2024 Sugar Bowl

2024 Allstate Sugar Bowl
2024 Allstate Sugar Bowl
College Football Playoff Semifinal; 90th Sugar Bowl
Texas Longhorns	Washington Huskies
(12–1)	(13–0)
Big 12	Pac-12
31	37
Head coach: ; Steve Sarkisian	Head coach: ; Kalen DeBoer
Date	January 1, 2024
Season	2023
Stadium	Caesars Superdome
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
MOP	Off. Michael Penix Jr. (QB, Washington); Def. Bralen Trice (DE, Washington)
Favorite	Texas by 4.5
Referee	Ron Snodgrass (Big 10)
Attendance	68,791
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN; ESPN Deportes; ESPN Radio
Announcers	ESPN: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath and Katie George (sidelines); ESPN 2: Cole Cubelic, Harry Douglas, Sam Acho, Colt McCoy; ESPN Deportes: Ciro Procuna (play-by-play), Ramiro Pruneda (analyst) and Sebastián Martínez Christensen (sideline); ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline)
Nielsen ratings	(18.4 million viewers)
International TV coverage
Network	ESPN Dois (Brazil)
Announcers	ESPN Dois (Brazil): Matheus Pinheiro (play-by-play), Weinny Eirado (analyst) and Guilherme Cohen (rules analyst)
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The 2024 Sugar Bowl was a college football bowl game played at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2024. The 90th annual Sugar Bowl was one of the semifinals of the 2023–24 College Football Playoff (CFP) and featured two of the four teams selected by the CFP Selection Committee—the third-ranked Texas Longhorns of the Big 12 and the second-ranked Washington Huskies of the Pac-12. The game began at approximately 7:45 p.m. CST and was aired on ESPN.^[3]^[4] The Sugar Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. Sponsored by insurance company Allstate, the game was officially titled the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Washington advanced to face the Michigan Wolverines, winner of the Rose Bowl, in the CFP National Championship game on January 8.

College Football Playoff[edit]

Semifinals			Championship

January 1 – Rose Bowl Rose Bowl, Pasadena
1	Michigan (OT)	27
4	Alabama	20	January 8 – National Championship NRG Stadium, Houston
			January 8 – National Championship NRG Stadium, Houston
			1	Michigan	34
January 1 – Sugar Bowl Caesars Superdome, New Orleans			2	Washington	13
January 1 – Sugar Bowl Caesars Superdome, New Orleans
2	Washington	37
3	Texas	31

Teams[edit]

The game featured Washington, undefeated champion of the Pac-12, and Texas, one-loss champion of the Big 12. This was the sixth all-time meeting between Washington and Texas, with Texas leading the overall series, 3–2.^[5] The game was a rematch of the 2022 Alamo Bowl, in which Washington defeated Texas, 27–20.

Washington[edit]

Washington went undefeated in their 12-game regular season, including a win over Oregon at home, 36–33, in Week 6. During the regular season, they won each of their last eight games by a margin of 10 points or fewer, and their perfect conference record set up a rematch with Oregon in the 2023 Pac-12 Football Championship Game. Washington won the rematch by the same margin, 34–31. Washington's 13–0 record earned them the second seed in the final College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings.

The Huskies' appearance was the first (and only) time a Pac-12 team appeared in the Sugar Bowl.

Texas[edit]

Texas went 11–1 in their 12-game regular season. The Longhorns earned a marquee win over Alabama in Week 2 by a margin of 34–24. In their second game of Big 12 play, they lost to Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry, 34–30. Texas won each of their next six games, earning them a berth in the 2023 Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma State. Texas won the game, 49–21, behind a record-setting 452 passing yards from Quinn Ewers to clinch their first ever College Football Playoff berth. Texas earned the third seed in the final CFP rankings, and entered the Sugar Bowl with a record of 12–1.

Game summary[edit]

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 2024 Allstate Sugar Bowl

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Texas	7	14	0	10	31
No. 2 Washington	7	14	10	6	37

at Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: Monday, January 1, 2024
Game time: 7:45 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 68,791
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath and Katie George (sidelines)
Box score

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Texas	Washington
1	11:01	4	89	2:59	WASH	Dillon Johnson 2-yard touchdown run, Grady Gross kick good	0	7
1	7:06	7	75	3:55	TEX	Jaydon Blue 5-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good	7	7
2	13:08	9	80	4:26	WASH	Dillon Johnson 1-yard touchdown run, Grady Gross kick good	7	14
2	10:08	3	22	1:37	TEX	Byron Murphy II 1-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good	14	14
2	1:27	9	76	4:28	WASH	Ja'Lynn Polk 29-yard touchdown reception from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick good	14	21
2	0:17	10	72	1:10	TEX	CJ Baxter 1-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good	21	21
3	10:30	8	70	4:30	WASH	Jalen McMillan 19-yard touchdown reception from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick good	21	28
3	7:44	5	2	2:30	WASH	26-yard field goal by Grady Gross	21	31
4	14:51	12	58	5:48	WASH	40-yard field goal by Grady Gross	21	34
4	7:23	10	72	3:56	TEX	Adonai Mitchell 1-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, kick good	28	34
4	2:40	10	65	4:43	WASH	27-yard field goal by Grady Gross	28	37
4	1:09	8	68	1:31	TEX	25-yard field goal by Bert Auburn	31	37
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							31	37

Statistics[edit]

Statistics	TEX	WASH
First downs	23	25
Plays–yards	71–498	70–532
Rushes–yards	28–180	31–102
Passing yards	318	430
Passing: comp–att–int	24–43–0	29–39–0
Time of possession	23:40	36:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Quinn Ewers	24-43, 318 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	CJ Baxter	9 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ja'Tavion Sanders	6 receptions, 75 yards
Washington	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	29-38, 430 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Dillon Johnson	21 carries, 49 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Rome Odunze	6 receptions, 125 yards

References[edit]

^ Parks, James (December 11, 2023). "College football bowl schedule, game odds, point spreads for 2023-24". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ Austro, Ben (December 3, 2023). "2023-24 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ Straka, Dean. "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
^ "Allstate Sugar Bowl To Double as Playoff Semifinal Again This Season". Allstate Sugar Bowl. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
^ "Winsipedia: Washington vs. Texas". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

External links[edit]

Game statistics at statbroadcast.com

[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] Straka, Dean. "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

[4] "Allstate Sugar Bowl To Double as Playoff Semifinal Again This Season". Allstate Sugar Bowl. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

[5] "Winsipedia: Washington vs. Texas". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

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Notes	The 2006 game took place in Atlanta, Georgia due to Hurricane Katrina. The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2004. There was a Sugar Bowl in January and December in 1972, 1995 and 2022. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2024 editions.

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Games	2014 (Rose Bowl Sugar Bowl National Championship) 2015 (Orange Bowl Cotton Bowl Classic National Championship) 2016 (Peach Bowl Fiesta Bowl National Championship) 2017 (Rose Bowl Sugar Bowl National Championship) 2018 (Orange Bowl Cotton Bowl Classic National Championship) 2019 (Peach Bowl Fiesta Bowl National Championship) 2020 (Rose Bowl Sugar Bowl National Championship) 2021 (Orange Bowl Cotton Bowl Classic National Championship) 2022 (Peach Bowl Fiesta Bowl National Championship) 2023 (Rose Bowl Sugar Bowl National Championship) 2024 (National Championship)
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Championship games for each season are played in January, as well as the Rose Bowl semifinal and the Sugar Bowl semifinal