2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl
| 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 35th Pop-Tarts Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Camping World Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Rocco Becht (QB, Iowa State)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Miami (FL) by 5.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeff Heaser (SEC)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 38,650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline) (ABC) Mike Couzens (play-by-play) and Max Starks (analyst) (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 28, 2024, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The 35th annual Pop-Tarts Bowl (although only the second edition using that name) featured Iowa State and the University of Miami (Florida). The game began at approximately 3:30 p.m. EST and aired on ABC.[3][4] The Pop-Tarts Bowl was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. The bowl game's title sponsor was Kellanova / Kellogg's through their Pop-Tarts brand.
Teams
[edit]Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured Miami from the Atlantic Coast Conference and Iowa State of the Big 12 Conference. This was the first meeting between the teams.[5]
Iowa State Cyclones
[edit]Iowa State compiled a regular-season record of 10–2 (7–2 in conference). The Cyclones began their season with seven consecutive wins, and were nationally ranked as high as ninth. They briefly dropped out of the rankings after back-to-back losses, then finished the regular season with three wins. They faced Arizona State in the Big 12 Championship Game, losing by a score of 45–19. The Cyclones were placed 18th in the final College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings. Iowa State faced three ranked FBS teams, defeating Iowa and Kansas State while losing to Arizona State. The Cyclones entered the bowl with a 10–3 record.
Miami Hurricanes
[edit]Miami ended the regular season with a record of 10–2 (6–2 in conference). The Hurricanes were ranked as high as fourth after winning their first nine games. They then lost two of three and were placed 13th in the final CFP rankings. Miami did not face any ranked teams during the regular season.
Game summary
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 18 Iowa State | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| No. 13 Miami (FL) | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida
- Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024
- Game time: 3:35 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 14 mph (23 km/h) southeast
- Game attendance: 38,650
- Referee: Jeff Heaser
- TV announcers (ABC): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline)
- Box score
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Statistics
[edit]| Statistics | ISU | MIA |
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| First downs | 24 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 67–415 | 72–524 |
| Rushes–yards | 31–145 | 32–308 |
| Passing yards | 270 | 216 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 22–36–0 | 17–33–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:41 | 32:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 22/36, 270 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Carson Hansen | 16 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Jaylin Noel | 8 receptions, 117 yards, TD | |
| Miami (FL) | Passing | Cam Ward | 12/19, 190 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Damien Martinez | 14 carries, 179 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Elijah Arroyo | 4 receptions, 64 yards, TD |
See also
[edit]- 2024 Cure Bowl, contested at the same venue eight days earlier
- 2024 Citrus Bowl (December), contested at the same venue three days later
References
[edit]- ^ Rorabaugh, Dan (December 28, 2024). "It's Cinnamon Roll! Watch Pop-Tarts Bowl mascot get eaten by Iowa State football team". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 9, 2024). "2024-25 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Cobb, David (June 6, 2024). "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.
- ^ "Winsipedia - Iowa State Cyclones vs. Miami (FL) Hurricanes football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com