Postseason college football bowl game
College football game
The 2021 Armed Forces Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 22, 2021, with kickoff at 8:00 p.m. EST (7:00 p.m. local CST ) on ESPN .[ 3] It was the 19th edition of the Armed Forces Bowl , and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season . Sponsored by aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin , the game was officially known as the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl .[ 4]
Teams
While the bowl had tie-ins with the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and Conference USA (C-USA), the actual matchup featured a team from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and an FBS independent .
This was the fifth meeting between Missouri and Army; entering the bowl, the Tigers led the all-time series, 3–2.[ 5]
Missouri Tigers
Missouri entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (3–5 in SEC play). The Tigers played three ranked teams during the season—Texas A&M , Georgia , and Arkansas —losing each contest. Five of the Tigers' six wins came in their home stadium.
Army Black Knights
Army entered the bowl with an 8–4 overall record. After winning their first four games, the Knights fell to 4–3, then rallied to an 8–3 record before losing their final regular-season contest to Navy . Army lost to the only ranked team they faced, Wake Forest .
Officials
The officials for the game came from the Big 12 Conference.
Referee: Derek Anderson
Umpire: Sheldon Davis
Head Linesman: Al Green
Line Judge: Quentin Givens
Side Judge: Mario Seneca
Field Judge: Scott Gaines
Back Judge: Lyndon Nixon
Center Judge: Darren Winkley
Replay Official: Mark Marsden
Communicator: Buddy Gingras
Alternate Official: Marvel July[ 6]
Game summary
2021 Northrop Grumman Armed Forces Bowl
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Missouri
10
6
0 6 22
Army
0
7
7 10 24
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
Date : Wednesday, December 22, 2021Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind : 1 mph (1.6 km/h) NWGame attendance : 34,888TV announcers (ESPN ) : Tiffany Greene (play-by-play), Jay Walker (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)Box score
Game information
First quarter
11:55 MIZZ – Brady Cook 30-yard run, Harrison Mevis kick good. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:05. Missouri 7–0
0:55 MIZZ – Harrison Mevis 22-yard field goal. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:27. Missouri 10–0
Second quarter
13:56 ARMY – Christian Anderson 22-yard run, Cole Talley kick good. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:59. Missouri 10–7
5:59 MIZZ – Harrison Mevis 25-yard field goal. Drive: 16 plays, 67 yards, 7:57. Missouri 13–7
0:03 MIZZ – Harrison Mevis 39-yard field goal. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:49. Missouri 16–7
Third quarter
6:35 ARMY – Jakobi Buchanan 10-yard run, Cole Talley kick good. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 8:25. Missouri 16–14
Fourth quarter
10:20 ARMY – Brandon Walters 14-yard pass from Tyhier Tyler, Cole Talley kick good. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:29. Army 21–16
1:11 MIZZ – Keke Chism 6-yard pass from Brady Cook, two-point conversion pass incomplete. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 1:33. Missouri 22–21
0:00 ARMY – Cole Talley 41-yard field goal. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 1:11. Army 24–22
Statistics
Statistics
MIZZ
ARMY
First downs
28
21
Plays–yards
433
306
Rushes–yards
195
211
Passing yards
238
95
Passing: comp –att –int
27–34–0
6–9–0
Time of possession
29:00
31:00
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Missouri
Passing
Brady Cook
27/34, 238 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Elijah Young
13 carries, 75 yards
Receiving
Keke Chism
5 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD
Army
Passing
Christian Anderson
3/4, 60 yards
Rushing
Jakobi Buchanan
21 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Tyrell Robinson
1 receptions, 42 yards
References
^ "Bowl Notes – 2021 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl" . armedforcesbowl.com . December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021 .
^ "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments" . footballzebras.com . December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021 .
^ "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved June 12, 2021 .
^ "2021 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Set for December 22" . armedforcesbowl.com . May 27, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021 .
^ "Winsipedia - Army vs. Missouri" . Winsipedia.com . Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2021 .
^ "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments | Football Zebras" . December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2022 .
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