2021 First Responder Bowl
Postseason college football bowl game
College football game
The 2021 First Responder Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2021, with kickoff at 3:15 p.m. EST (2:15 p.m. local CST ) and televised on ESPN .[ 2] It was the 12th edition of the First Responder Bowl , and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season . Sponsored by fire and water cleanup and restoration company Servpro , the game was officially known as the Servpro First Responder Bowl .
Teams
While the bowl has tie-ins with the American Athletic Conference (AAC), Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and Big 12 Conference , the actual matchup featured teams from the ACC and Mountain West Conference (MWC). This was the first time Air Force and Louisville ever played each other.[ 3]
Air Force Falcons
Louisville Cardinals
Game summary
2021 Servpro First Responder Bowl
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Air Force
7
21
0 3 31
Louisville
0
14
7 7 28
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas
Date : Tuesday, December 28, 2021Game time : 2:15 p.m. CST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind : SW 12 mphGame attendance : 15,251Referee : James CarterTV announcers (ESPN ) : Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Jalyn Johnson (sideline)Box score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Air Force
Louisville
1
2:01
10
74
5:28
Air Force
Haaziq Daniels 5-yard touchdown run, Matthew Dapore kick good
7
0
2
14:14
3
73
0:57
Air Force
Brandon Lewis 61-yard touchdown reception from Haaziq Daniels, Matthew Dapore kick good
14
0
2
9:16
11
65
4:58
Louisville
Trevion Cooley 1-yard touchdown run, Brock Travelstead kick good
14
7
2
5:42
6
75
3:34
Air Force
Brandon Lewis 64-yard touchdown reception from Haaziq Daniels, Matthew Dapore kick good
21
7
2
5:30
Louisville
Jawhar Jordan 100-yard kickoff return for touchdown, Brock Travelstead kick good
21
14
2
0:54
10
75
4:36
Air Force
Haaziq Daniels 1-yard touchdown run, Matthew Dapore kick good
28
14
3
0:04
5
51
1:46
Louisville
Tyler Harrell 34-yard touchdown reception from Malik Cunningham , Brock Travelstead kick good
28
21
4
5:28
17
66
9:36
Air Force
26-yard field goal by Matthew Dapore
31
21
4
2:57
6
70
2:31
Louisville
Malik Cunningham 22-yard touchdown run, Brock Travelstead kick good
31
28
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
31
28
Statistics
Statistics
AFA
LOU
First downs
21
21
Plays–yards
65–422
59–402
Rushes–yards
55–170
37–195
Passing yards
252
207
Passing: comp –att –int
9–10–0
13–21–0
Time of possession
35:36
24:34
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Air Force
Passing
Haaziq Daniels
9/10, 252 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Brad Roberts
20 carries, 70 yards
Receiving
Brandon Lewis
5 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD
Louisville
Passing
Malik Cunningham
13/21, 207 yards, TD
Rushing
Trevion Cooley
18 carries, 92 yards, TD
Receiving
Tyler Harrell
4 receptions, 80 yards, TD
References
Externals links