The 2019 First Responder Bowl was a college footballbowl game played December 30, 2019, with kickoff at 12:30 p.m. EST (11:30 a.m. local CDT) on ESPN.[5] It was the 10th edition of the First Responder Bowl (although only the ninth to be played, as the 2018 edition of the game was declared a no contest while the game was in the first quarter), and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by fire and water cleanup and restoration company Servpro, the game was officially known as the Servpro First Responder Bowl.
Western Kentucky entered the game with an 8–4 record (6–2 in conference). The Hilltoppers finished tied for second place with Marshall in the East Division of C-USA.
Western Michigan entered the game with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). The Broncos finished in second place of the West Division of the MAC. Each of their five losses during the regular season were away games.
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^"Winsipedia - Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Western Michigan Broncos football series history". Retrieved December 8, 2019.
External linksedit
Official website
Game statistics at statbroadcast.com
December 15, 2023
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The 2019 First Responder Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 30 2019 with kickoff at 12 30 p m EST 11 30 a m local CDT on ESPN 5 It was the 10th edition of the First Responder Bowl although only the ninth to be played as the 2018 edition of the game was declared a no contest while the game was in the first quarter and was one of the 2019 20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season Sponsored by fire and water cleanup and restoration company Servpro the game was officially known as the Servpro First Responder Bowl 2019 Servpro First Responder Bowl10th First Responder BowlWestern Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Michigan Broncos 8 4 7 5 C USA MAC23 20Head coach Tyson Helton Head coach Tim Lester1234 TotalWestern Kentucky 010013 23Western Michigan 3773 20DateDecember 30 2019Season2019StadiumGerald J Ford StadiumLocationUniversity Park TexasMVPLucky Jackson WR Western Kentucky 1 FavoriteWestern Kentucky by 3 2 RefereeJeremy Parker Sun Belt 3 Attendance13 164PayoutUS 824 545 4 United States TV coverageNetworkESPNAnnouncersDave Neal play by play DJ Shockley analyst and Dawn Davenport sideline First Responder Bowl lt 2018 2020 gt The 2019 First Responder Bowl was played in Gerald J Ford Stadium on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park Texas The move was necessitated by the National Hockey League s announcement that the league s annual New Year s Day outdoor game would be played in the bowl s normal host stadium Dallas Cotton Bowl which created a scheduling conflict Ford Stadium previously hosted two editions of the Armed Forces Bowl due to construction at its host stadium Amon G Carter Stadium in Fort Worth Texas 6 Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 1 2 Western Michigan Broncos 2 Game summary 2 1 Statistics 3 References 4 External linksTeams editThe game featured the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers of Conference USA C USA and the Western Michigan Broncos of the Mid American Conference MAC This was the 16th meeting between the two programs and the first since 1947 Western Michigan led the all time series 11 3 1 7 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers edit Main article 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team Western Kentucky entered the game with an 8 4 record 6 2 in conference The Hilltoppers finished tied for second place with Marshall in the East Division of C USA Western Michigan Broncos edit Main article 2019 Western Michigan Broncos football team Western Michigan entered the game with a 7 5 record 5 3 in conference The Broncos finished in second place of the West Division of the MAC Each of their five losses during the regular season were away games Game summary edit2019 Servpro First Responder Bowl Period 1 2 34TotalWestern Kentucky 0 10 01323Western Michigan 3 7 7320at Gerald J Ford Stadium University Park Texas Date Monday December 30 2019Game time 12 30 p m EST 11 30 a m CST Game weather Sunny Temperature 50 F 10 C Wind WNW 12 mphGame attendance 13 164Referee Jeremy ParkerTV announcers ESPN Dave Neal play by play DJ Shockley analyst and Dawn Davenport sideline ESPN game summary Game informationFirst Quarter 4 17 WMU Thiago Kapps 30 yard field goal Drive 13 plays 57 yards 6 11 Western Michigan 3 0 Second Quarter 10 54 WKU Ty Storey 17 yard pass to Jahcour Pearson Cory Munson kick Drive 11 plays 93 yards 5 28 Western Kentucky 7 3 2 22 WKU Cory Munson 26 yard field goal Drive 12 plays 68 yards 5 25 Western Kentucky 10 3 0 59 WMU Kareem Ali 88 yard interception return Thiago Kapps kick Tied 10 10 Third Quarter 8 18 WMU Jon Wassink 6 yard pass to DaShon Bussell Thiago Kapps kick Drive 10 plays 90 yards 4 30 Western Michigan 17 10 Fourth Quarter 10 40 WKU Ty Storey 5 yard pass to Lucky Jackson Cory Munson kick Drive 12 plays 80 yards 6 32 Tied 17 17 4 58 WMU Thiago Kapps 20 yard field goal Drive 12 plays 62 yards 5 42 Western Michigan 20 17 1 36 WKU Cory Munson 31 yard field goal Drive 9 plays 55 yards 3 22 Tied 20 20 0 00 WKU Cory Munson 52 yard field goal Drive 5 plays 36 yards 0 27 Western Kentucky 23 20 Statistics edit Statistics WKU WMUFirst downs 28 19Plays yards 80 481 67 307Rushes yards 28 123 31 114Passing yards 358 193Passing comp att int 35 52 2 19 36 1Time of possession 32 01 27 59Team Category Player StatisticsWestern Kentucky Passing Ty Storey 35 51 358 yards 2 TD 2 INTRushing Gaej Walker 15 carries 93 yardsReceiving Lucky Jackson 17 receptions 148 yards 1 TDWestern Michigan Passing Jon Wassink 19 36 193 yards 1 TD 1 INTRushing LeVante Bellamy 18 carries 60 yardsReceiving Skyy Moore 4 receptions 68 yardsReferences edit FRBowl December 30 2019 Your FRBowl MVP is Lucky Jackson Tweet Retrieved December 30 2019 via Twitter Western Kentucky vs Western Michigan ESPN com Retrieved December 30 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 19 2019 Baby Ben May 23 2019 Conflict with Winter Classic forces First Responder Bowl to move from Cotton Bowl to SMU s Ford Stadium dallasnews com Retrieved October 28 2019 Winsipedia Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Western Michigan Broncos football series history Retrieved December 8 2019 External links editOfficial website Game statistics at statbroadcast com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2019 First Responder Bowl amp oldid 1171779293, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
