| Game Name: | Cheez-It Bowl |
| Subheader: | 31st Cheez-It Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 29 |
| Year Game Played: | 2020 |
| Football Season: | 2020 |
| Stadium: | Camping World Stadium |
| City: | Orlando, Florida |
| Visitor School: | Oklahoma State University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Oklahoma State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Cowboys |
| Visitor Record: | 7–3 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big 12 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | RV |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 21 |
| Visitor Rank Cfp: | 21 |
| Visitor Coach: | Mike Gundy |
| Visitor 1Q: | 21 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 13 |
| Home School: | University of Miami |
| Home Name Short: | Miami |
| Home Nickname: | Hurricanes |
| Home Record: | 8–2 |
| Home Conference: | ACC |
| Home Rank Ap: | 18 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 18 |
| Home Rank Cfp: | 18 |
| Home Coach: | Manny Diaz |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 10 |
| Home 3Q: | 9 |
| Home 4Q: | 15 |
| Mvp: | Spencer Sanders (QB, Oklahoma State)[1] |
| Odds: | Oklahoma State by 1[2] |
| Referee: | Steve Marlowe (SEC)[3] |
| Attendance: | 0 |
| Us Network: | ESPN and ESPN Radio |
| Us Announcers: | ESPN: Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) and Katie George (sideline) ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley (play-by-play) and Barrett Jones (analyst) |
| Intl Network: | ESPN Deportes |
| Different Previous: | 2019 |
| Game Link: | Pop-Tarts Bowl |
The 2020 Cheez-It Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2020, with kickoff at 5:30 p.m. EST on ESPN.[4] It was the 31st edition of the Cheez-It Bowl, and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Food manufacturing company Kellogg Company was the title sponsor of the game, through its Cheez-It brand.
The game featured Oklahoma State of the Big 12 Conference and Miami of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The teams had previously met once, in a 1991 contest won by Miami, 40–3.[5]
See main article: 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team. Oklahoma State entered the game with a 7–3 record (6–3 in conference), 21st in CFP rankings. The Cowboys' losses came against Texas, TCU, and ranked Oklahoma. Oklahoma State had played in one prior edition of the Cheez-It Bowl, winning the 2017 Camping World Bowl when it was known by that name.
See main article: 2020 Miami Hurricanes football team. Miami entered the game with an 8–2 record (7–2 in conference), 18th in the AP Poll and CFP rankings. The Hurricanes' two losses were to ranked teams; Clemson and North Carolina. Miami had played in five prior Cheez-It Bowls, when the bowl was known by other names, compiling a 3–2 record.