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. The game began at approximately 5:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. 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.
Teams This was the first time that Old Dominion and South Florida ever played each other.
Old Dominion Monarchs
Old 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. Old Dominion entered the Cure Bowl with a 9–3 record.
South Florida Bulls
South 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. 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.
Game summary
Statistics Statistics ODUUSF 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 StatisticsOld 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 yardsSouth 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
External links Game statistics at statbroadcast.com