The 2024 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23, 2024, at Albertsons Stadium located in Boise, Idaho. The 28th annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl game featured Northern Illinois and Fresno State. The game began at approximately 12:30 p.m. MST and aired on ESPN.[3][4] The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. The title sponsor of the game was the Idaho Potato Commission.
Teams
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured Northern Illinois from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Fresno State from the Mountain West Conference. This was the second meeting of these teams in a Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; the teams met in the 2010 Humanitarian Bowl when the bowl was known by that name—Northern Illinois won, 40–17.[5]
Northern Illinois Huskies
Northern Illinois ended their regular season with a 7–5 record (4–4 in conference) after winning three of their final four games. The Huskies faced one ranked team during the season, defeating Notre Dame, 16–14, on September 7.
Fresno State Bulldogs
Fresno State posted a 6–6 record (4–3 in conference), losing three of their final four games. The Bulldogs faced two ranked teams in FBS, losing to Michigan, 30–10, on August 31, and losing to UNLV, 59-14, on September 28. The 2024 Michigan Football Team was no longer ranked by the end of the season but did beat The Ohio State at the shoe 13-10, on November 30. The Bulldogs were led by Tim Skipper, who was named interim head coach in mid-July following the departure of Jeff Tedford due to health concerns.[6] Fresno State entered the matchup having won their five most recent bowl game appearances.
Game summary
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- First Quarter
- (11:29) FRES – Bryson Donelson 1 yard run, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:58; Fresno State 6–0)
- (2:45) NIU – Fresno State 26 yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 63 yards, 8:44; Fresno State 6–3)
- (1:08) FRES – Joshua Wood 13 yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 90 yards, 1:37; Fresno State 13–3)
- Second Quarter
- Third Quarter
- (11:22) NIU – Grayson Barnes 26 yard pass from Josh Holst, Kanon Woodill kick (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:38; Fresno State 13–10)
- (7:39) NIU – Kanon Woodill 34 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:11; Tied 13–13)
- Fourth Quarter
- No scoring. (Fresno State kicker, Dylan Lynch missed a potential game winning field goal as time expired.)
- Overtime
- FRES – Bryson Donelson 9 yard pass from Joshua Wood, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards; Fresno State 20–13)
- NIU – Grayson Barnes 3 yard pass from Josh Holst, Kanon Woodill kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards; Tied 20–20)
- Second Overtime
- NIU – Dane Pardridge 25 yard pass from George Dimopoulos, George Dimopoulos two-point pass conversion from Josh Holst (Drive: 1 plays, 25 yards; Northern Illinois 28–20)
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Statistics
| Statistics
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NIU
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FSU
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| First downs |
24 |
17
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| Plays–yards |
79–368 |
56–328
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| Rushes–yards |
48–161 |
27–117
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| Passing yards |
207 |
211
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| Passing: comp–att–int |
19–31–1 |
19–29–1
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| Time of possession |
39:14 |
20:46
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| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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| Northern Illinois
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Passing |
Josh Holst |
18/30, 182 yards, 2 TD, INT
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| Rushing |
Josh Holst |
16 carries, 65 yards
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| Receiving |
Dane Pardridge |
3 receptions, 59 yards, TD
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| Fresno State
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Passing |
Joshua Wood |
16/23, 180 yards, TD
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| Rushing |
Bryson Donelson |
15 carries, 82 yards
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| Receiving |
Mac Dalena |
6 receptions, 118 yards
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References
- ^ @SSN_NIU (December 23, 2024). "NIU QB Josh Holst is the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 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 July 2, 2024.
- ^ Kelley, Kevin. "College football bowl schedule for 2024-25 season released". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "Winsipedia - Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Fresno State Bulldogs football series history games list". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Tedford steps down as head coach, Skipper to serve as interim". Fresno State Bulldogs Athletics. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
External links
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Formerly known as the Humanitarian / MPC Computers Bowl |
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- Humanitarian Bowl (1997–2004, 2007–2010)
- MPC Computers Bowl (2004–2006)
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