2024 SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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32nd Las Vegas Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, hosted the Las Vegas Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 27, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Allegiant Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Paradise, Nevada | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Ja'Kobi Lane (WR, USC)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Texas A&M by 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Marcus Woods (ACC)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 26,671 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline) (ESPN) Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play) and Jordan Reid (analyst) (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Las Vegas Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium located in Paradise, Nevada. The 32nd annual Las Vegas Bowl game featured USC and Texas A&M. The game began at approximately 7:30 p.m. PST and aired on ESPN.[3][4] The Las Vegas Bowl was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. The bowl game was sponsored by roofing distribution company SRS Distribution and was officially known as the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl.
The matchup of USC and Texas A&M was announced on December 8. This was the fourth meeting between the two schools and the third meeting in a bowl game, following the 1975 Liberty Bowl and 1977 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl; USC had won each of their prior meetings.[5]
USC played to a 6–6 record (4–5 in conference) during their regular season. Entering the season ranked 23rd in the nation, they won their first two games but then lost two of their next three to fall out of the rankings. The Trojans faced four ranked opponents, defeating LSU while losing to Michigan, Penn State, and Notre Dame. Midway in the season, quarterback Miller Moss was benched in favor of UNLV transfer Jayden Maiava.
Texas A&M compiled an 8–4 record (5–3 in conference) in regular-season play. The Aggies were ranked nationally for most of the season, as high as 10th when they had a 7–1 record. They fell out of the rankings after losing three of their final four games. Texas A&M faced four ranked teams, defeating Missouri and LSU while losing to Notre Dame and Texas.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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USC | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
Texas A&M | 7 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 31 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, Nevada
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | USC | TAMU |
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First downs | 25 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 70–400 | 72–443 |
Rushes–yards | 31–105 | 26–42 |
Passing yards | 295 | 292 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–39–3 | 26–42–2 |
Time of possession | 28:07 | 31:53 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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USC | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 22/39, 295 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Bryan Jackson | 16 carries, 66 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Ja'Kobi Lane | 7 receptions, 127 yards, 3 TD | |
Texas A&M | Passing | Marcel Reed | 26/42, 292 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rueben Owens | 13 carries, 56 yards | |
Receiving | Jabre Barber | 7 receptions, 48 yards, TD |
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