2020_Famous_Idaho_Potato_Bowl_(December)

2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (December)

2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (December)

Postseason college football bowl game

The 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 22, 2020, with kickoff at 3:30 p.m. EST (1:30 p.m. local MST) on ESPN.[3] It was the 24th edition of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season.

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Organizers announced that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there would be no fans in attendance at the game.[4]

Teams

The bowl was contested by the Nevada Wolf Pack, from the Mountain West Conference, and the Tulane Green Wave, from the American Athletic Conference (The American).[5] They accepted bids to the bowl on December 13.[6] The teams have met once previously, in 1992, with the Green Wave winning, 34–17.[7] This was the teams' first meeting in a bowl game.

Tulane

Main article: 2020 Tulane Green Wave football team

Tulane of The American entered the bowl with an overall record of 6–5 (3–5 in conference play). The Green Wave made their first appearance in the bowl.

Nevada

Main article: 2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Nevada of Mountain West entered the bowl with a record of 6–2, with all games having been played in conference. The Wolf Pack had previously appeared three times in the bowl, losing each contest, most recently the January 2020 edition.

Game summary

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2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

at Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho

  • Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2020
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST (1:30 p.m. MST)
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Wind: WNW 22 MPH
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Steve Strimling (Pac-12)
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play–by–play), Mark Herzlich (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline)
  • ESPN game summary

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References

  1. [1]
    "ESPN Game Summary - Tulane vs. Nevada - December 22, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Tickets". famousidahopotatobowl.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Nevada to play Tulane in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl". nevadawolfpack.com. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Nevada, Tulane Accept Invitations to Famous Idaho Potato Bowl". famousidahopotatobowl.com (Press release). December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Winsipedia - Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Tulane Green Wave football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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