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| 2024 DirecTV Holiday Bowl | |||||||||||||||||
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| 45th Holiday Bowl | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 27, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Snapdragon Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jerry McGinn (Big Ten)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||
| Network | Fox | ||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Holiday Bowl is a college football bowl game scheduled to be played on December 27, 2024, at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego.[2] The 45th annual Holiday Bowl will feature the Syracuse Orange from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Washington State Cougars from the Pac-12 Conference. The game is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. PST and will air on Fox.[2] It is one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. This will be the first edition of the bowl contested at Snapdragon Stadium.[2] Sponsored by multichannel video programming distributor DirecTV, the game is officially known as the DirecTV Holiday Bowl.
Teams
[edit]The bowl features the Syracuse Orange of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference.
This is the second meeting between Syracuse and Washington State; the first came in 1979, with the Orange defeating the Cougars 52–25.[3]
Washington State Cougars
[edit]The Cougars enter the game with a 8–4 record (0–1 in the Pac-12), finishing second out of two in their conference.
This is Washington State's fifth Holiday Bowl; the Cougars are 1–3 in their 4 previous appearances, winning in 2003 and losing in 1981, 2016, and 2017.
Syracuse Orange
[edit]The Orange enter the game with a 9–3 record (5–3 in the ACC), tied for fourth place in their conference and ranked 21st in the College Football Playoff rankings.
This is Syracuse's first appearance in the Holiday Bowl.
Game summary
[edit]| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 21 Syracuse | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Washington State | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, California
- Date: Friday, December 27, 2024
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. PST
- TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)
Statistics
[edit]| Statistics | SU | WSU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | ||
| Plays–yards | – | – |
| Rushes–yards | – | – |
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: comp–att–int | –– | –– |
| Time of possession |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| Washington State | Passing | ||
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving |
References
[edit]- ^ Austro, Ben (December 9, 2024). "2024-25 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ a b c "2024 DirecTV Holiday Bowl Set for December 27th". holidaybowl.com (Press release). August 27, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Winsipedia – Syracuse Orange vs. Washington State Cougars". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.