# 2022 Arizona Bowl

The 2022 Arizona Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2022, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The seventh annual Arizona Bowl, the game featured Ohio from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Wyoming from the Mountain West Conference. The game began at 2:40 p.m. MST and was aired on Barstool Sports's website and social media. Ohio defeated Wyoming in overtime 30–27. Ohio's quarterback CJ Harris was named the most-valuable player. It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Barstool Sports was also the game's title sponsor.

## Teams

Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured teams from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Mountain West Conference. This was the third meeting between Ohio and Wyoming; the Cowboys had won both previous meetings.

### Ohio

Ohio played to a 9–3 regular season record (7–1 in conference). After losing three of their first five games, they won seven games in a row. The Bobcats qualified for the MAC Championship Game, which they lost to Toledo, and entered the Arizona Bowl with an overall record of 9–4.

### Wyoming

Wyoming played to a 7–5 regular-season record, 5–3 in conference play. Their season included three-game and four-game winning streaks, but they closed with back-to-back losses. The Cowboys faced, and lost to, one ranked opponent, BYU.

## Game summary

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Ohio | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| Wyoming | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona
* Date: Friday, December 30, 2022
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 27,691
* Referee: Jeremy Parker
* TV announcers (Barstool Sports): Jake Marsh, Dan Katz, Dave Portnoy, Caleb Pressley, and Adam Ferrone
* Box score

## Statistics

Team statistical comparison :
| Statistic | Ohio | Wyoming |
| First downs | 22 | 17 |
| First downs rushing | 11 | 7 |
| First downs passing | 9 | 9 |
| First downs penalty | 2 | 1 |
| Third down efficiency | 7–15 | 7–16 |
| Fourth down efficiency | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Total plays–net yards | 72–385 | 63–291 |
| Rushing attempts–net yards | 38–201 | 33–105 |
| Yards per rush | 5.3 | 3.2 |
| Yards passing | 184 | 186 |
| Pass completions–attempts | 20–34 | 18–30 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Punt returns–total yards | 3–5 | 0–0 |
| Kickoff returns–total yards | 4–95 | 3–51 |
| Punts–average yardage | 5–38.2 | 7–41.7 |
| Fumbles–lost | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 4–43 | 3–28 |
| Time of possession | 30:49 | 29:11 |
Ohio statistics :
| Bobcats passing ||||||
| | C–A | Yds | TD–INT |
| CJ Harris | 20–33 | 184 | 2–0 |
| Jacoby Jones | 0–1 | 0 | 0–0 |
| Bobcats rushing ||||||
| | Car | Yds | TD |
| Sieh Bangura | 25 | 138 | 1 |
| CJ Harris | 10 | 52 | 0 |
| Nolan McCormick | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Jacoby Jones | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Bobcats receiving ||||||
| | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Jacoby Jones | 3 | 44 | 1 |
| Miles Cross | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| Sam Wiglusz | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Alec Burton | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Sieh Bangura | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| James Bostic | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Tyler Foster | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Will Kacmarek | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Wyoming statistics :
| Cowboys passing ||||||
| | C–A | Yds | TD–INT |
| Andrew Peasley | 18–30 | 186 | 1–1 |
| Cowboys rushing ||||||
| | Car | Yds | TD |
| Jordon Vaughn | 16 | 67 | 2 |
| Sam Scott | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Jayden Clemons | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Andrew Peasley | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| Ryan Marquez | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Cowboys receiving ||||||
| | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Treyton Welch | 5 | 91 | 1 |
| Ryan Marquez | 4 | 38 | 0 |
| Alex Brown | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Jaylen Sargent | 2 | 2 |
| Wyatt Wieland | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Caleb Merritt | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Caleb Driskill | 1 | 1 | 0 |