The 2019 Quick Lane Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 26, 2019, with kickoff at 8:00 p.m. EST on ESPN.[5] It was the 6th edition of the Quick Lane Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season.
| 2019 Quick Lane Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 6th Quick Lane Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
 Opening kickoff of the 2019 Quick Lane Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 26, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Ford Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Kenny Pickett (QB, Pittsburgh)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Pitt by 12.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Steve Marlowe (SEC)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 34,765 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$2,000,000[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Corey (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst) and Allison Williams (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Brasil | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ari Aguiar (play-by-play) Eduardo Zolin (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams
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The game featured the Pittsburgh Panthers from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) playing against the Eastern Michigan Eagles from the Mid-American Conference (MAC). It was the third meeting between Eastern Michigan and Pittsburgh; the Panthers had won both of their prior meetings.[6]
Pittsburgh Panthers
editPittsburgh entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference). The Panthers finished in three-way tie for third place in the Coastal Division of the ACC.
Eastern Michigan Eagles
editEastern Michigan entered the game at 6–6 (3–5 in conference). The Eagles finished tied with Toledo for fifth place in the West Division of the MAC.
Game summary
edit2019 Quick Lane Bowl
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Pittsburgh | 0 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| Eastern Michigan | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
at Ford Field • Detroit, Michigan
- Date: Thursday, December 26, 2019
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
- Game attendance: 34,765
- Referee: Steve Marlowe
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Corey (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst) and Allison Williams (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics
edit| Statistics | PITT | EMU |
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| First downs | 22 | 27 |
| Plays–yards | 68–457 | 87–438 |
| Rushes–yards | 29–96 | 36–127 |
| Passing yards | 361 | 311 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 27–39–0 | 28–51–1 |
| Time of possession | 25:51 | 34:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Pittsburgh | Passing | Kenny Pickett | 27/39, 361 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Vincent Davis | 15 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Maurice Ffrench | 12 receptions, 165 yards, 1 TD | |
| Eastern Michigan | Passing | Mike Glass III | 28/50, 311 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Mike Glass III | 21 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Hassan Beydoun | 9 receptions, 113 yards |
References
edit- ^ @Pitt_FB (December 26, 2019). "Kenny ❄️ Pickett MVP of the Quick Lane Bowl 27-for-39, 361 yards, 3 TD #H2P" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Pittsburgh vs. Eastern Michigan - Game Summary - December 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
External links
edit- Official website
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com