2025 Arizona Bowl
| 2025 Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 10th Arizona Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 27, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Casino Del Sol Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tucson, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | E. J. Warner (QB, Fresno State)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Fresno State by 5.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Rodney Burnette (CUSA) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 37,232 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | The CW | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Will Blackmon (analyst), and Wes Bryant (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Arizona Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2025, at Casino Del Sol Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The 10th annual Arizona Bowl began at approximately 2:30 p.m. MST and aired on The CW.[2][3] The Arizona Bowl was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. Sponsored by Snoop Dogg's drink brand, Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop, the bowl was officially named the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop
Fresno State of the Mountain West Conference defeated Miami (OH) of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) by an 18–3 score.[4]
Teams
[edit]Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured the Miami RedHawks from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Fresno State Bulldogs of the Mountain West Conference. This was the first meeting between the two teams.[5]
Miami RedHawks
[edit]Miami began their season with three consecutive losses, then won their next five games. They won two of their four November games, and qualified for the MAC Football Championship Game on December 6. In a rematch with Western Michigan, whom they had defeated on October 25, the RedHawks suffered a 23–13 defeat. Miami entered the Arizona Bowl with a 7–6 record.[6]
Fresno State Bulldogs
[edit]Fresno State suffered a loss to Kansas in their first game, then won five games in a row. Back-to-back losses gave them a 5–3 record at the end of October. The Bulldogs won three of the four games they played in November and entered the Arizona Bowl with an 8–4 record.[7]
Game summary
[edit]| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Miami (OH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fresno State | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 18 |
at Casino Del Sol Stadium • Tucson, Arizona
- Date: December 27, 2025
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C)
- Game attendance: 37,232
- Referee: Rodney Burnette
- TV announcers (The CW): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Will Blackmon (analyst), and Wes Bryant (sideline)
- Box score
Statistics
[edit]| Statistics | M-OH | FRES |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 48–192 | 71–396 |
| Rushes–yards | 26–120 | 49–177 |
| Passing yards | 72 | 219 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 6–22–1 | 15–22–0 |
| Time of possession | 21:20 | 38:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Miami (OH) | Passing | Thomas Gotkowski | 6/22, 72 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Keith Reynolds | 3 carries, 46 yards | |
| Receiving | Cole Weaver | 2 receptions, 43 yards | |
| Fresno State | Passing | E. J. Warner | 15/22, 219 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Brandon Ramirez | 11 carries, 53 yards | |
| Receiving | Josiah Freeman | 7 receptions 143 yards |
References
[edit]- ^ Smith, Marcus D. (December 27, 2025). "Fresno State wins Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl, stifles Miami of Ohio". USA Today. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- ^ "2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Smith, Marcus D. (December 27, 2025). "Fresno State wins Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl, stifles Miami of Ohio". USA Today. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
- ^ "Miami (OH) vs. Fresno State football series history games list". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ "Miami RedHawks". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
- ^ "Fresno State Bulldogs". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com