2025 LA Bowl
| 2025 Bucked Up LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 5th LA Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 13, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | SoFi Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Inglewood, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Demond Williams Jr. (QB, Washington) & Xe'ree Alexander (LB, Washington)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Washington by 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Edwin Lee (American) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 23,269 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC/ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline) (ABC) Mike Couzens (play-by-play) and Max Browne (analyst) (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 LA Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 13, 2025, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The fifth and final LA Bowl game featured the Boise State Broncos from the Mountain West Conference and the Washington Huskies from the Big Ten Conference. The game began at about 5:00 p.m. PST and aired on ABC.[2][3] The LA Bowl was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by former National Football League player Rob Gronkowski and sports nutrition and lifestyle brand Bucked Up, and was officially known as the Bucked Up LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk. Washington beat Boise State by a score of 38–10.
This was reportedly the final playing of the LA Bowl, with the bowl's contract expiring with this edition.[4][5]
Teams
The game featured the Washington Huskies (8–4), a former Pac-12 Conference legacy team that had moved to the Big Ten, playing against the Boise State Broncos (9–4), champions of the Mountain West Conference. This was the 7th meeting between the two teams, with the previous game coming in 2023, which Washington won 56–19. This was also the third time the teams had met in bowl games, with Washington winning the 2019 Las Vegas Bowl 38–7 and Boise State winning the 2012 Las Vegas Bowl 28–26.[6]
Washington Huskies
Washington entered the 2025 LA Bowl with a record of 8–4 (5–4 in the Big Ten), tied for fifth place in their conference. This was their first appearance in the LA Bowl. The Huskies started the season with a 5–1 record, but split their last six games 3–3, including a win over No. 23 Illinois and losses to Wisconsin, Michigan, and No. 6 Oregon.
Boise State Broncos
Boise State entered the bowl game with a record of 9–4 (6–2 in the Mountain West). The Broncos won their final two games, which set up a four-way tie between UNLV, San Diego State and New Mexico. Per Mountain West tiebreaker rules, an aggregate of different computer rankings were used to determine who played in the Mountain West Championship, with Boise State and UNLV winning the tiebreaker. The Broncos defeated UNLV 38–21 to win the 2025 Mountain West Championship. This was the team's second appearance in the LA Bowl and their first since 2023, which they lost 35–22 to UCLA. It was also Boise State's final game as a member of the Mountain West, with the Broncos set to join the Pac-12 Conference in 2026.
Game summary
Boise State Broncos (9–4) at Washington Huskies (8–4) – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Huskies | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at SoFi Stadium • Inglewood, CA
- Date: December 13, 2025
- Game time: 5:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: N/A (indoors)
- Game attendance: 23,269
- Referee: Edwin Lee
- TV announcers (ABC/ESPN Radio): ABC: Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)
ESPN Radio: Mike Couzens (play-by-play) and Max Browne (analyst)
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| Statistics | BOIS | WASH |
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| First downs | 16 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 72–311 | 61–355 |
| Rushes–yards | 58 | 128 |
| Passing yards | 253 | 227 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 22–43–5 | 17–28–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:06 | 28:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Boise State | Passing | Max Cutforth | 15-27, 302 yards, TD, 3 INT's |
| Rushing | Dylan Riley | 10 carries, 34 yards | |
| Receiving | Chris Marshall | 5 receptions, 97 yards | |
| Washington | Passing | Demond Williams Jr. | 15-24, 214 yards, 4 TD's |
| Rushing | Jonah Coleman | 12 carries, 96 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Denzel Boston | 6 receptions, 125 yards, TD |
Results
The Boise State Broncos and Washington Huskies started the game by trading field goals in the first quarter.
Then, in the second quarter, Huskies quarterback Demond Williams launched a 78-yard touchdown pass to Denzel Boston to take a 10–3 lead. After a fourth-down stop on defense, the Washington offense responded with a 57-yard touchdown drive, capped off by a 6-yard touchdown catch by receiver Dezmen Roebuck.
After an interception by Boise State QB Maddux Madsen, Washington scored another touchdown, a 3-yard connection from Demond Williams to Raiden Vines-Bright to extend their commanding lead to 24–3 at the half.[7]
References
- ^ Yamashita, Andy (December 13, 2025), "Washington Huskies cruise to LA Bowl blowout over Boise State", Seattle Times
- ^ "2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ McMurphy, Brett (December 11, 2025). "LA Bowl ending after Saturday's game with Washington and Boise State". On3.com. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ Kalland, Robby (December 11, 2025). "Bowl season in trouble? LA Bowl will fold after Saturday's Washington vs. Boise State matchup, per report". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ Til, Cameron Van (December 6, 2025). "Report: UW Huskies to face Boise State in LA Bowl". Seattle Sports. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
- ^ Raley, Dan (December 13, 2025). "UW Does Some Serious Bronco Busting in Final LA Bowl". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com