The 2019 Frisco Bowl was a

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played on December 20, 2019, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. EST (6:30 p.m. local CST) on ESPN2. It was the 3rd edition of the

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, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by restaurant franchise

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, the game was officially known as the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl.

Teams

The bowl matched the

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of the Mountain West Conference and Kent State Golden Flashes of the

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(MAC). This was the teams' third meeting; the all-time series had been tied at 1–1. Their most recent meeting had seen

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defeat

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by a score of 27–24 on October 19, 1974, at Kent State.

Utah State Aggies

Utah State completed their regular season with a 7–5 record (6–2 in conference), finishing in third place in the Mountain Division of Mountain West. This was the Aggies' 13th bowl game in program history, and eighth bowl appearance in nine seasons.

Kent State Golden Flashes

Kent State finished their regular season at 6–6 (5–3 in conference), in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division of the MAC. This was the fourth bowl game in school history, as the Golden Flashes were seeking their first-ever bowl win after losing the previous three. It was also Kent State's first bowl game since the

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, where their 2012 team lost to

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, 17–13.

Game summary

Statistics

References

External links

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Game statistics
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Frisco Bowl

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