| Game Name: | Arizona Bowl |
| Subheader: | 7th Arizona Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Barstool Sports |
| Date Game Played: | December 30 |
| Year Game Played: | 2022 |
| Football Season: | 2022 |
| Stadium: | Arizona Stadium |
| City: | Tucson, Arizona |
| Visitor School: | Ohio University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Ohio |
| Visitor Nickname: | Bobcats |
| Visitor Record: | 9–4 |
| Visitor Conference: | MAC |
| Visitor Coach: | Tim Albin |
| Visitor 1Q: | 8 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 6 |
| Visitor Ot: | 6 |
| Home School: | Wyoming University |
| Home Name Short: | Wyoming |
| Home Nickname: | Cowboys |
| Home Record: | 7–5 |
| Home Conference: | Mountain West |
| Home Coach: | Craig Bohl |
| Home 1Q: | 14 |
| Home 2Q: | 3 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Home Ot: | 3 |
| Mvp: | CJ Harris (QB, Ohio)[1] |
| Odds: | Ohio by 3 |
| Anthem: | Dan Katz |
| Referee: | Jeremy Parker (Sun Belt)[2] |
| Attendance: | 27,691 |
| Payout: | 350,000[3] |
| Us Network: | Barstool.TV |
| Us Announcers: | Jake Marsh (play-by-play) Dan Katz and Dave Portnoy (analysts) Caleb Pressley and Adam Ferrone (sideline reporters) |
| Different Previous: | 2020 |
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.[4] Ohio defeated Wyoming in overtime 30–27.[5] Ohio's quarterback CJ Harris was named the most-valuable player.[6] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Barstool Sports was also the game's title sponsor.
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.[7]
See main article: 2022 Ohio Bobcats football team.
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,[8] and entered the Arizona Bowl with an overall record of 9–4.
See main article: 2022 Wyoming Cowboys football team.
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.
| 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 |
| Bobcats passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–33 | 184 | 2–0 | |||
| Jacoby Jones | 0–1 | 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Bobcats rushing | |||||
| Sieh Bangura | 25 | 138 | 1 | ||
| CJ Harris | 10 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Nolan McCormick | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Jacoby Jones | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Bobcats receiving | |||||
| Jacoby Jones | 3 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Miles Cross | 4 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Cowboys passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–30 | 186 | 1–1 | |||
| Cowboys rushing | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | ||