SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State football team has accepted an invitation to play Middle Tennessee in the 2022 EasyPost Hawai`i Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 24 at 3 p.m. HST (5 p.m. PST). The game will be played at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex and will be broadcast nationally by ESPN.
The Aztecs (7-5) are in a bowl game for the 12th time in the last 13 seasons after withdrawing from consideration in the shortened 2020 COVID season.
"I'm excited that we get a chance to play one more time for our seniors," San Diego State head coach Brady Hoke said. "I'm proud of the way our team has fought through adversity this year and to make another bowl game is a testament to their dedication and hard work. We're looking forward to a playing a tough Middle Tennessee State team and to spend a week in Hawaii."
"On behalf of the EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl Executive Committee, I congratulate both San Diego State and Middle Tennessee on successful seasons and we look forward to welcoming the players, coaches and fans of both universities to the Aloha State," executive director Daryl Garvin said. "Both teams had strong finishes to their respective seasons and we anticipate a highly competitive match-up in addition to the one-of-a-kind atmosphere that fans have come to expect at the EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl."
SDSU and the Blue Raiders (7-5) have never met. San Diego State is 25-5 all-time against current Conference USA members, including a 38-24 win against 2021 C-USA champion UTSA in last year's Frisco Bowl in Frisco, Texas.
The Aztecs are playing in their 20th bowl game all-time and 16th in its Division I era.
SDSU is playing in the Hawai'i Bowl for the second time after beating Cincinnati, 42-7, in the 2015 bowl.
Ticket information will be released soon.
SDSU Accepts Invitation to EasyPost Hawai`i Bowl
