2015 TicketCity Cactus Bowl
26th Cactus Bowl
Washington Huskies Oklahoma State Cowboys
(8–5) (6–6)
Pac-12 Big 12
22 30
Head coach: 
Chris Petersen		 Head coach: 
Mike Gundy
1234 Total
Washington 00148 22
Oklahoma State 141033 30
DateJanuary 2, 2015
Season2014
StadiumSun Devil Stadium
LocationTempe, Arizona, U.S.
MVPDesmond Roland (RB, Okla. St.) & Seth Jacobs (LB, Okla. St.)
FavoriteWashington by 6.5[1]
RefereeDennis Hennigan (ACC)[2]
Attendance35,409[2]
PayoutUS$million per team
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN/ESPN Radio
AnnouncersDave Flemming, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams (ESPN)
Mark Neely, David Diaz-Infante, & Dave Shore (ESPN Radio)
Nielsen ratingsTBD
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The 2015 Cactus Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on January 2, 2015, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. The game started at 10:15 p.m. ET and was televised on ESPN. Sponsored by the TicketCity ticket broker company, the game was officially known as the TicketCity Cactus Bowl.

The 26th edition of the Cactus Bowl featured the Oklahoma State Cowboys from the Big 12 Conference and the Washington Huskies from the Pac-12 Conference. Oklahoma State beat Washington by a score of 30–22.[3]

At 45 °F (7 °C), the game featured the coldest kickoff temperature in Cactus Bowl history.[4]

Teams

The game represents the third overall meeting between these two teams, with the series previously tied 1–1. The last time these two teams met was in 1985.

Further information: 2014 Washington Huskies football team

Further information: 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP WASH OSU
1 9:53 11 84 5:07 OSU James Castleman 1-yard touchdown run, Ben Grogan kick good 0 7
1 0:16 7 84 3:31 OSU James Washington 28-yard touchdown reception from Mason Rudolph, Grogan kick good 0 14
2 9:22 10 47 4:21 OSU 40-yard field goal by Grogan 0 17
2 0:48 2 56 0:31 OSU Brandon Shepard 47-yard touchdown reception from Rudolph, Grogan kick good 0 24
3 11:48 7 82 3:08 Wash Jaydon Mickens 31-yard touchdown run, Cameron Van Winkle kick good 7 24
3 1:47 4 5 1:15 OSU 27-yard field goal by Grogan 7 27
3 1:32 – – – Wash Kickoff returned 96 yards for touchdown by John Ross, Van Winkle kick good 14 27
4 5:54 8 50 3:30 OSU 34-yard field goal by Grogan 14 30
4 3:29 8 67 2:19 Wash Mickens 16-yard touchdown reception from Cyler Miles, 2-point pass good 22 30
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 22 30

Source: [2]

Statistics

Statistics[2] WASH OSU
First downs 22 22
Plays–yards 65–369 76–473
Rushes–yards 25–101 49–152
Passing yards 268 321
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–40–1 18–27–1
Time of possession 24:15 35:45

References

  1. ^ "College Football Lines, NCAA College Football Lines At Bovada Online Sportsbook". Bovada. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "2015 TicketCity Cactus Bowl Official Game Stats". Stat Broadcast.
  3. ^ Haisten, Bill (January 3, 2015). "Oklahoma State Hangs On to Beat Washington in Cactus Bowl", Tulsa World. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "2015 TicketCity Cactus Bowl". www.fiestabowl.org. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2011.


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