2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
| 2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 27th Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 23, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Albertsons Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Boise, Idaho | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Darren Grainger (QB, Georgia State)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Utah State by 1.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeremy Valentine (MAC)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 12,168 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline) (ESPN) Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Dave Steckel (analyst) (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23, 2023, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The 27th annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl featured the Utah State Aggies of the Mountain West Conference and the Georgia State Panthers from the Sun Belt Conference. The game began at approximately 1:30 p.m. MST and was aired on ESPN.[4][5] The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission marketing board.
Teams[edit]
The game features the Utah State Aggies from the Mountain West Conference against the Georgia State Panthers from the Sun Belt Conference.
This is the first time that Utah State and Georgia State have ever played each other.[6]
Utah State Aggies[edit]
The Aggies entered the game with a 6–6 record (4–4 in Mountain West play), tied for sixth place in their conference.
This is Utah State's fifth Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, the most appearances in the game. The Aggies' have a 1–3 record in prior Famous Idaho Potato Bowls, their lone win coming in the 2012 edition.
Georgia State Panthers[edit]
The Panthers entered the game with a 6–6 record (3–5 in Sun Belt play), tied for fifth place in their conference's East Division.
This is Georgia State's first Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Game summary[edit]
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Georgia State | 21 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Utah State | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
at Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho
- Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2023
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: 15 mph (24 km/h) NW
- Game attendance: 12,168
- Referee: Jeremy Valentine
- TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline)
- Box score
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Statistics[edit]
| Statistics | GSU | USU |
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| First downs | 24 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 71–643 | 64–347 |
| Rushes–yards | 49–386 | 32–159 |
| Passing yards | 257 | 188 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–22–0 | 19–32–1 |
| Time of possession | 36:12 | 23:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Georgia State | Passing | Darren Grainger | 19/22, 257 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Freddie Brock | 24 carries, 276 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Cadarrius Thompson | 5 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD | |
| Utah State | Passing | Levi Williams | 12/21, 131 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Davon Booth | 4 carries, 71 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Terrell Vaughn | 8 receptions, 86 yards, TD |
References[edit]
- ^ Werner, Barry (December 23, 2023). "Georgia State gives Shawn Elliott french fry bath after Famous Idaho Potato Bowl win". Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Parks, James (December 11, 2023). "College football bowl schedule, game odds, point spreads for 2023-24". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 3, 2023). "2023-24 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Straka, Dean. "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Barry. "2023-24 College Football Bowl Schedule, Dates, Times Announced". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ "Winsipedia – Utah State Aggies vs. Georgia State Panthers". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
External links[edit]
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com