Dec 08, 2024

Syracuse vs. Washington State Set for the 45th DIRECTV Holiday Bowl at Snapdragon Stadium Dec. 27

SAN DIEGO, Calif., (December 8, 2024) – The 45th annual DIRECTV Holiday Bowl will showcase an exciting matchup between Syracuse (9-3) from the ACC and Washington State (8-4) from the Pac-12. The game is set to kick off on Friday, December 27, at 5:00 p.m. PST and will be broadcast live nationally on FOX from San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium.

This marks the first appearance by Syracuse and fifth appearance for Washington State in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl.  Syracuse and Washinton State met once in 1979 with Syracuse winning 52-25.

“What a terrific matchup for the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl, said Mark Neville, CEO of Sports San Diego, the producers of the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl. “Syracuse and Washington State are tremendous football programs and to have them square off right here in San Diego on December 27 is so great. Snapdragon Stadium is going to be rocking! I’m happy for the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl! I’m happy for San Diego!”

“As a leader in sports, DIRECTV streamed the entire 2024 college football season to customers across the country, complete with all the close calls and upsets,” said Vince Torres, chief marketing officer at DIRECTV. “If the 2024 DIRECTV Holiday Bowl is anything like last year’s game, fans Syracuse and Washington State are in for a real Holiday treat, whether they join us live in San Diego or watch from the comfort of their homes.”

Washington State Team Quick Facts

  • This is their 19th bowl game appearance
  • They have had 8 consensus All-Americans
  • 584 All Time Wins
  • 200 players have been drafted by the NFL

Syracuse Team Quick Facts

  • This is their 29th all-time bowl game appearance
  • They have 18 consensus All-Americans
  • Syracuse has 204 players drafted by the NFL (4 other players were strictly AFL draft picks during AFL/NFL era)
  • Has won 763 games all-time

For third consecutive year, the 101.5 KGB Sky Show will follow the game with a fireworks display synchronized to San Diego’s Classic Rock at 101.5 FM, at 101KGB.com, and on the free iHeartRadio App. Other Bowl Week events, including the Port of San Diego Holiday Bowl Parade presented by Kaiser Permanente, the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl’s Port of San Diego Game Day 5K Walk/Run, and the Bowl Bash can be found at www.HolidayBowl.com. Game tickets range from $50 to $330.

For information and tickets visit www.HolidayBowl.com.

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About DIRECTV

As a leader in sports and entertainment for almost 30 years, DIRECTV provides some of the television distribution industry’s best content aggregation, service, and user satisfaction, with or without a satellite. In 2023, DIRECTV elevated the customer experience by delivering Gemini, which can integrate customers’ content from their DIRECTV service and third-party platform subscriptions onto a single one-stop, digital experience without the need to switch TV inputs. As consumer behaviors continue to change, DIRECTV is evolving its product with a sharp focus on delivering value to customers through various genre-based programming packages, including sports and lifestyle content.

 

About Sports San Diego

Recognizing that San Diego is a premier tourist destination, the mission of Sports San Diego, a non-profit 501c3 organization, is to generate tourism, visibility, and economic impact for the San Diego region by producing the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl, Rady Children’s Invitational, California State Games and recruiting outstanding sports events and experiences to San Diego by serving as San Diego’s sports commission.  Since 1978, the association has generated more than $1 billion in economic benefit for the San Diego region.

 

About iHeartMedia

iHeartMedia San Diego owns and operates KOGO-AM, KGB-AM, KLSD-AM, KHTS-FM, KGB-FM, KMYI-FM KIOZ-FM and KSSX-FM, and is part of iHeartMedia. iHeartMedia, Inc. [Nasdaq: IHRT] is the leading audio media company in America, reaching over 90% of Americans every month. iHeart’s broadcast radio assets alone have more consumer reach in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the reach of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled reach of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined and has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand, and the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products, and services. Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.