The Ohio Bobcats (9-4) faced off against the UNLV Rebels (10-4) on Tuesday night in the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl from the Ford Center At The Star in Frisco, Texas.
Ohio shut out UNLV in the first half, leading 6-0. UNLV came back to score 10 points, and the Bobcats scored 11 points. The Ohio Bobcats came away with a 17-10 win over UNLV. It was their seventh straight bowl win, which is the second-longest active streak in the FBS.
Ohio’s offense had 350 yards (143 yards passing, 207 yards rushing), 19 first downs, and the team was penalized five times for 50 yards. Quarterback Parker Navarro completed 11 of 15 passes (73%) for 143 yards, one interception, 12 carries for 43 yards, and one rushing touchdown.
Running back Sieh Bangura had 19 carries for 149 yards and one rushing touchdown. Wide receiver Chase Hendricks made four catches for 87 yards, and Rodney Harris II made three catches for 31 yards.
Kicker David Dellenbach made one field goal for 45 yards and missed an extra point. The defense made 54 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two sacks, one fumble recovery, one interception, and two pass breakups.
UNLV’s offense had 281 yards (184 yards passing, 97 yards rushing), 18 first downs, and the team was penalized five times for 40 yards. Quarterback Anthony Colandrea completed 19 of 30 passes (63%) for 184 yards, one interception, nine carries for 28 yards, and one rushing touchdown.
Running back Jai’Den Thomas had 11 carries for 51 yards and three catches for 16 yards, while Anthony Colandrea had nine carries for 28 yards and one rushing touchdown. Wide receiver Jaden Bradley made four catches for 62 yards, and JoJo Earle made four catches for 40 yards.
Kicker Ramon Villela made one field goal for 50 yards and made one extra point. The defense made 54 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, one fumble recovery, one interception, and one pass breakup.
