2019 New Mexico Bowl

2019 New Mexico Bowl
14th New Mexico Bowl
Central Michigan Chippewas San Diego State Aztecs
(8–5) (9–3)
MAC Mountain West
11 48
Head coach: 
Jim McElwain		 Head coach: 
Rocky Long
1234 Total
Central Michigan 3080 11
San Diego State 713217 48
DateDecember 21, 2019
Season2019
StadiumDreamstyle Stadium
LocationAlbuquerque, New Mexico
MVPOffense: Jordan Byrd (RB, SDSU)[1] & Jesse Matthews (WR, SDSU)[2] Defense: Kyahva Tezino (LB, SDSU)[3]
FavoriteSan Diego State by 3.5[4]
RefereeAdam Savoie (AAC)[5]
Attendance18,823
PayoutUS$1,050,000[6]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN & ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst), Jerry Punch (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Dave Neal (play-by-play), D.J. Shockley (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
New Mexico Bowl
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The 2019 New Mexico Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 2:00 p.m. EST (12:00 p.m. local MST) on ESPN.[7] It was the 14th edition of the New Mexico Bowl, and one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season.

The 2019 edition of the New Mexico Bowl did not have a corporate naming sponsor. The game was going to be sponsored by DreamHouse, an Albuquerque-based company focused on the film industry. However, the company was found to be a fraudulent enterprise, operating without a business license, and the sponsorship agreement was cancelled.[8]

  1. ^ "Outstanding Offensive co-MVP Jordan Byrd, @SDSUFootball sophomore running back and Albuquerque native". @NMBowl. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Outstanding Offensive co-MVP Jesse Matthews, @SDSUFootball freshman wide receiver". @NMBowl. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Outstanding Defensive MVP, Kyahva Tezino, @SDSUFootball senior linebacker". @NMBowl. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Central Michigan vs. San Diego State - Game Summary - December 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Bowl Schedule". collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019-20 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, times, TV channels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  8. ^ May, Jake (October 25, 2019). "ESPN Drops New Mexico Bowl Title Sponsor After Discovering It Isn't a Real Company". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 20, 2019.