Based on conference tie-ins, the game will feature teams from any of the
Group of Five conferences. This was the seventh all-time meeting between Boise State and North Texas; going into the game, the all-time series was tied at 3-3. The Broncos and Mean Green were both members of the
Big West Conference from 1996 until the conference ended its football sponsorship following the 2000 season.
North Texas Mean Green The Mean Green, from
Conference USA (C-USA), finished the regular season with a record of 7–5 (6–2 in conference play). The team tied with
Western Kentucky for second in the conference, with their victory over the Hilltoppers securing the tiebreaker to advance to the
C-USA Championship Game, in which they lost to
UTSA 48-27. The team was coached by interim head coach
Phil Bennett for this bowl game. This was North Texas' final game as a member of C-USA, as the Mean Green were set to join the
American Athletic Conference in 2023.
Boise State Broncos Boise State represented the
Mountain West Conference. This was the university's first appearance in the
Frisco Bowl. The team was led by second year head coach
Andy Avalos. Boise State started 2-2 going into the fifth week into the season. They fired offensive coordinator
Tim Plough on September 24, putting then senior analyst
Dirk Koetter in the role. Starting quarterback Hank Bachmeier would transfer out of the program the next day, giving redshirt freshman Taylen Green the starting job. The team would finish the remainder of the season 7-1, before losing to
Fresno State in the
Mountain West Championship Game. ==Game summary==