2023 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
90th Sun Bowl
Jadarian Price (left) carries the ball for Notre Dame during the 2023 Sun Bowl
Oregon State Beavers Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(8–4) (9–3)
Pac-12 Independent
8 40
Head coach: 
Kefense Hynson
(interim)		 Head coach: 
Marcus Freeman
APCoachesCFP
212219
APCoachesCFP
151616
1234 Total
Oregon State 0008 8
Notre Dame 771016 40
DateDecember 29, 2023
Season2023
StadiumSun Bowl
LocationEl Paso, Texas
MVPJordan Faison (WR, Notre Dame)
FavoriteNotre Dame by 8.5[1]
RefereeScott Walker (SEC)[2]
Attendance48,223
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersBrad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Jenny Dell
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The 2023 Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2023, at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. The 90th edition[3] (89th playing) of the annual Sun Bowl game featured Oregon State from the Pac-12 Conference and Notre Dame, an FBS independent. The game began at approximately 12:00 p.m. MST and was aired on CBS.[4][5] The Sun Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by Frosted Flakes breakfast cereal, a brand of WK Kellogg Co, and was officially known as the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, referring to the cereal's mascot, Tony the Tiger.

Teams

The bowl featured the Oregon State Beavers of the Pac-12 Conference and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, an FBS independent. This was the first Sun Bowl to feature two teams ranked in the AP poll since the 2008 edition.

This was the third meeting between Oregon State and Notre Dame. The Beavers defeated the Fighting Irish in both prior meetings, the 2001 Fiesta Bowl and 2004 Insight Bowl.[6]

Oregon State Beavers

Main article: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team

The Beavers entered the game with an 8–4 record (5–4 in the Pac-12), tied for fourth place in their conference and ranked 19th in the College Football Playoff rankings.

This was Oregon State's third Sun Bowl; the Beavers previously won the 2006 edition and the aforementioned 2008 edition.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Main article: 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The Fighting Irish entered the game with a 9–3 record, ranked 16th in the College Football Playoff rankings.

This was Notre Dame's second Sun Bowl; the Fighting Irish previously won the 2010 edition.

Game summary

2023 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Oregon State 0 0 088
No. 16 Notre Dame 7 7 101640

at Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas

Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
  • (0:27) UND – Jadarian Price 1 yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:02; Notre Dame 14–0)
Third Quarter
  • (9:43) UND – Spencer Shrader 44 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 5:17; Notre Dame 17–0)
  • (3:28) UND – Jordan Faison 13 yard pass from Steve Angeli, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:53; Notre Dame 24–0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:55) UND – Team Safety (Drive: 1 plays, -1 yards, 0:29; Notre Dame 26–0)
  • (9:08) UND – Jeremiyah Love 13 yard pass from Steve Angeli, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:47; Notre Dame 33–0)
  • (6:02) OSU – Jimmy Valsin III 33 yard pass from Ben Gulbranson, Tyler Voltin run (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:06; Notre Dame 33–8)
  • (2:45) UND – Chase Ketterer 6 yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:17; Notre Dame 40–8)

Statistics

Statistics OSU UND
First downs 10 24
Plays–yards 44–197 67–468
Rushes–yards 16–2 48–236
Passing yards 195 232
Passing: comp–att–int 17–28–1 15–19–0
Time of possession 20:06 39:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon State Passing Ben Gulbranson 16/27, 180 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Deshaun Fenwick 6 carries, 15 yards
Receiving Jesiah Irish 3 catches, 56 yards
Notre Dame Passing Steve Angeli 15/19, 232 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jadarian Price 13 carries, 106 yards, TD
Receiving Jordan Faison 5 catches, 115 yards, TD

References

  1. ^ Parks, James (December 11, 2023). "College football bowl schedule, game odds, point spreads for 2023-24". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Austro, Ben (December 3, 2023). "2023-24 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "History". sunbowl.org. Retrieved December 25, 2023. When teams from the ACC and Pac-12 meet on the field on Dec. 29, 2023, it will mark the 90th edition of one of the oldest traditions in college football history, the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.
  4. ^ Straka, Dean. "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  5. ^ Lewis, Barry. "2023-24 College Football Bowl Schedule, Dates, Times Announced". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Winsipedia – Oregon State Beavers vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.

External links

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