2019 Quick Lane Bowl
| 2019 Quick Lane Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 6th Quick Lane Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
Opening kickoff of the 2019 Quick Lane Bowl  | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 26, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Ford Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Kenny Pickett (QB, Pittsburgh)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Pitt by 12.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Steve Marlowe (SEC)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 34,765 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$2,000,000[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Corey (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst) and Allison Williams (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Brasil | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ari Aguiar (play-by-play)  Eduardo Zolin (analyst)  | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Quick Lane Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 26, 2019, with kickoff at 8:00 p.m. EST on ESPN.[5] It was the 6th edition of the Quick Lane Bowl, and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season.
Teams
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The game featured the Pittsburgh Panthers from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) playing against the Eastern Michigan Eagles from the Mid-American Conference (MAC). It was the third meeting between Eastern Michigan and Pittsburgh; the Panthers had won both of their prior meetings.[6]
Pittsburgh Panthers
[edit]Pittsburgh entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference). The Panthers finished in three-way tie for third place in the Coastal Division of the ACC.
Eastern Michigan Eagles
[edit]Eastern Michigan entered the game at 6–6 (3–5 in conference). The Eagles finished tied with Toledo for fifth place in the West Division of the MAC.
Game summary
[edit]| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | 
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| Pittsburgh | 0 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 
| Eastern Michigan | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 
at Ford Field • Detroit, Michigan
- Date: Thursday, December 26, 2019
 - Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
 - Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
 - Game attendance: 34,765
 - Referee: Steve Marlowe
 - TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Corey (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst) and Allison Williams (sideline)
 - ESPN game summary
 
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Statistics
[edit]| Statistics | PITT | EMU | 
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| First downs | 22 | 27 | 
| Plays–yards | 68–457 | 87–438 | 
| Rushes–yards | 29–96 | 36–127 | 
| Passing yards | 361 | 311 | 
| Passing: comp–att–int | 27–39–0 | 28–51–1 | 
| Time of possession | 25:51 | 34:09 | 
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics | 
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| Pittsburgh | Passing | Kenny Pickett | 27/39, 361 yards, 3 TD | 
| Rushing | Vincent Davis | 15 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Maurice Ffrench | 12 receptions, 165 yards, 1 TD | |
| Eastern Michigan | Passing | Mike Glass III | 28/50, 311 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT | 
| Rushing | Mike Glass III | 21 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Hassan Beydoun | 9 receptions, 113 yards | 
References
[edit]- ^ @Pitt_FB (December 26, 2019). "Kenny ❄️ Pickett MVP of the Quick Lane Bowl 27-for-39, 361 yards, 3 TD #H2P" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
 - ^ "Pittsburgh vs. Eastern Michigan - Game Summary - December 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
 - ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
 - ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
 - ^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
 - ^ "Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
 
External links
[edit]- Official website
 - Game statistics at statbroadcast.com