2025 Duke's Mayo Bowl
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| 2025 Duke's Mayo Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 23rd Duke's Mayo Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 3, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Bank of America Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Elijah Spencer (WR, Minnesota) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Minnesota by 10.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jason Autrey (SEC)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 31,927 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Duke's Mayo Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 3, 2025, at Bank of America Stadium located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 23rd annual Duke's Mayo Bowl game featured Virginia Tech from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Minnesota from the Big Ten Conference. The game began at approximately 7:30 p.m. EST and was aired on ESPN.[2][3] The Duke's Mayo Bowl was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. The game's title sponsor was Duke's Mayonnaise.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Based on conference tie-ins, the game featured teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference. This was the first meeting between the Golden Gophers and the Hokies.[4]
Minnesota posted a 7–5 regular-season record (5–4 in Big Ten play). The Golden Gophers faced four ranked teams, defeating USC and Illinois while losing to Michigan and Penn State.
Virginia Tech Hokies
Virginia Tech ended their regular season with a 6–6 record (4–4 in ACC play). The Hokies faced two ranked teams, losing to Miami (FL) and Clemson.