The 2020 Camellia Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 25, 2020, at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama, with kickoff at 2:30 p.m. EST on ESPN.[4] It was the seventh edition of the Camellia Bowl, and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Buffalo defeated Marshall, 17–10, to claim their second bowl victory in school history.[5][6]
| 2020 Camellia Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 7th Camellia Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 25, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Cramton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Montgomery, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Kevin Marks (RB, Buffalo)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Buffalo by 4.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Edwin Lee (The American)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 2,512 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bill Roth (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
This was first bowl game played on Christmas Day since the 2003 Hawaii Bowl.[7] Christmas Day college football had previously been played at the Cramton Bowl from 1979 to 2001 in the form of the Blue-Gray Football Classic. It was one of two bowl games, along with the inaugural Montgomery Bowl, that were played at the Cramton Bowl following the 2020 college football season.
Teams
editThe Camellia Bowl was contested by the Buffalo Bulls, from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and the Marshall Thundering Herd, from Conference USA (C-USA).[8] The programs had previously met nine times, with Marshall leading the series, 8–1; their most recent meeting had been a 48–14 win by Marshall in 2004.[9] This was the programs' first meeting in a bowl game,[9] and the first Camellia Bowl for both teams.
Buffalo
editBuffalo of the MAC accepted their bowl bid on December 20, 2020.[10] The Bulls entered the bowl with an overall record of 5–1 (5–0 in conference play). They won the MAC East division and competed in the MAC Championship Game, where they lost to Ball State.
Marshall
editMarshall from C-USA accepted their bowl bid on December 20, 2020.[11] The Thundering Herd entered the bowl with an overall record of 7–2 (4–1 in conference play); they were ranked at number 15 in the AP Poll at the end of November.
Game summary
edit| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Marshall | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama
- Date: Saturday, December 25, 2020
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST (1:30 p.m. CST)
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind: W 13 mph
- Referee: Edwin Lee (The American)
- TV announcers (ESPN): Bill Roth (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
- ESPN game summary
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Statistics
edit| Statistics | MRSH | UB |
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| First downs | 16 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 59–248 | 70–295 |
| Rushes–yards | 37–134 | 43–155 |
| Passing yards | 114 | 140 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–22–0 | 16–27–1 |
| Time of possession | 24:33 | 35:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 13/20, 114 yards |
| Rushing | Sheldon Evans | 18 carries, 79 yards | |
| Receiving | Corey Gammage | 6 receptions, 88 yards | |
| Buffalo | Passing | Kyle Vantrease | 16/27, 140 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Kevin Marks | 35 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jovany Ruiz | 7 receptions, 61 yards |
See also
edit- 2020 Montgomery Bowl, held at the same venue
References
edit- ^ @HustleBelt (December 25, 2020). "Kevin Marks wins Camellia Bowl MVP with 138 rushing yards and the game-winning TD" (Tweet). Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Fornelli, Tom (December 25, 2020). "Marshall vs. Buffalo prediction, pick, odds, line, TV channel, live stream, Camellia Bowl kickoff time". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ Lenzi, Rachel (December 25, 2020). "Kevin Marks' late touchdown lifts UB football to Camellia Bowl win". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Traylor, Grant (December 25, 2020). "Herd falls, 17-10, to Buffalo in Camellia Bowl". The Herald-Dispatch. Archived from the original on December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Paulsen (October 31, 2020). "Bowl season schedule slightly less full". sportsmediawatch.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "Division champs Marshall, Buffalo meet in Camellia Bowl". USA Today. December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Buffalo Bulls football series games list". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "UB football to face Marshall in Camellia Bowl on Christmas Day". The Buffalo News. December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ "TU Football Accepts Bowl Invite To Armed Forces Bowl". WCHS-TV. December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
External links
edit- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com