2022 Arizona Bowl

The 2022 Arizona Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2022, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The seventh annual Arizona Bowl, the game featured Ohio from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Wyoming from the Mountain West Conference. The game began at 2:40 p.m. MST^[4] and was aired on Barstool Sports's website and social media.^[5] Ohio defeated Wyoming in overtime 30–27.^[6] Ohio's quarterback CJ Harris was named the most-valuable player.^[7] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Barstool Sports was also the game's title sponsor.

2022 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl
7th Arizona Bowl
Ohio Bobcats Wyoming Cowboys (9–4) (7–5) MAC Mountain West 30 27 Head coach:  Tim Albin Head coach:  Craig Bohl
1 2 3 4 OT Total Ohio 8 3 7 6 6 30 Wyoming 14 3 0 7 3 27
Date	December 30, 2022
Season	2022
Stadium	Arizona Stadium
Location	Tucson, Arizona
MVP	CJ Harris (QB, Ohio)[1]
Favorite	Ohio by 3
National anthem	Dan Katz
Referee	Jeremy Parker (Sun Belt)[2]
Attendance	27,691
Payout	US$350,000[3]
United States TV coverage
Network	Barstool.TV
Announcers	Jake Marsh (play-by-play) Dan Katz and Dave Portnoy (analysts) Caleb Pressley and Adam Ferrone (sideline reporters)
Arizona Bowl  < 2020 2023 >

Teams

Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured teams from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Mountain West Conference. This was the third meeting between Ohio and Wyoming; the Cowboys had won both previous meetings.^[8]

Ohio

Main article: 2022 Ohio Bobcats football team

Ohio played to a 9–3 regular season record (7–1 in conference). After losing three of their first five games, they won seven games in a row. The Bobcats qualified for the MAC Championship Game, which they lost to Toledo,^[9] and entered the Arizona Bowl with an overall record of 9–4.

Wyoming

Main article: 2022 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Wyoming played to a 7–5 regular-season record, 5–3 in conference play. Their season included three-game and four-game winning streaks, but they closed with back-to-back losses. The Cowboys faced, and lost to, one ranked opponent, BYU.

Game summary

2022 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Ohio	8	3	7	6	6	30
Wyoming	14	3	0	7	3	27

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

• Date: Friday, December 30, 2022
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 27,691
• Referee: Jeremy Parker
• TV announcers (Barstool Sports): Jake Marsh, Dan Katz, Dave Portnoy, Caleb Pressley, and Adam Ferrone
• Box score

Game information

First Quarter (10:12) UW - Vaughn, Jordon 17 yd run (Hoyland, John kick) 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 04:42 (UW 7–0) (08:23) OHIO - Jones, Jacoby 34 yd pass from Harris, CJ (Holloway, Justin pass) 5 plays, 58 yards, TOP 01:40 (OHIO 8–7) (03:58) UW - Welch, Treyton 17 yd pass from Peasley, Andrew (Hoyland, John kick) 1 plays, 17 yards, TOP 00:07 (UW 14–8) Second Quarter (13:28) OHIO - Vakos, Nathanial 43 yd field goal 12 plays, 49 yards, TOP 05:30 (UW 14–11) (00:04) UW - Hoyland, John 53 yd field goal 8 plays, 30 yards, TOP 01:07 (UW 17–11) Third Quarter (05:14) OHIO - Bangura, Sieh 3 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 4 plays, 56 yards, TOP 02:07 (OHIO 18–17) Fourth Quarter (04:17) OHIO - Vakos, Nathanial 45 yd field goal 7 plays, 38 yards, TOP 04:03 (OHIO 21–17) (02:08) UW - Vaughn, Jordon 5 yd run (Hoyland, John kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:09 (UW 24–21) (00:04) OHIO - Vakos, Nathanial 46 yd field goal 10 plays, 55 yards, TOP 01:59 (Tied 24–27) Overtime (00:00) UW - Hoyland, John 29 yd field goal 5 plays, 14 yards, TOP 00:00 (UW 27–24) (00:00) OHIO - Foster, Tyler 10 yd pass from Harris, CJ ( ) 5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 00:00 (OHIO 30–27)

Statistics

Team statistical comparison[4] Statistic Ohio Wyoming First downs 22 17 First downs rushing 11 7 First downs passing 9 9 First downs penalty 2 1 Third down efficiency 7–15 7–16 Fourth down efficiency 0–0 0–0 Total plays–net yards 72–385 63–291 Rushing attempts–net yards 38–201 33–105 Yards per rush 5.3 3.2 Yards passing 184 186 Pass completions–attempts 20–34 18–30 Interceptions thrown 0 1 Punt returns–total yards 3–5 0–0 Kickoff returns–total yards 4–95 3–51 Punts–average yardage 5–38.2 7–41.7 Fumbles–lost 2–1 0–0 Penalties–yards 4–43 3–28 Time of possession 30:49 29:11

Ohio statistics[4] Bobcats passing C–A Yds TD–INT CJ Harris 20–33 184 2–0 Jacoby Jones 0–1 0 0–0 Bobcats rushing Car Yds TD Sieh Bangura 25 138 1 CJ Harris 10 52 0 Nolan McCormick 2 6 0 Jacoby Jones 1 5 0 Bobcats receiving Rec Yds TD Jacoby Jones 3 44 1 Miles Cross 4 39 0 Sam Wiglusz 4 27 0 Alec Burton 2 26 0 Sieh Bangura 4 18 0 James Bostic 1 15 0 Tyler Foster 1 10 1 Will Kacmarek 1 5 0

Wyoming statistics[4] Cowboys passing C–A Yds TD–INT Andrew Peasley 18–30 186 1–1 Cowboys rushing Car Yds TD Jordon Vaughn 16 67 2 Sam Scott 3 11 0 Jayden Clemons 2 10 0 Andrew Peasley 11 9 0 Ryan Marquez 1 8 0 Cowboys receiving Rec Yds TD Treyton Welch 5 91 1 Ryan Marquez 4 38 0 Alex Brown 3 28 0 Jaylen Sargent 2 2 Wyatt Wieland 2 10 0 Caleb Merritt 1 6 0 Caleb Driskill 1 1 0