2021 TaxAct Camellia Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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8th Camellia Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 25, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Cramton Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Montgomery, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Darren Grainger (QB, Georgia State) | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Georgia State by 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Kevin Vicknair (C-USA)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 7,345[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Hutson Mason (analyst), and Abby Labar (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Matheus Pinheiro (play-by-play) and Weinny Eirado (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Camellia Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 25, 2021, at the Cramton BowlinMontgomery, Alabama. The eighth edition of the Camellia Bowl, the game featured the Georgia State Panthers of the Sun Belt Conference and the Ball State Cardinals of the Mid-American Conference. The game began at 1:30 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN.[3] It was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by tax preparation software company TaxAct, the game was known as the TaxAct Camellia Bowl.
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between teams from the Sun Belt Conference and Mid-American Conference (MAC).
This was the third meeting between Georgia State and Ball State; entering the game, the all-time series was tied at 1–1.[4]
2021 TaxAct Camellia Bowl
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Georgia State | 14 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 51 |
Ball State | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
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Statistic | GSU | BSU |
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First downs | 21 | 22 |
First downs rushing | 13 | 4 |
First downs passing | 7 | 14 |
First downs penalty | 1 | 4 |
Third down efficiency | 6–11 | 8–18 |
Fourth down efficiency | 0–0 | 1–3 |
Total plays–net yards | 62–464 | 81–367 |
Rushing attempts–net yards | 41–259 | 35–74 |
Yards per rush | 6.3 | 2.1 |
Yards passing | 205 | 293 |
Pass completions–attempts | 17–21 | 27–46 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
Punt returns–total yards | 0–0 | 1–(−3) |
Kickoff returns–total yards | 0–0 | 6–137 |
Punts–average yardage | 2–37.5 | 3–40.0 |
Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | 3–1 |
Penalties–yards | 7–85 | 3–32 |
Time of possession | 26:46 | 33:14 |
Panthers passing | |||||
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C–A | Yds | TD–INT | |||
Darren Grainger | 15–19 | 203 | 3–0 | ||
Mikele Colasurdo | 2–2 | 2 | 0–0 | ||
Panthers rushing | |||||
Car | Yds | TD | |||
Darren Grainger | 11 | 122 | 1 | ||
Tucker Gregg | 16 | 54 | 0 | ||
Jaymest Williams | 8 | 49 | 0 | ||
Antoine Lane | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
Jamari Thrash | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
Marcus Carroll | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
Cornelius McCoy | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Panthers receiving | |||||
Rec | Yds | TD | |||
Aubry Payne | 8 | 109 | 2 | ||
Robert Lewis | 2 | 30 | 1 | ||
Terrance Dixon | 1 | 24 | 0 | ||
Cornelius McCoy | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||
Ja'Cyais Credle | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
Sam Pinckney | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
Jamari Thrash | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
Donavon Grier | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Cardinals passing | |||||
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C–A | Yds | TD–INT | |||
Drew Plitt | 27–46 | 293 | 1–1 | ||
Cardinals rushing | |||||
Car | Yds | TD | |||
Carson Steele | 15 | 62 | 0 | ||
Jayshon Jackson | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
Rico Barfield | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
Will Jones | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
Donny Marcus | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
Drew Plitt | 9 | −19 | 1 | ||
Cardinals receiving | |||||
Rec | Yds | TD | |||
Jayshon Jackson | 12 | 146 | 1 | ||
Yo'Heinz Tyler | 5 | 52 | 0 | ||
Carson Steele | 3 | 40 | 0 | ||
Trevor Hohlt | 4 | 37 | 0 | ||
Hassan Littles | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
Will Jones | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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NOTE: In 2020, organiser ESPN Events hosted two games in Montgomery as replacements for games cancelled because of pandemic restrictions. | |
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