2019_Belk_Bowl
2019 Belk Bowl
Postseason college football bowl game
The 2019 Belk Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2019, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. EST on ESPN.[6] It was the 18th edition of the Belk Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by department store chain Belk.
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| 18th Belk Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Bank of America Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Lynn Bowden (QB, Kentucky)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Virginia Tech by 1.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | David Alvarez (Big 12)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 44,138[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$4,780,461[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN & ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (analyst) and Rocky Boiman (sideline) ESPN Radio: Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst) and Kelsey Riggs (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The game was played between the Virginia Tech Hokies from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Kentucky Wildcats from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the 20th meeting between the programs; Kentucky entered the game leading the all-time series, 11–6–2.[7]
Virginia Tech Hokies
Virginia Tech entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (5–3 in conference). They finished second in the ACC's Coastal Division. The Hokies were 1–1 against ranked FBS teams, defeating Wake Forest and losing to Notre Dame. This was Virginia Tech's second Belk Bowl; their 2016 team won that season's Belk Bowl over Arkansas, 35–24.
Kentucky Wildcats
Kentucky entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (3–5 in conference). They finished in the three-way tie for fourth place in the SEC's East Division. The Wildcats lost to both ranked FBS teams that they played, Florida and Georgia. This was Kentucky's first appearance in the Belk Bowl.
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Virginia Tech | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Kentucky | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
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at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
- Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2019
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: SW 9 mph
- Game attendance: 44,138
- Referee: David Alvarez
- TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (analyst) and Rocky Boiman (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
Statistics
| Statistics | VT | UK |
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| First downs | 20 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 55–329 | 68–404 |
| Rushes–yards | 33–219 | 55–331 |
| Passing yards | 110 | 73 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 12–22–0 | 6–13–1 |
| Time of possession | 24:14 | 35:46 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Virginia Tech | Passing | Hendon Hooker | 12/22, 110 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Deshawn McClease | 11 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | James Mitchell | 3 receptions, 36 yards | |
| Kentucky | Passing | Lynn Bowden | 6/12, 73 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Lynn Bowden | 34 carries, 233 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Josh Ali | 4 receptions, 52 yards, 1 TD |
- Jeff Drummond [@JDrumUK] (December 31, 2019). "Cats presented with Belk Bowl trophy as MVP Lynn Bowden holds his son alongside Mark Stoops. #BBN" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky - Game Summary". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- Nick Carboni [@NickCarboniWCNC] (December 31, 2019). "44,138 is @belkbowl attendance" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- "Kentucky Wildcats vs. Virginia Tech Hokies football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- Official website
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com