{{short description|Postseason college football bowl game}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox NCAA football yearly game | game_name = Myrtle Beach Bowl | subheader = 1st Myrtle Beach Bowl | title_sponsor = | image = | caption = | date_game_played = December 21 | year_game_played = 2020 | football_season = 2020 | stadium = Brooks Stadium | city = Conway, South Carolina | visitor_school = Appalachian State University | visitor_name_short = Appalachian State | visitor_nickname = Mountaineers | visitor_record = 8–3 | visitor_conference = Sun Belt | visitor_rank_AP = | visitor_rank_coaches = | visitor_rank_CFP = | visitor_coach = Shawn Clark | visitor_1q = 14 | visitor_2q = 21 | visitor_3q = 7 | visitor_4q = 14 | home_school = North Texas University | home_name_short = North Texas | home_nickname = Mean Green | home_record = 4–5 | home_conference = C-USA | home_rank_AP = | home_rank_coaches = | home_rank_CFP = | home_coach = Seth Littrell | home_1q = 0 | home_2q = 14 | home_3q = 7 | home_4q = 7 | MVP = Camerun Peoples (RB, Appalachian State)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.live5news.com/2020/12/21/app-states-peoples-has-historic-day-inaugural-myrtle-beach-bowl/ |title=App State’s Peoples has historic day in Inaugural Myrtle Beach Bowl |agency=AP |website=WCSC-TV |date=December 21, 2020 |accessdate=December 22, 2020}}</ref> | odds = Appalachian State by 21.5<ref>{{cite web |title=ESPN Game Summary - Appalachian State vs. North Texas - December 21, 2020 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=401256135 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=December 21, 2020}}</ref> | anthem = | halftime = | referee = Luke Richmond (The American)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.footballzebras.com/2020/12/2020-21-bowl-officiating-assignments/ |title=2020-21 bowl officiating assignments |first=Ben |last=Austro |website=footballzebras.com |date=December 23, 2020 |accessdate=December 30, 2020}}</ref> | attendance = 5,000<!--per http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=324093--> | payout = | us_network = ESPN | us_announcers = Courtney Lyle (play-by-play)<br>Eric Mac Lain (analyst)<br>Marty Smith and Ryan McGee (sidelines) | ratings = | intl_network = ESPN Deportes | intl_announcers = | first_game_ever_played = yes }} The '''2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl''' was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2020, with kickoff at 2:30 p.m. EST on ESPN.<ref>{{cite web |title=College Football Bowl Schedule {{!}} 2020 |url=https://fbschedules.com/college-football-bowl-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |accessdate=October 30, 2020}}</ref> It was the inaugural edition of the Myrtle Beach Bowl, and the first of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season.{{efn|The Frisco Bowl had been scheduled for December 19, but was cancelled.}} The game was the first NCAA bowl game to be played in the state of South Carolina,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wbtw.com/news/first-ever-myrtle-beach-bowl-marks-first-ncaa-bowl-game-in-south-carolina/ |title=First ever Myrtle Beach Bowl kicks off at CCU, marks first NCAA bowl game in South Carolina |first=Lauren |last=Crawford |website=WBTW |date=December 21, 2020 |accessdate=December 21, 2020}}</ref> and the first bowl to be played in the state since the 1947 Pecan Bowl.<ref>{{cite web |title=Special Regular- and Postseason Games |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/D2/2010/SpecialGames.pdf |website=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 21, 2020 |page=108}}</ref>
==Teams== The 2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl was contested by the Appalachian State Mountaineers, from the Sun Belt Conference, and the North Texas Mean Green, from Conference USA. The game was the first matchup between the two teams.<ref>{{cite web |title=Myrtle Beach Bowl Preview: App State vs. North Texas |url=https://appstatesports.com/news/2020/12/20/football-myrtle-beach-bowl-preview-app-state-vs-north-texas.aspx |website=App State Athletics |access-date=December 20, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
===Appalachian State=== {{main|2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team}} Appalachian State of the Sun Belt accepted their bid on December 13, 2020.<ref name=WSJ>{{cite web |title=App State bound for the Myrtle Beach Bowl, will play North Texas|url=https://journalnow.com/sports/college/asu/app-state-bound-for-the-myrtle-beach-bowl-will-play-north-texas/article_f26035d8-3d97-11eb-b45c-5f99269d822a.html|website=Winston-Salem Journal|access-date=December 13, 2020 |language=en |date=13 December 2020}}</ref> The Mountaineers entered the bowl with an overall record of 8–3 (6–2 in conference play); they were ranked at number 24 in the AP Poll early in the season.
===North Texas=== {{main|2020 North Texas Mean Green football team}} North Texas of C-USA accepted their bid on December 13, 2020.<ref name=WSJ/> The Mean Green entered the bowl with an overall record of 4–5 (3–4 in conference play). This marked the third time in program history that North Texas entered a bowl game with a losing record (the prior instances being the 2001 New Orleans Bowl and the 2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl).
==Game summary== {{Americanfootballbox |titlestyle= background:#2277ba; color:#ffffff; {{box-shadow border|a|#ee971f|2px}}; text-align:center; |state=autocollapse |bg=#fff |bg2=#eee |title=2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl |date=Monday, December 21, 2020 |time=2:30 p.m. EST |road='''Appalachian State''' |R1=14|R2=21|R3=7|R4=14 |home=North Texas |H1=0|H2=14|H3=7|H4=7 |stadium= Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina |attendance= |weather=Fair • '''Temperature''': {{convert|56|F|C}} • '''Wind''': WSW 5 mph |referee=Luke Richmond (The American) |TV=ESPN |TVAnnouncers=Courtney Lyle (play-by-play), Eric Mac Lain (analyst), Marty Smith and Ryan McGee (sidelines) |reference=[https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401256135 ESPN game summary] |scoring= ;First quarter *(10:54) APP – Henry Pearson 22 yard pass from Malik Williams, Chandler Staton kick (''Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:13; '''Appalachian State 7–0''''') *(3:07) APP – Camerun Peoples 3 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (''Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 5:05; '''Appalachian State 14–0''''') ;Second quarter *(13:41) UNT – Lorenzo Thompson 16 yard pass from Kason Martin, Ethan Mooney kick (''Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:26; '''Appalachian State 14–7''''') *(6:04) APP – Henry Pearson 11 yard pass from Zac Thomas, Chandler Staton kick (''Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:48; '''Appalachian State 21–7''''') *(2:29) APP – Marcus Williams Jr. 70 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (''Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:13; '''Appalachian State 28–7''''') *(0:27) UNT – Oscar Adaway 4 yard rush, Ethan Mooney kick (''Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:02; '''Appalachian State 28–14''''') *(0:11) APP – Camerun Peoples 67 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (''Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:11; '''Appalachian State 35–14''''') ;Third quarter *(6:14) UNT – Austin Ogunmakin 34 yard pass from Jason Bean, Ethan Mooney kick (''Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 2:52; '''Appalachian State 35–21''''') *(2:58) APP – Camerun Peoples 62 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (''Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:11; '''Appalachian State 42–21''''') ;Fourth quarter *(14:16) APP – Camerun Peoples 1 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (''Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:19; '''Appalachian State 49–21''''') *(9:03) APP – Camerun Peoples 11 yard rush, Chandler Staton kick (''Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:47; '''Appalachian State 56–21''''') *(6:12) UNT – Lorenzo Thompson 7 yard pass from Jason Bean, Ethan Mooney kick (''Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; '''Appalachian State 56–28''''') }}
===Statistics=== {{AmFootballGameStatistics | Float = left | Visitor = Appalachian State Mountaineers | VisitorDisplay = APP | Home = North Texas Mean Green | HomeDisplay = UNT | VisFirsts = 22 | VisPlaysYds = 58–638 | VisRushing = 40–502 | VisPassYds = 136 | VisPassing = 9–18–0 | VisTOP = 24:53 | HomeFirsts = 30 | HomePlaysYds = 96–509 | HomeRushing = 59–242 | HomePassYds = 267 | HomePassing = 22–37–1 | HomeTOP = 35:07 }} {{AmFootballGameTopPlayers | Float = right | Visitor = Appalachian State Mountaineers | VisitorDisplay = Appalachian State | Home = North Texas Mean Green | HomeDisplay = North Texas | VisPasser = Zac Thomas | VisPassStats = 8/17, 114 yards, 1 TD | VisRusher = Camerun Peoples | VisRushStats = 23 carries, 319 yards, 5 TD | VisReceiver = Henry Pearson | VisReceivingStats = 3 receptions, 47 yards, 2 TD | HomePasser = Jason Bean | HomePassStats = 21/36, 251 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT | HomeRusher = Tre Siggers | HomeRushStats = 17 carries, 120 yards | HomeReceiver = Austin Ogunmakin | HomeReceivingStats = 7 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD }} {{clear}}
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==External links== *{{official website|https://www.myrtlebeachbowlgame.com/}} * [http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=324093 Game statistics] at statbroadcast.com
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