| 2022 Quick Lane Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 8th Quick Lane Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 26, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Ford Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Diego Pavia (QB, New Mexico State)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Bowling Green by 3.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeff Servinski (Big Ten)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 22,987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$2,000,000[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | John Schriffen (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst), and Tera Talmadge (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2022 Quick Lane Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 26, 2022, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The eighth annual Quick Lane Bowl, the bowl featured New Mexico State, an FBS Independent, and Bowling Green of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The game began at 2:34 p.m. EST[5] and aired on ESPN.[6] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. The game's title sponsor was automotive chain Quick Lane Tire and Auto Center.
Despite being the designated home team, Bowling Green was asked to call the coin toss and lost the flip. New Mexico State deferred and started the game as the better team as their defense made the first big play, an interception of quarterback Matt McDonald by Trevor Brohard on Bowling Green's first drive. New Mexico State scored the game's first points in response, with a 15-yard pass thrown by Diego Pavia caught by Star Thomas for a touchdown. Bowling Green missed a field goal on their second drive and punted on their third, while New Mexico State's third drive resulted in another touchdown that stretched their lead to 14 points. Another missed field goal for the Falcons and an interception thrown by Pavia ended the half, and the Aggies made a field goal to increase their lead on their first drive of the second half. Bowling Green's first score came on the ensuing kickoff, which was returned for a touchdown by Ta'ron Keith. The teams then traded punts and then scores, as New Mexico State scored a touchdown and Bowling Green made their first field goal. Bowling Green inched closer with a safety resulting from a punt block several drives later and a touchdown on their next possession, which brought them within five points, but the Aggies were able to pick up enough first downs and run out the clock on their final possession to win the game 24–19.[7][8][9][10]
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- ^ Burwell, Michael (December 26, 2022). "BGSU comeback falls short in Quick Lane Bowl loss to New Mexico State". The Blade. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ Burwell, Michael (December 26, 2022). "Costly mistakes come back to haunt BGSU in Quick Lane Bowl loss". The Blade. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ Eaken, J. Patrick (December 26, 2022). "Aggies hold off Falcons, 24-19, in Detroit". Sentinel Tribune. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.