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2025 ReliaQuest Bowl
40th ReliaQuest Bowl
1234Total
Iowa 77101034
Vanderbilt 03141027
DateDecember 31, 2025
Season2025
StadiumRaymond James Stadium
LocationTampa, Florida
MVPMark Gronowski
(QB, Iowa)
FavoriteVanderbilt by 5.5
RefereeNate Black (ACC)
Attendance35,382
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersRoy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline) (ESPN)
Sean Kelley (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst), and Mike Peasley (sideline) (ESPN Radio)
ReliaQuest Bowl
 ← 2024 (Dec.) 2026 → 

The 2025 ReliaQuest Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2025, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 40th annual ReliaQuest Bowl (though only the fourth under that name) began at approximately 12:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN.[1][2] It was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The game's title sponsor was the ReliaQuest cybersecurity company.

The Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big Ten Conference defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), 34–27.[3]

Teams

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The game featured the Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big Ten Conference and the Vanderbilt Commodores from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The two football programs had never played each other.[4] Iowa had a 3–3 record in six prior appearances in the ReliaQuest Bowl (previously played as the Outback Bowl and Hall of Fame Bowl), while Vanderbilt played in this bowl for the first time.

Iowa Hawkeyes

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Iowa compiled an overall 8–4 record (6–3 in Big Ten play) and was ranked in four of six CFP polls released. All their losses were to ranked opponents – at Iowa State, Indiana, Oregon, and at USC – by a combined 15 points. The Hawkeyes did not defeat any ranked teams, though they maintained possession of three rivalry trophies by defeating Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Nebraska by a combined score of 118–19.[5]

Vanderbilt Commodores

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Vanderbilt posted an overall 10–2 record (6–2 in SEC play), establishing a school-record for wins, and was ranked from mid-September onward. Both of their losses were to ranked opponents on the road: Alabama and Texas. The Commodores defeated four ranked teams: South Carolina, LSU, Missouri, and Tennessee.[6]

Game summary

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2025 ReliaQuest Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Iowa 7 7 101034
No. 14 Vanderbilt 0 3 141027

at Raymond James StadiumTampa, Florida

  • Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) northwest
  • Game attendance: 35,382
  • Referee: Nate Black
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
  • Box score
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP IOWA VAN
1 12:55 5 72 2:00 IOWA Kamari Moulton 4-yard touchdown run, Drew Stevens kick good 7 0
2 7:49 13 59 7:05 VAN 41-yard field goal by Brock Taylor 7 3
2 0:41 1 10 0:02 IOWA Reece Vander Zee 10-yard touchdown reception from Mark Gronowski, Drew Stevens kick good 14 3
3 8:50 6 58 3:18 IOWA DJ Vonnahme 21-yard touchdown reception from Mark Gronowski, Drew Stevens kick good 21 3
3 8:37 1 75 0:09 VAN Tre Richardson 75-yard touchdown reception from Diego Pavia, Brock Taylor kick good 21 10
3 3:54 4 9 1:29 IOWA 47-yard field goal by Drew Stevens 24 10
3 1:41 8 70 2:06 VAN Joseph McVay 16-yard touchdown reception from Diego Pavia, Brock Taylor kick good 24 17
4 13:35 6 70 2:59 IOWA Mark Gronowski 1-yard touchdown run, Drew Stevens kick good 31 17
4 11:19 5 72 2:11 VAN Diego Pavia 11-yard touchdown run, Brock Taylor kick good 31 24
4 4:13 13 49 7:06 IOWA 44-yard field goal by Drew Stevens 34 24
4 2:58 7 60 1:10 VAN 37-yard field goal by Brock Taylor 34 27
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 27

Statistics

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Statistics IOWA VAN
First downs 19 21
Plays–yards 59–379 60–398
Rushes–yards 37–167 22–51
Passing yards 212 347
Passing: compattint 16–22–1 25–38–0
Time of possession 32:13 27:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Mark Gronowski 16–22, 212 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Kamari Moulton 14 carries, 95 yards, TD
Receiving DJ Vonnahme 7 receptions, 146 yards, TD
Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 25–38, 347 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Diego Pavia 15 carries, 36 yards, TD
Receiving Tre Richardson 6 receptions, 127 yards, TD

References

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  1. ^ "2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  2. ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. ^ Kassim, Ehsan (December 31, 2025). "Iowa takes down Vanderbilt in ReliaQuest Bowl: Reaction, updates, highlights". USA Today. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  4. ^ "Iowa vs. Vanderbilt football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  5. ^ "Iowa Hawkeyes". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  6. ^ "Vanderbilt Commodores". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
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