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 and Wyoming [Cowboys football|Wyoming] from the Mountain West Conference. The game began at 2:40 p.m. MST and was aired on Barstool Sports's website and social media. Ohio defeated Wyoming in overtime 30–27. Ohio's quarterback CJ Harris was named the most-valuable player. It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Barstool Sports was also the game's title sponsor.

Teams

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

Ohio

Ohio played to a 9–3 regular season record. 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, and entered the Arizona Bowl with an overall record of 9–4.

Wyoming

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.

Statistics

StatisticOhioWyoming
First downs2217
First downs rushing117
First downs passing99
First downs penalty21
Third down efficiency7–157–16
Fourth down efficiency0–00–0
Total plays–net yards72–38563–291
Rushing attempts–net yards38–20133–105
Yards per rush5.33.2
Yards passing184186
Pass completions–attempts20–3418–30
Interceptions thrown01
Punt returns–total yards3–50–0
Kickoff returns–total yards4–953–51
Punts–average yardage5–38.27–41.7
Fumbles–lost2–10–0
Penalties–yards4–433–28
Time of possession30:4929:11