# 2021 First Responder Bowl

The 2021 First Responder Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2021, with kickoff at 3:15 p.m. EST (2:15 p.m. local CST) and televised on ESPN. It was the 12th edition of the First Responder Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by fire and water cleanup and restoration company Servpro, the game was officially known as the Servpro First Responder Bowl.

## Teams

While the bowl has tie-ins with the American Athletic Conference (AAC), Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and Big 12 Conference, the actual matchup featured teams from the ACC and Mountain West Conference (MWC). This was the first time Air Force and Louisville ever played each other.

### Louisville Cardinals
## Game summary

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Air Force | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Louisville | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas
* Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2021
* Game time: 2:15 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW 12 mph
* Game attendance: 15,251
* Referee: James Carter
* TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Jalyn Johnson (sideline)
* Box score
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Air Force | Louisville |
| 1 | 2:01 | 10 | 74 | 5:28 | Air Force | Haaziq Daniels 5-yard touchdown run, Matthew Dapore kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | 14:14 | 3 | 73 | 0:57 | Air Force | Brandon Lewis 61-yard touchdown reception from Haaziq Daniels, Matthew Dapore kick good | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | 9:16 | 11 | 65 | 4:58 | Louisville | Trevion Cooley 1-yard touchdown run, Brock Travelstead kick good | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | 5:42 | 6 | 75 | 3:34 | Air Force | Brandon Lewis 64-yard touchdown reception from Haaziq Daniels, Matthew Dapore kick good | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | 5:30 | | | | Louisville | Jawhar Jordan 100-yard kickoff return for touchdown, Brock Travelstead kick good | 21 | 14 |
| 2 | 0:54 | 10 | 75 | 4:36 | Air Force | Haaziq Daniels 1-yard touchdown run, Matthew Dapore kick good | 28 | 14 |
| 3 | 0:04 | 5 | 51 | 1:46 | Louisville | Tyler Harrell 34-yard touchdown reception from Malik Cunningham, Brock Travelstead kick good | 28 | 21 |
| 4 | 5:28 | 17 | 66 | 9:36 | Air Force | 26-yard field goal by Matthew Dapore | 31 | 21 |
| 4 | 2:57 | 6 | 70 | 2:31 | Louisville | Malik Cunningham 22-yard touchdown run, Brock Travelstead kick good | 31 | 28 |
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### Statistics

| Statistics | AFA | LOU |
| First downs | 21 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 65–422 | 59–402 |
| Rushes–yards | 55–170 | 37–195 |
| Passing yards | 252 | 207 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 9–10–0 | 13–21–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:36 | 24:34 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Air Force | Passing | Haaziq Daniels | 9/10, 252 yards, 2 TD |
| Air Force | Rushing | Brad Roberts | 20 carries, 70 yards |
| Air Force | Receiving | Brandon Lewis | 5 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD |
| Louisville | Passing | Malik Cunningham | 13/21, 207 yards, TD |
| Louisville | Rushing | Trevion Cooley | 18 carries, 92 yards, TD |
| Louisville | Receiving | Tyler Harrell | 4 receptions, 80 yards, TD |