Appalachian State (8-4, 7-1 Sun Belt) vs. Toledo (11-2, 7-1 MAC), Dec. 23, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
LOCATION: Mobile, Alabama
TOP PLAYERS
Appalachian State: QB Taylor Lamb has thrown for 27 touchdowns against just six interceptions. He has rushed for 539 yards and passed for 2,606.
Toledo: QB Logan Woodside has passed for 3,758 yards with 28 touchdowns and just five interceptions. He, Lamb and Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield are the only FBS QBs with 25-plus touchdowns and fewer than eight interceptions.
NOTABLE
Appalachian State: Won a share of its second straight Sun Belt title with a 63-14 win Saturday over Louisiana-Lafayette. A 35-9 record over the last 44 games is the best among Group of Five teams.
Toledo: Won MAC championship game 45-28 over Akron. Ranks 11th in scoring offense (39.2 points per game) and eighth in total offense (509.9 yards per game).
LAST TIME
Appalachian State won 31-28 in last year’s Camellia Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. Michael Rubino’s 39-yard field goal with 5:14 left proved the game-winner.
BOWL HISTORY
Appalachian State: Second team to make three straight bowl appearances following a move up to FBS, joining Marshall (1997-2002). Only team to win bowls in each of its first two years after moving up from FCS. Both wins came in the Camellia Bowl by a combined five points, including a 31-29 win over Ohio in 2015.
Toledo: 11-5 in bowl games, going to bowls in seven of the last eight years.
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