2015 Cactus Bowl

2015 TicketCity Cactus Bowl
Washington Huskies Oklahoma State Cowboys (8–5) (6–6) 22 30 Head coach:  Chris Petersen Head coach:  Mike Gundy
1 2 3 4 Total Washington 0 0 14 8 22 Oklahoma State 14 10 3 3 30
Date	January 2, 2015
Season	2014
Stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Location	Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
MVP	Offense: Oklahoma State RB Desmond Roland[1] Defense: Oklahoma State LB Seth Jacobs[2]
Favorite	Washington by 6½[3]
Referee	Dennis Hennigan (ACC)[4]
Attendance	35,409[4]
Payout	US$million per team
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN/ESPN Radio
Announcers	Dave Flemming, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams (ESPN) Mark Neely, David Diaz-Infante, & Dave Shore (ESPN Radio)
Nielsen ratings	TBD

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.^[5]

At 45 °F, the game featured the coldest kickoff temperature in Cactus Bowl history.^[6]

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.

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 Mason 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 by John Ross for 96 yard touchdown. Extra point by Cameron Van Winkle is good. 14 27 4 5:54 8 50 3:30 OSU 34-yard field goal by Ben Grogan 14 30 4 3:29 8 67 2:19 Wash Jaydon 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: ^[4]

Statistics

Statistics[4]	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. Scuteri, Rick (January 3, 2015). "Oklahoma State running back Desmond Roland holds the offensive MVP trophy after the Cactus Bowl NCAA college football game against Washington, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, in Tempe, Ariz. Oklahoma State won 30-22.". sports.yahoo.com. Associated Press. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
2. Scuteri, Rick (January 3, 2015). "Oklahoma State running back Desmond Roland holds the offensive MVP trophy after the Cactus Bowl NCAA college football game against Washington, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, in Tempe, Ariz. Oklahoma State won 30-22.". sports.yahoo.com. Associated Press. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
3. "College Football Lines, NCAA College Football Lines At Bovada Online Sportsbook". Bovada. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014.
4. "2015 TicketCity Cactus Bowl Official Game Stats". Stat Broadcast.
5. Haisten, Bill (January 3, 2015). "Oklahoma State Hangs On to Beat Washington in Cactus Bowl", Tulsa World. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
6. "2015 TicketCity Cactus Bowl". www.fiestabowl.org. Retrieved 2011-01-09.