# 2019 Outback Bowl

The 2019 Outback Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2019. It was the 33rd edition of the Outback Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by Outback Steakhouse and played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

## Teams

The game featured the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference and the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference. It was the first meeting between the two teams. It was Iowa's sixth time playing in the Outback Bowl, and Mississippi State's first.

### Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa received and accepted a bid to the Outback Bowl on December 2. The Hawkeyes entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (5–4 in conference).
It marked the sixth time in Kirk Ferentz's tenure as the Hawkeyes' head coach the team played in the Outback Bowl.

### Mississippi State Bulldogs

Mississippi State received and accepted a bid to the Outback Bowl on December 2. The Bulldogs entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (4–4 in conference).

## Game summary
### Scoring summary

Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | MSST | IOWA |
| 1 | 6:37 | 10 | 39 | 4:50 | MSST | 44-yard field goal by Jace Christmann | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | 0:45 | 9 | 23 | 3:54 | MSST | 42-yard field goal by Jace Christmann | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | 10:02 | 10 | 49 | 5:43 | IOWA | 44-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | 7:55 | 1 | 75 | 0:11 | IOWA | Nick Easley 75-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley, Miguel Recinos kick good | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | 6:18 | 2 | 13 | 0:42 | IOWA | Ihmir Smith-Marsette 15-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley, Miguel Recinos kick good | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | 11:26 | 3 | 6 | 1:12 | MSST | Kylin Hill 1-yard touchdown reception from Nick Fitzgerald, 2-point pass failed | 12 | 17 |
| 3 | 11:08 | 1 | 33 | 0:12 | MSST | Nick Fitzgerald 33-yard touchdown run, Jace Christmann kick good | 19 | 17 |
| 3 | 1:55 | 6 | 32 | 2:44 | IOWA | Nick Easley 8-yard touchdown reception from Nate Stanley, Miguel Recinos kick good | 19 | 24 |
| 4 | 12:04 | 5 | 49 | 2:40 | MSST | 20-yard field goal by Jace Christmann | 22 | 24 |
| 4 | 5:51 | 6 | 50 | 2:51 | IOWA | 40-yard field goal by Miguel Recinos | 22 | 27 |
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### Statistics

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 Bulldogs | 6 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 22 |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Statistics | MSST | IOWA |
| First downs | 15 | 11 |
| Plays–yards | 74–342 | 51–199 |
| Rushes–yards | 42–190 | 20–(–15) |
| Passing yards | 152 | 214 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 14–32–2 | 21–31–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:34 | 26:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Mississippi State | Passing | Nick Fitzgerald | 14/32, 152 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Mississippi State | Rushing | Nick Fitzgerald | 20 car, 103 yds, 1 TD |
| Mississippi State | Receiving | Stephen Guidry | 1 rec, 51 yds |
| Iowa | Passing | Nate Stanley | 21/31, 214 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Iowa | Rushing | Toren Young | 3 car, 7 yds |
| Iowa | Receiving | Nick Easley | 8 rec, 104 yds, 2 TD |