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 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 (MAC) 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 (7–1 in conference). 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.
Game summary
Statistics
+Team statistical comparisonStatisticOhioWyomingFirst downs 22 17First downs rushing 11 7First downs passing 9 9First downs penalty 2 1Third down efficiency 7–15 7–16Fourth down efficiency 0–0 0–0Total plays–net yards 72–385 63–291Rushing attempts–net yards 38–201 33–105Yards per rush 5.3 3.2Yards passing 184 186Pass completions–attempts 20–34 18–30Interceptions thrown 0 1Punt returns–total yards 3–5 0–0Kickoff returns–total yards 4–95 3–51Punts–average yardage 5–38.2 7–41.7Fumbles–lost 2–1 0–0Penalties–yards 4–43 3–28Time of possession 30:49 29:11
+Ohio statisticsBobcats passing CJ Harris 20–33 184 2–0 Jacoby Jones 0–1 0 0–0Bobcats rushing Sieh Bangura 25 138 1 CJ Harris 10 52 0 Nolan McCormick 2 6 0 Jacoby Jones 1 5 0Bobcats receiving Jacoby Jones 3 44 1 Miles Cross 4 39 0 Sam Wiglusz 4 27 0 Alec Burton 2 26 0 Sieh Bangura 4 18 0 James Bostic 1 15 0 Tyler Foster 1 10 1 Will Kacmarek 1 5 0
+Wyoming statisticsCowboys passing Andrew Peasley 18–30 186 1–1Cowboys rushing Jordon Vaughn 16 67 2 Sam Scott 3 11 0 Jayden Clemons 2 10 0 Andrew Peasley 11 9 0 Ryan Marquez 1 8 0Cowboys receiving Treyton Welch 5 91 1 Ryan Marquez 4 38 0 Alex Brown 3 28 0 Jaylen Sargent 2 2 Wyatt Wieland 2 10 0 Caleb Merritt 1 6 0 Caleb Driskill 1 1 0
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