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 .
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]
Louisville Cardinals [ edit ]
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 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
Formerly known as the TicketCity / Heart of Dallas Bowl