2021 Frisco Bowl

This article is about the December 2021 edition of the annual Frisco Bowl. For the one-off bowl game played two days later, see 2021 Frisco Football Classic.

2021 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl
4th Frisco Bowl
UTSA Roadrunners San Diego State Aztecs
(12–1) (11–2)
C-USA MWC
24 38
Head coach: 
Jeff Traylor		 Head coach: 
Brady Hoke
APCoachesCFP
2425NR
APCoachesCFP
NRNR24
1234 Total
UTSA 140100 24
San Diego State 710147 38
DateDecember 21, 2021
Season2021
StadiumToyota Stadium
LocationFrisco, Texas
MVPOff: Jesse Matthews (WR, SDSU)
Def: CJ Baskerville (S, SDSU)[1]
FavoriteUTSA by 2.5
RefereeRon Hudson (MAC)[2]
Attendance15,801
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersClay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
Frisco Bowl
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The 2021 Frisco Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2021, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. EST (6:30 p.m. local CST) on ESPN.[3] It was the 4th edition of the Frisco Bowl (after the 2020 edition 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 restaurant franchise Tropical Smoothie Cafe, the game was officially known as the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl.

  1. ^ @ohrnberger (December 21, 2021). "Jesse Matthews wins the offensive MVP, CJ Baskerville wins the defensive MVP for the 2021 Frisco Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 29, 2021.