2024 Holiday Bowl

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2024 DirecTV Holiday Bowl
45th Holiday Bowl
1234Total
Syracuse142171052
Washington State2107735
DateDecember 27, 2024
Season 2024
Stadium Snapdragon Stadium
Location San Diego, California
MVPOff.: Kyle McCord (QB, Syracuse)
Def.: Alijah Clark (DB, Syracuse) [1]
Favorite Syracuse by 18.5
Referee Jerry McGinn (Big Ten) [2]
Attendance23,920
United States TV coverage
Network Fox
Announcers Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)
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The 2024 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2024, at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California. [3] The 45th annual Holiday Bowl game featured the Syracuse Orange from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Washington State Cougars from the Pac-12 Conference. The game began at approximately 5:00 p.m. PST and aired on Fox. [3] It was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. This was the first edition of the bowl contested at Snapdragon Stadium. [3] Sponsored by multichannel video programming distributor DirecTV, the game was officially known as the DirecTV Holiday Bowl.

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Teams

The bowl featured the Syracuse Orange of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference. This was the second meeting between these teams; the first came in 1979, when the Orange defeated the Cougars, 52–25. [4]

Washington State Cougars

Washington State recorded a 8–4 record during the regular season (0–1 in the Pac-12), finishing second of the two teams that competed in the conference during 2024. The Cougars had an 8–1 record at one point and were briefly ranked 18th in the nation, before losing their final three regular-season games. The Cougars were led by interim head coach Pete Kaligis, who took over in mid-December when Jake Dickert departed for another coaching role. [5] This was Washington State's fifth Holiday Bowl; the Cougars were 1–3 in their four previous appearances, winning in 2003 and losing in 1981, 2016, and 2017.

Syracuse Orange

Syracuse played to a 9–3 record (5–3 in the ACC) during the regular season, tied for fourth place in their conference and ranked 21st in the final College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings. The Orange ended their regular season with three consecutive wins. This was Syracuse's first appearance in the Holiday Bowl.

Game summary

2024 DirecTV Holiday Bowl
Quarter1234Total
No. 21 Syracuse142171052
Washington State2107735

at Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, California

  • Date: Friday, December 27, 2024
  • Game time: 5:06 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: 3 mph (4.8 km/h) southwest
  • Game attendance: 23,920
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:47) WSU – Zevi Eckhaus 4-yard run, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:57; Washington State 7–0)
  • (7:03) SYR – Trebor Pena 19-yard pass from Kyle McCord, 2-point run conversion failed (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:44; Washington State 7–6)
  • (2:32) SYR – LeQuint Allen 12-yard run, Kyle McCord pass to LeQuint Allen for 2-point conversion (Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:22; Syracuse 14–7)
  • (1:22) WSU – Kyle Williams 66-yard pass from Zevi Eckhaus, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 1:03; Tied 14–14)
  • (0:17) WSU – Josh Meredith 12-yard punt return, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:05; Washington State 21–14)
Second quarter
  • (12:53) SYR – Oronde Gadsden II 18-yard pass from Kyle McCord, Jackson Kennedy kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24; Tied 21–21)
  • (7:34) SYR – LeQuint Allen 2-yard run, Jackson Kennedy kick (Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 2:49; Syracuse 28–21)
  • (0:13) SYR – Oronde Gadsden II 5-yard pass from Kyle McCord, Jackson Kennedy kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:55; Syracuse 35–21)
Third quarter
  • (2:06) WSU – Carlos Hernandez 42-yard pass from Zevi Eckhaus, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:02; Syracuse 35–28)
  • (1:19) SYR – Trebor Pena 45-yard pass from Kyle McCord, Jackson Kennedy kick (Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:39; Syracuse 42–28)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:19) SYR – Jackson Kennedy 30-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:56; Syracuse 45–28)
  • (3:23) SYR – LeQuint Allen 33-yard pass from Kyle McCord, Jackson Kennedy kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:39; Syracuse 52–28)
  • (0:09) WSU – Branden Ganashamoorthy 9-yard pass from Zevi Eckhaus, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 3:06; Syracuse 52–35)

Statistics

StatisticsSUWSU
First downs2824
Plays–yards60–60674–472
Rushes–yards26–15331–109
Passing yards453363
Passing: compattint24–34–031–43–2
Time of possession25:2434:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SyracusePassing Kyle McCord 24/34, 453 yards, 5 TD
Rushing LeQuint Allen 17 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingDarrell Gill Jr.4 receptions, 145 yards
Washington StatePassing Zevi Eckhaus 31/43, 363 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
RushingLeo Pulalasi14 carries, 61 yards
ReceivingKyle Williams10 receptions, 172 yards, TD

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