2025 68 Ventures Bowl

2025 68 Ventures Bowl
27th 68 Ventures Bowl
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
(6–6) (6–6)
SBC CUSA
13 20
Head coach: 
Michael Desormeaux		 Head coach: 
Ryan Carty
1234Total
Louisiana 033713
Delaware 7310020
DateDecember 17, 2025
Season2025
StadiumHancock Whitney Stadium
LocationMobile, Alabama
MVPJo Silver (RB, Delaware)
FavoriteLouisiana by 2.5
RefereeReid Jackson (American)
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersClay Matvick (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)
Mike Grace (play-by-play), Chad Pilcher (analyst) and Randy Kennedy (sideline) (Bowl Season Radio)

The 2025 68 Ventures Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 17, 2025, at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The 27th annual 68 Ventures Bowl (though only the third game under that name) featured the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens from the Conference USA and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns from the Sun Belt Conference. The game began at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET and was aired on ESPN.[1][2] The 68 Ventures Bowl was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The title sponsor for the game was 68 Ventures, a company that does development, investment, and construction on the Gulf Coast.

The game featured the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6–6) from the Sun Belt Conference and the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (6–6) from Conference USA. Delaware beat Louisiana by a score of 20–13.[3]

Teams

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Main article: 2025 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

Main article: 2025 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

This was Delaware's first year in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), having previously competed in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Although initially ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules, Delaware received a bowl bid because there were not enough six-win teams eligible for the 42 FBS bowl games.[4]

Game summary

2025 68 Ventures Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Louisiana 0 3 3713
Delaware 7 3 10020

at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, Alabama

  • Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: 5 mph (8.0 km/h) east
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)

Statistics

Statistics UL DEL
First downs 20 16
Plays–yards 77–335 60–334
Rushes–yards 104 158
Passing yards 231 176
Passing: comp–att–int 21–38–1 19–30–0
Time of possession 33:55 26:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Lunch Winfield 21/36, 231 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Lunch Winfield 14 carries, 40 yards
Receiving Caden Jensen 4 receptions, 72 yards
Delaware Passing Nick Minicucci 19/30, 176 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing Jo Silver 14 carries, 116 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Sean Wilson 8 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD

References

  1. ^ "2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. ^ Fiutak, Pete (December 17, 2025). "68 Ventures Bowl Takeaways: Delaware Survives Louisiana". College Football News. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  4. ^ "Football is Bowl Bound; Bowl Game Announced December 7". bluehens.com. University of Delaware Athletics. November 29, 2025.
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