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
APCoachesCFP
34T3
APCoachesCFP
222
1234 Total
Texas 714010 31
Washington 714106 37
DateJanuary 1, 2024
Season2023
StadiumCaesars Superdome
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
MOPOff. Michael Penix Jr. (QB, Washington)
Def. Bralen Trice (DE, Washington)
FavoriteTexas by 4.5[1]
RefereeRon Snodgrass (Big 10)[2]
Attendance68,791
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
ESPN Deportes
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: 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
NetworkESPN Dois (Brazil)
AnnouncersESPN Dois (Brazil): Matheus Pinheiro (play-by-play), Weinny Eirado (analyst) and Guilherme Cohen (rules analyst)

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

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

Teams

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

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 time a Pac-12 team appeared in the Sugar Bowl.

Texas

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. Texas earned the third seed in the final CFP rankings, and entered the Sugar Bowl with a record of 12–1.

Game summary

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 2024 Allstate Sugar Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Texas 7 14 01031
No. 2 Washington 7 14 10637

at Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP 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

Statistics TEX WASH
First downs2325
Plays–yards71–49870–532
Rushes–yards28–18031–102
Passing yards318430
Passing: comp–att–int24–43–029–39–0
Time of possession23:4036:20
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Texas PassingQuinn Ewers24-43, 318 yards, 1 TD
RushingCJ Baxter9 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJa'Tavion Sanders6 receptions, 75 yards
Washington PassingMichael Penix Jr.29-38, 430 yards, 2 TD
RushingDillon Johnson21 carries, 49 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingRome Odunze6 receptions, 125 yards

References

  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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