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The 2020 LendingTree Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 26, 2020, with kickoff at 3:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. local CST ) on ESPN .[ 4] LendingTree Bowl , and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season . Online lending marketplace LendingTree was the game's title sponsor. It was also the final LendingTree Bowl played at Ladd-Peebles Stadium before the game moved to Hancock Whitney Stadium the following season.
The 2020 LendingTree Bowl was contested by the Georgia State Panthers , from the Sun Belt Conference , and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers , from Conference USA .[ 5] 2017 ; Georgia State won, 27–17 in the Cure Bowl .[ 6]
Georgia State of the Sun Belt entered the bowl with an overall record of 5–4 (4–4 in conference play).
Western Kentucky of C-USA entered the bowl with a record of 5–6 (4–3 in conference play). They are one of a limited number of teams to enter a bowl game with a losing record .
Game information
First quarter (4:02) WKU – Tyrrell Pigrome 2 yard rush, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:52; Western Kentucky 7–0 )
(0:08) GSU – Destin Coates 11 yard rush, Noel Ruiz kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:54; Tied 7–7 ) Second quarter (7:50) GSU – Sam Pinckney 26 yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV, Noel Ruiz kick (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:09; Georgia State 14–7 )
(2:09) GSU – Jamari Thrash 5 yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV, Noel Ruiz kick (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 5:47; Georgia State 21–7 )
(0:08) GSU – Cornelius McCoy 8 yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV, kick blocked (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 1:44; Georgia State 27–7 ) Third quarter (11:25) WKU – Gaej Walker 2 yard rush, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:35; Georgia State 27–14 )
(7:59) GSU – Noel Ruiz 45 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:15; Georgia State 30–14 ) Fourth quarter (11:19) GSU – Noel Ruiz 29 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 6:49; Georgia State 33–14 )
(5:13) GSU – Cadarrius Thompson 25 yard pass from Mikele Colasurdo, 2-point rush failed (Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:41; Georgia State 39–14 )
(2:18) WKU – C.J. Jones 2 yard rush, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:55; Georgia State 39–21 )
Statistics
WKU
GSU
First downs
14
27
Plays–yards
59–284
85–478
Rushes–yards
26–104
55–227
Passing yards
180
251
Passing: comp –att –int
17–33–2
16–30–1
Time of possession
24:58
35:02
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Western Kentucky
Passing
Tyrrell Pigrome 17/33, 180 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
C.J. Jones
5 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Joshua Simon
4 receptions, 84 yards
Georgia State
Passing
Cornelious Brown IV
16/30, 232 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Destin Coates
23 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Cornelius McCoy
5 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD
^ @JMacDonaldSport (December 26, 2020). "Cornelious Brown is the LendingTree Bowl MVP, Destin Coates is the Offensive MVP, Jontrey Hunter was the Defensive MVP and Noel Ruiz was the Special Teams MVP" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Twitter . ^ "ESPN Game Summary - Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State - December 26, 2020" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 26, 2020 .^ Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments" . footballzebras.com . Retrieved December 30, 2020 . ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved October 30, 2020 .^ Stephenson, Creg (December 13, 2020). "LendingTree Bowl to feature Georgia State, Western Kentucky" . AL.com . Retrieved December 13, 2020 . ^ "Winsipedia - Georgia State Panthers vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football series history" . Winsipedia . Retrieved December 13, 2020 .
Formerly known as the Mobile Alabama / GMAC / GoDaddy.com / GoDaddy / Dollar General / LendingTree Bowl
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