The 2025 Cure Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 17, 2025, at Camping World Stadium located in Orlando, Florida. The eleventh annual Cure Bowl featured the Old Dominion Monarchs (9–3) of the Sun Belt Conference and the South Florida Bulls (9–3) of the American Conference. Old Dominion beat South Florida by a score of 24–10.[2] The game began at approximately 5:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN.[3][4] The Cure Bowl was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by StaffDNA, a digital marketplace for healthcare jobs, and was officially known as the StaffDNA Cure Bowl.
| 2025 StaffDNA Cure Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 11th Cure Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 17, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Camping World Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Quinn Henicle (QB, Old Dominion)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | South Florida by 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ron Hudson (Conference USA) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 15,036 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Neal (play-by-play), Fozzy Whittaker (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline reporter) Jamie Seh (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst) (Bowl Season Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams
editThis was the first time that Old Dominion and South Florida ever played each other.[5]
Old Dominion Monarchs
editOld Dominion opened their season with a loss, then won four games in a row. Following back-to-back losses in mid-October, the Monarchs finished their regular season with five consecutive wins.[6] Old Dominion entered the Cure Bowl with a 9–3 record.
South Florida Bulls
editSouth Florida compiled a 6–1 record in their first seven games, losing only to the fifth-ranked Miami Hurricanes; the Bulls were ranked as high as 18th. South Florida went on to lose two of their final five games.[7] The Bulls entered the Cure Bowl with a 9–3 record.
South Florida was led in their bowl game by interim head coach Kevin Patrick, who took over from Alex Golesh (who was hired by Auburn) at the end of November.[8]
Game summary
editOld Dominion Monarchs (9–3) vs. South Florida Bulls (9–3)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Monarchs | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Bulls | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida
- Date: December 17, 2025
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: 10 mph (16 km/h) east
- Game attendance: 15,036
- Referee: Ron Hudson
- TV: ESPN
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Statistics
edit| Statistics | ODU | USF |
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| First downs | 21 | 19 |
| Total yards | 382 | 333 |
| Rushing yards | 255 | 52 |
| Passing yards | 127 | 281 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–26–0 | 27–41–4 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
| Time of possession | 31:07 | 28:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Old Dominion | Passing | Quinn Henicle | 11/25, 127 yards |
| Rushing | Quinn Henicle | 24 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Na'eem Abdur-Raheem Gladding | 5 catches, 60 yards | |
| South Florida | Passing | Gaston Moore | 20/28, 236 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Alvon Isaac | 7 carries, 41 yards | |
| Receiving | Christian Neptune | 10 catches, 102 yards |
References
edit- ↑ "Old Dominion Captures 2025 StaffDNA Cure Bowl with 24-10 Victory over USF". curebowl.com. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
'It means everything,' said Henicle, who was named the game's MVP.
- ↑ Helwick, Steve (December 17, 2025). "Old Dominion Stifles South Florida 24-10 in Cure Bowl, Clinches 10-Win Season". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
- ↑ "2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ↑ "College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ↑ "Winsipedia - Old Dominion vs. South Florida football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Old Dominion Monarchs". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
- ↑ "South Florida Bulls". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
- ↑ Olson, Max. "Auburn hires South Florida's Alex Golesh to six-year deal as coach". ESPN. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
External links
edit- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com