2021 First Responder Bowl

The 2021 First Responder Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2021, with kickoff at 3:15 p.m. EST (2:15 p.m. local CST) and televised on ESPN.^[2] It was the 12th edition of the First Responder Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by fire and water cleanup and restoration company Servpro, the game was officially known as the Servpro First Responder Bowl.

2021 Servpro First Responder Bowl
12th First Responder Bowl
Air Force Falcons Louisville Cardinals (9–3) (6–6) MWC ACC 31 28 Head coach:  Troy Calhoun Head coach:  Scott Satterfield
1 2 3 4 Total Air Force 7 21 0 3 31 Louisville 0 14 7 7 28
Date	December 28, 2021
Season	2021
Stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Location	Dallas, Texas
MVP	Haaziq Daniels (QB, Air Force)
Favorite	Louisville by 1.5
Referee	James Carter (SEC) [1]
Attendance	15,251
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Jalyn Johnson (sideline)
First Responder Bowl  < 2020  2022 >

Teams

While the bowl has tie-ins with the American Athletic Conference (AAC), Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and Big 12 Conference, the actual matchup featured teams from the ACC and Mountain West Conference (MWC). This was the first time Air Force and Louisville ever played each other.^[3]

Air Force Falcons

Main article: 2021 Air Force Falcons football team

Louisville Cardinals

Main article: 2021 Louisville Cardinals football team

Game summary

2021 Servpro First Responder Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Air Force	7	21	0	3	31
Louisville	0	14	7	7	28

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas

• Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2021
• Game time: 2:15 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW 12 mph
• Game attendance: 15,251
• Referee: James Carter
• TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Jalyn Johnson (sideline)
• Box score

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Air Force Louisville 1 2:01 10 74 5:28 Air Force Haaziq Daniels 5-yard touchdown run, Matthew Dapore kick good 7 0 2 14:14 3 73 0:57 Air Force Brandon Lewis 61-yard touchdown reception from Haaziq Daniels, Matthew Dapore kick good 14 0 2 9:16 11 65 4:58 Louisville Trevion Cooley 1-yard touchdown run, Brock Travelstead kick good 14 7 2 5:42 6 75 3:34 Air Force Brandon Lewis 64-yard touchdown reception from Haaziq Daniels, Matthew Dapore kick good 21 7 2 5:30 Louisville Jawhar Jordan 100-yard kickoff return for touchdown, Brock Travelstead kick good 21 14 2 0:54 10 75 4:36 Air Force Haaziq Daniels 1-yard touchdown run, Matthew Dapore kick good 28 14 3 0:04 5 51 1:46 Louisville Tyler Harrell 34-yard touchdown reception from Malik Cunningham, Brock Travelstead kick good 28 21 4 5:28 17 66 9:36 Air Force 26-yard field goal by Matthew Dapore 31 21 4 2:57 6 70 2:31 Louisville Malik Cunningham 22-yard touchdown run, Brock Travelstead kick good 31 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 28

Statistics

Statistics	AFA	LOU
First downs	21	21
Plays–yards	65–422	59–402
Rushes–yards	55–170	37–195
Passing yards	252	207
Passing: comp–att–int	9–10–0	13–21–0
Time of possession	35:36	24:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Air Force	Passing	Haaziq Daniels	9/10, 252 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Brad Roberts	20 carries, 70 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Lewis	5 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD
Louisville	Passing	Malik Cunningham	13/21, 207 yards, TD
	Rushing	Trevion Cooley	18 carries, 92 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tyler Harrell	4 receptions, 80 yards, TD