2015 Cactus Bowl

2015 TicketCity Cactus Bowl
26th Cactus Bowl
Washington Huskies Oklahoma State Cowboys (8–5) (6–6) Pac-12 Big 12 22 30 Head coach:  Chris Petersen Head coach:  Mike Gundy
1 2 3 4 Total Washington 0 0 14 8 22 Oklahoma State 14 10 3 3 30
Date	January 2, 2015
Season	2014
Stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Location	Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
MVP	Desmond Roland (RB, Okla. St.) & Seth Jacobs (LB, Okla. St.)
Favorite	Washington by 6.5
Referee	Dennis Hennigan (ACC)
Attendance	35,409
Payout	US$million per team
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN/ESPN Radio
Announcers	Dave Flemming, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams (ESPN) Mark Neely, David Diaz-Infante, & Dave Shore (ESPN Radio)
Nielsen ratings	TBD

The 2015 Cactus Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on January 2, 2015, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. The game started at 10:15 p.m. ET and was televised on ESPN. Sponsored by the TicketCity ticket broker company, the game was officially known as the TicketCity Cactus Bowl.

The 26th edition of the Cactus Bowl (although the first edition contested under that name) featured the Oklahoma State Cowboys from the Big 12 Conference and the Washington Huskies from the Pac-12 Conference. Oklahoma State beat Washington by a score of 30–22.

At 45 °F (7 °C), the game featured the coldest kickoff temperature in Cactus Bowl history.

Teams

The game represents the third overall meeting between these two teams, with the series previously tied 1–1. The last time these two teams met was in 1985.

Further information: 2014 Washington Huskies football team

Further information: 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WASH OSU 1 9:53 11 84 5:07 OSU James Castleman 1-yard touchdown run, Ben Grogan kick good 0 7 1 0:16 7 84 3:31 OSU James Washington 28-yard touchdown reception from Mason Rudolph, Grogan kick good 0 14 2 9:22 10 47 4:21 OSU 40-yard field goal by Grogan 0 17 2 0:48 2 56 0:31 OSU Brandon Shepard 47-yard touchdown reception from Rudolph, Grogan kick good 0 24 3 11:48 7 82 3:08 Wash Jaydon Mickens 31-yard touchdown run, Cameron Van Winkle kick good 7 24 3 1:47 4 5 1:15 OSU 27-yard field goal by Grogan 7 27 3 1:32 – – – Wash Kickoff returned 96 yards for touchdown by John Ross, Van Winkle kick good 14 27 4 5:54 8 50 3:30 OSU 34-yard field goal by Grogan 14 30 4 3:29 8 67 2:19 Wash Mickens 16-yard touchdown reception from Cyler Miles, 2-point pass good 22 30 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 22 30

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Statistics

Statistics	WASH	OSU
First downs	22	22
Plays–yards	65–369	76–473
Rushes–yards	25–101	49–152
Passing yards	268	321
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–40–1	18–27–1
Time of possession	24:15	35:45