The 2025 LA Bowl features the 9-4 Boise State Broncos and the 8-4 Washington Huskies. Here is the 2025 LA Bowl Preview.
Boise State Broncos
Boise State won nine games this season, qualifying for the Mountain West Championship and winning it. They have four wins over FBS teams who were at least .500: UNLV (twice), New Mexico and Utah State. All four of their losses came to teams who qualified for bowl games: USF, Notre Dame, Fresno State and San Diego State.
The Broncos score 31.4 points per game, ranking 40th in the FBS. They pass for 244.3 yards (ranked 50th) and rush for 188.4 yards per game (ranked 32nd).
Maddux Madsen has battled injury this year at quarterback, but has thrown for 2,283 yards, 18 touchdowns and seven interceptions on 59.1 percent completion. Eight pass-catchers have at least 200 receiving yards this season. Latrell Caples and Chris Marshall have been the leading receivers with 547 and 477 yards, respectively.
Three running backs have carried most of the workload for the Broncos. Dylan Riley leads the team with 1,091 yards and 10 touchdowns. Sire Gaines has 785 yards, while Malik Sherrod has added 406 yards to help the team.
Defensively, the Broncos allow 23 points per game, which ties them for 53 in the FBS. They concede 164 rushing yards (ranked 87th) and 171.5 passing yards (ranked 13th) per game. Ty Benefield leads the team in tackles from his safety position with 98 total tackles. Braxton Fely paces the team with 5.5 sacks. Jeremiah Earby has been good in the secondary with nine passes defended and four interceptions.
Washington Huskies
The Huskies won eight games for the season to qualify for bowl eligibility. They defeated two teams that were able to make bowl games this season: Washington State and Illinois. The team lost one of their games to a team that didn’t qualify for a bowl game: Wisconsin.
Washington scores 33.8 points per game, which is tied for 22nd in the FBS. They rush for 168.7 yards (ranked 59th) and pass for 245.8 yards per game (ranked 48th).
Demond Williams has made some plays at quarterback this season for the Huskies. He has passed for 2,850 yards, 21 touchdowns and eight interceptions on 70 percent completion. Six receivers have at least 200 receiving yards this season. The star of the group is NFL Draft prospect Denzel Boston, who had 56 catches for 755 yards and 10 touchdowns.
The Huskies have a star at running back too in Jonah Coleman, who has missed time, but still rushed for 673 yards and 14 touchdowns. Behind him, Williams has 595 yards from the quarterback position. Adam Mohammed and Jordan Washington have 517 and 208 rushing yards, respectively, to give other options in the backfield.
On defense, the Huskies give up 19.42 points per game, tying them for 21st nationally. They allow 103.6 rushing yards (ranked 17th) and 207.8 passing yards (ranked 50th) per game. Alex McLaughlin has led the team with 90 total tackles. The Huskies have at times struggled to get after the quarterback, but Jacob Lane leads the team with 3.5 sacks. Tacario Davis has four passes defended and two interceptions this season after transferring in from Arizona.
Prediction
Washington has plenty of good options on offense to take advantage of Boise State’s run defense. With Williams having dual-threat capabilities, Washington will be able to move the ball. The Huskies can also stop the run, whcih will make it tough for Boise State to put up points.
Washington Huskies 38 Boise State Broncos 25
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