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The 2024 68 Ventures Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 26, 2024, at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama . The 26th annual 68 Ventures Bowl (though only the second game under that name) featured Arkansas State and Bowling Green . The game begin at approximately 8:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN .[ 3] [ 4] 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season .
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured teams from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Sun Belt Conference . The two teams featured in this matchup have the most (Arkansas State) and second-most (Bowling Green) appearances in this bowl game's history, though they had never appeared together in the bowl (and had only one prior meeting between them, a 1950 win by Bowling Green).
Arkansas State Red Wolves [ edit ] Arkansas State played to a 7–5 record (5–3 in Sun Belt play) during the regular season. The Red Wolves faced two ranked FBS teams, losing to Michigan and Iowa State .
Bowling Green Falcons [ edit ] Bowling Green compiled a regular-season record of 7–5 (6–2 in MAC play). The Falcons lost to both of the ranked teams they played, Penn State and Texas A&M .
Game information
First Quarter (9:57) ARST – Clune Van Andel 46 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 5:03; Arkansas State 3–0 )
(8:02) ARST – Courtney Jackson 60 yard punt return, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 3 plays, -2 yards, 1:51; Arkansas State 10–0 )
(4:04) BGSU – Malcolm Johnson Jr. 43 yard pass from Baron May, Zach Long kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:58; Arkansas State 10–7 )
(1:39) ARST – Jaylen Raynor 5 yard run, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:25; Arkansas State 17–7 ) Second Quarter (6:46) BGSU – Jaison Patterson 8 yard pass from Connor Bazelak, Zach Long kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:22; Arkansas State 17–14 )
(4:13) ARST – Corey Rucker 79 yard pass from Jaylen Raynor, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 5 plays, 93 yards, 2:30; Arkansas State 24–14 )
(1:36) BGSU – Harold Fannin Jr. 4 yard pass from Connor Bazelak, Zach Long kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; Arkansas State 24–21 ) Third Quarter (11:21) ARST – Corey Rucker 6 yard pass from Jaylen Raynor, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 3:19; Arkansas State 31–21 )
(6:14) BGSU – Zach Long 38 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 5:07; Arkansas State 31–24 ) Fourth Quarter (3:10) ARST – Zak Wallace 14 yard run, Clune Van Andel kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:43; Arkansas State 38–24 )
(1:42) BGSU – Rahkeem Smith 23 yard pass from Connor Bazelak, Zach Long kick (Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:17; Arkansas State 38–31 )
Statistics
ASU
BGSU
First downs
20
22
Plays–yards
360
479
Rushes–yards
128
46
Passing yards
232
433
Passing: comp –att –int
19–31–1
33–50–0
Time of possession
27:25
32:35
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Arkansas State
Passing
Jaylen Raynor 18/30, 221 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Zak Wallace
15 carries, 99 yards, TD
Receiving
Corey Rucker
4 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
Bowling Green
Passing
Connor Bazelak 32/49, 390 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Jaison Patterson
5 carries, 15 yards
Receiving
Harold Fannin Jr. 17 receptions, 213 yards, TD
^ @Michael_Burwell (December 27, 2024). "BGSU tight end Harold Fannin Jr. was named MVP of the 68 Ventures Bowl" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 27, 2024 – via Twitter . ^ Austro, Ben (December 9, 2024). "2024-25 bowl officiating assignments" . footballzebras.com . Retrieved December 10, 2024 . ^ Cobb, David. "2024-25 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels" . CBS Sports . Retrieved 30 June 2024 . ^ Kelley, Kevin. "College football bowl schedule for 2024-25 season released" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved 30 June 2024 .
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