The 2025 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 22, 2025, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The game began at approximately 12:00 p.m. MST and aired on ESPN. The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission.
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| 29th Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 22, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Albertsons Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Boise, Idaho | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Josh Meredith (WR, Washington State) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Utah State by 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Garrett Dickerson (CUSA) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,031 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play), Darius Walker (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline reporter) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Brazil[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Matheus Ornellas (play-by-play) and Weinny Eirado (analyst)[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||
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The contest featured the Washington State Cougars (6–6) from the Pac-12 Conference and the Utah State Aggies (6–6) from the Mountain West Conference. Washington State beat Utah State, 34–21.
Teams
Based on conference tie-ins, the game was expected to feature teams from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Mountain West Conference. The announced matchup was for a Mountain West team, Utah State, and a team from the Pac-12 Conference, Washington State. This was the sixth meeting between the two programs; they first played in 1949. Entering the bowl, Washington State held a 3–2 lead in the series.
Utah State Aggies
Utah State opened their season with three wins in their first four games, then lost back-to-back contests, giving then a 3–3 record at mid-October. The Aggies then alternated wins and losses over their final six games to finish the regular season with a 6–6 record.
Washington State Cougars
Washington State won three of their first five games, then suffered back-to-back losses against ranked opponents, giving them a 3–4 record with five games remaining. The Cougars won three of those games to finish the regular season with a 6–6 record. Washington State was led in the bowl game by interim head coach Jesse Bobbit; he took over for Jimmy Rogers, who coached the Cougars during the regular season before leaving the program to accept the head coaching job at Iowa State.
Game summary
The game was played while Albertsons Stadium's north end zone project was under construction.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Washington State | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 34 |
| Utah State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho
- Date: Monday, December 22, 2025
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C)
- Game attendance: 17,031
- Referee: Garrett Dickerson
- TV announcers (ESPN): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play), Darius Walker (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline reporter)
- Box score
Statistics
| Statistics | WSU | USU |
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| First downs | 30 | 13 |
| Plays–yards | 88–628 | 53–254 |
| Rushes–yards | 41–255 | 26–60 |
| Passing yards | 373 | 194 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 28–47–3 | 14–27–1 |
| Time of possession | 35:48 | 24:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Washington State | Passing | Zevi Eckhaus | 26/44, 334 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Maxwell Woods | 9 carries, 117 yards | |
| Receiving | Joshua Meredith | 8 receptions, 84 yards | |
| Utah State | Passing | Bryson Barnes | 9/21, 116 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Javen Jacobs | 3 carries, 24 yards | |
| Receiving | Brady Boyd | 4 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD |
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