2024-25 Bowl Season Media Guide

ABOUT BOWL SEASON

Bowl Season is one of the greatest and longest running traditions in American sports, taking place in late December and running through New Year’s Day, and has been college football’s post-season for over 100 years. It promotes the grand tradition of the bowl system and its endearing value to student-athletes, highlighting the broader university and college communities, including spirit squads, marching bands, athletic staff and fans. Bowl Season spotlights the distinctiveness of each of the bowl games along with their histories and traditions and their proud communities - embracing and honoring the bowl experience for present and future generations.

VISION

MISSION

Bowl Season is an annual celebration of college football. Bowl Season promotes the game of college football by providing meaningful experiences and life-long memories for players, coaches, fans, universities and communities across the country.

2024-25 Bowl Schedule

Cricket Celebration Bowl .................................................................. Dec 14 (Sat)/12:00pm

IS4S Salute To Veterans Bowl ............................................................. Dec 14 (Sat)/9:00pm

Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl ............................................................. Dec 17 (Tue)/9:00pm

Boca Raton Bowl ............................................................................... Dec 18 (Wed)/5:30pm

Art of Sport LA Bowl Hosted By Gronk ........................................... Dec 18 (Wed)/9:00pm

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl ...................................................... Dec 19 (Thur)/7:00pm

StaffDNA Cure Bowl ......................................................................... Dec 20 (Fri)/12:00pm

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl ............................................. Dec 20 (Fri)/3:30pm

Myrtle Beach Bowl .......................................................................... Dec 23 (Mon)/11:00am

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl ................................................................Dec 23 (Mon)/2:30pm

Hawai’i Bowl ...................................................................................... Dec 24 (Tue)/8:00pm

GameAbove Sports Bowl ................................................................. Dec 26 (Thur)/2:00pm

Rate Bowl.......................................................................................... Dec 26 (Thur)/5:30pm

68 Ventures Bowl .............................................................................. Dec 26 (Thur)/9:00pm

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl .............................. Dec 27 (Fri)/12:00pm or 3:30pm Birmingham Bowl ............................................................. Dec 27 (Fri)/12:00pm or 3:30pm

AutoZone Liberty Bowl ....................................................................... Dec 27 (Fri)/7:00pm

DIRECTV Holiday Bowl ..................................................................... Dec 27 (Fri)/8:00pm

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl ..................................................... Dec 27 (Fri)/10:30pm

Wasabi Fenway Bowl......................................................................... Dec 28 (Sat)/11:00am

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl ...................................................... Dec 28 (Sat)/12:00pm

Isleta New Mexico Bowl ..................................................................... Dec 28 (Sat)/2:15pm

Pop-Tarts Bowl .................................................................................... Dec 28 (Sat)/3:30pm

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop.......... Dec 28 (Sat)/4:30pm

Go Bowling Military Bowl .................................................................. Dec 28 (Sat)/5:45pm

Valero Alamo Bowl .............................................................................. Dec 28 (Sat)/7:30pm

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl........................................ Dec 28 (Sat)/9:15pm

TransPerfect Music City Bowl ...........................................................Dec 30 (Mon)/2:30pm

ReliaQuest Bowl ............................................................................... Dec 31 (Tue)/12:00pm

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl .................................................................... Dec 31 (Tue)/2:00pm

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl .......................................................................... Dec 31 (Tue)/3:00pm

Texas Bowl .......................................................................................... Dec 31 (Tue)/3:30pm

Vrbo Fiesta Bowl ................................................................................ Dec 31 (Tue)/7:30pm

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl ........................................................................ Jan 1 (Wed)/1:00pm

Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential............................................ Jan 1 (Wed)/5:00pm

Allstate Sugar Bowl ............................................................................. Jan 1 (Wed)/ 8:45pm

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl .......................................................................... Jan 2 (Thur)/7:30pm

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl ............................................................Jan 3 (Fri)/4:00pm

Duke’s Mayo Bowl ..................................................................................Jan 3 (Fri)/7:30pm

Bahamas Bowl ...................................................................................... Jan 4 (Sat)/11:00am

Capital One Orange Bowl .................................................................... Jan 9 (Thur)/7:30pm

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic ..............................................................Jan 10 (Fri)/7:30pm

College Football Playoff National Championship .............................. Jan 20 (Mon)/7:30pm

Before joining the BIG EAST, Carparelli served as Director of Operations for the New England Patriots during the team’s first Super Bowl championship season. Working with legendary headcoach Bill Belichick, Carparelli coordinated team travel, directed the club’s summer training camp, managed player personnel and supervised game day operations. He also coordinated all aspects of the Patriots’ participation in Super Bowl XXXVI.

Carparelli also served as a football administrator at Notre Dame prior to his time with the Patriots, where he coordinated all recruiting efforts, created travel and gameday itineraries and oversaw NCAA football compliance matters. He spent two years as a graduate assistant at Syracuse, where he helped the Orange to a win against Colorado in the 1993 Fiesta Bowl. Between Notre Dame and Syracuse, Carparelli assisted in the recruitment of several players who moved on to the NFL, including Donovan McNabb and Justin Tuck.

Originally from Cheshire, Connecticut, Carparelli is a 1990 graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. He obtained his Master of Business Administration from Syracuse in 1994. Carparelli currently resides in East Greenwich, RI with his two sons Nicholas III and Michael.

Samantha Larsen Director of Public Relations

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2024-25 Bowl Season Executive Committee

Sherrie Dyal At-Large 68 Ventures Bowl

John Saccenti Chair SRS Distribution Las Vegas

Danny Morrison Vice Chair Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Derrick Fox Treasurer Valero Alamo Bowl

Jeff Siembieda Secretary Isleta New Mexico Bowl

Steve Beck Immediate Past Chair Go Bowling Military Bowl

Jeff Hundley Past Chair Allstate Sugar Bowl

Erik Moses At-Large Vrbo Fiesta Bowl & Rate Bowl

Mark Neville Past Chair DIRECTV Holiday Bowl

CRICKET CELEBRATION BOWL

Sat., Dec. 14, 2024.......................................... 12:00 p.m. (ET)

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

45,000; Field Turf

TV/Radio: ABC

Affiliations

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Dec. 13

Last 8 Season

2015 North Carolina A&T 41, Alcorn State 34 2016 Grambling State 10, North Carolina Central 9

2017��������������������� North Carolina A&T 21, Grambling State 14

2018��������������������������� North Carolina A&T 24, Alcorn State 22

2019 North Carolina A&T 64, Alcorn State 44 2021 South Carolina State 31, Jackson State 10 2022 North Carolina Central 41, Jackson State 34 2023 Florida A&M 30, Howard 26

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

49,670��������������������������������� NC Central vs� Jackson State, 2022

48,653 Jackson State vs SC State, 2021

41,108 Florida A&M vs Howard, 2023

35,528 North Carolina A&T vs Alcorn State, 2015

32,968 North Carolina A&T vs Alcorn State, 2019

Airport

Hartsfield Jackson International Airport; American, Delta, Southwest, Continental, United, Georgia Skies, Silver, Frontier, AirTran, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines, British Airways, Spirit, Virgin America

Hotels

Team Hotel: Omni Atlanta Hotel 100 CNN Center NW (30303) (404) 659-0000

Media: Hilton Atlanta 255 Courtland Street Ne (30303) (404) 221-6816 Social Media

Last Season’s Game Summary

Florida A&M’s Jeremy Moussa tossed three fourth-period touchdowns, two to Kelvin Dean Jr., to lift the Rattlers to a 30-26 win over Howard Saturday in the 8th annual Celebration Bowl at Mercedes Benz Stadium. Both teams were making their first appearance in the game, which decides the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) national champion.

A crowd of 41,108, the third-largest in the eight-year history of the event, was in attendance, while a national audience watched via television over ABC The win was the second in eight years for the Southwestern Athletic Conference, represented by SWAC champion Florida A&M — three years removed from participating in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) — which was represented by Howard, the league champion. The only other SWAC win came in 2016 when Grambling defeated NC Central 10-9

Moussa, a graduate transfer from Vanderbilt, completed 19-of-32 attempts for 289 yards and three scores to go along with two interceptions in the contest, which lifted FAMU to 12-1 on the season. He found Dean with back-to-back to back scoring passes of 21 and 53 yards early in a wild fourth quarter — that featured three lead changes and a combined 30 points by the two teams – to give the Rattlers a 24-16 advantage with 10:58 to play.Howard, which led 16-10 at the half, then scored 10 unanswered points on a 34-yard field goal by Aaron Bickerton and a 27-yard interception return by Carson Hinton as the Bison went ahead 26-24 with 7:14 left

FAMU regained the lead at the 5:46 mark of the period when Moussa connected on this third touchdown pass of the period, a 38-yard strike to Jah ‘Marae Sheread, to give Coach Willie Simmons’ team a 30-26 advantage and on the ensuing drive SWAC Defensive Player of the Year closed the door on a potential Bison comeback with an interception of Quentin Williams with a little over a minute left in the game Dean finished with three catches for 87 yards and two scores, while Sheread snared five passes for 56 yards and a touchdown. Terrell Jennings led the Rattler rushing attack with 19 carries for 68 yards and one score. The Rattlers also got a second period 41-yard field goal from Cameron Gillis�

ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Howard, which took an early 14-0 lead and was ahead 16-10 at the half, was led by graduate signal-caller Williams, who was true on 14-17 attempts for 106 yards, however, he suffered three picks. Nah’Shawn Hezekiah had three catches for 46 yards, and Kasey Hawthorne added three catches for 31 yards for the Bison Eden James led the Howard rushing with 55 yards on 12 attempts.Howard touchdowns came on runs of eight yards and three yards by Jarrett Hunter and Hawthorne, respectively, and the interception return by Hinton The Bison also got a safety when Moussa was sacked in the end zone by Darren Brokenburr and Aaron Bickerton’s 40-yard field goal in the fourth.

Howard, the underdog in the contest, got off to a fast start to take a 14-0 lead in the first five minutes to contest. The Bison first touchdown came on fourplay, 27-yard drive which was culminated by a Hunter’s four-yard run. Dylan West’s conversation gave Coach Larry Scott’s team a 7-0 lead with 13:29 left in the opening quarter. The score was set up by a 66-yard kickoff return by Ian Wheeler to the Rattler 27.

The lead swelled to 14, when Hawthrone got his score from three yards out following a Moussa fumble, which was caused by Christian White and recovered by Hinton. The Rattlers began than comeback in the final period, following a scoreless third quarter

The Rattlers’ Dean was named the Offensive MVP of the game, while his teammate Isaiah Major garnered Defensive MVP honors.

RESULTS

DATE

2015......................................Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T..................Denzel Jones, North Carolina A&T.....................

2016

Martez Carter, Grambling State

Jameel Jackson, Grambling State

2017��������������������������������������Marquell Cartwright, North Carolina A&T���� Franklin “Mac” McCain, North Carolina A&T

2018

2019

Lamar Raynard, North Carolina A&T

Kylil Carter, North Carolina A&T

Richie Kittle, North Carolina A&T

Jacob Roberts, North Carolina A&T

2021 .....................................Shaquan Davis, South Carolina State..............Decobie Durant, South Carolina State��������������

2022 .....................................Davius Richard, North Carolina Central ........ Khalil Baker, North Carolina Central

2023 .....................................Kelvin Dean, FloridaA&M.............................Isaiah Major, FloridaA&M

IS4S SALUTE TO VETERANS BOWL

Sat., Dec. 14, 2024............................................. 9:00 p.m. ET

Cramton Bowl 25,000; Turf

TV/Radio: ESPN/ESPN Radio

Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Dec. 20, 2014

Belt & MAC

Bowling Green 33, South Alabama 28

Dec. 19, 2015 Appalachian State 31, Ohio 29

Dec. 17, 2016 Appalachian State 31, Toledo 28

Dec. 16, 2017 ��������������� Middle Tennessee 35, Arkansas St. 30

Dec. 15, 2018 ���������������� Georgia Southern 23, E. Michigan 21

Dec. 21, 2019 Arkansas St. 34, FIU 26

Dec. 25, 2020 Buffalo 17, Marshall 10

Dec. 25, 2021 Georgia State 51, Ball State 20

Dec. 27, 2022 Buffalo 23, Georgia Southern 21

Dec. 23, 2023 NIU 21, Arkansas St. 19

Top Crowds in Bowl Game History

21,395 Appalachian State vs. Ohio, 2015

20,612 Middle Tennesse vs. Arkansas State, 2017

20,300 Appalachian State vs. Toledo, 2016

20,256

17,710

Airport

Bowling Green vs. South Alabama, 2014

Georgia Southern vs. Eastern Michigan, 2018

Montgomery Regional Airport: Delta, American, US Airways

Hotels

Sun Belt: Embassy Suites Montgomery Hotel 300 Tallapoosa St. (36104) (334) 269-5055

MAC: Renaissance Mongtomery Hotel & Spa 201 Tallapoosa St. (36104) (334) 481-5000

Social Media

Last Season’s Game Summary

Rocky Lombardi ended his seven-year college career with a win in which he made big plays and then was a spectator on the two that ultimately sealed the game.

Lombardi passed and ran for a touchdown and Northern Illinois held on for a 21-19 victory over Arkansas State in the Camellia Bowl on Saturday when the Red Wolves couldn’t convert a late 2-point conversion. A penalty on the following onside kick helped preserve the Huskies’ first bowl win in nearly 11 years.

“It means a lot to go out as a winner,” Lombardi said. “We’ve done a lot more winning than losing here.”

Antario Brown ran for 132 yards for the Huskies (7-6), who won six of their final eight games. Neither team scored in the second half until Jaylen Raynor’s 13-yard touchdown pass with 1:14 left to Corey Rucker, who broke a tackle at about the 6. Raynor’s potential tying pass sailed out of the end zone on the 2-point attempt.

Arkansas State (6-7) couldn’t convert the onside kick, getting called for offsides after coming up with the ball on the first of two attempts to prompt a heated protest from coach Butch Jones. It was called against his son, Adam Jones.

Asked what explanation officials provided for the call, Butch Jones said: “There was none.”

“That call didn’t cost us the game,” he said. “There were a lot of plays on our half that we could have done and we wouldn’t have been in that situation. But what you look for in an officiating crew is command of the moment.

“When they’re looking at you and they can’t tell you what happened. as a coach that’s very disturbing. I try to stand there to make sure we’re onsides. We talk about that all the time.”

The 25-year-old Lombardi completed his seventh and final college

season by going 18 of 29 for 200 yards despite a pair of interceptions. He spent four years at Michigan State and three at Northern Illinois, receiving a medical redshirt last season.

Grayson Barnes had 105 yards and a score on five catches. Brown ran 25 times.

Arkansas State’s Raynor, the Sun Belt Conference freshman of the year, matched his older counterpart. Raynor was 16-of-30 passing for 250 yards with a pair of TDs and an interception. Rucker had five catches for 107 yards and two touchdowns.

The game was a matchup of two of the seven teams that made bowls after winning three or fewer games in 2022.

It was the Huskies’ first bowl win since beating Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl in January 2012.

The Huskies executed a fake field goal to perfection for a 21-7 lead in the second quarter. Holder Tom Foley flipped the ball to kicker Kanon Woodill, who darted up the middle 32 yards into a wide open field for Northern Illinois’s first fake field goal touchdown in 11 years.

“We felt like it was a great opportunity to get the first down and then when they overloaded, I said this has got a chance to be a touchdown as long as Kanon doesn’t trip over his own feet,” Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock said. “Probably his only touchdown in his life

“That actually was probably the game-winning play.”

CRAMTON BOWL

Bowl History:

The 2020 and 2021 Camellia Bowl games were played on Christmas Day

The camellia was designated as the Alabama state flower on Aug. 26, 1959

The 2022 game featured two former Camellia Bowl Champions

Buffalo defeated Georgia Southern 23-21 to become the second two-time Camellia Bowl champion

The Bulls also defeated Marshall 17-10 in the 2020 Camellia Bowl

Eight of the nine previous games have been one score games

In fact, the first seven Camellia Bowl games were decided by 32 total points

There have been three game-winning field goals and two game-winning TDs in the fourth quarter

There have been two walk-off wins in the previous eight years

Appalachian State kicker Zach Matics drilled a walk-off FG in the 31-28 win over Ohio in 2016

Georgia Southern kicker Tyler Bass hit a 40-yard FG as time expired to beat Eastern Michigan 23-21 in 2018

Georgia State defeated Ball State 51-20 in the 2021 Camellia Bowl

It was the highest-scoring and most-lopsided Camellia Bowl in history

Other Trivia:

The Cramton Bowl has played host to major league and minor league baseball and plenty of football games. The stadium was the first in the South to play a football game under the lights, a night game pitting Cloverdale High against Pike Road High in 1927. That game drew more than 7,200 and helped prompt a seating expansion in 1929.

The inaugural Raycom Media Camellia Bowl took its toll on more than the players. South Alabama coach Joey Jones got banged up on the sidelines after USA tight end Ryan Onkka caught a ball and fell, his feet coming up and hitting Jones in the face and giving him a bloody nose. Later in the game, side judge Craig Falkner was hit in the right leg by a flying object and had to leave the game

The Blue-Gray Football Classic called the Cramton Bowl home during its existence, and the Alabama Crimson Tide played some home games at the stadium from 1922 to 1932 and in various years through 1954.

The civil rights movement traces its beginnings to Mongtomery and the Cramton Bowl area. In December 1955

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus, sparking a bus boycott. Ten years later in 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., ended the Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March at the Capitol steps, one block away from the only church and pulpit he ever ministered from.

The Wright Brothers brought their aviation deeds to Montgomery in 1910, establishing the nation’s first school for powered flight.

SCOOTER’S COFFEE FRISCO BOWL

Tue., Dec. 17, 2024 .......................................... 9:00 p.m. (ET)

Toyota Stadium 17,300; Grass

TV/Radio: ESPN

Affiliations

Conference Pool

www.the friscobowl.com

Last 9 Seasons

Dec. 22, 2014 Memphis 55, BYU 48

Dec. 21, 2015 Western Kentucky 45, South Florida 35

Dec. 19, 2016

Dec. 20, 2017

Tulsa 55, Central Michigan 10

Louisiana Tech 51, SMU 10

Dec. 19, 2018 Ohio University 27, San Diego State 0

Dec. 20, 2019 Kent State 51, Utah State 41

Dec. 21, 2021 San Diego State 38, UTSA 24

Dec. 17, 2022 Boise State 38, UNT 32

Dec. 19, 2023 UTSA 35, Marshall 17

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

15,801 SDSU vs. UTSA, 2021

14,419 *Louisiana Tech vs.SMU, 2017

12,211 Boise State vs. UNT, 2022

12,120

11,029

(* Inaugural Game)

Airport

Kent State vs. Utah State, 2019

Ohio vs. SDSU, 2018

Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport (DFW): American, United, Delta, Alaska, Spirit, JetBlue, Frontier, Sun Country, Virgin America

Dallas Love Field (DAL): Southwest, United, Delta

Hotels

TBD: Omni Frisco Hotel 11 Cowboys Way (75034)

TBD: Westin Dallas Stonebriar 1549 Legacy Dr (75034)

Media: LaQuinta Elliot

(469) 287-0000

(972) 668-8000

9595 John W. Dr. (75033) (469) 264-0097

Last Season’s Game Summary

Previous bowl defeats and a 14-0 early deficit didn’t deter the Roadrunners, as UTSA won its first bowl game in school history with a 35-17 victory over Marshall at the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl.

Senior wideout Joshua Cephus was named the Offensive MVP for UTSA after hauling in seven passes for 102 yards and a touchdown. The defensive honors went to junior cornerback Kam Alexander, whose 57-yard interception return helped seal the win over the Thundering Herd.

Cephus’ performance helped him set a single-season receiving yards record (1,151) to go along with 10 touchdowns. He finished his collegiate career with 3,639 yards and 28 scores. Freshman quarterback Owen McCown – making his first start of the year – was also strong on offense, completing 22-of-31 passes for 251 yards and two scores while adding 38 yards on the ground.

On the defensive side of the ball, senior defensive back Ken Robinson paced the squad with seven tackles, including one of nine UTSA stops behind the line of scrimmage. Add that to the team’s six sacks on the night and the efforts established school season records for sacks (46) and tackles for loss (99).

Marshall jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, as senior linebacker Eli Neal picked off a tipped pass and returned it to the UTSA 7-yard line. Two plays later, junior running back Ethan Payne found the end zone to give the Thundering Herd the edge. The Herd pushed their advantage to 14-0 in the second quarter when junior running back Rasheen Ali broke loose for a 64-yard touchdown run down the left sideline.

Senior Micah Abraham also produced a first quarter interception, the 12th of his career. He added a pass break-up in the contest, which vaulted him into No. 1 in Marshall history in passes defended (54; 42 break-ups, 12 interceptions).

The Roadrunners then came back to tie the game at 14 with TDs on consecutive possessions. McCown connected with senior wideout

Tykee Ogle-Kellogg on a 41-yard toss to set up junior running back Robert Henry for a 3-yard touchdown for the team’s first score. McCown then found Cephus open for a short pass that turned into a 44-yard TD. The scoreboard displayed a 14-14 tie with just under nine minutes left in the half.

UTSA had a 21-17 edge at the half after a 44-yard field goal (the second-longest in Frisco Bowl history) by Marshall senior Rece Verhoff was followed by a 1-yard run by Henry that capped a 13-play, 75-yard drive. The field goal would be the last points for the Herd, as two Roadrunner touchdowns in the second half put the game away�

Freshman wideout David Amador recorded his first career TD on a 19-yard score with 4:49 remaining in the third session. The interception by Alexander helped provide the final margin, as the turnover set up a 17-yard touchdown run by sophomore running back Rocko Griffin.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Cole Pennington threw for 258 yards on 15-of-33 passing to lead the Marshall offense. Junior wide receiver Jayden Harrison caught six passes for 132 yards, while Ali rushed for 92 yards on only nine carries.

The Roadrunners finished the 2023 campaign with a 9-4 record –their third consecutive year with nine or more victories. Marshall is now 13-7 (.650) all-time in FBS bowl contests.

TOYOTA STADIUM

Memorable Games:

2019 Frisco Bowl - 51 Kent State, Utah State 41 Dustin Crum passed for 289 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a career-high 147 yards and the clinching score to help Kent State beat Utah State 51-41 at the 2019 Frisco Bowl.

Crum threw a 78-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah McKoy down the right sideline on Kent State’s third play from scrimmage. Crum flipped a 1-yard scoring pass to Antwan Dixon with 9 minutes, 36 seconds to play to put the Golden Flashes ahead for good, then scored with 1:56 left on a fourth-and-1 run from the 4. Top NFL prospect, Jordan Love passed for 308 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to Siaosi Mariner, in his final game for Utah State (7-6).

Top Individual Performances:

2021: Jesse Matthews, WR SDSU - Jesse Matthews caught touchdown passes of 11 and 20 yards and set career marks with 11 catches and 175 yards receiving in helping SDSU to the 38-24 victory over UTSA in the 2021 Frisco Bowl. He was named to the 2021 ESPN All-Bowl Team and was named a second-team selection as a punt returner by Phil Steele Magazine.

2017: J’Mar Smith, QB La Tech - J’mar Smith threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score in helping lead La Tech to the 51-10 victory over SMU in the 2017 Frisco Bowl. Smith completed 15 of 23 passes for 216 yards and was named the offensive most valuable player.

Other Trivia:

On April 21, 2017, it was announced that the Miami Beach Bowl – which had been owned and operated by the American Athletic Conference (“The American”) – had been sold to ESPN Events and that it would relocate to Frisco, Texas, to be played in Toyota Stadium for the 2017 season.

The newly created Frisco Bowl is owned and operated by ESPN Events, a division of ESPN. ESPN Events has entered into a partnership with FC Dallas to host and manage the bowl game and its ancillary events.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

Paxton Lynch, QB,

Brandon Doughty, QB,

Dane Evans, QB, Tulsa

J’Mar Smith, QB, La. Tech

A.J. Ouellette, RB, Ohio

Dustin Crum, QB, Kent State

Amik Robertson, CB, La. Tech

Evan Croutch, LB, Ohio

Qwantrezz Knight, DB, Kent State

Jesse Matthews, WR, SDSU CJ Buskerville, S, SDSU

Taylen Green, QB, BSU Ezekiel Noa, LB, BSU

Joshua Cephus, UTSA

Kam Alexander, UTSA

BOCA RATON BOWL

Wed., Dec. 18, 2024 ........................................... 5:30 p.m. ET

FAU Stadium

29,419; Natural Grass TV/Radio: ESPN, ESPN Radio Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Dec 23, 2014

Marshall 52, Northern Illinois 23

Dec 22, 2015 Toledo 32, Temple 17

Dec 20, 2016

Dec 19, 2017

Dec 18, 2018

Dec 21, 2019

Dec 22, 2020

Dec 18, 2021

Dec 20, 2022

Dec 21, 2023

Western Kentucky 51, Memphis 31

50, Akron 3

UAB 37, Northern Illinois 13

FAU 52, SMU 28

BYU 49, UCF 23

Western Kentucky 59, App State 38

Toledo 21, Liberty 19

USF 45, Syracuse 0

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

30,811

29,419

25,912

25,908

Florida Atlantic. vs. Miami, 2019

Marshall vs. Northern Illinois, 2014

Florida Atlantic vs. Akron, 2017

Toledo vs. Temple, 2015

24,726 Western Kentucky. vs. Memphis, 2011 (All games at FAU Stadium)

Airport

Palm Beach International Airport (PBI); Air Canada, AirTran, Allegiant Air, American, Bahamas Air, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, PEOPLExpress, Silver Airways, Southwest, Spirit, United, United Connection, USA Airways

Hotels

Team A: Hilton West Palm Beach 600 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach

(561) 231-6000

Team B: Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center 5150 Town Center Circle, Boca Raton (561) 392-4600

Media: Wyndham Boca Raton 1950 Glades Road, Boca Raton (561) 368-5200

Last Season’s Game Summary

Byrum Brown threw three touchdown passes and became the second USF quarterback with 4,000 total yards in a season, leading the Bulls to a 45-0 rout of undermanned Syracuse in the Boca Raton Bowl on Thursday night.

Brown, a redshirt freshman, closed out his outstanding season with 4,101 total yards. Quinton Flowers had 4,339 for the Bulls in 2016.

“I’ve said it before, tough, smart, gritty,” South Florida coach Alex Golesh said

USF (7-6) finished above .500 for the first time since 2018. The shutout was the Bulls’ first since 2009 against Charleston Southern.

“Seven wins is not the pinnacle of college football, but it’s certainly the foundation,” Golesh said. “We will win championships in Tampa. We will win championships at South Florida.”

Syracuse (6-7) struggled at quarterback. With starter Garrett Shrader missing the game following shoulder surgery, interim coach Nunzio Campanile employed a hodgepodge approach at quarterback. The plan went about as well as it sounds.

Tight end Dan Villari, a former QB at Michigan, drew the start, with backup quarterback Braden Davis and running back LeQuint Allen Jr. also sharing snaps. The Orange managed 159 yards against a defense that surrendered more than 450 yards per game during the regular season.

“We had to do what we had to do,” Campanile said.

But, help is on the way for Syracuse. After leading Ohio State to an 11-1 regular season, quarterback Kyle McCord entered the transfer portal and signed with Orange. Both McCord and incoming coach Fran Brown attended the Boca Bowl.

Syracuse nearly tied it at 7, but officials flagged defensive back

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA

Alijah Clark’s touchdown return of Brown’s lateral because of a blindside block. The Orange still took possession in Bulls territory, but a botched field goal attempt resulted in Aamaris Brown’s 64-yard fumble return for a touchdown.

Tramel Evans provided USF its second scoop-and-score by returning a fumble by Davis 61 yards in the closing seconds of the first half, giving the Bulls a 31-0 lead at the break.

Sean Atkins caught two of Brown’s touchdown passes. A former walk-on in his fifth year at USF, Atkins caught six passes for 93 yards in the game and became the first Bulls player to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in a season.

“That speaks to who he is — a team-first guy,” Bynum Brown said. “He means everything to this team.”

Brown finished 19 for 26 for 214 passing yards. He added 64 on the ground.

USF’s defense forced four turnovers and limited Syracuse to 1 of 17 on third downs.

“I told the defense after the second drive we were playing harder than them,” Golesh said. “And there’s a team that wants to be there — a team that’s just happy to be there — and a team that wants to win the game. We were there to win the game, and the defense set the tone.”

FAU STADIUM

Memorable Games:

2014: Marshall quarterback Rakeem Cato threw a touchdown pass in his 46th consecutive game, tying an NCAA record, and had two other scoring passes in leading the Thundering Herd to a 52-23 win over Northern Illinois in the inaugural game

2015: Toledo’s senior quarterback and offensive MVP Phillip Ely rallied the Rockets in the fourth quarter to clinch a 32-17 win over No. 24 Temple. Ely completed 20-of-28 pass attempts for 285 yards and two touchdowns.

2016: A battle between two of the nation’s top-ranked offenses resulted in the expected fireworks with combined totals of 82 points, 56 first downs and nearly 1,100 total yards. Offensive MVP Anthony Wales had 245 yards rushing for WKU and both teams’quarterbacks finished with well over 300 passing yards.

2017: In a matchup of head coaches with notable family ties, Lane Kiffin and his Florida Atlantic Owls topped Terry Bowden’s Akron Zips, 50-3. The victory gave Florida Atlantic a 10-game win streak to close out its first season under Kiffin.

2019: FAU was led by defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer, who was named interim coach for the bowl game after Lane Kiffin was announced the new head coach at Ole Miss. FAU (11-3) was down a few starters in addition to their head coach, but still managed to dominate SMU (103) with a final score.

2021: Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe entered the bowl game with a shot to eclipse NCAA single-season marks for passing yardage and touchdowns. Zappe threw for 422 yard and six touchdowns, topping both records, and also tied Joe Burrow’s total touchdowns (passing and rushing) record of 65. He finished the season with 5,977 passing yard and 62 passing touchdowns.

Top Individual Performances:

Bailey Zappe, QB, Western Kentucky, 2021 – Zappe came into the 8th Annual RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl with a chance – albeit a slight chance – to break two NCAA single-season records for passing yardage and passing touchdowns. He met the challenge by completing 22-of-47 passes for a bowl record 422 yards and broke both NCAA records.

Chris Robinson, QB, Florida Atlantic, 2019 - Set a Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl record with 27 completions (in 37 attempts) for 305 yards and two touchdowns.

Devin Singletary, RB, Florida Atlantic, 2017- Recorded three touchdowns for a total of 32 rushing scores on the season, a Conference USA single-season record. Anthony Wales, RB, Western Kentucky, 2016 – Set Boca Raton Bowl records with 245 rushing yards and three TDs

Riley Ferguson, QB, Memphis, 2016 -- Threw for a new Boca Raton Bowl record four TDs and 372 yards.

Other Trivia:

Phillip Ely, QB, Toledo, 2015 -- Threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns in a game-long driving rainstorm.

Tommy Shuler, WR, Marshall, 2014 -- Caught 18 passes, tying for the third-most in NCAA bowl history, for 185 yards and a touchdown. Shuler broke Conference USA’s record for career catches with 322.

Rakeem Cato, QB, Marshall, 2014 – Capped a record-setting career with three touchdown passes for 281 yards and two rushing TDs. Cato extended his streak of consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass to 46, tying the NCAA all-division record.

Dec 23, 2014

Dec 22, 2015

Dec 20, 2016

Dec 19, 2017

Dec 18, 2018

Dec 21, 2019

Dec 22,

Dec 21, 2023

ALL-TIME RESULTS

2014 Rakeem Cato, Marshall

Jermaine Holmes, Marshall

2015 Phillip Ely, Toledo Ja’Wuan Woodley, Toledo

2016 Anthony Wales, Western Kentucky

.Keith Brown, Western Kentucky

2017 Jason Driskel, Florida Atlantic Azeez Al-Shaair, Florida Atlantic

2018 Xavier Ubo, UABs Anthony Rush, UAB 2019 Chris Robinson, FAU

2020 Zach Wilson, BYU

Rashad Smith, FAU

2021 Bailey Zappe, WKU Antwon Kincaid, WKU

2022 Deauan Finn, Toldeo

Nate Givhan, Toldeo

2023 Byrum Brown, South Florida................................Daquan Evans & Brown-Bunkley, South Florida

Wed., Dec. 18, 2024 ............................................. 9:00 p.m. (ET)

SoFi Stadium 40,000; Hellas Synthetic Turf

TV/Radio: ESPN

Affiliations............Mountain West and Current & Former Pac-12

Last 3 Seasons

Dec. 18, 2021

Utah State 24, Oregon State 13

Dec. 17, 2022........................Fresno State 29, Washington State 6 Dec. 16, 2023.........................................UCLA 35, Boise State 22

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times PT) Sun., Dec. 8

Head Coaches Press Conference

Virtual

Tues., Dec. 17

Head Coaches Press Conference

SoFi Stadium

Wed., Dec. 18

Art of Sport LA Bowl Hosted

Social Media

Last Year’s Game:

Ethan Garbers answered the call for UCLA when it needed him the most

The junior quarterback told coach Chip Kelly that he did not feel well enough to start Saturday’s LA Bowl against Boise State, but when Collin Schlee was injured during the third quarter with the Bruins trailing, Garbers knew he had to come into the game.

Garbers threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns as the Bruins rallied for a 35-22 victory over the Broncos, giving them their first bowl victory since the Alamo Bowl to end the 2014 season.

Garbers started six games for the Bruins this season, but also had his share of injuries. Kelly wasn’t surprised with Garbers’ performance and when he said he wasn’t ready to start.

Garbers also gave Kelly a gift after the game when he announced he would return for one more season and UCLA’s move to the Big Ten. Garbers participated in Senior Night ceremonies and there were plenty of questions about the quarterback position after freshman Dante Moore entered the transfer portal. The Bruins trailed 16-7 at halftime and scored on their first three drives in the second half to take control of the contest, which took place 12 miles from the UCLA campus.

TJ Harden rushed a season-high 105 yards on 20 carries, including two third-quarter touchdowns. J. Michael Sturdivant had four receptions for 142 yards, including a 40-yard score midway through the fourth quarter that put UCLA (8-5) up by three scores.

George Holani had both of Boise State’s touchdowns and finished with 138 yards rushing on 17 carries. The Broncos (8-6) had won four straight games to claim the Mountain West title and earn the automatic bid to the game.

Boise State got into the red zone on all four of its first-half drives, but had to settle for field goals by Jonah Dalmas on its first three trips instead of touchdowns

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA

That would end up proving fatal for the Broncos. Garbers came into the game with 11:25 remaining in the third quarter after starter Schlee was injured after a 44-yard run up the right sideline. Schlee appeared dazed after the hit as he walked to UCLA’s bench.

Garbers completed his first eight passes, including a 5-yard TD to Kyle Ford three plays after entering the game.

Harden then scored the next two touchdowns — a 1-yard run off left end with 3:03 remaining in the third quarter to give the Bruins a 21-16 advantage, and a 14-yard score in which he patiently waited for a hole to develop and then broke a tackle at the Broncos’ 4.

Holani had a 1-yard carry off left tackle in the second quarter to put the Broncos up 16-7. The senior then went 66 yards up the middle with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter to get the Broncos within 13. The 2-point conversion was no good.

DATE

ALL-TIME RESULTS

Offensive MVP

Defensive MVP 2021

Thompkins, WR,Utah State

Nick Heninger, DE, Utah State 2022

Jordan Mims, RB, Fresno State Devo Bridges, DL, Fresno State 2023

Ethan Garbers, QB, UCLA

Darius Muasau, LB, UCLA

R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL

Thu., Dec. 19, 2024 ............................................... 7:00 p.m. (ET)

Caesars Superdome 72,500; S5-M Turf

TV/Radio: ESPN2 Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Dec. 20, 2014 UL Lafayette 16, Nevada 3

Dec. 19, 2015 Louisiana Tech 47, Arkansas State 28

Dec. 17, 2016 Southern Miss 28, UL Lafayette 21

Dec. 16, 2017

Troy 50, North Texas 30

Dec. 18, 2018 ������������Appalachian State 45, Middle Tennessee 13

Dec. 21, 2019 Appalachian State 31, UAB 17

Dec. 23, 2020 Georgia Southern 38, Louisiana Tech 3

Dec. 18, 2021 Louisiana 36, Marshall University 21

Dec. 21, 2022 Western Kentucky 44, South Alabama 23

Dec. 16, 2023 Jacksonville State 34, Louisiana 31

Inaugural Game

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

Dec. 18, 2001

54,728 Tulane vs. UL Lafayette, 2013

48,828 East Carolina vs. UL Lafayette, 2012

42,481

San Diego State vs. UL Lafayette, 2011

Lafayette vs. Southern Miss, 2016

Nevada vs. UL Lafayette, 2014

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times CT)

Mon., Dec. 16

Media Credential Pick-up 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m.

Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation

Tues., Dec. 17

Media Credential Pick-up 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m.

Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation

Wed., Dec. 18

Media Credential Pick-up 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m.

Caesars Superdome, Gate A Ground

Wed., Dec. 18

Head Coach availability at the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Luncheon

12:00 p.m-1:30 p.m.

Marriott New Orleans – Grand Ballroom

Thur., Dec. 19

Halftime Media Credential Pick-up ���������������������������� 3:00 p.m.

Caesars Superdome, Gate G Ground

Thur., Dec. 19

Post-game Press conferences

Caesars Superdome

Airport

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International

Hotels

Sun Belt: New Orleans Marriott 555 Canal St. (70130) (504) 525-5678

CUSA: Sheraton New Orleans 500 Canal St. (70130) (504) 525-5678

Last Season’s Game Summary

History was made in the iconic Caesars Superdome on Saturday in Jax State’s thrilling 34-31 overtime victory over Louisiana at the 23rd annual R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

The Gamecocks, who qualified for a bowl berth in their first season as FBS and Conference USA members thanks to there not being enough conditionally bowl-eligible teams, made the most of their postseason opportunity by scoring on fourth down with less than two minutes left in regulation, then winning in OT as first-time starter Garrison Rippa calmly kicked a 27-yard field goal.

“We capped off a great week with a great win,” said Jax State head coach Rich Rodriguez. “I’m proud of our players, proud of our staff and proud of our crowd – we had a lot of folks here who drove a long way and I’m sure they’re celebrating downtown tonight.”

Zion Webb – shaking off an earlier shin injury that forced him to the sidelines – engineered a game-tying drive culminating with his 18-yard touchdown pass to Perry Carter with 1:46 remaining in regulation to tie it at 31-31.

Louisiana missed a field goal attempt on its first possession in overtime. Wiggins then carried it six straight times to set up Rippa, a freshman, who drilled the game-winner to set off a raucous celebration as Jax State became the first school to win a bowl game in its inaugural FBS season.

Twenty-one of the Ragin’ Cajuns’ 31 points came on defensive touchdowns – two interception returns and a fumble return. Jax State finished with 526 total yards while Louisiana (6-7) was limited to only 247.

Jax State (9-4) got off to an inauspicious start when Louisiana’s defense forced a fumble after a short Zion Webb completion. Ragin’ Cajuns safety Jalen Clark scooped up the loose football and raced 46 yards to the end zone, putting the Gamecocks in a 7-0 hole less than two minutes into the contest.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

Jax State responded to tie the game on its second series.

Cole Fuller, a little-used tight end, drew Jax State even with 3:06 remaining in the first quarter with a 1-yard plunge to finish off an 80yard drive that took 13 plays. Rippa tacked on first career extra point to make it 7-7.

Louisiana’s Clark gave his team a 14-7 edge midway through the second quarter when he stepped in front of a Jax State pass and took the interception 16 yards to the end zone. The extra point gave the Ragin’ Cajuns their second lead with 4:22 to go in the half.

The Gamecocks erased the deficit again just before halftime by quickly moving 75 yards in less than four minutes.

Logan Smothers, who entered after Webb sustained an ankle injury, ran for 9 yards to get the Gamecocks deep into Louisiana territory Bowl MVP Wiggins finished off the 14-play drive with a 7-yard TD run with 23 seconds left. Rippa’s second PAT sent the teams to the locker room tied at 14-14.

Jax State committed three first-half turnovers while outgaining the Ragin’ Cajuns 269-94.

Smothers scored on a 10-yard quarterback keeper late in the third for a 24-21 Jax State lead. Louisiana knotted it at 24-24 with a field goal early in the final quarter, then surged ahead for its final lead with a 43-yard pick-six at the 5:32 mark. The Gamecocks took the ensuing kickoff and coolly went 70 yards in eight plays to force overtime.

Jax State kicks off the 2024 season on Saturday, Aug. 31, when it hosts Coastal Carolina at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium.

CAESARS SUPERDOME

Memorable Games:

2014: In front of a R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl record crowd of 54,728, UL Lafayette hung on to win the 24-21 matchup against hometown Tulane Green Wave after 2012 Lou Groza Award winner Cairo Santos missed a 48-yard field goal with 13 seconds left that would have forced overtime.

2011: UL Lafayette 32, San Diego State 30 -- The Ragin’ Cajuns win their first-ever Division I bowl outing, with Brett Baer’s 50-yard field goal on the game’s final play the difference maker. The Aztecs had scored what appeared to be a game-winning touchdown with 35 seconds left that made it 30-29, but missed a twopoint conversion and UL drove to the winning field goal.

2008: Southern Mississippi 30, Troy 27 -- In the only overtime game in bowl history, USM got a field goal and Troy missed on its overtime opportunity as the Golden Eagles won their third New Orleans Bowl title.

2005: Southern Mississippi 31, Arkansas State 19 -- In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the damage to the Superdome, the New Orleans Bowl relocates operations to Lafayette, La., and plays at UL Lafayette’s Cajun Field as USM wins in the only bowl game not played in the Superdome.

Other Trivia:

2017 marked the highest scoring game in R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl history as Troy University defeated University of North Texas 50-30.

In 2016, wide-receiver Allenzae Staggers of Southern Miss had 11 receptions for 230 yards, both New Orleans Bowl records, leading Southern Miss to a 28-21 victory over UL Lafayette; (87) during the 2015 New Orleans Bowl.

UL Lafayette quarterback Terrence Broadway is the only two-time winner of the Most Valuable Player award, and one of the few in any bowl not to have that in back- to-back years. He won the unique MVP trophy – a hand-painted helmet featuring iconic New Orleans landmarks – in 2012 and 2014.

The 2005 New Orleans Bowl was played at UL Lafayette’s Cajun Field (Lafayette, La.) following Hurricane Katrina. Six years later, UL Lafayette made its first-ever Division I bowl appearance in the New Orleans Bowl.

The 2013 New Orleans Bowl set a record attendance of 52,728 to see hometown Tulane against UL Lafayette in the first NCAA bowl game matching teams from the same state since 2007.

The 2006 New Orleans Bowl was the first bowl game Rice University attended since the 1961 Bluebonnet Bowl. The 2003 New Orleans Bowl was the first bowl game Memphis University attended, and won, since the 1971 Pasadena Bowl. Louisiana Tech running back Kenneth Dixon set all-time FBS touchdown record (87) during the 2015 New Orleans Bowl.

Top

Individual Performances:

Allenzae Staggers, WR, Southern Miss, 2016 - had 11 receptions for 230 yards, both New Orleans Bowl records, leading Southern Miss to a 28-21 victory over UL Lafayette

Kenneth Dixon, RB, LA TECH, 2015 – While accumulating 215 total yards and 4 touchdowns, Dixon capped an extraordinary career at Louisiana Tech by setting NCAA touchdown and scoring records.

Orleans Darkwa, RB, Tulane, 2013 – Ran for 83 yards on 16 carries and 3 touchdowns. Despite being Tulane being on the losing end of the bowl, Darkwa was named MVP by the New Orleans Bowl media.

Terrance Broadway, QB, UL Lafayette, 2012 -- Threw for 316 yards and ran for 108 more, scoring the game’s first TD and throwing for the go-ahead score in the third period in leading the Ragin’Cajuns to a 43-34 win over East Carolina.

Blaine Gautier, QB, UL Lafayette, 2011 -- Threw for a bowl-record 470 yards and three touchdowns in leading the Ragin’Cajuns to a 32-30 win over San Diego State.

Dwight Dasher, QB, Middle Tennessee, 2009 -- Threw for 363 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores in leading the Blue Raiders to a 42-32 win over Southern Miss.

Rusty Smith, QB, Florida Atlantic, 2007 – Throwing for 336 yards and 5 touchdowns, Smith led FAU squad of coach Howard Schnellenberger to a victory in the school’s first-ever bowl appearance.

Michael Boley, LB, Southern Miss, 2004 -- Became one of only two defensive players to be named MVP when he had eight tackles.

Justin Gallimore, DB, Colorado State

Kevin Galbreath, RB, North Texas

Danny Wimprine, QB,

Michael Boley, LB, Southern Miss

Shawn Nelson, TE, Southern Miss

Omar Haugabook, QB, Troy

Rusty Smith, QB, Florida Atlantic

Austin Davis, QB, Southern Miss

Dwight Dasher, QB, Middle Tenn

Corey Robinson, QB, Troy

Blaine Gautier, QB, UL Lafayette

Broadway, QB, UL Lafayette

Orleans Darkwa, Tulane

Broadway, QB, UL Lafayette

Kenneth Dixon, RB, Louisiana

Allenzae Staggers, WR, Southern Miss

Brandon Silvers, QB, Troy

Zac Thomas, QB, Appalachian State

Darrynton Evans, RB, Appalachian State

Shai Watts, QB, Georgia Southern

Levi Lewis, QB,University of Louisiana

Austin Reed, QB, Western Kentucky5

Ron Wiggins, RB, Jacksonville State

Fri., Dec. 20, 2024 .............................................. 12:00 p.m. (ET)

Camping World Stadium

(All

60,219; AstroTurf

TV/Radio: ESPN/Bowl Season Radio

Affiliations

Last 9 Seasons

Dec 19, 2015

CUSA, MAC, Sun Belt

Loews

San José State 27, Georgia State 16

Dec 17, 2016 Arkansas State 27, UCF 16

Dec 16, 2017 Georgia State 27, Western Kentucky 17

Dec� 15, 2018

Dec� 21, 2019

Tulane 4, Louisiana 24

Liberty 23, Georgia Southern 16

Dec 26, 2020 Liberty 37, Coastal Carolina 34 (OT)

Dec 17, 2021 Coastal Carolina 34, Northern Illinois 41

Dec 16, 2022 Troy 18, UTSA 12

Dec 16, 2023 Appalachian State 13, Miami (OH) 9

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

27,213���������������������������������������������� UCF vs Arkansas State, 2016

19,585 Georgia State vs Western Kentucky, 2017

19,066 Tulane vs Louisiana, 2018

18,536

*San José State vs Georgia State , 2015

18,158 Liberty University vs Georgia Southern, 2019 (* Inaugural Game)

Airport

Orlando International Airport (MCO); AeroMexico, Air Canada, AirTran, Alaska Airlines, American, British Airways, Continental, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, United, US Aiways, Virgin

AmericaOrlando-Sanford International Airport (SFB); Allegian

Hotel

Team 1: Loews Royal Pacific Resort 6300 Hollywood Way (32819) TBD

Team 2: Loews Portofino Bay Hotel 5601 Universal Blvd (32819)�������������������������������������������������

Media: Loews Sapphire Falls Resort 6601 Adventure Way (32819)

Team Stats Miami (OH) App. St.

First Downs 11 22

Last Year’s Game:

Joey Aguilar threw for 197 yards and scored on an 8-yard run in the third quarter as Appalachian State beat Miami (Ohio) 13-9 on Saturday in the rain-soaked Avocados from Mexico Cure Bowl�

Aguilar’s scoring run capped an 11-play, 73-yard drive and gave Appalachian State a 13-3 lead after Michael Hughes kicked field goals of 29 and 22 yards in the first half.

Miami (Ohio) (11-3) answered Aguilar’s TD with a 23-yard touchdown by Rashad Amos, cutting its deficit to 13-9.

But the Redhawks squandered a potential chance to take the lead when backup running back Keyon Mozee fumbled on a short carry near midfield with 2:39 remaining. Miami (Ohio) never got the ball back.

The game was played as a steady rain soaked Central Florida and pools of water formed around midfield over the bowl logo and in the endzones The conditions certainly affected play There were 13 fumbles, with Appalachian State losing two and Miami (Ohio) losing three. Stadium officials said more than an inch-and-a-half of rain fell by halftime

Appalachian State (9-5) rushed for 151 yards in the second half Anderson Castle had 119 yards on 18 carries for the Mountaineers

Amos had a career-best 180 yards on 33 carries and accounted for the Redhawks’ only TD. Graham Nicholson kicked a 34-yard field goal in the first quarter.

Miami (Ohio) struggled to get going offensively behind third string quarterback Henry Hesson, who was making his first career start.

The Mountaineers had a 332-227 advantage in total yards Amos accounted for most of the Redhawks’ total

Appalachian State celebrated its victory by sliding through the water and mud covering the midfield logo.

ORLANDO, FLORIDA

Memorable Games:

2022: No 24 Troy spotted No 25 UTSA a 12-0 lead before scoring 18 unanswered points, parlaying turnovers, penalties and timely defense into an 18-12 win Friday night in the 2022 Duluth Trading Cure Bowl at Exploria Stadium Senior linebacker KJ Robertson was tabbed as the Duluth Trading Cure Bowl MVP after making a game-changing interception, returning it 61 yards and tallying nine tackles It was the only bowl game this postseason to pit two conference champions against each other

2021: Sun Belt Champion Coastal Carolina used a stop at the goal line as time expired to win the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl, by defeating MAC Champion NIU, 47-41, at Exploria Stadium Quarterback Grayson McCall was named the Most Valuable Player after totaling a bowl-record four touchdowns and 315 yards on 22-of-30 passing There were seven lead changes with the teams scoring on each of their first 12 possessions, minus a first down kneel down to end the first half.

2020: The No 23 Liberty Flames won their second-consecutive FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl, in thrilling fashion by blocking a 42-yard field goal in the first overtime against No. 12 Coastal Carolina to secure a 37-34 victory at Camping World Stadium� Liberty junior quarterback Malik Willis rushed for a bowl-record four touchdowns and 150 yards to earn Most Valuable Player accolades The Chanticleers rally from a 31-19 deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 34- all with 3:01 remaining. In the first overtime, the game-winning 44-yard field goal was struck by senior Alex Barbir.

2019: Liberty won their first bowl game in school history against Georgia Southern with a final score of 23-16. Liberty senior defensive end Jessie Lemonier helped stop the Eagles’ triple-option attack by registering eight tackles and two sacks, leading him to be named the Most Valuable Player� To date, the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl has been a platform to donate over $3 8 million towards its charity partner, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation�

CAMPING WORLD STADIUM

2018: Darius Bradford rushed for two touchdowns and 150 yards to receive MVP honors, leading Tulane to a 41-24 victory over Louisiana at the AutoNation Cure Bowl benefitting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) Tulane set bowl records for net rushing yards (337) and total offensive yards (482)� BCRF researcher Dr� Annette Khaled was presented with a check from BCRF representing a total of $1 1 million in grants that she received

2017: Conner Manning tossed one touchdown and totaled 276 yards to earn MVP accolades and lead Georgia State over Western Kentucky, 2717, in the AutoNation Cure Bowl benefitting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). Georgia State earned its first bowl victory in school history A check was presented to charity partner BCRF for $3 55 million, showcasing the three- year total donation

2016: Kendall Sanders caught three touchdown passes and accumulated 127 yards to earn MVP honors, leading the Arkansas State over UCF, 31-13, in the AutoNation Cure Bowl presented by Florida Hospital The game featuring the hometown Knights was played in front of a crowd of 27,213 at Camping World Stadium AutoNation and Orlando Sports Foundation teamed up to present a charitable donation of $1 15 million to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) at the end of the first quarter

Top Individual Performances: K.J. Roberson, LB, Troy, 2022 - Registered nine tackles (5 solo) and had a 61-yard interception return that turned the Duluth Trading Cure Bowl

Grayson McCall, QB, Coastal Carolina, 2021 - Threw a bowlrecord four touchdowns and 315 yards on 22-of-30 passing at the Tailgreeter Cure Bowl He connected with Isaiah Likely for a pair of receiving touchdowns and added 40 yards on the ground�

Malik Willis, QB, Liberty, 2020 – Rushed for a bowl-record four touchdowns and 150 yards to earn MVP honors and aid Liberty to an OT victory at the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl. He finished 19-of-26 with 220 yards through the air and two interceptions�

Jessie Lemonier, DE, Liberty, 2019 – Registered eight tackles and two sacks at the fifth annual FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl leading the Liberty Flames to defeat the Georgia Southern Eagles 23-16

Darius Bradwell, RB, Tulane, 2018 – Rushed for a bowl-record 150 yards on 35 carries and two touchdowns in the fourth annual AutoNation Cure Bowl

Bradwell sealed the game with a four-yard touchdown in the final four minutes to earn MVP honors

Conner Manning, QB, Georgia State, 2017 – Threw for 276 yards and one touchdown in leading Georgia State to a 27-17 victory over Western Kentucky in the third annual AutoNation Cure Bowl� Manning also added 24 yards on the ground and connected with WR Tamir Jones for a 49-yard reception

Kendall Sanders, WR, Arkansas State, 2016 – Caught touchdown passes of 75 yards, 17 yards and 12 yards to earn MVP honors in helping Arkansas State defeat UCF, 31-13, in the 2016 AutoNation Cure Bowl. Saunders finished with five receptions for 127 yards and three touchdowns�

Kenny Potter, QB, San Jose State, 2015 -- Scored on a 42-yard run and threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Josh Oliver in San Jose State’s 27-16 comeback victory over Georgia State in the inaugural AutoNation Cure Bowl�

Other Trivia:

The Orlando Sports Foundation saw its goal come to reality in 2015 and was the first college bowl game in history to donate a recordbreaking amount of $1 15 million directly to a charity partner, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) in one lump sum�

The platform of the Cure Bowl has led to a nine-year charitable donation of over $4 14 million to cancer research

Orlando is the only city that annually hosts three postseason college football bowl games – Cure Bowl, Camping World Bowl, Citrus Bowl

The inaugural 2015 AutoNation Cure Bowl was the first bowl game that CBS Sports Network produced in its history -The first NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) national radio broadcast featuring an all-female crew took over the airwaves for the 2019 FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl The all- female crew included playby-play voice Jamie Seh (Orlando, Fla ), color analyst Dani Welniak (Kansas City, Mo�) and sideline reporter Melanie Newman (Atlanta, Ga�)�

The 10th annual StaffDNA Cure Bowl will make history, playing in its third different venue - Camping World Stadium - in as many seasons The game creating awareness for cancer research has been played at FBC Mortgage Stadium (2023), Inter&Co Stadium (2019, 2021) and Camping World Stadium (2015-18, 2020, 2024)�

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17, 2016

16, 2017

Dec, 15, 2018

Dec, 21, 2019

26,

17,

16, 2022

Dec, 16, 2023

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Dec, 19, 2015

Dec, 17, 2016

Dec, 16, 2017

Dec, 15, 2018

MVP

Kenny Potter, QB, San Jose State

Kendall Sanders, WR, Arkansas State

Conner Manning, QB, Georgia State

Darius Bradwell, RB, Tulane

Dec, 21, 2019 Jessie Lemonier, DE, Liberty

Dec, 26, 2020

Dec, 17, 2021

Malik Willis, QB, Liberty

Grayson McCall, QB, Coastal Carolina

Dec, 16, 2022 K J Roberson, LB, Troy

Dec, 16, 2023

Joey Aguilar, QB Appalachian State

UNION HOME MORTGAGE

Fri., Dec. 20, 2024 ............................................... 3:30 p.m. ET

Raymond James Stadium

40,000; Natural Grass

TV/Radio: ESPN

Affiliations �������������������������������������������������������Conference Pool

Last 10 Seasons

Dec 15, 2014

NC State 34, UCF 27

Dec 26, 2015 Marshall 16, UConn 10

Dec 26, 2016 Mississippi St 17, Miami (OH) 16

Dec� 21, 2017

Dec� 20, 2018

Dec 23, 2019

Dec 23, 2021

Dec 13, 2022

Temple 28, FIU 3

Marshall 38, USF 20

UCF 48, Marshall 25

UCF 29, Florida 17

Wake Forest 27, Missouri 17

Dec 22, 2023 Georgia Tech 30, UCF 17

Inaugural Game

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

63,669

Dec 20, 2008

UCF vs Florida, 2021

34,370 Missouri vs Wake Forest, 2022

33,539

UCF vs Marshall, 2019

30,281 Georgia Tech vs UCF, 2023

29,763����������������������������������������������������� Rutgers vs� UCF, 2009 (game 5 was played at Tropicana Field)

Airport

Tampa International Airport; Alaska, American, Avelo, Breeze, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Porter, Silver, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country, United

Hotels

TBD- Tampa Marriott Water Street Hotel

700 S Florida Ave (33602)

TBD - JW Marriott Tampa Water Street 510 Water St� (33602)

Media - Westin Tampa Waterside 725 S Harbour Island Blvd� (33602)

221-4900

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times are ET)

Mon , Dec 16

Team Arrival Reception

Team Hotels (JW Marriott Tampa Water

Tue , Dec 17

Post Practice Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, Players

Team Hotels (JW Marriott Tampa Water Street & Tampa Marriott Water Street)

Wed , Dec 18

Post Practice Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Players

Team Hotels (JW Marriott Tampa Water Street & Tampa Marriott Water Street)

Fri , Dec 20

Union Home Mortage Gasparilla Bowl Game 3:30 p m Raymond James Stadium

TAMPA, FLORIDA

Last Season’s Game Summary

Georgia Tech fell behind 17-3 but dominated the final three quarters of play to post a 30-17 victory over UCF in the 15th edition of the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James Stadium

This marked the second straight year that the Gasparilla Bowl featured a pair of schools from Power 5 conferences Georgia Tech of the ACC made its first appearance in the game and UCF, in its first season in the Big 12, made its Gasparilla Bowl-high sixth appearance in the Tampa Bay-area event

UCF started quickly and threatened to open a big first-half lead, scoring touchdowns on its first two possessions.

The Knights got on the board with a 23-yard scoring pass from John Rhys Plumlee to Javon Baker just a little over one minute into the game� They doubled their lead by capping off a Gasparilla Bowl-record 98-yard drive with a 17-yard scoring toss from Plumlee to Kobe Hudson with 6:26 left in the opening period

A 36-yard Aidan Birr field goal early in the second quarter put Georgia Tech on the board, but UCF quickly answered with a 27-yard field goal of its own by Colton Boomer to restore its two-touchdown lead

That would be the final time that UCF dented the scoreboard.

Tech cut the lead back to seven points when quarterback Haynes King finished off a 7-play, 74-yard drive with a 5-yard run at the 4:23 mark The big play in the drive was a 29-yard pass from King to tight end Dylan Leonard who broke tackles as he moved the ball into UCF territory

After a UCF punt, Georgia Tech quickly tied the game at 17-17 as King connected with Malik Rutherford on a 41-yard scoring pass UCF missed a golden opportunity to recapture the lead before halftime but its drive stalled in the red zone and Boomer missed a 30-yard field goal attempt.

The Yellow Jackets carried their momentum into the third quarter, taking their first lead of the contest on a 29-yard Birr field goal on the second half’s opening possession

Dontae Smith capped off a 13-play, 75-yard drive with a one-yard run on fourth down to push Tech’s lead to 27-17 early in the fourth frame That score pushed the Yellow Jackets’ run to 24 straight points after UCF had taken the early 17-3 lead midway through the second quarter

That run increased to 27 points when Birr connected again on his third field goal of the evening to push the Tech lead to 30-17 with less than five minutes remaining.

Haynes, a redshirt sophomore wide receiver-turned-running back from Loganville, Ga , captured MVP honors after racking up a game-high (and fourth-best in Gasparilla Bowl history) 128 yards on 18 carries

King, a redshirt sophomore, completed 7-of-13 passes for 87 yards and one touchdown and also rushed for 89 yards and one score on 12 carries As a team, the Yellow Jackets rushed for 284 of their 371 yards and controlled possession of the ball for nearly 20 of the 30 minutes in their big second half

Plumlee, a fifth-year senior, led UCF with 198 passing yards (16-29, 2 touchdowns, no interceptions) and senior running back RJ Harvey rushed for 120 yards on 15 carries

This marked the first time in the 15-year history of the Gasparilla Bowl that each team had a player rush for more than 100 yards�

RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM

Memorable Games:

2008: The inaugural game featuring nearby USF saw the Bulls score on four of their first five possessions to record a dominating 40-14 win over Memphis�

2009: Rutgers scored touchdowns four different ways in defeating UCF 45-24 Those touchdowns came by rushing (one), passing (two), interception return (one) and the return of an attempted onside kick (one)�

2010: Louisville’s Charlie Strong led the Cardinals to a 31-28 win over Southern Miss in his first bowl game as a head coach.

2014: North Carolina State made the ACC’s first appearance in the Gasparilla Bowl a successful one in taking a 34-27 win over American Athletic Conference co-champion UCF

2016: Mississippi State made the SEC’s first appearance in the Gasparilla Bowl and needed a blocked 37-yard field goal attempt with five seconds left in the game to secure a come-from-behind 17-16 victory over Miami (Ohio)

2021: The UCF/Florida matchup attracted the bowl’s first-ever sellout crowd (63,669) and the UCF duo of Isaiah Bowser (155 yds) and Ryan O’Keefe (110 yds) became the first teammates to rush for over 100 yards in Gasparilla Bowl history leading the Knights to a 29-17 win over Florida

Other Trivia:

Former Florida Gator defensive standout Thaddeus Bullard, aka as WWE Superstar Titus O’Neal, has served on the Bowl Executive Committee

UCF’s Blake Bortles, who led UCF past Ball State in the 2012 game, became the highest drafted player ever to play in the Gasparilla Bowl when he was selected third overall in the 2014 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars�

The inaugural bowl game was played on December 20, 2008 and featured nearby USF and Memphis The Bulls won the game 41-14

UCF has the most appearances in the Gasparilla Bowl at six (2009, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2023), UCF is tied with Marshall for most victories with three (3) The only other schools with multiple appearances are Marshall (2011, 2015, 2018, 2019), USF (2008, 2018) and FIU (2011, 2017)

Vince “Invincible” Papale handled the coin toss and was the keynote speaker at the 2012 kickoff luncheon The bowl game began playing at Raymond James Stadium in 2018 The game’s original venue was Tropicana Field in St Petersburg which was used from its inception in 2008 – 2017

Schools from eight conferences have played in the Gasparilla Bowl (American, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Conference USA, MAC, SEC, Sun Belt)�

Top Individual Performances: Javon Baker, WR, UCF 2023 - set a bowl record for receiving yards with 173 yards on 9 catches

Jamal Haynes, RB, Georgia Tech, 2023 - had 18 carries for 128 rushing yards (7 1 yards per carry) His 128 rushing yards are the fourth-highest single-game total in bowl history

Ryan O’Keefe, WR, UCF 2021 – Collected a total of 252 all-purpose yards, including 110 yards on 4 rushes, 85 yards on 7 receptions and 56 yards on a pair of kickoff returns O’Keefe’s 74-yard rush on a reverse was the longest running play in Gasparilla Bowl history�

Isaiah Bowser, RB, UCF 2021 – Carried the ball a Gasparilla Bowl-record 35 times for 155 yards and 2 touchdowns�

Marlon Williams, WR, UCF 2019 – Caught 7 passes for 132 yards, including a 75 yard TD catch

Brenden Knox, RB, Marshall 2019 – Rushed for 103 yards on 26 carries In the 2018 bowl game he rushed for 93 yards on 12 carries

Randall St. Felix, WR, USF 2018 – Caught six passes for 165 receiving yards, including two for touchdowns He set new bowl records for receiving yards and yards-per-catch (27 5)

Nick Fitzgerald, QB, Mississippi St. 2016 - First quarterback in Bowl history to rush for 100 or more yards in the game His 142 rushing yards was the second-most by any player in the game

Vintavious Cooper, RB, East Carolina, 2013 - Rushed for a bowl-record 198 yards on 25 carries including two touchdowns in leading ECU over Ohio 37-20

Blake Bortles, QB, UCF, 2012 - Threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns, but also rushed for a career-high 80 yards in leading the Knights to an easy 38-17 win over Ball State Bortles rushed for a six-yard score that helped UCF build a 21-point halftime lead�

Aaron Dobson,WR, Marshall, 2011 - Caught seven passes for 81 yards and two touchdowns in leading the Thundering Herd to a 20-10 win over FIU

Desmond Johnson, RB, Southern Miss, 2010 - Rushed for 107 yards on 10 carries, including a 62-yard touchdown run, in a 31-28 loss to Louisville�

Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers, 2009 - Caught four passes for 97 yards and one touchdown and also rushed for 47 yards on 14 carries and two touchdowns in leading Rutgers to a 45-24 win over UCF

ALL-TIME RESULTS

(Winning Team)

Matt Grothe, South Florida

MVP (Losing Team)

Calhoun, Memphis

2009 Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers Kamar Aiken, UCF

Jeremy Wright, Louisville

Aaron Dobson, Marshall

Austin Davis, Southern Miss

T� Y� Hilton, FIU

Blake Bortles, UCF Jahwan Edwards, Ball St

Vintavious Cooper, ECU

Jacoby Brissett, N�C� State

Donte Foster, Ohio

Josh Reese, UCF

Deandre Reaves, Marshall Bobby Puyol, UConn

Nick Fitzgerald, Miss� St�

Frank Nutile, Temple

Keion Davis, Marshall

Dillon Gabriel, UCF�����������������������������������

Ryan O’Keefe, UCF��������������������������������������

Sam Hartman, Wake Forest

Jamal Haynes, Georgia Tech

Gus Ragland, Miami

MYRTLE BEACH BOWL

Mon., Dec. 23, 2024 ........................................ 11:00 a.m. (ET)

Brooks Stadium 20,000; FieldTurf

TV/Radio: ESPN & ESPN Radio

Affiliations �������������������������������������� Sun Belt, MAC and CUSA

Website

Last 4 Seasons

www�myrtlebeachbowlgame�com

Dec. 21, 2020.................North Texas 28, Appalachian State 56 Dec. 20, 2021.................................Old Dominion 17, Tulsa 30 Dec. 19, 2022 .......................................UConn 14, Marshall 28 Dec. 16, 2023 ............................Georgia Southern 21, Ohio 41

Inaugural Game����������������������������������������������������Dec� 21, 2020

Top Crowds in Bowl Game History

21,244 Coastal Carolina vs. Appalachian State, 2022

Airport

Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR)

Hotels

Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort

10000 Beach Club Dr. (29572) (843) 449-5000

Marriott Myrtle Beach Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes 8400 Costa Verde Dr. (29572)��������������������������� (843) 449-8880

Media: TBD

Social Media

X @MBBowlgame

Facebook /MyrtleBeachBowlGame

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Tentative Media Schedule (All Times ET)

Thur , Dec 19

Press Conference & Welcome Reception 5:00 p.m.

Black Drum Brewing, 2nd Floor

Sun., Dec. 22

Team Walkthroughs, followed by Media Availability

Brooks Stadium at Coastal Carolina University

Mon., Dec. 23

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Brooks Stadium at Coastal Carolina University

Last Season’s Game Summary

Rickey Hunt woke up edgy and nervous Saturday, having no idea he would soon have one of the best performances in Ohio football history�

Hunt, a freshman, ran for four touchdowns and caught a fifth as Ohio overcame a host of transfer portal losses to win its fifth-straight bowl game, beating Georgia Southern 41-21 at the Myrtle Beach Bowl.

“I did not see this coming at all,” said Hunt, pressed into service when the Bobcats top two running backs in Sieh Bangura and O’Shaan Allison entered the portal after combining for 1,263 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Hunt’s five touchdowns were the best single-game showing ever for the Bobcats. He finished with 115 yards and had scoring runs of 2, 6, 40 and 9 yards. Hunt also had an 18-yard TD catch off a jump pass from fill-in quarterback Parker Navarro.

“The last two weeks, it was shaky,” Hunt said. “We lost some big players.”

Along with Bangura and Allison, Ohio played without starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke, who threw for 2,207 yards and 11 touchdowns, but also went to the portal and committed to Indiana earlier this week�

The Bobcats (10-3) forced five turnovers, four off Eagles quarterback Davis Brin, to win 10 games in consecutive years for the first time in program history

Navarro made his first career start after four seasons as a backup at UCF and Ohio.

“He played phenomenal,” Hunt said of his quarterback, who passed for 120 yards and ran for 71.

Ohio’s defense made it all stand up. They held Georgia Southern

MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA

(6-7) to 35 yards in the first half. Brin, who won this game’s MVP in 2021 in leading Tulsa to a 30-17 victory, threw an interception on the game’s fourth play to safety Jeremiah Wood Things didn’t get much better after that with a pick by safety Adonis Williams Jr. before losing the ball on a fumble when Brin was sacked from behind by Wood.

“I’m not going to lie, that may have been one of the best defensive games we’ve played in my time here,” said Wood, whose been with Ohio the past five seasons.

Ohio also sacked Brin five times.

Georgia Southern found some offensive rhythm in the second half and cut its deficit to 34-21 after Brin threw scoring passes of 65 yards to receiver Derwin Burgess Jr. and 15 yards to tight end Jjay Mcafee. But the Eagles could get no closer.

Brin finished 32 of 42 for 350 yards to break the record he set with Tulsa (294) here two years ago.

Georgia Southern receiver Khaleb Hood had seven catches for 101 this season, the fifth time in Sun Belt Conference history a player has reached the century mark.

“I feel like we needed to play better early in this football game,” Eagles coach Clay Helton said. “You look at the turnovers early, that really got us behind the eight ball.”

BROOKS STADIUM

Bowl Notes

The Myrtle Beach Bowl is the first NCAA-sanctioned bowl to be played in the state of South Carolina.

Appalachian State defeated North Texas 56-28 in the inaugural Myrtle Beach Bowl in 2020. ASU runningback Camerun Peoples set NCAA bowl records with 319 rushing yards and five rushing TDs in the win.

The Myrtle Beach Bowl is being played at Brooks Stadium on the campus of Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C. It is one of seven bowls played on college campus, including the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise State), Boca Raton Bowl (FAU), New Mexico Bowl (New Mexico), First Responder Bowl (SMU), Military Bowl (Naval Academy), and Bahamas Bowl (Charlotte). Three other bowls are played in college stadiums, but those venues are not on campus. They include the Birmingham Bowl (UAB), Alamo Bowl (UTSA) and Rose Bowl (UCLA).

Brooks Stadium has a unique feature that only a handful of other stadiums can claim. The venue is one of eight stadiums that do not feature green turf. Brooks Stadium uses teal colored turf, which is the primary color of Coastal Carolina. The list includes Albertson’s Stadium (Boise State; blue turf), Brooks Stadium (Coastal Carolina; teal), Carlson Stadium (Luther College; blue), Estes Stadium (Central Arkansas; purple and gray), Lindenwood Stadium (Lindenwood College; red and gray), Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium (New Haven; blue), Roos Field (Eastern Washington; red) and Rynearson Stadium (Eastern Michigan; gray).

There was a proliferation of postseason benefit games specially scheduled at the conclusion of the regular season during the Great Depression (principally in 1931) to raise money for relief of the unemployed in response to the President’s Committee on Mobilization of Relief Resources and for other charitable causes. The exact number of these games is unknown, but it is estimated that more than 100 college games were played nationwide during this period, often irrespective of the competing teams’ records. South Carolina hosted one of those games on Columbia on Dec. 5, 1931. Centre College defeated the Gamecocks, 9-7.

The state of South Carolina has hosted a number of non-sanctioned NCAA bowl games from 1946-1974. The list includes the Pecan Bowl (Orangeburg; 194647); Iodine Bowl (Charleston; 1949-51, 1953); Peninsula Bowl (Charleston, 1950); Palmetto Shrine Bowl (Columbia, 1950) and Textile Bowl (Spartanburg, 1974).

Kyle Orton, QB, Purdue, 2002: Completed 25-of-37 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns, guiding the Boilermakers back from a 17-0 deficit to a 34-24 win.

RESULTS

DATE

Dec� 21, 2020

Myrtle Beach Bowl MVP

Camerun Peoples, Appalachian State

Dec 20, 2021 Davis Brin, Tulsa

Dec� 19, 2022

Dec. 16, 2023

Rasheen Ali, Marshall

Rickey Hunt, Ohio

FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL

Mon., Dec. 23, 2024 ............................................ 2:30 p.m. ET

Albertsons Stadium 36,363; Blue FieldTurf

TV/Radio: ESPN

Affiliations

Mountain West & MAC

Last 10 Seasons

Dec 20, 2014 Air Force 38, Western Michigan 24

Dec 22, 2015 Akron 23, Utah State 21

Dec� 22, 2016

Dec� 22, 2017

Dec� 21, 2018

Idaho 61, Colorado State 50

Wyoming 37, Central Michigan 14

BYU 49, Western Michigan 18

Jan 3, 2020 Ohio 30, Nevada 21

Dec 22, 2020 Nevada 38, Tulane 27

Dec 21, 2021 Wyoming 52, Kent State 38

Dec 20, 2022 Eastern Michigan 41, San Jose State 27

Dec� 23, 2023

Inaugural Game

Georgia State 45, Utah State 22

Dec� 29, 1997

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times MT)

Tue , Dec 19

Teams Arrive

Thu�, Dec� 22

Press Conferences

Allen Noble Hall of Fame

Mon , Dec 23

Famous

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

30,493 Boston College vs Boise State, 2005

30,446 Boise State vs Iowa State, 2002

29,283 Boise State vs Louisville, 1999

29,243��������������������������������������������� Utah State vs� Toledo, 2012

28,654���������������������������������������� Miami (Fla�) vs� Nevada, 2006

(All games at Albertsons Stadium)

Airport

Boise Air Terminal; Alaska, Delta, Southwest and United Air Jackson Jet Center; serving charters and private aircraft

Hotels

MW - The Riverside Boise 2900 Chinden Blvd (83714) (208) 343-1871

MAC - The Grove Hotel 245 S� Capitol Blvd� (83702) ���������������������������� (208) 333-8000

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Last Season’s Game Summary

Darren Grainger threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two more, Freddie Brock rushed for a school-record 276 yards and a score, and Georgia State rolled past Utah State 45-22 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Saturday

Georgia State (7-6), which had lost five of six entering the game, scored 31 straight points to break it open�

The Panthers were missing six starters, and coach Shawn Elliott wasn’t sure what to expect�

“To get this bowl win and see how we prepared and got this bowl win,” Elliott said, shaking his head� “We had three new offensive linemen We had a new running back starting for us and new wide receivers But there wasn’t a single person who blinked an eye They went out there and executed and got the job done ”

Utah State (6-7) fell apart after rolling up 161 yards of offense in the first quarter, tallying just 186 yards in the final three periods.

“I’m frustrated with how we played in all three phrases of the game,” Aggies coach Blake Anderson said “They manhandled us from beginning to end. It’s not how you want to finish. But there are a lot of things that need to be fixed and things that can be fixed.”

Grainger, a senior who transferred from Furman in 2021, was 19-of22 passing and rushed for 111 yards, accounting for 368 yards of total offense to earn MVP honors

Brock, who assumed the starting role at running back after leading rusher Marcus Carroll transferred to Missouri following the regular season, ripped off runs of 31, 43, 58 and 60 yards� He broke the previous school record of 242 yards set by Trae Barnett against Troy on Oct 26, 2019

“I wasn’t worried about the record,” said Brock, a transfer from Maine who hadn’t carried the ball more than three times in a game for Georgia State� “I just came here to play and take advantage of the moment I didn’t know about it until the last two runs ”

But Grainger knew

“Before the last drive, I told the whole offensive line that we needed Brock to get that record right now,” Grainger said

Brock needed 16 yards to get the record when he busted through the line for exactly that many

Cadarrius Thompson hauled in five passes for 117 yards and two TDs for Georgia State

Utah State’s Levi Williams, who won the Potato Bowl two years ago as the starting quarterback for Wyoming, was 12-of-21 passing for 131 yards with a touchdown and an interception� Davon Booth rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown for the Aggies

ALBERTSONS STADIUM

Memorable Games:

1998: Idaho, returning to the blue turf after upsetting Boise State five weeks earlier, fell behind 21-7 as a 16-point underdog, but rallied behind quarterback John Welsh’s four touchdown passes to take a 42-35 win over Southern Miss

2004: Fresno State’s Paul Pinegar threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Jaron Fairman on fourth down with 0:11 left to force overtime and then threw a winning pass to seldom-used tight end Stephen Spach for a 37-34 OT win over Virginia

2005: Hometown Boise State came in with a 31-game home winning streak, but Boston College controlled the first 40 minutes behind Matt Ryan’s three TD passes and built a 27-0 lead� Boise rallied with three scores and was at the BC 5 in the final minute before Ryan Glasper’s interception with 0:37 left locked up the win in Dan Hawkins’ final game as Boise coach.

2009: An already high-scoring game featured five touchdowns in the final quarter, with Bowling Green taking a 42-35 lead with 0:32 left on a 51-yard Tyerl Sheehan to Freddie Barnes pass� But Idaho QB Nate Enderle marched his team 66 yards in three plays for a tying score, and then threw a two-point pass to Preston Davis for the win

2014: Ahead by just six points following a Western Michigan early fourth-quarter touchdown, Air Force capitalized on a 60yard fumble recovery touchdown return by junior DB Dexter Walker with 9:52 remaining to seal the 38-24 victory�

2016: Idaho held off a tenacious Colorado State team, 61-50, in a record-setting affair For just the third time in college football bowl history, both teams eclipsed the 600-yard mark, combining for 1,206 yards of high-flying offense -- and that was after a scoreless first quarter.

Top Individual Performances:

Levi Williams, QB, Wyoming, 2022 - Became the first quarterback in college bowl history to rush for 200 yards, score four touchdowns rushing and pass for a touchdown He tied the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl record with four touchdowns rushing

Carson Strong, QB, Nevada, 2020 - Matched a Famous Idaho Potato Bowl record with five touchdown passes to cap his Mountain West Offensive MVP season and lead Nevada past Tulane, 38-27. Strong tossed three scores in the first 18 minutes as the Wolf Pack claimed a 19-0 lead

Matt Linehan, QB, Idaho, 2016 -- Passed for 381 yards, scoring five touchdowns, one of which he ran in himself to hold off a relentless Colorado State attack in the Vandals’ 6150 win over the Rams

Kerwynn Williams, RB, Utah State, 2012 -- Scored three touchdowns in a span of less than four minutes in the fourth quarter, helping Utah State break open a close game and roll to a 41-15 win over Toledo� Williams fumbled to set up a Toledo field goal midway through the period and then scored on runs of 63, five and 25 yards in a 182-yard rushing effort.

P. J. Daniels, RB, Georgia Tech, 2003 -- Capped his season by rushing for a bowl-record 307 yards and four touchdowns in the Yellow Jackets’ 52-10 win over Tulsa�

Bart Hendricks, QB, Boise State, 2000 -- Capped his Boise career by throwing a touchdown pass, rushing for two including a bowl-record 77-yard run, and catching a TD pass in the waning moments of Boise’s 38-23 win over UTEP

Ryan Skinner, LB, Idaho, 1998 -- Helped the Vandals keep pace with Southern Miss by making a bowl-record 20 tackles�

Freddie Barnes, WR, and Tyler Sheehan, QB, Bowling Green, 2009 -- Barnes, the nation’s leading receiver, set bowl marks with 17 catches, 219 yards and three TD’s, and Sheehan threw for 387 yards and had 412 offensive yards, both bowl records, against Idaho�

Woody Dantzler, QB, Clemson, 2001 -- Threw for 218 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 57 more, triggering a 548yard outburst in the Tigers’ 49-24 win over Louisiana Tech

(Winning Team)

Chad Plummer, Cincinnati

(Losing Team)

Steve Smith, Utah State 1998 John Welsh, Idaho Lee Roberts, Southern Miss

Brock Forsey, Boise State

Chris Redman, Louisville

2000 Bart Hendricks, Boise State Chris Porter, UTEP

WoodyDantzler, Clemson

Delwyn Daigre, Louisiana Tech

Bobby Hammer, Boise State Anthony Forrest, Iowa State

P� J� Daniels, Georgia Tech

Cort Mofit, Tulsa 2004������������������������������� Paul Pinegar, Fresno State

Marques Hagans, Virginia

Matt Ryan, Boston College Jared Zabransky, Boise State

Kirby Freeman, Miami

Jeff Rowe, Nevada

Tom Brandstater, Fresno State Jonahan Dwyer, Georgia Tech

Da’Rel Scott, Maryland

DeMaundray Woolridge, Idaho Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green

Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 2009

Chandler Harnish, Northern Illinios Jamel Hamler, Fresno State

LaVon Brazill, Ohio

Michael Smith, Utah State

Kerwynn Williams, Utah State Bernard Reedy, Toledo

Adam Muema, San Diego State

Shayne Davern, Air Force

Robert Stein, Akron

2016 Matt Linehan, Idaho 2017 Josh Allen, Wyoming

Branden Oliver, Buffalo

Zach Wilson, BYU������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

Carson Strong, Nevada

Levi Williams, Wyoming

2022 Taylor Powell, Eastern Michigan

Darren Grainger, Georgia State

HAWAI’I BOWL

Tue., Dec. 24, 2024 ............................................... 8:00 p.m. (ET)

Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Complex 15,194; Astro Turf

TV/Radio: ESPN

Affiliations ............................ Conference USA & Mountain West

Website ................................................. www.the hawaiibowl.com

Last 10 Seasons

Dec. 24, 2012

SMU 43, Fresno State 10

Dec. 24, 2013 Oregon State 38, Boise State 23

Dec. 24, 2014 Rice 30, Fresno State 6

Dec. 24, 2015 ............................ San Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7

Dec. 24, 2016 ........................... Hawai’i 52, Middle Tennessee 35

Dec. 24, 2017 Fresno State 33, Houston 27

Dec. 22, 2018 Louisiana Tech 31, Hawai‘i 14

Dec. 24, 2019

Hawai’i 38, BYU 34

Dec. 24, 2022 Middle Tennessee 25, San Diego State 23

Dec. 23, 2023 Costal Carolina 24, San José State 14

Inaugural Game ....................................................... Dec. 25, 2002

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

43,487 Notre Dame vs. Hawai’i, 2008

41,089

40,623

Tulsa vs. Hawai’i, 2010

Hawai’i vs. Arizona, 2006

38,322.......................................................

35,513....................................................

Hawai’i vs. UAB, 2003

Tulane vs. Hawai’i, 2002 (All games at Aloha Stadium)

Airport

Daniel K. Inouye International Airport; Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Airlines, American, Delta, JetStar, Southwest, United

Hotels

Mountain West: Moana Surfrider 2365 Kalakaua Ave (96815) (808) 237-2524

Conference USA: Sheraton Waikiki 2255 Kalakaua Ave (96815) (808) 931-8431

Media: Sheraton Princess Kaiulani 120 Ka’iulani Ave (96815) .................................... (808) 922-5811

Social Media

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Tentative Media Schedule (All Times ET)

Tue., Dec. 24

Hawai’i Bowl Game ............................................. 8:00 p.m. ET

Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Complex

1003 Bishop St., Suite 1990, Honolulu, Hi 96813

808-523-3688

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Last Season’s Game Summary

Coastal Carolina opened up a 17-0 lead and fought off San Jose State for a 24-14 win to become EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl champions on Saturday night at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.

The victory was Coastal’s second bowl victory in program history and first since a 47-41 win over Northern Illinois in the Tailgreeter Cure Bowl in 2021.

Coastal Carolina scored the lone points of the first half on its second possession of the first half, driving 80 yards in 11 plays as Ethan Vasko connected with Matt Alaimo for a two-yard touchdown toss with 3:16 left in the first quarter.

San Jose State threatened to tie the game midway through the second quarter, but Wyatt Gedeon chased down a Spartan receiver on fourth down to stop SJSU short and give Coastal a 7-0 lead at halftime. The Chanticleers dominated the field position in the first half as Evan Crenshaw’s punts pinned the Spartans inside their own five-yard line on back-to-back drives in the second quarter.

Coastal Carolina became the first team to shut out San Jose State in the first half since Southern Cal on Sept. 4, 2021, breaking a streak of 34 consecutive games scoring in the first half for the Spartans.

The Chants’ defense rose to the occasion once again late in the third quarter as Teddy Tiokeng forced a fumble inside the red zone that Shane Bruce recovered. Coastal’s offense capitalized with an 11-play, 87-yard drive that ended when Vasko hit Kendall Karr for a two-yard score at the 3:19 mark.

CCU’s defense forced its second turnover on the ensuing possession when Abraham Temoney III knocked the ball loose and into the hands of Courtney Eubanks. Kade Hensley extended Coastal’s lead to 17-0 eight plays later with a career-long 49-yard field goal with 14:16 to go in the fourth quarter.

The Spartans finally got on the board with a 35-yard touchdown pass with 12:27 left in the game. After forcing CCU’s first three-and-out of

the night, San Jose State trimmed the deficit to 17-14 with a 12-yard touchdown run with 8:30 remaining.

Facing its biggest possession of the night, the Chants went to Sam Pinckney. The Sun Belt’s all-time leader in receiving yards caught four passes on the drive, becoming just the third receiver in school history to record 1,000 receiving yards in a single season. His final catch, a spectacular one-handed grab for an eight-yard touchdown, gave him 72 catches on the season, breaking the single-season record he set in 2022.

San Jose State tried to pull within one score, but a Micheal Mason sack forced the Spartans to attempt a field goal with 1:09 to play. The kick sailed wide left, clinching the win as the Chants became the first FBS team ever from South Carolina to win a game in Hawai’i.

Vasko was named the Hugh Yoshida Most Valuable Player after going 20-of-33 through the air for 199 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for a team-high 50 yards on 17 carries. Pinckney led all receivers with eight catches for 123 yards.

Temoney led the defense with six tackles, while Shane Bruce added five stops. Matthew McDoom tallied four of Coastal’s seven pass breakups on the night.

CLARENCE

ATHLETIC COMPLEX

Memorable Games

2003: In a wild shootout that featured three overtimes and a helmet-throwing brawl postgame, Timmy Chang passed for 475 yards and five scores, leading Hawai’i to a 54-48 win over Houston. The teams combined for 1,158 offensive yards, 81 on Houston quarterback Kevin Kolb’s TD pass to Vincent Marshall with 0:34 left to force overtime.

2006: Hawai‘i quarterback Colt Brennan broke the NCAA single-season record for touchdown passes, throwing five in the second half in a 41-24 win over Arizona State. Brennan finished the season with 58 touchdown passes, and went 33-of-42 for 559 yards in the game. Jason Rivers had 14 receptions for 308 yards, the most in a bowl game since 1937.

2007: East Carolina’s Chris Johnson set an NCAA bowl record with 408 all-purpose yards, and Ben Hartman kicked a field goal as time expired to give ECU a 41- 38 win over Boise State.

2010: Tulsa grounded the nation’s No. 1 passing offense forcing six first-half turnovers in a 62-35 victory over No. 24 Hawai‘i. The Golden Hurricane returned two interceptions for touchdowns, both for 54 yards on consecutive drives in the second quarter.

2011: No. 21 Southern Miss overcame a shaky start to earn its school-record 12th victory in a 24-17 win over Nevada. The Golden Eagles shut down the Wolf Pac’s potent pistol offense in the second half and Austin Davis completed a late touchdown to Kelvin Bolden for the game-winner.

2016: The hometown Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors made their seventh Hawai‘i Bowl appearance and first since 2010 with a come-from-behind 52-35 victory over Middle Tennessee. Dru Brown passed for 274 yards and four touchdowns, Diocemy Saint Juste rushed for 170 yards, John Ursua caught six passes for 120 yards, and Trayvon Henderson returned an interception 68 yards for a touchdown.

Top Individual Performances:

Jason Rivers, WR, Hawai‘i, 2006 - Caught 14 passes for 308 yards and two touchdowns, with his yardage setting an all-time NCAA bowl record in Hawaii’s win over Arizona State.

Colt Brennan, QB, Hawai‘i, 2006 - Threw for 559 yards on 33-of-42 passing and had five TD passes in the second half in a 41-24 win over Arizona State. Brennan set an NCAA record for single-season TD passes (58) during the game.

Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina, 2007 - Compiled 408 all-purpose yards -- 223 rushing, 32 receiving, 153 on kick returns -- to set an NCAA bowl record and help lead East Carolina to a 41-38 win over Boise State.

Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame, 2008 - Completed 22 of 26 passes for 401 yards and five scores in leading the Fighting Irish to a 49-21 win over Hawai’i.

Damarus Johnson, WR, Tulsa, 2010 - Broke loose for a career-high 326 all-purpose yards to break the NCAA career record and Tulsa upset 24th-ranked Hawai‘i, 62-35. Johnson earned bowl MVP honors, rushing for 98 yards and a touchdown; catching four passes for 101 yards and another score; and also had five kickoff returns for 109 yards and an 18-yard punt return.

Rashaad Reynolds, DB, Oregon State, 2013 –Returned two fumbles for touchdowns in the first half as the Beavers raced out to a 31-6 halftime lead over Boise State en route to a 38-23 victory.

Dru Brown, QB, Hawai‘i, 2016 - Accounted for a bowl-tying record five touchdowns (4 passing, 1 rushing) in UH’s 52-35 victory over Middle Tennessee. Brown finished with 274 yards passing as UH erased a 14-0 deficit.

Jaylon Ferguson, LB, Louisiana Tech, 2018 – Had a total of 5 tackles: four solo, 2.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for a loss. He surpassed Terrell Suggs and became the NCAA career leader in sacks.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

MVP (Winning Team)

MVP (Losing Team)

Dec. 24, 2002 ................ Lynaris Elpheage, Tulane .............................................................................. Justin Colbert, Hawai‘i

Dec. 24, 2003 Timmy Chang, Hawai‘i Jackie Battle, Houston

Dec. 24, 2004 ............... Timmy Chang & Chad Owens, Hawai‘i ........................................................ Darrell Hackney, UAB

Dec. 24, 2005 ................ BJ Mitchell, Nevada ................................................................................... Brandon Marshall, UCF

Dec. 24, 2006 Colt Brennan & Jason Rivers, Hawai‘i Ryan Torain, Arizona State

Dec. 24, 2007 ................ Chris Johnson, East Carolina .................................................................... Jeremy Avery, Boise State

Dec. 24, 2008 ................ Jimmy Clausen & Golden Tate, Notre Dame ................................................... Aaron Bain, Hawai‘i

Dec. 24, 2009 Kyle Padron, SMU Kevin Basped, Nevada

Dec. 24, 2010 ................ Damaris Johnson, Tulsa ......................................................................................Greg Salas, Hawai‘i

Dec. 24, 2011 ................ Cordarro Law, Southern Miss ..................................................................... Lampford Mark, Nevada

Dec. 24, 2012 Margus Hunt, SMU Davante Adams, Fresno State

Dec. 24, 2013 ................ Rashaad Reynolds, Oregon State................................................................. Matt Miller, Boise State

Dec. 24, 2014 ................ Driphus Jackson & Brian Nordstrom, Rice ......................................... Karl Mickelsen, Fresno State

Dec. 24, 2015 Dakota Gordon, San Diego State Zach Edwards, Cincinnati

Dec. 24, 2016 ................ Dru Brown, Hawai‘i ....................................................................... Richie James, Middle Tennessee

Dec. 24, 2017 ................ Marcus McMaryion, Fresno State ............................................................... Steven Dunbar, Houston

Dec. 22, 2018 Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech Kendall Hune, Hawai‘i

Dec. 24, 2019 ................ Cole McDonald, Hawai‘i ..................................................................................... Zach Wilson, BYU

Dec. 24, 2022 ................ Jordan Ferguson, Middle Tennessee ...................................................................................................

Dec. 23, 2023 Ethan Vasko, Costal Carolina

GAMEABOVE SPORTS BOWL

Thur., Dec. 26, 2024............................................ 2:00 p.m. ET

Ford Field 65,000; FieldTurf

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Last 10 Seasons

Big Ten & MAC

Dec 26, 2014 Rutgers 40, North Carolina 21

Dec 28, 2015 Minnesota 21, Central Michigan 14

Dec� 26, 2016

Dec� 26, 2017

Boston College 36, Maryland 30

Duke 36, Northern Illinois 14

Dec 26, 2018 Minnesota 34, Georgia Tech 10 Dec 26, 2019 Pittsburgh 34, Eastern Michigan 30 2020 COVID-19

Dec 27, 2021 Western Michigan 52, Nevada 24

Dec 26, 2022 New Mexico State 24, Bowling Green 19

Dec� 26, 2023 ������������������������ Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

34,765 Pittsburg vs Eastern Michigan, 2019

34,217 Minnesota vs Central Michigan, 2015

27,228 Georgia Institute of Tech vs Minnesota, 2018

23,876���������������������������������� *Rutgers vs� North Carolina, 2014

28,521������������������������������� Bowling Green vs� Minnesota, 2023 (* Inaugural game)

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Last Season’s Game Summary

Freshman Darius Taylor returned from a leg injury to rush for a career-high 208 yards, and Minnesota beat Bowling Green 30-24 in the Quick Lane Bowl on Tuesday

Minnesota (6-7), which was selected for the bowl because it had the best Academic Progress Rate among five-win teams, won its seventh consecutive bowl game overall and fifth in a row under coach P J Fleck

Taylor, who had missed the Gophers’ previous five games, had 35 carries, including a 17-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter that gave Minnesota a 30-17 lead� The 5-foot-11 running back, a Detroit native, averaged 176 yards during a three-game stretch in September, but had only played in one game since

“It’s so cool to watch him come back to his home city and his home state and do what he did in front of a lot of people who came to support him,” Fleck said� “He’s a really special individual, a great young person� And he’s going to be one of the faces of this program for a long time ”

Taylor’s return was crucial for Minnesota, which had senior Cole Kramer making his first career start at quarterback after Athan Kaliakmanis entered the transfer portal� Kramer was set to leave the program after the regular season, but stuck around even though he is planning a wedding to fiancee Katie Miller, who was in the stands Tuesday and was shown frequently on the ESPN telecast

“We’re bowl champs with a lot of injuries,” Fleck said “A lot of people would have folded, but this team did not, and Cole deserves a lot of credit� I’m really happy for his leadership and

proud of his leadership and thankful for him ”

Kramer went 8-of-16 passing for just 26 yards, but he came through in the red zone, throwing for two touchdowns and running for another� The Gophers ran the ball 44 times for 255 yards while holding Bowling Green to 82 yards rushing�

Conor Bazelak threw for two scores and ran for one for Bowling Green (7-6), which lost the Quick Lane Bowl for the second year in a row

“I thought both teams played extremely hard,” Bowling Green coach Scot Loeffler said. “Both teams had some adversity that (they) had to overcome with people not playing My hat’s off to Minnesota They were able to make a few more plays than us ”

The Falcons led 10-9 at halftime, but the Gophers took control in the third quarter� Kramer capped an 11-play, 78-yard drive by scoring on a 1-yard sneak� Bowling Green went three-andout, and Minnesota scored six plays later on a 7-yard pass from Kramer to Jameson Geers

Bazelak scored on a 2-yard run to get the Falcons within six points with 2:33 remaining, but Minnesota recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock�

Bowling Green struck first on a 46-yard pass from Bazelak to Odieu Hiliaire less than a minute and a half into the game Kramer responded with a 4-yard strike to Elijah Spencer The 2-point conversion attempt failed�

Kramer, who had thrown one pass — which was intercepted — during the regular season, connected on his first five passes.

FORD FIELD

Memorable Games:

2014: Rutgers’ first season in the Big Ten Conference ended on a high note, with the Scarlet Knights rolling to a 40-21 win over North Carolina in the inaugural game Freshman running back Josh Hicks ran for 202 yards and a touchdown, senior quarterback Gary Nova threw for 184 yards and two scores and another freshman, Robert Martin, ran for 100 yards and two touchdowns� The Knights led 40-7 before UNC posted two late touchdowns�

2015: The 2015 game saw a victory for the University of Minnesota Gophers over the Central Michigan University Chippewas, representing the MAC conference, 21-14 The MVP of the game, UMN’s QB Mitch Leidner, led a comeback in the fourth quarter running 13 yards for a touchdown with 4:26 remaining

2016: Boston College won its first bowl game since 2007 in snapping a five-game postseason losing streak, taking advantage of Maryland’s mistakes to claim victory in the Quick Lane Bowl� The Eagles built a 36-13 lead early in the second half, then fended off a late Terrapins’ rally to complete their third 7-6 season in four years under head coach Steve Addazio

2017: The 2017 Duke Blue Devils had a promising start to their season, at 4-0, before going on a six-game losing streak to ultimately finish out their season 7-6. However, their 36-14 victory over the NIU Huskies ended their season on a threegame winning streak Duke’s dominant 2017 Quick Lane Bowl performance under head coach David Cutcliffe was the 13th bowl game in Duke program history and the fifth bowl victory. The win was also the first time Duke won consecutive bowl game appearances since 1945 and 1955, after their 2015 Pinstripe Bowl win

2019: In front of the biggest Quick Lane Bowl crowd to date, the Pitt Panthers and Eastern Michigan Eagles played a close, electrifying game that came down to literally the final seconds. With 47 seconds left on the Eagles 25 yard line, Pickett hit wide receiver Taysir Mack for the go-ahead touchdown giving the Panthers a 34-30 lead After Eastern Michigan was unable to convert on a 4th down play, Pitt ended the game by taking a knee as time expired giving the Panthers a 34-30 Quick Lane Bowl victory

Top Individual Performances:

Josh Hicks, RB, Rutgers, 2014 - - Ran for 202 yards and a touchdown to cap his freshman season and lead the Scarlet Knights to a 40-21 win over North Carolina in the inaugural game. Hicks, named the game MVP, capped a 91- yard firsthalf drive with a 21-yard touchdown run that gave Rutgers a 14-0 lead�

Gary Nova, QB, Rutgers, 2014 - - Threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns, the first giving the Knights a 7-0 lead less than three minutes into the game and the second midway through that third quarter giving his team a 30-7 lead, while leading Rutgers to a 40-21 win over North Carolina�

Marquise Williams, QB, North Carolina, 2014 - - Provided two of the Tar Heels’ touchdowns, throwing for 198 yards and a score and rushing for 51 yards and another touchdown, in a losing effort in Rutgers’ 40-21 win over the Heels in the inaugural game�

Mitch Leidner, QB, Minnesota, 2015 - - Leidner ran for a 13-yard game winning touchdown with 4:26 left on the clock to solidify Minnesota’s 21-14 victory over Central Michigan The game’s MVP had 223 yards, one passing touchdown, one rushing touchdown and a completed two-point conversion

KJ Maye, WR, Minnesota, 2015 - - Maye had one touchdown and completed the game winning touchdown’s twopoint conversion. The wide receiver finished with 67 total yards

Romello Ross, RB, Central Michigan, 2015 - - Ross rushed for 100 yards with one touchdown� His 4th quarter touchdown gave Central Michigan the late lead, but soon would fall to Minnesota

Ty Johnson, RB, Maryland, 2016 had a 62-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to cut the Eagles’ lead.

Daniel Jones, QB, Duke, 2017 – MVP; 252 yards passing, 86 yards rushing, two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE MVP

Dec� 26, 2014

Dec 28, 2015

Dec� 26, 2016

Dec� 26, 2017

Hicks, RB, Rutgers

Mitch Leidner, QB, Minnesota

Boston College Defensive Line

Daniel Jones, QB, Duke

Dec 26, 2018 Mohamed Ibrahim, RB, Minnesota

Dec� 26, 2019

Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh

2020 COVID-19

Dec� 27, 2021

Dec� 26, 2022

Sean Tyler, RB, Western Michigan

Diego Pavia, QB, New Mexico State

Dec 26, 2023 Darius Taylor, RB, Minnesota

Thu., Dec. 26, 2024 .................................................5:30 p.m. ET

Chase Field 39,056; Natural Grass

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Affiliations ........................................................ Big Ten & Big 12

Website ............................................................www.ratebowl.com

Last 10 Seasons

Dec. 28, 2013 Kansas State 31, Michigan 14

Jan. 2, 2015 Oklahoma State 30, Washington 22

Jan. 2, 2016 West Virginia 43, Arizona State 42

Dec. 27, 2016 ........................................ Baylor 31, Boise State 12

Dec. 26, 2017 ......................................Kansas State 35, UCLA 17

Dec. 26, 2018 TCU 10, Cal 7 (OT)

Dec. 27, 2019 Air Force 31, Washington State 21

Dec. 28, 2021 Minnesota 18, West Virginia 6

Dec. 27, 2022 Wisconsin 24, Oklahoma State 17

Dec. 26, 2023 Kansas 49, UNLV 36

Inaugural Game ....................................................... Dec. 31, 1989

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

54,247 Oklahoma vs. Iowa, 2011

53,453 Iowa vs. Missouri, 2010

53,284 Michigan vs. Kansas State, 2013

49,385...........................................Arizona vs. New Mexico, 1997

49,103................................................. Kansas vs Minnesota, 2008

(Games before 2000 were played at Arizona Stadium, games between 2000-2005 were played at Chase Field, and games between 2006-2014 were played at Sun Devil Stadium)

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Big Ten Team Media Day

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Chase

Last Season’s Game Summary

Kansas was one of Power Five football’s worst teams not that long ago, going through two full seasons with one combined win.

The Jayhawks began rebuilding in coach Lance Leipold’s first season, went to a bowl game a year ago and now have a large trophy to take back home with them to Lawrence.

Jason Bean threw for 449 yards and all six of his touchdown passes to two receivers, and penalty-plagued Kansas outlasted UNLV 49-36 in the Rate Bowl on Tuesday night.

“I said it one time and I kind of chuckle, that we can be in the conversation for a conference championship,” Leipold said. “I never would have thought I would have said that that quick at Kansas.”

The Jayhawks (9-4) tried to make things hard on themselves Tuesday.

Ranked 14th nationally for fewest penalties with 55 during the regular season, Kansas was flagged 18 times for 210 yards, including four personal fouls.

The Jayhawks made up for it with an explosive offense that produced 591 total yards at Chase Field, home of baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks.

Luke Grimm had four catches for 160 yards and three touchdowns. Lawrence Arnold added six catches for 132 yards and three more scores, giving Kansas two receivers with three touchdowns in a game for the first time in program history.

Bean finished 19 of 28 and overcame two interceptions in the third quarter to lead Kansas to its first postseason win since the 2008 Insight Bowl, also in Phoenix.

“That’s an example of this whole season,” said Bean, who took over as Kansas’ starter when Jalon Daniels went out with a back injury three games into the season. “We’ve had our ups and downs and that’s just a credit to our attitude to stay kind of even keel.”

Jayden Maiava threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter to rally UNLV (9-5) nearly all the way back from a 21-point deficit early in the second. He added a 50-yard touchdown pass to Senika McKie and finished 24 of 35 for 291 yards with two interceptions.

The Rebels just couldn’t stop Kansas and came up short in their first bowl game since 2014.

A tough ending to coach Barry Odom’s first season, but UNLV finished with its most wins since the Randall Cunningham team went 11-2 in 1984.

“I thought the progress that the program made was substantial from where we started back when we got the job and started working together,” Odom said.

UNLV got off to a fast start, moving quickly down the field for Maiava’s 3-yard touchdown pass to Vincent Davis.

Bean took over from there, hitting Grimm on touchdowns of 6 and 60 yards, and a 15-yarder to Arnold. Devin Neal’s 1-yard run put Kansas up 28-10 at halftime.

Maiava rallied UNLV to 28-24 with a pair of TD passes, but Kansas kept scoring.

Bean hit Arnold on touchdown passes of 40 and 56 yards, then put the Jayhawks up 49-30 with a 43-yard TD to Grimm.

“We tried a little bit of everything,” Odom said. “Any good defense, the number of explosive plays, the lower the number is the better you’re going to be as a defense. It sounds easy, but it’s hard to do.”

CHASE FIELD

Memorable Games:

1991: Indiana pitched the only shutout in Rate Bowl history, blanking Baylor 24-0 thanks to two turnovers deep in scoring territory.

2006: Texas Tech overcame a 31-point deficit to rally for a 44-41 overtime victory over Minnesota, recording the biggest comeback in NCAA Division I-A bowl history. The Gophers led 38-7 midway through the third quarter before the Red Raiders scored 31 points in less than 20 minutes, capped by Alex Trlica’s 52yard field goal on the final play of regulation.

2009: Iowa State hadn’t had a winning season since 2005, but posted its first win over border rival Minnesota since 1898 in barely holding onto a 14-3 halftime lead in winning 14-13.

2010: Iowa defensive back Micah Hyde marred a stellar performance by Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert, with his interception and 72-yard return providing the winning score in a 27-24 victory.

2016: West Virginia and Arizona State set a Rate Bowl record in their high-scoring shootout with eight lead changes throughout the game, as the Mountaineers topped the Sun Devils, 43-42.

2017: Down by 10 going into the second half, Kansas State scored 28 unanswered points to complete a wild comeback and defeat UCLA 35-17. The win helped legendary Kansas State coach Bill Snyder to his 210th career victory.

2018: In a match-up that featured two of the top 30 defenses in college football, TCU escaped the Rate Bowl with a 10-7 overtime victory over Cal. The teams combined for nine interceptions, the most in Rate Bowl history. The game ended as the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter that night.

2023: Kansas and UNLV entertained the crowd in the highest-scoring game of the 2023-24 Bowl Season. The 85 combined points were also tied for the fourth-most in Rate Bowl history.

Top Individual Performances: Byron Hanspard, RB, Texas Tech, 1995 -- Set bowl records for rushing yards and touchdowns with a 260-yard performance and four scores in leading Texas Tech to a 55-41 win over Air Force.

Drew Bledsoe, QB, Washington State, 1992 -- In the fourth Rate Bowl, threw for a record 476 yards that still stands, hitting 30-of-46 passes including an 87-yard touchdown to Phillip Bobo. He had 196 passing yards in the first quarter alone as WSU beat Utah 31-28.

Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri, 2010 -- Even in a losing effort, completed 41-of-57 passes for 434 yards, all three Missouri bowl records and the completions and attempts bowl-game records.

Skyler Howard, QB, West Virginia, 2016 -- Became the first 500-yard passer in Rate Bowl history and broke the bowl’s records for both passing yards and passing touchdowns, with 532 yards and five touchdowns.

Jahad Woods, LB, Washington State, 2019 -- Recorded a Bowl and career-high 20 tackles, 10 of which were solo. Woods had five more than the previous Bowl record of 15.

Jason Bean, QB, Kansas, 2023 – Set a Bowl record with six touchdown passes in Kansas’ 49-36 win over UNLV. Bean also recorded 470 yards of total offense, the third-highest total in Bowl history.

Other Trivia:

Bill Snyder has the most Rate Bowl wins with three. His first came in 1993 when Kansas State beat Wyoming, next was 2013 over Michigan and his most recent came in 2017 with a win over UCLA. Only two other coaches (Mike Gundy – Oklahoma State & Dick Tomey – Arizona) have two wins.

In the first-ever game in 1989, home-state favorite Arizona was dominated statistically 310-to-130 in yardage, 23-8 in first downs, and 38:06-to-21:54 in possession time, but still managed to take a 17-10 win over North Carolina State. The teams combined for a bowl-record seven turnovers.

The highest-scoring game in Rate Bowl history was also one of the wildest, as Cal’s Tyler Frederickson hit a final-play 35-yard field goal for a 52-49 win over Virginia Tech in 2003. Both teams rallied from 14-point deficits during the game. Cal scored six consecutive touchdowns after falling behind 21-7, and the teams combined for 1,081 yards, and no turnovers. The Rate Bowl is the only bowl game between the Big Ten and Big 12 Conferences.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Offensive Player of the Game

Defensive Player of the Game

Dec. 31, 1989 ................ Shane Montgomery, North Carolina State ........................................................ Scott Geyer, Arizona

Dec. 31, 1990

Mike Pawlawski, Cal Robert Midgett, Wyoming

Dec. 31, 1991 ............... Vaughn Dunbar, Indiana ................................................................................... Mark Hagen, Indiana

Dec. 29, 1992 ................ Drew Bledsoe, Washington State...................................................................... Kareem Leary, Utah

Dec. 29, 1993 Andre Coleman, Kansas State Kenny McEntyre, Kansas State

Dec. 29, 1994 ............... Jamal Willis, BYU ............................................................................ Broderick Simpson, Oklahoma

Dec. 27, 1995 ............... Zebby Lethridge, Texas Tech .....................................................................Mickey Dalton, Air Force

Dec. 27, 1996 Ron Dayne, Wisconsin Tarek Saleh, Wisconsin

Dec. 27, 1997 ............... Trung Canidate, Arizona ............................................................................... Jimmy Sprotte, Arizona

Dec. 26, 1998 ............... Marc Bulger, West Virginia ........................................................................... Jeff Marriott, Missouri

Dec. 31, 1999 Cortlen Johnson, Colorado Jashon Sykes, Colorado

Dec. 28, 2000 ............... Sage Rosenfels, Iowa State ................................................................... Reggie Hayward, Iowa State

Dec. 29, 2001 ............... James Mungo, Syracuse ...............................................................................Clifton Smith, Syracuse

Dec. 26, 2002

Dec. 26, 2003 ...............

Brandon Miree, Pittsburgh

Claude Harriott, Pittsburgh

Aaron Rodgers, Cal ............................................................................................ Ryan Gutierrez, Cal

Dec. 28, 2004 ............... Derek Anderson, Oregon State ................................................................... Trent Bray, Oregon State

Dec. 27, 2005 Rudy Carpenter, Arizona State Jamar Williams, Arizona State

Dec. 29, 2006 ............... Graham Harrell, Texas Tech ...............................................................Antonio Huffman, Texas Tech

Dec. 31, 2007 ............... Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State .................................................... Donovan Woods, Oklahoma State

Dec. 31, 2008 Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas James Holt, Kansas

Dec. 31, 2009 ............... Alexander Robinson, Iowa State .......................................................... Christopher Lyle, Iowa State

Dec. 28, 2010 ............... Marcus Coker, Iowa .............................................................................................. Micah Hyde, Iowa

Dec. 30, 2011 Blake Bell, Oklahoma Jamell Fleming, Oklahoma

Dec. 29, 2012 ............... Le’Veon Bell, Michigan State ..................................................... William Gholston, Michigan State

Dec. 28, 2013 ................ Tyler Lockett, Kansas State .................................................................. Dante Barnett, Kansas State

Jan. 2, 2015 Desmond Roland, Oklahoma State Seth Jacobs, Oklahoma State

Jan. 2, 2016 .................. Skyler Howard, West Virginia ............................................................. Shaq Petteway, West Virginia

Dec. 27, 2016 ............... K.D Cannon, Baylor .......................................................................................... Tyrone Hunt, Baylor

Dec. 26, 2017 Alex Delton, Kansas State Denzel Goolsby, Kansas State

Dec. 26, 2018 ............... Sewo Olonilua, TCU ........................................................................................Jaylinn Hawkins, Cal

Dec. 27, 2019 ............... Kadin Remsberg, Air Force ................................................................... Grant Donaldson, Air Force

Dec. 28, 2021 Ky Thomas, Minnesota Tyler Nubin, Minnesota

Dec. 27, 2022 ............... Braelon Allen, Wisconsin .......................................................................... Jordan Turner, Wisconsin

Dec. 26, 2023 ............... Jason Bean, Kansas..................................................................................... Kenny Logan Jr., Kansas

68 VENTURES BOWL

Thu., Dec. 26, 2024 ........................................9:00 p.m. (ET)

Hancock Whitney Stadium 25,450; FieldTurf

TV/Radio: ESPN/College Football Radio Network

Affiliations �������������������������������������������Sun Belt/CUSA/MAC Website

Last 10 Seasons

Jan� 4, 2015

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times are CT) Thurs., Dec. 26 68 Ventures Bowl 8:00

Hancock Whitney Stadium

Toledo 63, Arkansas State 44

Dec 23, 2015 Georgia Southern 58, Bowling Green 27

Dec� 23, 2016

Dec� 23, 2017

Troy 28, Ohio 23

Appalachian State 34, Toledo 0

Dec 22, 2018 Troy 42, Buffalo 32

Jan 6, 2020 Louisiana 27, Miami (Ohio) 17

Dec 26, 2020 Georgia State 39, Western Kentucky 21

Dec 17, 2021 Liberty 56, Eastern Michigan 20

Dec� 17, 2022

Southern Miss 38, Rice 24

Dec� 23, 2023 ����������South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10

Inaugural Game Dec 22, 1999

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

40,646�����������������������������������������Marshal vs. Louisville, 2001

40,620������������������������������� Miami (Ohio) vs. Louisville, 2003

40,300��������������������������������������� Southern Miss vs. TCU, 2000

40,160 Bowling Green vs. Mamphis, 2014

40,139 Marshall vs. East Carolina, 2002

(All games at Ladd-Peebles Stadium)

Airport

Mobile Regional Airport; Delta, United, U�S� Airways, American Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport Pensacola International Airport

Hotels

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Last Season’s Game Summary

Freshman Gio Lopez threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, and South Alabama trounced Eastern Michigan 59-10 in the 68 Ventures Bowl on Saturday night.

Playing on their home field at Hancock Whitney Stadium, the Jaguars (7-6) scored on their first three possessions, led 38-3 at halftime and outgained Eastern Michigan (6-7) 627 yards to 150. It was the first bowl victory for South Alabama, which joined the FBS in 2012 and had lost three previous bowl games.

“A lot of work goes into a moment like this,” South Alabama coach Kane Wommack said. “It goes way beyond just our players this season. ... We’ve had a great past, great moments in our present and certainly our best days are ahead of us and that’s really exciting. This is a great moment to build upon and that’s exactly what we’re doing.”

Lopez split time with Desmond Trotter, who started in place of Carter Bradley, out with a knee injury. Lopez completed 14 of 19 passes for 192 yards and touchdowns of 5 and 42 yards to Jamaal Pritchett and 20 yards to DJ Thomas-Jones, and ran for a 27-yard score. He led the team with 88 yards rushing and was named MVP of the game.

Trotter threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Thomas-Jones and ran for a 3-yard TD. Pritchett caught eight passes for 127 yards in place of AllSun Belt receiver Caullin Lacy, who transferred to Louisville.

Two-time 1,000-yard rusher La’Damian Webb (turf toe) also missed the game for South Alabama. Sophomore Braylon McReynolds started and totaled 111 scrimmage yards (71 rushing).

South Alabama had the highest scoring total in program history against an FBS opponent. The Jaguars scored 55 points against both Louisiana-Monroe and Southern Miss earlier this season.

South Alabama’s defense held Eastern Michigan to 6 for 20 on third and fourth down, and did not allow the Eagles to surpass 100 total yards until the final six minutes. EMU was also playing without its starting quarterback after Austin Smith entered the transfer portal.

MOBILE, ALABAMA

Ike Udengwu started at quarterback for the Eagles, but freshman Cam’Ron McCoy ended up playing most of the game. McCoy completed 12 of 27 passes for 73 yards with two interceptions and rushed for 73 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown with 58 seconds left.

“Congratulations to South Alabama, they were certainly the better team tonight, really in every way,” Eastern Michigan coach Chris Creighton said. “This was gonna be a battle that started with running the ball and defending the run� We knew that they were going to be loading the box and playing a lot of man. They’re 6-0 when they’ve outrushed their opponent and 0-6 when they have not. I think they got us both ways on that.”

South Alabama was the visiting team despite playing on its home field. The Jaguars wore white jerseys and used the visitors’ sideline and locker room. Their fans sat on the visiting side.

Being the home team was no help for the green-clad Eagles, who suffered their second blowout loss in Mobile in three years. Eastern Michigan lost 56-20 to Liberty in the same bowl game two years ago, when it was sponsored by LendingTree.

HANCOCK WHITNEY STADIUM

Memorable Games

2001: Marshall 64, East Carolina 61. In the highest-scoring game in collegiate bowl history, Marshall overcame a 30-point halftime deficit behind Byron Leftwich’s 576 passing yards. Leftwich hit a leaping Darius Watts from 11 yards out to tie the game at 51 with seconds remaining, and the Herd could have won in regulation but missed the extra point. The teams combined for 1,141 offensive yards.

2002: Marshall 38, Louisville 15. Leftwich threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns, becoming the first player in Division I-A history to throw four touchdown passes in two different bowl games.

2003: Miami (Ohio) 49, Louisville 28. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 376 yards and four scores as Miami tied a school record with its 13th straight win. All four of Roethlisberger’s TD passes came in the first half when the RedHawks jumped to a 35-7 lead. After the game, Roethlisberger announced he would leave early for the NFL Draft.

2008: Tulsa 63, Bowling Green 7. Tulsa posted the largest victory margin in collegiate bowl history and became the first team in NCAA history to have a 5,000yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and three 1,000-yard receivers. QB Paul Smith needed 247 yards and receiver Charles Clay needed 45 yards to reach that mark, and both got there in the fourth quarter.

2015: Toledo and Arkansas State teamed to score the third-highest total points in collegiate bowl history, with Toledo taking a 63-44 win. The only higherscoring bowl games in history were the 2001 game in Mobile (then known as the GMAC bowl) where Marshall and East Carolina scored 125 points, and the 2012 Alamo Bowl where Baylor beat Washington 67-56.

Top Individual Performances:

LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU, 1999 & 2000 -- Rushed for 242 yards and four touchdowns on 64 carries in his two back-to-back appearances in Mobile, including leading the Horned Frogs to a 28-14 win over East Carolina in the inaugural game.

Byron Leftwich, QB, Marshall, 2001 -- Threw for 576 yards and four touchdowns in the highest-scoring game in collegiate bowl history, as Marshall overcame a 30-point halftime deficit to win 64-61 in double overtime. He finished 41-of-70 throwing and also ran for a TD�

Byron Leftwich, QB, Marshall, 2002 -- After a first-half injury, Leftwich was unable to put weight on his front leg, and was picked up and carried downfield by his offensive linemen between long plays. He finished with 249 yards passing and four touchdowns, becoming the first player in Division I bowl history to throw four TD’s in two bowl games in the Herd’s win over Louisville.

Omar Jacobs, QB, Bowling Green, 2004 -- Went from obscurity to the MAC’s standout quarterback as a sophomore, and capped his season with 365 passing yards and five touchdowns in Bowling Green’s 52-35 win over Memphis.

Kareem Hunt, RB, Toledo, 2015 -- Rushed for 271 yards and five touchdowns in leading the Rockets to a 63-44 win over Arkansas State. In that same game, ASU quarterback Fredi Knighten threw for 403 yards and five scores on 23of- 31 passes in a losing effort.

Frank Gore Jr, RB, Southern Miss, 2022 -- Rushed for 329 yards (NCAA bowl record) and 2 touchdowns. He also completed two passes for 19 yards and one touchdown as Southern Miss beat Rice 38-24.

Texas Christian QB

LaDainian Tomlinson, Texas Christian RB

Marshall QB

Byron Leftwich, Marshall QB

Fri., Dec. 27, 2024 ............................ 12:00 or 3:30 p.m. ET

Amon G. Carter Stadium

(All Times

46,000; Grass

TV/Radio: ESPN/Bowl Season Radio

Affiliations Conference Pool Website www.ArmedForcesBowl.com

Last 10 Seasons

Jan. 2, 2015

Houston 35, Pittsburgh 24

Dec. 29, 2015 California 55, Air Force 36

Dec. 23, 2016 Louisiana Tech 48, Navy 45

Dec. 23, 2017 Army 42, San Diego State 35

Dec. 22, 2018 ........................................Army 70, Houston 14

Jan. 4, 2020 ............................... Tulane 30, Southern Miss 13

Dec. 31, 2020 ...........................Mississippi State 28, Tulsa 26

Dec. 23, 2021 Army 24, Missouri 22

Dec. 22, 2022 Air Force 30, Baylor 15

Dec. 23, 2023 Air Force 31, James Madison 21

Inaugural Game

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

44,738

Dec. 23 2003

Houston vs. Army West Point, 2018

43,875 Air Force vs. Baylor, 2022

41,414 Air Force vs. Houston, 2009

41,127

Houston vs. Air Force, 2008

40,905 California vs. Air Force, 2007

(All games except 2010 and 2011 played at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth)

Airport

Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport (DFW): American, United, Delta, Alaska, Spirit, JetBlue, Frontier, Sun Country, Virgin America

Dallas Love Field (DAL): Southwest, United, Delta

Hotels

Home Team: Omni Hotel Fort Worth 1300 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX (76102) (817) 535-6664

Visiting Team: Worthington Renaissance 200 Main St, Fort Worth, TX (76102) (817) 870-1000

Media: Courtyard Fort Worth Downtown/Blackstone 601 Main St, Fort Worth, TX (76102) (817) 885-8700

Last Season’s Game Summary

Air Force trampled first-time bowl participant James Madison with 351 yards rushing to win the 21st Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl 31-21 at TCU’s Amon Carter Stadium. Air Force improved to 3-4 in Armed Forces Bowls before an announced crowd of 30,828.

A year after the Falcons’ triple-option offense overcame sub-zero wind chills to roll Baylor for 276 rushing yards, Saturday marked same story, different year, better weather.

By comparison, warmer temperatures and light fog gave James Madison (11-2) somewhat better footing. But the Falcons’ wildcard was senior fullback Emmanuel Michel. With a quarter to play, Michel had 25 carries and steamrolled the Dukes for 15 more minutes.

Michel finished with 35 carries for 203 yards, and two touchdowns. Air Force (9-4) ended a four-game losing streak after an 8-0 start in 2023.

“We knew up front we had to do some things with the running game, and Emmanuel Michel just had a great game with some of those big early runs,” Air Force coach Troy Calhoun said. “Bo Richter had a lot of quarterback hurries and sacks, and Bo and P.J. Ramsey pressured (Jordan McCloud) the whole game. This team has hung in there, and I keep thinking about all those one-score games we had late in the season. We played hard the whole season and in this game.”

Michel ran for 66 yards on Air Force’s first drive, finishing it off for a 7-0 lead. James Madison seemingly had the passing game to keep up when McCloud and receivers Elijah Sarratt and Phoenix Sproles moved the Dukes downfield in seven plays. Sproles got both feet down to tied it 7-7 after McCloud found him on a 14-yard scrambleand-toss.

McCloud and James Madison had their moments from there but never led, and the Dukes’ combined 35 yards rushing ended up a back-breaker. For two consecutive years in this game, Air Force’s defense has put the hurt on its opponent.

Falcons linebacker Bo Richter compounded JMU’s difficulty with three sacks, 4 1/2 tackles for losses, four quarterback hurries and a forced fumble. Michel was named the Armed Forces Bowl MVP.

Air Force was up 21-7 at halftime with touchdowns by Michel and Jared Roznos’ 42-yard touchdown catch that caught an entire stadium off guard. To that point with 27 seconds left in the half, Air Force’s Zac Larrier had attempted one pass.

Roznos got the necessary separation, and Larrier lined up a perfect in-stride floater. That 14-point cushion gave Air Force what it needed to milk time all second half with Michel. John Lee Eldridge III (8 carries, 78 yards) provided Air Force some nice relief yards for Michel.

On one of the few times he wasn’t sacked, harassed or blown up by Air Force’s Richter, McCloud escaped and found Kaelon Black for a 5-yard score TD to make 21-14.

Michel answered with a 31-yard run to set up a short score by Larrier for 28-14. Larrier and Air Force kept it simple from there, killing time and setting up Matthew Dapore’s 26-yard field goal for a 31-14 lead.

AMON G. CARTER STADIUM

Memorable Games:

2003: The inaugural game, called the Plains Capital Bank Fort Worth Bowl, featured two top-25 schools with double-digit regular-season win totals. Boise State outlasted TCU 34-31 to win a bowl game on the road for the first time in school history.

2009: The game featured only the sixth major college game since 1996 with kickoff return touchdowns on consecutive plays (none had been in a bowl game). Air Force also intercepted Houston’s Case Keenum six times, tying a bowl record for pass interceptions. Air Force went on to win 47-20 over Houston.

2010: Sparked by a 55-yard fumble return by defensive end Josh McNary during the opening minutes of play, Army completed its first winning season since 1996 by defeating SMU 16-14 in front of a sold-out stadium-record of 36,742 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium.

2011: Cody Hoffman’s third touchdown reception of the game, with 11 seconds left in the contest, lifted BYU to a 24-21 win over Tulsa. BYU drove 48 yards in 12 plays during a 4:08 scoring drive as Hoffman caught a 2-yard TD pass from quarterback Riley Nelson to secure the win.

2015: Houston capped a 29-point fourth quarter with a two-point conversion to seal a 35-34 victory over Pittsburgh with just 0:59 left. The comeback, the largest ever in a bowl that didn’t go to overtime, saw the Cougars recover two onside kicks in a row to stun the Panthers.

2016: Jonathan Barnes kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired as Louisiana Tech beat Navy, 48-45, in the highest scoring game in Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl history. Navy tied the score at 45-45 with less than four minutes remaining in the game.

2017: For the second straight year, the game came down to the final seconds, as the Army West Point Black Knights scored 14 points in the final 18 seconds to earn a 42-35 victory over San Diego State. As a team, Army ran for 440 yards. The Aztecs’ Rashaad Penny rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns on 14 carries.

2018: Army West Point matched an all-time, all-bowl record for points by one team (70) and also equaled the all-time bowl record for margin of victory (56).

2021: For the second time in Armed Forces Bowl history, the game was decided on a walk-off, as Texas native Cole Talley booted a 41yard field goal as time expired as Army West Point rallied to beat Missouri, 24-22. The Tigers had taken a 22-21 lead with a touchdown with 1:11 left to play.

2022: With a kickoff temperature of 13 degrees, the Armed Forces Bowl game was the second-coldest college football bowl game in history behind only the 1983 Liberty Bowl. With 20-30 mile per hour winds, the wind chill was below zero all game.

Top Individual Performances: Rashaad Penny, RB, San Diego State, 2017 – Closed his career by running for a bowl record 221 yards on just 14 carries, with a LMAFB-best four touchdowns before becoming a first-round draft pick in April.

Jared Goff, QB, California, 2015 – Threw for 467 yards and six touchdowns, breaking Aaron Rodgers’Cal record for passing yards in a bowl game. Goff was 25 of 37 with no interceptions.

Ryan Dinwiddie, QB, Boise State, 2003 – In the inaugural bowl, threw three touchdown passes, including an 18- yarder to Derek Schouman in the final minutes, to lead the Broncos to a 34-31 win over hometown favorite TCU.

Kyle Van Noy, LB, Brigham Young, 2011 – Recorded 10 tackles including five for losses and two sacks, and also forced a fumble in BYU’s narrow 24-21 win over TCU. He led a Cougar defense that held the Golden Hurricane, which had been averaging over 200 rush yards per game, to only 37 yards on the ground.

Jason Swanson, QB, Kansas, 2005 – Threw four touchdown passes, three of them of 30 yards or more, in leading the Jayhawks to a 42-13 win over Houston.

Cody Hoffman,WR, Brigham Young, 2011 – Caught three touchdown passes from Riley Nelson, the last one coming with only 11 seconds left, as the Cougars rallied for a 24-21 win over Tulsa. Hoffman wound up with eight catches for 122 yards.

Jordan Taylor, WR, Rice, 2012 – Had nine catches for 153 yards and three touchdowns, two of them coming in the second half in helping the Owls wrap up a 33-14 win over Air Force. Taylor’s scores covered 16, 22 and 34 yards.

Trent Taylor, WR, Louisiana Tech, 2016 – Set bowl records with 12 receptions and 233 yards and tallied two touchdown receptions in the Bulldog’s 48-45 final- second victory over Navy.

Kelvin Hopkins Jr., QB, Army West Point, 2018 – Set a bowl record with five rushing touchdowns and totaled 170 rushing yards on 11 carries as Army West Point matched an all-bowl record with 70 points.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

2003

2004

2005...............................

2006

2007

2008...............................

2009

2010

2011 ...............................

2012

2013

2015...............................

2015

2016

2017...............................

2018

2019

2020...............................

2021

2022

Starr MVP Award Winning Team

Ryan Dinwiddie, QB, Boise State

Gino Guidugli, QB, Cincinnati

Starr MVP Award Runner-Up

Brandon Hassell, QB, TCU

Josh Davis, WR, Marshall

Jason Swanson, QB, Kansas .....................................................................

Louis Sakoda, P/PK, Utah

Kevin Riley, QB, California

Kevin Kolb, QB, Houston

Paul Smith, QB, Tulsa

Shaun Carney, QB, Air Force

Bryce Beall, RB, Houston .........................................................................

Asher Clark, RB, Air Force

Jared Tew, RB, Air Force

Tyron Carrier, WR, Houston

Stephen Anderson, LB, Army Darius Johnson, WR, SMU

Cody Hoffman, WR, BYU .......................................................................Dexter McCoil, DB, Tulsa

Jordan Taylor, WR, Rice

Keenan Reynolds, QB, Navy

Austin Niklaas, LB, Air Force

T. J. Barber, LB, Middle Tennessee

Kenneth Farrow, RB, Houston..............................................................

Chad Voytik, QB, Pittsburgh

Jared Goff, QB, California Karson Roberts, QB, Air Force

Trent Taylor, WR, Louisiana Tech

Ahmad Bradshaw, QB, Army .................................................

Zach Abey, QB, Navy

Rashaad Penny, RB, San Diego State

Kelvin Hopkins Jr., QB, Army West Point Romello Brooker, TE, Houston

Justin McMillan, QB, Tulane

Quez Watkins, WR, Southern Miss

Lideatrick Griffin, WR/KR Mississippi State .....................................

Arik Smith, LB, Army

Christian Williams, CB, Tulsa

Brady Cook, QB, Missouri

Haaziq Daniels, QB, Air Force Dillon Doyle, LB, Baylor 2023...............................

Emmanuel Michel, FB, Air Force ......................................................................................................

BIRMINGHAM BOWL

Fri., Dec. 27, 2024 ...................................... 12:00 or 3:30 p.m.

Protective Stadium 41,871; Turf

TV/Radio: ESPN/Bowl Season Radio

Tentative Media Schedule (ET)

Thur , Dec 12

Coaches Press Conference 3:00

Affiliations ������������������������������������������������������ SEC, AAC, ACC Website

Last 10 Seasons

Jan 4, 2014

www�BirminghamBowl�com

Vanderbilt 41, Houston 24

Jan 3, 2015 Florida 28, East Carolina 20

Dec 30, 2015 Auburn 31, Memphis 10

Dec� 29, 2016 ���������� South Florida 46, South Carolina 39 (OT)

Dec� 23, 2017 ��������������������������South Florida 38, Texas Tech 34

Dec 22, 2018 Wake Forest 37, Memphis 34

Jan 2, 2020 Cincinnati 38, Boston College 6

Dec 28, 2021 Houston 17, Auburn 13

Dec 27, 2022 East Carolina 53, Coastal Carolina 29

Dec 23, 2023 Duke 17, Troy 10

Inaugural Game

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

59,430

Tues , Dec 24

Pregame Press Conference

Topgolf Birmingham

Fri , Dec 27

Birmingham

Post-game

Dec� 23, 2006

Auburn vs Memphis, 2015*

55,099 Pittsburgh vs Ole Miss, 2013*

42,717 Vanderbilt vs Houston, 2014*

42,610��������������������������� Connecticut vs� South Carolina, 2010*

41,871 Auburn vs Houston, 2021

* Legion Field

Airport

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM); Delta, American, United, Southwest, US Airways

Hotels

Sheraton Birmingham

2221 Richard Arrington Jr� Blvd� (35203) �������� (205) 324-5000

Hyatt Regency

1000 Riverchase Galleria (35244) (205) 705-1234

Designated media hotel:

No official media hotel. Lodging recommendations available at www BirminghamBowl com, click on “Visitor Guide”

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

Last Season’s Game

Graduate student safety Jeremiah Lewis intercepted Troy’s Gunnar Watson at midfield to secure Duke’s 17-10 victory on Saturday afternoon at the 76® Birmingham Bowl at Protective Stadium

The win marked Duke’s fifth consecutive postseason victory and eighth overall win of the year

The Blue Devils (8-5) finished with eight-plus wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2014-15. Additionally, Duke remains undefeated against Troy, who concludes its season at 11-3

Sophomore cornerback Chandler Rivers garnered Birmingham Bowl MVP honors after finishing with five tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, three pass breakups and one quarterback hurry

His three pass breakups rank second all-time in Duke’s bowl records�

Junior linebacker Tre Freeman led the team with nine tackles to amass 100-plus tackles on the year�

He becomes the first player since Koby Quansah in 2019 to register 100-plus tackles in a single-season�

Freshman quarterback Grayson Loftis concluded the day 19-of-29 passing for 183 yards with one interception�

Junior Jaquez Moore and graduate Jordan Waters led the rushing game with 73 and 66 yards, respectively�

Graduate student running back Jaylen Coleman found paydirt in the game, for Duke’s lone touchdown

Memorable Games:

2007: Cincinnati quarterback Ben Mauk set the then bowl records for passing yards, completions and passing touchdowns in leading the Bearcats to a 31-21 victory over Southern Mississippi in Jeff Bower’s final game as Golden Eagle head coach. Mauk finished with 334 yards and four touchdown, hitting on 30-of-52 passes�

2008: Behind quarterback Mike Teel, Rutgers rallied from a 17-6 halftime deficit to post a 28-23 victory over North Carolina State and now-NFL quarterback starter Russell Wilson. Teel finished with 319 passing yards and two touchdowns, including a 42-yard scoring pass to Kenny Britt with 8:30 left that gave the Scarlet Knights the lead for good at 26-23

2010: Connecticut’s Andre Dixon rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown, while his Huskies teammates limited South Carolina to only 205 offensive yards en route to a 20-7 win� UConn built a 20-0 lead early in the fourth quarter before the Gamecocks scored their only touchdown on a two-yard Brian Maddox run�

2017: South Florida’s Quinton Flowers became the American Athletic Conference’s career leader in total offense while leading the Bulls to two scores in the final 4:26 to capture the Birmingham Bowl for the second year in a row� Flowers passed for 311 yards and four touchdowns while rushing 14 times for 106 yards and 1 touchdown� Texas Tech’s Nic Shimonek threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to T�J� Vasher with 1:31 remaining in the game to give the Red Raiders the lead� But, that left too much time on the clock for Senior Flowers and he connected with Tyre McCants in the end zone with 16 seconds left to seal the victory in dramatic fashion�

2021: Houston’s Clayton Tune passed for 283 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 83 yards� Tune’s 26-yard touchdown pass to teammate Jake Herslow with 3:27 left in the fourth quarter gave his team the victory� In front of a record sellout crowd of 47,871, the Cougars defeated Auburn 17-13

Top Individual Performances:

Ben Mauk, B, Cincinnati, 2007 -- Threw for a the then bowl-record 334 yards and added another bowl mark with four touchdown passes in a 31-21 victory over Southern Mississippi He hit on 30-of-52 passes

Mike Teel, QB, Rutgers, 2008 -- His Scarlet Knights trailed 17-6 at halftime before Teel led a rally, passing for 319 yards and two second-half touchdowns in pacing Rutgers to a 28-23 victory over North Carolina State�

Andre Dixon, RB, Connecticut, 2010 -- Rushed for 126 of UConn’s 146-yard team rushing total and had a clinching 10-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter in leading the Huskies to a surprising 20-7 win over South Carolina�

Jordan Matthews, WR, Vanderbilt, 2014 – Was on the receiving end of five passes for 143 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including a pair of 50-yarders from quarterback Patton Robinette in the Commodores’ 41-24 win over Houston�

Quinton Flowers, QB, South Florida, 2017 – After struggling in the first half going 4-12 passing, Flowers turned it around in the second half tying the bowl record for touchdown passes with 4 while also rushing for 1� Trailing late Flowers found Tyre McCants in the end zone with 16 seconds left to give South Florida the victory

Jamie Newman, QB, Wake Forest, 2018 – He ran for three touchdowns (1 yard, 17 yards, and 1 yard) and threw one touchdown� He was 22-40 for 328 yards� His last running touchdown came with 34 seconds left in the game to give Wake Forest the victory

AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL

Fri., Dec. 27, 2024 ...................................................7:00 p.m. ET

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium......41,230 (stadium under renovation); RootZone TV/Radio.............................................................................. ESPN Affiliations ..............................................................SEC & Big 12

Website ..................................... www.AutoZoneLibertyBowl.com

Last 10 Seasons

Dec. 29, 2014

Texas A&M 45, West Virginia 37

Jan. 2, 2016 Arkansas 45, Kansas State 23

Dec. 30, 2016 ................................................ Georgia 31, TCU 23

Dec. 30, 2017 ..................................... Iowa State 21, Memphis 20

Dec. 31, 2018 Oklahoma St. 38, Missouri 33

Dec. 31, 2019 Navy 20, Kansas State 17

Dec. 31, 2020 West Virginia 24, Army 21

Dec. 28, 2021 Texas Tech 34, Mississippi State 7

Dec. 28, 2022 Arkansas 55, Kansas 53 (3OT)

Dec. 29, 2023 ..................................... Memphis 36, Iowa State 26

Inaugural Game ....................................................... Dec. 19, 1959

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

63,816 Mississippi State vs. UCF, 2007

62,742 East Carolina vs. Arkansas, 2009

61,497..................................Air Force vs. Mississippi State, 1991

61,136......................................... Arkansas vs. Kansas State, 2016

60,128.............................................. Ole Miss vs. Air Force, 1989

(all games at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium)

Airport

Memphis International Airport: Allegiant Air, American, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United

Hotels

Media: DoubleTree Downtown Memphis 185 Union Avenue, (38103) 901-528-1800

Media Credentials and Parking:

Online at https://www.libertybowl.org/media-menu/working-media/credential-request

Available Dec. 3 through Dec. 13.

Social Media

X .................................................................... @AZOLibertyBowl Facebook .......................................................... /AZOLibertyBowl

Instagram/Threads @autozonelibertybowl

YouTube N/A

TikTok N/A

Tentative Media Schedule

Tues., Dec. 24

Team Arrival Media Op.

Team Hotel

Wed., Dec. 25

Press Conferences with Coordinators and Players

Media Hotel

Thur., Dec. 26

Press Conferences with each Head Coach ..........................TBA Media Hotel

Dec. 27

Last Season’s Game Summary

The University of Memphis Tigers football team earned its 10th win of the season, defeating the Iowa State Cyclones, 36-26, in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 29 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tenn.

With the victory, the Tigers end the year with a record of 10-3, marking just the fifth time in 108 seasons that a Memphis team posted 10 or more wins (2019, 2017, 2014, 1938). Ryan Silverfield is the only head coach in program history with four bowl titles and his 31 career victories is the second-most in Memphis history for a head coach through four seasons.

Tiger quarterback Seth Henigan was named the AutoZone Liberty Bowl MVP and Memphis’ Outstanding Offensive Player of the Game after completing 24-of-34 passes for 364 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed for 27 yards and another score against the Cyclones (7-6).

In the win, Henigan broke the Tigers’ single-season completions record (317) and single-season attempts record (475). In addition, he passed Brady White to become the all-time leading passer in program history, now standing alone with 10,773 passing yards in his career. His 3,880 yards passing this season rank him third for a single season.

Linebacker Chandler Martin was named Memphis’ Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Game, totaling a team-best eight tackles, one sack and five tackles for loss. Martin’s five tackles for a loss are a Memphis bowl and Liberty Bowl record and are tied for third all-time in program history in a single game.

Offensively, running back Blake Watson tallied his fifth 100-yard rushing game of the season, running for 107 yards on 15 carries to go with three catches for 22 yards. Watson etched his name in the record books with Memphis’ all-time great running backs during the 2023 season. He ended the year with 1,152 rushing yards (No. 9 in a single season at Memphis) and 1,637 scrimmage yards (rushing and receiving) – the sixth-most ever in a single season by a Tiger.

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

Wide receiver Roc Taylor had eight catches for a team-high 102 yards for the Tigers, as he recorded his sixth 100-yard receiving game of the season. He became just the fifth player in Memphis history to amass more than 1,000 receiving yards in a season (1,083). He ended the year with 69 receptions – good for ninth-most ever in a season by a Tiger.

Wide receiver Demeer Blankumsee reeled in two catches for 76 yards and a score, while Joseph Scates had three receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown. Tight end Anthony Landphere and running back Sutton Smith each had a receiving score as well for Memphis.

The Tiger defense limited Iowa State to zero rushing yards in the game – a Memphis bowl record and the second fewest allowed in Liberty Bowl history. Entering the game, the Cyclones averaged 129.9 rushing yards per contest.

Linebacker Geoffrey Cantin-Arku had seven tackles and one tackle for loss, while defensive lineman William Whitlow Jr. added a sack.

The bowl victory was the eighth in program history and marked the fourth-straight bowl title for the Tigers after they were named champions of the EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl in 2021 after Hawai’i was unable to participate. Memphis has scored 20 or more points in 27-consecutive games, the longest active streak in the nation.

SIMMONS BANK

STADIUM

Memorable Games:

1982: In the final game of Bear Bryant’s legendary career, Alabama sent the coach out a winner with a 21-15 victory over Illinois.

2004: In a matchup of two top-10-ranked teams, seventh-ranked Louisville and 10th-ranked Boise State locked up in the highest-scoring game in AutoZone Liberty Bowl history. The Cardinals finally prevailed in a 44-40 shootout.

2009: In the first overtime game in AutoZone Liberty Bowl history, Arkansas posted a 20-17 victory over East Carolina.

2017: For the first time in the Bowl’s history, the hometown Memphis Tigers played in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

2022: Arkansas and Kansas played a 3OT thriller, with the Hogs winning 55-53.

Other Trivia:

The Liberty Bowl was actually founded in another city -in Philadelphia, where the first game was played in 1959 and matched Penn State against Alabama, coached by Bear Bryant.

Four Heisman Trophy winners have played in the Liberty Bowl -- Terry Baker, Ernie Davis, Doug Flutie and Bo Jackson

The 1964 game was played in Atlantic City, N.J., at the Atlantic City Convention Center, making the Liberty Bowl the first-ever indoor college bowl game. The bowl moved to its current Memphis home in 1965.

The 1968 game matched two football icons on the field. Archie Manning was the quarterback for Ole Miss and Frank Beamer was a defensive back for Virginia Tech.

In 2018, the AutoZone Liberty Bowl celebrated its 60th year.

In 2022, the AZLB had its second OT game and the first 3OT game.

Top Individual Performances:

Terry Baker, QB, Oregon State, 1962 -- The Heisman Trophy winner provided the only score in the game and did it in incredible style, breaking a 99-yard run for a touchdown as Oregon State won 6-0 over Villanova. The run still stands as an all-time record for any bowl game.

Bob Anderson, RB, Colorado, 1969 -- Anderson set bowl-game records for rushing, rushing touchdowns and points by running for 254 yards and three scores in leading the Buffaloes to a 47-33 win over Alabama.

Randy White, DL, Maryland, 1974 -- Later an All-Pro defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys, White set a bowl record for solo tackles with a dozen against Tennessee, also the Volunteers did beat the Terrapins in a 7-3 struggle. White was later named to both the College Football and Pro Football Halls of Fame.

Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi State, 2013 -- Ran for two touchdowns and passed for three more, setting a bowl record for touchdowns responsible for, while throwing for 283 yards and rushing for 78 in the Bulldogs’ 44-7 win over Rice. Prescott led MSU to the biggest margin of victory in AutoZone Liberty Bowl history.

Dec.

Dec.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Dec. 19, 1959 ....................................................................................................................................

Dec. 17, 1960

MVP

Jay Huffman, Penn State

Dick Hoak, Penn State

Dec. 16, 1961 ....................................................................................................................................... Dick Easterly, Syracuse

Dec. 15, 1962 ................................................................................................................................... Terry Baker, Oregon State

Dec. 21, 1963 Ode Burrell, Mississippi State

Dec. 19, 1964 ............................................................................................................................................... Ernest Allen, Utah

Dec. 18, 1965 ............................................................................................................................................. Tom Bryan, Auburn

Dec. 10, 1966 Jimmy Cox, Miami, Fla.

Dec. 16, 1967 ...................................................................................................................... Jim Donnan, North Carolina State

Dec. 14, 1968 ....................................................................................................................................Steve Hindman, Ole Miss

Dec. 13, 1969 Bob Anderson, Colorado

Dec. 12, 1970 ................................................................................................................................ David Abercrombie, Tulane

Dec. 20, 1971 ....................................................................................................................................... Joe Ferguson, Arkansas

Dec. 18, 1972 Jim Stevens, Georgia Tech

Dec. 17, 1973 ......................................................................................................................... Stan Fritts, North Carolina State

Dec. 16, 1974 ...................................................................................................................................... Randy White, Maryland

Dec. 22, 1975 Ricky Bell, USC

Dec. 20, 1976 ....................................................................................................................................... Berry Krauss, Alabama

Dec. 19, 1977 ................................................................................................................................ Matt Kupec, North Carolina

Dec. 23, 1978 James Wilder, Missouri

Dec. 22, 1979 ........................................................................................................................................... Roch Hontas, Tulane

Dec. 27, 1980 ...................................................................................................................................... Mark Herrmann, Purdue

Dec. 30, 1981 Eddie Meyers, Navy

Dec. 29, 1982 ................................................................................................................................. Jeremiah Castille, Alabama

Dec. 29, 1983 ............................................................................................................................... Doug Flutie, Boston College

Dec. 27, 1984 Bo Jackson, Auburn

Dec. 27, 1985 .......................................................................................................................................... Cody Carlson, Baylor

Dec. 29, 1986 ........................................................................................................................................ Jeff Francis, Tennessee

Dec. 29, 1987 Greg Thomas, Arkansas

Dec. 28, 1988 ......................................................................................................................................... Dave Schnell, Indiana

Dec. 28, 1989 ................................................................................................................................... Randy Baldwin, Ole Miss

Dec. 27, 1990 Rob Perez, Air Force

Dec. 29, 1991 ........................................................................................................................................... Rob Perez, Air Force

Dec. 31, 1992 ....................................................................................................................................... Cassius Ware, Ole Miss

Dec. 28, 1993 Jeff Brohm, Louisville

Dec. 31, 1994 ...................................................................................................................................... Johnny Johnson, Illinois

Dec. 30, 1995 ........................................................................................................................................ Kwame Ellis, Stanford

Dec. 27, 1996 Malcolm Thomas, Syracuse

Dec. 31, 1997 .......................................................................................................................... Sherrod Gideon, Southern Miss

Dec. 31, 1998 ............................................................................................................................................. Shaun King, Tulane

Dec. 31, 1999

Adalius Thomas, Southern Miss

Dec. 29, 2000 ..................................................................................................................................Cecil Sapp, Colorado State

Dec. 31, 2001 .................................................................................................................................... David Ragone, Louisville

Dec. 31, 2002

LaTerance Dunbar, TCU

Dec. 31, 2003 .......................................................................................................................................... Morgan Scalley, Utah

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Dec. 31, 2004

MVP

Stefan LeFors, Louisville

Dec. 31, 2005 Paul Smith, Tulsa

Dec. 29, 2006 ...........................................................................................................................

Dec. 29, 2007

Blake Mitchell, South Carolina

Derek Pegues, Mississippi State

Jan. 2, 2009 Ventrell Jenkins, Kentucky

Jan. 2, 2010 .......................................................................................................................................... Ryan Mallett, Arkansas

Dec. 31, 2010 Latavius Murray, UCF

Dec. 31, 2011 Isaiah Pead, Cincinnati

Dec. 31, 2012 ................................................................................................................................................. Trey Watts, Tulsa

Dec. 31, 2013

Dak Prescott, Mississippi State

Dec. 29, 2014 Kyle Allen, Texas A&M

Jan. 2, 2016 ........................................................................................................................................... Alex Collins, Arkansas

Dec. 30, 2016 Trenton Thompson, Georgia

Dec. 30, 2017 Allen Lazard, Iowa State

Dec. 31, 2018 ......................................................................................................................

Taylor Cornelius, Oklahoma State

Dec. 31, 2019 Malcolm Perry, Navy

Dec. 31, 2020

T.J. Simmons, WVU

Dec. 28, 2021 ................................................................................................................................ Donovan Smith, Texas Tech

Dec. 28, 2022

KJ Jefferson, Arkansas

Dec. 29, 2023 Seth Henigan, Memphis

DIRECTV HOLIDAY BOWL

Fri., Dec. 27, 2024 ...................................................8:00 p.m. ET

Snapdragon Stadium 41,000; Grass

TV/Radio: FOX/Sirius

Affiliations ............................................................ ACC & Pac-12

Website .................................................... www.HolidayBowl.com

Last 10 Seasons

Dec. 27, 2012

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times ET) Thur., Dec. 26

Head Coaches Press Conference TBA

Fri., Dec. 27

DIRECTV Holiday Bowl Game ........................... 8:00 p.m. ET Snapdragon Stadium

Baylor 49, UCLA 26

Dec. 30, 2013 Texas Tech 37, Arizona State 23

Dec. 27, 2014

USC 45, Nebraska 42

Dec. 30, 2015 ............................................ Wisconsin 23, USC 21

Dec. 27, 2016 ........................ Minnesota 17, Washington State 12

Dec. 28, 2017 Michigan State 42, Washington State 17

Dec. 31, 2018 Northwestern 31, Utah 20

Dec. 27, 2019 Iowa 49, USC 24

Dec. 28, 2022 Oregon 28, North Carolina 27

Dec. 27, 2023

USC 42, Louisville 28

Inaugural Game ....................................................... Dec. 22, 1978

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

65,416

65,354

64,607

Oklahoma vs. Oregon, 2005

Nebraska vs. Arizona, 1998

Nebraska vs. Arizona, 2009

64,020............................................. Texas vs. Arizona State, 2007

63,711 .......................................... Texas Tech vs. California, 2004

Airport

San Diego International Airport (Lindbergh Field); Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, American Eagle (Los Angeles flights only), British Airways, Delta Airlines, Delta Connection (Los Angeles flights only), Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways, US Airways Express, Virgin America, Volaris, WestJet

Hotels

ACC: Manchester Grand Hyatt 1 Market Pace (92101) .......................................... (619) 232-1234

PAC 12: Marriott Marquis 333 West Harbor Dr. (92101) (619) 234-1500

Media: Hilton SD Bay Front 1 Park Blvd (92101) (619) 564-3333 Social Media

Last Season’s Game Summary

The Southern California Trojans bid farewell to the Pac-12 Conference with a six-pack to go and an eggnog bath to toast an otherwise unremarkable season.

With Caleb Williams watching from the sideline, Miller Moss threw a Holiday Bowl-record six touchdown passes in his first college start and USC ended a frustrating season by beating No. 16 Louisville 42-28 Wednesday night. Afterward, coach Lincoln Riley had a tub of eggnog poured over his head.

Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner who opted out of the game, watched from the sideline with his No. 13 jersey hanging around his neck. He ran onto the field and jumped on Moss in celebration after the redshirt sophomore twice took a knee in victory formation at Petco Park.

While Williams and several other Trojans sat out, others, like redshirt senior receiver Tahj Washington, who caught two touchdown passes, showed up to play.

Moss took full advantage of the opportunity he was given when Williams, the presumptive first overall pick in the NFL draft, opted out.

Moss was 23 of 33 for 372 yards, with one interception. He broke the Holiday Bowl record of four touchdown passes held by four players, including Jim McMahon in BYU’s miracle 46-45 comeback win against SMU in 1980. The record came late in the third quarter when Moss lobbed a 12-yard pass to a leaping Ja’Kobi Lane in the back of the end zone. Lane’s second TD catch of the night gave USC a 35-21 lead. Moss added on with a beautiful 44-yard strike to Duce Robinson for a 42-28 lead with 10 minutes to go.

The six TD passes were also the most by a quarterback in his first start for USC (8-5), which lost three straight games and five of six coming in after opening the year with national championship aspirations. They also were a Trojans bowl record and tied the Pac-12 bowl record.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

The Trojans played their final Pac-12 football game. They are joining the Big Ten next season, along with fellow Pac-12 defectors UCLA, Oregon and Washington.

Isaac Guerendo ran 23 times for 161 yards and three touchdowns for Louisville (10-4). Jack Plummer threw for 141 yards with no touchdowns. Plummer dislocated his right pinky early in the second quarter and had it popped back in. He said it didn’t affect his throwing.

Moss also threw scoring passes of 17 and 29 yards to Tahj Washington, who completed his first 1,000-yard receiving season. Hudson caught a 9-yard touchdown pass two plays after blocking Brady Hodges’ punt, which went out of bounds at the Cardinals’ 18.

Leading 28-14, the Trojans were driving early in the third quarter when Moss was intercepted at the goal line by Quincy Riley, who returned it 61 yards to the USC 39. Five plays later, Isaac Guerendo scored on a 1-yard run to pull the Cardinals within a touchdown.

Guerendo scored on a 2-yard run on Louisville’s first possession of the game.

After Denis Lynch was wide right on a 38-yard field goal try, the Trojans got the ball right back when Max Williams strip-sacked Plummer, with Solomon Byrd recovering at the Louisville 19. Moss threw a short pass to Washington, who deked two defenders before diving into the end zone to tie the game.

USC jumped to a 21-7 lead on Moss’ second scoring pass to Washington and then Hudson’s score. Evan Conley scored on a 9-yard run for Louisville before USC went 75 yards in five plays just before halftime, with Moss dodging a defender, rolling right and chucking up a 31-yarder to Lane for a 28-14 lead.

SNAPDRAGON STADIUM

Memorable moments

In 1980, BYU came back from 20 points down to defeat Southern Methodist on a hail mary. Surrounded by SMU players, BYU tight end Clay Brown somehow got his hands on the ball to tie the game. Kurt Gunther kicked the extra point with no time left on the clock to give the Cougars a 46-45 victory in what has been known as “The Miracle Bowl.”

The 1984 game actually decided the national championship. BYU was ranked No. 1, and thanks to the WAC’s contract with the Holiday Bowl, the nation’s top team was committed. BYU defeated Michigan 24-17.

In 2004, fourth-ranked Cal missed a spot in the BCS by .0129 points. Not only did it miss the BCS, it got beat in the Holiday Bowl by No. 23 Texas Tech 45-31.

In 2012, No. 17 UCLA was relegated to the Holiday Bowl after it lost the Pac-10 championship game. The Bruins’ consolation prize? A 49-19 defeat at the hands of unranked Baylor.

Other Trivia:

With its victory over Michigan in the 1984 Holiday Bowl, BYU finished its season undefeated and was declared national champion.

The Holiday Bowl’s “Big Flag” is one of the largest ceremonial American flags in the U.S. It measures 100 by 50 yards, covering the entire field, and has been used at Super Bowls, World Series and numerous NFL, NCAA and Major League Baseball events.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Dec. 22, 1978 ............... Phil McConkey (Navy) ........................................................................................ Tom Enlow (BYU)

Dec. 21, 1979

Marc Wilson (BYU) Tim Wilbur (Indiana)

Dec. 19, 1980 ............... Jim McMahon (BYU) & Craig James (SMU) ......................................................................................

Dec. 18, 1981 ............... Jim McMahon (BYU) ........................................................................................ Kyle Whittingham (BYU)

Dec. 17, 1982 Tim Spencer (Ohio State) Garcia Lane (Ohio State)

Dec. 23, 1983 ............... Steve Young (BYU)................................................................................................... Bobby Bell (Missouri)

Dec. 21, 1984 ................ Robbie Bosco (BYU)........................................................................................... Leon White (BYU)

Dec. 22, 1985

Bobby Joe Edmonds (Arkansas) Greg Battle (Arizona State)

Dec. 30, 1986 ................ Todd Santos (San Diego State) & Mark Vlasic (Iowa) ................ Richard Brown (San Diego State)

Dec. 30, 1987 ....................................................................................................................................... Anthony Wright (Iowa)

Dec. 30, 1988

Barry Sanders (Oklahoma State) Sim Drain III (Oklahoma State)

Dec. 29, 1989 ............... Ty Detmer (BYU) & Blair Thomas (Penn State) .................................................................................

Dec. 29, 1990 ................ Bucky Richardson (Texas A&M) ..................................................... William Thomas (Texas A&M)

Dec. 30, 1991 Ty Detmer (BYU) Josh Arnold (BYU) & Carlos James (Iowa)

Dec. 30, 1992 ............... Michael Carter (Hawaii) ......................................................................................... Junior Tagoai (Hawaii)

Dec. 30, 1993 ............... Raymont Harris (Ohio State) & John Walsh (BYU) ................................... Lorenzo Styles (Ohio State)

Dec. 30, 1994 Todd Collins (Michigan) & Anthoney Hill (Colorado State) Matt Dyson (Michigan)

Dec. 29, 1995 ............... Brian Kavanagh (Kansas State) ...................................................................... Mario Smith (Kansas State)

Dec. 30, 1996 ............... Koy Detmer (Colorado) ...................................................................................... Nick Zeigler (Colorado)

Dec. 29, 1997 Moses Moreno (Colorado State) & Darran Hall (Colorado State)

Dec. 30, 1998 ............... Keith Smith (Arizona) ......................................................................................... Mike Rucker (Nebraska)

Dec. 29, 1999 ............... Jonathan Beasley (Kansas State) .............................................................. Darren Howard (Kansas State)

Dec. 29, 2000 Joey Harrington (Oregon) Rashad Bauman (Oregon)

Dec. 28, 2001

............... Major Applewhite (Texas) & Willie Hurst (Washington) ............................... Derrick Johnson (Texas)

Dec. 27, 2002 ............... Ell Roberson (Kansas State) ......................................................................... Terrell Suggs (Arizona State)

Dec. 30, 2003 Sammy Moore (Washington State) Kyle Basler (Washington State)

Dec. 30, 2004 ............... Sonny Cumbie (Texas Tech) ......................................................................... Vincent Meeks (Texas Tech)

Dec. 29, 2005 ............... Rhett Bomar (Oklahoma) ............................................ Anthony Trucks (Oregon) & C.J. Ah-You (Oklahoma)

Dec. 28, 2006 Marshawn Lynch (California) & Nate Longshore (California) Desmond Bishop (California)

Dec. 27, 2007 ............... Colt McCoy (Texas) .................................................................................................. Brian Orakpo (Texas)

Dec. 30, 2008 ............... Jeremiah Masoli (Oregon)......................................................................................... Jairus Byrd (Oregon)

Dec. 30, 2009 Niles Paul (Nebraska) Matt O’Hanlon (Nebraska)

Dec. 30, 2010 ............... Chris Polk (Washington) ............................................................................... Mason Foster (Washington)

Dec. 28, 2011 ............... David Ash (Texas) .............................................................................................. Keenan Robinson (Texas)

Dec. 27, 2012 Lache Seastrunk (Baylor) Chris McAllister (Baylor)

Dec. 30, 2013 ............... Davis Webb (Texas Tech) .................................................................................... Will Smith (Texas Tech)

Dec. 27, 2014 ............... Cody Kessler (USC) ............................................................................................ Leonard Williams (USC)

Dec. 30, 2015 Joel Stave (Wisconsin) Jack Cichy (Wisconsin)

Dec. 27, 2016 ............... Rodney Smith (Minnesota).......................................................................... Blake Cashman (Minnesota)

Dec. 28, 2017 ............... Brian Lewerke (Michigan State) ................................................................... Chris Frey (Michigan State)

Dec. 31, 2018 Clayton Thorson (Northwestern) JR Pace (Northwestern)

Dec. 27, 2019 ................ Ihmir Smith-Marsette (Iowa) ...................................................................................... A.J. Epenesa (Iowa)

Dec. 28, 2022 ............... Bucky Irving (Oregon) .............................................................................................. Mase Funa (Oregon)

Dec. 27, 2023 Miller Moss (USC) Jaylin Smith (USC)

SRS DISTRIBUTION

LAS VEGAS BOWL

Fri, Dec. 27, 2024 .............................................. 10:30 p.m. ET

Allegiant Stadium 60,000; Artificial

TV: ESPN ESPN/Bowl Season Radio

Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Dec. 21, 2013

Pac-12 vs. SEC

www.lvbowl.com

USC 45, Fresno State 20

Dec. 20, 2014 Utah 45, Colorado State 10

Dec. 19, 2015 Utah 35, BYU 28

Dec. 17, 2016

Dec. 16, 2017

San Diego State 34, Houston 10

Boise State 38, Oregon 28

Dec. 15, 2018 Fresno State 31, Arizona State 20

Dec. 15, 2019 Washington 38, Boise State 7

Dec. 30, 2021 Wisconsin 20, Arizona State 13

Dec. 17, 2022 Oregon State 30, Florida 3

Dec. 23, 2023

Inaugural Game

Northwestern 14, Utah 7

Dec. 18, 1992

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

44,615

BYU vs. Oregon, 2006

42,213 Utah vs. BYU, 2016

42,178 USC vs. Fresno State, 2013

41,923

Airport

State vs. Utah, 2010

vs. BYU, 2007

Thu., Dec. 26

Kickoff Press Conference

Virgin Hotel

Fri., Dec. 27

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl

Harry Reid International Airport; American, Delta, Southwest, United, US Airways, Frontier, AirTran, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines, British Airways, Air Canada, Spirit, Virgin America

Media: Virgin Hotels Las Vegas 4455 Paradise Rd., (89169) 702-693-5000

Last Season’s Game Summary

Ben Bryant passed for 222 yards and found Bryce Kirtz in the corner of the end zone midway through the fourth quarter, helping Northwestern beat Utah 14-7 Saturday night in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Bryant went 22 for 34 with two touchdowns as Northwestern (8-5) closed out its season with a fourth straight win. The Wildcats limited Utah (8-5) to 221 yards and had two interceptions and a fumble recovery.

“Ben being a transfer, he embodies what it looks like to be a transfer to Northwestern,” coach David Braun said. “It’s about the right person. Not the right athlete, but the right person.”

The victory closed out a tumultuous season for Northwestern. Braun was hired in January as the defensive coordinator. He took over as head coach when coach Pat Fitzgerald was fired July 10 as a result of an investigation into a hazing scandal.

Bryson Barnes was 8 for 13 for 55 yards with two interceptions, and Ja’Quinden Jackson rushed for 55 yards on eight carries to lead Utah, which lost three of its last four games.

The game-winning drive started at the Northwestern 47 yard line after the defense held Utah on a fourth-and-two with 7:10 left to play. The first play was an incomplete pass before Bryant connected with A.J. Henning for 34 yards to the Utah 19.

On the touchdown pass, Bryant lofted a pass into the right corner of the end zone that was hauled in by Kirtz.

“We had a little slant-go there,” Bryant said. “It didn’t look like he was going to be there, but I trusted him through that collision. I threw it up to him and he made the play.”

LAS VEGAS, NEVEDA

The Utes trailed 7-0 early in the fourth quarter and tied the game with 12:38 left when Micah Bernard scored on a 6-yard run. The touchdown capped an eight-play, 60-yard drive that took 3:59. Bernard was playing for the first time since injuring a knee in the season-opener against Florida.

“Tough to win a football game scoring seven points,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. “Our defense was pretty good, kept us in the game. This is not the players’ fault. We as coaches have to get them better prepared.”

Northwestern scored the first points of the game with 1:20 left in the first half when Bryant connected with Cam Johnson from 12 yards out for a score. The touchdown capped an eight-play drive that covered 75 yards, including a 25-yard completion to Marshall Lang to set up a first down at the 12 yard line.

The Wildcats had a chance at a field goal on the last play of the half, but Jack Olson missed a 40-yard attempt. It was his second miss of the half after failing to convert from 51 yards in the first quarter

Northwestern threatened earlier in the second quarter after Jaheem Joseph intercepted Barnes and returned it 45 yards to the Utah 7. But Northwestern was stopped on a third-and-goal play from the 1, and Barnes then threw incomplete on fourth down, turning the ball over

Joseph also intercepted a pass in the end zone to thwart a Utah drive in the first quarter.

ALLEGIANT STADIUM

Memorable Games:

1992: Featuring the champions of the Mid-American and Big West Conferences, the inaugural game was arguably its biggest nail-biter, as Bowling Green held on to record a dramatic 35-34 victory over Nevada. The Los Angeles Times dubbed it “the most exciting bowl game of the year.”

2006: No. 19 BYU, the first Mountain West Conference champion to play in the game, rolls past Oregon 38-8 in what was then the largest crowd to ever witness a team sporting event in the state of Nevada – 44,615, thanks to 4,100 temporary bleacher end-zone seats.

2011: In the final college game for the sport’s all-time winningest quarterback – Boise State’s Kellen Moore – the high-powered Broncos routed Arizona State in head coach Dennis Erickson’s finale, 56-24, but both sides featured big plays. BSU’s Doug Martin opened the game with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown while ASU’s Rashad Ross nearly equaled that feat by leading off the second half with a 98-yard kickoff return for a score. The third length-of- the-field play came when Sun Devil QB Brock Osweiler saw his pass attempt intercepted by Bronco DB Jamar Taylor and returned 100 yards the other way for a back-breaking highlight.

2021: After 29 years playing the Las Vegas Bowl in Sam Boyd Stadium, the game moves to Allegiant Stadium where Wisconsin defeats Arizona State, 20-13.

Other Trivia:

In 1995, Toledo and Nevada played in what was the first overtime game on the FBS level. The existing OT rules were put into effect only for bowl games that season and the Rockets and Wolf Pack were the only teams that needed the extra time in the postseason, as Toledo prevailed 40-37. Overtime became standard for regular- season games the next season.

In 2002, Katie Hnida of New Mexico became the first woman to play in an NCAA FBS game when she entered during the first quarter to attempt an extra point. The try, which was low, was blocked by UCLA during the Bruins’27-13 victory.

The Las Vegas Bowl commemorated its 25-year milestone in 2016 by inducting a class of four individuals into its Hall of Fame during game week. The group included Steve Jackson (Oregon State running back, 2003), Anthony Calvillo (Utah State quarterback, 1992), John Robinson (UNLV head coach, 2000) and Rossi Ralenkotter (Founding Father).

Top Individual Performances: Marshawn Lynch, RB, California, 2005 – Rushed for 194 yards and 3 TDs in leading the Golden Bears to a 35-28 win over BYU.

Doug Martin, Boise State, RB, and Rashad Ross, RB, Arizona State, 2011 -- In a game filled with big plays, Martin and Ross had the two longest. Martin opened the game with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, while Ross opened the second half with a 98-yard kickoff return for another score. Boise State eventually had more big plays and took a 56-24 win�

Bishop Sankey, Washington RB, 2012 -- Rushed for 205 yards and a score and also caught six passes for 74 yards, accounting for 279 of the Huskies’ 447 offensive yards, but it came in a losing effort as Boise State took a 28-26 win.

Eathyn Manumaleuna, DL, BYU, 2007 -- Broke through and blocked a field goal on the last play of the game, helping the Cougars escape with a 17-16 win over UCLA

Willie Tuitama, QB, Arizona, 2008 -- Threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in leading the Wildcats to their first bowl win in a decade with a 31-21 win over BYU

Travis Wilson, QB, Utah, 2014 -- Completed 17-of-26 passes for 158 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 91 yards and three scores to lead the Utes to an easy 45-10 win over Colorado State.

Dec.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Dec. 18, 1992

Dec. 17, 1993

Dec. 15, 1994

MVP

Erick White, QB, Bowling Green

Anthony Calvillo, QB, Utah State

Henry Bailey, WR, UNLV

Dec. 14, 1995 Wasean Tait, RB, Toledo

Dec. 18, 1996 Mike Crawford, LB, Nevada

Dec. 20, 1997

Pat Johnson, WR, Oregon

Dec. 19, 1998 Ronald Curry, QB, North Carolina

Dec. 18, 1999 Mike Anderson, RB, Utah

Dec. 21, 2000

Jason Thomas, QB, UNLV

Dec. 25, 2001 Dameon Hunter, RB, Utah

Dec. 25, 2002

Dec. 24, 2003

Craig Bragg, WR, UCLA

Steven Jackson, RB, Oregon State

Dec. 23, 2004 Corey Bramlet, QB, Wyoming

Dec. 22, 2005 Marshawn Lynch, RB, California

Dec. 21, 2006

Jonny Hartline, TE,BYU

Dec. 22, 2007 Austin Collie, WR, BYU

Dec. 20, 2008 Willie Tuitama, QB, Arizona

Dec. 22, 2009

Dec. 22, 2010

Dec. 22, 2011

Dec. 22, 2012

Max Hall, QB, BYU

Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State

Doug Martine, RB, Boise State

Bishop Sankey, RB, Washington

Dec. 21, 2013 Cody Kessler, QB, USC

Dec. 20, 2014 Travis Wilson, QB, Utah

Dec. 19, 2015

Dec. 17, 2016

Tevin Carter, DB, Utah

Donnel Pumprhey, RB, San Diego State

Dec. 16, 2017 Cedrick Wilson, WR, Boise State

Dec. 15, 2018

Ronnie Rivers, RB, Fresno State

Dec. 15, 2019 Elijah Molden, DB, Washington

Dec. 30, 2021 Braelon Allen, Wisconsin

Dec. 17, 2022

Ben Gukbranson, Oregon Sate

Dec. 23, 2023 Ben Bryant, Northwestern

WASABI FENWAY BOWL

Sat., Dec. 28 2024...............................................11:00 a.m. ET

Fenway Park 37,731;Kentucky Blue Grass

TV/Radio: ESPN/ESPN Radio Affiliations

Top Football Crowds in Stadium History

38,686 Boston College vs Notre Dame, 2015

34,675 Harvard vs Yale, 2018

Hotels

AAC: Sheraton Boston

39 Dalton St (02199) (617) 236-2000

ACC: Boston Marriott Copley

110 Huntington Ave (02116) (617) 236-5800

Media: TBD (likely Hotel Commonwealth)

500 Commonwealth Ave (02215) (617) 933-5000

Social Media

Other Trivia:

The Wasabi Fenway Bowl is the first Division 1 bowl game to be held in New England�

The inaugural Wasabi Fenway Bowl saw Louisville and Cincinnati reignite their “Keg of Nails” rivalry, with the Cardinals emerging victorious

This new tradition builds on over a century of college football at Fenway Park

The ballpark hosted its first college football game in 1914 and the AFL’s Boston Patriots between 1963 and 1968

In 2015, Fenway Park hosted a Shamrock Series matchup between Boston College and Notre Dame

In 2018, the ballpark hosted “The Game” between Harvard and Yale

Score (Quarter) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Last Season’s Game Summary

Thomas Castellanos stood in front of the Red Sox bullpen on his go-ahead touchdown and thought about acting like he was hitting a homer out of Fenway Park for a moment

On his second score, he knocked out SMU instead

Castellanos had two fourth-quarter touchdown runs and Boston College beat No 17 SMU 23-14 on Thursday in the Fenway Bowl at the home of the Boston Red Sox, snapping the Mustangs’ nine-game winning streak

Castellanos rushed for 156 yards and completed 11-of-18 passes for 102 yards Ky Robichaux also had a scoring run for the Eagles (7-6), who have a main campus that’s located about 4 miles west of Fenway

“It was pretty emotional for these guys when you got to take one final knee,” BC coach Jeff Hafley said. “It was special. … For all the ups and downs we had during the season to finish like this.”

Kevin Jennings went 24 of 48 for 191 yards and a TD for SMU (11-3), which finished with its most victories since the 1982 squad also got 11

“The accomplishments of this team this year are not diminished,” SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said “It’s a really good football team We didn’t play very well today�”

With the Mustangs moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference next season in a sweeping list of realignments that have overtaken college football, it was a matchup of two teams that’ll see each other again next season in Dallas during league play�

Castellanos’ 15-yard keeper up the middle moved BC ahead 1714 early in the fourth. He stopped and posed briefly in the back of the end zone directly in front of Boston’s bullpen, where Hall of

Famer David Ortiz belted many of his 541 career home runs�

“I was about to do it,” Castellanos said, smiling, and holding a silver bat as the game’s offensive MVP “I didn’t want to get a penalty I was about to but then I just walked away ”

On his second score, he broke around the right side and dove inside the pylon for a 14-yard score

SMU had taken a 14-10 lead when Jennings hit Jaylan Knighton with a 6-yard scoring toss with eight seconds left in the first half, scoring just in front of the visitors’ dugout

Trailing 3-0 early in the second quarter, the Mustangs took the lead on LJ Johnson Jr.’s 1-yard run just a few feet from where home plate was covered�

But the Eagles answered right back, scoring on Robichaux’s 6-yard burst into the end zone just in front of the bullpens�

Playing in a steady rain that would usually have a tarp on Fenway’s infield during baseball games, the Eagles grabbed a 3-0 lead on Liam Connor’s 45-yard field goal.

Due to tight foul territory, both sidelines were in the outfield in front of the fabled Green Monster that was draped with banners of the Fenway Bowl logo and advertisements The manually operated scoreboard had the line score of the game broken by quarters

The opening kickoff came just after 11 a m , just like annual Patriots’ Day Red Sox games on the third Monday in April�

ALL-TIME RESULTS

BAD BOY MOWERS PINSTRIPE BOWL

Sat., Dec. 28, 2024............................................. 12:00 p.m. ET

Yankee Stadium

46,537; Natural Grass

TV/Radio: ESPN/ESPN Radio

Affiliations ��������������������������������������������������������Big Ten & ACC Website

Last 10 Seasons

Dec 27, 2014

Penn State 31, Boston College 30

Dec 26, 2015 Duke 44, Indiana 41

Dec 28, 2016 Northwestern 31, Pittsburgh 24

Dec� 27, 2017 ���������������������������������Iowa 27, Boston College 20

Dec� 27, 2018

Wisconsin 35, Miami 3

Dec 27, 2019 Michigan State 27, Wake Forest 21 2020 No Game (Covid)

Dec 29, 2021 Maryland 54, Virginia Tech 10

Dec 29, 2022 Minnesota 28, Syracuse 20

Dec 28,2023 Rutgers 31, Miami 24

Inaugural Game

Top 5 Pinstripe Bowl Game Crowds

Dec� 30, 2010

49,012 Penn St vs Boston College, 2014

47,122 Notre Dame vs Rutgers, 2013

39,098 Syracuse vs West Virginia, 2012

38,328������������������������������������������� Rutgers vs� Iowa State, 2011

38,274�������������������������������������� Syracuse vs� Kansas State, 2010 (All games at Yankee Stadium)

Media Credentials

Link: www sportssystems com/pinstripebowl

Phone: (718) 579-4460 Email: credentials@yankees com

Airports

John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK): American, American Eagle, British Airways, Delta, JetBlue, United, Virgin America

LaGuardia Airport (LGA): Air Canada, AirTran, American, American Eagle, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, United, WestJet

Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR): Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American, American Eagle, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, United, United Express, WestJet

Hotels

ACC: Sheraton New York Times Square 811 Seventh Avenue New York, NY (10019) (212) 581-1000

Big Ten: New York Hilton Midtown 1335 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY (10019) (212) 586-7000

Media: The New Yorker Hotel 481 8th Avenue New York, NY (10001) (212) 971-0101

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times ET)

Wed , Dec 25

Radio City Music Hall Visit

Thurs , Dec 26

9/11 Memorial & Museum Visit

Coordinators’ Press Conference

Yankee Stadium Press Conference Room

Fri�, Dec� 27

New York Stocj Exchange visit �������������������������������

Head Coaches’ Press Conference

Yankee Stadium Press Conference Room

Sat , Dec 29

Pinstripe Bowl Game 12

Yankee Stadium

Score (Quarter) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Last Season’s Game Summary

Kyle Monangai rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown to help secure Rutgers’ first winning season in almost a decade with a 31-24 victory over Miami in the Pinstripe Bowl on Thursday

The Scarlet Knights (7-6) last had a winning season in 2014 when they went 8-4 in their inaugural Big Ten season�

“I’m really happy for our team,” said Rutgers coach Greg Schiano� “I’m sure glad I’m doing it at Rutgers� It’s where I’m supposed to be�

“A win here is very important� I’m really excited about where we are headed It starts with the seniors They have built the foundation for something special�”

The Scarlet Knights opened this season 6-2 but stumbled in November, losing four straight conference games by an average of 20 points

“This is a big step for our program,” said Monangai, who carried the ball 25 times� “We worked our butts off�”

Miami (7-6) has dropped five straight bowl games.

Rutgers took the lead for good at 21-17 after Trevor Yeboah-Kodie blocked a Miami punt that Timmy Ward recovered in the end zone�

Hurricanes quarterback Jacurri Brown scored on a 1-yard keeper with 27 seconds to play to draw Miami within seven at 31-24, and then the Hurricanes recovered an onside kick, but the rally fell short when Miami turned the ball over on downs near midfield with seven seconds remaining.

Brown, who hadn’t taken a snap in 2023, was the only healthy scholarship quarterback on the Miami roster� Tyler Van Dyke entered the portal and transferred to Wisconsin

“I thought he (Brown) made some big plays for us,” said Miami coach Mario Cristobal� “But give Rutgers credit� They pressured us�”

YANKEE STADIUM

Memorable Games

Delone Carter, RB, Syracuse, 2010 – Turned in his career-best performance in his final college game, rushing for 198 yds and 2TD, leading Syracuse to a 36-34 win over KSU in the inaugural NEPB�

Khaseem Greene, LB, Rutgers, 2011 – Recorded 14 tackles (seven solo, one sack), including three for negative yardage in helping Rutgers to a 27-13 win over Iowa State

Prince-Tyson Gulley, RB, Syracuse, 2012 – Scored 3TDs (2 rushing, 1 receiving), rushing for a career- high 213 yards on 26 carries and catching five passes for 56 yards in leading the Orange to a 38-14 victory

Tommy Rees, QB, Notre Dame, 2013 – Went 27-for-47 for 319 yards in leading the Fighting Irish to victory Helped break a 13-13 halftime tie by going 12-for-18 for 147 yards in the second half�

Thomas Sirk, QB, Duke, 2015 – Went 17-for-37 for 163 yards and 1 touchdown passing and rushed for 155 yards (20 attempts) and 2 touchdowns to help Duke to its first bowl victory since 1961

Nate Sudfeld, QB, Indiana, 2015 – Went 28-for-51 for 389 yards (3TD, 2INT) in a losing effort, setting stillstanding NEPB marks for attempts and yardage�

Devine Redding, RB, Indiana, 2015 – Rushed for an NEPB record 227 yards on 35 attempts and 1TD�

Justin Jackson, RB, Northwestern, 2016 – Rushed 32 times for a career-high 224 yards and 3 TDs in leading the Wildcats to a 31-24 win over Pittsburgh

Akrum Wadley, RB, Iowa, 2017 – Had an NEPB-record 283 all-purpose yards (88 rush, 24 rec ; 171 kickoff ret ) with 1 rushing TD in his final college game.

Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin, 2018 – Doak Walker Award winner and NCAA leading rusher Jonathan Taylor ran for 205 yards on 27 carries with 1TD in the Badgers’ 35-3 defeat of Miami

Brian Lewerke, QB, Michigan State, 2019 – Threw for 320 yards on 26-of-37 passing with 1TD and 1INT, while adding 46 rushing yards and 1TD, in his final game as a Spartan.

Taulia Tagovailoa, QB, Maryland, 2021 – Threw for 265 yards on 20-of-24 passing with 2TD, while also rushing for 42 yards on four attempts�

Tarheeb Still, DB, Maryland, 2021 – Scored the opening touchdown on a 92-yard punt return, the longest punt return touchdown in Pinstripe Bowl history and in Maryland program history�

Coleman Bryson, DB, Minnesota, 2022 – Recorded 7 solo tackles and a 70-yard interception return for a touchdown to help lead the Golden Gophers to a 28-20 win over Syracuse

Other Trivia

This contest marks the “22nd college football game” in the current Yankee Stadium�

The original Yankee Stadium hosted many collegiate games from its opening in 1923, including the annual Notre Dame-Army game from 1925-46 and 1969� The 1928 game was the famed “Win One for the Gipper” matchup

The New York Football Giants called the original Yankee Stadium home from 1956– 1973, and hosted the “Greatest Game Ever Played” between the Giants & Colts on Dec� 28, 1958�

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Dec� 30, 2010

Dec� 29, 2011

MVP

Delone Carter, RB, Syracuse

Jawan Jamison, RB, Rutgers

Dec 29, 2012 Prince-Tyson Gulley, RB, Syracuse

Dec� 28, 2013

Dec� 27, 2014

Dec 26, 2015

Dec� 28, 2016

Dec� 27, 2017

Dec 27, 2018

Dec� 27, 2019

Zach Martin, OL, Norte Dame

Christian Hackenberg, QB, Pann State

Shaun Wilson, RB/Thomas Sirk, QB, Duke

Justin Jackson, RB, Northwestern

Akrum Wadley, RB, Iowa

Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin

Brian Lewerke, QB, Michigan State

No Game COVID

Dec 29, 2021 Taulia Tagovailoa, QB, Maryland

Dec� 29, 2022

Dec� 28, 2023

Coleman Bryson, DB, Minnesota

Kyle Monangai, RB, Rutgers

ISLETA NEW MEXICO BOWL

Sat., Dec. 28, 2024................................................ 2:15 p.m. (ET)

University Stadium 37,457; FieldTurf

TV/Radio: ESPN/ Bowl Season Radio

Affiliations

CUSA/ACC/MAC/Sun Belt & MWC

Last 10 Seasons

Dec 20, 2014 Appalachian State 13, Miami (OH) 9

Dec 19, 2015 San José State 27, Georgia State 16

Dec 17, 2016 Arkansas State 27, UCF 16

Dec� 16, 2017 ������������������Georgia State 27, Western Kentucky 17

Dec� 15, 2018

Tulane 41, Louisiana 24

Dec 19, 2019 Liberty 23, Georgia Southern 16

Dec 24, 2020 Liberty 37, Coastal Carolina 34 (OT)

Dec 28, 2021 Coastal Carolina 34, Northern Illinois 41

Dec 17, 2022 Troy 18, UTSA 12

Dec 16, 2023 Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10

Inaugural Game

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

Dec� 23, 2006

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times ET) Fri , Dec 27

Press Conference

Sat�, Dec� 28 New Mexico Bowl

34,111 New Mexico vs San Jose State, 2006

32,424 BYU vs UTEP, 2010

30,822���������������������������������� New Mexico St� vs� Fresno St�, 2023

30,289�������������������������������������������Arizona vs� New Mexico, 2015

30,223������������������������������������������� New Mexico vs� Nevada, 2007 (All games at University Stadium)

Hotels

Team 1: Sheraton Uptown

2600 Louisiana Blvd� NE 2101 (87110) ��������������� (505) 881-0000

Team 2: Uptown Marriot

Louisiana Blvd NE (87110) (505) 881-6800

Media: Isleta Resort 11000 Broadway Blvd SE (87105) (505) 724-3800 Social

Last Season’s Game Summary

Under the guidance of acting head coach Tim Skipper, Fresno State won its fifth-straight bowl game, defeating 10-win New Mexico State, 37-10 on Saturday in the 2023 Isleta New Mexico Bowl at University Stadium� The 27-point win is the Bulldogs’ third-largest margin of victory in a bowl game, and the largest since 1985 Senior linebacker Levelle Bailey and redshirt sophomore Mikey Keene were named the game’s Defensive and Offensive Most Outstanding Players

Keene led the charge with a career-high 380 yards passing on 31-of39 attempts He accounted for four touchdowns, three through air and one on the ground�Five of Keene’s receivers had at least 47 yards, led by Malik Sherrod who had a career-high 81 on eight receptions The running back had 171 total yards on the day with the other 90 coming on the ground� Bailey led the defense with eight stops and a sack�

Fresno State won the toss, and kicked off to start the game New Mexico State trekked downfield, but once the Bulldogs got settled in the Aggies were held to a punt Jacob Holmes came up with a sack on third down. NMSU had a delay of game penalty on their field goal attempt, getting backed up and being forced to punt on their opening drive The Bulldog offense was clicking early as Mikey Keene opened up with a 14-yard completion to Erik Brooks to start the game� Two plays later, Keene connected with Jalen Moss for a 39-yard completion to get the ‘Dogs down to the New Mexico State 20-yard line Fresno State scored with a 32-yard field goal by Dylan Lynch to get things going in the first quarter. Fresno State led 10-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Phoenix Jackson forced another Aggie punt, coming up with a big third-down tackle for a loss of five yards. Erik Brooks muffed the punt, and it was recovered by the Aggies at the Fresno State 33-yard line. Fresno State’s defense held New Mexico State to a field goal from 45 yards out� Although Malik Sherrod’s run game has been kept under control, the junior back was still able to get active in the pass game as he accounted for 30 yards receiving on the Bulldogs’

following drive Keene found a window and hit Jaelen Gill in the end zone for a 23-yard score to put Fresno State up 17-3 with 7:02 left in the half�

Keene, who threw 15-straight completions to start the game, threw his first incompletion with an interception in the end zone with 3:25 on the clock before the break The Bulldog defense held strong as the Aggies moved down the field with time ticking down in the half. At the Fresno State 38-yard line, the Aggies opted to go for it on fourth down but were stopped on a scramble and incomplete pass Fresno State took over on downs with 27 seconds left in the half�Trying to score one last time before the half, Keene hit Brooks for a 35-yard completion but when the play fell dead, so did the clock Fresno State took a 17-3 lead into the locker room�

The Bulldogs opened the second half with the ball, and scored on a 25 yarder by the leg of Lynch It was the legs of Sherrod who got the ‘Dogs down the field on the second half opening drive as he ran for 37 yards and added 26 in the receiving game on the drive�

New Mexico State scored its first touchdown of the night after stringing together a 14-play, 75-yard drive that saw Pavia pummeling through for a 14-yard score to halve the deficit at 20-10. Fresno State answered though by chewing up more than six minutes of clock Keene finished off the 13-play drive with a 4-yard touchdown run to put the ‘Dogs back up by 17 with 13:20 to play After forcing their fourth three-and-out of the game, and first of the second half, the Bulldogs took over and extended their lead A nine-play drive was finished off with a 38-yard field goal by Lynch.

NMSU was held to just seven yards on its next four plays, turning the ball back over to Fresno State at its own 32-yard line The ‘Dogs wasted little time tacking on more points� On their fourth play of the drive, Keene linked up with Moss for a 9-yard score to make it 37-10

UNIVERSITY STADIUM

Memorable Games:

2013: Colorado State 48, Washington State 45 -- Colorado State trailed by 22 points (35-13) before coming back to beat Washington State That’s tied for the second-largest deficit overcome to win a non-overtime bowl game in NCAA bowl history� It was also the second straight time that the winning team has scored at least 10 points in the final minute to win the Gildan New Mexico Bowl�

2012: Arizona 49, Nevada 48 -- After the Wolf Pack had taken a seemingly safe 13-point lead with 1:48 left, the Wildcats drove 75 and 51 yards for touchdowns around a successful onside kick to take an improbable win The two teams combined for 70 first downs and 1,237 offensive yards

2009: Wyoming 35, Fresno State 28 (2OT) -After a shocking 11-point comeback to tie the game in the fourth quarter, Wyoming’s defense stopped Fresno State’s Ryan Mathews -- one of the nation’s top three rushers and a first-round NFL draft pick a few months later -- four times on the 1-yardline on the first possession of overtime.

2008: Colorado State 40, Fresno State 35 -Colorado State’s Gartrell Johnson clinched CSU’s victory with a 77-yard touchdown run with just under two minutes remaining, the topper of a big night in which Johnson ran for 285 yards

2007: New Mexico 23, Nevada 0 -- The hometown Lobos ended one of the longest streaks in Division I history, winning a postseason game for the first time in 46 years in ending the nation’s sixthlongest winless bowl streak

Top Individual Performances:

Connor Halliday, QB, Washington State, 2013 -- Went 37-for-58 passing for 410 yards and six touchdowns, all New Mexico Bowl records He tied the NCAA bowl record for touchdown passes and became the first quarterback in NCAA bowl history to throw for six touchdowns in a loss

Gartrell Johnson, RB, Colorado State, 2008 -- Set an all-time FBS record for combined rushing and receiving yards in a postseason game with 375 total yards in the

Rams’ win over Fresno State� He had 285 yards rushing, the second- most ever in a bowl game behind only the 307 of Georgia Tech at the 2004 Humanitarian Bowl� Johnson had 97 yards in the first quarter alone.

Bernard Pierce, RB, and Brandon McManus, K, Temple, 2011 -- Pierce ran for two touchdowns in a 100-yard rushing performance, with his two scores in the game’s first 16 minutes giving the Owls the lead for good. McManus then kicked three field goals in the final 17 minutes as Temple posted a 37-15 win over Wyoming�

Matt Scott, QB, Arizona, 2012 -- Scott passed for 382 yards and three touch- downs, two of those scores coming in the final 46 seconds to rally the Wildcats

Trivia:

Two of the longest streaks in college football history ended in the second edition of the New Mexico Bowl in 2007� New Mexico’s 23-0 win over Nevada gave the Lobos their first postseason victory in 46 years, which at the time was the sixth- longest drought in the country But an even longer streak ended ��� Nevada’s shutout was its first since 1980, a span of 329 games which was the second- longest in collegiate history

The New Mexico Bowl is New Mexico’s only annually nationally televised sporting event

The bowl is not the only championship football game ever played at University Stadium In 1980, Cal Poly faced Eastern Illinois in the Division II national title game, which was hampered by snow� Helicopters had to be brought in to dry the field, which was painted green.

Snow also hampered the New Mexico Bowl’s inaugural contest in 2006, when the game and practice fields had to be snow-plowed so teams could practice and play -The 15th annual New Mexico Bowl was played in Frisco, Texas due to Covid-19 Pandemic restrictions in New Mexico�

Dec�

Jones, San Jose State

Porterie, New Mexico�

Matt Castelo, San Jose State

Brett Madsen, New Mexico

2008 Gartrell Johnson, Colorado State Tommie Hill, Colorado State 2009��������������������������������������Austyn Carta-Samuels, Wyoming

Heaps, BYU

Unrein, Wyoming

Andrew Rich, BYU

Chris Coyer, Temple Tahir Whitehead, Temple

Matt Scott, Arizona

Halliday, Washington State

Marquis Flowers, Arizona

Shaquil Barrett, Colorado Stat

Kent Myers, Utah State Zach Vigil, Utah State

Solomon, Arizona��������������������������������������������������������������������� Scooby Wright III, Arizona

Jordan, New Mexico

Dakota Cox, New Mexico

Tyre Brady, Marshall Channing Hames, Marshall

Love, Utah State

DJ Williams, Utah State

Byrd & Jesse Matthews, SDSU����������������������������������������������� Kyahva Tezino Jr�, SDSU 2020 Calvin Turne, Hawai’i Darius Muasau, Hawai’i

Mims, Fresno State

Decobie Durant, South Carolina State 2022 Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters, BYU Elijah Gates, Fresno State

Keene, Fresno State

Ben Bywater, BYU

POP-TARTS BOWL

Sat. Dec. 28, 2024................................................ 3:30 p.m. ET

Camping World Stadium

65,000; AstroTurf

TV/Radio: ABC/ESPN Radio

Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Dec 29, 2014

Dec 29, 2015

Dec 28, 2016

Dec� 28, 2017

Dec� 28, 2018

Dec 28, 2019

Dec 29, 2020

Dec 29, 2021

Dec 29, 2022

Dec 28, 2023

Inaugural Game

&

Clemson 40, Oklahoma 6

Baylor 49, North Carolina 38

Miami 31, West Virginia 14

Oklahoma State 30, Virginia Tech 21

Syracuse 34, West Virginia 18

Notre Dame 33, Iowa State 9

Oklahoma State 37, Miami (FL) 34

Clemson 20, Iowa State 13

Florida State 35, Oklahoma 32

Kansas State 28, NC State 19

Dec 28, 1990

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

74,021��������������������������������� *Florida State vs� Penn State, 1990

68,305���������������������������������

61,520

Florida State vs� Notre Dame, 2011

Florida State vs Oklahoma, 2022

56,747 Wisconsin vs Miami, 2009

52,692

Florida State vs Wisconsin, 2008

(* at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami Gardens, others played at Camping World Stadium)

Airport

Orlando International Airport (MCO): AeroMexico, Air Canada, AirTran, Alaska Airlines, American, British Airways, Continental, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, United, US Airways, Virgin America Regional: Orlando-Sanford International Airport (SFB); Allegiant

Hotels

ACC: Hilton Orlando

6001 Destination Pkwy (32819) (407) 313-4300

Big 12: Rosen Shingle Creek

9939 Universal Blvd (32819)���������������������������� (407) 996-9939

Media: Rosen Plaza 9840 International Dr , (32819) (407) 996-9840

Score (Quarter) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

NC State 0 10 9 0 19

Kansas State 7 14 0 7 28

Last Season’s Game Summary

Avery Johnson threw for two touchdowns and ran for one, DJ Giddens rushed for 151 yards and scored twice, and Kansas State beat No� 19 North Carolina State 28-19 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Thursday night�

Johnson, a freshman making his first start after Will Howard entered the transfer portal, threw for 178 yards, rushed for 71 and directed a 15-play, 72-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter that put the game away and closed out a solid season for coach Chris Klieman’s Wildcats (9-4)�

“We knew we needed to finish the drive strong and put the game away,” Johnson said “Credit to those guys up front Fifteen plays isn’t easy They dominated and we ultimately got into the end zone ”

Quarterback Brennan Armstrong rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown and threw for 164 yards in his final game for the Wolfpack (9-4), who fell short of winning 10 games for the second time in program history

“I look back to what could I have done differently because we didn’t get the job done,” Armstrong said� “I felt like I did what I had to do to be ready and prepared� We just didn’t get the job done�”

Giddens had a 37-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter, his only catch of the game, and ran for a 4-yard TD early in the second that made it 14-0

Kansas State led 21-7 late in the second quarter and 21-10 at halftime, but N C State rallied in the third quarter, thanks in part to some trickery Trent Pennix ran for a 60-yard touch-

down on a fake punt with 1:50 left in the period But the 2-point try failed, allowing the Wildcats to maintain a 21-19 lead�

Johnson and Giddens took over from there� Giddens had six rushes for 25 yards on a drive that took 7:24 off the clock and concluded with Johnson’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Jayce Brown with 2:48 remaining

“Some of those times a young player may force a throw when he is scrambling and he doesn’t see anybody open,” Klieman said “He threw the ball away and avoided a number of sacks for a loss of yards He’s 1-0 as a quarterback He made bigtime play after big-time play ”

Jacob Parrish intercepted Armstrong on N�C� State’s next play from scrimmage�

CAMPING WORLD STADIUM

Memorable Games:

2015: Baylor rewrote the Russell Athletic Bowl record books with an offensive masterpiece in their 49-38 victory over North Carolina� The Bears dashed for an FBS bowl record 645 rushing yards including a 299-yard, three touchdown performance from sophomore running back Johnny Jefferson� Jefferson set the record for most yards (299), touchdowns (three) and longest rush (80) in the bowl’s history The game set Cheez-It Bowl records for most offense (1,243 yards) and points scored�

2011: Notre Dame led 14-0 in the third quarter, but Florida State’s Seminoles rallied, scoring 15 of their 18 points in the fourth quarter to come out on top 18-14 EJ Manuel threw two touchdown passes in a minute and a half span and the Irish were never able to recover

2009: John Clay pounded out 121 yards and scored twice on the ground as Wisconsin’s Badgers took the Charles H Rohe Trophy by a 20-14 score Miami came out fast with a 16-yard score on the first play from scrimmage after an 84-yard kickoff return by Sam Shields, but after that the Wisconsin defense held Miami to one score in their final 12 drives�

2007: Boston College entered the game riding a seven-game winning streak in bowls, tied for the longest active streak The Eagles didn’t disappoint, as Matt Ryan threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns while the defense forced five Michigan State turnovers in the24-21 win The Spartans used a fourth-quarter touchdown pass with six minutes left to cut the lead to three and had two other chances to score, but couldn’t manage a first down on either one.

Top Individual Performances:

Tellis Redmond, RB, Minnesota, 2000 -- Even in a losing effort, rushed a workhorse 42 times for 246 yards to set bowl records in the 38-30 loss to North Carolina State. He had two first-quarter touchdowns in leading the Gophers to an early lead

Philip Rivers, QB, North Carolina State, 2003 -- Had the most prolific passing game in bowl history, setting records for completions (37), passing yards (475), touchdown passes (five), completion percentage (82.2%

37-of-45) and total offense in leading the Wolfpack to a 56-26 win over Kansas� Rivers is the bowl’s only twotime MVP, having also won the award as a freshman in 2000�

Jerricho Cotchery, WR, North Carolina State, 2003 -- As part of Rivers’passing performance, set bowl records for receptions with 13 and receiving yards with 171 in N�C� State’s win over Kansas

Johnny Jefferson, RB, Baylor, 2015 -- Set bowl records for rushing yards (299), rushing touchdowns (three) and longest rush (80) to pace the Baylor offense in their record-breaking 49-38 victory over North Carolina

Other Trivia:

The Pop-Tart Bowl was originally played in Miami and sprang from a desire for a second bowl in the Miami area, and to showcase the newly-built Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga also owned Blockbuster Video, which was the game’s sponsor in the first three years.

The inaugural game in 1990 matched two of college football’s iconic coaches when Bobby Bowden’s Florida State squad faced the Penn State squad of coach Joe Paterno� A bowl-record crowd of 74,021 watched Florida State take a 24-17 win�

After the 2000 game, Florida Citrus Sports took over the bowl and moved it to Orlando, with Pittsburgh topping North Carolina State 34-19 in the first game played there� Florida Citrus Sports also operates the Citrus Bowl�

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Dec� 28, 1990

Dec 28, 1991

Jan� 1, 1993

Jan� 1, 1994

Jan 2, 1995

Dec� 30, 1995

Dec� 28, 1996

Dec 29, 1997

Dec� 29, 1998

Dec� 30, 1999

Dec 28, 2000

Dec� 20, 2001

Dec� 23, 2002

MVP

Amp Lee, Florida State

David Palmer, Alabama

Darrien Gordon, Stanford

Glenn Foley, Boston College

Steve Taneyhill, South Carolina

Leon Johnson, North Carolina

Remain Mack, Miami

Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech

Scott Covington, Miami

Kurt Kittner, Illinois

Philip Rivers, North Carolina State

Bryant, Pittsburgh

Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech

Dec 22, 2003 Philip Rivers, North Carolina State

Dec� 21, 2004

Dec� 27, 2005

Reggie Ball, Georgia Tech

Davis, Clemson

Dec 29, 2006 Sam Hollenbach, Maryland

Dec� 28, 2007

Dec� 27, 2008

Silva, Boston College

Graham Gano, Florida State

Dec 29, 2009 John Clay, Wisconsin

Dec� 28, 2010

Dec� 29, 2011

Russell Wilson, North Carolina State

Rashad Greene, Florida State

Dec 28, 2012 Antone Exum, Virginia Tech

Dec� 28, 2013

Dec� 29, 2014

Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville

Cole Stoudt, Clemson

Dec 29, 2015 Johnny Jefferson, Baylor

Dec� 28, 2016

Dec� 28, 2017

Brad Kaaya, Miami

Rudolph, Oklahoma State

Dec 28, 2018 Eric Dungey, Syracuse

Dec� 28, 2019

Dec� 29, 2020

Chase Claypool, Notre Dame

Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State

Dec 29, 2021 Mario Goodrich, Clemson

Dec� 29, 2022

Dec� 28, 2023

Jordan Travis, Florida State

Johnson, Kansas State

Sat. Dec. 28, 2024............................................. 4:30 p.m. (ET)

Arizona Stadium

57,000; Artificial TV/Rado CW Network/Bowl Season Radio Affiliations

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times MT) Wed., Dec. 25

Team Arrival Reception

Tucson International Airport

www.TheArizonaBowl.com

Mountain West/Mid-American Website

Last 10 Seasons

Dec. 29, 2015 Nevada 28, Colorado State 23

Dec. 30, 2016 Air Force 45, South Alabama 21

Dec. 29, 2017 New Mexico State 26, Utah State 20

Dec. 29, 2018

Dec. 31, 2019

Nevada 16, Arkansas State 13

Wyoming 38, Georgia State 17

Dec. 31, 2020 Ball State 35, San Jose State 13

Dec. 27, 2021 Boise State - Central Michigan (COVID)

Dec. 30, 2022 Ohio 30, Wyoming 27 OT Dec. 30, 2023 Wyoming 16, Toledo 15

Top 5 Arizona Bowl Game Crowds

39,132

Utah vs. New Mexico State, 2017

36,892 Wyoming vs. Georgia State, 2019

33,898 South Alabama vs. Air Force, 2016

32,368 Arkansas vs. Nevada, 2018

20,425 *Nevada vs. Colorado, 2015 (* Inaugural Bowl Game)

Airport

Tucson International Airport (TUS); Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta, Southwest, United, US Airways

Hotels

Media: The Leo Kent Hotel 1 S. Church Ave. (85701)

Contact Brett Daniels (o) 520-549-5330

Team Hosts

Del Arvayo

Mountain West: Bob Logan Mid-American Conference: Jesse Soto Social

Thru., Dec. 26

Private

Fri., Dec. 27

Head Coaches’ Press Conference

The Leo Kent Hotel

Fri., Dec. 29

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Game 2:30

Arizona Stadium

Last Season’s Game Summary

It was a storybook ending for the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday as they sent retiring head coach Craig Bohl out with a dramatic 16-15 walk-off victory in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl. Cowboy place-kicker John Hoyland made a 24-yard field goal as time expired to give the Pokes their ninth win of the season. Wyoming quarterback Andrew Peasley was forced to leave the field on numerous occasions during the game following big hits, but fought through to return and lead the Cowboy offense, while the Wyoming defense came up with big stop after big stop to keep the Pokes in the game.

The Cowboys finished the season with a 9-4 record. It was Wyoming’s first nine-win season since 1996 when UW posted a 10-2 season. It was also the fourth season of eight or more wins during the Craig Bohl era and the sixth winning season during Bohl’s 10year tenure as Cowboy head coach. The bowl victory marks the fourth for the Pokes under the direction of Bohl, who announced his retirement back on Dec. 6.

Hoyland was named the game’s MVP, making all three of his field-goal attempts on the day from 34 yards, 52 yards and the game-winner from 24 yards out.

Like all of Wyoming’s nine victories this season, it was a total team effort by the Cowboys. Peasley was outstanding on the day, completing 20 of 25 passes (80.0 percent) for 168 yards to nine different receivers. He also rushed for 16 yards on nine carries for 184 yards of total offense. When Peasley was unable to return during Wyoming’s final drive of the game due to what Peasley himself described as an oblique injury, back-up QB Evan Svoboda came in to help finish off the game-winning drive. Svoboda completed 1 of 2 passes (50.0 percent) in the game for 16 yards and carried the ball five times for 26 yards, including Wyoming’s lone touchdown of the game midway through the fourth quarter to pull the Pokes to within two points at 13-15. Running back Harrison Waylee was a workhorse, carrying the ball 18 times for

91 yards. Wide receiver Wyatt Wieland caught a team high five passes for 55 yards. Tight ends John Michael Gyllenborg and Treyton Welch added four catches each. Gyllenborg accounted for 44 receiving yards and Welch had 22. Wide receiver Ayir Asante also had a big catch of 26 yards to start the final game-winning drive for the Cowboys.

Defensively, the Pokes had 20 different defenders make at least one tackle in the game, led by linebacker Shae Suiaunoa, who finished with five tackles and one quarterback hurry. Linebacker Easton Gibbs made three tackles and broke up one pass. Defensive tackle Jordan Bertagnole was credited with three tackles and one quarterback hurry, and nose tackle Cole Godbout also made three tackles. Strong safety Isaac White came up with the lone turnover in the game on an interception on the Wyoming two-yard line in the first quarter to end a Toledo scoring drive. Defensive ends Sabastian Harsh and Tyce Westland each came up with one key tackle for loss in the game. Westland also added a pass break-up as did defensive end DeVonne Harris, and defensive backs Wrook Brown, Tyrecus Davis and Wyett Ekeler were each credited with a pass break-up.

Wyoming accounted for 354 yards of total offense, while Toledo finished with 328 total yards. The Cowboys out gained the Rockets on the ground with 170 rushing yards to Toledo’s 144. Each team finished with the exact same passing yard total of 184 yards.

Bohl steps away from Wyoming Football after one of the most sustained periods of success in program history, including: more bowl victories (4) and more bowl appearances (6) than any coach in school history; six winning seasons -- second most of any Wyoming coach; and more NFL players developed than at any time in program history.

ARIZONA STADIUM

Memorable Games

2015: The inaugural game was held on December 29, 2015, between the Nevada Wolf Pack and the Colorado State Rams. It was to be played between teams from Conference USA and the Mountain West, with the Sun Belt as a secondary tie-in. However, due to a lack of bowl-eligible teams to meet these tie-ins, the game was ultimately played between Mountain West teams, marking the first time since 1979 that two teams from the same conference appeared in a non-championship bowl.

2017: Utah State’s Savon Scarver returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter, then New Mexico State’s Jason Huntley took the ensuing kickoff 100 yards for a score.

2018: Nevada took what looked to be the winning lead with just 1:06 left on the clock, but Arkansas State tied the game with a field goal as regulation expired. The Red Wolves kicked a successful field goal in their overtime possession, but Nevada walked it off with an 11- yard touchdown pass to Reagan Roberson.

2022: Ohio capped off a historic 10 win season with a thrilling walk off win over Wyoming in the first overtime of the 2023 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl. The Bobcats drove for a dramatic game tying FG late in regulation that was initially missed, but a Cowboy timeout gave Ohio the second chance needed, and a fade to the corner in the first overtime secured the win and history for Ohio.

Top Individual Performances

Xazavian Valladay, RB, Wyoming, 2019 –Wyoming’s star back shone bright breaking off several big gains and capping his season with a stellar 208 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries. The X factor added 91 yards and a score receiving to capture NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl Offensive MVP honors.

James Butler, RB, Nevada, 2015 – The 5-foot-9, 200-pound back looked like a bowling ball on the winning touchdown run, but he also showcased his speed throughout a 24-carry, 189-yard rushing effort. Nevada passed for only 74 yards, so they needed every bit of Butler’s production on the ground. He averaged 7.9

per carry and scored two touchdowns, making this an easy selection.

Elijah Mitchell, DB, Nevada, 2015 -- Mitchell’s 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown gave Nevada a 19-10 lead late in the second quarter. It was the Wolf Pack’s first kickoff return for a touchdown since 1998, and it ended up being the difference in this win.

Other Trivia

The Arizona Bowl was sanctioned by the NCAA in March 2015 and the inaugural game was played on December 30, 2015.

In its inaugural year, the Arizona Bowl hosted two teams from the Mountain West.

In eight iterations of the Arizona Bowl, five of the eight have been decided by one score or less, including four walk-off wins.

The bowl’s philanthropic mission gives 100% of its net proceeds back to Southern Arizona Charities. In five years of existence, the Arizona Bowl has given over $4 million to charity.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

James Butler RB, Nevada

Arion Worthman QB, Air Force

Ian Seau DE, Nevada

Steelhammer DB, Air Force

Larry Rose III, RB, New Mexico State Leon McQuaker, LB, New Mexico State

Ty Gangi, QB, Nevada

Xazavian Halladay, RB, Wyoming

Edmonds, Safety, Arkansas State

Halliburton, DB, Wyoming

Drew Plitt, QB, Ball State Bryce Cosby, DB, Ball State

Harris, QB,

John Hoyland, PK, Wyoming

GO BOWLING MILTARY BOWL

Sat. Dec. 28, 2024............................................. 5:45 p.m. (ET)

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 34,000; Turf

TV/Radio: ESPN

Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Dec 27, 2014

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times

Team

& The American

Virginia Tech 33, Cincinnati 17

Dec 28, 2015 Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28 Dec 27, 2016 Wake Forest 34, Temple 26

Dec� 28, 2017

Dec� 31, 2018

Navy 49, Virginia 7

Cincinnati 35, Virginia Tech 31

Dec 27, 2019 North Carolina 55, Temple 13 2020 No Game COVID 2021 No Game COVID

Dec 28, 2022 Duke 30, UCF 13

Dec 27, 2023 Virgina Tech 41, Tulane 20 Inaugural Game Dec 20, 2008

Top 5 Military Bowl Game Crowds

38,794������������������������������������Maryland vs� East Carolina, 2010

36,352������������������������������������������������ Navy vs� Pittsburgh, 2015

35,921 Navy vs Virginia, 2017

35,849 Virginia Tech vs Tulane, 2023

34,277 Virginia Tech vs Cincinnati, 2014 (2008-2012 games at RFK Stadium in Washington, D C )

Airport

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA): all major airlines

Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD): all major airlines

Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI): all major airlines

Hotels

ACC: Washington Hilton Hotel 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW (20009) (202) 483-3000

The American: Capital Hilton Hotel 1001 16th Street NW (20036) (202) 393-1000

Media: Washington Hilton Hotel 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW (20009) ������������ (202) 483-3000

Thu

Fri

Last Season’s Game Summary

As long as he could hold onto the ball and keep his footing on a slippery day, Kyron Drones found plenty of room to run

Drones rushed for 176 yards and a touchdown and also threw for two TDs as Virginia Tech withstood a second-half downpour to beat No� 23 Tulane 41-20 in the Military Bowl on Wednesday�

Drones fumbled three times in the wet weather, but the Hokies (7-6) only lost one of them The sophomore quarterback passed for just 91 yards, but he and Bhayshul Tuten were tough to stop on the ground

“It was tough conditions� You can’t really simulate it like that,” Virginia Tech coach Brent Pry said “They had the same weather we did Both teams had to deal with it ”

Tuten finished with 136 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries to help Virginia Tech snap a four-game losing streak in bowls�

“Any time we’ve had success this year, really, we’ve been able to run the ball,” Pry said “That’s who we need to be That’s who we want to be ”

Tulane (11-3) was without star quarterback Michael Pratt�

Both Kai Horton and Justin Ibieta played in his place, but Ibieta was carted off in the second quarter with an apparent leg injury Makhi Hughes rushed for 88 yards

An unforced fumble by Drones gave the Green Wave an early lead when Tyler Grubbs scooped up the ball and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown�

“It was the first drive of the game and we still had a long way to go,” Drones said “It was a next-play mentality ”

After a muffed punt gave Virginia Tech the ball at the Tulane 11, Drones ran for a TD on the first play to put the Hokies up 10-7�

Drones also lost the ball on that run, but he was ruled to have reached the end zone first.

Tulane had first-and-goal from the 1 when Horton was hit by Pheldarius Payne as he tried to hand off The Hokies recovered that fumble to stave off a great scoring opportunity�

Virginia Tech took a 17-10 lead on Drones’ 1-yard scoring pass to Harrison Saint Germain with 8 seconds left in the half

Then the rain really seemed to pick up

Jaylin Lane lost a fumble in the first minute of the second half, and Tulane took advantage of that short field, tying the game on a 6-yard scramble by Horton But Drones broke loose for a 51-yard gain on the next drive, and Tuten’s 9-yard scoring run put the Hokies up 24-17

“We’ve been strong against the run all year� I think when you add the quarterback into it, that gives it a little bit different element,” said Slade Nagle, who was Tulane’s interim coach after Willie Fritz left to take the job at Houston earlier this month “He’s a dynamic player that had a huge impact on the game ”

Drones threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Benji Gosnell early in the fourth, and after Tulane lost its third fumble of the day, Tuten scored on a 12-yard run to make it 41-20�

NAVY-MARINE CORPS

MEMORIAL STADIUM

Memorable Games

2022: QB Riley Leonard rushed for a pair of touchdowns as Duke beat UCF, 30-13, to cap its turnaround season and win its first bowl appearance since 2018�

2019: Quarterback Sam Howell passed for 294 yards and three touchdowns, rushed for 53 yards and caught a touchdown pass on a trick play as Coach Mack Brown returned to the college football postseason with a 55-13 victory over Temple�

2018: Running back Michael Warren rushed for a career-high and Cincinnati-bowl record 166 yards and two touchdowns as the Bearcats beat Virginia Tech, 3531, in a thrilling game that featured seven lead changes and saw neither team lead by more than a touchdown�

2017: After Virginia returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, Navy dominated as backup QB Zach Abey came on in relief and finished with five rushing touchdowns�

2016: QB John Wolford helped Wake Forest score 31 consecutive points and then MVP Thomas Brown and the defense did the rest to hold on for a 34-26 upset victory over 23rd-ranked Temple

2015: Behind Quarterback Keenan Reynolds, three rushing and one passing touchdown, Navy recovered from giving up a game-opening touchdown and rallied to beat Pittsburgh, 44-28, and secure its school single-season record 11th victory of the season Reynolds broke the FBS record for career touchdowns from scrimmage with 88� Reynolds had set the record earlier this month with 85 in the Army-Navy game, but Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech’s four-year star at running back, broke Reynolds’ mark in the New Orleans Bowl earlier�

2012: San Jose State, seeking an 11-win season and a final Top-25 national ranking, scored twice in the final 4:43 on Austin Lopez’27-yard field goal and De’Leon Eskridge’s one-yard run to rally for a 29-20 win over Bowling Green�

2011: Toledo and Air Force combined for a bowl-record 56 points in the first half alone, with the Rockets eventually surviving, 42-41� The win highlighted the debut of

Toledo coach Matt Campbell, the youngest head coach in the FBS at age 32 after Tim Beckman took the Illinois job at the end of the regular season

2010: Maryland took a 51-20 win over East Carolina in Ralph Friedgen’s final game as Terrapin head coach after a 10-year tenure� It was the most points ever scored by Maryland in a bowl game

Top Individual Performances

Riley Skinner, QB -- Wake Forest, 2008, completed all 11 of his passes for 166 yards and a touchdown in leading Wake to a 29-19 win over Navy

Akeem Ayers, LB -- UCLA, 2009, picked off a pass and returned it for a 2-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter for the clincher in the Bruins’ 30-21 win over Temple�

Da’Rel Scott, RB -- Maryland, 2010, rushed for 200 yards on only 13 carries and scored two touchdowns as part of Maryland’s 51-point outburst

Bernard Reedy, WR -- Toledo, 2011, three of his four receptions were for touchdowns as the Rockets won a 42-41 shootout with Air Force

David Fales, QB, San Jose State, 2012 -- The nation’s leader in completion percentage hit 33 of 43 passes for 395 yards and two scores as the Spartans topped Bowling Green 29-20

Rakeem Cato, QB, Marshall 2013 -- Completed 28 of 44 passes for 337 yards and three touchdowns and directed two fourth-quarter touchdown drives in leading Marshall to a 3120 victory over Maryland

J�C� Coleman, RB, Virginia Tech 2014 -- Ran for a Virginia Tech bowl-record 157 yards and a touchdown, leading the Hokies to a 33-17 win over Cincinnati�

Keenan Reynolds, QB, Navy, 2015 -- Threw one touchdown pass and rushed for three more scores, setting the NCAA FBS all-time leader in touchdowns scored as the Midshipmen beat Pittsburgh, 44-28�

Phillip Walker, QB, Temple, 2016 -- Completed 28 of 49 passes for a bowl-record 396 and two touchdowns as the Owls tried desperately to rally

Zach Abey, QB, Navy, 2017 -- Came on in relief of injured teammate Malcolm Perry (16-144, 2 TDs rushing) and finished

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Dec� 20, 2008

Dec� 29, 2009

MVP

Riley Skinner, Wake Forest

Akeem Ayers, UCLA

Dec 29, 2010 Da’Rel Scott, Maryland

Dec� 28, 2011

Dec� 27, 2012

Bernard Reedy, Toledo

David Fales, San Jose State

Dec 27, 2013 Rakeem Cato, Marshall

Dec� 27, 2014

Dec� 28, 2015

J�C� Coleman, Virginia Tech

Keenan Reynolds, Navy

Dec 27, 2016 Thomas Brown, Wake Forest

Dec� 28, 2017

Dec� 31, 2018

Zach Abey, Navy

Warren, Cincinnati

Dec 27, 2019 Sam Howell, North Carolina

Dec 28, 2022 Riley Leonard, Duke

Dec� 27, 2023

Drones, Virginia

VALERO ALAMO BOWL

Sat. Dec. 28, 2024............................................. 7:30 p.m. (ET)

Alamodome 65,000/Soft Top removable turf system

TV/Radio: ABC

Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Jan. 2, 2015

& Big 12

UCLA 40, Kansas State 35

Jan. 2, 2016 TCU 47, Oregon 41 3/OT

Dec� 29, 2016 Oklahoma State 38, Colorado 8

Dec. 28, 2017

TCU 39, Stanford 37

Dec. 28, 2018 Washington State 28, Iowa State 26

Dec. 31, 2019 Texas 38, Utah 10

Dec� 29, 2020

Texas 55, Colorado 23

Dec 29, 2021 Oklahoma 47, Oregon 32

Dec� 29, 2022 Washington 27, Texas 20

Dec. 28, 2023

Arizona 38, Oklahoma 24

Inaugural Game Dec. 31, 1993

Top 5 Alamo Bowl Game Crowds

66,166����������������������������������� *Texas A&M vs. Penn State 2007

65,918 Texas vs. Oregon, 2013

65,875 Texas vs. Iowa, 2006

65,380 Texas A&M vs. Penn State, 1999

65,277 Texas vs. Oregon State

*Stadium record

Airport

San Antonio International Airport (SAT)

Aeromar, AeroMexico, AirTran, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American, Breeze, Delta, Frontier, Interjet, Skywest, Southwest, United, US Airways

Hotels

Pac-12 – Hyatt Regency

123 Losoya (78205) (210) 510-4423

Big 12 – San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter Riverwalk 101 Bowie St. (78205) (210) 228-4303

Media: Marriott Riverwalk 889 E. Market (78205)

(210) 704-6389

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times CT)

Mon./Tue., Dec. 23/24

Team Arrival

Team Hotels in San Antonio

Thurs�, Dec� 26

Big 12 Team Press Conference

Pac 12 (former) Team Press Conference 3:00

Alamodome Gate 4, East Entrance at the 50-yard line

Fri., Dec. 27

Head Coaches’ Press Conference ������������������������������11

Hawthorn Suites

Sat., Dec. 28

32nd Annual Valro Alamo Bowl

Sun Bowl Stadium

Last Season’s Game Summary

Gunner Maldonado returned a fumble 87 yards for a touchdown and also had an interception as No. 14 Arizona forced six turnovers in a 38-24 comeback victory over No. 12 Oklahoma on Thursday night in the Valero Alamo Bowl

Arizona scored 25 straight points to close the game.

“We were expecting a battle,” Wildcats coach Jedd Fisch said. “There was nothing going to be easy even though we went up 13-0 in the first quarter. The guys just kept competing.”

Maldonado’s fumble return with 2:38 remaining in the third quarter was a bowl record. The play was set up when Arizona safety Dalton Johnson hit Jalil Farooq following a short reception and the ball flew into Maldonado’s hands.

Noah Fifita threw for 354 yards and two touchdowns for Arizona (103). The Wildcats closed with seven straight victories as they depart the Pac-12 to join the Big 12 next season. Leaving the Big 12 to join the Southeastern Conference, Oklahoma also finished 10-3.

Wildcats senior Jacob Cowing, the offensive MVP, had seven receptions for 152 yards and two touchdowns. Tetairoa McMillan added 10 receptions for 160 yards for Arizona.

Oklahoma freshman Jackson Arnold threw for 361 yards and two touchdowns, but also had three interceptions in his first career start. Arnold started in place of Dillon Gabriel, who is transferring to Oregon after throwing for 3,660 yards and 30 touchdowns this season.

Gavin Sawchuk ran for 130 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries for the Sooners.

Arnold opened the game 3 for 8 with two interceptions before settling in behind the running game.

With Arizona holding a 13-0 lead, Sawchuk scored on an 18-yard rushing touchdown.

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Oklahoma took a 14-13 lead when Arnold scrambled to his left to escape heavy pressure and tossed a 10-yard pass to a sliding Nic Anderson in the left corner of the end zone. The touchdown was set up by a 62-yard run by Sawchuk and 19-yard carry by Arnold.

Arnold’s second pass of the game was intercepted by freshman safety Genesis Smith, who jumped the route at the 35-yard line for his first career pick

Fifita tossed a 35-yard touchdown pass to Cowing on the ensuing play to give Arizona a 10-0 lead with 4:27 into the game.

Arnold’s second interception of the first quarter came when Maldonado ran from the right hashmark to step in front of the receiver and then tapped both feet inbounds.

Arizona had 181 yards in the first quarter to Oklahoma’s 36.

After finishing 1-11 in 2021, the Wildcats end the season with a victory in their first bowl appearance since 2017.

“There were some dark times that first year,” Johnson said. “This win means everything. We came a long way. This whole team, this whole staff, this whole facility deserves it.”

ALAMODOME

Memorable Games

1998: Heavy underdog Purdue drove 80 yards for a touchdown in the final minute and Drew Brees’ third touchdown pass of the game gave the Boilermakers a surprising 37-34 win over a Kansas State squad that was ranked No. 3 in the BCS standings.

2005: Nebraska survived in a 32-28 win over Michigan in a game most remembered for the final play. Michigan had a seven-lateral scramble on the final play, with Tyler Ecker reaching the Nebraska 16, dodging players and coaches who had come onto the field thinking the game was over, before being run out of bounds. No flags were thrown on the play despite the dozens from both benches coming on the field.

2011: In the highest-scoring game in NCAA bowl history, Baylor quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin led the Bears to a pulsating 67-56 win over Washington. Baylor rushed for 485 yards and had 77 yards in total offense, and the 1,397 combined yards and 17 touchdowns by both teams were bowl records. Terrance Ganaway rushed for two scores in the fourth quarter to insure Baylor’s victory.

2016: TCU scored 31 consecutive points in the second half after a first half in which the Horned Frogs were the victim of a 31-0 onslaught at the hands of Oregon. The two teams traded scores in two overtime periods before TCU quarterback Bram Kohlhausen and the Horned Frog defense secured a win in the third overtime period 47-41�

Top Individual Performances

Drew Brees, QB, Purdue, 1998 -- Led the heavy under dog Boilermakers to an upset 37-34 win over BCS No. 3-ranked Kansas State, hitting 25-of-53 passes for 230 yards and three touchdowns, including a 24-yard game winning TD in the closing minutes.

Dan Alexander, RB, Nebraska, 2000 -- In what was the biggest blowout in Alamo Bowl history, ran for 240 yards on only 20 carries and scored three touchdowns in leading Nebraska to a 66-17 win over Northwestern. He led a Cornhusker rush attack that generated 476 yards.

Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor, 2011 -- The 2011 Alamo Bowl became the highest scoring bowl game in NCAA history, and the Heisman Trophy winner was a big part with a 24-of-33 passing performance for 295 yards and a score and 74 more rush yards with another TD.

David Ash, QB, Texas, 2012 -- After not knowing if he would even start, threw for two touchdowns in the final 8:18 and also had a third-quarter rushing score in bringing the Longhorns back from two 10-point deficits to a 31-27 win over Oregon State.

Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon, 2013 – Accounted for 386 of Oregon’s 469 offensive yards, rushing for 133 yards on 15 carries and throwing for 253 yards and a touchdown in leading the Ducks to a runaway 30-7 win over Texas�

Bram Kohlhausen, QB, TCU, 2016 -- The senior quarterback racked up 351 passing yards on 28-45 passing with two touchdowns through the air. He also added 45 yards and two scores on the ground. His 351 passing yards marked the 8th time in bowl game history a quarterback threw for 300 or more yards.

Other Trivia

Three of the last six games have been decided by one score�

The Valero Alamo Bowl has seven of the Top 20 mostwatched non-CFP bowl games in ESPN history in terms of household impressions.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

Dec. 31, 1993

Dec. 31, 1994

Dec. 28, 1995

Dec� 29, 1996

Dave Barr, QB, California

Chad Davis, QB, Washington State

Kyle Bryant, K, Texas A&M

Sedrick Shaw, RB, Iowa

Dec. 30, 1997 Billy Dicken, QB, Purdue

Dec. 29, 1998

Drew Brees, QB, Purdue

Dec. 28, 1999 ���������������� Rashard Casey, QB, Penn State

Jerrott Willard, LB, California

Ron Childs, LB, Washington State

Keith Mitchell, LB, Texas A&M

Jared DeVries, DL, Iowa

Adrian Beasley, DB, Purdue

Rosevelt Colvin, DE, Purdue

LaVar Arrington, LB, Penn State

Dec. 30, 2000 Dan Alexander, RB, Nebraska Kyle Vanden Bosch, DE, Nebraska

Dec� 29, 2001

Dec. 28, 2002

Dec. 29, 2003

Dec� 29, 2004

Dec. 28, 2005

Aaron Greving, RB, Iowa

Brooks Bollinger, QB, Wisconsin

Jammal Lord, QB, Nebraska

Ted Ginn, Jr, WR, Ohio State

Cory Ross, RB, Nebraska

Dec. 30,2006 Colt McCoy, QB, Texas

Dec� 29, 2007

Dec. 29, 2008

Rodney Kinlaw, RB, Penn State

Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri

Derrick Pickens, DL, Iowa

Jeff Mack, LB, Wisconsin

Trevor Johnson, DE, Nebraska

Simon Fraser, DE, Ohio State

Leon Hall, CB, Michigan

Aaron Ross, DB, Texas

Sean Lee, LB, Penn State

Sean Weatherspoon, LB, Missouri

Jan. 2, 2010 Taylor Potts, QB, Texas Tech Jamar Wall, DB, Texas Tech

Dec� 29, 2010

Dec� 29, 2011

Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State

Terrance Ganaway, RB, Baylor

Markelle Martin, DB, Oklahoma State

Elliott Coffey, LB, Baylor

Dec 29, 2012 Marquise Goodwin, WR, Texas Alex Okafor, DE, Texas

Dec. 30, 2013

Jan. 2, 2015

Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon

Paul Perkins, RB, UCLA

Avery Patterson, DB, Oregon

Eric Kendricks, LB, UCLA

Jan. 2, 2016 Bram Kohlhausen, QB, TCU Travin Howard, LB, TCU

Dec� 29, 2016

Dec. 28, 2017

James Washington, Oklahoma State

Kenny Hill, TCU

Dec. 28, 2018 Gardner Minshew II/Washington State

Dec. 31, 2019

Dec� 29, 2020

Sam Ehlinger, QB, Texas

Bijon Robinson, Texas

Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma State

Travin Howard, TCU

Peyton Pelluer, Washington State

Joseph Ossai, LB, Texas

DeMarvian Overshown, Texas

Dec 29, 2021 Kennedy Brooks, RB, Oklahoma Pat Fields, S, Oklahoma

Dec� 29, 2022

Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington

Dec. 28, 3023 Jacob Cowing, WR, Arizona

Bralen Trice, LB, Washington

Gunner Maldonado, DB, Arizona

Sat., Dec. 28, 2024................................................ 9:15 p.m. (ET)

Independence Stadium 48,975; Synthetic

TV/Radio: ESPN/Bowl Season Radio

Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Dec 27, 2014

& American

South Carolina 24, Miami (FL) 21

Dec 26, 2015 Virginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52

Dec 36, 2016 NC State 41, Vanderbilt 17

Dec� 27, 2017

Dec� 27, 2018

Florida State 42, Southern Miss 13

Duke 56, Temple 27

Dec 26, 2019 Louisiana Tech 14, Miami, FL 0 2020 No Game (Covid)

Dec 18, 2021 UAB 31, BYU 28

Dec 23, 2022 Houston 23, Louisiana 16

Dec 16, 2023 Texas Tech 34, California 14

Inaugural Game

Top 5 Independence Bowl Game Crowds

Pre-Game Press Conference

A in Bally’s Casino & Hotel

Stadium (West Side)

Dec� 13, 1976

50,459 LSU vs Notre Dame, 1997

49,873 Ole Miss vs Oklahoma, 1999

49,653 George vs Texas A&M, 2009

49,625����������������������������������������������� Arkansas vs� Missouri, 2003

48,835��������������������������������������������

(All games at Independence Stadium)

Airport

vs� Michigan State, 1995

Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV): United, Delta, American, Allegiant Hotels

Sam’s Town

315 Clyde Fant Parkway (71101) (318) 429-6850

Hilton Shreveport 104 Market St� (71101)

Media: Bally’s Shreveport Casino & Hotel 451 Clyde Fant Pkwy, Shreveport, LA (71101)

(318) 698-0534

Last Season’s Game Summary

Behren Morton completed 27 of 43 passes for 256 yards and three first-half touchdowns, leading Texas Tech to a 34-14 victory over California in the Independence Bowl on Saturday night

Tahj Brooks ran for 98 yards and a score as the Red Raiders (7-6) shook off a terrible start They shut out the Golden Bears (6-7) for the final three quarters to win the 47th edition of college football’s 11th-oldest bowl game

“The was the best, most complete game we’ve had all year,” Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire said “I really thought we played extremely hard, very physical ”

Texas Tech led 24-14 at halftime and Brooks, the nation’s fourth-leading rusher, scored the only touchdown of the second half on a 7-yard run in the third quarter.

It was the third straight bowl win for the Red Raiders, who fumbled the opening kickoff. Cal freshman Fernando Mendoza then rifled a 25-yard touchdown pass to Monroe Young to give the Bears the lead 15 seconds into the game�

California had a golden opportunity to extend it, but Mendoza was injured on a third-down scramble to the Texas Tech 5� Cal passed on the field goal and was stuffed after Jaydn Ott took a direct snap.

Texas Tech capped the ensuing 93-yard drive with a 27-yard touchdown pass from Morton to Coy Eakin before Mendoza returned on the next possession

“No way I can’t go back into the game when we have everyone else fighting injuries,” Mendoza said.

He needed just 94 seconds to help the Bears regain the lead Ott’s 1-yard touchdown run was preceded by a 51-yard pass from Mendoza to Trond Grizzell

“Everything after that didn’t go very well,” Cal coach Justin Wilcox said�

Texas Tech had another immediate answer and tied the game at 14 with a 15-yard TD pass from Morton to Mason Tharp�

The Red Raiders’ defense forced a three-and-out early in the second quarter and the offense continued to chew up yards — and points. A 14-yard strike from Morton to Loic Fouonji gave Texas Tech its first lead, 21-14�

A short field goal by Gino Garcia just before halftime made it 24-14. Garcia added a 37-yarder in the fourth quarter.

Ott finished with just 45 yards rushing on 16 carries.

“We were able to limit what he did, so we made them more one-dimensional,” McGuire said “Made (Mendoza) throw into coverages we wanted him to throw into ”

Texas Tech lost its previous two trips to the Independence Bowl, both to Ole Miss in 1986 and 1998

INDEPENDENCE STADIUM

Memorable Games:

2015: In the 40th anniversary of the Independence Bowl, legendary Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer closed out his career with a thrilling 55-52 victory, as the Hokies outlasted the Tulsa Golden Hurricane

2005: Missouri erased a 21-0 first-quarter deficit and rallied for a 38-31 win over South Carolina

2000: Mississippi State beat Texas A&M in a wild 43-41 overtime game, but the game was most memorable for the rare Louisiana blizzard that hit during pregame warmups and blanketed the field, giving the game its “Snow Bowl” moniker�’

1997: LSU took a 27-9 win over Notre Dame, with the matchup of the two storied programs drawing the largest crowd in bowl history with an over-capacity 50,439 in attendance�

1995: LSU posted a 45-26 win over a Michigan State squad coached by Nick Saban Four years later, Saban would take over as LSU head coach

1990: Maryland and nearby Louisiana Tech tied 34-34 in the only tie in Independence Bowl history�

Other Trivia:

The Independence Bowl is the NCAA’s 11th-oldest bowl game, established in 1976 and named the Independence Bowl because it was established during the nation’s Bicentennial year�

Six Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees have played or coached in the Independence Bowl: Alan Faneca (LSU), Jimmy Johnson (Oklahoma State), Brett Favre (Southern Miss), Art Monk (Syracuse), Bruce Smith (Virginia Tech) and Willie Roaf (Louisiana Tech)

26 College Football Hall of Famers have played or coached in the Independence Bowl The most recent is Class of 2024’s Frank Solich, who coached twice in the Independence Bowl (Nebraska in 2002 and Ohio in 2012)

73 first-round NFL Draft selections have played in the Independence Bowl�

Top Individual Performances:

Daniel Jones, QB, Duke, 2018 – Set the Independence Bowl record for most passing yards (423), passing touchdowns (5) and most touchdowns accounted for (6 – 5 passing, 1 rushing) in his team’s 56-27 victory

T.J. Rahming, WR, Duke, 2018 – Set an Independence Bowl record for receiving yards and tied the record for receptions, hauling in 12 catches for 240 receiving yards and two touchdowns Also carried the ball twice for 17 yards and returned three punts for 29 yards, breaking the I-Bowl record for all-purpose yards (286)�

Isaiah Ford, WR, Virginia Tech, 2015 – Tied the Independence Bowl record with 12 receptions and set the Bowl record with 227 yards receiving, including a 75-yard touchdown Also carried the ball three times for 23 yards for 250 yards from scrimmage

Brad Smith, QB, Missouri, 2005 -- Threw for 282 yards and a touchdown on 21-of-37 passes and rushed for 150 yards and three scores on 21 carries, totaling 432 offensive yards in a 3831 win over South Carolina

Ja’Mar Toombs, RB, Texas A&M, 2000 -- Scored three touchdowns among his 193 rushing yards on 35 carries in a losing 43-41 effort in the “Snow Bowl”�

Josh Huepel, QB, Oklahoma, 1999 -- Threw for 390 yards and three touchdowns, completing 39 of 53 passes, but his team still fell to Ole Miss 25-23

Kevin Faulk, RB, LSU, 1995 -- Rushed for 234 yards on 25 carries and scored two touchdowns in LSU’s 45-26 victory over Michigan State

Clay Carroll, DT, McNeese State, 1979 -- Was credited with a bowl-record 24 total tackles in the Cowboys’ loss to Syracuse�

James Henry, PR/DB, Southern Miss, 1988 -- Became the only player in bowl history, and maybe the only player ever in any bowl, to be named both Offensive and Defensive MVP, after returning two punts for touchdowns in USM’s 38-18 win over UTEP�

ALL-TIME RESULTS

1976

1977

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1979

1980

1981�������������������������������

1982

1983

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1985

1986

Terry McFarland, McNeese St

Terry Clark, Tulsa

Keith Thibodeaux, La Tech Otis Wilson, Louisville

Theodore Sutton, East Carolina

Joe Morris, Syracuse

Stephen Starring, McNeese St

Gary Kubiak, Texas A&M

Randy Wright, Wisconsin

Marty Louthan, Air Force

Bart Weiss, Air Force

Rickey Foggie, Minnesota

Zack Valentine, East Carolina

Clay Carroll, McNeese St

Jerald Baylis, Southern Miss

Mike Green, Oklahoma St�

Tim Krumrie, Wisconsin

Andre Townsend, Ole Miss

Scott Thomas, Air Force

Bruce Holmes, Minnesota

Mark Young, Ole Miss James Mosley, Texas Tech

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1988

James Henry, Southern Miss

David Hill, Washington

James Henry, Southern Miss 1989

Bill Musgrave, Oregon Chris Oldham, Oregon 1990�������������������������������

Michael Richardson, La� Tech

Baker, La� Tech

Andre Hastings, Georgia Torrey Evans, Georgia 1992 Todd Dixon, Wake Forest

Maurice DeShazo, Va� Tech

Herman O’Berry, Oregon

Antonio Banks, Va� Tech 1994

Mike Groh, Virginia Mike Frederick, Virginia 1995 Kevin Faulk, LSU Gabe Northern, LSU

Dameyune Craig, Auburn

Rondell Mealey, LSU

Spikes, Auburn

Ricky Neal, Army/Arnold Miller, LSU

Romaro Miller, Ole Miss Kendrick Clancy, Ole Miss

Josh Huepel, Oklahoma

Tim Strickland, Ole Miss 2000 Ja’Mar Toombs, Texas A&M Willie Blade, Mississippi St 2001 Seneca Wallace, Iowa St Matt Word, Iowa St

Eli Manning, Ole Miss

Bacon, Alabama/Chris Kelsay, Nebraska

Cedric Cobbs, Arkansas Caleb Miller, Arkansas

Bret Meyer, Iowa St

Brad Smith, Missouri

Moser, Iowa St�

Marcus King, Missouri

Dantrell Savage, Oklahoma St Jeremy Nethon, Oklahoma St

John Parker Wilson, Alabama

Phillip Livas, La Tech

Wallace Gilberry, Alabama

Weldon Brown, La Tech

Aron White, Georgia���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Geno Atkins, Georgia

Jared Tew, Air Force

James Franklin, Missouri

Rick Ricketts, Air Force

Andrew Wilson, Missouri

Beau Blankenship & Tyler Tettleton, Ohio���������������������������������������������������������� Keith Moore, Ohio

B J Denker, Arizona

Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina

Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech

Jaylen Samuels, NC State

James Blackman, Florida State

Daniel Jones, Duke

William Parks, Arizona

Skai Moore, South Carolina

Jeremy Brady, Tulsa

Moore, NC

Andrews, Florida State

Delvon Randall, Temple

Connor Taylor, Louisiana Tech

Tyler Allgeier, BYU Tyler Batty, BYU

Clayton Tune, Houston

Behren Morton, Texas Tech

Art Green, Houston

Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech

TRANSPERFECT MUSIC CITY BOWL

Mon. Dec. 30, 2024 .......................................... 2:30 p.m. (ET)

Nissan Stadium 69,143; Turf

TV/Radio: ABC/ESPN Radio

Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Dec 30, 2014

& Big Ten

Notre Dame 31, LSU 28

Dec 30, 2015 Louisville 27, Texas A&M 21

Dec 30, 2016 Tennessee 38, Nebraska 24

Dec. 29, 2017

Dec� 28, 2018

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times CT)

Sun�, Dec� 29

Joint Head Coaches Press Conference 1 p.m. CT Gaylord Opryland Resort

Mon, Dec. 30

TransPerfect Music City Bowl ��������������������� 1:30 p.m. CT

Post-Game Orss Conference ������������������������������� TBD CT Nissan Stadium

Northwestern 24, Kentucky 23

Auburn 63, Purdue 14

Dec 30, 2019 Louisville 38, Purdue 14 2020 No Game (Covid)

Dec 30, 2021 Purdue 48, Tennessee 45 (OT)

Dec 31, 2022 Kentucky 0, Iowa 21

Dec 30, 2023 Maryland 31, Auburn 13

Inaugural Game

Top 5 Sun Bowl Game Crowds

Dec� 29, 1998

69,489 Purdue v Tennessee, 2021

69,143 North Carolina vs. Tennessee, 2010

68,661 Kentucky vs. Florida State, 2007

68,496����������������������������������������� Tennessee vs� Nebraska, 2016

68,024������������������������������������������� Kentucky vs. Clemson, 2006 (All games at Nissan Stadium)

Airport

Nashville International Airport (BNA)

American, American Eagle, American Connection, Delta, Delta Connection, Frontier, Southwest, United, US Airways, US Airways Express, AirCanada

Hotels

Media: Nashville Renaissance 611 Commerce St. (37204) (615) 255-8400 Social

Last Season’s Game Summary

Maryland won its third bowl in a row – marking the first time in school history the Terps won bowls in three consecutive seasons –beating Auburn, 31-13, at the TransPerfect Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium on Saturday. The Terps conclude the year at 8-5 for the second year in a row, marking three consecutive winning seasons for the Terps for the first time since 2001-03 and back-to-back eight-win seasons for the first time since 2002-03

The game turned for good late in the second quarter when Oregon State, trailing 7-0, tried a fake punt from midfield that was stuffed for a loss. Notre Dame then drove seven plays and pushed the lead to 14-0 with just 27 seconds left in the half on Price’s 1-yard run.

Jimmy Valsin III had the lone score for Oregon State, catching a 33yard pass from Ben Gulbranson. Offensive lineman Tyler Voltin ran in the 2-point conversion from the wildcat formation.

That score at 6:02 of the fourth quarter cut Notre Dame’s lead to 33-8 before the Irish tacked a final TD on a 6-yard run by Chase Ketterer with 2:45 to play.

Gulbranson was 16 for 27 for 180 yards and an interception.

“Obviously it’s not the result we wanted,” Oregon State interim head coach Kefense Hynson said. “Hats off to Notre Dame. I mean, that’s a really, really good football team. They are all we saw on tape.”

Maryland led 21-0 at the end of the first quarter, the most points scored in an opening quarter in the program’s bowl history.

Both Terp quarterbacks had solid days. Starter Billy Edwards Jr., who was named the game’s MVP, threw for 126 yards and a touchdown, along with his seventh rushing score of the season to go along with 50 yards on the ground. He became the first Maryland quarterback with a passing and rushing touchdown in a bowl game since Scott McBrien in the 2004 Gator Bowl.

True freshman Cameron Edge also finished with a touchdown, with

four-of-six passing and 82 yards.

The Terps were impressive in all three phases of the game as the Maryland defense and special teams combined to force four turnovers down, with four-of-six passing and 82 yards.

The Terps were impressive in all three phases of the game as the Maryland defense and special teams combined to force four turnovers

“Obviously it’s not the result we wanted,” Oregon State interim head coach Kefense Hynson said. “Hats off to Notre Dame. I mean, that’s a really, really good football team. They are all we saw on tape.”

Glendon Miller had a 44-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter. It was the Terps’ first pick-six in a game since 2018 and the first in a bowl game since 2002. Lavain Scruggs had his first career interception.

On special teams, Jack Howes kicked a 49-yard field goal, the longest in Maryland bowl history. Maryland had two fumble recoveries on special teams. Perry Fisher recovered a fumble forced by Rex Fleming on the ensuing kickoff after Miller’s pick-six. Then, Sean Greely recovered a muffed punt in the fourth quarter.

The Terps won their previous two bowl games, the New Era Pinstripe Bowl in 2021 and the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in 2022..

NISSAN STADIUM

Memorable Games

2021: Purdue 48, Tennessee 45 (OT). After trailing by two touchdowns after the first quarter, Purdue rallied back to force overtime in one of the wildest finishes in Music City Bowl history. Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker and Purde quarterback Aiden O’Connell both threw a record five touchdown passes each in the back-and-forth affair that saw multiple records broken. It was Purdue wide receiver and eventual bowl MVP Broc Thompson who stole the show with his 217-yard (bowl record), two touchdown performance. Purdue kicker Mitchell Fineran wrapped up his perfect 4-for-4 night with the game-winner in OT� The game was one of the most-watched bowl games in 2021 and it was the most attended Music City bowl with 69,489 fans packed into Nissan Stadium.

2014: Notre Dame 31, LSU 28. Notre Dame kicked a last second field goal to win this record breaking game with the largest lead only being 3 points. Altogether, ten different Bowl records were broken; six of them were by the same person (Fournette, LSU)

2012: Hometown Vanderbilt wrapped up its best season since 1915 and won nine games for only the third time ever, with Jordan Rodgers throwing for two scores and running for another in a 38- 24 victory over North Carolina State.

2010: North Carolina 30, Tennessee 27 (2OT). North Carolina won in double overtime after a controversial penalty that stopped the clock and allowed UNC to kick a field goal that sent the game into overtime. The bowl set records for attendance and TV ratings as 69,143 people packed the stands and it scored a 4�92 rating on ESPN�

2017: Kentucky 35, Florida State 28. A then record-setting crowd of 68,661 was in attendance and was not disappointed, with a high-scoring affair that featured nearly 1,000 yards of total offense.

2008: Vanderbilt 16, Boston College 14. Vanderbilt made its first bowl appearance since 1982 and did it at home, with the Commodores winning their first bowl in 53 years by upsetting Boston College.

2000: West Virginia 49, Ole Miss 38. Ole Miss put in freshman quarterback Eli Manning in the second half after trailing 35-9 at halftime and Manning completed 12-of-20 passes for 167 yards and three scores and led his team to 22 unanswered fourth-quarter points. Although Ole Miss didn’t win, this was considered Manning’s coming-out party. West Virginia gave retiring coach Don Nehlen his final career victory.

Top Individual Performances:

Vick Ballard, RB, Mississippi State, 2011 -- Rushed for 180 yards on only 14 carries and had touchdowns of 60 and 72 yards in leading MSU past Wake Forest.

Marion Barber III, RB, Minnesota, 2004 -- Had a workhorse 37 carries for 187 yards and a touchdown as Minnesota edged Alabama 20-16

Marques Hagans, QB, Virginia, 2005 -- Threw for 358 yards on 25-of-35 passing and two touchdowns, while also carrying for 34 yards in Virginia’s narrow win over Minnesota.

Eli Manning, QB, Ole Miss, 2000 -- In only one half, hit on 12-of-20 passes for 167 yards and three scores for the Rebels.

Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU, 2014 – Broke 6 different records including most all purpose yards (264 yards) and had half of LSU’s record breaking 285 rushing yards while only carrying the ball 11 times and having 3 of LSU’s 4 touchdowns

Other Trivia

The Music City Bowl is one of only a handful of bowls nationally in which both a kicker and a punter have won the MVP award�

The Music City Bowl has a history of compelling games and upsets. The favored team has won only seven times in the bowl’s 16-year history.

The bowl game is part of Nashville’s Holiday Tradition. “Music City” is ranked as one of the U.S.’s top destination cities for entertainment and Southern hospitality.

The bowl was started when Nissan Stadium was built as part of the relocation of the Houston Oilers to Tennessee. The first game in 1998 was played at Vanderbilt Stadium.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Dec� 29, 1998

MVP

Corey Moore, Virginia Tech

Dec 29, 1999 James Mungro, Syracuse

Dec� 28, 2000

Dec� 28, 2001

Lewis, West Virginia

William Green, Boston College

Dec 30, 2002 Dan Nystrom, Minnesota

Dec� 31, 2003

Dec� 31, 2004

Jason Campbell, Auburn

Marion Barber, Minnesota

Dec 30, 2005 Marques Hagans, Virginia

Dec� 29, 2006

Dec. 31, 2007

Andre Woodson, Kentucky

Andre Woodson, Kentucky

Dec 31, 2008 Brett Upson, Vanderbilt

Dec. 27, 2009

Dec� 30, 2010

C. J. Spiller, Clemson

Shaun Draughn, North Carolina

Dec 30, 2011 Vick Ballard, Mississippi State

Dec� 31, 2012

Dec� 30, 2013

Zac Stacy, Vanderbilt

Bo Wallace, Ole Miss

Dec 30, 2014 Malik Zaire, Notre Dame

Dec� 30, 2015

Dec� 30, 2016

Lamar Jackson, Louisville

Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee

Dec. 29, 2017 Justin Jackson, Northwestern

Dec� 28, 2018

Dec� 30, 2019

Stidham, Auburn

Malik Cunningham, Louisville

Dec 30, 2021 Broc Thompson, Purdue

Dec� 31, 2022

Dec� 30, 2023

Cooper DeJean, Iowa

Billy Edwards

RELIAQUEST BOWL

Tue. Dec. 31, 2024 .......................................... 12:00 p.m. (ET)

Raymond James Stadium

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times ET)

Thur�, Dec� 26

Team Arrival

Big 10,SEC

65,657; Natural Grass TV/Radio ESPN/ESPN Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Jan 1, 2015 Wisconsin 34, Auburn 31 (OT)

Jan 2, 2016 Tennessee 45, Northwestern 6

Jan 1, 2017 Florida 30, Iowa 3

Jan� 1, 2018

Jan� 1, 2019

South Carolina 26, Michigan 19

Iowa 27, Mississippi State 22

Jan 1, 2020 Minnesota 31, Auburn 24

Jan 2, 2021 Mississippi 26, Indiana 20

Jan 1, 2022 Arkansas 24, Penn State 10

Jan 2, 2023 Mississippi State 19, Illinois 10

Jan 1, 2024 LSU 35, Wisconsin 31

Inaugural Game Dec 23, 1986

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

68,085*������������������������������������������Auburn vs� Ohio State, 1990

66,249�������������������������������� South Carolina vs� Ohio State, 2002

66,005 Penn State vs Kentucky, 1999

65,881 Florida vs Iowa, 2006

65,657 Iowa vs Florida, 2004 *at Tampa Stadium, all others at Raymond James Stadium

Airport

Tampa International Airport (TPA): American, Delta, Southwest, Frontier, Air Canada, AirTran, British Airways, JetBlue, United, US Airways, JetBlue

St Petersburg-Clearwater International: Allegiant, Sunwing, Charters

Hotels

Media: Hyatt House Tampa Airport Westshore 5308 Avion Park Dr , (33607) 813-207-9500

Contact Alison Asher

Media Credentials and Parking:

Online at www� sportssystems�com/reliaquestbowl, available Nov� 30 through Dec� 18

Social Media

/reliaquest

SEC- Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay

Big Ten- J�W� Marriott Tampa Water Street Hotel

Mon�, Dec� 30

Head Coaches Joint News Conference �����������

Hyatt House Tampa Airport Skywau II Room

Tue�, Dec� 31

ReliaQuest Bowl

Raymond James Stadium

Tue , Dec 31

Post-Game Media Party

Hyatt House Media Hospitality Suit

Last Season’s Game Summary

Garrett Nussmeier showed why LSU is confident he’s capable of thriving as Jayden Daniels’ successor.

The 13th-ranked Tigers (10-3) launched the team’s post-Daniels era with a 35-31, come-from-behind victory over Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Monday, with a calm Nussmeier leading a 98-yard drive to produce the winning touchdown in the closing minutes

Stepping in to make his first college start after Daniels — the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner — opted out to begin preparing for the NFL draft, Nussmeier completed 31 of 45 passes for 395 yards, three TDs and one interception

The 21-year-old, who backed up Daniels for two seasons after the Heisman winner transferred to LSU from Arizona State, tossed TD passes of 14 yards to Chris Hilton Jr and 38 and 4 yards to Brian Thomas Jr., whose second score put LSU ahead for the first time with 3:08 remaining

Nussmeier fueled the eight-play winning drive with completions of 37 yards to Kyren Lacy and 43 yards to Hilton Thomas finished with eight catches for 98 yards, while Lacy had six receptions for 97 yards�

Nussmeier rallied the Tigers from a 14-point second-half deficit to overshadow a stellar performance by Wisconsin’s Tanner Mordecai, who threw for a season-high 378 yards and three TDs for the Badgers (7-6), who played without star running back Braelon Allen

Nussmeier, who turns 22 in February, had appeared in 17 games over three years at LSU, including five this season while Daniels was compiling dazzling statistics — 3,812 yards and 40 TDs passing, 1,134 yards and 10 TDs rushing — on the way to winning the Heisman�

The Tigers started slowly — trailing 14-0 after one quarter, 21-14 at halftime and 31-28 heading into the fourth quarter�

Mordecai, playing in his final college game, finished 27 of 40 passing without an interception for the Badgers, who gained a season-high 506 yards despite playing without Allen, who opted out of the bowl game because he’s declaring for the NFL draft.

The sixth-year senior who began his career at Oklahoma threw for 7,152 yards and 72 touchdowns in two seasons at SMU before transferring to Wisconsin. His arrival — along with the addition of multiple transfer receivers and Air Raid disciple Phil Longo as offensive coordinator — created expectations that the Badgers were on the verge of abandoning their traditional staid run-oriented offense and would throw the ball more

But Mordecai, who missed three games with a broken throwing hand, threw for just six touchdowns during the regular season.

Will Pauling caught two of Mordecai’s three TD passes and finished with eight catches for 143 yards. Bryson Green gave Wisconsin and early lead with a 20-yard TD reception and had seven receptions for 105 yards

Those were the first two 100-yard receiving performances of the season for Wisconsin

“Today was just a rollercoaster, up and down,” Mordecai said “I think that’s kind how our year was, a rollercoaster. Lots of ups, lots of downs. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. The guys in that locker room was what makes it so special I think this program is in good hands�”

RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM

Memorable Games

2015: In a back-and-forth game that saw six lead changes, Wisconsin RB Melvin Gordon rushed for a bowl record 251 yards to carry the Badgers to a 34-31 overtime win against the Auburn Tigers� Badger coaching legend Barry Alvarez led the team in an interim role as he put his own stamp on the team, including converting 4-of-4 fourth down attempts during the game. In his return to the field one last time, his players carried him off the field following the emotional victory.

2013: South Carolina quarterback Dylan Thompson, who didn’t start and divided time with Connor Shaw, found Bruce Ellington with a 32-yard game-winning touchdown pass with only 0:11 left, giving the Gamecocks a 33-28 victory over Michigan� Both Thompson and Shaw had two touchdowns passes in the win which saw four lead changes in the final quarter.

2012: One of the most recent edition of the Outback Bowl became one of the closest, as Michigan State finally prevailed in a 33-30 triple-overtime decision on Dan Conroy’s 28-yard field goal. The game marked only the third time in NCAA bowl history that a game went into three overtimes�

2010: In what has been described as one of the most exciting college football games ever, Auburn and Northwestern combined for more than 1,000 total offensive and broke or tied 32 Outback Bowl records as well as several NCAA bowl records, before Auburn finally prevailed 38-35 in overtime� Northwestern ran 115 offensive plays, an all-time bowl-game record

2003: The first appearance by a home-state team (Florida) turned into a wide-open shootout, with the Gators and Michigan trading the lead eight different times in the Wolverines’38-30 victory. Michigan running back Chris Perry set a school and Outback Bowl record with four rushing touchdowns�

2000: Despite Drew Brees’record-setting performance as Purdue’s quarterback, Georgia rallied from a 25-0 first- half deficit and posted a 28-25 overtime victory At the time, it was the biggest comeback in NCAA bowl history�

Top Individual Performances

Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin, 2015 – Rushed for an Outback Bowl record 251 yards and a 7 4 average, adding three TDs in the Badgers’ overtime win over Auburn.

Drew Brees, QB, Purdue, 2000 -- Threw for 378 yards and set or tied six Outback Bowl records, and threw for three touchdowns in the first quarter alone and four in the first half. But Georgia still rallied to take a 28-25 win over the Boilermakers�

Jamie Morris, RB, Michigan, & Bobby Humphrey, RB, Alabama, 1988 -- In only the game’s second staging, the two running backs put the then-Hall of Fame bowl on the map, combining for 383 rushing yards and five touchdowns in Michigan’s narrow 28-24 win. Morris also had a 77-yard scoring run, still the longest in the bowl’s history

Mike Bobo, QB, Georgia, 1998 -- Completed 19 straight passes, setting a bowl record, on the way to the game’s most accurate performance ever by a quarterback� His 26-of-28 passing effort helped the Bulldogs take a 33-6 win over Wisconsin Hines Ward had 12 of those catches

Other Trivia

The Bowl is celebrating its 38th year in Tampa Bay with this year’s game.

The game has been played on ESPN/ABC for 31 years, and this year’s game will mark the 33nd year the game has been in the traditional New Year’s Day lineup.

The Bowl was the first national sporting event of the new millennium, kicking off on January 1, 2000, eight minutes before the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic that year

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE MVP

Dec� 23, 1986

Gary Moss & James Jackson, Georgia

Jan 2, 1988 Jamie Morris, Michigan

Jan� 2, 1989

Jan� 1, 1990

Robert Drummond, Syracuse

Reggie Slack, Auburn

Jan 1, 1991 DeChane Cameron, Clemson

Jan� 1, 1992

Jan� 1, 1993

Marvin Graves, Syracuse

Heath Shuler, Tennessee

Jan 1, 1994 Tyrone Wheatley, Michigan

Jan� 2, 1995

Jan� 1, 1996

Terrell Fletcher, Wisconsin

Engram, Penn State

Jan 1, 1997 Dwayne Rudd, Alabama

Jan� 1, 1998

Jan� 1, 1999

Mike Bobo, Georgia

Courtney Brown, Penn State

Jan 1, 2000 Drew Brees, Purdue

Jan� 1, 2001

Jan� 1, 2002

Ryan Brewer, South Carolina

Phil Petty, South Carolina

Jan 1, 2003 Chris Perry, Michigan

Jan� 1, 2004

Jan� 1, 2005

Fred Russell, Iowa

David Pollack, Georgia

Jan 2, 2006 Dallas Baker, Florida

Jan� 1, 2007

Jan� 1, 2008

Tony Hunt, Penn State

Erik Ainge, Tennessee

Jan 1, 2009 Shonn Greene, Iowa

Jan� 1, 2010

Jan� 1, 2011

Darvin Adams, Auburn

Ahmad Black, Florida

Jan 2, 2012 Brandon Boykin, Georgia

Jan� 1, 2013

Jan� 1, 2014

Ace Sanders, South Carolina

Hill, LSU

Jan 1, 2015 Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin

Jan� 2, 2016

Jan� 1, 2017

Jalen Hurd, Tennessee

Chauncey Gardner, Florida

Jan 1, 2018 Jake Bentley, South Carolina

Jan� 1, 2019

Jan� 1, 2020

Nick Easley, Iowa

Johnson, Minnesota

Jan 2, 2021 Matt Coral, Mississippi

Jan� 1, 2022

K�J� Jefferson, Arkansas

Jan 2, 2023 Justin Robinson, Mississippi State

Jan� 1, 2024

Garrett Nussmeier, LSU

TONY THE TIGER SUN BOWL

Tue., Dec. 31, 2024 ......................................... 2:00 p.m. (EST)

Sun Bowl Stadium

46,056; Artificial

TV/Radio: CBS/Bowl Season Radio

Affiliations

Website

Last 10 Seasons

Dec. 27, 2014

Pac-12, ACC & Notre Dame

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times MT)

Thur., Dec. 26

Team Arrival Reception

El Paso International Airport

Sat., Dec. 27

Arizona State 36, Duke 31

Dec. 26, 2015 Washington State 20, Miami 14

Dec. 30, 2016 Stanford 25, North Carolina 23

Dec. 29, 2017

Dec. 31, 2018

NC State 52, Arizona State 31

Stanford 14, Pitt 13

Dec. 31, 2019 Arizona State 20, Florida State 14

Dec. 31, 2020 No Game (Covid)

Dec. 31, 2021

Central Michigan 24, Washington St. 21

Dec. 30, 2022 Pitt 37, UCLA 35

Dec. 29,2023

Inaugural Game

Oregon State 8, Notre Dame 40

Jan. 1, 1935

Mon., Dec. 30

Head Coaches’ Press

Hawthorn Suites

Tue., Dec. 31 Sun Bowl Game

Top 5 Sun Bowl Game Crowds

54,021

*Notre Dame vs. Miami, 2010

53,713 Oklahoma vs. Stanford, 2009

51,288 Arizona State vs. Purdue, 2004

50,612

50,562

*Stadium record

Airport

El Paso International (ELP) elpasointernationalairport.com

Hotels

Pac-12: Marriott Hotel

Texas vs. North Carolina, 1994

Michigan State vs. USC, 1990

160 Airway Blvd (79925) 915-772-3333

ACC: Radisson Hotel

1700 Airway Blvd (79925) 915-779-3300

Media: Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham 6789 Boeing Dr (79925)

Team Hosts

ACC: Ruben Batista

915-778-2288

915-731-7540 rxbatist@yahoo.com

Pac-12: David Morales 915-637-0804 dmorealespac10@hotmail.com Social

Last Season’s Game Summary

Steve Angeli passed for 232 yards and three touchdowns, guiding No. 15 Notre Dame to a 40-8 victory over No. 21 Oregon State in the Sun Bowl on Friday.

Angeli went 15 for 19 and tossed TD passes of 8 yards to Jayden Thomas, 13 yards to Jordan Faison and 13 yards to Jeremiyah Love. The sophomore was making his first start for the Irish (10-3) in place of Sam Hartman, one of many players who opted out of the game.

“This is a moment I’ll remember for the rest of my life,” Angeli said, “but it’s really not about me. It’s about these guys around me. All those guys that have been in that room that have nurtured me, especially Sam Hartman. He’s done a great job of teaching me the ways and allowing me to come out here and have this opportunity.”

Angeli’s teammates had full confidence in the former four-star recruit.

“We knew it was coming,” receiver Jordan Faison said of Angeli. “We’re not surprised.”

Aidan Chiles

That left the Beavers in a tough spot against a seniorladen Irish defense that ranked eighth in the nation and limited Oregon State to 197 total yards and just two yards rushing.

The game turned for good late in the second quarter when Oregon State, trailing 7-0, tried a fake punt from midfield that was stuffed for a loss. Notre Dame then drove seven plays and pushed the lead to 14-0 with just 27 seconds left in the half on Price’s 1-yard run.

Jimmy Valsin III had the lone score for Oregon State, catching a 33yard pass from Ben Gulbranson. Offensive lineman Tyler Voltin ran in the 2-point conversion from the wildcat formation.

That score at 6:02 of the fourth quarter cut Notre Dame’s lead to 33-8 before the Irish tacked a final TD on a 6-yard run by Chase Ketterer with 2:45 to play.

Gulbranson was 16 for 27 for 180 yards and an interception.

“Obviously it’s not the result we wanted,” Oregon State interim head coach Kefense Hynson said. “Hats off to Notre Dame. I mean, that’s a really, really good football team. They are all we saw on tape.” Score (Quarter) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Faison, the game’s MVP, had five catches for 115 yards and a score for the Irish. Running back Jadarian Price added 106 yards on 13 carries with a TD.

Notre Dame’s young players did the heavy lifting because the team had seven players — all starters — opt out of the game. That included Hartman and standout running back Audric Estime�

“We’ve got this thing called a bumpy road. This bumpy road ended really well,” Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman said. “And I’m proud of these guys. It’s a pleasure to coach them.”

Oregon State (8-5), which finished the season on a three-game losing streak, had three starters opt out and four others enter the transfer portal — including starting quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei and backup

SUN BOWL STADIUM

Memorable Games

1984: Maryland, which had come back from 40 points down to beat Miami in the regular season, rallied from a 21-point halftime deficit to top Tennessee 28-27 in the second-biggest Sun Bowl comeback ever. Maryland fullback Rick Badanjek score twice, the final one a winning one-yard run with 2:28 left. The game marked the third visit by coach Johnny Majors with a third team after bringing Iowa State in 1971 and Pittsburgh in 1975.

2006: Oregon State was favored, but it took two late scores and a gutsy play to take a 39-38 win over Missouri. The Tigers led by 14 with 12 minutes left before QB Matt Moore led two scoring drives, the last touchdown coming with 0:23 left. OSU chose to go for the two-point conversion, which was converted by Yvenson Bernard for the win. Moore threw for 356 yards and a bowl-record four scores and also ran for a score.

2009: Ryan Broyles set a bowl record with three touchdown catches from quarterback Landry Jones, who passed for 418 yards in Oklahoma’s win over Stanford. The Sooners won in spite of a strong performance by Stanford running back Toby Gerhart, the nation’s leading rusher with 1,736 yards for the year, who finished with 135 yards and scored two TD’s in the first half.

2022: In what could be one of the most memorable Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl games in 89 years, the Pitt Panthers (9-4) beat No. 18 UCLA (9-4), 37-35 in front of 41,104 fans in Sun Bowl Stadium on Friday, Dec. 30.

It was back-and-forth and it took a 47-yard field goal with 10-seconds on the clock for the Panthers to pull off the victory. Pitt’s Ben Sauls, who earned the John Folmer Special Teams MVP finished the day kicking five field goals, a new Sun Bowl record.

Top Individual Performances

Priest Holmes, RB, Texas, 1994: Rushed for 161 yards on 27 carries and scored four touchdowns in leading Texas to a 35-31 win over North Carolina. He had 106 rush yards in the second half, including a nine-yard TD run with 6:35 left that pulled Texas within three points and a five-yard scoring run on the game-winning late drive.

Alex Van Pelt, QB, Pittsburgh, 1989: Completed 20 of 40 passes for 354 yards and two scores, including the game-winning 44-yard strike to Henry Tuten with two minutes left to give Pittsburgh a 31-28 win over Texas A&M.

Thurman Thomas, RB, Oklahoma State, 1987: Set Sun Bowl records for rushing attempts (33) and touchdowns (four) in leading the Cowboys to a 35-33 win over West Virginia and QB Major Harris.

Kyle Orton, QB, Purdue, 2002: Completed 25-of-37 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns, guiding the Boilermakers back from a 17-0 deficit to a 34-24 win.

Other Trivia

In 1975, Tony Dorsett rushed for 142 yards for Pittsburgh in a 33-19 win over Kansas. In that game, Pittsburgh set an all-time NCAA bowl record by having three players rush for over 100 yards in the same game. No bowl team has done that since that time.

The 1987 Sun Bowl was dubbed the “Snow Bowl” with an unusual snowy Christmas Day in El Paso, but it didn’t hamper the offenses as Oklahoma State held on for a 3533 win over a Major Harris-quarterbacked West Virginia squad. Harris actually hit tight end Keith Winn with a potential tying two-point conversion pass, but Oklahoma State’s Shawn Mackey stopped Winn short of the goal line to preserve the Cowboy win.

In the 1984 regular season, Maryland had the greatest comeback in college football history with a 42-point second half rally to down Miami 42-40. In the Sun Bowl that year, the Terrapins had a similar performance, coming back.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

Jesse Whittenton,

Jim Crawford, Wyoming

Claude Austin, GWU

Ken Porco, Louisville

Leonard Kucewski, Wyoming

Charley Johnson, NMSU

Charley Johnson, NMSU

Billy Joe, Villanova

Jerry Logan, West Texas State

Bob Perry, Oregon

Preston Ridlehuber, Georgia

Billy Stevens, UTEP

Jim Kiick, Wyoming

Billy Stevens, UTEP

Buddy McClintock, Auburn

Paul Rogers, Nebraska

Rock Perdoni, Georgia Tech

Bert Jones, LSU

George Smith, Texas Tech

Ray Bybee, Missouri

Terry Vitrano, Mississippi State

Robert Heygood, Pittsburgh

Tony Franklin, Texas A&M

Charles Alexander, LSU

Johnny Jones, Texas

Paul Skansi, Washington

Richie Ross, Villanova

Richie Ross, Villanova

Don Hoovler, Ohio

Don Hughes, SMU

Jim Wilson, Georgia

Ronny Nixon, TCU

Jerry Durling, Wyoming

Fred Carr, UTEP

David Campbell, Auburn

Jerry Murtaugh, Nebraska

Bill Flowers, Georgia Tech

Matt Blair, Iowa State

Ecomet Burley, Texas Tech

John Kelsey, Missouri

Jimmy Webb, Mississippi State

Al Romano, Pittsburgh

Edgar Fields, Texas A&M

Gordon Ceresino, Stanford

Dwight Jefferson, Texas

Doug Martin, Washington

C.M. Hendricks MVP

Jimmy Rogers Jr. Lineman

John Folmer Special Teams MVP

Dec.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

C.M. Hendricks MVP

Jeff Quinn, Nebraska

Darrell Shepard, Oklahoma

Ethan Horton, North Carolina

Walter Lewis, Alabama

Rick Badanjek, Maryland

Max Zendejas, Arizona

Cornelius Bennett, Alabama

Jimmy Rogers Jr. Lineman

Jimmy Williams, Nebraska

Rick Bryan, Oklahoma

Ronnie Mullins, Texas

Wes Neighbors, Alabama

Carl Zander, Tennessee

Peter Anderson, Georgia

Steve Alvord, Washington

Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State State Darren Warren, West Virginia

David Smith, Alabama

Alex Van Pelt, Pittsburgh

Courtney Hawkins, Mich. State

Arnold Ale, UCLA

Melvin Bonner, Baylor

Cale Gundy, Oklahoma

Priest Holmes, Texas

Sedrick Shaw, Iowa

Chad Hutchinson, Stanford

Michael Martin, Arizona State

Basil Mitchell, TCU

Billy Cockerham, Minnesota

Freddie Mitchell, UCLA

Lamont Thompson, Wash. State

Kyle Orton, Purdue

Samie Parker, Oregon

Sam Keller, Arizona State

Kahlil Bell/Chris Markey, UCLA

Matt Moore, Oregon State

Jonathan Stewart, Oregon

Victor Butler, Oregon State

Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma

Michael Floyd, Notre Dame

John White IV, Utah

Rod Sweeting, Georgia Tech

Brett Hundley/Jordan Zumwalt, UCLA

Demario Richards, Arizona State

Luke Falk, QB, Washington State..........

Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford..............

Nyheim Hines, RB, NC State

Cameron Scarlett, RB, Stanford

Jayden Daniels, QB, Arizona State

No Game (Covid)

Lew Nicholls III, RB, Central Mich

Rodney Hammond Jr., RB, Pittsburgh

Jordan Faison, WR, Notre Dame

Anthony Williams, Texas

Craig Hartsuyker, USC

Mike Ploskey, Illinois

Rob Waldrop, Arizonayayyyy

Shawn Jackson, Texas Tech

Blake Brockermeyer, Texas

John Folmer Special Teams MVP

Marcus Wall, North Carolina

Jerod DeVries, Iowa Brion Hurley, Iowa

Kailee Wong, Stanford

Jeremy Staat, Arizona State

Troy Walters, Stanford

Jason Baker, Iowa

London Dunlap, TCU Adam Abrams, USC

Dyron Russ, Minnesota Ryan Rindels, Minnesota

Oscar Cabrera, UCLA

Akin Ayodele, Purdue

Shaun Phillips, Purdue

Junior Siavaii, Oregon

Brandon Villarreal, Purdue

Kevin Mimms, Northwestern

Xzavie Jackson, Missouri

Fenuki Tupou, Oregon

Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh

Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma

Zack Martin, Notre Dame

Star Lotuelei, Utah

Jay Finch, Georgia Tech

Michael Bennett, Wisconsin

Drew Dunning, Washington State

Anthony Chambers, Purdue

Jarod Siegel, Oregon

Dave Brytus, Purdue

Brandon Braezell, UCLA

Jeff Wolfert, Missouri

Matt Evenson, Oregon

Johnny Hekker, Oregon State

Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma

David Riffer, Notre Dame

DeVonte Christopher, Utah

Jamal Golden, Georgia Tech

Kenny Clark, UCLA Kaim Fairbairn, UCLA

Marcus Hardison, Arizona State

Hercules Matta’afa, DL, Wash State

Nazir Jones, DL, North Carolina

Kentavious Street, DE, NC State

Thomas Booker, DE, Stanford

Robert Cooper, DL, Florida State

Ron Stone Jr., DE, Wash. State

Jordan Botelho, DL, Notre Dame

Kalen Ballage, Arizona State

Erik Powell, K, Washington State

Conrad Ukropina, K, Stanford

Kyle Bambard, K, NC State

Alex Kessman, K, Pittsburgh

Cristian Zendejas, K, Arizona State

Marshall Meeder, K, Central Mich.

Spencer Shrader, K, Notre Dame

CHEEZ-IT CITRUS BOWL

Tue., Dec. 31, 2024 ......................................... 3:00 p.m. (EST)

Camping World Stadium 65,00; AstroTurf TV/Radio ABC/ESPN Radio

Affiliations

SEC & Big Ten Website

Last 10 Seasons

Jan� 1, 2015

Missouri 33, Minnesota 17

Jan 1, 2016 Michigan 41, Florida 7

Dec 31, 2016 LSU 29, Louisville 9

Jan� 1, 2018

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times ET)

Thur , Dec 26

Team Arrival Reception

Fri , Dec 27

Camping World Stadium

Sat, Dec 28

Daily Player and Coaches Availability

Sun , Dec 29

Notre Dame 21, LSU 17

Jan 1, 2019 Kentucky 27, Penn State 24

Jan 1, 2020 Alabama 35, Michigan 16

Jan� 1, 2021 �����������������������������������Northwestern 35, Auburn 19

Jan 1, 2022 Kentucky 20, Iowa 17

Jan 2, 2023

Jan� 1, 2024

Inaugural Game

Top Crowds in Bowl Game History

LSU 63, Purdue 7

Tennessee 35, Iowa 0

Jan� 1, 1947

72,940 Florida vs Penn State, 1998

72,456��������������������������������������� Penn State vs� Tennessee, 1994

72,328������������������������������������ Georgia Tech vs� Nebraska, 1991

71,195����������������������������������������� Alabama vs� Ohio State, 1995

70,797 Tennessee vs Ohio State, 1996

(all games at Camping World Stadium)

Airport

Orlando International Airport (MCO); AeroMexico, Air Canada, AirTran, Alaska Airlines, American, British Airways, Continental, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, United, US Airways, Virgin America Orlando-Sanford International Airport (SFB); Allegiant

Hotels

Big Ten: Hyatt Regency

9801 International Dr (32819) 407-284-1234

SEC: Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Orlando 6677 Sea Harbor Dr (32821) 407-351-5555

Media: Rosen Plaza Hotel

9700 International Dr� (32819) ���������������������������� 407-996-9700

Last Season’s Game Summary

Freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava ran for three touchdowns and threw for one in his first career start, and No 25 Tennessee shut down No 20 Iowa’s Division I-worst offense to beat the Hawkeyes 35-0 in the Citrus Bowl on Monday�

Iamaleava, a prized recruit for Volunteers coach Josh Heupel, stepped in for senior Joe Milton, who opted out of the game to prepare for the NFL draft The 19-yearold threw for 151 yards, and his 27 rushing yards included three scores�

Dylan Sampson rushed 20 times for 133 yards for the Vols (9-4), and Tennessee’s defense did the rest against an Iowa offense that came in averaging 16 6 points per game and 238 8 yards

The Hawkeyes (10-4) were blanked in consecutive games to close the season after falling 26-0 to No 1 Michigan in the Big Ten championship game� Iowa’s defense gave up more than 20 points for the third time this season — all of them in shutout losses

“We have to thread the needle,” Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. “You get good field position and then take it down inside and give yourself a touchdown and (if you) don’t, that’s not good And the worst offense is not getting any points ”

The Hawkeyes finished with 173 yards of offense. Dea-

con Hill threw for 56 yards, was intercepted twice and lost a fumble� The Vols sacked him six times, resulting in 24 lost yards. The Hawkeyes crossed midfield only once in the first three quarters, and that drive concluded when Andre Turrentine intercepted Hill in the end zone�

The shutout was the largest in Citrus Bowl history East Carolina had the previous record, beating Maine 31-0 in 1965, when the game was known as the Tangerine Bowl

Iamaleava ran for touchdowns on consecutive drives — scoring from 19 yards and 3 yards — that gave Tennessee an all-but-insurmountable 14-0 lead midway through the second quarter�

Hill was sacked and fumbled at Iowa’s 2-yard line late in the third quarter, setting up Iamaleava’s 2-yard rushing TD James Pearce Jr ’s 52-yard pick-6 put the Vols ahead 28-0 early in the fourth

“We always want to come out and dominate at a really high level no matter who we are playing,” Pearce said “Just knowing that we were playing a tough defense, I guess the better defense won ”

Iamaleava provided the exclamation point with an 18yard TD toss to McCallan Castles

CAMPING WORLD STADIUM

Memorable Games

2005: Iowa’s Hawkeyes led by 12 before LSU rallied, but got a last-play score to defeat LSU’s Tigers 30-25, capped off by Drew Tate’s 56-yard touchdown pass as time expired to Warren Holloway. The game-winning grab was Holloway’s first (and last) TD of his career� The touchdown came after LSU went on top by way of a Jamarcus Russell pass to Skyler Green with just 46 seconds remaining

2008: Chad Henne threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns as Michigan’s Wolverines topped the Heisman-led Gators� Tim Tebow tossed three TDs himself, and Percy Harvin averaged nearly 13 yards per carry while rushing for 165 yards, but it wasn’t enough as Florida came up short, 41-35� Adrian Arrington caught the go-ahead touchdown pass with 4:12 remaining in the game, and Wolverines kicker K.C. Lopata added a field goal two minutes later to extend the lead to six�

2000: Michigan State wide receiver Plaxico Burress caught a career-high 13 passes for 185 yards and Michigan State kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired to come away with a 37-34 victory over Florida�

Top Individual Performances

Fred Taylor, RB, Florida, 1998 -- The eventual first-round NFL draft selection set a bowl record with 243 rushing yards on a school and bowl-record 43 carries, leading the Gators to a 21-6 win over Penn State� At the time, the 243 rush yards was the second-highest total ever for a Florida running back�

Walker Gillette, WR, Richmond, 1968 -- In a wild 49-42 win over Ohio, caught 20 passes for 242 yards to set a bowl receiving record�

Buster O’Brien, QB, Richmond, 1968 -- Threw for four touchdowns along with his bowl-record 447 yards passing, and also had a 31-yard run for another score in leading the Spiders to a 49-42 win over Ohio�

Aaron Murray, QB, Georgia, 2013 -- Threw five touchdown passes, a Bulldog bowl record, including two in the final quarter to rally Georgia to a 45-31 win over

Nebraska. Murray shook off two first-half interceptions, one returned for a score, to throw for a school bowl-record 427 yards against the nation’s best pass defense�

Connor Shaw, QB, South Carolina, 2014 -- Played a part in all five South Carolina touchdowns throwing for three, catching one and running the final one into the end zone to ice the game with 5:48 remaining, giving the Gamecocks a 34-24 win over Wisconsin�

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Jan 1, 1947

Jan 1, 1948

Jan� 1, 1949

Jan 2, 1950

Jan 1, 1951

Jan� 1, 1952

Jan 1, 1953

Jan 1, 1954

Jan� 1, 1955

Jan 2, 1956

Jan 1, 1957

Jan� 1, 1958

Dec 27, 1958

Jan 1, 1960

Dec� 30, 1960

Dec 29, 1961

Dec 22, 1962

Dec� 28, 1963

Dec 12, 1964

Dec 11, 1965

Dec� 10, 1966

Dec 9, 1967

Dec 27, 1968

Dec� 26, 1969

Dec 28, 1970

Dale McDaniel, Murray State

Don Heinigan, St Vincent

Billy Ray Norris, East Texas State

Bucky Pitts, Middle Tennessee

MVP

Ray Yagiello, Catawba

Don Gibson, Marshall

Ted Scown, Sul Ross State

Chick Davis, Emory & Henry

Pete Anania, & Charles Hubbard, Charleston

Bill Johnson & Dave Laude, Stetson

Marvin Brown, East Texas State

Bobby Spann, Arkansas State

Bill Englehardt, Nebraska-Omaha

Barry Drexler, Juniata

Ron Mills, West Texas A&M

Gary Berry & Neal Hinson, Texas A&M-Commerce

Sam McCord, Texas A&M-Commerce

Bob Waters, Presbyterian

Jerry Nettles, Citadel

Windell Hebert, Lamar

Joe Lopsky & Billy Rolands, Houston

Sharon Miller, Western Kentucky

Bill Cline, East Carolina, Jerry Whelchel, Massachusetts

Dave Alexander, East Carolina

Willie Lanier, Morgan State

Errol Hook & Gordon Lambert, Tennessee-Martin

Buster O’Brien, Richmond Walker Gillette, Richmond

Chuck Ealey, Dan Crockett, Toledo

Chuck Ealey, Toledo Vince Hublen, William & Mary

Dec 28, 1971 Chuck Ealey, Mel Long, Toledo

Dec� 29, 1972

Dec 22, 1973

Dec 21, 1974

Dec� 20, 1975

Dec 18, 1976

Freddie Solomon, Tampa

Jack Lambert, Kent State

Chuck Varner, Brad Cousino, Miami

Sherman Smith, Brad Cousino/John Roudebush, Miami

Rob Carpenter, Jeff Kelly, Miami

Terry Miller, Phillip Dokes, Oklahoma State

Dec 30, 1977 Jimmy Jordan, Florida State

Dec� 23, 1978

Dec 22, 1979

Brown & John Stanton, North Carolina State

David Woodley, LSU

Dec 20, 1980 Cris Collinsworth, Florida

Dec� 19, 1981

Jeff Gaylord, Missouri

Dec 18, 1982 Randy Campbell, Auburn

Dec 17, 1983 Johnnie Jones, Tennessee

Dec� 22, 1984

Dec 28, 1985

Jan 1, 1987

Jan� 1, 1988

Jan 2, 1989

Jan 1, 1990

Jan� 1, 1991

Jan 1, 1992

James Jackson, Georgia

Larry Kolic, Ohio State

Aundray Bruce, Auburn

Rodney Williams, Clemson

Terry Allen, Clemson

Jeff George, Illinois

Shawn Jones, Georgia Tech

Mike Pawlawski, California

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Jan 1, 1993

MVP

Garrison Hearst, Georgia

Jan 1, 1994 Bobby Engram, Penn State

Jan� 2, 1995

Sherman Williams, Alabama

Jan 1, 1996 Jay Graham, Tennessee

Jan 1, 1997 Peyton Manning, Tennessee

Jan� 1, 1998

Fred Taylor, Florida

Jan 1, 1999 Anthony Thomas, Michigan

Jan 1, 2000 Plaxico Burress, Michigan State

Jan� 1, 2001

Anthony Thomas, Michigan

Jan 1, 2002 Casey Clausen, Tennessee

Jan 1, 2003 Ronnie Brown, Auburn

Jan� 1, 2004

David Greene, Georgia

Jan 1, 2005 Drew Tate, Iowa

Jan 2, 2006 Brian Calhoun, Wisconsin

Jan� 1, 2007

John Stocco, Wisconsin

Jan 1, 2008 Chad Henne, Michigan

Jan 1, 2009 Matthew Stafford, Georgia

Jan� 1, 2010

Jan 1, 2011

Daryll Clark, Penn State

Courtney Upshaw, Alabama

Jan 2, 2012 Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina

Jan� 2, 2013

Aaron Murray, Georgia

Jan 1, 2014 Connor Shaw, South Carolina

Jan 1, 2015 Marcus Golden, Missouri

Jan� 1, 2016

Jake Rudock, Michigan

Dec 31, 2016 Derrius Guice, LSU

Jan 1, 2018 Miles Boykin, Notre Dame

Jan� 1, 2019

Benny Snell Jr, Kentucky

Jan 1, 2020 Jerry Jeudy, Alabama

Jan 1, 2021 Peyton Ramsey, Northwestern

Jan� 1, 2022

Wan’Dale Robinson, Kentucky

Jan 2, 2023 Malik Nabers, LSU

Jan 1, 2024 Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee

TEXAS BOWL

Tue. Dec. 31, 2024 ............................................ 3:30 p.m. (ET)

NRG Stadium

70,000; Artificial Turf

TV/Radio: ESPN and ESPN Radio

Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Dec. 27, 2013

Dec. 27, 2014

Dec. 28, 2015

Dec. 29, 2016

Dec. 27, 2017

Dec. 27, 2018

12 & SEC

Syracuse 21, Minnesota 17

Arkansas 31, Texas 7

LSU 56, Texas Tech 27

Kansas State 33, Texas A&M 28

Texas 33, Missouri 16

Baylor 45, Vanderbilt 38

Dec. 27, 2019 Aggies 24, Oklahoma State 2168,415

Jan. 4, 2022

Dec. 27, 2022

Kansas State 42, LSU 20

Texas Tech 42, Ole Miss 25

Dec. 27, 2023 Texas A&M 23, Oklahoma State 31

Inaugural Game

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

71,307

71,115

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times CT)

Fri., Dec. 27 or Sat., Dec 28

Team Arrival

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Sat., Dec 28

Rodeo Bowl Head Coach Availability

Mon., Dec. 30

DePelchin Family Field Day and Karbach Kickoff Concert

Hawthorn Suites

Wed., Dec. 31

Texas Bowl

NRG Stadium

Dec. 28, 2006

Texas Tech vs. LSU, 2015

Arkansas vs. Texas, 2014

69,441 Navy vs. Missouri, 2009

68,415

68,412

Airport

Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State, 2019

Kansas State vs. Texas A&M, 2016

George Bush Intercontinental Airport: American, Delta, United, US Airways, Spirit, Alaska Airlines, Frontier, Air Canada, AeroMexico, Air France, British Airways Houston Hobby Airport: Southwest, American, Delta, AirTran, JetBlue

Hotels

ACC: Westin Galleria

SEC: Hilton Americas

Media: Westin Medical Center

Last Season’s Game Summary

The Oklahoma State football team claimed a 31-23 victory over Texas A&M in the TaxAct Texas Bowl Wednesday night in NRG Stadium to secure its eighth 10-win season in the last 14 years.

Receiver Rashod Owens earned Most Valuable Player honors with 10 catches for 164 yards and two touchdowns and was joined by Brennan Presley (a school-record-tying 16 catches for 152 yards), Doak Walker Award winner Ollie Gordon II (27 carries for 118 yards and a touchdown) and quarterback Alan Bowman (34for-49 passing for 402 yards and two touchdowns) as OSU’s offensive standouts against a Texas A&M squad that entered the game leading the SEC and ranking seventh nationally in total defense.

The Cowboy defense forced two turnovers in the deciding fourth quarter, including an interception from Kendal Daniels on the final play of the game to clinch the victory.

OSU created all the space it needed early on, going into the locker room at halftime with a 24-6 lead and holding on to secure the win despite dealing with key injuries on defense. The Cowboys scored on four of their first five possessions, with three of those four scoring drives spanning 10 plays or more.

The Pokes amassed 570 total yards and 436 passing yards, both of which were the most allowed by Texas A&M’s celebrated defense all season. Additionally,

HOUSTON, TEXAS

Bowman’s 34 completions and Presley’s 16 receptions were the most surrendered by the Aggies in 2023.

The victory marked OSU’s sixth in their last eight bowl appearances and capped a 10-win 2023 season that included victories over Oklahoma and Texas A&M and an appearance in the Big 12 Championship Game.

NRG STADIUM

Memorable Games

2018: Charlie Brewer led the Baylor Bears to a 45-38 victory over Vanderbilt, and in the process set a new Texas Bowl record with 384 passing yards. Baylor and the Vanderbilt shattered another Texas Bowl record with a combined 1,241 total yards.

2015: In a record-setting and MVP performance, LSU RB Leonard Fournette set the Texas Bowl individual scoring record with 30 points and the Texas Bowl all-purpose yards record with 256 yards. Fournette finished the game with 29 carries for 212 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns and a 44-yard touchdown reception for five total TDs.

2014: In a rematch of former Southwest Conference rivals, Arkansas rolled to an easy 31-7 win over Texas in front of a Texas Bowl record 71,115 fans. Brandon Allen had a pair of TD passes for the Razorbacks in their first bowl appearance in three years.

2013: Brisly Estime’s 70-yard punt return in the final two minutes set up quarterback Terrel Hunt’s 12-yard scramble with 1:14 left, lifting Syracuse to a 21-17 victory over Minnesota.

2011: Paced by the 329-yard passing performance of quarterback Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M wins its final game as a Big 12 Conference member in holding off Northwestern 33-22.

2010: Robert Griffin III, who would win the Heisman Trophy as the nation’s top collegiate player one year later, leads Baylor to its first bowl appearance in 16 years, but the Bears fall to Illinois 38-14.

2007: Andy Dalton and TCU hold off a late charge by Case Keenum and the hometown-favorite Houston Cougars as the Horner Frogs take a 20-13 win.

Top Individual Performances

Charlie Brewer, QB, Baylor, 2018 – Threw 384 passing yards and rushed 16 times for 109 yards to lead Baylor to a 45-38 win over Vanderbilt.

Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU, 2015 -- Rushed for 212 yards on 29 carries and scored four rushing touchdowns and one 44-yard receiving touchdown leading LSU to a 56-27 victory over Texas Tech

Ryan Tannehill , QB, Texas A&M, 2011 – Threw for 329 yards and a score, hitting 270of-40 passes in leading the Aggies to a win over Northwestern in their last game as a Big 12 Conference member

Mikel Leshoure, RB, Illinois, 2010 – Rushed for 184 yards on 29 carries and scored three touchdowns in leading Illinois to a 38-14 win over Baylor

Ricky Dobbs, QB, Navy, 2009 – Posted the biggest rushing-and-passing outing in bowl history, running for 166 yards and three touchdowns and throwing for 130 yards and another score in a 35-13 victory over Missouri

Other Trivia

In 11 of the 15 games played, the TaxAct Texas Bowl has welcomed a home-state team.

Last year, Kansas State beat LSU, 42-20.

Rutgers beat Kansas State 37-10 in 2006 in the inaugural game�

The only other games that haven’t featured a Texas team came in 2009, 2013 and 2021.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Dec. 28, 2006

Dec. 28, 2007

Dec. 30, 2008

Dec. 31, 2009

Dec. 29, 2010

Dec. 31, 2011

MVP

Ray Rice, Rutgers

Andy Dalton, TCU

Chase Clement, Rice

Ricky Dobbs, Navy

Mikel Leshoure, Illinois

Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M

Dec. 28, 2012 Seth Doege, Texas Tech

Dec. 27, 2013

Dec. 27, 2014

Dec. 28, 2015

Dec. 29, 2016

Dec. 27, 2017

Dec. 27, 2018

Dec. 27, 2019

Jan 4, 2022

Dec. 27, 2022

Dec. 27, 2023

Terrel Hunt, Syracuse

Brandon Allen, Arkansas

Leonard Fournette, LSU

Jesse Ertz, Kansas State

Michael Dickson, Texas

Charlie Brewer, Baylor

Kellen Mond, Texas A&M

Skylar Thompson, Kansas State

Tyler Slough, Texas Tech

Rashod Owens, Oklahoma State

VRBO FIESTA BOWL

Tue. Dec. 31, 2024 ............................................ 7:30 p.m. (ET)

State Farm Stadium 73,000; Natural Grass

TV/Radio: ESPN

Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Dec 31, 2014

www.fiestabowl.org

Boise State 38, Arizona 30

Jan. 1, 2016 Ohio State 44, Notre Dame 28

Dec. 31, 2016 Clemson 31, Ohio State 0

Dec� 31, 2017

Jan. 1, 2019

Penn State 35, Washington 28

LSU 40, UCF 32

Dec. 28, 2019 Clemson 29, Ohio State 23

Jan. 2, 2021 Iowa State 34, Oregon 17

Jan. 1, 2022 Oklahoma State 37, Notre Dame 35 Dec 31, 2022 TCU 51, Michigan 45

Jan. 1, 2024 Oregon 45, Liberty 6

Inaugural Game

See page 000 for complete results

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

Dec. 27, 1971

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times MT)

Sat , Dec 28

Team Arrival Press Confernce

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Sat., Dec. 29

Visiting Team Media Day 8:15-9:30

Erik Mose Madie Availability 9:30-10

Mon., Dec. 30

Joint Head Coach Press Conference

Thu , Dec 28

CFP Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fieta Bowl

Postgame Press Conference

State Farm Stadium

80,740 Tennessee vs. Florida State, 1999

79,864 Nebraska vs. Florida, 1996

78,603

Auburn vs. Oregon, 2011 77,502

Ohio State vs. Miami, 2003

Oregon State vs. Notre Dame, 2001

(Games before 2006 were played at Sun Devil Stadium)

Airport

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport: www.skyharbor. com

Hotels

Media: JW Marriott Camelback Inn 5402 East Lincoln Dr. (85253)

480-948-1700

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Last Season’s Game Summary

Oregon’s expectations for a national championship in its final Pac-12 season fell six points short.

Behind a record-setting quarterback, the Ducks will head east to the Big Ten with a big trophy in tow.

Bo Nix threw for 363 yards and five touchdowns to cap a stellar career, and No. 8 Oregon closed out its Pac-12 era by rolling over No. 18 Liberty 45-6 in the Fiesta Bowl on Monday.

“Really, this game is about unfinished business and we said we’re wrapping up the last chapter of our book,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning said. “I thought our guys were a phenomenal chapter.”

Nix played like a Heisman Trophy finalist after opting to join his teammates on the field one last time, throwing for 257 yards and four touchdowns as the Ducks built a 31-6 halftime lead. Nix finished 28 of 35 in just over three quarters and completed 77.44% of his passes this season, breaking the NCAA record of 77.36%, set by Alabama’s Mac Jones in 2020.

Tez Johnson had 11 catches for 172 yards and a touchdown, part of a 584-yard afternoon by the Ducks (12-2).

Considered a national title contender at the start of the season, Oregon missed the College Football Playoff with a pair of three-point losses to No. 2 Washington.

Winning the Fiesta Bowl won’t erase the disappointment of coming so close to the CFP, but earning the massive Fiesta Bowl trophy is a nice way to close out Nix’s career.

“I have played a lot of football, but every time I went out there it slowed down more and more,” said Nix, who started his career at Auburn. “And by the end of it, I just had a really comfortable feeling. I think this year with what we were doing offensively, schematically, we were very efficient.”

GLENDALE, ARIZONA

Liberty (13-1) overcame the death of freshman offensive lineman Tajh Boyd early in camp with the best season in the program’s short FBS history.

Playing in their fallen teammate’s honor, the Flames had the nation’s best rushing attack and an opportunistic defense that led the nation in interceptions.

Liberty got off to a fast start in its first New Year’s Six bowl, moving 75 yards in six plays in an opening drive capped by Keidon Salter ’s 17-yard touchdown pass to Bentley Hanshaw.

The Flames ran into waves of Ducks after that.

Liberty’s offense had some small successes after the opening drive, but few big plays.

After limiting Oregon to a field goal on its opening drive, the Flames’ defense got pushed around by the Ducks the rest of the afternoon to see their undefeated season come to a crashing end.

“They obviously laid it on us today,” Liberty coach Jamey Chadwell said. “We knew we’d have to play really well to compete and have a chance to win the game and they did a lot of things that made it challenging.”

STATE FARM STADIUM

Memorable Games

1987: Penn State’s Pete Giftopoulos intercepted a Vinny Testaverde pass at the PSU one-yard-line with nine seconds left, assuring the Nittany Lions of a 14-10 win over Miami and their second national title in five years.

2003: Called by some the greatest game in college football history, Ohio State held Miami three times from the one-yard-line in the second overtime to take a 31-24 win and claim the Buckeyes’ fifth consensus national championship. It was the first OT game in Fiesta Bowl history and the first in the then-five-year history of the BCS.

2007: Boise State used a series of trick plays, including a halfback pass for an overtime TD and a “Statue of Liberty” on a two-point conversion, to pave the way to a 43-42 win over Oklahoma. The teams combined for 22 points in the final 86 seconds of regulation to send the game into overtime.

Top Individual Performances

Curt Warner, RB, Penn State, 1980 & 1982 -- One of only two players named Offensive Player of the Game twice, scored TD’s on his first carry in both games and ran for 300 yards and three scores in leading Penn State past Ohio State (155 yards) in 1980 and Southern Cal (145 yards) in 1982.

Steve Smith, CB, Oregon, 2002 -- Intercepted three passes from two Colorado quarterbacks, setting a bowl record, and led a defense that held the Buffaloes to 49 rush yards while recording four sacks.

Peter Tom Willis, QB, Florida State, 1990 -- Threw for a bowl-record five touchdowns and 442 yards in leading the Seminoles past Nebraska 41-17. He led FSU to a 41-3 advantage in the middle two quarters.

Other Trivia

Nineteen Ohio State and Notre Dame players that played in the 2015-16 Fiesta Bowl were selected in the 2016 NFL Draft. That’s more than any other bowl game this past season.

The Fiesta Bowl trophy has the unique features of an inlaid compass in the base, an internal LED lighting system and its base and platform carved from marble. It stands almost four feet high and weighs 200 pounds, and has 38.6 karats of diamonds encrusting the football stripes

Home-state favorite Arizona State posted one of the biggest yardage totals in NCAA bowl history in the 1972 Fiesta Bowl, rolling up 718 yards against Missouri on a 49-35 win in just the second game in bowl history. Over the last 13 years, the Fiesta Bowl has helped generate approximately $3 billion in economic impact to the State of Arizona.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Dec. 27, 1971

Dec. 23, 1972

Dec. 21, 1973

Dec. 28, 1974

Dec. 26, 1975

Dec. 25, 1976

Dec. 25, 1977

Dec. 25, 1978

Dec. 25, 1979

Dec. 26, 1980

Jan. 1, 1982

Jan. 1, 1983

Jan. 2, 1984

Jan. 1, 1985

Jan. 1, 1986

Jan. 2, 1987

Jan. 1, 1988

Jan. 2, 1989

Jan. 1, 1990

Jan. 1, 1991

Jan. 1, 1992

Jan. 1, 1993

Jan. 1, 1994

Jan. 2, 1995

Jan. 2, 1996

Jan. 1, 1997

Dec. 31, 1997

Jan. 4, 1999

Jan. 2, 2000

Jan. 1, 2001

Jan. 1, 2002

Jan. 3, 2003

Jan. 2, 2004

Jan. 1, 2005

Jan. 2, 2006

Jan. 1, 2007

Jan. 2, 2008

Jan. 5, 2009

Jan. 4, 2010

Jan. 1, 2011

Jan. 2, 2012

Jan. 3, 2013

Jan. 1, 2014

Dec� 31, 2014

Jan. 1, 2016

Dec. 31, 2016

Woody Green Arizona State

Greg Hudson, Arizona State

Kenny Walker, Oklahoma State

John Jefferson, Arizona State

Mike Fink, Missouri

Mike Haynes, Arizona State

Phil Dokes, Oklahoma State

Larry Gordon, Arizona State

Thomas Lott, Oklahoma Terry Peters, Oklahoma

Dennis Sproul, Arizona State Matt Millen, Penn State

James Owens, UCLA

Mark Schubert, Pittsburgh

Jimmy Walker, Arkansas

Dave Liggins, Arizona

Curt Warner, Penn State Frank Case, Penn State

Marcus Dupree, Oklahoma

John Congemi, Pittsburgh

Leo Wisniewski, Penn State

Jim Jeffcoat, Arizona State

Gaston Green, UCLA Rowland Tatum, Ohio State

Jamie Morris, Michigan

James Washington, UCLA

D.J. Dozier, Penn State Mark Messner, Michigan

Danny McManus, Florida State

Tony Rice, Notre Dame

Peter Tom Willis, Florida State

Peter Tom Willis, Florida State

Browning Nagle, Louisville

O.J. McDuffie, Penn State

Marvin Graves, Syracuse

Chuck Levy, Arizona

Kordell Stewart, Colorado

Tommie Frazier, Nebraska

Curtis Enis, Penn State

Shane Conlan, Penn State

Neil Smith, Nebraska

Frank Stams, Notre Dame

Odell Haggins, Florida State

Roy Buchanan, Louisville

Reggie Givens, Penn State

Kevin Mitchell, Syracuse

Tedy Bruschi, Arizona

Shannon Clavelle, Colorado

Michael Booker, Nebraska

Brandon Noble, Penn State

Michael Bishop, Kansas State Travis Ochs, Kansas State

Peerless Price, Tennessee Dwayne Goodrich, Tennessee

Eric Crouch, Nebraska

Jonathan Smith, Oregon State

Mike Brown, Nebraska

Darnell Robinson, Oregon State

Joey Harrington, Oregon Steve Smith, Oregon

Craig Krenzel, Ohio State

Craig Krenzel, Ohio State

Michael Doss, Ohio State

A.J. Hawk, Ohio State

Alex Smith & Paris Warren, Utah Steve Fifita, Utah

Troy Smith, Ohio State

Jared Zabransky, Boise State

Patrick White, West Virginia

Colt McCoy, Texas

Kyle Efaw, Boise State

Landry Jones, Oklahoma

Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State

Marcus Mariota, Oregon

Blake Bortles, UCF

Thomas Sperback, Boise State

T Barrett, Ohio State

A.J. Hawk, Ohio State

Marty Tadman, Boise State

Reed Williams, West Virginia

Roy Miller, Texas

Brandyn Thompson, Boise State

Jamell Fleming, Oklahoma

Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State

Michael Clay, Oregon

Terrance Plummer, UCF

Tanner Vallejo, Boise State

Eli Apple, Ohio State

Deshaun Watson, Clemson Clelin Ferrell, Clemson

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Dec 31, 2017

Jan. 1, 2019

Dec� 28, 2019

Jan. 2, 2021

Jan. 1, 2022

Dec 31, 2022

Trace McSorley, Penn State

Marcus Allen, Penn State

Joe Burrow, LSU Rashard Lawrence, LSU

Trevor Lawrence, Clemson

Chad Smith, Clemson

Brock Purdy, Iowa State O’Rien Vance, Iowa State

Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State

Malcolm Rodriguez, Oklahoma State

Quentin Johnston, TCU Dee Winters, TCU

Jan. 1, 2024 Bo Nix, Oregon Jeffrey Bassa, Oregon

CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL

Wed., Jan. 1, 2025............................................ 1:00 p.m. (ET)

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

73,272; Field Turf

TV/Radio: ESPN/ESPN

Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Dec 31, 2014

Dec 31, 2015

Dec 31, 2016

CFP Quarterfinal

TCU 42, Ole Miss 3

Houston 38, Florida State 24

Alabama 24, Washington 7

Jan� 1, 2018 �������������������������������������������������UCF 34, Auburn 27

Dec� 29, 2018

Dec 28, 2019

Jan 1, 2021

Florida 41, Michigan 15

LSU 63, Oklahoma 28

Georgia 24, Cincinnati 2

Dec 30, 2021 Michigan State 31, Pitt 21

Dec 31, 2022 Georgia 42, Ohio State 41

Dec� 30, 2023

Inaugural Game

Ole Miss 38, Penn State 25

Dec 30, 1968

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times ET) Fri , Dec 27

Higher-seeded Team Press Conference

On campus + Zoom

Lower-seeded Team Press Conference

On campus + Zoom

Sat�, Dec� 28

Higher-seeded Team Press Conference

On campus + Zoom

Lower-seeded Team Press Conference

On campus + Zoom

Mon , Dec 30

Higher-seeded Team Media Day

Lower-seeded Team Media Day

College Football Hall of Fame

Tues , Dec 31

Joint Head Coaches’ Press Conference

Western Peachtree Plaza

Wed , Jan 1

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

Consecutive Press Conferences

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

79,330����������������������������������������� *Ohio State vs� Gerogia, 2022

78,347�������������������������������������������������Oklahoma vs� LSU, 2019

75,996

75,406

Alabama vs Washingston, 2016

Georgia vs Virginia Tech, 2006

75,125 Clemson vs Tennessee, 2003/4

*Largest crowd in stadium history (All top attended games were in the Georgia Dome before moving to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2018)

Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: AirTran, American, Alaska Airlines, Continental, Delta, Frontier, GeorgiaSkies, Silver, Southwest, Spirit, United, US Airways

Hotels

Team A: – Marriott Marquis Peachtree Center Ave (30303) 404-521-0000

Team B: Omni Atlanta Hotel 165 100 CNN Center (30303)

404-659-0000

Media: Westin Peachtree Plaza 210 Peachtree St NW (30303) 404-659-1400

Last Season’s Game Summary

Jaxson Dart passed for 379 yards and three touchdowns, including two to tight end Caden Prieskorn, and ran for a score as No 11 Mississippi bullied No 10 Penn State’s proud defense 38-25 in the Peach Bowl on Saturday�

Ole Miss (11-2) gained 540 yards against Penn State (103), which led the nation with its average of 223 yards allowed� It was the most yards and points allowed by the Nittany Lions this season

The win gave coach Lane Kiffin’s Rebels their first 11win season

Prieskorn had 10 receptions for 136 yards� He added a 2-point conversion catch to his touchdown receptions of 6 and 37 yards�

The dominant performance by Prieskorn, who has announced he will return in 2024 for his final year of eligibility, was a surprise� Prieskorn had 20 catches, including two for touchdowns, for 313 yards in the regular season�

Dart visited the injury tent following the Rebels’ first possession and had his left ankle taped on the sideline� He remained in the game and added a 2-yard scoring run for a 38-17 lead in the fourth quarter Ole Miss chanted “S-E-C! S-E-C!” as it celebrated the Southeastern Conference’s win in the matchup against the Big Ten’s Nittany Lions

The Rebels led 20-17 at halftime and pulled away when running back Quinshon Judkins provided balance to the offense in the second half� Judkins had 34 carries for 106 yards and added a 14-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter, when Ole Miss extended the lead to 31-17�

Ole Miss defensive tackle Zxavian Harris blocked a 51-yard field goal attempt by Alex Felkins early in the fourth quarter�

Each team used tight ends in prominent roles� Prieskorn’s 6-yard touchdown catch gave Ole Miss a 10-3 lead late in the first quarter. Penn State pulled even on Drew Allar’s 2-yard scoring pass to tight end Theo Johnson on a fourth-down play early in the second�

Prieskorn’s second scoring catch, a 37-yarder, gave Ole Miss a 20-10 lead� The Penn State defense bought in on Dart’s fake pitch to Judkins, leaving Prieskorn open on the right sideline�

Prieskorn’s big game included two one-handed sideline catches, one in each half�

Allar shared time at quarterback with Beau Pribula, who threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Nicholas Singleton late in the first half, trimming the Ole Miss lead to 20-17.

Allar threw an interception in the second quarter and lost a fumble when sacked in the fourth� He completed 19 of 39 passes for 295 yards and two touchdowns

MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM

Memorable Games

2019: LSU quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow scored eight total touchdowns and threw for 493 yards passing, both Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl records, while wide receiver Justin Jefferson also set multiple Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl records for receiving yards (227), receptions (14) and receiving touchdowns (four). In total, 18 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl records were broken or tied as the Tigers defeated the Sooners 63-28 on the way to winning the CFP National Championship in New Orleans

2013: Behind the arm of Johnny Manziel, the Texas A&M Aggies overcame a 21-point halftime deficit to defeat the Duke Blue Devils 52-48. The night of offensive fireworks set or tied records in 20 game categories, including points scored, total offense and first downs On TV, an average of 8 69 million viewers tuned into the epic battle, establishing it as ESPN’s most- viewed non-BCS bowl game telecast of all time

2012: Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd led a 60-yard drive in the final 1:39, hitting on a 26-yard pass to DeAndre Hopkins on fourth-and-16 in the 10-play drive, and Chandler Catanzaro hit a 37- yard field goal on the game’s final play to give Clemson a wild 25-24 win over LSU

2007: The 40th anniversary game between Clemson and Auburn featured stout defense in the first half and fast-moving offense in the second, and in the end the two Tigers logged the first overtime game in bowl history. In the OT, Mark Buchholz’ 25-yard field goal gave Clemson the lead, but Auburn QB Brandon Cox hit Rodgeriqus Smith for 12 yards to set up Kodi Burns’ game-winning seven-yard run�

1998: Georgia avenged a 1995 Peach Bowl loss with a stirring comeback 35-33 win over Virginia, after the Cavaliers had built a 21-point lead The Bulldogs responded with 21 straight points of their own and took an eight-point fourth-quarter lead on Quincy Carter’s one-yard quarterback sneak, but Virginia quarterback Aaron Brooks had a 30-yard scoring scramble with 1:34 left before a tying two-point try failed� But Virginia recovered the onside kick and had one more chance, but a 48-yard field goal sailed wide right with 19 seconds left�

1995: Georgia got a miracle play to tie the game with 1:09 left when Jason Ferguson picked up a Virginia fumble and returned it 10 yards for a touchdown that made it 27- 27 But Virginia’s Demetrius Allen returned the ensuing kickoff for a game-winning 83-yard touchdown as the Cavaliers posted a thrilling 34-27 win

1985: In a game that included 16 bowl records broken or tied, Army ran for 291 yards and held a 31- 23 lead before Illinois rallied behind quarterback Jack Trudeau to a late touchdown But a tying two-point conversion attempt failed with only 34 seconds left

Top Perforances:

Joe Burrow, QB, LSU, 2019 – Completed 29-of-39 passes for a bowl-record 493 yards and seven passing touchdowns against the Sooners to secure a berth in the College Football Playoff National Championship

Justin Jefferson, WR, LSU, 2019 – Posted a record breaking performance with 14 catches for 227 yards and four touchdowns to lead LSU to its first-ever College Football Playoff Semifinal win against Oklahoma. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M, 2013 – Completed 30-of-38 passes for 382 yards and 77 rushing yards and scored five touchdowns in securing the Aggies’ 52-48 come-from-behind win over Duke�

Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson, 2012 -- Completed 36-of-50 passes for 346 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions in leading the Tigers to a 25-24 win over LSU Boyd led a 60-yard march in the game’s final 1:39, converting on a fourth-and-16 to keep the drive alive and setting up Chandler Catanzaro’s final-play 37-yard field goal for the game-winner.

Devin Hester, DB, Miami, 2004 -- Returned a blocked punt 78 yards for a touchdown, and one series later returned an interception 28 yards to set up a field goal in helping Miami take a 27- 10 win over in-state rival Florida

Demetrius Allen, WR, Virginia, 1995 -- Set numerous bowl records including an 82- yard touchdown reception and an 83-yard punt return for a touchdown to secure the Cavaliers’ 34-27 win over Georgia

Michael Brooks, DB, North Carolina State, 1988 -- Set a bowl record with three interceptions in leading the Wolfpack to a 28-23 victory over Iowa

Other Trivia

Peach Bowl, Inc. operates the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, one of the New Year’s Six Bowls selected to host the College Football Playoff The Bowl has earned a reputation as one of the most competitive bowls in the country, with 53 percent of its games being decided by a touchdown or less� Peach Bowl, Inc� has disbursed $350 million in team payouts over its 55-year history Peach Bowl, Inc� also leads all other bowl game organizations in charitable and scholarship contributions, having donated or committed $62 million to organizations in need since 2002 Peach Bowl, Inc also created and manages the Aflac Kickoff Game, the Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament, manages The Dodd Trophy national coach of the year award and led the relocation and financial foundation of the College Football Hall of Fame to Atlanta

ALL-TIME RESULTS

Date

Dec 30, 1968

Dec 30, 1969

Dec� 30, 1970

Dec 30, 1971

Dec 29, 1972

Dec� 28, 1973

Dec 28, 1974

Dec 31, 1975

Dec� 31, 1976

Dec 31, 1977

Dec 25, 1978

Dec� 31, 1979

Jan 2, 1981

Dec 31, 1981

Dec� 31, 1982

Dec 30, 1983

Dec 31, 1984

Dec� 31, 1985

Dec 31, 1986

Jan 2, 1988

Dec� 31, 1988

Dec 30, 1989

Dec 29, 1990

Jan� 1, 1992

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Jan 2, 1993

Dec 31, 1993

Jan� 1, 1995

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Dec 30, 1995

Dec 28, 1996

Jan� 2, 1998

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Dec 31, 1998

Dec 30, 1999

Dec� 29, 2000

Dec 31, 2001

Dec 31, 2002

Jan� 2, 2004

Dec 31, 2004

Dec 30, 2005

Dec� 30, 2006

Dec 31, 2007

Dec 31, 2008

Dec� 31, 2009

Dec 31, 2010

Dec 31, 2011

Dec� 31, 2012

Dec 31, 2013

Mike Hillman, LSU

Ed Williams, West Virginia

Monroe Eley, Arizona State

Norris Weese, Mississippi

Defensive MVP

Buddy Millican, LSU

Carl Crennel, West Virginia

Junior Ah You, Arizona State

Crowell Armstrong, Mississippi

Dave Buckey, NC State George Bell, NC State

Louis Carter, Maryland

Sylvester Bolen, Georgia

Larry Issac, Texas Tech Dennis Harrison, Vanderbilt

Dan Kendra, West Virginia Ray Marshall, West Virginia

Rod Stewart, Kentucky

Johnny Evans, NC State

Mike Martin, Kentucky

Richard Carter, NC State

Mark Herrmann, Purdue Calvin Clark, Purdue

Mike Brannon, Baylor

Andrew Melontree, Baylor

Jim Kelly, Miami Jim Burt, Miami

Mickey Walczak, West Virginia

Chuck Long, Iowa

Eric Thomas, Florida State

Don Stemple, West Virginia

Clay Uhlenhake, Iowa

Alphonso Carreker, Florida State

Howard Petty, Virginia Ray Daly, Virginia

Rob Healy, Army

Erik Kramer, NC State

Peel Chronister, Army

Derrick Taylor, NC State

Reggie Cobb, Tennessee Van Walters, Indiana

Shane Montgomery, NC State

Michael Owens, Syracuse; Rodney Hampton, Georgia

Stan White, Auburn; Trent Green, Indiana

Jeff Blake, East Carolina; Terry Jordan, NC Stat

Michael Brooks, NC State

Terry Wooden, Syracuse; Morris Lewis, Georgia

Darryl Crawford, Auburn; Mike Dumas, Indiana

Robert Jones, East Carolina; Billy Ray Haynes, NC State

Natrone Means, North Carolina Bracey Walker, North Carolina

Emory Smith, Clemson; Pookie Jones, Kentucky

Tremayne Stephens, Damien Covington, NC State; Tim Rogers, Mississippi State

Tiki Barber, Virginia; Hines Ward, Georgia

Herb Tyler, LSU; Raymond Priester, Clemson

Dameyune Craig, Auburn; Raymond Priester, Clemson

Olandis Gary, Georgia; Aaron Brooks, Virginia

Brenston Buckner, Clemson; Zane Beehn, Kentucky

Carl Reeves, NC State; Larry Williams, Mississippi State

Skeet Jones, Virginia; Whit Marshall, Georgia

Anthony McFarland, LSU; Trevor Pryce, Clemson

Takeo Spikes, Auburn; Anthony Simmons, Clemson

Champ Bailey, Georgia; Wali Rainer, Virginia

Wayne Madkin, Mississippi State Keith Adams, Clemson

Rohan Davey, LSU

Ronald Curry, North Carolina

Scott McBrien, Maryland

Chad Jasmin, Clemson

Roscoe Parrish, Miami

Bradie James, LSU

Ryan Sims, North Carolina

E J Henderson, Maryland

Leroy Hill, Clemson

Devin Hester, Miami

Matt Flynn, LSU Melvin Oliver, LSU

Matthew Stafford, Georgia

Tony Taylor, Georgia

C J Spiller, Clemson Pat Sims, Auburn

Jordan Jefferson, LSU Perry Riley, LSU

Ryan Willliams, Virginia

Chris Thompson, Florida State

Onterio McCalebb, Auburn

Tajh Boyd, Clemson

Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M

Cody Grimm, Virginia Tech

Greg Reid, Florida State

Chris Davis, Auburn

Kevin Minter, LSU

Toney Hurd Jr , Texas A&M

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Dec 31, 2014

Trevone Boykin, TCU James McFarland, TCU

Dec� 31, 2015 ���������������� Greg Ward, Jr�, Houston����������������������������������������������������������������������������

William Jackson, Houston

Dec 31, 2016 Bo Scarbrough, Alabama Ryan Anderson, Alabama

Jan 1, 2018 McKenzie Milton, UCF Shaquem Griffin, UCF

Dec� 29, 2018

Feleipe Franks, Florida

Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, Florida

Dec 28, 2019 Joe Burrow, LSU K’Lavon Chaisson, LSU

Jan� 1, 2021

Jack Podlesny, UGA

Azeez Ojulari, UGA

Dec 30, 2021 Jayden Reed, MSU Cal Haladay, MSU

Dec� 31, 2022 ���������������� Stetson Bennett, UGA���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Javon Bullard, UGA

Dec 30, 2023 Caden Prieskorn, Ole Miss Jared Ivey, Ole Miss

ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED

BY PRUDENTIAL

Wed., Jan. 1, 2025............................................ 5:00 p.m. (ET)

Rose Bowl Stadium 89,105; Natural Grass TV/Radio ESPN/ESPN

Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Jan 1, 2015

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times PT)

Sun., Dec. 29

Team Arrival, Offensive and Defensive Availability

Team Hotels

Oregon 59, Florida State 20

Jan 1, 2016 Stanford 45, Iowa 16

Jan. 2, 2017

Jan. 1, 2018 

Jan. 1, 2019

Jan. 1, 2020

USC 52, Penn State 49

Oklahoma 48 Georgia 54

Washington 23, Ohio State 28

Oregon 28, Wisconsin 27

Jan. 1, 2021 Alabama 31, Notre Dame 14

Jan. 1, 2022

Jan. 2, 2023

Jan. 1, 2024

Inaugural Game:

Top 5 Sun Bowl Game Crowds

106,869

106,182

105,721

105,629

Airport

Utah 45, Ohio State 48

Utah 21, Penn State 35

Alabama 20, Michigan 27

Jan. 1, 1902

USC vs. Ohio State, 1973

USC vs. Michigan, 1977

USC vs. Ohio State, 1975

vs. Michigan,

Washington vs. Iowa, 1982

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX); American, United, US Express, Delta, Frontier, Alaska Airlines, Southwest, Spirit, Virgin American, JetBlue, Hawaiian Airlines, Air Canada, AeroMexico, AirTran, British Airways, full list at www.lawa.org/laxairlines.aspx

Hotels

CFP High: JW Marriott at L.A. Live 900 West Olympic Blvd. (90017)

213-765-8600

CFP Low: InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown 900 Wilshire Blvd. (90017)

213-688-7777

Media: Sheraton Grand Los Angeles 711 South Hope St. (90017) (213) 488-3500

Team Hosts

Brittany Grant

626-449-4100 bgrant@tournamentofroses.com

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Last Season’s Game Summary

Jalen Milroe caught a low snap on fourth down in overtime at the Rose Bowl and ran straight ahead into wall of blue and maize. That wall of Michigan defenders had been hardened by the Wolverines’ violent practice drills. Toughened by two previous College Football Playoff losses. Made impenetrable by months of turmoil that battered the program and its beloved head coach, Jim Harbaugh.

Alabama’s quarterback went nowhere.The Wolverines are going to Houston.

Blake Corum rushed for a 17-yard touchdown on the second snap of overtime, and top-seeded Michigan advanced to its first CFP championship game with a 27-20 victory over fourth-seeded Alabama in the Rose Bowl on Monday night.

Harbaugh’s Wolverines (14-0) will play for their school’s first national title since 1997 against Washington on Jan. 8 — but only after a fourth-quarter comeback and a hair-raising finish when the two winningest programs in college football history played just the second overtime game in the 110 editions of the Granddaddy of Them All.

Roman Wilson made a 4-yard TD catch with 1:34 left in regulation for the Wolverines, who hadn’t scored in the second half until that gritty 75-yard drive led by J.J. McCarthy. Corum, who caught an early TD pass and rushed for 83 yards, needed only two snaps to score in the first overtime period, breaking tackles and spinning wildly into the end zone.

After Milroe was stopped 2 yards short of the end zone on the final snap, the Wolverines’ entire sideline sprinted onto the field, throwing a few helmets in the air while fireworks soared from behind the Rose Bowl scoreboard

Jase McClellan rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns for Alabama (12-2), which fell heartbreakingly short of the chance to play for Nick Saban’s seventh national title at the school. The Tide led 20-13 on Will Reichard’s 52-yard field goal with 4:41 to play, but their defense couldn’t preserve it.

Milroe passed for 116 yards and rushed for 63 for the Tide, whose 11-game winning streak ended.

Michigan is the sixth straight No. 1 seed to win its semifinal game in

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA

the CFP’s 10 years of existence — but only after surviving just the third overtime Playoff game. After everything that has happened to Michigan in the past several months, Harbaugh believes his team is primed to keep fighting.

Michigan is one win away from reaching the primary goal set by Harbaugh when he returned to his alma mater in 2015 to restore its dominance. The former Wolverines quarterback won no Big Ten titles in his first six seasons, but Michigan has been elite since 2021, winning three straight conference titles and advancing to three Playoffs.

The Wolverines’ pristine record masked a profoundly messy season bookended by two three-game suspensions for Harbaugh — the first issued preemptively by the school amid an investigation of possible recruiting violations, and the second mandated by the Big Ten over allegations of sign-stealing and in-game scouting.

Michigan defensive coordinator Jesse Minter acknowledged that the program’s infamously difficult 9-on-7 tackling drills are “definitely” done for moments just like the end of this Rose Bowl.

Michigan was the dominant team for long stretches of the first three quarters of the Rose Bowl, yet Alabama hung in impressively with big plays and just enough defensive stops.

The Wolverines snapped their six-bowl losing streak and survived a handful of potentially disastrous mistakes that undercut their long stretches of superiority in this matchup. The biggest was a muffed punt by Jake Thaw, who was tackled at the Michigan 1 with 43 seconds left in regulation and barely avoided what would have been one of the most spectacular safeties in football history.

McClellan made an untouched 34-yard TD run in the first quarter, and Michigan answered with Corum’s 8-yard catch for his FBS-leading 25th TD — his first on a reception. Corum has been at Michigan for three straight appearances in the CFP, but he barely played two years ago when the Wolverines were routed by Georgia, and he was injured when they were upset by TCU last year.

The Wolverines went ahead shortly before halftime when Tyler Morris made a 38-yard TD catch, but McClellan put the Tide up 17-13 with a 3-yard TD run on the second snap of the fourth quarter. Down seven moments later, Michigan finally got moving with Corum and Wilson making big plays before Wilson’s tying TD.

ROSE BOWL STADIUM

Memorable Games:

1999: Wisconsin and UCLA combined for 69 points and a Rose Bowl record 1,035 yards, with Ron Dayne rushing for 246 -- one yard shy of the bowl record -- and a record- tying four touchdowns in the Badgers’ 38-31 win. UCLA quarterback Cade McNown threw for 340 yards and two scores, the fourth-best passing day in bowl history and much of the Bruins’ bowl-record 538 offensive yards.

2006: In the national title game, Texas’ defense held USC on a fourthand-two at the Texas 45 with 2:09 left, and quarterback Vince Young drove the Longhorns into scoring territory before taking a quarterback draw on fourth-and-five into the end zone for an eight-yard touchdown with 0:19 left. That gave Texas a 41-38 win, snapped USC’s 34-game win streak and gave the Longhorns their first national title since 1970.

2011: TCU became the first non-automatic qualifying team to play in and win the Rose Bowl, and did it even though being outweighed on the defensive front by 42 pounds per man by the Wisconsin offensive line. Andy Dalton led the Horned Frogs to their first undefeated season (13-0) since TCU’s 1938 national championship season.

2018: In the 104th playing of the Rose Bowl Game, Georgia and Oklahoma sent the game to it’s first ever overtime period. One was not enough, however as the game wentto a second overtime. Georgia blocked the Sooners field goal attempt in the second overtime period, then scored on the second play of the Bulldogs offensive series to win the game, 54-48.

Top Individual Performances

Ron Dayne, RB, Wisconsin, 1999 & 2000 - Rushed for a total of 446 yards and five TD’s in earning back-to-back Player of the Game honors, including a 246-yard, four-TD effort in Wisconsin’s 38-31 win over UCLA in 1999 and a 200-yard rush game in the Badgers’ 17-9 win over Stanford in 2000. He is one of only four two-time Player of the Game winners and helped Wisconsin become the first Big Ten team to win back-to-back Rose Bowls.

Vince Young, QB, Texas, 2005 & 2006 - Accounted for 467 yards in total offense, a Rose Bowl record and the most ever in a BCS national title game, and scored the winning touchdown on an eight-yard run with 19 seconds left in Texas’ 41-38 win over USC. He had scored three touchdowns and led Texas on a winning field-goal drive one year earlier in the Longhorns’ 38-37 win over Michigan, and is one of four players to win Player of the Game honors twice.

Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford, 2016 – Set the Rose Bowl Game record for the most all-purpose yards in a game at 368, leading Stanford to a 45-16 victory over Iowa. On the first play of the game, McCaffrey caught a short pass and turned it into a 75-yard touchdown. He averaged 9.6 yards per carry (172 yards on 18 carries), returned a punt for a touchdown, and was selected as Offensive Player of the Game

CJ Stroud, QB, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State, 2022 - OSU’s C.J. Stroud and Jaxon Smith-Njigba combined for seven Rose Bowl Game records - most passing yards (Stroud, 573), most touchdown passes (Stroud, 6), most receptions (Smith-Njigba, 15), most receiving yards (Smith-Njigba, 347), total offense (Stroud, 583), most touchdowns responsible for (Stroud, 6), and most points responsible for (Stroud, 36).

Kyle Orton, QB, Purdue, 2002: Completed 25-of-37 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns, guiding the Boilermakers back from a 17-0 deficit to a 34-24 win.

Other Trivia

The Rose Bowl Game has broken many scoring records since the inception of the College Football Playoff system. In the very first CFP Semifinal in 2015, Oregon broke the Rose Bowl Game record for points scored by one team, 59, in a 59-20 defeat of Florida State. The following year, Stanford broke the record for points in the first half with 35 against Iowa. In 2017, USC and Penn State combined for 101 points, the highest scoring Rose Bowl Game in history. That scoring record only lasted one season as Oklahoma and Georgia combined for 102 points in a double overtime thriller in the CFP Semifinal in 2018.

The Rose Bowl Game has been played at Rose Bowl Stadium since its construction in time for the 1923 game, except for two years. In 1942, after the U.S. declared war on Japan and entered World War II, there were concerns of an attack on the West Coast, with the game and the Rose Parade considered ideal targets. The game was set to be cancelled, but on Dec. 16 Duke invited the game and opponent Oregon State to its stadium in Durham, N.C., where OSU took a 2016 win.

The Rose Bowl is nicknamed “The Granddaddy of Them All” since it is the oldest bowl game, having been first played in 1902 as the “Tournament East-West Football Game” and played annually since 1916. The game was originally played at Tournament Park, three miles southeast of the current stadium on the CalTech campus, before the Rose Bowl Stadium was opened in 1923.

The Tournament of Roses Parade actually predates the Rose Bowl Game, having been staged for the first time on Jan. 1, 1890. The football game was originally added in 1902 to help fund the cost of staging the parade.

Jan. 1, 1922

Jan. 1, 1925

Jan. 1, 1926

Jan. 1, 1927

Jan. 2, 1928

Jan. 1, 1930 USC 47

Jan. 1, 1931

Jan. 1, 1932 USC 21 Tulane 12

Jan. 2, 1933

Jan. 1, 1934

Jan. 1, 1935

Jan. 1, 1936

Jan. 1, 1937 Pittsburgh 21 Washington

Jan. 1, 1938

Jan. 2, 1939

Jan. 1, 1940

Jan. 1, 1941

Jan. 1, 1942

Jan. 1, 1943

Jan. 1, 1946

Jan. 1, 1947 Illinois 45

87,196

93,852

92,200

Jan. 1, 1954

Jan. 1, 1955

Jan. 2, 1956

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE MVP

Jan. 1, 1902 Neil Snow, Michigan

Jan. 1, 1916

Jan. 1, 1917

Carl Dietz, Washington State

John Beckett, Oregon

Jan. 1, 1918 Hollis Huntgington, Mare Island

Jan. 1, 1919

George Halas, Great Lakes

Jan. 1, 1920 Edward Casey, Harvard

Jan. 1, 1921

Harold “Brick” Muller, California

Jan. 1, 1922 Russell Stein, Washington & Jefferson

Jan. 1, 1923 Leo Calland, USC

Jan. 1, 1924

Ira McKee, Navy

Jan. 1, 1925 Elmer Layden, Notre Dame, & Ernie Nevers, Stanford

Jan. 1, 1926

Johnny Mack Brown, Alabama, George Wilson, Washington

Jan. 1, 1927 Fred Pickhard, Alabamaa

Jan. 2, 1928

Jan. 1, 1929

Clifford Hoffman, Stanford

Benjamin Lom, California

Jan. 1, 1930 Russell Saunders, USC

Jan. 1, 1931

John “Monk” Campbell, Alabama

Jan. 1, 1932 Erni Pinckert, USC

Jan. 2, 1933

Homer Griffith, USC

Jan. 1, 1934 Cliff Montgomery, Columbia

Jan. 1, 1935 Millard “Dixie” Howell, Alabama

Jan. 1, 1936

James “Monk” Moscrip & Keith Topping, Stanford

Jan. 1, 1937 William Daddio, Pittsburgh

Jan. 1, 1938

Victor Bottari, California

Jan. 2, 1939 Doyle Nave & Al Krueger, USC

Jan. 1, 1940 Ambrose Schindler, USC

Jan. 1, 1941  Peter Kmetovic, Stanford Jan. 1, 1942 Donadl Durdan, Oregon State Jan. 1, 1943

Charley Trippi, Georgia Jan. 1, 1944 Norm Verry, USC

Jan. 1, 1945

Jan. 1, 1946

Jim Hardy, USC

Harry Gilmer, Alabama

Jan. 1, 1947 Claude “Buddy” Young and Julius Rykovich, Illinois

Jan. 1, 1948

Bob Chappuis, Michigan

Jan. 1, 1949 Frank Aschenbrenner, Northwestern

Jan. 2, 1950

Fred “Curly” Morrison, Ohio State

Jan. 1, 1951 Donald Dufek, Michigan

Jan. 1, 1952 William Tate, Illinois

Jan. 1, 1953

Jan. 1, 1954

Jan. 1, 1955

Jan. 2, 1956

Jan. 1, 1957

Jan. 1, 1958

Rudy Bukich,

Billy Wells, Michigan State

Ohio State

Michigan State

Kenneth Ploen, Iowa

Jack Crabtree, Oregon

Jan. 1, 1959 Bob Jeter, Iowa

Jan. 1, 1960

Washington

Jan. 2, 1961 Bob Schloredt, Washington

Dave Leggett,

Walter Kowalczyk,

Bob Schloredt & George Fleming,

Jan. 1, 1963

Jan. 1, 1964

Jan. 1, 1965

100,420 Jan. 1, 1966

Jan. 2, 1967 Purdue 14

Jan. 1, 1968

Jan. 1, 1969

Jan. 1, 1970

Jan. 1, 1971

103,878

103,839

Jan. 1, 1972 Stanford 13 Michigan 12 103,154

Jan. 1, 1973

Jan. 1, 1974

Jan. 1, 1975

Jan. 1, 1976

Jan. 1, 1977

Jan. 2, 1978

Jan. 1, 1979 USC 17

Jan. 1, 1980

Jan. 1, 1981

Jan. 1, 1982

Jan. 1, 1983

Jan. 2, 1984

Jan. 1, 1985

Jan. 1, 1986

Jan. 1, 1987

Jan. 1, 1988

Jan.

Jan. 1, 1994

Jan.

Jan. 1, 2004

Jan. 1, 2005

106,869

105,267

105,721

105,464

106,182

105,312

104,863

105,611

104,991

103,217

102,594

103,292

103,168

94,236

101,237

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE Offensive MVP Defensive MVP

Jan. 1, 1962

Jan. 1, 1963

Jan. 1, 1964

Jan. 1, 1965

Jan. 1, 1966

Jan. 2, 1967

Jan. 1, 1968

Jan. 1, 1969

Jan. 1, 1970

Jan. 1, 1971

Jan. 1, 1972

Jan. 1, 1973

Jan. 1, 1974

Jan. 1, 1975

Jan. 1, 1976

Jan. 1, 1977

Jan. 2, 1978

Jan. 1, 1979

Jan. 1, 1980

Jan. 1, 1981

Jan. 1, 1982

Jan. 1, 1983

Jan. 2, 1984

Jan. 1, 1985

Jan. 1, 1986

Jan. 1, 1987

Jan. 1, 1988

Jan. 2, 1989

Jan. 1, 1990

Jan. 1, 1991

Jan. 1, 1992

Jan. 1, 1993

Jan. 1, 1994

Jan. 2, 1995

Jan. 1, 1996

Jan. 1, 1997

Jan. 1, 1998

Jan. 1, 1999

Jan. 1, 2000

Jan. 1, 2001

Jan. 3, 2002

Jan. 1, 2003

Jan. 1, 2004

Jan. 1, 2005

Jan. 4, 2006

Jan. 1, 2007

Jan. 1, 2008

Sandy Stephens, Minnesota

Pete Beathard, USC, & Ron VanderKelen, Wisconsin

Jim Grabowski, Illinois

Mel Anthony, Michigan

Bob Stiles, UCLA

John Charles, Purdue

O. J. Simpson, USC

Rex Kern, Ohio State

Bob Chandler, USC

Jim Plunkett, Stanford

Don Bunce, Stanford

Sam Cunningham, USC

Cornelius Greene, Ohio State

Pat Haden & John McKay Jr., USC

John Sciarra, UCLA

Vince Evans, USC

Warren Moon, Washington

Charles White, USC, & Rick Leach, Michigan

Charles White, USC

Butch Woolfolk, Michigan

Jacque Robinson, Washington

Don Rogers & Tom Ramsey, UCLA

Rick Neuheisel, UCLA

Tim Green & Jack Del Rio, USC

Eric Ball, UCLA

Jeff Van Raaphorst, Arizona State

Percy Snow, Michigan State

Leroy Hoard, Michigan

Ricky Ervins, USC

Charles Mincy, Washington

Steve Emtman & Billy Joe Hobert, Washington

Tyrone Wheatley, Michigan

Brent Moss, Wisconsin

Danny O’Neil, Oregon, & Ki-Jana Carter, Penn State

Keyshawn Johnson, USC

Joe Germaine, Ohio State

Brian Griese, Michigan

Ron Dayne, Wisconsin

Ron Dayne, Wisconsin

Marques Tuiasosopo, Washington

Woodley, Michigan

Vince Young, Texas Michael Huff, Texas

Brian Cushing, USC

John David Booty, USC Rey Maualuga, USC

Jan. 1, 2014 Michigan State

Jan.

Jan. 1,

94,118

91,245

93,359

95,173

91,322

Jan. 1, 2022

Jan. 2, 2023

Jan. 1, 2024

ALL-TIME RESULTS

Jan. 1, 2009

Jan. 1, 2010

Jan. 1, 2011

Jan. 2, 2012

Jan. 1, 2013

Jan. 1, 2014

Jan. 1, 2015

Jan. 1, 2016

Jan. 2, 2017

Jan. 1, 2018

Jan. 1, 2019

Jan. 1, 2020

Jan. 1, 2021

Jan. 1, 2022

Jan. 2, 2023

Jan. 1, 2024

Mark Sanchez, USC

Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State

Kaluka Maiava, USC

Kenny Rowe, Oregon

Andy Dalton, TCU Tank Carder, TCU

Lavasier Tuinei, Oregon

Stepfan Taylor, Stanford

Connor Cook, Michigan State

Marcus Mariota, Oregon

Kiko Alonso, Oregon

Usua Amanam, Stanford

Kyler Elsworth, Michigan State

Tony Washington, Oregon

Christian McCaffrey, Stanford Aziz Shittu, Stanford

Sam Darnold, USC

Sony Michel, Georgia

Stevie Tu’ikolovatu, USC

Roquan Smith, Georgia

Dwayne Haskins, Ohio Brendon White, Ohio

Justin Herbert, Oregon

DeVonta Smith, Alabama

Jaxon Smith-Nijigba, Ohio State

Sean Clifford, Penn Staten

J.J. McCarthy, Michigan

Brady Breeze, Oregon

Patrick Surtain II, Alabama

Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State

Ji’Ayir Brown, Penn State

Mason Graham, Michigan

ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL

Wed., Jan. 1, 2025............................................... 8:45 p.m. ET

Caesars Superdome

68,400; Artificial TV: ESPN

Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Jan 1, 2015

Ohio State 42, Alabama 35

Jan 1, 2016 Ole Miss 48, Oklahoma State 20

Jan. 2, 2017 Oklahoma 35, Auburn19

Jan. 1, 2018

Jan. 1, 2019

Alabama 24, Clemson 6

Texas 28, Georgia 21

Jan. 1, 2020 Georgia 26, Baylor 14

Jan. 1, 2021 Ohio State 49, Clemson 28

Jan. 1, 2022 Bayolor 21, Ole Miss 7

Dec. 31, 2022

Jan. 1, 2024

Alabama 45, Kansas State 20

Washington 37, Texas 31

Inaugural Game Jan. 1, 1935

Top 5 Sugar Bowl Game Crowds

85,161

Notre Dame vs. Alabama, 1973

84,031 Aubrun vs. Oklahoma, 1972

82,910

82,900

Alabama vs. Arkansas, 1962

Ole Miss vs. Arkansas, 1963

82,851 Ole Miss vs. Rice, 1961

*79,651 LSU vs. Ohio State, 2008 (BCS)

(All of the top attendance games at Tulane Stadium before moving to Superdome in 1975)

Airport

Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY); American, Delta, JetBlue, AirTran, United, US Airways, Southwest

Hotels

Team 1: Hilton Riverside Two Poydras Street (70130)

Team 2: New Orleans Marriott 555 Canal Street (70130) 504-581-1000

Media: Sheraton New Orleans 500 Canal Street (70130)

Team Host

Austin

Last Season’s Game Summary

The remarkable comeback story of Michael Penix Jr. is a victory away from a perfect ending for Washington.

Penix passed for 430 yards and two touchdowns, and the Huskies held off Texas 37-31 in the Sugar Bowl on Monday night to advance to the College Football Playoff title game, earning both the sixth-year quarterback with two surgically repaired knees and the beleaguered Pac-12 a chance to go out a champion.The second-ranked Huskies (14-0) will face No. 1 Michigan next Monday night in Houston with a 21-game winning streak, looking for their first national championship since 1991 and the Pac-12’s first since Southern California in 2004.

Washington is one of 10 schools fleeing the Pac-12 for other Power Five conferences next season, with the Huskies headed to join Michigan in the Big Ten. The conference is not going away, but its days as a potential football power are likely done.But first, the final season of the four-team playoff before expansion to 12 in 2024 comes down to a Pac-12-Big Ten matchup, just like the first when Ohio State beat Oregon.

No. 3 Texas (12-2) had four shots at the end zone after getting to the Washington 12 with 15 seconds left, but Quinn Ewers missed on the last three passes. The final throw was a fade to Adonai Mitchell that was knocked away by Washington’s Elijah Jackson.

In Texas’ first CFP appearance and final football game as a member of the Big 12 before it goes to the Southeastern Conference, Ewers passed for 318 yards and a touchdown. But it wasn’t enough against Penix and his array of talented receivers.

Penix spent his first four college seasons at Indiana, suffering three season-ending injuries, one to each knee and one to his throwing shoulder.

When his former offensive coordinator at Indiana, DeBoer, took over at Washington, Penix didn’t think twice before moving to Seattle, and then decided to take advantage of an extra year of eligibility and returned for a second year.

The left-hander stayed healthy and blossomed into a star, the Heisman Trophy runner-up this year, and now has a chance to win a national championship after another brilliant performance.

Penix went 29 for 38 with no turnovers. He completed 12 straight at one point, the longest on-target streak in the CFP’s 10-year history.

And he did it attacking down field as usual. He completed six passes

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

of at least 20 yards, connecting with Rome Odunze six times for 125 yards and Ja’Lynn Polk five times for 122.

It was in some ways a perfect CFP semifinal for the last season before massive changes in college football: two teams switching conferences next season, led by star quarterbacks who transferred in.

A wild first half included a 77-yard connection with Polk on Penix’s second pass of the game, Texas defensive tackle Byron Murphy II plunging into the end zone for a 1-yard TD run, a Penix-to-Polk TD pass when the receiver tipped the ball to himself and the Longhorns capping the second quarter with a long touchdown drive to tie it at 21-all at intermission.

There was a fourth-and-1 stop by Texas of Washington deep in Longhorns territory, which didn’t deter DeBoer from going for a fourthand-1 at his own UW 33, and converting.

Penix had 255 yards in the first half alone, and then kept it rolling on the first drive of the second half, throwing a dart down the middle to Jalen McMillen for a 19-yard score.

Washington added two field goals by Grady Gross to take a 34-21 lead early in the fourth quarter. Holding the Huskies to field goals kept Texas in the game, and when Ewers found Mitchell, the Georgia transfer with two national titles, for a 1-yard score with 7:23 left, it was a one-possession game.

The Superdome sounded like Darrell K. Royal Stadium east, with Texas fans easily outnumbering the visitors from the Pacific Northwest

Penix calmly went back to work, hitting Odunze over the shoulder for 32 yards down the sideline to set up a first-and-goal that led to the third field goal of the day for Gross, a former walk-on who was put on scholarship after hitting a walk-off winner in the Apple Cup.

That put Washington up 37-28 with 2:40 left, and had its purple-clad fans doing its best to drown out the Longhorns with a “Let’s go Huskies!” chant.

Texas kicked a field goal with 1:09 left cut the lead to six. Washington recovered an onside kick, but couldn’t kill the clock. Texas flew down the field and had an improbable comeback in sight.

Washington came through in the clutch — again.

The Huskies’ last 10 victories have all been decided by 10 points or fewer. The close games have brought doubters.

CAESARS SUPERDOME

Memorable Games

1973: Tom Clements completes a third-down pass to backup tight end Robin Weber in the final minute of play, sealing a national title for Notre Dame with a 24-23 win over top-ranked Alabama.

1979: Alabama’s Barry Krauss completed a legendary goal-line stand with a fourth-down tackle against Penn State, lifting Bear Bryant’s Crimson Tide to the national championship with a 14-7 win in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup.

1981: Georgia running back Herschel Walker separated his shoulder early in the game, but still managed to rush for 150 yards and two touchdowns to lift the Bulldogs to a 17-10 win over Notre Dame to cap an undefeated national championship season.

2000: In the first BCS National Championship game in New Orleans, Virginia Tech’s Michael Vick was a show-stopper, but Peter Warrick’s performance lifted Bobby Bowden’s Florida State squad to a 46-29 win and the national title.

Top Individual Performance:

Tim Tebow, QB, Florida, 2010: Closed his career with a record-setting performance, throwing for a Sugar Bowl-record 482 yards and three touchdowns in a 51-24 blowout of Cincinnati.

Peter Warrick, WR, Florida State, 2000: Had 160 receiving yards and two big returns, but the biggest play was a 43-yard reception from Chris Weinke in the fourth quarter that iced the Seminoles’ 46-29 win over Virginia Tech and the national title. He had a 64-yard touchdown grab earlier.

Dan Marino, QB, Pittsburgh, 1982: Threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to tight end John Brown on a fourth-andfive with 0:42 left, giving the Panthers a 24-20 win over Georgia.

Monk Simons, RB, Tulane, 1935: In the inaugural Sugar Bowl game, returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown to ignite hometown Tulane to a 20-14 victory over Temple after the Green Wave trailed 14-0 earlier.

Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State, 2015: Rushed for a bowl-record 230 yards, including an 85-yard TD dash with 3:24 to go in the game to clinch a 42-35 victory for the Buckeyes in the first-ever Playoff Semifinal in the Sugar Bowl.

Kyle Orton, QB, Purdue, 2002: Completed 25-of-37 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns, guiding the Boilermakers back from a 17-0 deficit to a 34-24 win.

Other Trivia

The Sugar Bowl has featured 21 Heisman Trophy winners in its history (including Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett), as well as 152 College Football Hall of Famers (100 players, 51 coaches). The Bowl has also hosted 28 national champions in its history.

The 1951 Sugar Bowl featured a face-off of two legendary coaches, one just beginning his career. A dominant and undefeated Oklahoma team of coach Bud Wilkinson came to New Orleans heavily favored over Kentucky, but the Wildcats and young head coach Paul “Bear” Bryant pulled off an upset with a 13-7 victory.

The person who has been in the most different roles in Sugar Bowl history is also a coaching legend. Frank Broyles played in the Sugar Bowl with Georgia Tech in 1944, returned as a Georgia Tech assistant coach in 1953, coached the ArkansasRazorbacks in Sugar Bowls in 1962, ‘63 and ‘70, was ABC’s color analyst for a string of Sugar Bowls in the ‘70s and ‘80s and was Arkansas’ AD when the Razorbacks played in the 1980 game.

While the 2006 Sugar Bowl was a thrilling one -- West Virginia topping Georgia 38- 35 -- the more significant fact was that the game was played at all. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which decimated the Superdome, the game was moved to the Georgia Dome and was a tremendous success. The game moved back to the rebuilt Superdome the following year.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

Jan. 1, 1948

Jan. 1, 1949

Bobby Layne, Texas

Jack Mitchell, Oklahoma

Jan. 2, 1950 Leon Heath, Oklahoma

Jan. 1, 1951

Walt Yowarsky, Kentucky

Jan. 1, 1952 Ed Modzelewski, Maryland

Jan. 1, 1953

Leon Hardeman, Georgia Tech

Jan. 1, 1954 Franklin “Pepper” Rodgers, Georgia Tech

Jan. 1, 1955 Joe Gattuso, Navy

Jan. 2, 1956

Franklin Brooks, Georgia Tech

Jan. 1, 1957 Delbert Shofner, Baylor

Jan. 1, 1958

Raymond Brown, Ole Miss

Jan. 1, 1959 Billy Cannon, LSU

Jan. 1, 1960

Jan. 2, 1961

Jan. 1, 1962

Jan. 1, 1963

Jan. 1, 1964

Jan. 1, 1965

Jan. 1, 1966

Jan. 2, 1967

Jan. 1, 1968

Jan. 1, 1969

Jan. 1, 1970

Jan. 1, 1971

Jan. 1, 1972

Dec. 31, 1972

Dec. 31, 1973

Dec. 31, 1974

Dec. 31, 1975

Jan. 1, 1977

Jan. 2, 1978

Jan. 1, 1979

Jan. 1, 1980

Jan. 1, 1981

Bobby Franklin, Ole Miss

Jake Gibbs, Ole Miss

Mike Fracchia, Alabama

Glynn Griffing, Ole Miss

Tim Davis, Alabama

Doug Moreau, LSU

Steve Spurrier, Florida

Kenny Stabler, Alabama

Glenn Smith, LSU

Chuck Dicus, Arkansas

Archie Manning, Ole Miss

Bobby Scott, Tennessee

Jack Mildren, Oklahoma

Tinker Owens, Oklahoma

Tom Clements, Notre Dame

Tony Davis, Nebraska

Richard Todd, Alabama

Matt Cavanaugh, Pittsburgh

Jeff Rutledge, Alabama

Barry Krauss, Alabama

Major Ogilvie, Alabama

Herschel Walker, Georgia

ALL-TIME RESULTS

Jan. 1, 1982

Jan. 1, 1983

Jan. 2, 1984

Jan. 1, 1985

Dan Marino, Pittsburgh

Todd Blackledge, Penn State

Bo Jackson, Auburn

Craig Sundberg, Nebraska

Jan. 1, 1986 Daryl Dickey, Tennessee

Jan. 1, 1987

Steve Taylor, Nebraska

Jan. 1, 1988 Don McPherson, Syracuse

Jan. 2, 1989 Sammie Smith, Florida State

Jan. 1, 1990

Craig Erickson, Miami

Jan. 1, 1991 Andy Kelly, Tennessee

Jan. 1, 1992 Jerome Bettis, Notre Dame

Jan. 1, 1993

Derrick Lassic, Alabama

Jan. 1, 1994 Errict Rhett, Florida

Jan. 2, 1995 Warrick Dunn, Florida State

Dec. 31, 1995

Bryan Still Virginia Tech

Jan. 2, 1997 Danny Wuerffel, Florida

Jan. 1, 1998 E. G. Green, Florida State

Jan. 1, 1999

Jan. 1, 2000

David Boston, Ohio State

Peter Warrick, Florida State

Jan. 2, 2001 Ken Dorsey, Miami

Jan. 1, 2002

Rohan Davey, LSU

Jan. 1, 2003 Musa Smith, Georgia

Jan. 4, 2004 Justin Vincent, LSU

Jan. 3, 2005

Jason Campbell, Auburn

Jan. 2, 2006 Steve Slaton, West Virginia

Jan. 3, 2007 JaMarcus Russell, LSU

Jan. 1,2008

Marcus Howard, Georgia

Jan. 2, 2009 Brian Johnson, Utah

Jan. 1, 2010 Tim Tebow, Florida

Jan. 4, 2011

Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State

Jan. 3, 2012 Junior Hemingway, Michigan

Jan. 2, 2013 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville

Jan. 2, 2014

Trevor Knight, Oklahoma

Jan. 1,2015 Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State Darron Lee, Ohio State

Jan. 1,2016

Jan. 2, 2017

Chad Kelly, Ole Miss

Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma

Jan. 1, 2018 Jalen Hurts, Alabama Da’Ron Payne, Alabama

Jan. 1, 2019

Sam Ehlinger, Texas

Jan. 1, 2020 George Pickens, Georgia

Jan. 1, 2021

Justin Fields, Ohio State

Tuf Borland, Ohio State

Jan. 1, 2022 Terrel Bernard, Baylor

Dec. 31, 2022

Jan. 1, 2024

Michael Penix Jr., Washington

Bryce Young, Alabama

Bralen Trice, Washington

TAXSLAYER GATOR BOWL

Thu. Jan. 2, 2025 ............................................. 7:30 p.m. (ET)

EverBank Stadium 67,164; TifSport Bermuda Grass

TV/Radio: ESPN/ESPN

Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Jan 2, 2015

Tennessee 45, Iowa 28

Jan 2, 2016 Georgia 24, Penn State 17

Dec. 31, 2016 Georgia Tech 33, Kentucky 18

Dec. 30, 2017

Dec. 31, 2018

Mississippi State 31, Louisville 27

Texas A&M 52, North Carolina State 13

Jan 2, 2020 Tennessee 23, Indiana 22

Jan 2, 2021 Kentucky 23, NC State 21

Dec. 31, 2021 Wake Forest 38, Rutgers 10

Dec. 20, 2022 Notre Dame 45, South Carolina 38

De. 29, 2023

Inaugural Game

Clemson 38, Kentucky 35

1, 1946

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

84,129 Florida State vs. West Virginia, 2010

82 911 Clemson vs. West Virginia, 1989

82,138 Oklahoma State vs. South Carolina, 1984

81,293

Florida vs. Iowa, 1983

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Airports

Jacksonville International Airport (JAX): Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Breeze Airways, Delta Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlye Airways, Southwest Airlines, Sun Country, United Airlines

Private:

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Hotels

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of Possession 35:11 24:49

Last Season’s Game Summary

Clemson finished the Gator Bowl on Friday just like it did the season: with a flourish.

Phil Mafah ran for four touchdowns, including a 3-yarder with 17 seconds to play, and the Tigers rallied to beat Kentucky 38-35 in one of the wildest Gator Bowls to date and ended the year with a fivegame winning streak

Mafah scored three times in a back-and-forth final quarter that included five turnovers, four touchdowns and five lead changes. Clemson (9-4) outscored Kentucky 28-14 over the last 15 minutes.

“You saw who we are tonight,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. “Those guys, they finished.”

Cade Klubnik made the play of the game when he connected with Troy Stellato for 16 yards on third-and-18 to set up Mafah’s fourthdown run that moved the chains. Mafah scored three plays later to put the Tigers up for good.

Kentucky (7-6) had a final chance, but Devin Leary’s first-down pass was intercepted by Justin Mascoll.

“A very difficult loss. Terrific football game,” Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said. “We faced a lot of adversity and overcame it. Mistakes and turnovers, penalties, there was a lot of things that you’re not very proud of.”

Mafah finished with 71 yards on 11 carries. Klubnik completed 30 of 41 passes for 264 yards with no touchdowns and an interception. He completed 8 of 9 passes on the winning drive.

Clemson trailed 21-10 after Kentucky’s Barion Brown, who scored three touchdowns three different ways, returned the second-half kickoff 100 yards. The Wildcats looked like they would roll from there, but they turned the ball over on three consecutive possessions in the fourth.

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

Clemson took advantage and grabbed a 27-21 lead on Mafah’s third TD run

Brown responded with a 60-yard TD catch that put UK back out front 28-27. It was short-lived because Will Shipley returned the ensuing kickoff 60 yards to set up Jonathan Weitz’s field goal — a 52-yarder that hit the crossbar and bounced over.

“He kicked it 52 yards and one inch,” Swinney said.

The Wildcats answered, though. Leary connected with Jordan Dingle for 72 yards on the next play, setting up Ray Davis’ 1-yard scoring run

“I’m proud to have played that game,” said Davis, who played despite turning pro. “The rest of my life I’m going to be able to remember that and be able to know that I was part of a very historical game in a sense of just back and forth and ups and downs, highs and lows and knowing whenever adversity struck, we stepped up to the plate.”

Clemson rallied again in the end and ended up celebrating on the field afterward�

“I don’t know if I’ve ever been a part of that in a quarter before,” Swinney said. “It was special, and these guys know that.”

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Memorable Games

2010: Bobby Bowden’s last game at Florida State. The Seminoles beat West Virginia 33-21.

1978: Clemson 17, Ohio State 15. The game that marked the end of Coach Woody Hayes’ era at Ohio State.

Top Individual Performances

Floyd Little, RB -- Syracuse, 1966 vs. Tennessee, rushed 29 times for 216 yards and a touchdown in an 18-12 loss to the Volunteers

Graham Harrell, QB -- Texas Tech, 2008, completed 44-of-63 passes for 407 yards and three TD’s in Tech’s 31-28 victory over Virginia

Andre Rison, WR -- Michigan State, 2008, caught nine passes for 252 yards and three scores in a losing 34-27 effort against Georgia

Quincy Enunwa, WR -- Nebraska, 2014, his 99-yard touchdown reception is the longest pass reception and ties the longest play from scrimmage in NCAA bowl history

Other Trivia

The 1955 Gator Bowl was the first bowl to be televised coast-to-coast.

The 1994 Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech game was played at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville due to Gator Bowl renovations in Jacksonville. The Tennessee checkerboard was displayed on the University of Florida’s home turf.

Archie Manning played the 1971 Gator Bowl with a broken arm when Auburn beat Ole Miss 35-28

In 2001 Michael Vick played his final college game against Clemson and announced after the game he would be leaving Virginia Tech for the NFL.

Alabama and North Carolina played the last game in the old Gator Bowl in 1993 before renovation for the new stadium, now called EverBank Stadium.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

(Losing Team)

Jan� 1, 1946

Jan 1, 1947

Jan� 1, 1948

Jan� 1, 1949

Nick Sacrinty, Wake Forest

Joe Golding, Oklahoma

Lu Gambino, Maryland

Bobby Cage, Clemson

Jan 2, 1950 Bob Ward, Maryland

Jan� 1, 1951

Jan� 1, 1952

Jan. 1, 1953

Jan� 1, 1954

Dec. 31, 1954

Eddie Talboom, Wyoming

Jim Dooley, Miami

J. “Papa” Hall, Florida

Bobby Cavazos, Texas Tech

Joe Childress, Auburn

Marv Matuzak, Tulsa

Vince Dooley, Auburn

Billy Hooper, Baylor

Dec. 31, 1955 Don Orr, Vanderbilt Joe Childress, Auburn

Dec. 19, 1956

Dec. 28, 1957

Wade Mitchell, Georgia Tech

Bobby Gordon, Tennessee

Dec. 27, 1958 Bobby Franklin, Mississippi

Jan� 2, 1960

Dec. 31, 1960

Dec. 31, 1961

Dec. 29, 1962

Dec. 28, 1963

Jan 2, 1965

Dec. 31, 1965

Dec. 31, 1966

Dec. 30, 1967

Dec. 28, 1968

Dec. 27, 1969

Jan 2, 1971

Dec. 31, 1971

Dec. 30, 1972

Jim Mooty, Arkansas

Larry Libertore, Florida

Cory Salvaterra, Pittsburgh

John David Crow, Texas A&M

Dave Hudson, Florida

Maxie Baughan, Georgia Tech

Bobby Ply, Baylor

Galen Hall, Penn State Joe Aurer, Georgia Tech

Tom Shannon, Florida

Ken Williard, North Carolina

Dave Robinson, Penn State

Dave Sicks, Air Force

Fred Biletnikoff and Steve Tensi, Florida State Carl McAdams, Oklahoma

Lenny Snow, Georgia Tech

Dewey Warren, Tennessee

Donny Anderson, Texas Tech

Floyd Little, Syracuse

Kim Hammond, Florida State Tom Sherman, Penn State

Terry McMillian, Missouri

Mike Kelley, Florida

Mike Hall, Alabama

Curt Watson, Tennessee

Pat Sullivan, Auburn Archie Manning, Mississippi

Jimmy Poulos, Georgia

Wade Whitley, Auburn

James Webster, North Carolina

Mark Cooney, Colorado

Dec. 29, 1973 Joe Barnes, Texas Tech Haskell Stanback, Tennessee

Dec. 30, 1974

Dec. 29, 1975

Phil Gargis, Auburn

Steve Atkins, Maryland

Earl Campbell, Texas

Sammy Green, Florida

Dec. 27, 1976 Al Hunter, Notre Dame Jim Cefalo, Penn State

Dec. 30, 1977

Dec. 29, 1978

Matt Cavanaugh, Pittsburgh

Steve Fuller, Clemson

Dec. 28, 1979 Matt Kupec and Amos Lawrence, North Carolina

Dec. 29, 1980

Dec. 28, 1981

Jerry Butler, Clemson

Art Schlichter, Ohio State

John Wangler, Michigan and Anthony Carter, Michigan

Rick Trocano, Pittsburgh

Kelvin Bryant and Ehthan Horton, North Carolina

Dec. 30, 1982 Greg Allen, Florida State

Dec. 30, 1983

Dec. 28, 1984

Dec. 30, 1985

Dec. 27, 1986

Dec. 31, 1987

Jan 1, 1989

Dec. 30, 1989

Jan� 1, 1991

Tony Lilly, Florid

Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State

Chip Ferguson, Florida State

Rodney Williams, Clemson

Wendell Davis, LSU

Wayne Johnson, Georgia

Levon Kirkland, Clemson

Dean Dingman, Tom Dohring, Matt Elliott, Steve Everitt, Michigan

George Rogers, South Carolina

Gary Anderson, Arkansas

Paul Woodside, West Virginia

Owen Gill, Iowa

Mike Hold, South Carolina

Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State

Brad Muster, Stanford

Harold Green, South Carolina

Andre Rison, Michigan State

Mike Fox, West Virginia

Tyron Ashley, Mississippi

ALL-TIME RESULTS

Dec. 29, 1991

Dec. 31, 1992

Dec. 31, 1993

Dec. 30, 1994

Jan 1, 1996

Jan� 1, 1997

Jan 1, 1998

Jan 1, 1999

Jan� 1, 2000

Jan 1, 2001

(Winning Team)

Cale Gundy, Oklahoma

Errict Rhett, Florida

Brian Burgdorf, Alabama

James Stewart, Tennessee

(Losing Team)

Tyron Davis, Virginia

Reggie Lawrence, North Carolina State

Corey Holiday, North Carolina

Maurice DeShazo, Virginia Tech

Donovan McNabb, Syracuse Peter Ford, Clemson

Oscar Davenport, North Carolina

David Saunders, West Virginia

Chris Keldorf, North Carolina Nick Soresnson, Virginia Tech

Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech and Dez White, Georgia Tech

Nate Webster, Miami

Autry Denson, Notre Dame

Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech

Michael Vick, Virginia Tech Rod Garner, Clemson

Jan� 1, 2002 ������������������� Javon Walker, Florida State

Jan 1, 2003

Jan� 1, 2004

Jan 1, 2005

Jan 2, 2006

Jan� 1, 2007

Andre Davis, Virginia Tech

Philip Rivers, North Carolina State Ceric Hilliard, Notre Dame

Scott McBrien, Maryland

Leon Washington, Florida State

Brian King West, Virginia

Kay-Jay Harris, West Virginia

Cedric Humes, Virginia Tech Hunter Cantwell, Louisville

Patrick White, West Virginia

Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech

Jan 1, 2008 Graham Harrell, Texas Tech Chris Long, Virginia

Jan� 1, 2009

Jan 1, 2010

Jan� 1, 2011

Jan� 2, 2012

Jan 1, 2013

Jan� 1, 2014

Jan 2, 2015

Jan� 2, 2016

Joe Ganz, Nebraska

Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson

E. J. Manuel, Florida State Noel Devine, West Virginia

Chris Relf, Mississippi State

Andre Debose, Florida

Jared Carpenter, Northwestern

Quincy Enunwa, Nebraska

Denard Robinson, Michigan

Etienne Sabino, Ohio State

Nickoe Whitley, Mississippi State

Todd Gurley, Georgia

Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee Josey Jewell, Iowa

Terry Godwin, Georgia

Trace McSorley, Penn State

Dec. 31, 2016 Dedrick Mills, Georgia Tech Stephen Johnson, Kentucky

Dec. 30, 2017

Dec. 31, 2018

Mark McLaurin, Mississippi State

Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M

Lamar Jackson, Louisville, Louisville

Ryan Finley, NC State

Jan 2, 2020 Eric Gray, Tennessee Peyton Ramsey, IU

Jan� 2, 2021

Asim Rose, Jr, Kentucky

Zonovan Knight, NC State

Dec. 31, 2021 Sam Hartman, Wake Forest Johnny Langan, Rutgers

Dec. 20, 2022

Tyler Buchner, Notre Dame

Spencer Rattler, South Carolina

Dec. 29, 2023 Phil Mafah, Clemson Barion Brown, Kentucky

Fri., Jan. 3, 2025 .....................................................4:00 p.m. ET

Gerald J. Ford Stadium 32,000; FieldTurf

TV/Radio: ESPN /Bowl Season Radio

Affiliations .......................................................... Conference Pool

Website ............................................www.firstresponderbowl.com

Last 10 Seasons

Jan. 1, 2014 North Texas 36, UNLV 14

Dec. 26, 2014 Louisiana Tech 35, Illinois 18

Dec. 26, 2015 Washington 44, Southern Mississippi 31

Dec. 27, 2016 ........................................ Army 38, North Texas 31

Dec. 26, 2017 ....................................... Utah 30, West Virginia 14

Dec. 30, 2019 WKU 23, Western Michigan 20

Dec. 26, 2020 Louisiana 31, UTSA 24

Dec. 28, 2021 Air Force 31, Louisville 28

Dec. 27, 2022 Memphis 38, Utah State 10

Dec. 26, 2023 Texas State 45, Rice 21

Inaugural Game ...........................................................Jan. 1, 2011

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

48,313 Oklahoma State vs. Purdue, 2012

48,616 Houston vs. Penn State, 2011

40,121 Texas Tech vs. Northwestern, 2010

38,380.............................................. North Texas vs. UNLV, 2013

31,297........................................ Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech, 2014

Airport

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW); American, American Eagle, Delta, Frontier, United, US Airways, Alaska Airlines, Air Canada, British Airways, JetBlue, Spirit, Virgin America

Love Field (DAL); Southwest, Delta, United

Hotels

Westin Dallas Downtown 1201 Main Street (75202) ..................................... (972) 584-6650

Hyatt Regency Dallas

300 Reunion Blvd (75207).................................... (214) 651-1234

Social Media

X @FRBowl Facebook /firstresponderbowl

Instagram/Threads........................................ @firstresponderbowl

YouTube .................................................................................. N/A

TikTok N/A

Last Season’s Game Summary

Regardless of the outcome, the first-ever bowl appearance by the Texas State Bobcats promised to be memorable.

Winning made it that much sweeter.

Texas State claimed the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl with a 4521 victory Tuesday night over Rice before a largely-Bobcat crowd of 26,542 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium.

“This was a great win for the team and Texas State’s first bowl win,” Bobcats coach G.J. Kinne said. “We couldn’t have done this without the hard work of all our players and coaches. I feel like this has been a real landmark season for our team and program, and we could not be happier.”

Texas State (8-5) outlasted the instate Owls – Lone Star State schools had never met before in a First Responder Bowl before – with a balanced attack and opportunistic defense. The Bobcats forced six turnovers and scored on two pick-6 interceptions by Brian Holloway, who transferred from SMU.

Being back on his old field felt good for the senior linebacker and game MVP.

“To be able to do it at SMU, the school where I started, it’s the ultimate full circle story,” Holloway said. “It’s unbelievable. I’m at a loss for words. It’s crazy.”

Bobcats quarterback TJ Finley threw for 152 yards. Running back Jahmyl Jeter rushed for a season-high three touchdowns, tying a season high. Ismail Mahdi ran for 122 yards.

Rice (6-7) capped its second straight bowl campaign with its fifth postseason game in Dallas. The other four being the Cotton Bowl, with the last in 1958.

DALLAS, TEXAS

Down 21-7 in the second quarter, the Owls rallied to tie it before the period was up on scoring runs by Dean Conners. The junior running back finished with 64 yards on the ground.

Rice quarterback AJ Padgett threw for just 85 yards and was intercepted three times. The Owls managed just 197 yards of offense.

“Things snowballed today,” Rice head coach Mike Bloomgren said. “We couldn’t go on to the next play like I thought we could. We got shook. The running game can be your best friend, but we couldn’t get that going. Everyone on offense didn’t play on offense well enough.”

Texas State managed a field goal at the halftime gun to take a 24-21 lead into the locker room. The Bobcats broke the game open with two touchdowns in the third quarter.

Finley engineered a short 30-yard drive that ended with a lateral and 3-yard run by left tackle Nash Jones, who was lined up eligible. Holloway followed with his second pick, taking it 48 yards for a 3821 lead.

The Bobcats found the end zone twice in the first quarter, capping long drives with touchdown runs by Jeter. The first covered 29 yards for the game’s first score less than two minutes into the game. He added a 1-yard after Rice’s first touchdown.

GERALD J. FORD STADIUM

Memorable Games:

2010: Texas Tech jumped to a 22-point lead and led 38-17 late in the third quarter but had to hold on to take a 45-38 victory over Northwestern in the first-ever bowl. The Wildcats, trying to snap a string of seven straight bowl losses and a winless bowl streak dating back to 1949, got within a touchdown twice in the fourth quarter.

2011: Houston quarterback Case Keenum put on a first-quarter show and his teammates never let Penn State back into the game as the Cougars posted a 30-14 win over the Nittany Lions. Keenum, who entered the game as the NCAA’s all-time career leader in scoring passes and passing yardage, threw for 227 yards in the game’s first 15 minutes to set an all-time NCAA bowl record for pass yardage in a quarter. He finished 45-of-69 passing for 532 yards and three scores.

2012: Oklahoma State rolled up the most points ever scored in a bowl game at venerable Cotton Bowl Stadium, bolting out to a 45-0 lead by late in the third quarter and eventually taking a 5814 victory over Purdue. The Cowboys forced five turnovers and rolled up 524 offensive yards along with five touchdown passes, three of them from starter Clint Chelf on the way to its biggest bowl win since the 1988 Holiday Bowl team routed Wyoming 62-14.

2018: The game between Boise State and Boston College was canceled due to severe weather and ruled a no contest. There was 5:08 left on the clock in the first quarter when the teams went to a delay. Boston College had a 7-0 lead when a lightning strike within eight miles of the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, the game site, caused the bowl to go into a 30-minute delay per NCAA rules. That delay extended with each successive lightning strike, and the teams and bowl reps eventually made the decision not to play. The decision to end the First Responder Bowl made it the first bowl game to be canceled because of weather.

2019: WKU true freshman Cory Munson nailed a career-long 52-yard field goal with no time remaining to give the Hilltoppers a 23-20 victory over Western Michigan in the inaugural First Responder Bowl to be played at SMU’s Ford Stadium. Munson’s 31-yard field goal with 1:36 to play had made it 20-20. The Broncos had time to win it, drove downfield, but WMU quarterback Jon Wassink tripped for a 2-yard loss to force a fourth-and-3. WMU went for it, and Wassink’s incompletion gave it back to WKU with 27 seconds remaining. With three seconds left and WKU facing a potential 57-yard kick by Munson to win it, WKU opted to toss a Hail Mary and risk overtime at worst. However, Western Michigan was flagged for too many men on that final play, allowing for an untimed down from five yards closer.

Top Individual Performances:

Taylor Potts, QB, Texas Tech, 2011 -- Threw four touchdowns passes and scored another TD on a trick play in leading the Red Raiders to a 45-38 win over Northwestern in the inaugural bowl. Potts completed 43-of-56 passes for 369 yards and had a scoring pass in each quarter, and also scored himself on a 13- yard lateral back to him following a completion to Austin Zouzalik.

Quentin Davie, LB, and Nate Williams, LB, Northwestern, 2011 -- In a losing effort, the two combined for 29 tackles, with Davie also recording a pair of sacks, in the Wildcats’ 4538 loss to Texas Tech.

Case Keenum, QB, Houston, 2012 -- Became one of only nine quarterbacks in NCAA bowl history to pass for 500 or more yards, hitting 45-of-69 passes for 532 yards in leading the Cougars to a 30-14 victory over Penn State. Keenum passed for 227 yards in the first quarter alone, setting an alltime NCAA bowl record for passing yards in a quarter, and added to his NCAA all-time career numbers for passing yards and touchdown passes with his 3 scoring tosses.

Patrick Edwards, WR, Houston, 2012 -- The Senior Bowl selection wrapped up his collegiate career in style, catching touchdown passes of 40 and 75 yards in the first half in guiding UH to a 30-14 victory over Penn State. Edwards finished with 228 receiving yards on 10 catches.

Clint Chelf, QB, Oklahoma State, 2013 -- Threw three of his team’s five touchdown passes while hitting 17-of-22 passes for 197 yards and no interceptions, sparking the Cowboys to a runaway 58-14 victory over Purdue. Chelf had scoring throws of four and seven yards on OSU’s second and third possessions and added a 37-yarder in the third quarter that built the lead to 45-0.

Myles Gaskin, RB, Washington, 2015 -- set a Heart of Dallas Bowl record with four touchdowns, and he added 181 yards on 26 carries.

Haaziq Daniels, QB, Air Force, 2021 - Earned Game MVP honors after accounting for all four of the Falcons’ touchdowns in a win over Louisville. Daniels completed 9 of 10 passes for 252 yards and two touchdowns and added 29 rushing yards and two scores.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Jan. 1, 2011

MVP

Taylor Potts, Texas Tech

Jan. 1, 2012 Case Keenum, Houston

Jan. 1, 2013 .................................................................................................................................. Clint Chelf, Oklahoma State

Jan. 1, 2014

Dec. 26, 2014

Derek Thompson, North Texas

Houston Bates, Louisiana Tech

Dec. 26, 2015 .................................................................................................................................. Myles Gaskin, Washington

Dec. 27, 2016 Ahmad Bradshaw, Army

Dec. 26, 2017 Julian Blackmon, Utah

Dec. 27, 2018 ....................................................................................................

Dec. 30, 2019

None (Game ruled no contest due to weather)

Lucky Jackson, WKU

Dec. 26, 2020 Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana

Dec. 28, 2021 ................................................................................................................................... Haaziq Daniels, Air Force

Dec. 27, 2022 Seth Henigan, Memphis

Dec. 26, 2023 Brian Holloway, Texas State

DUKE’S MAYO BOWL

Fri., Jan. 3, 2025 ..................................................... 7:30 p.m. ET

Bank of America Stadium 75,525; FieldTurf

TV/Radio: ESPN

Affiliations ......................................................... Big Ten and ACC Website ................................................ www.dukesmayobowl.com

Last 10 Seasons

Dec. 30, 2014

Georgia 37, Louisville 19

Dec. 20, 2015 Mississippi State 51, North Carolina State 28

Dec. 29, 2016 Virginia Tech 35, Arkansas 24

Dec. 29, 2017 .............................. Wake Forest 55, Texas A&M 52

Dec. 29, 2018 .................................... Virgina 28, South Carolina 0

Dec. 31, 2019 Kentucky 28, Virginia Tech 0

Dec. 30, 2020 Wisconsin 42, Wake Forest 28

Dec. 30, 2021 South Carolina 38, North Carolina 21

Dec. 30, 2022 Maryland 16, North Carolina State 12

Dec. 27, 2023 West Virginia 30, North Carolina 10

Inaugural Game ........................................................ Dec. 28, 2002

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

73,712 West Virginia vs. North Carolina, 2008

73,535 Virginia vs. West Virginia, 2002

73,258 Boston College vs. North Carolina, 2004

58,427................................North Carolina St. vs. Louisville, 2011

57,937.......................... North Carolina St. vs. South Florida, 2005 (All games at Nak of America Stadium)

Airport

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT ); AirTran, American, Delta, JetBlue, United, US Airways

Hotels

ACC: The Westin Charlotte 601 S. College St. (28202) ..................................... (704) 375-2600

SEC: Hilton Charlotte City Center 222 East Third St. (28202) ..................................... (877) 667-7213

Media: Charlotte Marriott Center City 100 West Trade St. (28202) (704) 333-9000 Social Media X

TikTok @DukesMayoBowlOffical

YouTube

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times ET)

Thurs., Jan. 2

Media Day 10:00 a.m.

Charlotte Convention Center

Fri., Jan. 3

Duke’s Mayo Bowl 7:30 p.m. Bank of America Stadium

Last Season’s Game Summary

The West Virginia Mountaineers (9-4) handled the North Carolina Tarheels (8-5) Wednesday evening in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl 30-10.

On the first play of the game, West Virginia quarterback Garrett Greene found Traylon Ray deep down the left side for a 75-yard touchdown pass, marking the third longest pass play in Duke’s Mayo Bowl history.

The Tar Heels moved the ball to the WVU 12-yard line and were threatening to tie the game before Aubrey Burkes intercepted Conner Harrell’s pass in the endzone at the 3:26 mark of the first quarter, keeping the score 7-0 in favor of the Mountaineers.

The Tar Heels were set up at midfield following a fumble from freshman running back DJ Oliver. However, it took 10 plays to set up Noah Burnett’s 28-yard field goal to cut into the WVU lead 7-3.

Beanie Bishop recaptured the Mountaineer momentum with a 78yard punt return for a touchdown and gave West Virginia a 14-3 advantage with 1:29 left to play in the first half.

North Carolina quickly responded, driving the ball 76 yards on five plays, capped off with a 16-yard touchdown pass to J.J. Jones.

With 27 seconds remaining in the half, Greene connected with Hudson Clement on three passes for 61 yards for a Michal Hayes’ 30-yard field goal as time expired to give the Mountaineers a 17-10 lead, heading into halftime.

Following a seven-yard run from Garrett Greene, a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty put the Mountaineers into North Carolina territory. Then, Greene hit Clement for a 21-yards, but the drive stalled, and the Mountaineers settled for a 34-yard field goal from Michael Hayes, extending the lead 20-10.

Garrett Greene burst through the left side for a 48-yard run on the Mountaineers initial possession of the fourth quarter, then followed with a 24-yard strike to tight end Kole Taylor before Jahiem White punched it into the endzone form 11 yards as the Mountaineers extended the lead 27-10 with 12:48 remaining in the game.

After the Tar Heels failed to convert a fourth and three from their own 26-yard line, The Mountaineers tacked on a Michael Hayes field goal to push the lead 30-10 as West Virginia captured its first ever Duke’s Mayo Bowl.

BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM

Memorable Games:

2006: Navy only had to run out the final two minutes to secure a victory over Boston College, but Reggie Campbell fumbled a pitch with 1:43 left and BC’s Jolonn Dunbar recovered at the Navy 40. The Eagles, out of time outs, got a 16-yard pass from Matt Ryan to tight end Ryan Pruvis, setting up walk-on kicker Steve Aponavicius for a career-long 37-yard field goal on the final play for the 25-24 victory. The win extended Boston College’s bowl-winning streak to seven games.

2008: West Virginia quarterback Pat White and ride out Hakeem Nicks connected eight times for 217 yards and three touchdowns, proving the Hilltoppers with just enough offense to edge North Carolina 31-30

2009: Pittsburgh kicker Dan Hutchins kicked his fourth field goal of the game, a 33-yarder with 52 seconds left, to boost Pitt to a 19-17 win over home- state favorite North Carolina. Pitt freshman tailback Dion Lewis rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown while breaking the Panthers’ single-season freshman rushing record held by Tony Dorsett. T. J. Yates passed for 183 yards and two scores for UNC, the last late in the third quarter to give the Tar Heels a 17-16 lead.

2012: With the game tied at 34-34 and Duke driving for a likely winning score, Blue Devil running back Josh Snead fumbled at the Cincinnati 5 with 1:20 left. Bearcat quarterback Brendon Kay hit tight end Travis Kelce with an 83-yard touchdown pass with 0:44 left, and Nick Temple had a 55- yard interception return for a TD with 14 seconds left as Cincinnati took an improbable 48-34 win.

Top Individual Performances:

Wali Lundy, RB, Virginia, 2002 -- Scored four touchdowns, two on rushes and two on receptions from Marques Hagans and Matt Schaub, in leading Virginia to a 48-22 win over West Virginia in the inaugural bowl. Luny rushed for 127 yards and had 76 receiving yards.

Pat White, QB, West Virginia, 2008 -- Threw for 332 yards in becoming the first quarterback in NCAA history to win four games as a starter.

Dan Hutchins, K, Pittsburgh, 2009 -- Kicked a bowl-record four field goals, the last one coming from 33 yards away with only 0:52 left, to give Pittsburgh a 19-17 win over North Carolina.

Hakeem Nicks, WR, North Carolina, 2008 -- Set a bowl record with eight catches for 217 yards and three touchdowns.

Other Trivia: Raycom Sports president and CEO Ken Haines was scheduled to make the formal Charlotte pitch for a bowl game to the NCAA Bowl Certification Committee on Sept. 11, 2001 in Philadelphia. But just before that 10:45 a.m. scheduled meeting, the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington D.C. took place, and Haines was the one that informed the group of athletic directors and NCAA staffers of the attacks. After a few brief comments, that meeting was cancelled, and it wasn’t until May of the following year that he made what was a successful presentation.

Bids to the first Duke’s Mayo Bowl were not extended until Sunday, Dec. 8, to Virginia and West Virginia. In one week, the game was sold out and 73,535 -- still the second- largest in bowl history -- was in attendance. The sellout is believed to be the fastest ever for a first-year bowl game.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Dec. 28, 2002 ...........................................................................................................................................

MVP

Wali Lundy, Virginia

Dec. 27, 2003 Matt Schaub, Virginia

Dec. 30, 2004 ............................................................................................................................ Paul Peterson, Boston College

Dec. 31, 2005 ................................................................................................................ Stephen Tullock, North Carolina State

Dec. 30, 2006 Jolonn Dunbar, Boston College

Dec. 29, 2007 ................................................................................................................................. Kenny Moore, Wake Forest

Dec. 27, 2008 ..................................................................................................................................... Pat White, West Virginia

Dec. 26, 2009 Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh

Dec. 31, 2010 ....................................................................................................................................BJ Daniels, South Florida

Dec. 27, 2011 ...................................................................................................................Mike Glennon, North Carolina State

Dec. 27, 2012 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati

Dec. 28, 2013 ............................................................................................................................. Ryan Switzer, North Carolina

Dec. 30, 2014 ........................................................................................................................................... Nick Chubb, Georgia

Dec. 20, 2015 Dak Prescott, Mississippi State

Dec. 29, 2016 .................................................................................................................................Cam Phillips, Virginia Tech

Dec. 29, 2017 ................................................................................................................................. John Wolford, Wake Forest

Dec. 29, 2018 Olamide Zaccheaus, Virginia

Dec. 31, 2019 ................................................................................................................................ Lynn Bowden Jr., Kentucky

Dec. 30, 2020 ..................................................................................................................................... Jack Sanborn, Wisconsin

Dec. 30, 2021 Dakereon Joyner, South Carolina

Dec. 30, 2022 ................................................................................................................................ Jakorian Bennett, Maryland

Dec. 27, 2023 ............................................................................................................................. Garrett Greene, West Virginia

BAHAMAS BOWL

Sat., Jan. 4, 2025 ............................................. 11:00 a.m. (ET)

Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium 15,000; Natural Grass TV/Radio: ESPN/Bahamas Bowl Radio Network Affiliations ............................. Conference USA/Mid-American Website ............................................... www.BahamasBowl.com

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

13,667 Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan, 2014

13,596 Middle Tennessee vs. Toledo, 2021

13,585 Ohio vs. UAB, 2017

13,510....................................................... FIU vs. Toledo, 2018

13,422....................... Eastern Michign vs. Old Dominion, 2016

Airports

Lynden Pindling International Airport: Air Canada, Air Jamaica, AirTran, American, Bahamas Air, British Airways, Continental, Copa, Cubana, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, U.S. Airways, WestJet.

Hotels

Atlantis Resort Paradise Island

1 Casino Drive, Paradise Island, Bahamas 242-363-3000

Jan. 3

Head Coaches Press Conference .....................................12:30

Thomas A. Robinson Stadium

Jan. 4

Social Media

X ................................................................ @TheBahamasBowl Facebook /BahamasBowl Instagram/Threads @Bahamas_Bowl TikTok bahamasbowl

Last Season’s Game Summary

Reynard Ellis tackled Jalen Walker at the 1-yard line on the final play of the game to give UAB a 24-20 victory over Miami (OH) in the 2022 HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl.

Jermaine Brown Jr. scored the go-ahead touchdown for UAB on 4th-and-1 with 1:33 left in fourth quarter. Brown Jr. rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns overall.

Trea Shropshire was the game’s offensive MVP after tying the Bahamas Bowl record with 183 receiving yards. Michael Fairbanks II was the defensive MVP with seven tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 sack and a blocked extra point.

The win was UAB’s third bowl victory in school history and the first time UAB has won back-to-back bowl games. It also marked UAB’s 50th win since returning to action in 2017, which is the most of any team in Conference USA during that span. UAB finished the year at 7-6 overall is 50-26 since 2017.

On Miami’s first possession, UAB forced a turnover on downs and quickly turned that into seven points. UAB’s first offensive play was a 48-yard completion from Hopkins to Shropshire, and those would connect again on a 10-yard reception for an early 7-0 lead.

UAB’s second drive of the game resulted in a 42-yard field goal by Matt Quinn to extend the Blazer lead to

10-0 with 3:31 left in the opening quarter.

Miami scored late in the first half on a 33-yard touchdown reception, but the extra point was blocked by Michael Fairbanks II which brought the score to 10-6 at the half.

The RedHawks took their first lead of the game with 5:44 left in the third. Following a UAB muffed punt inside its own 5-yard line. It took Miami one play to find the end zone for a 13-10 advantage.

The Blazers took the lead right back on their next possession, going 75 yards in 14 plays and capping it with a 3-yard touchdown from Brown Jr. with 13:29 remaining in the game.

Miami then came right back with a 12-play drive that took up 6:37 of the clock and converted a 3rd-and-8 for a 10-yard touchdown pass to regain a 20-17 lead with 6:52 left in the game.

UAB’s defense came up big once again and gave the ball back to the offense with four minutes to go. The Blazers went 70 yards in five plays, and Brown Jr. punched it in for the 24-20 lead.

With a minute to go, Miami marched down the field, but it was Ellis who played hero by stopping the RedHawks on the final play of the game.

THOMAS A. ROBINSON

NATIONAL STADIUM

Memorable Games

2014: WKU watched a 35-point lead whittled down to one point on the final play of regulation, and Central Michigan scored the final five touchdowns of the game including a three-lateral 75-yard miracle final play. But the Chippewas went for the win on a two-point conversion with no time left, and WKU’s Wonderful Terry batted the pass away to give the Hilltoppers a pulsating 49-48 win in the inaugural game.

Top Individual Performances

Brandon Doughty, QB, WKU, 2014 -- Threw for five touchdowns, giving him a nation-leading 49 for the season, and 486 yards, completing 31-of-42 passes in leading the Hilltoppers to a 49-48 win over Central Michigan.

Cooper Rush, QB, Central Michigan, 2014 -- Threw seven touchdown passes, the most in NCAA bowl history, and had five TD throws in the final 12 minutes in leading the Chippewas to five straight scores in the fourth quarter, while throwing for 485 yards in a losing cause in CMU’s 49-48 loss to Western Kentucky.

Titus Davis, WR, Central Michigan, 2014 -- Caught six passes for 147 yards and four touchdowns, including the final 15 yards on a three-lateral play with no time remaining, that pulled the Chippewas within one point in what became a 49-48 loss to Western Kentucky.

Jamauri Bogan, RB, Western Michigan, 2015 -- Ran for 215 yards and four touchdowns, powering Western Michigan past Middle Tennessee 45-31 for its first bowl victory.

Dorian Brown, RB, Ohio, 2017 – Ran for 152 yards on just 12 carries and tied a bowl record with four touchdown runs, which propelled the Bobcats to a 41-6 victory over UAB.

Jaret Patterson, RB, Buffalo, 2019 – Carried the ball a bowl-record 32 times for 173 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Bulls to their first bowl victory in school history, 31-9 over Charlotte.

Other Trivia

The Bahamas Bowl is the longest-running international FBS bowl game in history as the game will hold its eighth edition in 2022.

The Bahamas Bowl is the only international FBS bowl game and the first outside of the U.S. or Canada since the 1937 Bacardi Bowl in Havana, Cuba, a 7-7 tie between Auburn and Villanova.

The bowl’s first two champions – WKU (2014) and Western Michigan (2015) - won their respective conference titles the next season. WKU won C-USA in 2015 and 2016, while WMU won the 2016 MAC title with an undefeated regular season and played in a New Year’s Six bowl.

In 2014, the finish of the inaugural bowl, in which Central Michigan went 75 yards on a pass play and three laterals to score a TD on the final play of regulation, was selected the top play of the bowl season by ESPN’s SportsCenter and was a finalist for an ESPY Best Play award.

Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, built in 2012 as a gift to the Bahamas from the Peoples Republic of China, was named for the Bahamian track hero who competed in four Olympic Games.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Dec. 24, 2014 ................ Brandon Doughty, WKU .............................................................................. Derik Overstreet, WKU

Dec. 24, 2015 Jamauri Bogan, Western Michigan Grant DePalma, Western Michigan

Dec. 24, 2016 ................ Ray Lawry, Old Dominion ..........................................................................TJ Ricks, Old Dominion

Dec. 22, 2017 ................ Dorian Brown, Ohio ............................................................................................ Javon Hagan, Ohio

Dec. 21, 2018 Christian Alexander, FIU Edwin Freeman, FIU

Dec. 20, 2019 ................ Jaret Patterson, Buffalo ............................................................................. Malcolm Koonce, Buffalo

Dec. 17, 2021 ................ Nicholas Vattiato, MTSU................................................................................... DQ Thomas, MTSU

Dec. 16, 2022 Trea Shropshire, UAB Michael Fairbanks II, UAB

CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL

Thur., Jan. 9, 2025 .............................................. 7:30 p.m. ET

Hard Rock Stadium 65,326/Grass

TV/Radio: ESPN Affiliations

Tentative Media Schedule (All Times ET)

Tues., Jan. 7

Team Arrival

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Last 10 Seasons

Dec 31, 2014 Georgia Tech 49, Mississippi State 34

Dec 31, 2015 Clemson 37, Oklahoma 17

Dec� 30, 2016

Dec. 30, 2017

Florida State 33, Michigan 32

Wisconsin 34, Miami 24

Dec. 29, 2018 Alabama 45, Oklahoma 34

Dec. 30, 2019 Florida 36, Virginia 28

Jan. 2, 2021 Texas A&M 41, North Carolina 27

Dec 31, 2021 Georgia 34, Michigan 11

Dec 30, 2022 Tennessee 31, Clemson 14

Dec� 30, 2023

Inaugural Game

Airport

Wed., Jan. 8

Head Coachs’ Press Conference

Hawthorn Suites

Thurs., Jan. 9

Capital One Orange Bowl 7:30

Hard Rock Stadium

Georgia 63, Florida State 3

Jan. 1, 1935

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

81,753 Nebraska vs. Miami, 1995

81,536 Florida State vs. Nebraska, 1994

81,191

80,699

80,307

Notre Dame vs. Colorado, 1989

Nebraska vs. LSU, 1971

Oklahoma vs. Michigan, 1976

(All top bowl crowds at Orange Bowl Stadium)

Airport

Miami International Airport (Serviced by more than 90 airlines) Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (Serviced by more than 25 airlines)

Hotel Media: Le Meridien Dania Beach at Fort Lauderdale Airport 1825 Griffin Rd. (33004) (954) 920-3500

Last Season’s Game Summary

The Georgia Bulldogs will not win a national championship in 2023, but they can undoubtedly ring in 2024 feeling pretty good about how their season ended.

Fueled by a 35-point second quarter, Georgia turned the 90th Capital One Orange Bowl into a rout as they beat No. 5 Florida State 63-3 in a record-breaking Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium.

If Georgia (13-1) was trying to make a statement after dropping from No. 1 to No. 6 in the College Football Playoff rankings following a 3-point loss to Alabama in the SEC championship game, consider it done.

Florida State, the ACC champions, finished this season 13-1.

Georgia’s Kendall Milton was named Orange Bowl MVP after the senior running back scored the first two touchdowns of the game and ran for a game-high 104 yards.

Milton ends his season with 790 yards and 14 touchdowns.

The Bulldogs set the tone for this game late in the first quarter as Milton opened the scoring from 15 yards out with 4:05 remaining.

Georgia got it to the 5 on the quarter’s final play when Milton went off tackle and went 43 yards.

He scored his second touchdown of the game on the opening play of the second quarter.

Miton’s second touchdown set off a record-tying second quarter for the Bulldogs as they hit the end zone five times.

That matched a 35-point outburst in the second by West Virginia against Clemson in the 2012 Orange Bowl.

The Bulldogs got second-quarter touchdowns from Milton, Daijun Edwards, Ladd McConkey, Arian Smith, and Dominic Lovett, leading 42-3 at the break.

That 39-point difference is now the largest halftime lead in bowl history, topping the Mountaineers’ 29-point advantage over Clemson 11 years ago.

MIAMI, FLORIDA

Florida State did not help itself in the second as the Seminoles fumbled a kickoff down 21-3, allowing the Bulldogs great field position in which they took full advantage of as McConkey scored from 27 yards out on the ensuing play.

Down 35-3 in the closing seconds of the half, FSU quarterback Brock Glenn was sacked and fumbled, with the Bulldogs taking over at midfield with 49 seconds remaining.

Four plays later, Carson Beck found Dominic Lovett from the 2 to make it 42-3.

Beck’s day was eventful — but short.

Gunnar Stockton replaced Beck at the start of the third quarter.

Beck ended his first Orange Bowl by going 13 of 18 for 203 yards and two touchdowns.

The Bulldogs did not skip a beat when the third started.

After getting the opening kickoff, Georgia rumbled 75 yards in 10 plays, with Edwards getting his second touchdown as he blew through the line from the 2.

Georgia continued to roll as the third moved along, Stockton finding Lawson Luckie from 4-yards out to make it 56-3 with 2:30 remaining in the quarter.

Stockton threw his second touchdown at 12:10 of the fourth, connecting with Anthony Evans III from the 14.

The redshirt freshman completed six of 10 for 96 yards and two touchdowns.

Saturday was a rough way to end a memorable season for the Seminoles.

Florida State kicked off the 2023 season with a rousing 45-24 victory over LSU in Orlando, won at Clemson, and beat rivals Miami and Florida before topping Louisville in Charlotte for the ACC title.

The Seminoles beat the Gators and Cardinals without Heisman Trophy candidate Jordan Travis after he was lost for the season in FSU’s home win over North Alabama on Nov. 18.

HARD ROCK STADIUM

Memorable Games:

1965: In the first night game in Orange Bowl history, Texas upset No. 1-ranked Alabama 21-17, stopping ‘Bama quarterback Joe Namath inches short of the goal line on a crucial fourth down play late in the game. Namath, who didn’t start due to a knee injury, passed for 255 yards and two TDs to earn MVP honors. Alabama was still named national champion.

1984: In what is considered one of the greatest games in college football history, Miami won its first national championship, defeating top- ranked Nebraska 31-30 when the Cornhuskers missed on a two-point conversion with 0:48 remaining. Nebraska had rallied from a 17-0 first quarter deficit.

1991: Colorado earned its first national championship 10-9 over Notre Dame, when ND’s Raghib “Rocket” Ismail had a 91-yard punt return for a touchdown nullified by a late clipping penalty with just 43 seconds remaining.

1994: Bobby Bowden and Florida State earned their first national championship 18-16 over Nebraska when true freshman Scott Bentley kicked a 22-yard field goal with :21 remaining. However, the game wasn’t over until Nebraska’s 45-yard field goal try sailed wide left with :01 left.

2011: The West Virginia Mountaineers rode a record-breaking offensive performance by quarterback Geno Smith, who grew up playing in the Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance, to defeat the Clemson Tigers 70-33. The Mountaineers’ 70 points set an all-time bowl record while Smith’s six touchdown passes and Tavon Austin’s four touchdown receptions both set Orange Bowl records and tied all-time bowl records.

Top Individual Performances:

Frank Sinkwich, QB, Georgia, 1942 -- Passed for three touchdowns and ran for another to lead Georgia to a 40-26 win over TCU. The future Heisman Trophy winner chalked up 355 yards of total offense, a bowl record that stood until 2012�

Lee Roy Jordan, LB, Alabama, 1963 -- Recorded an incredible 31 tackles as Alabama shut out Oklahoma 17-0 in front of

President John F. Kennedy, one of five presidents to have attended an Orange Bowl game.

Johnny Rodgers, RB/WR, Nebraska, 1973 -- Ran for three touchdowns, caught a touchdown pass and threw for another to account for five scores in just three quarters as Nebraska took a 40-6 win over Notre Dame in Bob Devaney’s final game as Nebraska coach.

Geno Smith, QB, and Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia, 2012 -Smith’s six touchdown passes and Austin’s four receiving touchdowns tied all-time bowl records in leading WVU to an all-time bowl record 70-point outburst. Smith, who also rushed for a touchdown, threw for an Orange Bowl record 407 yards.

Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson, 2014 -- Set Orange Bowl records with 16 receptions, tied for the fifth most in NCAA bowl history, and 227 yards gained receiving, and also scored twice as Clemson beat Ohio State 40-35.

Other Trivia:

In the remaining years that the Capital One Orange Bowl does not host a College Football Playoff Semifinal as part of the 12-year CFP deal, the Capital One Orange Bowl will feature the ACC champion (or a replacement if the champion is in the CFP) against the highest-ranked available non-conference champion from the Big Ten or SEC or Notre Dame

In 1935, the first wire photo ever transmitted across the U.S. was from the first Orange Bowl game. It was transmitted by the Associated Press.

The Orange Bowl is tied for the second-oldest bowl game in NCAA history, behind only the Rose Bowl, with its first game on Jan. 1, 1935.

The 1965 Orange Bowl was the first major bowl game to be televised entirely in prime time.

2021 was the 21st time South Florida hosted a national champion or national championship game. A total of 21 Heisman Trophy winners have played in games hosted by the Orange Bowl.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

Jan. 1, 1935

Jan. 1, 1936

Jan. 1, 1937

Jan. 1, 1938

Jan. 1, 1939

Jan. 1, 1940

Jan. 1, 1941

Jan. 1, 1942

Jan. 1, 1943

Jan. 1, 1944

Jan. 1, 1945

Jan. 1, 1946

Jan. 1, 1947

Jan. 1, 1948

Jan. 1, 1949

Jan. 1, 1950

Jan. 1, 1951

Jan. 1, 1952

Jan. 1, 1953

Jan. 1, 1954

Jan. 1, 1955

Jan. 1,

Jan. 1, 1957

Jan. 1, 1958

Jan. 1, 1959

Jan. 1, 1960

Jan. 1, 1961

Jan. 1, 1962

Jan. 1, 1963

Jan. 1, 1964

Jan. 1, 1965

Joe Namath, Alabama

Jan. 1, 1966 Steve Sloan, Alabama

Jan. 1, 1967

Jan. 1, 1968

Jan. 1, 1969

Jan. 1, 1970

Jan. 1, 1971

Jan. 1, 1972

Jan. 1, 1973

Jan. 1, 1974

Jan. 1, 1975

Jan. 1, 1976

Jan. 1, 1977

Jan. 1, 1978

Jan. 1, 1979

Jan. 1, 1980

Larry Smith, Florida

Bob Wormack, Oklahoma

Donnie Shanklin, Kansas

Chuck Burkhart, Penn State

Jerry Tagge, Nebraska

Mike Reid, Penn State

Willie Harper, Nebraska

Jerry Tagge, Nebraska Rich Glover, Nebraska

Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska

Tom Shuman, Penn State

Wayne Bullock, Notre Dame

Steve Davis, Oklahoma

Rod Gerald, Ohio State

Rich Glover, Nebraska

Randy Crowder, Penn State

Leroy Cook, Alabama

Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma

Tom Cousineau, Ohio State

Roland Sales, Arkansas Reggie Freeman, Arkansas

Billy Sims, Oklahoma

J.C. Watts, Oklahoma

Reggie Kinlaw,Oklahoma

Bud Herbert, Oklahoma

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Jan. 1, 1981

Jan. 1, 1982

Jan. 1, 1983

Jan. 1, 1984

Jan. 1, 1985

Jan. 1, 1986

Jan. 1, 1987

Jan. 1, 1988

Jan. 1, 1989

Jan. 1, 1990

Jan. 1, 1991

Jan. 1, 1992

Jan. 1, 1993

Jan. 1, 1994

Jan. 1, 1995

Jan. 1, 1996

Dec. 31, 1996

Jan. 2, 1998

Jan. 2, 1999

Jan. 2, 2000

Jan. 3, 2001

Jan. 2, 2002

Jan. 2, 2003

Jan. 1, 2004

Jan. 4, 2005

Jan. 3, 2006

Jan. 2, 2007

Jan. 3, 2008

Jan. 1, 2009

Jan. 4, 2010

Jan. 3, 2011

Jan. 4, 2012

(Winning Team)

J.C. Watts, Oklahoma

Homer Jordan, Clemson

Turner Gill, Nebraska, Dave Rimington, Nebraska

(Losing Team)

Jarvis Coursey, Florida State

Jeff Davis, Clemson

Bernie Kosar, Miami Jack Fernandez, Miami

Jacque Robinson, Washington

Sonny Brown, Oklahoma, Tim Lashar, Oklahoma

Ron Holmes, Washington

Spencer Tillman, Oklahoma Dante Jones, Oklahoma

Bernard Clark, Miami, Darrell Reed, Oklahoma

Steve Walsh, Miami Charles Fryar, Nebraska

Raghib Ismail, Miami, Darian Hagan, Colorado

Charles Johnson, Colorado

Chris Zorich, Notre Dame

Larry Jones, Miami Tyrone Legette, Nebraska

Charlie Ward, Florida State, Corey Dixon, Nebraska

Charlie Ward, Florida State, Tommie Frazier, Nebraska

Tommie Frazier, Nebraska, Chris T. Jones, Miami

Andre Cooper, Florida State, Derrick Mayes, Notre Dame

Damon Benning, Nebraska, Ken Oxendine, Virginia Tech

Ahman Green, Nebraska, Jamal Lewis, Tennessee

Travis Taylor, Florida

David Terrell, Michigan

Torrance Marshall, Oklahoma

Taylor Jacobs, Florida

Carson Palmer, USC

Jarrett Payton, Miami

Matt Leinart, USC

Willie Reed, Florida State

Brian Brohm, Louisville

Aqib Talib, Kansas

Tim Tebow, Florida (BCSNCG)

Adrian Clayborn, Iowa

Andrew Luck, Stanford

Geno Smith, West Virginia

Carlos Dunlap, Florida (BCSNCG)

Jan. 1, 2013 Lonnie Pryor, Florida State C. J. Mosley, Alabama (BCSNCG)

Jan. 3, 2014 Sammy Watkins, Clemson

Dec� 31, 2014

Justin Thomas, Georgia Tech

Dec 31, 2015 DeShaun Watson, Clemson Ben Boulware, Clemson

Dec� 30, 2016

Dec. 30, 2017

Dalvin Cook, Florida State

Alex Hornibrook, Wisconsin

Dec. 29, 2018 Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama Xavier McKinney, Alabama

Dec. 30, 2019

Jan. 2, 2021

La’Mical Perine, Florida

Devon Achane, Texas A&M

Dec 31, 2021 Stetson Bennett, Georgia Derion Kendrick, Georgia

Dec� 30, 2022

Dec� 30, 2023

Joe Milton III, Tennessee

Kendall Milton, Georgia

Fri., Jan. 10, 2025 ............................................... 7:30 p.m. ET

AT&T Stadium

80,000; Matrix Artificial Turf

TV/Radio: ESPN/ESPN Radio

Affiliations

Last 10 Seasons

Jan. 1, 2015

Semifinal

www.goodyearcottonbowl.com

Michigan State 42, Baylor 41

Dec. 31, 2015 Alabama 38, Michigan State 0

Jan. 2, 2017 Wisconsin 24, Western Michigan 16

Dec. 29, 2017

Dec. 29, 2018

Ohio State 24, USC 7

Clemson 30, Notre Dame 3

Dec. 28, 2019 Penn State 53, Memphis 39

Dec. 30, 2020 Oklahoma 55, Florida 20

Dec. 31, 2021 Alabama 27, Cincinnati 6

Jan. 1, 2023 Tulane 46, USC 45

Dec. 29, 2023 Missouri 14, Ohio State 3

Inaugural Game

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History

1, 1937

88,175 Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech, 2009

87,025 Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma, 2013

83,514 LSU vs. Texas A&M, 2011

82,812

80,956

Michigan State vs. Alabama, 2015

Kansas State vs. Arkansas, 2012

(Games played at Cotton Bowl Stadium 1937-2009; AT&T Stadium 2010-present)

Airport

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW): American, American Eagle, Delta, Frontier, United, AeroMexico, Alaska Airlines, Air Canada, British Airways, JetBlue, Spirit, Sun Country.

Love Field (DAL): Southwest Airlines, Virgin America Airlines, United Airlines, Seaport Airlines and Delta Airlines.

Hotels

Low Pod Team: Gaylord Texan 1501 Gaylord Trail (76051) 817-778-1000

High Pod Team: Hilton Anatole 2201 N. Stemmons Frwy (75207) 214-748-120

Media: The Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas 400 West Las Colinas Blvd. (75039)

Social Media X @CottonBowlGame Facebook /cottonbowlgame

Instagram/Threads @CottonBowl

TikTok @CottonBowlClassis

Last Season’s Game Summary Offense was in short supply in the 88th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic until the No. 9 Missouri Tigers caught fire midway through the second half and walked away with a 14-3 victory over the No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes in front of a crowd of 70,114 at AT&T Stadium.

The Tigers (11-2, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) mounted two scoring drives of 90-plus yards in the second half to hold off the Buckeyes and secure the program’s first win in a New Year’s Six bowl game.

Ohio State (11-2, 8-1 Big Ten Conference) led 3-0 deep into the third quarter and for a while it looked like sophomore placekicker Jayden Fielding’s 44-yard field goal would be enough.

Despite being shut out for three quarters, Missouri finally found a spark when junior quarterback Brady Cook connected with freshman wide receiver Marquis Johnson for a 50-yard completion down the left sideline. The pass flipped the field on a drive that started at the Missouri five-yard line and put the Tigers at the Ohio State 15-yard line.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, Missouri senior running back Cody Schrader scored on a seven-yard burst up the middle, carrying two Buckeyes with him into the end zone. The icebreaking drive covered 95 yards in eight plays.

Missouri’s second scoring drive was 91 yards and featured a bit of drama. The drive was again fueled by a deep pass, a 30-yard connection from Cook to senior wide receiver Theo Wease Jr. But the Tigers later faced a fourth-and-one at the Ohio State 23-yard line. Conventional wisdom would have been to kick a field goal to go up by a touchdown. Especially since Schrader had been stopped for no gain on third down.

Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz rolled the dice and went for it on fourth down with 6:38 remaining. Cook got the first down on a two-yard keeper to preserve the drive, then finished it with a 10-yard play action pass to sophomore wide receiver Luther Burden III for a

ARLINGTON, TEXAS

touchdown. Cook was named the game’s J. Curtis Sanford Offensive Most Valuable Player after completing 11 of 18 passes for 128 yards and rushing for another 66 on the ground.

The second touchdown drive drained 6:10 off the clock, leaving Ohio State only 5:12 to mount a comeback. The Buckeyes’ attempt to rally ended when Missouri sophomore defensive back Daylan Carnell jarred the ball loose from Ohio State freshman quarterback Lincoln Kienholz and junior defensive end Joe Moore III recovered the loose ball for the Tigers.

In a game that featured lots of hard hits, Missouri junior defensive lineman Johnny Walker Jr. was named the Felix R. McKnight Defensive Most Valuable Player. Missouri totaled four sacks and 10 tackles for loss while Ohio State sacked Cook six times and tallied eight tackles for loss.

Kienholz was playing quarterback because redshirt freshman Devin Brown, making his first career start, left the game midway through the first half with an injury.

The Buckeyes’ inexperience at quarterback contributed to a near-scoreless first half that saw both teams punt six times and manage just five first downs each. The teams totaled just 188 yards in the first half (112 for Missouri, 76 for Ohio State) and were a combined 1-of-16 on third down in a game that came down to a pivotal second half that favored the Tigers.

AT&T STADIUM

Memorable Games:

1954: Rice took a 28-6 win over Alabama behind the record-setting running of Owl halfback Dicky Maegle, who had 265 yards and three scores. But one of the TD’s remains one of the most memorable in college football history, the “bench-tackle play” with Maegle awarded a 95-yard touchdown run when Alabama’s Tommy Davis came off the bench to blindside the Owl All-American at the Crimson Tide 40-yard line.

1970: Notre Dame returned to bowl games after a 45-year self-imposed ban and faced off against top-ranked and unbeaten Texas. The Irish, led by quarterback Joe Theismann, led 17-14 late in the fourth quarter before the Longhorns scored late for a 21-17 win and an undisputed national title. The same teams met the following year, when the Irish ended Texas’ 30-game winning streak with a 24-11 win, denying the Longhorns the AP national title.

2009: The final Classic staged in venerable Cotton Bowl Stadium became one of the most wide-open, with a record crowd of 88,175 watching Ole Miss outlast Texas Tech in the highest scoring game in Classic history, 47-34. The teams combined for a record 81 points.

2015: Michigan State erased a 20-point deficit in the final quarter and scored the game-winner with only 0:17 left in a 42-41 win over Baylor. Quarterback Connor Cook led two late scoring drives to make it a six-point game, and Baylor’s attempt to ice the game resulted in a blocked field goal that set up Cook’s winning touchdown pass.

2023: Tulane completed the biggest turnaround in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision History with its win over Southern California. The Green Wave finished with a 12-2 record (7-1 in the American Athletic Conference) one year after finishing 2-10.

Other Trivia:

In January 1936, Dallas oilman J. Curtis Sanford established the Cotton Bowl Classic. the first game was played on Jan. 1, 1937, when TCU beat Marquette 16-6.

The last Classic played at Cotton Bowl Stadium was in 2009 when a record 88,175 watched Ole Miss outlast Texas Tech in the second highest scoring game in bowl history, 47-34. The game moved to AT&T Stadium in Arlington in 2010.

On November 7, 2014, Goodyear reached an agreement with ESPN and the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association to become the Classic’s title sponsor. The game’s official name changed to the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

Top Perforances:

Bobby Layne, QB, Texas, 1946 – Accounted for all 40 Longhorn points in an unforgettable performance in Texas’ 40-27 win over Missouri, rushing for three touchdowns and passing for two others while on the receiving end of a 50-yard scoring pass and kicking four extra points.

Dicky Maegle, HB, Rice, 1954 – Rushed for an all-time bowl record 265 yards, averaging an amazing 24.1 yards per carry, and ran for three touchdowns in Rice’s 28-6 win over Alabama�

Keith Flowers, LB, TCU, 1952 – In a losing effort in the Horned Frogs’ 20-7 loss to Kentucky, recorded.

Jerry Cook, DB, Texas, 1962 – Had the biggest performance in a defense-dominated game, intercepting three Ole Miss passes in the Longhorns’ 12-7 win over the Rebels.

Tony Temple, TB, Missouri, 2008 – Rushed for 281 yards to erase the Classic’s 54-year-old rushing record and lift the Tigers to a 38-7 victory over Arkansas. Temple also scored four rushing touchdowns to set a bowl record.

Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M, 2013 – Recorded a bowl-record 516 total yards along with four touchdowns in leading the Aggies to a 41-13 win over Oklahoma. Manziel set an FBS bowl record with 229 rush yards on 17 carries and completed 22-of-34 passes for 287 yards, becoming only the second player with 200 rush and pass yards in a bowl game.

Riley Patterson, PK, Memphis, 2019 – Set the all-time college bowl record for field goals with six against Penn State.

Oklahoma vs. Florida, 2020 – Set New Year’s Six records for combined total offensive yards with 1,205 (Oklahoma 684, Florida 521) and combined rushing yards with 685 (Oklahoma 435, Florida 250). Oklahoma’s yards of total offense and rushing, along with yards per rush (10.9) and yards per offensive play (10.5), set Cotton Bowl Classic records. The Sooners’ 55 points in the victory tied the Classic’s record for a winning team with Southern California in 1995 and were the program’s most bowl game points scored in school history.

Caleb Williams, QB, USC, 2023 – Set a Cotton Bowl Classic record with five passing touchdowns.

Tyjae Spears, Tulane, 2023 – Tied a Cotton Bowl Classic record four rushing touchdowns.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

Jan. 1, 1937

Jan. 1, 1938

Jan. 2, 1939

Jan. 1, 1940

Jan. 1, 1941

Jerry Dowd, St. Mary’s

Classic Honor Roll

Ki Aldrich, Sammy Baugh, L. D. Meyer, TCU

Ernie Lain, Rice, Byron White, Colorado

Elmer Tarbox, Texas Tech

Banks McFadden, Clemson

Charles Henke, John Kimbrough, Chip Routt, Texas A&M Lou DeFilippo, Joe Ungerer, Fordham

Jan. 1, 1942 ������������������� Martin Ruby, Texas A&M

Jan. 1, 1943 ������������������� Jack Freeman, Roy McKay, Stanley Mauldin, Texas

Jimmy Nelson, Holt Rast, Don Whitmire, Alabama

Harvey Hardy, Jack Marshall, Georgia Tech

Jan. 1, 1944 Joe Parker, Texas Martin Ruby, Glenn Dobbs, Randolph Field

Jan. 1, 1945

Jan. 1, 1946

Jan. 1, 1947

Jan. 1, 1948

Jan. 1, 1949

Hub Bechtol, Bobby Layne, Texas

Neil Armstrong, Bob Fenimore, Ralph Foster, Oklahoma A&M

Jim Kekeris, Missouri

Alton Baldwin, Arkansas Y. A. Tittle, LSU

Doak Walker, SMU

Kyle Rote, Doak Walker, SMU

Steve Suhey, Penn State

Brad Ecklund, Norm Van Brocklin, Oregon

Jan. 2, 1950 Billy Burkhalter, Joe Watson, James “Froggy” Williams, Rice

Jan. 1, 1951 ������������������� Bud McFadin, Texas ������������������� Andy Kozar, Hank Lauricella, Horace “Bud” Sherrod, Tennessee

Jan. 1, 1952

Keith Flowers, TCU

Emery Clark, Ray Correll, Vito “Babe” Parilli, Kentucky

Jan. 1, 1953 Richard Ochoa, Harley Sewell, Texas Bob Griesbach, Tennessee

Jan. 1, 1954

Jan. 1, 1955

Bud Brooks, Arkansas

Richard Chapman, Dan Hart, Dicky Maegle, Rice

George Humphreys, Georgia Tech

Jan. 2, 1956 Buddy Alliston, Eagle Day, Mississippi

Jan. 1, 1957

Jan. 1, 1958

Norman Hamilton, TCU

Jim Brown, Syracuse

Tom Forrestal, Tony Stremic, Navy

Jan. 1, 1959 Jack Spike, TCU Dave Phillips, Air Force

Jan. 1, 1960

Jan. 2, 1961

Jan. 1, 1962

Jan. 1, 1963

Jan. 1, 1964

Maurice Doke, Texas

Lance Alworth, Arkansas,

Johnny Treadwell, Texas

Ernie Davis, Syracuse

Dwight Bumgarner, Duke

Mike Cotten, Bob Moses, Texas

Lynn Amedee, LSU

Scott Appleton, Duke Carlisle, Texas

Jan. 1, 1965 Ronnie Caveness, Fred Marshall, Arkansas

Jan. 1, 1966

Dec. 31, 1966

Joe Labruzzo, David McCormick, LSU

Kent Lawrence, George Patton, Georgia

Jan. 1, 1968 Grady Allen, Edd Hargett, Bill Hobbs, Texas A&M

Jan. 1, 1969

Jan. 1, 1970

Steve Worster, Texas

Campbell, Charles “Cotton” Speyrer, James Street, Texas

Bob Olson, Notre Dame

Jan. 1, 1971 Eddie Phillips, Texas Clarence Ellis, Notre Dame

Jan. 1, 1972

Jan. 1, 1973

Bannon, Lydell Mitchell, Penn State

Randy Braband, Alan Lowry, Texas

Jan. 1, 1974 Wade Johnston, Texas Tony Davis, Nebraska

Jan. 1, 1975

Jan. 1, 1976

Ken Quesenberry, Baylor

Tom Shuman, Penn State

Forte, Hal McAfee, Arkansas

Jan. 1, 1977 Alois Blackwell, Mark Mohr, Houston

Jan. 2, 1978

Jan. 1, 1979

Jan. 1, 1980

Jan. 1, 1981

Jan. 1, 1982

David Hodge, Houston

Robert Brewer, Texas

Vagas Ferguson, Bob Golic, Notre Dame

Joe Montana, Notre Dame

Terry Elston, David Hodge, Houston

Warren Lyles, Major Ogilvie, Alabama

Robbie Jones, Alabama

ALL-TIME RESULTS

DATE

Jan. 1, 1983

Jan. 2, 1984

Jan. 1, 1985

Jan. 1, 1986

Jan. 1, 1987

Jan. 1, 1988

Jan. 2, 1989

Jan. 1, 1990

Jan. 1, 1991

Jan. 1, 1992

Jan. 1, 1993

Jan. 1, 1994

Jan. 2, 1995

Jan. 1, 1996

Jan. 1, 1997

Jeff Leiding, Texas

Classic Honor Roll

Wes Hopkins, Lance McIlhenny, SMU

John Lastinger, Georgia

Bill Romanowski, Steve Strachan, Boston College

Domingo Bryant, Texas Bo Jackson, Auburn

Chris Spielman, Ohio State

Roger Vick, Texas A&M

Adam Bob, Bucky Richardson, Texas A&M

LaSalle Harper, Arkansas Troy Aikman, UCLA

Carl Pickens, Chuck Webb, Tennessee

Russell Maryland, Craig Erickson, Miami

Chris Crooms, Texas A&M

Antonio Shorter, Texas A&M

Sean Jackson, Florida State

Devon McDonald, Rick Mirer, Notre Dame

Lee Becton, Notre Dame

John Herpin, Keyshawn Johnson, USC

Washington, Herchell Troutman, Colorado

Shay Muirbrook, Steve Sarkisian, BYU Kevin Lockett, Kansas State

Jan. 1, 1998 Dat Nguyen, Texas A&M Cade McNown, UCLA

Jan. 1, 1999

Jan. 1, 2000

Jan. 1, 2001

Jan. 1, 2002

Jan. 1, 2003

Jan. 2, 2004

Jan. 1, 2005

Aaron Babino, Ricky Williams, Texas

D. J. Cooper, Cedric Cobbs, Arkansas

Chris Johnson, Jonathan Beasley, Kansas State

Roy Williams, Quentin Griffin, Oklahoma

Cory Redding, Roy Williams, Texas

Josh Cooper, Eli Manning, Mississippi

Justin Harrell, Rick Clausen, Tennessee

Jan. 2, 2006 DeMeco Ryans, Brodie Croyle, Alabama

Jan. 1, 2007

Jan. 1, 2008

Jan. 2, 2009

Jan. 2, 2010

Jan. 7, 2011

Jan. 6, 2012

Jan. 4, 2013

Jan. 3, 2014

Will Herring, Courtney Taylor, Auburn

William Moore, Tony Temple, Missouri

Marshay Green, Dexter McCluster, Mississippi

Andre Sexton, Oklahoma State Dexter McCluster, Mississippi

Terrence Toliver, Tyrann Mathieu, LSU

Tyler Wilson, Jake Bequette, Arkansas

Johnny Manziel, Dustin Harris, Texas A&M

Henry Josey, Andrew Wilson, Missouri

Jan. 1, 2015 Bryce Petty, Taylor Young, Baylor

Dec. 31, 2015 Jake Coker, Cyrus Jones, Alabama

Jan. 2, 2017

Troy Fumagalli, T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin

Dec. 29, 2017 J.T. Barrett, Damon Webb, Ohio State

Dec. 29, 2018

Dec. 28, 2019

Dec. 30, 2020

Dec. 31, 2021

Jan. 1,2023

Trevor Lawrence, Austin Bryant, Clemson

Journey Brown, Micah Parsons, Penn State

Rhamondre Stevenson, Tre Norwood, Oklahoma

Brian Robinson Jr., Will Anderson Jr., Alabama

Tyjae Spears, Dorian Williams, Tulane

Dec. 29, 2023 Brady Cook, Johnny Walker Jr., Missouri

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF

Mon., Jan. 20, 2025 ............................................ 7:30 p.m. ET

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Last 10 Seasons

Jan 12, 2015

Jan 11, 2016

Jan 9, 2017

Jan� 8, 2018

Jan� 7, 2019

Jan. 13, 2020

Jan 11, 2021

Jan 10, 2022

Jan. 9, 2023

Jan 8, 2024

Top 5 Crowds in CFP History

85,689

77,430

76,885

75,765

Team

Semifinal Winners

Ohio State 42, Oregon 20

Alabama 45, Clemson 40

Clemson 35, Alabama 31

Alabama 26, Georgia 23

Clemson 44, Alabama 16

LSU 42, Clemson 25

Alabama 52, Ohio State 24

Georgia 33, Alabama 18

Georgia 65, TCU 7

Michigan 34, Washington 13

Ohio State vs Oregon, 2015

Alabama vs. Georgia, 2018

LSU vs. Clemson, 2020

Alabama vs. Clemson, 2016

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)

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Time of Possession 30:44 29:16

Last Season’s Game Summary

Blake Corum ran for 134 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Jim Harbaugh and No. 1 Michigan — undeterred by suspensions and a sign-stealing case that shadowed the program — completed a threeyear climb to a national championship by beating No. 2 Washington 34-13 Monday night in the College Football Playoff title game.

The Wolverines (15-0) sealed their first national title since 1997 when Corum, who scored the winning touchdown in overtime to beat Alabama in the Rose Bowl semifinal, blasted in from the 1-yard line with 3:37 left to put Michigan up by 21 and set off another rousing rendition of “The Victors�”

After nine seasons coaching his alma mater and in his third consecutive playoff appearance, Harbaugh delivered the title so many expected when he took over a struggling powerhouse in 2015 — despite missing six regular-season games this season while serving separate suspensions.

And he did it with a team his old coach, Bo Schembechler, would have adored. The Wolverines ran for 303 yards against Washington (14-1), and their defense held Michael Penix Jr. and the Huskies’ prolific passing game to just one touchdown while intercepting the Heisman Trophy runner-up twice.

Penix’s remarkable six-year college career ended with maybe his worst performance of the season. Usually unfazed by pressure, Penix was not nearly as precise against a Michigan defense that took away his signature deep throws.

Penix finished 27 for 51 for 255 yards and a touchdown.

Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy had a modest game, throwing for 140 yards and running for 31. But it was enough for him to improve to 27-1 as a starter for the Wolverines.

Michigan gave Washington a taste of life in the Big Ten, where the Pac-12 champions are heading next season, and the Huskies were up for the grind for a while

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF

Two long touchdown runs by Donovan Edwards and 229 yards rushing in the first quarter put the Wolverines up 17-3 early in the second and conjured up memories of last year’s historic Georgia blowout of TCU.

Washington stabilized and didn’t allow the Wolverines another point in the first half. After the Huskies stopped Michigan on a fourthand-2 from the UW 38 with 4:46 left in the second quarter, Penix went to work.

He found Jalen McMillan on a fourth-and-goal with 42 seconds left for a 3-yard touchdown. After being on the verge of getting buried by the Wolverines, the Huskies fans sang along to “Who Let the Dogs Out,” happily down 17-10 at half.

Will Johnson’s interception of Penix on the first play of the second half gave Michigan another opportunity to open up a two-touchdown lead, but the Huskies forced another field goal by James Turner to make it 20-10.

Michigan nursed a touchdown lead until halfway through the fourth quarter, when it put together 71-yard drive, capped by Corum’s tackle-breaking 12-yard touchdown that finally gave the Wolverines some room with a 27-13 lead and 7:09 left.

Corum, the engine of ground-and-pound offense and heart and soul of team loaded with fourth-, fifth- and even sixth-year players, missed the CFP last year with a knee injury. He was named offensive player of the national title game

“Michigan, this is for you,” Corum told the Wolverines fans.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

Jan� 12, 2015

Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State

Tyvis Powell, Ohio State

Jan 11, 2016 O.J. Howard, Alabama Eddie Jackson, Jr., Alabama

Jan� 9, 2017

Jan� 8, 2018

Deshaun Watson, Clemson

Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama

Ben Boulware, Clemson

Da’Ron Payne, Alabama

Jan 7, 2019 Trevor Lawrence, Clemson Trayvon Mullen, Clemson

Jan. 13, 2020

Jan� 11, 2021

Joe Burrow, LSU

DeVonta Smith, Alabama

Patrick Queen, LSU

Christian Barmore, Alabama

Jan 10, 2022 Stetson Bennett, Georgia Lewis Cine, Georgia

Jan. 9, 2023

Stetson Bennett, Georgia

Javon Bullard, Georgia

Jan 8, 2024 Blake Corum, Michigan Will Johnson, Michigan

INDIVIDUAL BOWL RECORDS

Only official records after 1937 are included. Prior records are included if able to be substantiated. Each team’s score is in parentheses after the team name. The year listed is the actual (calendar) year the game was played; the date is included if the bowl was played twice (i.e., January and December) during one calendar year. The list also includes discontinued bowls, marked with (D). Bowls are listed by the name of the bowl at the time it was played. Records list is courtesy of the NCAA.

TOTAL OFFENSE

MOST PLAYS

98–Mike Kafka, Northwestern (35) vs. Auburn (38) (ot) (Outback, 2010)

83–Kyle Orton, Purdue (27) vs. Washington St. (33) (Sun, 2001)

82–Byron Leftwich, Marshall (64) vs. East Carolina (61) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2001)

79–Tajh Boyd, Clemson (25) vs. LSU (24) (Chick-fil-A, 2012)

79–Taysom Hill, BYU (16) vs. Washington (31) (Fight Hunger, 2013)

MOST TOTAL YARDS

594–Ty Detmer, BYU (39) vs. Penn St. (50) (Holiday, 1989) (576 pass)

574–Colt Brennan, Hawaii (41) vs. Arizona St. (24) (Hawaii, 2006) (559 pass)

566–Byron Leftwich, Marshall (64) vs. East Carolina (61) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2001) (576 pass)

562–Mike Kafka, Northwestern (35) vs. Auburn (38) (ot) (Outback, 2010) (532 pass)

555–Skyler Howard (43) vs. Arizona St. (42) (Cactus, Jan. 2, 2016) (532 pass)

HIGHEST AVERAGE PER PLAY (Minimum 10 Plays)

24.1–Dicky Maegle, Rice (28) vs. Alabama (6) (Cotton, 1954) (11 for 265)

16.5–Chad Pennington, Marshall (48) vs. Louisville (29) (Motor City, 1998) (27 for 445)

16.5–Sony Michel, Georgia (54) vs. Oklahoma (48) (2 ot) (Rose Bowl, 2018) (11 for 181)

16.2–Leon Washington, Florida St. (30) vs. West Virginia (18) (Gator, 2005) (12 for 195)

15.8–Rashaad Penny, San Diego St. (35) vs. Army West Point (42) (Armed Forces, 2017) (14 for 221)

MOST TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE FOR (TDS SCORED & PASSED FOR)

8- Joe Burrow, LSU (63) vs. Oklahoma (28) (Peach, 2019) (1 rush, 7 pass)

7–Geno Smith, West Virginia (70) vs. Clemson (33) (Orange, 2012) (1 rush, 6 pass)

7–Keith Price, Washington (56) vs. Baylor (67) (Alamo, 2011) (3 rush, 4 pass)

7–Paxton Lynch, Memphis (55) vs. BYU (48), (Miami Beach, 2014) (3 rush, 4 pass)

7–Cooper Rush, Central Michigan (48) vs. Western Kentucky (49) (Bahamas, 2014) (7 pass) RUSHING

MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS

46–(D) Ron Jackson, Tulsa (28) vs. San Diego St. (17) (Freedom, 1991) (211 yards)

43–Fred Taylor, Florida (21) vs. Penn St. (6) (Florida Citrus, 1998) (234 yards)

42–Tellis Redmon, Minnesota (30) vs. North Carolina St. (38) (Micronpc.com, 2000) (246 yards)

41–(D) Blake Ezor, Michigan St. (33) vs. Hawaii (13) (Aloha, 1989) (179 yards)

39–5 tied. Most recent: Terrell Fletcher, Wisconsin (34) vs. Duke (20) (Hall of Fame, 1995) (241 yards)

MOST NET RUSHING YARDS

307–P.J. Daniels, Georgia Tech (52) vs. Tulsa (10) (Humanitarian, 2004) (31 carries)

299–Johnny Jefferson, Baylor (49) vs. North Carolina (38) (Russell Athletic, 2015) (23 carries)

285–Gartrell Johnson, Colorado St. (40) vs. Fresno St. (35) (New Mexico, 2008) (27 carries)

281–Tony Temple, Missouri (38) vs. Arkansas (7) (Cotton, 2008) (24 carries)

280–Ray Rice, Rutgers (52) vs. Ball St. (30) (International, 2008) (35 carries)

280–(D) James Gray, Texas Tech (49) vs. Duke (21) (All-American, 1989) (33 carries)

MOST NET RUSHING YARDS BY A QUARTERBACK

229–Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M (41) vs. Oklahoma (13) (Cotton, 2013) (17 carries)

226–Lamar Jackson, Louisville (27) vs. Texas A&M (21) (Music City, 2015) (22 carries)

213- Malcolm Perry, Navy (20) vs. Kansas St. (17) (Liberty, 2019) (28 carries)

201–Dwight Dasher, Middle Tenn. (42) vs. Southern Miss. (32) (New Orleans, 2009) (26 carries)

200–Vince Young, Texas (41) vs. Southern California (38) (Rose, 2006) (19 carries)

199–Favian Upshaw, Ga. Southern (58) vs. Bowling Green (27) (GoDaddy, Dec. 23, 2015) (12 carries)

199–Tommie Frazier, Nebraska (62) vs. Florida (24) (Fiesta, 1996) (16 carries)

HIGHEST AVERAGE PER RUSH (Minimum 9 Carries)

24.1–Dicky Maegle, Rice (28) vs. Alabama (6) (Cotton, 1954) (11 for 265)

21.6–Bob Jeter, Iowa (38) vs. California (12) (Rose, 1959) (9 for 194)

16.6–Favian Upshaw, Ga. Southern (58) vs. Bowling Green (27) (GoDaddy, Dec. 23, 2015) (12 for 199)

16.5–Sony Michel, Georgia (54) vs. Oklahoma (48) (2 ot) (Rose, 2018) (11 for 181)

16.2–Leon Washington, Florida St. (30) vs. West Virginia (18) (Gator, 2005) (12 for 195)

THREE RUSHERS, SAME TEAM, GAINING MORE THAN 100 YARDS

402–Terrance Ganaway (200), Jarred Salubi (101) & Tevin Reese (101), Baylor (67) vs. Washington (56) (Alamo, 2011)

367–Thomas Sirk (155), Jela Duncan (109), & Shaun Wilson (103), Duke (44) vs. Indiana (41) (ot) Pinstripe, 2015)

366–Tony Dorsett (142), Elliott Walker (123) & Robert Haygood (QB) (101), Pittsburgh (33) vs. Kansas (19) (Sun, 1975)

MOST YARDS BY TWO RUSHERS, SAME TEAM, GAINING MORE THAN 100 YARDS EACH

460–Johnny Jefferson (299) & Devin Chafin (161), Baylor (49) vs. North Carolina (38) (Russell Athletic, 2015)

374–Kareem Hunt (271) & Damion Jones-Moore (103), Toledo (63) vs. Arkansas State (44) (GoDaddy, 2015)

373–Woody Green (202) & Brent McClanahan (171), Arizona St. (49) vs. Missouri (35)

365–3 Tied: Most recent: Prince-Tyson Gulley (208) & Jerome Smith (157), Syracuse (38) vs. West Virginia (14) (Pinstripe, 2012)

MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS

5–Kareem Hunt, Toledo (63) vs. Arkansas State (44) (GoDaddy, 2015) (runs of 4, 44, 29, 6, 1)

5–Terrance Ganaway, Baylor (67) vs. Washington (56) (Alamo, 2011) (runs of 89, 1, 1, 4, 43)

5–Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. (62) vs. Wyoming (14) (Holiday, 1988) (runs of 33, 2, 67, 1, 10)

5–Neil Snow, Michigan (49) vs. Stanford (0) (Rose, 1902) (five-point scores)

5–Kelvin Hopkins Jr., Army West Point (70) vs. Houston (14) (Armed Forces, 2018) (runs of 1, 77, 1, 2, 1)

PASSING

MOST PASS ATTEMPTS

78–Mike Kafka, Northwestern (35) vs. Auburn (38) (ot) (Outback, 2010)

74–Kyle Orton, Purdue (27) vs. Washington St. (33) (Sun, 2001)

70–Brett Basanez, Northwestern (38) vs. UCLA (50) (Sun, 2005)

70–Byron Leftwich, Marshall (64) vs. East Carolina (61) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2001)

69–2 tied. Most recent: Case Keenum, Houston (30) vs. Penn St. (14) (TicketCity, 2012)

MOST PASS COMPLETIONS

47–Mike Kafka, Northwestern (35) vs. Auburn (38) (ot) (Outback, 2010)

45–Case Keenum, Houston (30) vs. Penn St. (14) (TicketCity, 2012)

44–Graham Harrell, Texas Tech (31) vs. Virginia (28) (Gator, 2008)

43–Taylor Potts, Texas Tech (45) vs. Northwestern (38) (TicketCity, 2011)

43–(D) Steve Clarkson, San Jose St. (25) vs. Toledo (27) (California, 1981)

MOST CONSECUTIVE PASS COMPLETIONS

19–Mike Bobo, Georgia (33) vs. Wisconsin (6) (Outback, 1998)

17–Ryan Finley, NC State (52) vs. Arizona St. (31) (Sun, 2017)

16–Philip Rivers, North Carolina St. (56) vs. Kansas (26) (Tangerine, 2003)

14–Terrance Broadway, Louisiana (16) vs. Nevada (3) (New Orleans, 2014)

14–Mitch Leidner, Minnesota (21) vs. Central Mich. (14) (Quick Lane, 2015)

MOST NET PASSING YARDS (Followed by Comp.-Att.-Int.)

576–Byron Leftwich, Marshall (64) vs. East Carolina (61) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2001) (41-70-2)

576–Ty Detmer, BYU (39) vs. Penn St. (50) (Holiday, 1989) (42-59-2)

559–Colt Brennan, Hawaii (41) vs. Arizona St. (24) (Hawaii, 2006) (33-42-1)

550–Bryce Petty, Baylor (41) vs. Michigan State (42) (Cotton, 2015) (36-51-1)

546–Curtis Painter, Purdue (51) vs. Central Mich. (48) (Motor City, 2007) (35-54-2)

MOST NET PASSING YARDS, ONE QUARTER

255–Cooper Rush, Central Michigan (48) vs. Western Kentucky (49) (Bahamas, 2014) (4th, 13 of 17)

250–Nick Stevens, Colorado St. (50) vs. Idaho (61) (Famous Idaho Potato, 2016) (4th, 11 of 15)

237– Joe Burrow, LSU (63) vs. Oklahoma (28) (Peach, 2019) (2nd, 10 of 13)

237- Greg Ward Jr., Houston (35) vs. Pittsburgh (34) (Armed Forces, 2015) (4th, 11 of 14)

223–Browning Nagle, Louisville (34) vs. Alabama (7) (Fiesta, 1991) (1st, 9 of 16)

219–Bryce Petty, Baylor (41) vs. Michigan State (42) (Cotton, 2015) (3rd, 10 of 13)

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES THROWN

7- Joe Burrow, LSU (63) vs. Oklahoma (28) (Peach, 2019) (19, 8, 35, 42, 30, 62, 2)

7–Cooper Rush, Central Michigan (48) vs. Western Kentucky (49) (Bahamas, 2014) (21, 30, 12, 23, 10, 7, 20)

6–Geno Smith, West Virginia (70) vs. Clemson (33) (Orange, 2012) (8, 27, 3, 6, 37, 7 yards)

6–(D) Chuck Long, Iowa (55) vs. Texas (17) (Freedom, 1984) (6, 11, 33, 49, 4, 15 yards)

6–Connor Halliday, Washington St. (45) vs. Colorado St. (48) (New Mexico, 2013) (25, 1, 28, 3, 33, 22 yards)

6–Jared Goff, California (55) vs. Air Force (36) (Armed Forces, 2015) (30, 5, 24, 14, 12, 25)

MOST PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED (Followed by Comp.-Att.-Int.)

6–Case Keenum, Houston (20) vs. Air Force (47) (Armed Forces, 2009) (24-41-6)

6–Bruce Lee, Arizona (10) vs. Auburn (34) (Sun, 1968) (6-24-6)

5–10 tied. Most recent: Matt McGloin, Penn St. (24) vs. Florida (37) (Outback, 2011) (17-41-5)

HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (Minimum 10 Attempts) (Followed by Comp.-Att.-Int.)

1.000–Riley Skinner, Wake Forest (29) vs. Navy (19) (EagleBank, 2008) (11-11-0)

.929–Mike Bobo, Georgia (33) vs. Wisconsin (6) (Outback, 1998) (26-28-0)

.917–Bobby Layne, Texas (40) vs. Missouri (27) (Cotton, 1946) (11-12-0)

.900–Ken Ploen, Iowa (35) vs. Oregon St. (19) (Rose, 1957) (9-10-0)

.886–Tim Tebow, Florida (51) vs. Cincinnati (24) (Sugar, 2010) (31-35-0)

MOST YARDS PER PASS ATTEMPT (Minimum 10 Attempts)

21.3–(D) Chris McCoy, Navy (42) vs. California (38) (Aloha, 1996) (13 for 277)

20.7–Arion Worthman, Air Force (45) vs. South Ala. (21) (Arizona, 2016) (10 for 207)

19.4–Tony Rice, Notre Dame (34) vs. West Virginia (21) (Fiesta, 1989) (11 for 213)

18.7–Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (40) vs. TCU (26) (Orange, 1942) (13 for 243)

18.5–Bucky Richardson, Texas A&M (65) vs. BYU (14) (Holiday, 1990) (11 for 203)

MOST YARDS PER PASS COMPLETION (Minimum 7 Completions)

30.8–(D) Chris McCoy, Navy (42) vs. California (38) (Aloha, 1996) (9 for 277)

30.4–Duke Carlisle, Texas (28) vs. Navy (6) (Cotton, 1964) (7 for 213)

30.4–Tony Rice, Notre Dame (34) vs. West Virginia (21) (Fiesta, 1989) (7 for 213)

29.6–Arion Worthman, Air Force (45) vs. South Ala. (21) (Arizona, 2016) (7 for 207)

28.6–James Street, Texas (36) vs. Tennessee (13) (Cotton, 1969) (7 for 200)

RECEIVING

MOST PASS RECEPTIONS

20–(D) Norman Jordan, Vanderbilt (28) vs. Air Force (36) (Hall of Fame, 1982) (173 yards)

20–Walker Gillette, Richmond (49) vs. Ohio (42) (Tangerine, 1968) (242)

18–(D) Gerald Willhite, San Jose St. (25) vs. Toledo (27) (California, 1981) (124)

18–Tommy Shuler, Marshall (52) vs. No. Illinois (23) (Boca Raton, 2014) (185)

17–Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green (42) vs. Idaho (43) (Humanitarian, 2009) (219)

MOST PASS RECEIVING YARDS

308–Jason Rivers, Hawaii (41) vs. Arizona St. (24) (Hawaii, 2006) (14 catches)

299–(D) Rodney Wright, Fresno St. (35) vs. Michigan St. (44) (Silicon Valley, 2001) (13)

270–(D) Charles Rogers, Michigan St. (44) vs. Fresno St. (35) (Silicon Valley, 2001) (10)

265–Jordan White, Western Mich. (32) vs. Purdue (37) (Little Caesars, 2011) (13)

265–Olabisi Johnson, Colorado St. (50) vs. Idaho (61) (Famous Idaho Potato, 2016) (7) HIGHEST AVERAGE PER RECEPTION (Minimum 3 Receptions)

54.0–Chase Cochran, Ohio (45) vs. La.-Monroe (14) (Independence, 2012) (3 for 162)

53.3–Darius Slayton, Auburn (63) vs. Purdue (14) Music City, 2018) (3 for 160)

52.3–(D) Jason Anderson, Wake Forest (38) vs. Oregon (17) (Seattle, 2002) (3 for 157)

52.3–Phil Harris, Texas (28) vs. Navy (6) (Cotton, 1964) (3 for 157)

51.0–Kris Adams, UTEP (24) vs. BYU (52) (New Mexico, 2010) (3 for 153)

MOST TOUCHDOWNS RECEIVING

4- Justin Jefferson, LSU (63) vs. Oklahoma (28) (Peach, 2019) (14 catches)

4–Tavon Austin, West Virginia (70) vs. Clemson (33) (Orange, 2012) (12 catches)

4–Travis LaTendresse, Utah (38) vs. Georgia Tech (10) (Emerald, 2005) (16)

4–Fred Biletnikoff, Florida St. (36) vs. Oklahoma (19) (Gator, Jan. 2, 1965) (13)

4–(D) Bob McChesney, Hardin-Simmons (49) vs. Wichita St. (12) (Camellia, 1948) (8)

4–Titus Davis, Central Michigan (48) vs. Western Kentucky (49) (Bahamas, 2014) (6)

SCORING

MOST POINTS SCORED

30–Kelvin Hopkins Jr., Army West Point (70) vs. Houston (14) (Armed Forces, 2018) (5 TDs)

30–Zach Abey, Navy (49) vs. Virginia (7) (Military, 2017) (5 TDs)

30–Leonard Fournette, LSU (56) vs. Texas Tech (27) (Texas, 2015) (5 TDs)

30–Kareem Hunt, Toledo (63) vs. Arkansas State (44) (GoDaddy, 2015) (5 TDs)

30–Terrance Ganaway, Baylor (67) vs. Washington (56) (Alamo, 2011) (5 TDs)

30–Reggie Campbell, Navy (51) vs. Colorado St. (30) (Poinsettia, 2005) (5 TDs)

30–Steven Jackson, Oregon St. (55) vs. New Mexico (14) (Las Vegas, 2003) (5 TDs)

30–(D) Sheldon Canley, San Jose St. (48) vs. Central Mich. (24) (California, 1990) (5 TDs)

30–Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. (62) vs. Wyoming (14) (Holiday, 1988) (5 TDs)

MOST POINTS RESPONSIBLE FOR (TDs Scored & Passed For, Extra Points, and FGs)

48- Joe Burrow, LSU (63) vs. Oklahoma (28) (Peach, 2019) (42 pass, 6 rush)

42–Cooper Rush, Central Michigan (48) vs. Western Kentucky (49) (Bahamas, 2014) (42 pass)

42–Paxton Lynch, Memphis (55) vs. BYU (48), (Miami Beach, 2014) (24 pass, 18 rush)

42–Geno Smith, West Virginia (70) vs. Clemson (33) (Orange, 2012) (36 pass, 6 rush)

42–Keith Price, Washington (56) vs. Baylor (67) (Alamo, 2011) (24 pass, 18 rush)

40–Bobby Layne, Texas (40) vs. Missouri (27) (Cotton, 1946) (18 rush, 12 pass, 6 receiving and 4 PATs)

MOST TOUCHDOWNS

5–10 tied. Most recent: Kelvin Hopkins Jr. Army West Point (70) vs. Houston (14) (Armed Forces, 2018) (5 rush) Zach Abey, Navy (49) vs. Virginia (7) (Military, 2017) (5 rush) Leonard Fournette, LSU (56) vs. Texas Tech (27) (Texas, 2015) (5 rush); Kareem Hunt, Toledo (63) vs. Arkansas State (44) (GoDaddy, 2015) (5 rush); Terrance Ganaway, Baylor (67) vs. Washington (56) (Alamo, 2011) (5 rush); Reggie Campbell, Navy (51) vs. Colorado St. (30) (Poinsettia, 2005) (3 rush, 2 catch); Steven Jackson, Oregon St. (Las Vegas, 2003) (4 rush, 1 catch); (D) Sheldon Canley, San Jose St. (California, 1990) (4 rush, 1 catch); Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. (Holiday, 1988) (5 rush); Neil Snow, Michigan (Rose, 1902) (5 rush five-point TDs)

MOST TWO-POINT CONVERSIONS

2–Ernie Davis, Syracuse (23) vs. Texas (14) (Cotton, 1960) (2 pass receptions)

KICKING

MOST POINTS BY A KICKER

21- Riley Patterson, Memphis (39) vs. Penn St. (53) (Cotton Bowl, 2019) (6 FGs, 3 PATs)

19- Matthew Trickett, Kent St. (51) vs. Utah St. (41) (Frisco, 2019) (5 FGs, 4 PATs)

19–Kevin Miller, East Carolina (61) vs. Marshall (64) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2001) (4 FGs, 7 PATs)

18–Andrew Aguila, Central Mich. (44) vs. Troy (41) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2010) (5 FGs, 3 PATs)

17–Jonathan Barnes, Louisiana Tech (47) vs. Arkansas St. (28) (New Orleans, 2015) (4 FGs, 5 PATs)

17–Kyle Brindza, Notre Dame (29) vs. Rutgers (16) (Pinstripe, 2013) (5 FGs, 2 PATs)

17–Dan Nystrom, Minnesota (29) vs. Arkansas (14) (Music City, 2002) (5 FGs, 2 PATs)

MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED

7–Jeremy Shelley, Alabama (21) vs. LSU (0) (BCS Championship, 2012) (5 made)

6- Riley Patterson, Memphis (39) vs. Penn St. (53) (Cotton, 2019) (6 made)

6–Dominik Eberly, Utah St. (20) vs. New Mexico St. (26) (Arizona, 2017) (2 made)

6–Jimmy Camacho, Fresno St. (33) vs. Houston (27) (Hawaii, 2017) (4 made)

6–Andrew Aguila, Central Mich. (44) vs. Troy (41) (2 OT) (GMAC, 2010) (5 made)

6–John Sullivan, New Mexico (23) vs. Nevada (0) (New Mexico, 2007) (3 made)

6–(D) Mason Crosby, Colorado (33) vs. UTEP (28) (Houston, 2004) (4 made)

6–Kyle Bryant, Texas A&M (22) vs. Michigan (20) (Alamo, 1995) (5 made)

6–Jess Atkinson, Maryland (23) vs. Tennessee (30) (Florida Citrus, 1983) (5 made)

MOST FIELD GOALS MADE

6- Riley Patterson, Memphis (39) vs. Penn St. (53) (Cotton, 2019) (48, 37, 44, 51, 41, 42

5- Matthew Trickett, Kent St. (51) vs. Utah St. (41) (Frisco, 2019) (40, 22, 36, 29, 37)

5–Jeremy Shelley, Alabama (21) vs. LSU (0) (BCS Championship, 2012) (23, 37, 41, 35, 44 yards)

5–Andrew Aguila, Central Mich. (44) vs. Troy (41) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2010) (28, 35, 44, 42, 37 yards)

5–Dan Nystrom, Minnesota (29) vs. Arkansas (14) (Music City, 2002) (24, 45, 21, 22, 29 yards)

5–Kyle Bryant, Texas A&M (22) vs. Michigan (20) (Alamo, 1995) (27, 49, 47, 31, 37 yards)

5–Tim Rogers, Mississippi St. (24) vs. North Carolina St. (28) (Peach, Jan. 1, 1995) (37, 21, 29, 36, 30 yards)

5–Arden Czyzewski, Florida (28) vs. Notre Dame (39) (Sugar, 1992) (26, 24, 36, 37, 24 yards)

5–Jess Atkinson, Maryland (23) vs. Tennessee (30) (Florida Citrus, 1983) (18, 48, 31, 22, 26 yards)

MOST EXTRA-POINT KICK ATTEMPTS

10–John Abercrombie, Army West Point (70) vs. Houston (14) (Armed Forces, 2018) (10 made)

10–Tyler Bitancurt, West Virginia (70) vs. Clemson (33) (Orange, 2012) (10 made)

9–9 tied. Jeremiah Detmer, Toledo (63) vs. Arkansas State (44) (GoDaddy, 2015) (9 made); Alex Garoutte, Arizona St. (62) vs. Navy (28) (Kraft Fight Hunger, 2012) (8 made); Jarod Tracy, Tulsa (63) vs. Bowling Green (7) (GMAC, 2008) (9 made); Josh Brown, Nebraska (66) vs. Northwestern (17) (Alamo, 2000) (9 made); Neil Rackers, Illinois (63) vs. Virginia (21) (Micronpc.com, 1999) (9 made); Layne Talbot, Texas A&M (65) vs. BYU (14) (Holiday, 1990) (9 made); Bobby Luna, Alabama (61) vs. Syracuse (6) (Orange, 1953) (7 made); (D) James Weaver, Centre (63) vs. TCU (7) (Fort Worth Classic, 1921) (9 made)

MOST EXTRA-POINT KICKS MADE

10– John Abercrombie, Army West Point (70) vs. Houston (14) (Armed Forces, 2018) (10 attempts)

10–Tyler Bitancurt, West Virginia (70) vs. Clemson (33) (Orange, 2012) (10 attempts)

9- Cade York, LSU (63) vs. Oklahoma (28) (Peach, 2019) (9 attempts)

9–Jeremiah Detmer, Toledo (63) vs. Arkansas State (44) (GoDaddy, 2015) (9 attempts)

9–Jarod Tracy, Tulsa (63) vs. Bowling Green (7) (GMAC, 2008) (9 attempts)

9–Josh Brown, Nebraska (66) vs. Northwestern (17) (Alamo, 2000) (9 attempts)

9–Neil Rackers, Illinois (63) vs. Virginia (21) (Micronpc.com, 1999) (9 attempts)

9–Layne Talbot, Texas A&M (65) vs. BYU (14) (Holiday, 1990) (9 attempts)

9–(D) James Weaver, Centre (63) vs. TCU (7) (Fort Worth Classic, 1921) (9 attempts)

PUNTING

MOST PUNTS

21–Everett Sweeley, Michigan (49) vs. Stanford (0) (Rose, 1902)

16–Lem Pratt, New Mexico St. (14) vs. Hardin-Simmons (14) (Sun, 1936) (38.4 average)

14–Sammy Baugh, TCU (3) vs. LSU (2) (Sugar, 1936)

13–5 Tied. Most recent: Hugh Keeney, Rice (8) vs. Tennessee (0) (Orange, 1947)

HIGHEST AVERAGE PER PUNT (Minimum 5 Punts)

55.0–J K Scott, Alabama (35) vs. Ohio State (42) (Sugar, 2015) (7 for 385)

55.0–Justin Brantly, Texas A&M (17) vs. Penn St. (24) (Alamo, 2007) (6 for 330)

54.6–Brian Schmiedebusch, Bowling Green (27) vs. Pittsburgh (30) (Little Caesars Pizza, 2013) (5 for 273)

53.8–Mat McBriar, Hawaii (28) vs. Tulane (36) (Hawaii, 2002) (5 for 269)

52.7–Des Koch, Southern California (7) vs. Wisconsin (0) (Rose, 1953) (7 for 369) (adjusted to current statistical rules)

PUNT RETURNS

MOST PUNT RETURNS

9–Buzy Rosenberg, Georgia (7) vs. North Carolina (3) (Gator, Dec. 31, 1971) (54 yards)

9–Paddy Driscoll, Great Lakes (17) vs. Mare Island (0) (Rose, 1919) (115 yards)

8–Thomas Lewis, Indiana (20) vs. Virginia Tech (45) (Independence, 1993) (58 yards)

7–7 tied. Most recent: Mason Robinson, Rutgers (10) vs. Virginia Tech (13) (ot) (Russell Athletic, 2012) (40 yards)

MOST PUNT RETURN YARDS

180–Willie Reid, Florida St. (23) vs. Penn St. (26) (3 ot) (Orange, 2006) (7 returns)

151–Quinton Jones, Boise St. (21) vs. Boston College (27) (MPC Computers, 2005) (7 returns)

136–Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska (38) vs. Alabama (6) (Orange, 1972) (6 returns)

132–Greg Stroman, Virginia Tech (55) vs. Tulsa (52) (Independence, 2015) (4 returns)

122–George Fleming, Washington (44) vs. Wisconsin (8) (Rose, 1960) (3 returns)

HIGHEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE (Minimum 3 Returns)

40.7–George Fleming, Washington (44) vs. Wisconsin (8) (Rose, 1960) (3 for 122)

35.3–Steve Holden, Arizona St. (45) vs. Florida St. (38) (Fiesta, 1971) (3 for 106)

33.0 Greg Stroman, Virginia Tech (55) vs. Tulsa (52) (Independence, 2015) (4 for 132)

32.7 Tyler Ervin, San Jose St. (27) vs. Georgia St. (16) (Cure, 2015) (3 for 98)

29.6–Shawn Summers, Tennessee (45) vs. Virginia Tech (23) (Gator, 1994) (3 for 89)

MOST TOUCHDOWNS ON PUNT RETURNS

2–James Henry, Southern Miss. (38) vs. UTEP (18) (Independence, 1988) (65 and 45 yards)

KICKOFF RETURNS

MOST KICKOFF RETURNS

8–Detrich Clark, Colorado St. (50) vs. Idaho (61) (Famous Idaho Potato, 2016) (160 yards)

8–Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin (38) vs. Oregon (45) (Rose, 2012) (201 yards)

8–Donte Harden, Ohio (21) vs. Troy (48) (New Orleans, 2010) (161 yards)

8–Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati (24) vs. Florida (51) (Sugar, 2010) (207 yards)

8–Cyrus Gray, Texas A&M (20) vs. Georgia (44) (Independence, 2009) (157 yards)

8–Rudy Burgess, Arizona St. (34) vs. Texas (52) (Holiday, 2007) (150 yards)

8–Michael Grandberry, Memphis (27) vs. Fla. Atlantic (44) (New Orleans, 2007) (153 yards)

8–Todd Howard, Michigan (17) vs. Tennessee (45) (Florida Citrus, 2002) (125 yards)

MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS

221–Steve Breaston, Michigan (37) vs. Texas (38) (Rose, 2005) (6 returns)

220–Mike Rigell, BYU (27) vs. Tulane (41) (Liberty, 1998) (6 returns)

209 Tony Pollard, Memphis (34) vs. Wake Forest (37) (Birmingham, 2018) (6 returns)

207–Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati (24) vs. Florida (51) (Sugar, 2010) (8 returns)

203–Antonio Brown, Central Mich. (44) vs. Troy (41) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2010) (7 returns)

203–Mike Fink, Missouri (35) vs. Arizona St. (49) (Fiesta, 1972) (6 returns)

HIGHEST KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE (Minimum 2 Returns)

64.0–Andre Debose, Florida (24) vs. Ohio St. (17) (Gator, 2012) (2 for 128)

62.0–Andre Debose, Florida (23) vs. Louisville (33) (Sugar, 2013) (2 for 124)

62.0–Doug Martin, Boise St. (56) vs. Arizona St. (24) (Las Vegas, 2011) (2 for 124)

60.5–Leonard Fournette, LSU (28) vs. Notre Dame (31) (Music City, 2014) (2 for 121)

60.5–(D) Bob Smith, Texas A&M (40) vs. Georgia (20) (Presidential Cup, 1950) (2 for 121)

60.5–John Ross, Washington (31) vs. BYU (16) (Fight Hunger, 2013) (2 for 121)

MOST TOUCHDOWNS ON KICKOFF RETURNS

1- Many players tied INTERCEPTIONS

MOST INTERCEPTIONS MADE

4–Jim Dooley, Miami (FL) (14) vs. Clemson (0) (Gator, 1952)

4–(D) Manuel Aja, Arizona St. (21) vs. Xavier (33) (Salad, 1950)

3–16 tied. Most recent: Jaylinn Hawkins, California (7) vs. TCU (10) (Cheez-It, 2018); Mark McLaurin, Mississippi St. (31) vs. Louisville (27) (Taxslayer, 2017)

MOST INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDAGE

148–Elmer Layden, Notre Dame (27) vs. Stanford (10) (Rose, 1925) (2 interceptions)

129–Ahmad Black, Florida (37) vs. Penn St. (24) (Outback, 2011) (2)

106–Curnelius Arnick, Tulsa (62) vs. Hawaii (35) (Hawaii, 2010) (2)

100–Tyree Robinson, Oregon (28) vs. Boise St. (38) (Las Vegas, 2017) (1)

100 Rashad Ross, Arizona St. (24) vs. Boise St. (56) (Las Vegas, 2011) (1)

100 Walter McFadden, Auburn (38) vs. Northwestern (35) (OT) (Outback, 2010) (2)

100 (D) Dahna Deleston, UConn (38) vs. Buffalo (20) (International, 2009) (1)

100 Evan Berry, Tennessee (45) vs. Northwestern (6) (Outback, 2016) (1) ALL-PURPOSE YARDS

(Includes All Runs From Scrimmage, Pass Receptions and All Returns) MOST ALL-PURPOSE PLAYS

47–Tellis Redmon, Minnesota (30) vs. North Carolina St. (38) (Micronpc.com, 2000) (42 rush, 3 receptions, 2 punt returns)

47–(D) Ron Jackson, Tulsa (28) vs. San Diego St. (17) (Freedom, 1991) (46 rush, 1 reception)

46–Errict Rhett, Florida (27) vs. North Carolina St. (10) (Gator, 1992) (39 rush, 7 receptions)

42–(D) Blake Ezor, Michigan St. (33) vs. Hawaii (13) (Aloha, 1989) (41 rush, 1 reception)

41–Marion Barber III, Minnesota (20) vs. Alabama (16) (Music City, 2004) (37 rush, 4 punt returns)

41–Terrell Fletcher, Wisconsin (34) vs. Duke (20) (Hall of Fame, 1995) (39 rush, 1 reception, 1 kickoff return)

MOST ALL-PURPOSE YARDS GAINED

408–Chris Johnson, East Carolina (41) vs. Boise St. (38) (Hawaii, 2007) (223 rush, 32 receiving, 153 kickoff returns)

403–Antonio Brown, Central Mich. (44) vs. Troy (41) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2010) (22 rush, 178 receiving, 203 kickoff returns)

375–Gartrell Johnson, Colorado St. (40) vs. Fresno St. (35) (New Mexico, 2008) (285 rush, 90 receiving)

368–Christian McCaffrey, Stanford (45) vs. Iowa (16) (Rose, 2016) (172 rush, 105 receiving, 28 kickoff returns, 63, punt returns)

359–Sherman Williams, Alabama (24) vs. Ohio St. (17) (Florida Citrus, 1995) (166 rush, 155 receiving, 38 kickoff returns)

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

MOST TOTAL TACKLES MADE (Includes Assists)

31–Lee Roy Jordan, Alabama (17) vs. Oklahoma (0) (Orange, 1963)

23–Marcus McGraw, Houston (20) vs. Air Force (47) (Armed Forces, 2009)

22–Donnie Miles, North Carolina (38) vs. Baylor (49) (Russell Athletic, 2015)

22–Bubba Brown, Clemson (17) vs. Ohio St. (15) (Gator, 1978)

22–Gordy Ceresino, Stanford (24) vs. LSU (14) (Sun, Dec. 31, 1977)

MOST SOLO TACKLES

18–Rod Smith, Notre Dame (39) vs. Florida (28) (Sugar, 1992)

17–Garland Rivers, Michigan (17) vs. BYU (24) (Holiday, 1984)

15–Randy Neal, Virginia (13) vs. Boston College (31) (Carquest, 1994)

15–(D) Ken Norton Jr., UCLA (31) vs. BYU (10) (Freedom, 1986)

15–Lynn Evans, Missouri (35) vs. Arizona St. (49) (Fiesta, 1972)

MOST TACKLES FOR LOSSES

6- Joseph Ossai, Texas (38) vs. Utah (10) (Alamo, 2019)

6–(D) LeMarcus McDonald, TCU (9) vs. Texas A&M (28) (galleryfurniture.com, 2001)

6–Shay Muirbrook, BYU (19) vs. Kansas St. (15) (Cotton, 1997)

5.5–Houston Bates, La. Tech (35) vs. Illinois (18) (Heart of Dallas, 2014)

5.5–Chris Chamberlain, Tulsa (63) vs. Bowling Green (7) (GMAC, 2008)

5–11 Tied. Most recent: Willi Baker, Louisiana Tech (31) vs. Hawaii (14) (Hawaii, 2018)

MOST QUARTERBACK SACKS

6–Shay Muirbrook, BYU (19) vs. Kansas St. (15) (Cotton, 1997)

5–Victor Butler, Oregon St. (3) vs. Pittsburgh (0) (Sun, 2008)

5–Houston Bates, La. Tech (35) vs. Illinois (18) (Heart of Dallas, 2014)

4.5–Alex Okafor, Texas (31) vs. Oregon St. (27) (Alamo, 2012)

4.5–Reggie McKenzie, Tennessee (27) vs. Maryland (28) (Sun, 1984)

FUMBLE RECOVERIES

2- 17 times, last:

2- Sam Hammond, Nevada (21) vs. Ohio (30) (Famous Idaho Potato, 2019)

2- Antwan Collier, UCF (48) vs. Marshall (25) (Gasparilla, 2019)

2–Ryan Anderson, Alabama (31) vs. Clemson (35) (CFP National Championship, 2017)

2–Khalid McGee, South Fla. (46) vs. South Carolina (39) (Birmingham, 2016)

2–Nardo Govan, Ga. Southern (58) vs. Bowling Green (27) (GoDaddy, Dec. 23, 2015)

2–Tyler Gray, Boise St. (55) vs. Northern Ill. (7) (Poinsettia, 2015)

BLOCKED KICKS

2–Bracey Walker, North Carolina (21) vs. Mississippi St. (17) (Peach, Jan. 2, 1993)

2–Carlton Williams, Pittsburgh (7) vs. Arizona St. (28) (Fiesta, 1973)

2–Adam Gotsis, Georgia Tech (17) vs. Ole Miss (25) (Music City, 2013)

2–Kieron Williams, Nebraska (42) vs. Southern California (45) (Holiday, 2014)

MOST BLOCKED PUNTS

2–Bracey Walker, North Carolina (21) vs. Mississippi St. (17) (Peach, Jan. 2, 1993)

2–Scott Graves, San Diego State (49) vs. Buffalo (24) (Famous Idaho Potato, 2013)

2–Kieron Williams, Nebraska (42) vs. Southern California (45) (Holiday, 2014)

PASSES BROKEN UP

6–Tre Watson, Washington (31) vs. BYU (16) (Fight Hunger, 2013)

5–Caleb Williams, Ga. Southern (58) vs. Bowling Green (27) (GoDaddy, Dec. 23, 2015)

5–Dyshod Carter, Kansas St. (34) vs. Purdue (37) (Alamo, 1998)

4–22 tied. Most recent: Ta’Corian Darden, Western Ky. (23) vs. Western Mich. (First Responder, 2019)

TEAM BOWL RECORDS

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TOTAL OFFENSE

MOST TOTAL PLAYS

115–Northwestern (35) vs. Auburn (38) (ot) (Outback, 2010) (621 yards)

107–Purdue (27) vs. Washington St. (33) (Sun, 2001) (474 yards)

106–Arizona (30) vs. Boise State (38) (Fiesta, 2014) (492 yards)

105–Nevada (48) vs. Arizona (49) (New Mexico, 2012) (659 yards)

104–Marshall (64) vs. East Carolina (61) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2001) (649 yards)

MOST TOTAL PLAYS, BOTH TEAMS

191–Wake Forest (55) [97] & Texas A&M (52) [94] (Belk, 2017 (1,260 yards)

188–Memphis (55) [97] & BYU (48) [91] (Miami Beach, 2014) (905 yards)

188–Arizona (49) [83] & Nevada (48) [105] (New Mexico, 2012) (1,237 yards)

187–Missouri (41) [91] & Oklahoma St. (31) [96] (Cotton, 2014) (1,010 yards)

187–Auburn (38) [72] & Northwestern (35) [115] (OT) (Outback, 2010) (1,046 yards)

MOST YARDS GAINED

777–Baylor (67) vs. Washington (56) (Alamo, 2011) (482 rush, 29 pass)

756–Baylor (49) vs. North Carolina (38) (Russel Athletic, 2015) (645 rush, 111 pass)

718–Arizona St. (49) vs. Missouri (35) (Fiesta, 1972) (452 rush, 266 pass)

715–Michigan (35) vs. Ole Miss (3) (Gator, Jan. 1, 1991) (324 rush, 391 pass)

698–Oklahoma St. (62) vs. Wyoming (14) (Holiday, 1988) (320 rush, 378 pass)

MOST YARDS GAINED, BOTH TEAMS

1,397–Baylor (67) [777] & Washington (56) [620] (Alamo, 2011) (159 plays)

1,260–Wake Forest (55) [646] & Texas A&M (52) [614] (Belk, 2017) (191 plays)

1,254–Western Kentucky (49) [647] & Central Michigan (48) [607] (Bahamas, 2014) (148 plays)

1,243–Baylor (49) [756] & North Carolina (38) [487] (Russell Athletic, 2015) (174 plays)

1,241–Baylor (45) [668] & Vanderbilt (38) [573] (Texas, 2018) (143 plays)

HIGHEST AVERAGE GAINED PER PLAY

10.45–Cincinnati (48) vs. Duke (34) (Belk, 2012) (53 for 554)

10.29–LSU (56) vs. Texas Tech (27) (Texas, 2015) (62 for 638)

9.89–Stanford (40) vs. Virginia Tech (12) (Orange, 2011) (54 for 534)

9.86–Hawaii (41) vs. Arizona St. (24) (Hawaii, 2006) (69 for 680)

9.70–Oregon (45) vs. Wisconsin (38) (Rose, 2012) (64 for 621)

FEWEST PLAYS

31–San Diego St. (35) vs. Army West Point (42) (Armed Forces, 2017) (21 rush, 10 pass)

35–Tennessee (0) vs. Texas (16) (Cotton, 1953) (29 rush, 6 pass)

36–Arkansas (3) vs. UCLA (17) (Cotton, 1989) (22 rush, 14 pass)

37–TCU (0) vs. Oklahoma St. (34) (Cotton, 1945) (27 rush, 10 pass)

38–Iowa (3) vs. California (37) (Alamo, 1993) (21 rush, 17 pass)

FEWEST PLAYS, BOTH TEAMS

105–Georgia (31) [52] & Virginia Tech (24) [53] (Chick-fil-A, 2006)

107–Tennessee (17) [64] & Oklahoma (0) [43] (Orange, 1939)

107–TCU (16) [54] & Marquette (6) [53] (Cotton, 1937)

FEWEST YARDS

-21–U. of Mexico (0) vs. Southwestern (TX) (35) (Sun, 1945) (29 rush, -50 pass)

23–Alabama (10) vs. Missouri (35) (Gator, 1968) (-45 rush, 68 pass)

32–Tennessee (0) vs. Texas (16) (Cotton, 1953) (-14 rush, 46 pass)

32–Tennessee (0) vs. Texas (16) (Cotton, 1953) (-14 rush, 46 pass)

33–Northern Ill. (7) vs. Boise St. (55) (Poinsettia, 2015) (-5 rush, 38 pass)

38–Miami (FL) (0) vs. Bucknell (26) (Orange, 1935) (20 rush, 18 pass)

FEWEST YARDS, BOTH TEAMS

104- Navy (20) [63] & Kansas St. (17) [41] (Liberty, 2019)

260–Randolph Field (7) [150] & Texas (7) [110] (Cotton, 1944)

263–LSU (19) [92] & Texas A&M (14) [171] (Orange, 1944)

LOWEST AVERAGE GAINED PER PLAY

-0.5–U. of Mexico (0) vs. Southwestern (TX) (35) (Sun, 1945) (40 for -21)

RUSHING

MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS

87–Army West Point (42) vs. San Diego St. (35) (Armed Forces, 2017) (440 yards)

87–Oklahoma (40) vs. Auburn (22) (Sugar, Jan. 1, 1972) (439 yards)

84–Baylor (49) vs. North Carolina (38) (Russell Athletic, 2015) (645 yards)

82–Missouri (35) vs. Alabama (10) (Gator, 1968) (402 yards)

79–West Virginia (14) vs. South Carolina (3) (Peach, 1969) (356 yards)

79–Georgia Tech (31) vs. Texas Tech (21) (Gator, Dec. 31, 1965) (364 yards)

MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS, BOTH TEAMS

122–(D) Southern California (47) [50] & Texas A&M (28) [72] (Bluebonnet, 1977) (864 yards)

122–Mississippi St. (26) [68] & North Carolina (24) [54] (Sun, 1974) (732 yards)

120–Baylor (49) [84] & North Carolina (38) [36] (Russell Athletic, 2015) (889 yards)

120–Pittsburgh (33) [53] & Kansas (19) [67] (Sun, 1975) (714 yards)

117–Oklahoma (14) [65] & Michigan (6) [52] (Orange, 1976) (451 yards)

117–West Virginia (14) [79] & South Carolina (3) [38] (Peach, 1969) (420 yards)

MOST NET RUSHING YARDS

645–Baylor (49) vs. North Carolina (38) (Russell Athletic, 2015) (84 attempts)

524–Nebraska (62) vs. Florida (24) (Fiesta, 1996) (68 attempts)

507–Army (70) vs. Houston (14) (Armed Forces, 2018) (58 attempts)

486–(D) Texas A&M (28) vs. Southern California (47) (Bluebonnet, 1977) (72 attempts)

482–Baylor (67) vs. Washington (56) (Alamo, 2011) (52 attempts)

MOST NET RUSHING YARDS, BOTH TEAMS

889–Baylor (49) [645] & North Carolina (38) [244] (Russell Athletic, 2015) (120 attempts)

864–(D) Southern California (47) [378] & Texas A&M (28) [486] (Bluebonnet, 1977) (122 attempts)

792–Texas Tech (55) [361] & Air Force (41) [431] (Copper, 1995) (107 attempts)

732–Mississippi St. (26) [455] & North Carolina (24) [277] (Sun, 1974) (122 attempts)

714–Pittsburgh (33) [372] & Kansas (19) [342] (Sun, 1975) (120 attempts)

HIGHEST RUSHING AVERAGE (Minimum 30 Attempts)

11.79–Texas A&M (52) vs. NC State (13) (Gator, 2018) (34 for 401)

11.39–Utah St. (41) vs. Toledo (15) (Famous Idaho Potato, 2012) (31 for 353)

10.52–Texas A&M (41) vs. Oklahoma (13) (Cotton, 2013) (31 for 326)

9.67–LSU (56) vs. Texas Tech (27) (Texas, 2015) (39 for 377)

9.28–Colorado St. (40) vs. Fresno St. (35) (New Mexico, 2008) (39 for 362) FEWEST RUSHING ATTEMPTS

6–Fresno State (20) vs. Southern Cal. (45) (Las Vegas, 2013) (37 yards)

8–Washington St. (17) vs. Michigan St. (42) (Holiday, 2017) (24 yards)

12–(D) Vanderbilt (28) vs. Air Force (36) (Hall of Fame, 1982) (35 yards)

14–Oklahoma St. (41) vs. Stanford (38) (ot) (Fiesta, 2012) (13 yards)

14–Texas Tech (34) vs. Ole Miss (47) (Cotton, 2009) (105 yards)

14–South Carolina (10) vs. Iowa (31) (Outback, 2009) (43 yards) FEWEST RUSHING ATTEMPTS, BOTH TEAMS

50–Southern California (32) [23] & Michigan (18) [27] (Rose, 2007)

51–Kansas State (31) [36] & Michigan (14) [15] (Buffalo Wild Wings, 2013)

51–Oregon St. (38) [18] & Notre Dame (21) [33] (Insight, 2004)

52–Southern Cal. (45) [46] & Fresno St. (20) [6] (Las Vegas, 2013)

52–Boise St. (17) [32] & TCU (10) [20] (Fiesta, 2010)

52–Hawaii (59) [16] & UAB (40) [36] (Hawaii, 2004)

FEWEST RUSHING YARDS

-61–(D) Kansas St. (7) vs. Boston College (12) (Aloha, 1994) (23 attempts)

-56–Tulsa (10) vs. Georgia Tech (52) (Humanitarian, 2004) (26 attempts)

-48–Michigan St. (7) vs. Alabama (49) (Capital One, 2011) (28 attempts)

-45–Alabama (10) vs. Missouri (35) (Gator, 1968) (29 attempts)

-39–Tulsa (7) vs. Tennessee (14) (Sugar, 1943)

FEWEST RUSHING YARDS, BOTH TEAMS

41–Arkansas St. (31) [29] & UCF (13) [12] (Cure, 2016)

44–Utah (31) [13] & Alabama (17) [31] (Sugar, 2009)

51–(D) Utah (16) [6] & Arizona (13) [45] (Freedom, 1994)

60–Southern California (32) [48] & Michigan (18) [12] (Rose, 2007)

70–Virginia Tech (13) [3] & Rutgers (10) [67] (ot) (Russell Athletic, 2012)

LOWEST RUSHING AVERAGE (Minimum 20 Attempts)

-2.65–(D) Kansas St. (7) vs. Boston College (12) (Aloha, 1994) (23 for -61)

-2.15–Tulsa (10) vs. Georgia Tech (52) (Humanitarian, 2004) (26 for -56)

-1.71–Michigan St. (7) vs. Alabama (49) (Capital One, 2011) (28 for -48)

-1.55–Alabama (10) vs. Missouri (35) (Gator, 1968) (29 for -45)

-1.33–Florida (24) vs. Nebraska (62) (Fiesta, 1996) (21 for -28)

PASSING

MOST PASS ATTEMPTS (Followed by Comp.-Att.-Int. and Yardage)

78–Northwestern (35) vs. Auburn (38) (ot) (Outback, 2010) (47-78-5, 532 yards)

75–Purdue (27) vs. Washington St. (33) (Sun, 2001) (38-75-4, 419 yards)

70–Northwestern (38) vs. UCLA (50) (Sun, 2005) (38-70-2, 416 yards)

70–Marshall (64) vs. East Carolina (61) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2001) (41-70-2, 576 yards)

69–Texas Tech (31) vs. Virginia (28) (Gator, 2008) (44-69-0, 407 yards)

MOST PASS ATTEMPTS, BOTH TEAMS

116–Washington St. (33) [41] & Purdue (27) [75] (Sun, 2001) (53 completed)

113–Central Mich. (44) [56] & Troy (41) [57] (2 ot) (GMAC, 2010) (65 completed)

112–Wake Forest (55) [49] & Texas A&M (52) [63] (Belk, 2017) (74 completed)

111–Auburn (38) [33] & Northwestern (35) [78] (ot) (Outback, 2010) (67 completed)

109–Texas (47) [55] & Washington (43) [54 ] (Holiday, 2001) (64 completed)

109–Colorado St. (48) [51] & Washington St. (45) [58] (New Mexico, 2013) (68 completed)

MOST PASS COMPLETIONS (Followed by Comp.-Att.-Int. and Yardage)

47–Northwestern (35) vs. Auburn (38) (ot) (Outback, 2010) (47-78-5, 532 yards)

44–Texas Tech (31) vs. Virginia (28) (Gator, 2008) (44-69-0, 407 yards)

43–Texas Tech (45) vs. Northwestern (38) (TicketCity, 2011) (43-56-1, 369 yards)

43–(D) San Jose St. (25) vs. Toledo (27) (California, 1981) (43-63-5, 467 yards)

42–Texas A&M (52) vs. Wake Forest (55) (Belk, 2017) (42-63-1, 499 yards)

42–BYU (39) vs. Penn St. (50) (Holiday, 1989) (42-59-2, 576 yards)

MOST PASS COMPLETIONS, BOTH TEAMS

74–Wake Forest (55) [32] & Texas A&M (52) [42] (Belk, 2017) (112 attempted)

68–Colorado St. (48) [31] & Washington St. (45) [37] (New Mexico, 2013) (109 attempted)

67–Auburn (38) [20] & Northwestern (35) [47] (ot) (Outback, 2010) (111 attempted)

65–Central Mich. (44) [33] & Troy (41) [32] (2 ot) (GMAC, 2010) (113 attempted)

64–Texas Tech (55) [39] & Clemson (15) [25] (Tangerine, 2002) (108 attempted)

64–Texas (47) [37] & Washington (43) [27] (Holiday, 2001) (109 attempted)

MOST PASSING YARDS (Followed by Comp.-Att.-Int.)

601–Baylor (41) vs. Michigan State (42) (Cotton, 2015) (37-52-1)

576–Marshall (64) vs. East Carolina (61) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2001) (41-70-2)

576–BYU (39) vs. Penn St. (50) (Holiday, 1989) (42-59-2)

559–Hawaii (41) vs. Arizona St. (24) (Hawaii, 2006) (33-42-1)

546–Purdue (51) vs. Central Mich. (48) (Motor City, 2007) (35-54-2)

MOST PASSING YARDS, BOTH TEAMS

971–Western Kentucky (49) [486] & Central Michigan (48) [485] (Bahamas, 2014) (87 attempted)

950–West Virginia (43) [532) & Arizona St. (42) [418] (Cactus, Jan. 2, 2016) (103 attempts)

917–Michigan State (42) [314] & Baylor (41) [603] (Cotton, 2015) (94 attempted)

907–(D) Michigan St. (44) [376] & Fresno St. (35) [531] (Silicon Valley, 2001) (90 attempted)

905–Louisiana-Lafayette (32) [492] & San Diego St. (30) [413] (New Orleans, 2011) (93 attempted)

RECORD SECTIONS

MOST PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED

8–Arizona (10) vs. Auburn (34) (Sun, 1968)

7–Illinois (15) vs. Alabama (21) (Liberty, 1982)

7–Missouri (3) vs. Penn St. (10) (Orange, 1970)

7–Texas A&M (21) vs. Alabama (29) (Cotton, 1942)

6–5 tied. Most recent: Houston (20) vs. Air Force (47) (Armed Forces, 2009)

MOST PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED, BOTH TEAMS

12–Auburn (34) [4] & Arizona (10) [8] (Sun, 1968)

10–Georgia (40) [6] & TCU (26) [4] (Orange, 1942)

9–Alabama (21) [2] & Illinois (15) [7] (Liberty, 1982)

8–6 tied. Most recent: Ole Miss (21) [4] & Oklahoma St. (7) [4] (Cotton, 2010)

MOST PASSES ATTEMPTED WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTION (Followed by Comp.-Att.-Int. and Yardage) 60–Texas Tech (45) vs. California (31) (Holiday, 2004) (39-60-0, 520 yards)

59–Akron (31) vs. Memphis (38) (Motor City, 2005) (34-59-0, 455 yards)

57–Clemson (35) vs. Alabama (31) (CFP National Championship, 2017) (36-57-0, 420 yards)

57–Troy (41) vs. Central Mich. (44) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2010) (32-57-0, 403 yards)

57–(D) Western Mich. (30) vs. Fresno St. (35) (California, 1988) (24-57-0, 366 yards)

MOST PASSES ATTEMPTED WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTION, BOTH TEAMS (Followed by Comp.-Att.-Int. and Yardage)

97–Texas Tech (31) [69] & Virginia (28) [28] (Gator, 2008) (61-97-0, 503 yards)

93–Idaho (42) [41] & Southern Miss. (35) [52] (Humanitarian, 1998) (55-93-0, 653 yards)

92–Arizona St. (27) [45] & Purdue (23) [47] (Sun, 2004) (48-92-0, 651 yards)

90–Bowling Green (35) [49] & Nevada (34) [41] (Las Vegas, 1992) (54-90-0, 597 yards)

HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (Minimum 10 Attempts) (Followed by Comp.-Att.-Int. and Yardage)

1.000–BYU (49) vs. Western Michigan (18) (Famous Idaho Potato, 2018) (19-19-0, 358 yards)

1.000–Wake Forest (29) vs. Navy (19) (EagleBank, 2008) (11-11-0, 166 yards)

.929–Wisconsin (24) vs. Western Mich. (16) (Cotton, 2017) (13-14-0, 178 yards)

.929–Texas (40) vs. Missouri (27) (Cotton, 1946) (13-14-0, 234 yards)

.900–Ole Miss (13) vs. Air Force (0) (Liberty, 1992) (9-10-0, 163 yards)

MOST YARDS PER ATTEMPT (Minimum 10 Attempts)

21.7–Southern California (47) vs. Pittsburgh (14) (Rose, 1930) (13 for 282)

20.7–Air Force (45) vs. South Ala. (21) (Arizona, 2016) (10 for 207)

18.8–(D) Navy (42) vs. California (38) (Aloha, 1996) (21 for 295)

18.0–Texas A&M (65) vs. BYU (14) (Holiday, 1990) (18 for 324)

17.5–Alabama (13) vs. Penn St. (6) (Sugar, 1975) (12 for 210)

MOST YARDS PER COMPLETION (Minimum 8 Completions)

35.2–Southern California (47) vs. Pittsburgh (14) (Rose, 1930) (8 for 282)

29.3–Texas (36) vs. Tennessee (13) (Cotton, 1969) (8 for 234)

29.3–Texas (28) vs. Navy (6) (Cotton, 1964) (8 for 234)

FEWEST PASS ATTEMPTS

1–Navy (49) vs. Virginia (7) (Military, 2017) (completed 0)

2–Air Force (38) vs. Mississippi St. (15) (Liberty, 1991) (completed 1)

2–(D) Army (10) vs. Michigan St. (6) (Cherry, 1984) (completed 1)

2–West Virginia (14) vs. South Carolina (3) (Peach, 1969) (completed 1)

3–7 tied. Most recent: Air Force (23) vs. Ohio St. (11) (Liberty, 1990) (completed 1)

FEWEST PASS ATTEMPTS, BOTH TEAMS

9–Fordham (2) [4] & Missouri (0) [5] (Sugar, 1942)

13–Colorado (27) [9] & Clemson (21) [4] (Orange, 1957)

14–Tennessee (3) [6] & Texas A&M (0) [8] (Gator, 1957)

14–Texas (16) [8] & Tennessee (0) [6] (Cotton, 1953)

FEWEST PASS COMPLETIONS (Followed by Comp.-Att.-Int.)

0–14 tied. Most recent: Navy (49) vs. Virginia (7) (Military, 2017) (0-1-0)

FEWEST PASS COMPLETIONS, BOTH TEAMS

3–Arizona St. (0) [0] & Catholic (0) [3] (Sun, 1940)

4–Penn St. (7) [2] & Alabama (0) [2] (Liberty, 1959)

4–Baylor (13) [3] & Tennessee (7) [1] (Sugar, 1957)

4–Rice (8) [0] & Tennessee (0) [4] (Orange, 1947)

FEWEST PASSING YARDS (Followed by Comp.-Att.-Int.)

-50–U. of Mexico (0) vs. Southwestern (TX) (35) (Sun, 1945) (2-9-3)

-2–Oklahoma (40) vs. Houston (14) (Sun, 1981) (1-5-1)

0–16 tied. Most recent: Army (28) vs. Alabama (29) (John Hancock Sun, 1988) (0-6-1)

FEWEST PASSING YARDS, BOTH TEAMS

16–Arkansas (0) [0] & LSU (0) [16] (Cotton, 1947)

16–Arizona St. (0) [0] & Catholic (0) [16] (Sun, 1940)

21–Fordham (2) [0] & Missouri (0) [21] (Sugar, 1942)

31–Army West Point (42) [6] & San Diego St. (35) [25] (Armed Forces, 2017)

32–Rice (8) [0] & Tennessee (0) [32] (Orange, 1947)

FEWEST YARDS PER PASS ATTEMPT

-5.6–U. of Mexico (0) vs. Southwestern (TX) (35) (Sun, 1945) (9 for -50)

-0.4–Oklahoma (40) vs. Houston (14) (Sun, 1981) (5 for -2)

0.0–14 tied. Most recent: Navy (49) vs. Virginia (7) (Military, 2017) (1 for 0)

FEWEST YARDS PER PASS COMPLETION (Minimum 1 completion)

-25.0–U. of Mexico (0) vs. Southwestern (TX) (35) (Sun, 1945) (2 for -50)

-2.0–Oklahoma (40) vs. Houston (14) (Sun, 1981) (1 for -2)

3.0–West Virginia (14) vs. South Carolina (3) (Peach, 1969) (1 for 3)

3.2–LSU (0) vs. Arkansas (0) (Cotton, 1947) (5 for 16)

SCORING

MOST POINTS

70–Army West Point vs. Houston (14) (Armed Forces, 2018)

70–West Virginia vs. Clemson (33) (Orange, 2012)

67–Baylor vs. Washington (56) (Alamo, 2011)

66–Nebraska vs. Northwestern (17) (Alamo, 2000)

65–Texas A&M vs. BYU (14) (Holiday, 1990)

MOST POINTS, LOSING TEAM

61–East Carolina vs. Marshall (64) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2001)

56–Washington vs. Baylor (67) (Alamo, 2011)

52–Texas A&M vs. Wake Forest (55) (Belk, 2017)

52–Tulsa vs. Virginia Tech (55) (Independence, 2015)

50–Colorado St. vs. Idaho (61) (Famous Idaho Potato, 2016)

MOST POINTS, BOTH TEAMS

125–Marshall (64) & East Carolina (61) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2001)

123–Baylor (67) & Washington (56) (Alamo, 2012)

111–Idaho (61) & Colorado St. (50) (Famous Idaho Potato, 2016)

107–Wake Forest (55) & Texas A&M (52) (Belk, 2017)

107–Virginia Tech (55) & Tulsa (52) (Independence, 2015)

107–Toledo (63) & Arkansas State (44) (GoDaddy, 2015)

LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY

56–Army West Point (70) vs. Houston (14) (Armed Forces, 2018)

56–Tulsa (63) vs. Bowling Green (7) (GMAC, 2008)

55–Alabama (61) vs. Syracuse (6) (Orange, 1953)

51–Texas A&M (65) vs. BYU (14) (Holiday, 1990)

49–Nebraska (66) vs. Northwestern (17) (Alamo, 2000)

LARGEST DEFICIT OVERCOME TO WIN

31–TCU (47) vs. Oregon (41) (OT) (Alamo, Jan. 2, 2016) (trailed 31-0 at half)

31–Texas Tech (44) vs. Minnesota (41) (ot) (Insight, 2006) (trailed 38-7 in 3rd quarter)

30–Marshall (64) vs. East Carolina (61) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2001) (trailed 38-8 at half)

25–Houston (35) vs. Pittsburgh (34) (Armed Forces, 2015) (trailed 31-6 in 4th quarter)

25–Georgia (28) vs. Purdue (25) (ot) (Outback, 2000) (trailed 25-0 in 2nd quarter)

FEWEST POINTS, WINNING TEAM

2–Fordham vs. Missouri (0) (Sugar, 1942)

3–Oregon St. vs. Pittsburgh (0) (Sun, 2008)

3–Tennessee vs. Texas A&M (0) (Gator, 1957)

3–TCU vs. LSU (2) (Sugar, 1936)

FEWEST POINTS, LOSING TEAM

0–By many teams

FEWEST POINTS, BOTH TEAMS

0–Air Force (0) & TCU (0) (Cotton, 1959)

0–Arkansas (0) & LSU (0) (Cotton, 1947)

0–Arizona St. (0) & Catholic (0) (Sun, 1940)

0–California (0) & Wash. & Jeff. (0) (Rose, 1922)

MOST POINTS SCORED IN ONE HALF

56–Auburn (63) vs. Purdue (14) (Music City, 2018) (1st half)

49- LSU (63) vs. Oklahoma (28) (Peach, 2019) (1st half)

49–West Virginia (70) vs. Clemson (33) (Orange, 2012) (1st half)

45–Virginia Tech (55) vs. Tulsa (52) (Independence, 2015) (1st half)

45–Colorado (62) vs. Boston College (28) (Insight.com, 1999) (1st half)

45–Oklahoma St. (62) vs. Wyoming (14) (Holiday, 1988) (2nd half)

MOST POINTS IN SECOND HALF (Including Overtime Periods)

56–Marshall (64) vs. East Carolina (61) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2001) (43 in regulation plus 13 in overtime)

MOST POINTS SCORED IN ONE HALF, BOTH TEAMS

84–Idaho (61) [41] & Colorado St. (50) [43] (Famous Idaho Potato, 2016) (2nd half)

76–Virginia Tech (55) [45] & Tulsa (52) [31] (Independence, 2015) (1st half)

69–West Virginia (70) [49] & Clemson (33) [20] (Orange, 2012) (1st half)

66–Wake Forest (55) [38] & Texas A&M (52) [28] (Belk, 2017 (1st half)

64–Baylor (67) [43] & Washington (56) [21] (Alamo, 2011) (2nd half)

64–(D) Kansas (51) [34] & UCLA (30) [30] (Aloha, 1995) (2nd half)

64–Penn St. (50) [38] & BYU (39) [26] (Holiday, 1989) (2nd half)

MOST POINTS IN SECOND HALF, BOTH TEAMS (Including Overtime Periods)

84–Idaho (61) [41] & Colorado St. (50) [43] (Famous Idaho Potato, 2016) (2nd half)

79–Marshall (64) [56] & East Carolina (61) [23] (2 ot) (GMAC, 2001) (56 in regulation plus 23 in overtime)

MOST POINTS SCORED IN ONE QUARTER

36–Colorado St. (50) vs. Idaho (61) (Famous Idaho Potato, 2016) (4th quarter)

35–Utah (35) vs. BYU (28) (Las Vegas, 2015) (1st quarter)

35–West Virginia (70) vs. Clemson (33) (Orange, 2012) (2nd quarter)

34–Central Michigan (48) vs. Western Kentucky (49) (Bahamas, 2014) (4th quarter)

31–Nebraska (66) vs. Northwestern (17) (Alamo, 2000) (2nd quarter)

31–(D) Iowa (55) vs. Texas (17) (Freedom, 1984) (3rd quarter)

MOST POINTS SCORED IN ONE QUARTER, BOTH TEAMS

56–Idaho (61) [20] & Colorado St. (50) [36] (Famous Idaho Potato, 2016) (4th quarter)

45–Virginia Tech (55) [24] & Tulsa (52) [21] (Independence, 2015) (1st quarter)

45–Louisiana-Lafayette (43) [24] & East Carolina (34) [21] (New Orleans, 2012) (2nd quarter)

45–Nebraska (66) [31] & Northwestern (17) [14] (Alamo, 2000) (2nd quarter)

43–Baylor (67) [29] & Washington (56) [14] (Alamo, 2011) (3rd quarter)

43–Boston College (55) [28] & Toledo (25) [15] (Motor City, 2002) (2nd quarter)

43–(D) Navy (42) [21] & California (38) [22] (Aloha, 1996) (2nd quarter)

MOST TOUCHDOWNS

10–West Virginia (70) vs. Clemson (33) (Orange, 2012) (3 rush, 6 pass, 1 fumble return)

10–Nebraska (66) vs. Northwestern (17) (Alamo, 2000) (6 rush, 4 pass)

9–11 tied, most recent: Army West Point (70) vs. Houston (14) (Armed Forces, 2018) (8 rush, 1 pass)

MOST TOUCHDOWNS, BOTH TEAMS

17–Baylor (67) [9] & Washington (56) [8] (Alamo, 2011)

16–Idaho (61) [9] & Colorado St. (50) [7] (Famous Idaho Potato, 2016)

16–Marshall (64) [9] & East Carolina (61) (2 ot) [7] (GMAC, 2001)

15–Toledo (63) [9] vs. Arkansas State (44) [6] (GoDaddy, 2015)

14–5 tied. Most recent: Virginia Tech (55) [7] & Tulsa (52) [7] (Independence, 2015)

MOST TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING

8–Army West Point (70) vs. Houston (14) (Armed Forces, 2018)

8–Baylor (67) vs. Washington (56) (Alamo, 2011)

8–(D) Centre (63) vs. TCU (7) (Fort Worth Classic, 1921)

7–7 tied. Most recent: Navy (49) vs. Virginia (7) (Military, 2017)

MOST TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING, BOTH TEAMS

12–Baylor (67) [8] & Washington (56) [4] (Alamo, 2011)

12–Texas Tech (55) [6] & Air Force (41) [6] (Copper, 1995)

9–7 tied. Most recent: Army West Point (70) [8] & Houston (14) [1] (Armed Forces, 2018); Army West Point (42) [5] & San Diego St. (35) [4] (Armed Forces, 2017)

MOST TOUCHDOWNS PASSING

7- LSU (63) vs. Oklahoma (28) (Peach, 2019)

7–Central Michigan (48) vs. Western Kentucky (49) (Bahamas, 2014)

6–California (55) vs. Air Force (36) (Armed Forces, 2015)

6–West Virginia (70) vs. Clemson (33) (Orange, 2012)

6–Tulsa (63) vs. Bowling Green (7) (GMAC, 2008)

6–(D) Iowa (55) vs. Texas (17) (Freedom, 1984)

6–Washington St. (45) vs. Colorado St. (48) (New Mexico, 2013)

MOST TOUCHDOWNS PASSING, BOTH TEAMS

12–Western Kentucky (49) [5] vs. Central Michigan (48) [7] (Bahamas, 2014)

9–Purdue (38) [4] & Arizona (35) [5] (Foster Farms, 2017)

9–Southern California (52) [5] & Penn St. (49) [4] (Rose, 2017

9–Idaho (61) [4] & Colorado St. (50) [5] (Famous Idaho Potato, 2016)

9–West Virginia (43) [5] & Arizona St. (42) [4] (Cactus, Jan. 2, 2016)

9–Bowling Green (52) [5] & Memphis (35) [4] (GMAC, 2004)

MOST FIELD GOALS MADE

6- Memphis (39) vs. Penn St. (53) (Cotton, 2019) (48, 37, 44, 51, 41, 42 yards)

5–Alabama (21) vs. LSU (0) (BCS Championship, 2012) (23, 34, 41, 35, 44 yards)

5–Central Mich. (44) vs. Troy (41) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2010) (28, 35, 44, 42, 37 yards)

5–Minnesota (29) vs. Arkansas (14) (Music City, 2002) (24, 45, 21, 22, 29 yards)

5–Texas A&M (22) vs. Michigan (20) (Alamo, 1995) (27, 49, 47, 31, 37 yards)

5–Mississippi St. (24) vs. North Carolina St. (28) (Peach, Jan. 1, 1995) (37, 21, 29, 36, 30 yards)

5–Florida (28) vs. Notre Dame (39) (Sugar, 1992) (26, 24, 36, 37, 24 yards)

5–Maryland (23) vs. Tennessee (30) (Florida Citrus, 1983) (18, 48, 31, 22, 26 yards)

5–Notre Dame (29) vs. Rutgers (16) (Pinstripe, 2013) (21, 38, 26, 25, 49 yards)

MOST FIELD GOALS MADE, BOTH TEAMS

8–Notre Dame (29) [5] & Rutgers (16) [3] (Pinstripe, 2013)

7- Nine times, last:

7- Penn St. (53) [1] & Mephis (39) [6] (Cotton, 2019)

7- Notre Dame (33) [4] & Iowa St. (9) [3] (Camping World, 2019)

7- Kent St. (51) [5] & Utah St. (41) [2] (Frisco, 2019)

7–West Virginia (43) [3] & Arizona St. (42) [4] (Cactus, Jan. 2, 2016)

7–Michigan (23) [3] & Virginia Tech (20) [4] (ot) (Sugar, 2012)

7–Central Mich. (44) [5] & Troy (41) [2] (2 ot) (GMAC, 2010)

FIRST DOWNS

MOST FIRST DOWNS

39–Nevada (48) vs. Arizona (49) (New Mexico, 2012) (28 rush, 10 pass, 1 penalty)

38–Baylor (49) vs. North Carolina (38) (Russell Athletic, 2015) (30 rush, 6 pass, 2 penalty)

36–Arizona St. (62) vs. Navy (28) (Kraft Fight Hunger, 2012) (21 rush, 12 pass, 3 penalty)

36–Duke (34) vs. Cincinnati (48) (Belk, 2012) (14 rush, 20 pass, 2 penalty)

36–Marshall (64) vs. East Carolina (61) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2001) (9 rush, 25 pass, 2 penalty)

36–Oklahoma (48) vs. Virginia (14) (Gator, Dec. 29, 1991) (16 rush, 18 pass, 2 penalty)

MOST FIRST DOWNS, BOTH TEAMS

70–Arizona (49) [31] & Nevada (48) [39] (New Mexico, 2012)

66–Baylor (49) [38] & North Carolina (38) [28] (Russell Athletic, 2015)

63–Wake Forest (55) [31] & Texas A&M (52) [32] (Belk, 2017)

62–North Carolina St. (56) [34] & Kansas (26) [28] (Tangerine, 2003)

61–Penn St. (50) [26] & BYU (39) [35] (Holiday, 1989)

MOST FIRST DOWNS RUSHING

30–Baylor (49) vs. North Carolina (38) (Russell Athletic, 2015)

28–Army West Point (42) vs. San Diego St. (35) (Armed Forces, 2017)

28–Nevada (48) vs. Arizona (49) (New Mexico, 2012)

27- Air Force (31) vs. Washington St. (21) (Cheez-It, 2019)

26- Three times, last:

26- Cincinnatti (38) vs. Boston College (6) (Birmingham, 2020)

MOST FIRST DOWNS RUSHING, BOTH TEAMS

40–Baylor (49) [30] & North Carolina (38) [10] (Russell Athletic, 2015)

38–Arizona (49) [10] & Nevada (48) [28] (New Mexico, 2012)

37–Arizona St. (62) [21] & Navy (28) [16] (Kraft Fight Hunger, 2012)

36–Miami (FL) (46) [16] & Texas (3) [20] (Cotton, 1991)

36–Colorado (47) [24] & Alabama (33) [12] (Liberty, 1969)

MOST FIRST DOWNS PASSING

27–BYU (39) vs. Penn St. (50) (Holiday, 1989)

26–Hawaii (41) vs. Arizona St. (24) (Hawaii, 2006)

25–Purdue (51) vs. Central Mich. (48) (Motor City, 2007)

25–Marshall (64) vs. East Carolina (61) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2001)

25–(D) Fresno St. (30) vs. Colorado (41) (Aloha, 1993)

MOST FIRST DOWNS PASSING, BOTH TEAMS

44–Central Mich. (44) [21] & Troy (41) [23] (2 ot) (GMAC, 2010)

42–Wake Forest (55) [18] & Texas A&M (55) [24] (Belk, 2017)

41–Western Kentucky (49) [22] & Central Michigan (48) [19] (Bahamas, 2014)

40–Louisiana-Lafayette (32) [19] & San Diego St. (30) [21] (New Orleans, 2011)

38–Florida (31) [16] & Iowa (24) [22] (Outback, 2006)

38–Penn St. (50) [11] & BYU (39) [27] (Holiday, 1989)

MOST FIRST DOWNS BY PENALTY

8–West Virginia (18) vs. Florida St. (30) (Gator, 2005)

7–UCF (13) vs. Arkansas St. (31) (Cure, 2016)

7–Oklahoma (28) vs. West Virginia (48) (Fiesta, 2008)

6–8 Tied. Most recent: Arkansas St. (28) vs. Louisiana Tech (47) (New Orleans, 2015)

MOST FIRST DOWNS BY PENALTY, BOTH TEAMS

12–Florida St. (30) [4] & West Virginia (18) [8] (Gator, 2005)

9– LSU (40) [4] & UCF (32) [5] (Fiesta, 2019)

9–Arkansas St. (31) [2] & UCF (13) [7] (Cure, 2016)

9–Louisiana Tech (47) [3] & Arkansas St. (28) [6] (New Orleans, 2015)

8–10 tied. Most recent: Clemson (25) vs. LSU (42) (CFP National Championship, 2020) FEWEST FIRST DOWNS

1–Arkansas (0) vs. LSU (0) (Cotton, 1947) (rushing)

1–Alabama (29) vs. Texas A&M (21) (Cotton, 1942) (passing)

2–Michigan St. (0) vs. Auburn (6) (Orange, 1938) (1 rushing, 1 passing) FEWEST FIRST DOWNS, BOTH TEAMS

10–Randolph Field (7) [7] & Texas (7) [3] (Cotton, 1944)

12–LSU (19) [4] & Texas A&M (14) [8] (Orange, 1944) FEWEST FIRST DOWNS RUSHING

0–9 tied. Most recent: Virginia (28) vs. Florida (36) (Orange, 2019) FEWEST FIRST DOWNS RUSHING, BOTH TEAMS

3–Alabama (29) [0] & Texas A&M (21) [3] (Cotton, 1942)

4–Arkansas St. (31) [3] & UCF (13) [1] (Cure, 2016)

5–South Carolina (26) [2] & Michigan (19) [3] (Outback, 2018)

5–Virginia Tech (13) [1] & Rutgers (10) [4] (ot) (Russell Athletic, 2012)

5–Marshall (20) [2] & FIU (10) [3] (St. Petersburg, 2011)

5–Nebraska (26) [3] & Clemson (21) [2] (Gator, 2009) FEWEST FIRST DOWNS PASSING

0–16 tied, most recent: Air Force (31) vs. Washington St. (21) (Cheez-It, 2019) FEWEST FIRST DOWNS PASSING, BOTH TEAMS

1–Alabama (10) [0] & Arkansas (3) [1] (Sugar, 1962)

4–Army West Point (42) [1] & San Diego St. (35) [3] (Armed Forces, 2017)

4–Oklahoma (41) [1] & Wyoming (7) [3] (Fiesta, 1976)

4–Texas (16) [2] & Tennessee (0) [2] (Cotton, 1953)

4–Rice (28) [3] & Colorado (14) [1] (Cotton, 1938) PUNTING

MOST PUNTS

17–Duke (3) vs. Southern California (7) (Rose, 1939)

16–Alabama (29) vs. Texas A&M (21) (Cotton, 1942)

16–New Mexico St. (14) vs. Hardin-Simmons (14) (Sun, 1936)

15–Tennessee (0) vs. Rice (8) (Orange, 1947)

14–4 tied. Most recent: Tulsa (7) vs. Tennessee (14) (Sugar, 1943)

MOST PUNTS, BOTH TEAMS

28–Rice (8) [13] & Tennessee (0) [15] (Orange, 1947)

28–Santa Clara (6) [14] & LSU (0) [14] (Sugar, 1938)

27–TCU (3) [14] & LSU (2) [13] (Sugar, 1936)

25–Tennessee (17) [12] & Oklahoma (0) [13] (Orange, 1939)

24–Catholic (20) [13] & Ole Miss (19) [11] (Orange, 1936)

HIGHEST PUNTING AVERAGE (Minimum 5 Punts)

55.0–Alabama (35) vs. Ohio State (42) (Sugar, 2015) (7 for 385)

55.0–Texas A&M (17) vs. Penn St. (24) (Alamo, 2007) (6 for 330)

54.6–Bowling Green (27) vs. Pittsburgh (30) (Little Caesars Pizza, 2013) (5 for 273)

53.9–Southern California (7) vs. Wisconsin (0) (Rose, 1953) (8 for 431)

53.8–Hawaii (28) vs. Tulane (36) (Hawaii, 2002) (5 for 269)

FEWEST PUNTS

0–13 tied. Most recent: Army West Point (42) vs. San Diego St. (35) (Armed Forces, 2017)

LOWEST PUNTING AVERAGE (Minimum 3 Punts)

17.0–Kentucky (14) vs. Penn St. (26) (Outback, 1999) (3 for 51)

17.0–Nevada (34) vs. Bowling Green (35) (Las Vegas, 1992) (4 for 68)

18.7–Georgia Tech (10) vs. Minnesota (34) (Quick Lane, 2018) (4 for 75)

19.0–Cincinnati (18) vs. Virginia Tech (6) (Sun, 1947) (6 for 114)

19.2–Central Michigan (48) vs. Western Kentucky (49) (Bahamas, 2014) (4 for 77)

MOST PUNTS BLOCKED BY ONE TEAM

2–Michigan (15) vs. Florida (41) (Peach, 2018)

2–Texas A&M (52) vs. Wake Forest (55) (Belk, 2017)

2–Nebraska (42) vs. Southern California (45) (Holiday, 2014)

2–San Diego St. (49) vs. Buffalo (24) (Famous Idaho Potato, 2013)

2–Iowa (30) vs. LSU (25) (Capital One, 2005)

2–Cincinnati (32) vs. Marshall (14) (Fort Worth, 2004)

2–North Carolina (21) vs. Mississippi St. (17) (Peach, Jan. 2, 1993)

2–North Carolina St. (14) vs. Georgia (7) (Liberty, 1967)

2–LSU (25) vs. Colorado (7) (Orange, 1962)

PUNT RETURNS

MOST PUNT RETURNS

9–Georgia (7) vs. North Carolina (3) (Gator, Dec. 31, 1971) (6.8 average)

8–Indiana (20) vs. Virginia Tech (45) (Independence, 1993) (7.3 average)

8–Ole Miss (7) vs. UTEP (14) (Sun, 1967) (9.4 average)

8–Michigan (34) vs. Oregon St. (7) (Rose, 1965) (10.6 average)

7–12 tied. Most recent: Rutgers (10) vs. Virginia Tech (13) (ot) (Russell Athletic, 2012) (5.7 average)

MOST PUNT RETURN YARDS

180–Florida St. (23) vs. Penn St. (26) (3 ot) (Orange, 2006) (7 returns)

151–Boise St. (21) vs. Boston College (27) (MPC Computers, 2005) (7 returns)

136–Nebraska (38) vs. Alabama (6) (Orange, 1972) (6 returns)

132–Virginia Tech (55) vs. Tulsa (52) (Independence, 2015) (4 returns)

128–Oklahoma (48) vs. Duke (21) (Orange, 1958)

HIGHEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE (Minimum 3 Returns)

33.0–Virginia Tech (55) vs. Tulsa (52) (Independence, 2015) (4 for 132)

33.0–Kent St. (18) vs. Tampa (21) (Tangerine, 1972) (3 for 99)

32.7–San Jose St. (27) vs. Georgia St. (16) (Cure, 2015) (3 for 98)

32.7–BYU (46) vs. SMU (45) (Holiday, 1980) (3 for 98)

32.3- BYU (34) vs Hawaii (38) (Hawaii, 2019) (3 for 97)

31.3–TCU (39) vs. Stanford (37) (Alamo, 2017) (3 for 94)

KICKOFF RETURNS

MOST KICKOFF RETURNS

11–Hawaii (35) vs. Tulsa (62) (Hawaii, 2010) (20.2 average)

10–SMU (10) vs. Louisiana Tech (51) (Frisco, 2017) (18.40)

10–Air Force (36) vs. California (55) (Armed Forces, 2015) (22.5 average)

10–Clemson (33) vs. West Virginia (70) (Orange, 2012) (19.0 average)

10–Bowling Green (7) vs. Tulsa (63) (GMAC, 2008) (22.1 average)

10–Florida (24) vs. Nebraska (62) (Fiesta, 1996) (26.8 average)

10–Wyoming (14) vs. Oklahoma St. (62) (Holiday, 1988) (20.5 average)

MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS

284–Oklahoma (28) vs. West Virginia (48) (Fiesta, 2008) (9 returns)

270–UConn (20) vs. Oklahoma (48) (Fiesta, 2010) (9 returns)

268–Florida (24) vs. Nebraska (62) (Fiesta, 1996) (10 returns)

266–Boise St. (38) vs. East Carolina (41) (Hawaii, 2007) (7 returns)

259–UCLA (14) vs. Illinois (45) (Rose, 1947) (8 returns)

HIGHEST KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE (Minimum 3 Returns)

56.0–BYU (16) vs. Washington (31) (Fight Hunger, 2013) (3 for 168)

48.5- Wisconsin (27) vs. Oregon (28) (Rose, 2020) (4 for 194)

47.3- Iowa (49) vs. USC (24) (Holiday, 2019) (3 for 142)

44.7–Arizona State (36) vs. Duke (31) (Sun, 2014) (3 for 134)

44.3–Notre Dame (49) vs. Hawaii (21) (Hawaii, 2008) (3 for 133)

FUMBLES

MOST FUMBLES

11–Ole Miss (7) vs. Alabama (12) (Sugar, 1964) (lost 6)

9–Texas (11) vs. Notre Dame (24) (Cotton, 1971) (lost 5)

8–6 Tied. Most Recent: North Carolina St. (28) vs. Iowa (23) (Peach, Dec. 31, 1988) (lost 5)

MOST FUMBLES, BOTH TEAMS

17–Alabama (12) [6] & Ole Miss (7) [11] (Sugar, 1964) (lost 9)

14–Louisiana Tech (24) [6] & Louisville (14) [8] (Independence, 1977) (lost 6)

14–Tennessee (34) [7] & Air Force (13) [7] (Sugar, 1971) (lost 7)

13–TCU (0) [8] & Air Force (0) [5] (Cotton, 1959) (lost 6)

12–3 tied. Most recent: North Carolina St. (28) [8] & Iowa (23) [4] (Peach, Dec. 31, 1988) (lost 8)

MOST FUMBLES LOST

6–Tulsa (10) vs. Georgia Tech (52) (Humanitarian, 2004) (7 fumbles)

6–Texas A&M (2) vs. Florida St. (10) (Cotton, 1992) (6 fumbles)

6–East Carolina (31) vs. Maine (0) (Tangerine, 1965) (6 fumbles)

6–Ole Miss (7) vs. Alabama (12) (Sugar, 1964) (11 fumbles)

6–North Texas (8) vs. New Mexico St. (28) (Sun, 1959) (8 fumbles)

6–(D) Arizona St. (21) vs. Xavier (33) (Salad, 1950) (7 fumbles)

MOST FUMBLES LOST, BOTH TEAMS

9–Alabama (12) [3] & Ole Miss (7) [6] (Sugar, 1964) (17 fumbles)

8–Idaho (42) [3] & Southern Miss. (35) [5] (Humanitarian, 1998) (9 fumbles)

8–North Carolina St. (28) [5] & Iowa (23) [3] (Peach, Dec. 31, 1988) (12 fumbles)

8–New Mexico St. (28) [2] & North Texas (8) [6] (Sun, 1959) (12 fumbles)

8–Navy (20) [3] & Rice (7) [5] (Cotton, 1958) (10 fumbles) PENALTIES

MOST PENALTIES

21–Mississippi St. (17) vs. Clemson (7) (Peach, 1999) (188 yards)

20–(D) Fresno St. (35) vs. Western Mich. (30) (California, 1988) (166 yards)

19–Oregon (41) vs. Air Force (13) (Las Vegas, 1997) (166 yards)

18–Oregon St. (41) vs. Notre Dame (9) (Fiesta, 2001) (174 yards)

18–Alabama (34) vs. Michigan (35) (ot) (Orange, 2000) (132 yards)

18–Washington St. (31) vs. Utah (28) (Copper, 1992) (136 yards) MOST PENALTIES, BOTH TEAMS

29–Mississippi St. (17) [21] & Clemson (7) [8] (Peach, 1999) (270 yards)

29–Florida (52) [15] & Florida St. (20) [14] (Sugar, 1997) (217 yards)

29–McNeese St. (20) [13] & Tulsa (16) [16] (Independence, 1976) (205 yards)

28–Florida St. (30) [17] & West Virginia (18) [11] (Gator, 2005) (295 yards)

28–Michigan (35) [10] & Alabama (34) [18] (ot) (Orange, 2000) (247 yards)

28–(D) Fresno St. (35) [20] & Western Mich. (30) [8] (California, 1988) (231 yards)

MOST YARDS PENALIZED

202–Miami (FL) (46) vs. Texas (3) (Cotton, 1991) (16 penalties)

188–Mississippi St. (17) vs. Clemson (7) (Peach, 1999) (21 penalties)

174–Florida St. (30) vs. West Virginia (18) (Gator, 2005) (17 penalties)

174–Oregon St. (41) vs. Notre Dame (9) (Fiesta, 2001) (18 penalties)

166–Oregon (41) vs. Air Force (13) (Las Vegas, 1997) (19 penalties)

166–(D) Fresno St. (35) vs. Western Mich. (30) (California, 1988) (20 penalties) MOST YARDS PENALIZED, BOTH TEAMS

295–Florida St. (30) [174] & West Virginia (18) [121] (Gator, 2005)

270–Mississippi St. (17) [188] & Clemson (7) [82] (Peach, 1999)

270–Miami (FL) (46) [202] & Texas (3) [68] (Cotton, 1991)

264–(D) San Jose St. (37) [163] & Miami (OH) (7) [101] (California, 1986)

263–Louisiana Tech (47) [154] & Arkansas St. (28) [109] (New Orleans, 2015) FEWEST PENALTIES

0–18 tied. Most recent: Iowa (27) vs. Mississippi St. (22) (Outback, 2018) FEWEST PENALTIES, BOTH TEAMS

2–Louisiana-Lafayette (16) [1] & Nevada (3) [1] (New Orleans, 2014)

2–Navy (35) [2] & Missouri (13) [0] (Texas, 2009)

3–11 tied. Most recent: Navy (44) [2] & Pittsburgh (28) [1] (Military, 2015) FEWEST YARDS PENALIZED

0–19 tied. Most recent: Iowa (27) vs. Mississippi St. (22) (Outback, 2018)

FEWEST YARDS PENALIZED, BOTH TEAMS

10–Navy (35) [10] & Missouri (13) [0] (Texas, 2009)

10–Duquesne (13) [5] & Mississippi St. (12) [5] (Orange, 1937)

15–Texas (21) [5] & Notre Dame (17) [10] (Cotton, 1970)

15–(D) Kansas (33) [15] vs. Rice (7) [0] (Bluebonnet, 1961)

LONGEST PLAYS IN A BOWL GAME

*Scored touchdown on play.

LONGEST RUNS FROM SCRIMMAGE

Yds. Players, Team (Score) vs. Opponent (Score) Bowl, Year

99* Terry Baker (QB), Oregon St. (6) vs. Villanova (0, Liberty, 1962

96* Mikell Simpson, Virginia (28) vs. Texas Tech (31), Gator, 2008

95*# Dicky Maegle, Rice (28) vs. Alabama (6), Cotton, 1954

94*(D) Dwight Ford, Southern California (47) vs. Texas A&M (28), Bluebonnet, 1977

94* Larry Smith, Florida (27) vs. Georgia Tech (12), Orange, 1967

94* Hascall Henshaw, Arizona St. (13) vs. Case (26), Sun, 1941

#Famous bench-tackle play; Maegle tackled on Alabama 40-yard line by Tommy Lewis, awarded touchdown.

LONGEST PASS PLAYS

Yds. Players, Team (Score) vs. Opponent (Score) Bowl, Year

99* Tommy Armstrong to Quincy Enunwa, Nebraska (24) vs. Georgia (19), Gator, Jan. 1, 2014

96* Kenny Pickett to Maurice French, Pittsburgh (34) vs. Eastern Michigan (30)

95* Ronnie Fletcher to Ben Hart, Oklahoma (19) vs. Florida St. (36), Gator, Jan. 2, 1965

93* Kenny Hill to Jalen Reagor, TCU (39) vs. Stanford (37)

93*(D) Stan Heath to Tommy Kalminir, Nevada (13) vs. North Texas (6), Salad, 1948

92* Deondre Francois to Nyquan Murray, Florida St. (33) vs. Michigan (32)

92* Lamar Jordan to Delane Hart-Johnson, New Mexico (37) vs. Arizona (45) New Mexico, 2015 LONGEST FIELD GOALS

Yds. Players, Team (Score) vs. Opponent (Score) Bowl, Year

62 Tony Franklin, Texas A&M (37) vs. Florida (14), Sun, Jan. 2, 1977

57 Quinn Nordin, Michigan (16) vs. Alabama (35) Citrus, 2020

56 Greg Cox, Miami (FL) (20) vs. Oklahoma (14), Orange, 1988

55 Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia (54) vs. Oklahoma (48)

55(D) Russell Erxleben, Texas (38) vs. Colorado (21), Bluebonnet, 1975

54 Jake Elliott, Memphis (55) vs. BYU (48) (Miami Beach, 2014)

54(D) Mason Crosby, Colorado (33) vs. UTEP (28), Houston, 2004

54 Carlos Huerta, Miami (FL) (22) vs. Nebraska (0), Orange, 1992

54 Quin Rodriguez, Southern California (16) vs. Michigan St. (17), John Hancock, 1990

54 Luis Zendejas, Arizona St. (32) vs. Oklahoma (21), Fiesta, 1983 LONGEST PUNTS

Yds. Players, Team (Score) vs. Opponent (Score) Bowl, Year

84$ Kyle Rote, SMU (21) vs. Oregon (13), Cotton, 1949

82 Ike Pickle, Mississippi St. (12) vs. Duquesne (13), Orange, 1937

80 Elmer Layden, Notre Dame (27) vs. Stanford (10), Rose, 1925

79$ Doak Walker, SMU (21) vs. Oregon (13), Cotton, 1949

$Quick kick.

LONGEST PUNT RETURNS

Yds. Players, Team (Score) vs. Opponent (Score) Bowl, Year

92* Brandon Boykin, Georgia (30) vs. Michigan St. (33) (3 ot), Outback, 2012

92* Quinton Jones, Boise St. (21) vs. Boston College (27), MPC Computers, 2005

88* Ben Kelly, Colorado (62) vs. Boston College (28), Insight.com, 1999

87* Willie Reid, Florida St. (23) vs. Penn St. (26) (3 ot), Orange, 2006

86* Javier Arenas, Alabama (31) vs. Oklahoma St. (34), Independence, 2006

86* Darryl Surgent, Louisiana-Lafayette (32) vs. San Diego St. (30), New Orleans, 2011

86* Aramis Dandoy, Southern California (7) vs. Ohio St. (20), Rose, 1955

86* Ryan Switzer, North Carolina (39) vs. Cincinnati (17), Belk, 2013

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS

Yds. Players, Team (Score) vs. Opponent (Score) Bowl, Year

100* 19 tied, most recent: Jason Huntley, New Mexico St. (26) vs. Utah St. (20) Arizona, 2017

Nyheim Hines, North Carolina St. (41) vs. Vanderbilt (17) Independence, 2016

100*! Al Hoisch, UCLA (14) vs. Illinois (45), Rose, 1947

!Rose Bowl records carry as 103-yard return.

RECORD SECTIONS

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS

Yds. Players, Team (Score) vs. Opponent (Score) Bowl, Year

100* Tyree Robinson, Oregon (28) vs. Boise St. (38), Las Vegas, 2017

100* Evan Berry, Tennessee (45) vs. Northwestern (6), Outback, 2016

100* Jamar Taylor, Boise St. (56) vs. Arizona St. (24), Las Vegas, 2011

100* Walter McFadden, Auburn (38) vs. Northwestern (35) (ot), Outback, 2010

100*(D) Dahna Deleston, UConn (38) vs. Buffalo (20), International, 2009

LONGEST MISCELLANEOUS RETURNS

Yds. Players, Team (Score) vs. Opponent (Score) Bowl, Year

99* Darwin Cook, West Virginia (70) vs. Clemson (33) (Fumble return), Orange, 2012

98* Greg Mather, Navy (14) vs. Missouri (21) (Interception lateral), Orange, 1961

89*(D) Charlie Owens, TCU (9) vs. Texas A&M (28) (Fumble return), galleryfurniture.com, 2001

86* Troy Dye, Oregon (28) vs. Boise St. (38) (Fumble return), Las Vegas, 2017

80* Antonio Banks, Virginia Tech (45) vs. Indiana (20) (Blocked field goal return), Independence, 1993

All-Time Bowl Individual and Team Records

Champions Award

Bowl Season’s highest honor, the Champions Award, is presented annually to a coach or administrator who over a long career furthers the cause of the college football bowl industry, with special emphasis on the student-athlete experience.

2009- Roy Kramer, SEC Commissioner

2010- Tom Hansen, Pac-12 Conference Commissioner

2011- LaVell Edwards, Brigham Young Head Coach

2012- Bobby Bowden, Florida State Head Coach

2013- Grant Teaff, Baylor Head Coach/AFCA president

2014- Dennis Popp, NCAA Administrator

2015- Lee Corso, Indiana Head Coach/ESPN Commentator

2016- Mike Slive, SEC Commissioner

2017- Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Head Coach

2018- Donnie Duncan, Oklahoma Athletics Director/Iowa State Head Coach

2019- Mack Brown, Texas/North Carolina Head Coach

2020- Archie Manning, NFF Chairman

2020- Tom Osborne, Nebraska Head Coach

2021- Jim Delaney, Big Ten Conference

2022- John Swofford, former ACC Commissioner

2023- Steve Spurrier, Duke/Florida/South Carolina

2024- Bob Bowlsby, Athletics Director The University of Iowa/Stanford and Chuck Neinas, commssioner of the Big 8/Big 12

Wright Waters Legacy Award

Created in 2016, the Legacy Award is presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the bowl(s) they served or to the industry in general.

2017- William Flinn, Rose Bowl; Bud Dudley, Liberty Bowl

2018- Field Scovell, Cotton Bowl; Earnie Seiler, Orange Bowl; Warren Miller, Sugar Bowl; Fred Digby, Sugar Bowl

2019- Paul Hoolahan, Sugar Bowl

2020- Will Webb, Belk Bowl

2021- Rick Catlett, Gator Bowl; Pete Derzis, ESPN Events

2022- Kevin McDonald, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; Rogers Redding, NCAA National College Football Officiating Coordinator

2023- Tom Starr, Freesom/Sun/Armed Forces/Heart of Dallas

2024- Bill Hancock, First Executive Director of the College Football Playoff