| 2024 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 91st Sun Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | El Paso, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Harrison Bailey (QB, Louisville) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Hank Johns (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 40,826 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2024, at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. The 91st annual Sun Bowl game featured the Louisville Cardinals from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Washington Huskies from the Big Ten Conference. The game began at approximately 12:00 p.m. MST and aired on CBS. The Sun Bowl was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. The bowl game was sponsored by Kellogg's Frosted Flakes breakfast cereal. The game was officially known as the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, named after Tony the Tiger, mascot of title sponsor Kellogg's Frosted Flakes breakfast cereal.
Teams
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The bowl featured the Louisville Cardinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Washington Huskies of the Big Ten Conference; Washington was selected due to being a former Pac-12 Conference school.
This was the first ever meeting between Louisville and Washington.
Louisville Cardinals
Main article: 2024 Louisville Cardinals football teamThe Cardinals entered the game with an 8–4 record (5–3 in the ACC), tied for fourth place in their conference.
This was Louisville's second Sun Bowl; the Cardinals previously won the 1958 edition against Drake.
Washington Huskies
Main article: 2024 Washington Huskies football teamThe Huskies entered the game with a 6–6 record (4–5 in the Big Ten), tied for ninth place in their conference.
This was Washington's fifth Sun Bowl; the Huskies were 1–3 in their 4 previous appearances, winning in 1979 and losing in 1986, 1995, and 2002.
Game summary
2024 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Louisville | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Washington | 7 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas
- Date: December 31, 2024
- Game time: 12:10 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: 3 mph (4.8 km/h) southeast
- Game attendance: 40,826
- Referee: Hank Johns
- TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline)
- Box score
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Statistics
| Statistics | LOU | UW |
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| First downs | 15 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 371 | 472 |
| Rushes–yards | 207 | 36 |
| Passing yards | 164 | 374 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 16–25–0 | 26–32–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:24 | 31:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Louisville | Passing | Harrison Bailey | 16–25, 164 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Isaac Brown | 18 carries, 99 yards | |
| Receiving | Chris Bell | 6 receptions, 60 yards | |
| Washington | Passing | Demond Williams Jr. | 26–32, 374 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Demond Williams Jr. | 20 carries, 48 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Giles Jackson | 11 receptions, 161 yards, 4 TD |
References
- Bloomquist, Bret (December 31, 2024). "Louisville quarterback Harrison Bailey wins Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl MVP in first start". El Paso Times. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- Austro, Ben (December 9, 2024). "2024-25 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- Cobb, David. "2024-25 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- Kelley, Kevin. "College football bowl schedule for 2024-25 season released". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "Pac-12 Legacy Schools to Play in Pac-12 Bowl Games". Sun Bowl Association. July 16, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- "Winsipedia – Louisville Cardinals vs. Washington Huskies". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com
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