The 2024 68 Ventures Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 26, 2024, at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The 26th annual 68 Ventures Bowl (though only the second game under that name) featured Arkansas State and Bowling Green. The game begin at approximately 8:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN.[3][4] The 68 Ventures Bowl was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season.
Teams
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured teams from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Sun Belt Conference. The two teams featured in this matchup have the most (Arkansas State) and second-most (Bowling Green) appearances in this bowl game's history, though they had never appeared together in the bowl (and had only one prior meeting between them, a 1950 win by Bowling Green).
Arkansas State Red Wolves
Arkansas State played to a 7–5 record (5–3 in Sun Belt play) during the regular season. The Red Wolves faced two ranked FBS teams, losing to Michigan and Iowa State.
Bowling Green Falcons
Bowling Green compiled a regular-season record of 7–5 (6–2 in MAC play). The Falcons lost to both of the ranked teams they played, Penn State and Texas A&M.
Game summary
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- First Quarter
- (9:57) ARST – Clune Van Andel 46 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 5:03; Arkansas State 3–0)
- (8:02) ARST – Courtney Jackson 60 yard punt return, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 3 plays, -2 yards, 1:51; Arkansas State 10–0)
- (4:04) BGSU – Malcolm Johnson Jr. 43 yard pass from Baron May, Zach Long kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:58; Arkansas State 10–7)
- (1:39) ARST – Jaylen Raynor 5 yard run, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:25; Arkansas State 17–7)
- Second Quarter
- (6:46) BGSU – Jaison Patterson 8 yard pass from Connor Bazelak, Zach Long kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:22; Arkansas State 17–14)
- (4:13) ARST – Corey Rucker 79 yard pass from Jaylen Raynor, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 5 plays, 93 yards, 2:30; Arkansas State 24–14)
- (1:36) BGSU – Harold Fannin Jr. 4 yard pass from Connor Bazelak, Zach Long kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; Arkansas State 24–21)
- Third Quarter
- (11:21) ARST – Corey Rucker 6 yard pass from Jaylen Raynor, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 3:19; Arkansas State 31–21)
- (6:14) BGSU – Zach Long 38 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 5:07; Arkansas State 31–24)
- Fourth Quarter
- (3:10) ARST – Zak Wallace 14 yard run, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:43; Arkansas State 38–24)
- (1:42) BGSU – Rahkeem Smith 23 yard pass from Connor Bazelak, Zach Long kick (Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:17; Arkansas State 38–31)
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Statistics
| Statistics
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ASU
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BGSU
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| First downs |
20 |
22
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| Plays–yards |
360 |
479
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| Rushes–yards |
128 |
46
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| Passing yards |
232 |
433
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| Passing: comp–att–int |
19–31–1 |
33–50–0
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| Time of possession |
27:25 |
32:35
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| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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| Arkansas State
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Passing |
Jaylen Raynor |
18/30, 221 yards, 2 TD, INT
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| Rushing |
Zak Wallace |
15 carries, 99 yards, TD
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| Receiving |
Corey Rucker |
4 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
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| Bowling Green
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Passing |
Connor Bazelak |
32/49, 390 yards, 3 TD
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| Rushing |
Jaison Patterson |
5 carries, 15 yards
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| Receiving |
Harold Fannin Jr. |
17 receptions, 213 yards, TD
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References
- ^ @Michael_Burwell (December 27, 2024). "BGSU tight end Harold Fannin Jr. was named MVP of the 68 Ventures Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 27, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 9, 2024). "2024-25 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ Cobb, David. "2024-25 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Kelley, Kevin. "College football bowl schedule for 2024-25 season released". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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