| 2024 Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 9th Arizona Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Arizona Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tucson, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Kevin Davis (RB, Miami)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Miami by 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Steven Anderson (AAC)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 40,076 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | The CW | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Thom Brennaman (play-by-play),Max Browne (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The2024 Arizona Bowl was acollege footballbowl game played on December 28, 2024, atArizona Stadium inTucson, Arizona.[3][4] The ninth annualArizona Bowl featuredColorado State andMiami University. The game began at approximately 2:30 p.m.MST and aired onThe CW.[5] The Arizona Bowl was one of the2024–25 bowl games concluding the2024 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 theSnoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop.[6] Miami defeated Colorado State, 43–17, to claim their first bowl victory since 2021.[7][8][9]
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured Miami of theMid-American Conference (MAC) and Colorado State of theMountain West Conference (MW).
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 metOhio in theMAC Championship Game, but took a 38–3 loss. Miami faced one ranked team during the season, losing toNotre Dame. The RedHawks entered the bowl with an 8–5 record.
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.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Miami (OH) | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 43 |
| Colorado State | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
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| Statistics | MIA | CSU |
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| First downs | 18 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 59–401 | 75–462 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–217 | 30–141 |
| Passing yards | 184 | 321 |
| Passing:comp–att–int | 13–25–0 | 23–45–2 |
| Time of possession | 27:16 | 32:44 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Miami (OH) | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 13/25, 184 yards |
| Rushing | Kevin Davis | 9 carries, 148 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Kam Perry | 2 receptions, 57 yards | |
| Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 23/45, 321 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Justin Marshall | 9 carries, 84 yards | |
| Receiving | Stephon Daily | 4 receptions, 74 yards, TD |