2021 LA Bowl

2021 Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl presented by Stifel
1st LA Bowl
1234 Total
Utah State 014100 24
Oregon State 7303 13
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
  2022

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

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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

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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

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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

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2021 Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl presented by Stifel
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Utah State 0 14 10024
Oregon State 7 3 0313

at SoFi StadiumInglewood, 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
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP USU OSU
1 14:02 3 71 0:52 Oregon State Jesiah Irish 20-yard touchdown run, Everett Hayes kick good 0 7
2 14:42 1 62 0:09 Utah State Deven Thompkins 62-yard touchdown reception from Cooper Legas, Connor Coles kick good 7 7
2 8:40 13 66 5:56 Oregon State 37-yard field goal by Everett Hayes 7 10
2 4:24 11 85 4:16 Utah State Calvin Tyler Jr. 15-yard touchdown run, Connor Coles kick good 14 10
3 10:05 13 64 4:55 Utah State 25-yard field goal by Connor Coles 17 10
3 3:49 9 74 3:06 Utah State Brandon Bowling 5-yard touchdown reception from Cooper Legas, Connor Coles kick good 24 10
4 13:35 12 59 5:14 Oregon State 34-yard field goal by Everett Hayes 24 13
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 13

Statistics

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Statistics USU OSU
First downs 26 23
Plays–yards 75–383 66–415
Rushes–yards 44–110 36–152
Passing yards 273 263
Passing: compattint 18–31–2 21–30–1
Time of possession 29:26 30:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing Cooper Legas 11/20, 171 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Calvin Tyler Jr. 26 carries, 120 yards, TD
Receiving Deven Thompkins 6 receptions, 115 yards, TD
Oregon State Passing Chance Nolan 21/30, 263 yards, INT
Rushing B. J. Baylor 18 carries, 78 yards
Receiving Luke Musgrave 3 receptions, 44 yards

Largest t-shirt cannon

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

References

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  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.
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