2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl

(11–2)

(9–3)

Head coach:
Darrell Hazell

Head coach:
John Thompson (interim)

AP	Coaches	BCS
25	-	25

AP	Coaches	BCS
-	-	-

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kent State	0	10	3	0	13
Arkansas State	0	14	3	0	17

Date

January 6, 2013

Season

2012

Stadium

Ladd–Peebles Stadium

Location

Mobile, Alabama

MVP

Special Teams: Ryan Wilbourn (ASU Punter)
Offensive: J. D. McKissic (ASU Wide Receiver)
Defensive: Qushaun Lee (ASU Linebacker)
MVP: Ryan Aplin (ASU Quarterback)

Favorite

Arkansas State by 4^[1]

Referee

Alex Kemp

Attendance

37,913 ^[2]

Payout

US$1.5 million combined

United States TV coverage

Network

ESPN

Announcers

Mark Jones (play-by-play)
Brock Huard (color-analyst)
Jessica Mendoza (sideline reporter)

The 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game held on January 6, 2013, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The 14th edition of the bowl began at 8:00 PM CST and aired on ESPN. The Kent State Golden Flashes of the Mid-American Conference competed against the Sun Belt Conference champion Arkansas State Red Wolves.

Teams

Arkansas State

Arkansas State won the Sun Belt championship, finishing the season with a 9–3 record and a 7–1 record in conference play. The team made its second consecutive appearance in the bowl and for the second consecutive year was playing without its head coach. Arkansas State had lost the prior appearance to Northern Illinois in the 2012 game.^[3]

Kent State

The GoDaddy.com Bowl was Kent State's first bowl game appearance in forty years; the team last played in the 1972 Tangerine Bowl. Kent State went 11–1 in regular season games and 8–0 in MAC play before losing the MAC Championship Game to Northern Illinois; their eleven victories set a team record.^[4] The team finished the season ranked #25 in the AP Poll. Kent State coach Darrell Hazell was MAC Coach of the Year and accepted the head coach position with the Purdue Boilermakers prior to the game.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Kent St	Arkansas St
2	12:10	4	66	2:14	Kent St	Dri Archer 16-yard touchdown run, Freddy Cortez kick good	7	0
2	5:40	9	60	3:18	Arkansas St	David Oku 10-yard touchdown run, Brian Davis kick good	7	7
2	1:13	9	88	2:12	Arkansas St	J. D. McKissic 31-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Aplin, Brian Davis kick good	7	14
2	0:19	7	34	0:54	Kent St	42-yard field goal by Freddy Cortez	10	14
3	8:35	10	47	4:18	Arkansas St	25-yard field goal by Brian Davis	10	17
3	1:44	13	50	6:51	Kent St	26-yard field goal by Freddy Cortez	13	17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							13	17

References

↑ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, January 4, 2013
↑ "GoDaddy.com Bowl: Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves". Side Arm Stats. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
↑ "A-State Accepts GoDaddy.com Bowl Invitation". Arkansas State University. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
↑ "Flashes Heading to GoDaddy.com Bowl". Kent State University. December 2, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

2012–13 NCAA football bowl game season

New Mexico (Dec. 15) Famous Idaho Potato (Dec. 15) Poinsettia (Dec. 20) Beef 'O' Brady's (Dec. 21) New Orleans (Dec. 22) Maaco Las Vegas (Dec. 22) Hawaii (Dec. 24) Little Caesars Pizza (Dec. 26) Military (Dec. 27) Belk (Dec. 27) Holiday (Dec. 27) Independence (Dec. 28) Russell Athletic (Dec. 28) Meineke Car Care of Texas (Dec. 28) Armed Forces (Dec. 29) Pinstripe (Dec. 29) Kraft Fight Hunger (Dec. 29) Alamo (Dec. 29) Buffalo Wild Wings (Dec. 29) Music City (Dec. 31) Sun (Dec. 31) Liberty (Dec. 31) Chick-fil-A (Dec. 31) Gator (Jan. 1) Outback (Jan. 1) Capital One (Jan. 1) Heart of Dallas (Jan. 1) Cotton (Jan. 4) BBVA Compass (Jan. 5) GoDaddy.com (Jan. 6)

Bowl Championship Series games: Rose (Jan. 1) Orange (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 2) Fiesta (Jan. 3) BCS National Championship (Jan. 7)

All-Star Games: East–West Shrine Game (Jan. 19) Senior Bowl (Jan. 26)

Dollar General Bowl

Information	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Broadcasters Sun Belt Conference Mid-American Conference

Games	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 (Jan) 2015 (Dec) 2016

Arkansas State Red Wolves bowl games

1951 Refrigerator Bowl 1952 Tangerine Bowl 1952 Refrigerator Bowl 1954 Tangerine Bowl 2005 New Orleans Bowl 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl 2014 GoDaddy Bowl 2015 GoDaddy Bowl 2015 New Orleans Bowl 2016 Cure Bowl

Kent State Golden Flashes bowl games

1954 Refrigerator Bowl 1972 Tangerine Bowl 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl

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