The LA Bowl was an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football bowl game played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. It was first played in December 2021 and last played in December 2025. The bowl's six-year contract expired after the 2025 edition. (The bowl had first been scheduled to be played following the 2020 season, but it was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.) The game was owned and operated by the owners of SoFi Stadium, StadCo LA, LLC.
The bowl had tie-ins with the Mountain West and Pac-12 conferences. The Pac-12 or its "legacy schools" (the 10 schools that departed the conference in 2024) continued to fulfill the Pac-12 tie-in obligation through the 2025 season. Bowl organizers never released payout totals for the teams involved in the game.
History The Mountain West Conference and Pac-12 Conference announced tie-ins for the new bowl in July 2019, under a five-year agreement. The game was officially unveiled in February 2020. It matches up the Mountain West champion (or the next-highest pick available if the conference champion is selected for the New Year's Six) against the fifth pick from the Pac-12. Previously, the Mountain West champion had received an automatic bid to the Las Vegas Bowl.
Three weeks before the scheduled bowl game debut on December 30, 2020, the game was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On June 16, 2021, the game was renamed the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl as part of a naming rights agreement with comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. Announcing the renaming on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel remarked that it was the first bowl game to be named for a living person. The investment bank Stifel was later added as a presenting sponsor.
On October 21, 2023, the bowl announced that it had signed a new multi-year sponsorship deal with former NFL star Rob Gronkowski. On December 1, 2023, it added a naming rights partnership with Starco Brands, renaming the bowl the Starco Brands LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk. In 2024, the sponsorship was moved to Starco's Art of Sport brand, making the game the Art of Sport LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk. On September 30, 2025, it was announced that Bucked Up, a leading sports nutrition brand, signed on as the title sponsor of the game, known as the Bucked Up LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk.
On January 14, 2026, the bowl's permanent cancellation was announced.
Game results All rankings are taken from the AP poll prior to the game being played.
Date Winning Team Losing Team Attendance NotesDecember 18, 2021 Utah State 24 Oregon State 13 29,896 notesDecember 17, 2022 Fresno State 29 Washington State 6 32,405 notesDecember 16, 2023 UCLA 35 Boise State 22 32,780 notesDecember 18, 2024 No. 24 UNLV 24 California 13 24,420 notesDecember 13, 2025 Washington 38 Boise State 10 23,269 notes
MVPs Year Offensive MVP Defensive MVP Ref. Player Team Pos. Player Team Pos. 2021 Deven Thompkins Utah State WR Nick Heninger Utah State DE 2022 Jordan Mims Fresno State RB Devo Bridges Fresno State DE 2023 Ethan Garbers UCLA QB Darius Muasau UCLA LB 2024 Jacob De Jesus UNLV WR Jackson Woodard UNLV LB 2025 Demond Williams Jr. Washington QB Xe'ree Alexander Washington LB
Appearances by team Updated through the December 2025 edition (5 games, 10 total appearances).
Teams with multiple appearances TeamAppearancesRecordWin pct. Boise State 2 0–2
Teams with a single appearance Won (5): Fresno State, UCLA, UNLV, Utah State, Washington Lost (3): California, Oregon State, Washington State
Appearances by conference Updated through the December 2025 edition (5 games, 10 total appearances).
ConferenceRecordAppearances by seasonGamesWLWin pct.WonLost Mountain West 5 2021, 2022, 2024 2023, 2025 Pac-12 3 2023 2021, 2022 Big Ten 1 2025 ACC 1 2024
Game records
TeamPerformance vs. OpponentYearMost points scored38, Washington vs. Boise State2025Fewest points allowed6, Fresno State vs. Washington State2022Margin of victory28, Washington vs. Boise State2025First downs27, Fresno State vs. Washington State2022Rushing yards280, UCLA vs. Boise State2023Passing yards280, Fresno State vs. Washington State2022Most points scored (losing team)22, Boise State vs. UCLA 2023Most points scored (both teams)57, UCLA vs. Boise State 2023Fewest yards allowed182, Fresno State vs. Washington State 2022Fewest rushing yards allowed45, Fresno State vs. Washington State 2022Fewest passing yards allowed117, Boise State vs. UCLA 2023IndividualPlayer, TeamYearAll-Purpose yards236, Jordan Mims (Fresno State)2022Points scored12, multiple (most recently):TJ Harden (UCLA)Ethan Garbers (UCLA)George Holani (Boise State)2023Passing touchdowns4, Demond Williams Jr. (Washington)2025Rushing yards209, Jordan Mims (Fresno State)2022Passing yards280, Jake Haener (Fresno State)2022Receiving yards142, J. Michael Sturdivant (UCLA)2023Receptions10, Robert Ferrel (Washington State)2022Rushing touchdowns2, shared by:Jordan Mims (Fresno State)George Holani (Boise State)TJ Harden (UCLA)202220232023Receiving touchdowns1, multiple (most recently): Denzel Boston, Dezmen Roebuck, Kayden McGee, Quentin Moore, Raiden Vines-Bright (UW) Matt Lauter (Boise St)2024,2025Tackles13, Marsel McDuffie (UNLV)2024Sacks3, Nick Heninger (Utah State)2021Interceptions2, Leroy Bryant (Washington)2025Long playsRecord, Player, Team vs. OpponentYearTouchdown run 66 yds., George Holani (Boise State) 2023Touchdown pass 78 yds., Demond Williams Jr. to Denzel Boston (Washington) 2025Kickoff return79 yds., Kadarius Calloway (Cal)2024Punt return38 yds., Jacob De Jesus (UNLV)2024Interception return29 yds., Xe'ree Alexander (Washington)2025Fumble return0 yds., Jett Elad (UNLV)2024Punt57 yds., Marshall Nichols (UNLV)2024Field goal52 yds., Colton Boomer (Boise St)2025
Media coverage The bowl was televised by ABC until the 2024 edition, when it aired on ESPN.
References
External links Official website