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The 2019 Outback Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2019.[ 5] 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 .
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.[ 6] It was Iowa's sixth time playing in the Outback Bowl, and Mississippi State's first.
Iowa received and accepted a bid to the Outback Bowl on December 2.[ 6] 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 [ edit ]
Mississippi State received and accepted a bid to the Outback Bowl on December 2.[ 6] The Bulldogs entered the bowl with an 8–4 record (4–4 in conference).
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
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
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
22
27
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
Rushing
Nick Fitzgerald
20 car, 103 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Stephen Guidry
1 rec, 51 yds
Iowa
Passing
Nate Stanley
21/31, 214 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Toren Young
3 car, 7 yds
Receiving
Nick Easley
8 rec, 104 yds, 2 TD
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^ Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 18, 2018 .
^ @MurphyKeith (January 1, 2019). "#OutbackBowl attendance announced as 40,518" (Tweet ). Retrieved January 1, 2019 – via Twitter .
^ "Bowl Payout" . collegefootballpoll.com . Retrieved December 4, 2010 .
^ "2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule" . ESPN . May 2, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ a b c "Outback Bowl News" . Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018 .
Formerly known as the Hall of Fame / Outback Bowl
History & conference tie-ins Games Notes
The bowl was not played during calendar year 1987.