2023 LA Bowl

2023 Starco Brands LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk
3rd LA Bowl
UCLA Bruins Boise State Broncos
(7–5) (8–5)
Pac-12 Mountain West
35 22
Head coach: 
Chip Kelly		 Head coach: 
Spencer Danielson
1234 Total
UCLA 70217 35
Boise State 61006 22
DateDecember 16, 2023
Season2023
StadiumSoFi Stadium
LocationInglewood, California
MVPEthan Garbers (QB, UCLA) & Darius Muasau (LB, UCLA)[1]
FavoriteUCLA by 2.5[2]
National anthemRob Gronkowski and the New Directions Veterans Choir[3]
RefereeGary Patterson (ACC)[4]
Attendance32,780
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersDave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Kayla Burton (sideline) (ABC)
Mike Couzens (play-by-play) and Tom Ramsey (analyst) (ESPN Radio)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Brazil
AnnouncersVinicius Moura (play-by-play) and Deivis Chiodini (analyst)
LA Bowl
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The 2023 LA Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 16, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The third annual LA Bowl featured the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference and the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference. The game began at approximately 4:30 p.m. PST and was aired on ABC.[5][6] The LA Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by former National Football League player Rob Gronkowski and Starco Brands, and was officially known as the Starco Brands LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk.[7]

  1. ^ "Dominant Second Half Carries UCLA to 35-22 Victory Over Boise State in LA Bowl". mynewsla.com. December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  2. ^ Parks, James (December 11, 2023). "College football bowl schedule, game odds, point spreads for 2023-24". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Magliocchetti, Geoff (December 16, 2023). "WATCH: New England Patriots Legend Rob Gronkowski Sings National Anthem At His Own Bowl Game". SI.com. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  4. ^ Austro, Ben (December 3, 2023). "2023-24 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Straka, Dean. "2023-24 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  6. ^ Lewis, Barry. "2023-24 College Football Bowl Schedule, Dates, Times Announced". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  7. ^ Reedy, Joe (October 21, 2023). "Move over Jimmy Kimmel, it's now the LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk". Associated Press News. Retrieved October 28, 2023.