Who won the 2025 Sun Bowl Today: Score, List of Winners, History

Mensah throws for 4 TDs and leads Duke to a 42-39 win over Arizona State in the 2025 Sun Bowl, history, past winners list.

– Duke closed the 2025 season on New Year's Eve with a 42-39 victory against Arizona State to claim the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. The Blue Devils finished with nine wins in consecutive years for just the second time in program history.

Duke quarterback Darian Mensah capped a fantastic outing with his fourth touchdown pass of the afternoon, hitting Que'Sean Brown for an 18-yard strike to put the Blue Devils ahead for good. Luke Mergott iced the victory with his second interception of the campaign.

Mensah threw four touchdown passes to extend his school single-season record to 34 and tallied 327 yards to lift his season total to 3,973 to set the program mark. Mensah's 327 passing yards rank fourth in Duke bowl game history, while his 29 completions tied for third on the charts.  Brown scored on a 69-yard touchdown catch in the opening quarter en route to a career-high 178 yards, the second most in a bowl game in Duke history.

The Blue Devils have won five of their past six bowl games and ended the campaign on a four-game winning streak for the first time since 1954.  

Duke vs Arizona State Scores

Team --  1st - 2nd -3rd - 4th - F

Arizona St. --  14 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 39

Duke -- 14 - 14 - 7 - 7 - 42

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When is the 2025 Sun Bowl, date.

The 92th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl game will be played on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.

Where is the 2025 Sun Bowl, location.

Venue:  Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas,

What time does the 2025 Sun Bowl game starts.

The Oregon State Beavers will face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish In The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl 2025 will be Kick-off at - 2:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. MT

How can I watch the 2025 Sun Bowl game? What channel will it be on?

The 2025 Sun Bowl game will be broadcast on CBS.

How can I stream the Sun Bowl game or watch it without cable?

Stream live on Paramount+ (subscription), CBS Sports app, Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, or any service carrying CBS.

Who is playing in the Sun Bowl 2025?

The 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl features the Arizona State Sun Devils (8-4, 5-4 Big 12) against the No. 25 Duke Blue Devils (8-5, 5-3 ACC). Arizona State seeks to wash away a late-season collapse that dropped them from playoff contention (including a 45-19 loss to Texas in the Big 12 title game). Duke rides the high of their first ACC Championship since 1962, upsetting Miami 28-20 in Charlotte to end a 56-year drought.

2025 Sun Bowl: Oregon State vs Notre Dame, Top Players.

Arizona State 

RB Cam Skattebo – Heisman finalist, 1,500+ all-purpose yds, 15 total TDs  

QB Sam Leavitt – Dual-threat with 2,900 pass yds, 22 TDs, 600+ rush yds  

EDGE Prince Dorbah – 9 sacks, All-Big 12 pass-rush terror

Duke 

QB Maalik Murphy – ACC Championship MVP, 3,200+ pass yds, 28 TDs  

WR Jordan Moore – 1,100+ rec yds, 10 TDs, deep-threat weapon  

EDGE Ashton Gillotte – 8 sacks, All-ACC, anchors championship defense

Where Can I gets the Tickets of 2025 Sun Bowl game.

— Buy the 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl tickets at Ticketmaster.

Beaver Tickets   SeatGeek   TicketSmarter  

Sun Bowl 2025 Odds: MoneyLines, Picks, point spread, totals, pridictions.

Spread: Duke –2.5 to –3 (most books at –2.5)

Moneyline: Duke –135 to –140 | Arizona State +115 to +118

Total: 54.5

Expert consensus leans Duke –2.5 (projected scores around 28–24 or 27–23). ESPN FPI gives Duke 56% win probability, and most models have the Blue Devils covering in 55–60% of simulations. A few analysts like Arizona State +2.5 as a live underdog play, citing Cam Skattebo and proximity to home, but the majority side with the ACC champs.

Who won the 2024 Sun Bowl Last Year.?

The Louisville Cardinals defeated the Washington Huskies 35-34 in the 2024 Sun Bowl, which was played on December 31, 2024. The game was decided when Louisville's defense stopped a two-point conversion attempt by Washington with nine seconds left in the game.

Sun Bowl History, List of Past winners, All-time results, champions, since 1935-2024.

The Sun Bowl matchup currently features schools from the ACC and Pac-12 conferences tie-ins.

The Sun Bowl is the second-oldest bowl game in the nation behind the Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl, dating back to 1935.

The first Sun Bowl with recognizable teams from the modern FBS came in 1938, where West Virginia beat Texas Tech 7-6. Regular meetings between modern FBS teams began in 1963.

The Pac-12 has won seven of the last nine Sun Bowls.

Texas Tech holds the record for the most appearances in this game with nine and also has the most losses (1-8).



Dec 31, 2025 — Duke 42,  Arizona State 39

Dec 31, 2024 — Louisville Cardinals  35  Washington Huskies 34

Dec. 29, 2023 —  Notre Dame 40, Oregon State 8 

Dec. 30, 2022 — Pittsburg  37,  UCLA 35

Dec. 31, 2021 — Central Michigan 24 Washington State 21

Dec. 31, 2019 — Arizona State 20 Florida State 14

Dec. 31, 2018 — Stanford 14 Pittsburgh 13

Dec. 29, 2017 — NC State 52, Arizona St. 31

Dec. 30, 2016 — Stanford 25, North Carolina 23

Dec. 26, 2015 — Washington St. 20, Miami 14

Dec. 27, 2014 — Arizona St. 36, Duke 31

Dec. 31, 2013 — UCLA 42, Virginia Tech 12

Dec. 31, 2012 — Georgia Tech 21, Southern Cal 7

Dec. 31, 2011 — Utah 30, Georgia Tech 27, OT

Dec. 31, 2010 — Notre Dame 33, Miami 17

Dec. 31, 2009 — Oklahoma 31, Stanford 27

Dec. 31, 2008 — Oregon State 3, Pittsburgh 0

Dec. 31, 2007 — Oregon 56, South Florida 21

Dec. 29, 2006 — Oregon St. 39, Missouri 38

Dec. 30, 2005 — UCLA 50, Northwestern 38

Dec. 31, 2004 — Arizona State 27, Purdue 23

Dec. 31, 2003 — Minnesota 31, Oregon 30

Dec. 31, 2002 — Purdue 34, Washington 24

Dec. 31, 2001 — Washington State 33, Purdue 27

Dec. 29, 2000 — Wisconsin 21, UCLA 20

Dec. 31, 1999 — Oregon 24, Minnesota 20

Dec. 31, 1998 — Texas Christian 28, Southern Cal 19

Dec. 31, 1997 — Arizona St. 17, Iowa 7

Dec. 31, 1996 — Stanford 38, Michigan St. 0

Dec. 29, 1995 — Iowa 38, Washington 18

Dec. 30, 1994 — Texas 35, North Carolina 31

Dec. 24, 1993 — Oklahoma 41, Texas Tech 10

Dec. 31, 1992 — Baylor 20, Arizona 15

Dec. 31, 1991 — UCLA 6, Illinois 3

Dec. 31, 1990 — Michigan St. 17, Southern Cal 16

Dec. 30, 1989 — Pittsburgh 31, Texas A&M 28

Dec. 24, 1988 — Alabama 28, Washington 6

Dec. 25, 1987 — Oklahoma St. 35, West Virginia 33

Dec. 25, 1986 — Alabama 28, Washington 6

Dec. 28, 1985 — Arizona 13, Georgia 13

Dec. 22, 1984 — Maryland 28, Tennessee 27

Dec. 24, 1983 — Alabama 28, Southern Methodist

Dec. 25, 1982 — North Carolina 26, Texas 10

Dec. 26, 1981 — Oklahoma 40, Houston 14

Dec. 27, 1980 — Nebraska 31, Mississippi St. 17

Dec. 22, 1979 — Washington 14, Texas 7

Dec. 23, 1978 — Texas 42, Maryland 0

Dec. 31, 1977 — Stanford 24, LSU 14

Jan. 1, 1977 — Texas A&M 37, Florida 14

Dec. 26, 1975 — Pittsburgh 33, Kansas 19

Dec. 28, 1974 — Mississippi St. 26, North Carolina 24

Dec. 29, 1973 — Missouri 34, Auburn 17

Dec. 30, 1972 — North Carolina 32, Texas Tech 28

Dec. 18, 1971 — LSU 33, Iowa St. 15

Dec. 19, 1970 — Georgia 17, Texas Tech 9

Dec. 20, 1969 — Nebraska 45, Georgia 6

Dec. 28, 1968 — Auburn 34, Arizona 10

Dec. 30, 1967 — Texas-El Paso 14, Mississippi 7

Dec. 24, 1966 — Wyoming 28, Florida St. 20

Dec. 31, 1965 — Texas-El Paso 13, Texas Christian 12

Dec. 26, 1964 — Georgia 7, Texas Tech 0

Dec. 31, 1963 — Oregon 21, Southern Methodist 14

Dec. 31, 1962 — West Texas A&M 15, Ohio U. 14

Dec. 30, 1961 — Villanova 17, Wichita St. 9

Dec. 31, 1960 — New Mexico St. 20, Utah St. 13

Dec. 31, 1959 — New Mexico St. 28, North Texas 8

Dec. 31, 1958 — Wyoming 14, Hardin-Simmons 6

Jan. 1, 1958 — Louisville 34, Drake 20

Jan. 1, 1957 — George Washington 13, Texas-El Paso 0

Jan. 2, 1956 — Wyoming 21, Texas Tech 14

Jan. 1, 1955 — Texas-El Paso 47, Florida St. 20

Jan. 1, 1954 — Texas-El Paso 37, Southern Miss. 14

Jan. 1, 1953 — Pacific (Cal.) 26, Southern Miss. 7

Jan. 1, 1952 — Texas Tech 25, Pacific (Cal.) 14

Jan. 1, 1951 — West Texas A&M 14, Cincinnati 13

Jan. 2, 1950 — Texas-El Paso 33, Georgetown 20

Jan. 1, 1949 — West Virginia 21, Texas-El Paso 12

Jan. 1, 1948 — Miami, Ohio 13, Texas Tech 12

Jan. 1, 1947 — Cincinnati 18, Virginia Tech 6

Jan. 1, 1946 — New Mexico 34, Denver 24

Jan. 1, 1945 — Southwestern, Texas 35, U. of Mexico 0

Jan. 1, 1944 — Southwestern, Texas 7, New Mexico 0

Jan. 1, 1943 — Second Air Force 13, Hardin-Simmons 7

Jan. 1, 1942 — Tulsa 6, Texas Tech 0

Jan. 1, 1941 — Case Reserve 26, Arizona St. 13

Jan. 1, 1940 — Arizona St. 0, Catholic 0

Jan. 2, 1939 — Utah 26, New Mexico 0

Jan. 1, 1938 — West Virginia 7, Texas Tech 6

Jan. 1, 1937 — Hardin-Simmons 34, Texas-El Paso 6

Jan. 1, 1936 — Hardin-Simmons 14, New Mexico St. 14



Note: John Hancock Bowl (1989-93).





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