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The 2021 First Responder Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2021, with kickoff at 3:15 p.m. EST (2:15 p.m. local CST) and televised on ESPN. It was the 12th edition of the First Responder Bowl, and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by fire and water cleanup and restoration company Servpro, the game was officially known as the Servpro First Responder Bowl.

Teams

While the bowl has tie-ins with the American Athletic Conference (AAC), Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and Big 12 Conference, the actual matchup featured teams from the ACC and Mountain West Conference (MWC). This was the first time Air Force and Louisville ever played each other.

Air Force Falcons

Main article: 2021 Air Force Falcons football team

Louisville Cardinals

Main article: 2021 Louisville Cardinals football team

Game summary

2021 Servpro First Responder Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Air Force	7	21	0	3	31
Louisville	0	14	7	7	28

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas

Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Game time: 2:15 p.m. CST
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW 12 mph
Game attendance: 15,251
Referee: James Carter
TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Jalyn Johnson (sideline)
Box score

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Air Force	Louisville
1	2:01	10	74	5:28	Air Force	Haaziq Daniels 5-yard touchdown run, Matthew Dapore kick good	7	0
2	14:14	3	73	0:57	Air Force	Brandon Lewis 61-yard touchdown reception from Haaziq Daniels, Matthew Dapore kick good	14	0
2	9:16	11	65	4:58	Louisville	Trevion Cooley 1-yard touchdown run, Brock Travelstead kick good	14	7
2	5:42	6	75	3:34	Air Force	Brandon Lewis 64-yard touchdown reception from Haaziq Daniels, Matthew Dapore kick good	21	7
2	5:30				Louisville	Jawhar Jordan 100-yard kickoff return for touchdown, Brock Travelstead kick good	21	14
2	0:54	10	75	4:36	Air Force	Haaziq Daniels 1-yard touchdown run, Matthew Dapore kick good	28	14
3	0:04	5	51	1:46	Louisville	Tyler Harrell 34-yard touchdown reception from Malik Cunningham, Brock Travelstead kick good	28	21
4	5:28	17	66	9:36	Air Force	26-yard field goal by Matthew Dapore	31	21
4	2:57	6	70	2:31	Louisville	Malik Cunningham 22-yard touchdown run, Brock Travelstead kick good	31	28
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							31	28

Statistics

Statistics	AFA	LOU
First downs	21	21
Plays–yards	65–422	59–402
Rushes–yards	55–170	37–195
Passing yards	252	207
Passing: comp–att–int	9–10–0	13–21–0
Time of possession	35:36	24:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Air Force	Passing	Haaziq Daniels	9/10, 252 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Brad Roberts	20 carries, 70 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Lewis	5 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD
Louisville	Passing	Malik Cunningham	13/21, 207 yards, TD
	Rushing	Trevion Cooley	18 carries, 92 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tyler Harrell	4 receptions, 80 yards, TD

References

"2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
"2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
"Winsipedia - Air Force vs. Louisville". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

Externals links

Game statistics at statbroadcast.com

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