The 2022 Frisco Bowl was a college football

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played on December 17, 2022, at Toyota Stadium in

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. The fifth annual

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, it featured Boise State of the

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and

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of Conference USA (C-USA). The game began at 8:25 p.m. CST and was aired on

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. It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season.

Teams

Based on conference tie-ins, the game will feature teams from any of the

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. This will be the seventh all-time meeting between Boise State and North Texas; the all-time series is currently tied at 3–3. The Broncos and Mean Green were both members of the

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from 1996 until the conference ended its football sponsorship following the 2000 season.Winsipedia - Boise State vs. North Texas
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North Texas Mean Green

The Mean Green, from Conference USA (C-USA), finished the regular season with a record of 7–5 (6–2 in conference play). The team tied with

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for second in the conference, with their victory over the Hilltoppers securing the tiebreaker to advance to the C-USA Championship Game, in which they lost to UTSA 48-27. The team will be coached by interim head coach

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for this bowl game. This will be North Texas' final game as a member of C-USA, as the Mean Green are set to join the

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in 2023.

Boise State Broncos

Boise State represented the

. This is the university's first appearance in the

. The team is led by second year head coach Andy Avalos. Boise State started 2-2 going into the fifth week into the season. They fired offensive coordinator Tim Plough on September 24, putting then senior analyst

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in the role. Starting quarterback Hank Bachmeier would transfer out of the program the next day, giving redshirt freshman Taylen Green the starting job. The team would finish the remainder of the season 7-1, before losing to

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in the Mountain West Championship Game.

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