December 27, 2022 College Football Bowl Roundup
December 27th, 2022 by Jim Field
Camellia Bowl – Buffalo 23, Georgia Southern 21
- Justin Marshall caught 11 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown and Tajay Ahmed rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown to lead Buffalo. Former Buffalo QB Kyle Vantrease, was 28 of 45 for 352 yards and 2 touchdowns for Georgia Southern. Buffalo finishes the season with a record of 7-6, Georgia Southern is 6-7.
First Responder Bowl – Memphis 38, Utah State 10
- Seth Henigan passed for 284 yards and three touchdowns — two of them to Eddie Lewis — and Jeyvon Ducker ran for two touchdowns to give Memphis a 38-10 win over Utah State in the First Responder Bowl on Tuesday.
Birmingham Bowl – East Carolina 53, Coastal Carolina 29
- Holton Ahlers threw a Birmingham Bowl-record five touchdown passes and accounted for a game-record six TDs to help East Carolina beat Coastal Carolina 53-29 in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl at Protective Stadium. Ahlers, selected the game MVP, threw for 300 yards on 26-of-38 passing, rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown and caught a pass for 14 yards for the Pirates (8-5).
Guaranteed Rate Bowl – Wisconsin 24, Oklahoma State 17
- In the first game of the Luke Fickell regime, Wisconsin bullied Oklahoma State to a 24-17 victory on Tuesday night in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, dominating the line of scrimmage and time of possession to come away with a win at Chase Field. Wisconsin rushed for 258 yards, with running backs Braelon Allen (116 yards) and Mellusi (77 yards) leading the way. Fifth-year senior Chase Wolf did just enough in his first career start at quarterback, completing 16 of 26 passes for 116 yards.