
• 2019 Cheez-It Bowl, the prior so-named bowl game, played at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona

Notes

1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no reported attendance at the game.^[4]
2. Originally known as the Blockbuster Bowl, the bowl has had several different names; the prior three editions were staged as the Camping World Bowl.