[8] Eagles starting quarterback Kyle Vantrease previously played for Buffalo before changing schools prior to the 2022 season.
[12] The Camellia Bowl was televised by ESPN, with a commentary team of Drew Carter, Aaron Murray, and Lauren Sisler.
[14] The game's officiating crew, representing the American Athletic Conference, was led by referee Luke Richmond and umpire Joe Pennucci.
Georgia Southern quarterback Kyle Vantrease passed on each of the first five plays of the game, three of which were complete for 5, 13, and 11 yards to Evan Lester, Khaleb Hood, and Jjay Mcafee.
The Bulls were similarly unsuccessful on their second drive as they finished with a net loss of six yards and a punt which was downed at the Georgia Southern 45-yard-line.
The kick was fair caught on the Buffalo 10-yard-line and Snyder completed a pass to Robbie Mangas for 11 yards to start the drive for the Bulls.
After that initial success, the Bulls went three-and-out; Georgia Southern started their next drive on their own 29-yard-line with one second to go and a 1-yard rush by Tyler Bride ended the quarter.
They weren't able to punch the ball in from short distance and settled for a 23-yard field goal to open the game's scoring.
The ensuing McNulty kickoff was a touchback, and OJ Arnold began the Eagles' drive with a 29-yard rush followed by Vantrease passes for 19 and 17 yards, which reached the Buffalo 10-yard-line.
The Georgia Southern offense was again unable to find the end zone, and settled for another short field goal to narrow the deficit to one point.
A pair of Snyder passes totaling 20 yards got them to the Georgia Southern 29-yard-line, and after finding themselves unable to pick up another first down, the Bulls brought on McNulty to try a 33-yard field goal, which he made.
Trailing by six points, the Eagles gained two first downs in their first three plays with Vantrease passing to Marcus Sanders Jr. and Beau Johnson.
They earned a first down via a personal foul called against Buffalo, and Arnold carried the ball three times to close out the quarter.
[16] The Eagles fell to 6–7, though quarterback Kyle Vantrease surpassed 4,000 passing yards on the season during the game and barely missed setting the Sun Belt Conference single-season record.