2025 Myrtle Beach Bowl
| 2025 Myrtle Beach Bowl presented by Engine | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 6th Myrtle Beach Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 19, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Brooks Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Conway, South Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jalen Buckley (RB, Western Michigan) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Western Michigan by 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeremy Parker (Sun Belt) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 9,139 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Myrtle Beach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 19, 2025, at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina. The sixth annual Myrtle Beach Bowl began at 11 a.m. EST and aired on ESPN.[1][2] The Myrtle Beach Bowl was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The game is sponsored by Engine, a corporate business travel platform, and is officially named the Myrtle Beach Bowl presented by Engine.
The Myrtle Beach Bowl featured two conference champions—the Kennesaw State Owls (10–3) from Conference USA, and the Western Michigan Broncos (9–4) from the Mid-American Conference.[3] Western Michigan beat Kennesaw State by a score of 41–6.[4]
Teams
This was the first meeting between Kennesaw State and Western Michigan.[5]
Kennesaw State Owls
Kennesaw State opened their season with back-to-back losses, then won seven games in a row. After a loss to Jacksonville State, the Owls finished their regular season with two consecutive wins, then won the 2025 Conference USA Football Championship Game in a rematch with Jacksonville State.[6] Kennesaw State entered the Myrtle Beach Bowl with a 10–3 record.
Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan opened their regular season with three consecutive losses, then rallied to win eight of their final nine games, losing only to Miami (OH) on October 25. The Broncos then won the 2025 MAC Football Championship Game in a rematch with Miami (OH).[7] Western Michigan entered the Myrtle Beach Bowl with a 9–4 record.
Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Kennesaw State | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Western Michigan | 27 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 41 |
at Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina
- Date: Friday, December 19, 2025
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: 14 mph (23 km/h) west
- Game attendance: 9,139
- Referee: Jeremy Parker
- TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline)
- Box score
Statistics
| Statistics | KENN | WMU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 60–378 | 62–423 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–169 | 43–303 |
| Passing yards | 209 | 120 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–36–2 | 12–19–1 |
| Time of possession | 25:44 | 34:16 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw State | Passing | Amari Odom | 18/35, 349 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Chase Belcher | 16 carries, 148 yards | |
| Receiving | Javon Rogers | 3 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD | |
| Western Michigan | Passing | Broc Lowry | 12/19, 120 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jalen Buckley | 8 carries, 174 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Blake Bosma | 5 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ehler, Matthew (December 7, 2025). "Western Michigan Football to Play Kennesaw State in Myrtle Beach Bowl". MLive. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
- ^ "Western Michigan Rolls Kennesaw State 41-6 in a Myrtle Beach Bowl Matchup of Conference Champs". ESPN. Associated Press. December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
- ^ "Kennesaw State vs. Western Michigan football series history games list". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
- ^ "Kennesaw State Owls". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
- ^ "Western Michigan Broncos". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com