2021 LA Bowl

2021 Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl presented by Stifel
1st LA Bowl
Utah State AggiesOregon State Beavers
(10–3)(7–5)
MWCPac-12
2413
Head coach: 
Blake Anderson		Head coach: 
Jonathan Smith
1234Total
Utah State01410024
Oregon State730313
DateDecember 18, 2021
Season2021
StadiumSoFi Stadium
LocationInglewood, California
MVPNick Heninger (DE, Utah State)
Deven Thompkins (WR, Utah State)
FavoriteOregon State by 6.5
RefereeJeff Servinski (Big Ten)[1]
Attendance29,896
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersJoe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Laura Rutledge (sideline)
LA Bowl
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The 2021 LA Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 18, 2021, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. EST (4:30 p.m. local PST) and broadcast on ABC.[2] It was the inaugural edition of the LA Bowl (after the edition scheduled for 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and independent investment bank Stifel, the game was officially known as the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl presented by Stifel.[3]

Teams

Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between teams from the Mountain West Conference (MWC) and the Pac-12 Conference.

This was the fourth meeting between Utah State and Oregon State; the Beavers had won all three previous meetings.[4]

Utah State Aggies

Utah State defeated No. 19 San Diego State, 46–13, in the 2021 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game on December 4.

Oregon State Beavers

Oregon State, with a 7–5 record, was led by quarterback Chance Nolan who completed 183 of 288 passes for 2,414 yards and 19 touchdowns during the season. Top rusher for the team was B. J. Baylor, who rushed 209 times for 1,259 yards and 13 touchdowns. Trevon Bradford was the top receiver, having caught 40 passes for 606 yards and 5 touchdowns. On the defensive side, Avery Roberts led the team with 128 tackles, one interception, and one forced fumble.

Game summary

2021 Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl presented by Stifel
Quarter1234Total
Utah State01410024
Oregon State730313

at SoFi Stadium • Inglewood, California

  • Date: Saturday, December 18, 2021
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST (4:30 p.m. local PST)
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 29,896
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Laura Rutledge (sideline)
  • Box score
Scoring summary
QuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring informationScore
PlaysYardsTOPUSUOSU
114:023710:52Oregon StateJesiah Irish 20-yard touchdown run, Everett Hayes kick good07
214:421620:09Utah StateDeven Thompkins 62-yard touchdown reception from Cooper Legas, Connor Coles kick good77
28:4013665:56Oregon State37-yard field goal by Everett Hayes710
24:2411854:16Utah StateCalvin Tyler Jr. 15-yard touchdown run, Connor Coles kick good1410
310:0513644:55Utah State25-yard field goal by Connor Coles1710
33:499743:06Utah StateBrandon Bowling 5-yard touchdown reception from Cooper Legas, Connor Coles kick good2410
413:3512595:14Oregon State34-yard field goal by Everett Hayes2413
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2413

Statistics

StatisticsUSUOSU
First downs2623
Plays–yards75–38366–415
Rushes–yards44–11036–152
Passing yards273263
Passing: comp–att–int18–31–221–30–1
Time of possession29:2630:34
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Utah StatePassingCooper Legas11/20, 171 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingCalvin Tyler Jr.26 carries, 120 yards, TD
ReceivingDeven Thompkins6 receptions, 115 yards, TD
Oregon StatePassingChance Nolan21/30, 263 yards, INT
RushingB. J. Baylor18 carries, 78 yards
ReceivingLuke Musgrave3 receptions, 44 yards

Largest t-shirt cannon

During halftime, engineer Mark Rober and Anthony Hartman shot off the world's largest t-shirt cannon.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Kimmel to be title sponsor of LA Bowl". ESPN.com. June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Winsipedia - Oregon State vs. Utah State". Winsipedia.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Mark Rober Enlists 12 Year Old Inventor to Build World's Largest T-Shirt Cannon for Jimmy Kimmel's LA Bowl". Laughing Squid. December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Former NASA Engineer Mark Rober Builds the World's Largest T-Shirt Cannon". TechEBlog. December 22, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  • Game statistics at statbroadcast.com
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