The 2024 Pinstripe Bowl, known as the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl for sponsorship purposes, was the fourteenth edition of the college football bowl game, played on December 28, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in New York City, New York. Part of the 2024–25 bowl season, the game featured Boston College and Nebraska, and aired at noon EST on ABC.[3][a]

2024 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
14th Pinstripe Bowl
1234Total
Boston College 0201315
Nebraska 0137020
DateDecember 28, 2024
Season2024
StadiumYankee Stadium
LocationBronx, New York
MVPRahmir Johnson (RB, Nebraska)[1]
FavoriteNebraska by 3.5
RefereeDaniel Gautreaux (SEC)[2]
Attendance30,062
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC[a]
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersMike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline) (ABC)
Chris Carlin (play-by-play) and Steve Addazio (analyst) (ESPN Radio)
Pinstripe Bowl
  2023  2025  

Teams

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Boston College

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Boston College was 7–5 in the regular season and 4–4 in ACC play.

Nebraska

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Nebraska finished its regular season 6–6, 3–6 in Big Ten play. The Cornhuskers won their first three games to reach the national top twenty-five for the first time since 2019, but lost five of their final six games.

Game

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2024 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Boston College 0 2 01315
Nebraska 0 13 7020

at Yankee StadiumBronx, New York

  • Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024
  • Game time: 12:07 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind: 2 mph (3.2 km/h) west
  • Game attendance: 30,062
  • Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
  • TV announcers (ABC): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:56) NU – Rahmir Johnson 4-yard run, John Hohl kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:32; Nebraska 7–0)
  • (3:39) NU – Kwinten Ives 2-yard run, Hohl kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:46; Nebraska 13–0)
  • (3:39) BC – Ashton McShane defensive PAT conversion (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:46; Nebraska 13–2)
Second quarter
  • No scoring.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • (6:11) BC – Turbo Richard 1-yard run, pass failed (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:52; Nebraska 20–8)
  • (4:18) BC – Jordan McDonald 2-yard run, Liam Connor kick (Drive: 1 plays, 2 yards, 0:04; Nebraska 20–15)

Statistics

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Statistics BC NU
First downs2021
Plays–yards88–34864–363
Rushes–yards26–4732–127
Passing yards301236
Passing: compattint26–41–024–32–1
Time of possession28:4431:16
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Boston College PassingGrayson James26/41, 301 yards
RushingGrayson James9 carries, 22 yards
ReceivingLewis Bond7 receptions, 99 yards
Nebraska PassingDylan Raiola26/41, 301 yards
RushingEmmett Johnson14 carries, 68 yards
ReceivingJahmal Banks4 receptions, 79 yards

Notes

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  1. 1 2 ABC station WCVB in Boston aired the Pinstripe Bowl locally on its secondary MeTV subchannel due to existing commitments to simulcast coverage of a New England Patriots home game.[4]

References

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  1. Kahlil Thomas (December 28, 2024). "Nebraska holds off Boston College to win 2024 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl". MLB. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. Ben Austro (December 9, 2024). "2024-25 bowl officiating assignments". Football Zebras. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  3. David Cobb. "2024-25 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  4. "Local Boston College fans have to watch bowl game on… MeTV?!?". Awful Announcing. December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.