2024 College Football Playoff National Championship
| 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10th College Football Playoff National Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 8, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | NRG Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Michigan by 4.5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Fantasia[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Marcus Woods (ACC)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN, ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe and Molly McGrath (sidelines), Bill Lemonnier (rules analyst), Marty Jaramillo (sports injury analyst) ESPN Radio: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Ian Fitzsimmons, and Kris Budden (sidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes Brazil: ESPN Brazil/Star+ Canada: TSN1/3/4/5 Latin America: ESPN/Star+ Oceania: ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship is a college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on January 8th, 2024, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.[4] It will be the tenth College Football Playoff National Championship and will determine the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for the 2023 season. Aside from any all-star games following after, this will be the culminating game of the 2023–24 bowl season. The game will begin at 6:45 p.m. CST and will be televised nationally by ESPN. Sponsored by telecommunications company AT&T, the game will be officially known as the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T.
The game will feature the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference (winners of the Rose Bowl) and the No. 2 Washington Huskies of the Pac-12 Conference (winners of the Sugar Bowl); it is also a rematch of the 1992 Rose Bowl. It will be the first CFP National Championship Game without a participant from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) since the inaugural edition in 2014, which featured Ohio State and Oregon. It will also be the final CFP National Championship Game under the four-team playoff format.
Background
Host selection
NRG Stadium was the site chosen for the National Championship Game on November 1, 2017.[5] Houston will be the tenth city to host the College Football Playoff National Championship (after Arlington, Glendale, Tampa, Atlanta, Santa Clara, New Orleans, Miami Gardens, Indianapolis, and Inglewood).
College Football Playoff
The four teams competing in the Playoff were selected by the CFP selection committee, whose final rankings were released on December 3, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. EST.[6]
The championship game will be the tenth in College Football Playoff history.[7] The semifinals were both played on January 1, 2024. In the first semifinal, played at the Rose Bowl, Michigan defeated Alabama, 27–20.[8] In the second semifinal, played at the Sugar Bowl, Washington defeated Texas, 37–31.[9]
Bracket
| Semifinals | Championship | |||||||
| January 1 – Rose BowlRose Bowl, Pasadena | ||||||||
| 1 | Michigan (OT) | 27 | ||||||
| 4 | Alabama | 20 | January 8 – National ChampionshipNRG Stadium, Houston | |||||
| 1 | Michigan | 34 | ||||||
| January 1 – Sugar BowlCaesars Superdome, New Orleans | 2 | Washington | 13 | |||||
| 2 | Washington | 37 | ||||||
| 3 | Texas | 31 | ||||||
Venue
NRG Stadium is a 72,220-seat venue in Houston, Texas. Opened in August 2002, the retractable roof stadium is home to the National Football League (NFL)'s Houston Texans as well as the annual Texas Bowl in college football. It has hosted Super Bowls XXXVIII and LI in 2004 and 2017, respectively.
Teams
This will be the 14th meeting between Michigan and Washington; the Wolverines lead all-time, 8–5. The last time Michigan and Washington played each other was on September 11, 2021, in which Michigan defeated Washington 31–10 at Michigan Stadium.
This is the fifth postseason meeting between Michigan and Washington (1978, 1981, 1992, 1993). The postseason history between both teams is currently tied at two wins each.
The Wolverines and Huskies are entering the game due to become conference opponents starting with the 2024 season, as Washington committed to join the Big Ten.
Michigan
This is Michigan’s first-ever appearance in an officially sanctioned national championship game since the first #1 vs. #2 postseason matchup in the 1963 Rose Bowl. They did not play in a Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or BCS title game.
Washington
This is Washington’s first-ever appearance in an officially sanctioned national championship game since the first #1 vs. #2 postseason matchup in the 1963 Rose Bowl. They did not play in a Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or BCS title game.
Game summary
Scoring summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 2 Washington | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| No. 1 Michigan | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas
- Date: Monday January 8, 2024
- Game time: 6:45 p.m. CST
- Game weather: N/A (retractable roof stadium)
- Referee: Marcus Woods (ACC)
- TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe, and Molly McGrath (sideline reporters)
- Box score
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Broadcasting
ESPN is scheduled to televise the College Football Playoff National Championship game for the tenth straight year.
See also
References
- ^ Hoefling, Jon (January 1, 2024). "Washington vs. Michigan: Odds and how to watch 2024 CFP National Championship". USA Today. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "Fantasia to Perform National Anthem at 2024 CFP National Championship; Walker Hayes to Headline Allstate Championship Tailgate". College Football Playoff. December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 3, 2023). "2023-24 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ Galvan, Jamie (January 10, 2023). "Get ready, Houston! College Football Playoff Championship game coming to NRG Stadium in 2024". KHOU. Event occurs at 5:57 a.m. CST. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Houston Selected To Host 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship Game". ABC13.com. November 1, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ Silverstein, Adam (December 3, 2023). "2023 College Football Playoff bowl games: Michigan, Washington, Texas, Alabama fill four-team field". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ "Dates Announced for College Football Playoff Games through 2026". College Football Playoff. August 30, 2018. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Fornelli, Tom (January 1, 2024). "Michigan vs. Alabama score: Wolverines survive Tide in OT to win Rose Bowl, play for CFP National Championship". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan (January 1, 2024). "Washington vs. Texas score: Michael Penix Jr. stars as Huskies escape Sugar Bowl into national championship". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
External links
- Game statistics at statbroadcast.com