The 2024 Arizona Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2024, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.[3][4] The ninth annual Arizona Bowl featured Colorado State and Miami University. The game began at approximately 2:30 p.m. MST and aired on The CW.[5] The Arizona Bowl was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. On May 6, 2024, Snoop Dogg's drink brand, Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop, became the new Arizona Bowl title sponsor, with the bowl officially named the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice.[6] Miami defeated Colorado State, 43–17, to claim their first bowl victory since 2021.[7][8][9]
Teams
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured Miami of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Colorado State of the Mountain West Conference (MW).
Miami RedHawks
Miami finished their regular season with an 8–4 record (7–1 in conference). The RedHawks lost four of their first five games, then won seven in a row. They met Ohio in the MAC Championship Game, but took a 38–3 loss. Miami faced one ranked team during the season, losing to Notre Dame. The RedHawks entered the bowl with an 8–5 record.
Colorado State Rams
Colorado State posted an 8–4 record in regular-season play (6–1 in conference). The Rams began the season with three losses in five games, then finished with six wins in their final seven games. Colorado State played, and lost to, one ranked team, Texas.
Game summary
| Game information
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- First quarter
- (8:15) CSU – Jordan Noyes 21-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:45; Colorado State 3–0)
- (3:35) M-OH – Dom Dzioban 34-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:39; Tied 3–3)
- (0:08) M-OH – Dom Dzioban 26-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:53; Miami (OH) 6–3)
- Second quarter
- (0:12) M-OH – Dom Dzioban 24-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 2:20; Miami (OH) 9–3)
- Third quarter
- (12:35) M-OH – Kevin Davis 4-yard run, Dom Dzioban kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:25; Miami (OH) 16–3)
- (10:26) M-OH – Brett Gabbert 10-yard run, 2-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:57; Miami (OH) 22–3)
- (6:46) M-OH – Kevin Davis 97-yard run, Dom Dzioban kick (Drive: 1 play, 97 yards, 0:14; Miami (OH) 29–3)
- (3:13) CSU – Stephon Daily 56-yard pass from Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, Jordan Noyes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:33; CSU 29–10)
- Fourth quarter
- (13:30) M-OH – Jordan Brunson 2-yard run, Dom Dzioban kick (Drive: 3 play, 5 yards, 1:30; Miami (OH) 36–10)
- (9:02) CSU – Peter Montini 1-yard run, Jordan Noyes kick (Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:12; Miami (OH) 36–17)
- (2:16) M-OH – Jordan Brunson 12-yard run, Dom Dzioban kick (Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 6:46; Miami (OH) 43–17)
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Statistics
| Statistics
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MIA
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CSU
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| First downs |
18 |
19
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| Plays–yards |
59–401 |
75–462
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| Rushes–yards |
34–217 |
30–141
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| Passing yards |
184 |
321
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| Passing: comp–att–int |
13–25–0 |
23–45–2
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| Time of possession |
27:16 |
32:44
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| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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| Miami (OH)
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Passing |
Brett Gabbert |
13/25, 184 yards
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| Rushing |
Kevin Davis |
9 carries, 148 yards, 2 TD
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| Receiving |
Kam Perry |
2 receptions, 57 yards
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| Colorado State
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Passing |
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi |
23/45, 321 yards, TD, 2 INT
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| Rushing |
Justin Marshall |
9 carries, 84 yards
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| Receiving |
Stephon Daily |
4 receptions, 74 yards , TD
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References
- ^ @TheCW_Sports (December 28, 2024). ""Killa" Kevin Davis is your Arizona Bowl MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ 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 June 30, 2024.
- ^ Kelley, Kevin. "College football bowl schedule for 2024-25 season released". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (May 29, 2024). "Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl to air in 2024 on The CW for second straight year". Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ Spears, Justin (May 6, 2024). "Snoop Dogg's 'Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop' drink takes over as Arizona Bowl sponsor". tucson.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Turman, Kasey (December 29, 2024). "Miami routs Colorado State in the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl". The Middletown Journal. Archived from the original on January 22, 2025. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ Lytle, Kevin (December 28, 2024). "Colorado State football blasted in Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Archived from the original on May 10, 2025. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ Saunders, Patrick (December 28, 2024). "Mistake-prone CSU Rams dominated by Miami (OH) in Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on January 20, 2025. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
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