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The 2022 Hawaii Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 24, 2022, at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu, Hawaii . The 19th annual Hawaii Bowl , the game featured the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders from Conference USA (C-USA) and the San Diego State Aztecs from the Mountain West Conference . The game began at 3:03 p.m. HST (8:03 p.m. EST )[ 4] ESPN .[ 5] 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season . Sponsored by shipping API EasyPost, the game was officially known as the EasyPost Hawaii Bowl . Due to cancellations in 2020 and 2021 for COVID-19 related issues, this was the first Hawaii Bowl since 2019.
The Hawaii Bowl featured the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders from Conference USA (C–USA) and the San Diego State Aztecs from the Mountain West Conference (MWC).[ 6] [ 7]
Middle Tennessee entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference). Middle Tennessee finished tied for fourth in the final Conference-USA standings for the season, posting the same conference record as both UAB and Florida Atlantic . This was Middle Tennessee's 14th bowl game appearance and 9th at the NCAA Division I level, with a prior record of 5–8 in bowl games (3–6 at Division I). It was Middle Tennessee's second appearance in the Hawaii Bowl, having previously played in the 2016 edition .
San Diego State entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). San Diego State tied for second in the West Division of the Mountain West Conference with San Jose State . This was San Diego State's 20th bowl game appearance, with a prior record of 10–9 in bowl games. This was San Diego State's second Hawaii Bowl appearance, having previously played in the 2015 edition . It was also San Diego State's third postseason game in Honolulu ; the school played in the 1952 Pineapple Bowl where they defeated Hawaii , 34–13.
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Middle Tennessee
San Diego State
1
7:18
8
71
3:21
SDSU
Mark Redman 9-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Mayden, Jack Browning kick good
0
7
1
4:42
3
73
0:57
SDSU
Kenan Christon 73-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Mayden, Jack Browning kick good
0
14
2
11:49
5
36
1:03
MTSU
44-yard field goal by Zeke Rankin
3
14
2
3:14
4
17
1:34
MTSU
Jordan Ferguson 8-yard touchdown reception from Chase Cunningham, Zeke Rankin kick good
10
14
2
0:22
4
-6
0:19
MTSU
49-yard field goal by Zeke Rankin
13
14
3
6:59
7
14
2:40
MTSU
26-yard field goal by Zeke Rankin
16
14
3
1:26
13
54
5:33
SDSU
39-yard field goal by Jack Browning
16
17
4
13:25
2
25
0:35
MTSU
Jaylin Lane 16-yard touchdown reception from Chase Cunningham, 2-point run failed
22
17
4
10:15
8
56
3:10
SDSU
36-yard field goal by Jack Browning
22
20
4
5:43
7
45
3:08
SDSU
52-yard field goal by Jack Browning
22
23
4
2:05
12
55
3:38
MTSU
37-yard field goal by Zeke Rankin
25
23
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
25
23
Team statistical comparison[ 4]
Statistic
Middle Tennessee
San Diego State
First downs
14
14
First downs rushing
0
4
First downs passing
12
9
First downs penalty
2
1
Third down efficiency
3–17
4–16
Fourth down efficiency
1–2
2–4
Total plays–net yards
73–170
75–364
Rushing attempts–net yards
30–(−66)
32–55
Yards per rush
(−2.2)
1.7
Yards passing
236
309
Pass completions–attempts
26–43
19–43
Interceptions thrown
1
3
Punt returns–total yards
3–48
1–3
Kickoff returns–total yards
0–0
5–111
Punts–average yardage
7–54.7
4–48.8
Fumbles–lost
1–0
2–2
Penalties–yards
5–50
9–79
Time of possession
27:39
32:21
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