2024–25 NCAA football bowl games
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| All-star games | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl games | December 14, 2024 – January 20, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Championship | 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location of Championship | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia[b] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024–25 NCAA football bowl games are a series of college football bowl games in the United States, played to complete the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Team-competitive bowl games in the FBS will begin on December 14, 2024, and will conclude with the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship on January 20, 2025. Several all-star games will then be contested.[1]
Schedule
[edit]The schedule for the 2024–25 bowl games was announced on June 6, 2024.[2]
Division I FBS bowl games
[edit]College Football Playoff bowl Games
[edit]The College Football Playoff system is used to determine a national championship of Division I FBS college football. A committee of experts will rank the top 25 teams in the nation after each of the last six weeks of the regular season. This is the eleventh year of the College Football Playoff era.
For the 2024–25 season, the playoffs have been expanded from four teams to twelve teams. The top five ranked conference champions will be selected to compete, along with the seven highest ranked remaining teams. The top four conference champions will receive a first-round bye. The first round of games will be played at campus sites. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will be played at the New Year's Six bowl games.[3][4]
The four first-round games will be played on December 20 and 21, 2024, at campus sites. The quarterfinal games will be played on December 31, 2024 and January 1, 2025, at the Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl, and Sugar Bowl. The semifinal games will be played on January 9 and 10, 2025, at the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl. The winners will advance to the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship on January 20, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.[5]
| First round December 20–21 at higher seed campus sites | Quarterfinals December 31 (Fiesta) and January 1 (Peach, Rose, and Sugar) | Semifinals January 9 (Orange) and January 10 (Cotton) | Championship January 20 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Highest ranked conference champion | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 | 4th highest ranked conference champion | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | 2nd highest ranked conference champion | |||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | 3rd highest ranked conference champion | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Game | Site | Television | Teams | Affiliations | Results | Attendance |
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| Dec. 20 | 8:00 p.m | Non-bowl game (First round) | Campus site | ABC/ESPN | ||||
| Dec. 21 | Noon | Non-bowl game (First round) | Campus site | TNT Sports | ||||
| 4:00 p.m. | Non-bowl game (First round) | Campus site | ||||||
| 8:00 p.m. | Non-bowl game (First round) | Campus site | ABC/ESPN | |||||
| Dec. 31 | 7:30 p.m | Fiesta Bowl (Quarterfinal) | State Farm Stadium Glendale, Arizona |
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| Jan. 1 | 1:00 p.m | Peach Bowl (Quarterfinal) | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia |
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| 5:00 p.m. | Rose Bowl (Quarterfinal) | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California |
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| 8:45 p.m | Sugar Bowl (Quarterfinal) | Caesars Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Jan. 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Orange Bowl (Semifinal) | Hard Rock Stadium Miami, Florida |
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| Jan. 10 | 7:30 p.m. | Cotton Bowl (Semifinal) | AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas |
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| Jan. 20 | 7:30 p.m. | College Football Playoff National Championship | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia |
Non-CFP bowl games
[edit]Several changes, as compared to the 2023–24 bowl season, were announced:
- The Holiday Bowl changed venues, from Petco Park to Snapdragon Stadium.[7]
- On October 8, 2024, strategic investment company GameAbove, through its GameAbove Sports brand, was announced as the new title sponsor for the former Quick Lane Bowl, renaming it the GameAbove Sports Bowl.[8]
- On October 15, 2024, military contractor Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S) was announced as the new title sponsor of the Camellia Bowl, with the game being renamed as the Salute to Veterans Bowl.[9]
- On October 17, 2024, the former Guaranteed Rate Bowl was renamed as the Rate Bowl, due to a rebranding by its title sponsor, as Guaranteed Rate became simply Rate.[10]
Below is the schedule for the non-CFP bowl games.[11]
Division I FCS bowl game
[edit]The Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) has one bowl game, the Celebration Bowl. Played between HBCUs, it serves as a de facto Black college football national championship. The FCS also has a postseason bracket tournament that culminates in the 2025 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game.
| Date | Time (EST) | Game | Site | Television | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
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| Dec. 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Celebration Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia |
USA: ABC Canada: TSN |
TBD South Carolina State |
SWAC MEAC |
Division II bowl games
[edit]There are two bowl games which feature teams that did not qualify for the Division II postseason tournament. This is down from four bowl games in the previous season, as the Live United Texarkana Bowl went defunct and the Florida Beach Bowl is not being held for 2024 due to funding issues.[12] Additionally, a regular season conference game between North Greenville and Shorter was postponed due to Hurricane Helene; it was rescheduled for the first week of the Division II postseason, restructured as a quasi-bowl game and dubbed the "Helene Relief Bowl".[13]
| Date | Time (EST) | Game | Site | Television | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
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| Dec. 7 | 1:00 pm | Heritage Bowl | Tiger Stadium Corsicana, Texas |
TBD | Texas–Permian Basin Central Missouri |
LSC MIAA |
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| 2:00 p.m. | America's Crossroads Bowl | Hobart High School Hobart, Indiana |
(Livestream) | Truman Tiffin |
GLVC GMAC |
Division III bowl games
[edit]Division III has 13 bowl games, featuring teams that did not qualify for the Division III postseason tournament; this is the same number of games contested in 2023 season, but features the addition of the Fusion Bowl, two bowls organized by NIL company Opendorse, and the subtraction of the ECAC Lynah Bowl and the New England Bowl series.
| Date | Time (EST) | Game | Site | Television | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
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| Nov 23 | 12:00 pm | Centennial-MAC Bowl Series |
Campus sites | CentennialTV MACtv (Streaming) |
Widener Muhlenberg* |
Centennial MAC |
Muhlenberg 34–7 |
| Franklin & Marshall Delaware Valley* |
Franklin & Marshall 7–0 | ||||||
| Dickinson FDU–Florham* |
FDU–Florham 49–14 | ||||||
| Whitelaw Bowl | Stevenson Morrisville* |
MAC Empire 8 |
Morrisville 21–18 | ||||
| Chapman Bowl | Rochester Brockport* |
Liberty Empire 8 |
Brockport 42–23 | ||||
| Bushnell Bowl | Alfred Western Connecticut* |
Empire 8 MASCAC |
Western Connecticut 45–14 | ||||
| Lakefront Bowl | Raabe Stadium Wauwatosa, Wisconsin |
Monmouth (IL) St. Norbert |
MWC NACC |
St. Norbert 20–14 | |||
| 1:00 pm | Fusion Bowl | Campus sites | Northeast Sports Network | Husson Maritime* |
CNE NEWMAC |
Maritime 21–14 | |
| Cape Henry Bowl | Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia |
ODAC Sports Network (streaming) |
Wilkes Washington & Lee |
Landmark ODAC |
Washington & Lee 40–21 | ||
| 5:00 pm | Cape Charles Bowl | Moravian Shenandoah |
Moravian 35–14 | ||||
| 3:00 p.m. | Isthmus Bowl | Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium Sun Prairie, Wisconsin |
Wisconsin–Stout Wheaton (IL) |
WIAC CCIW |
Wheaton (IL) 35–32 | ||
| 1:00 p.m. | ForeverLawn Bowl | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Canton, Ohio |
FloSports | Hanover Wabash |
HCAC NCAC |
Hanover 13–10 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Extra Points Bowl | Marietta Westminster (PA) |
OAC PAC |
Westminster (PA) 27–13 |
All-Star games
[edit]The East–West Shrine Bowl changed location from Frisco, Texas to Arlington, Texas.
| Date | Time (EST) | Game | Site | Television | Participants | Results | Ref. |
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| January 11, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. | Hula Bowl | FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, Florida |
CBS Sports Network | Team Kai Team Aina |
[14] | |
| January 18, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. | Tropical Bowl | Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, Florida |
Varsity Sports Network | American Team National Team |
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| January 30, 2025 | 8:00 p.m. | East–West Shrine Bowl | AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas |
NFL Network | West Team East Team |
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| February 1, 2025 | 1:30 p.m. | Senior Bowl | Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, Alabama |
National Team American Team |
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| February 22, 2025 | 4:00 p.m. | HBCU Legacy Bowl | Yulman Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana |
Team Robinson Team Gaither |
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Team selections
[edit]CFP top 25 standings and bowl games
[edit]The College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee will announce its final team rankings for the season on December 8, 2024. This will be the 11th season of the CFP era, and the first season with a twelve-team playoff.[19]
Bowl eligibility
[edit]The below lists of teams are based on team records as published by the NCAA,[20] and bowl eligibility criteria.[21]
Bowl-eligible teams
[edit]- ACC (12): Boston College, California, Clemson, Duke, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (FL), North Carolina, Pittsburgh, SMU, Syracuse, winner of Virginia–Virginia Tech game on November 30
- American (7): Army, East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, South Florida, Tulane, UTSA
- Big Ten (12): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Rutgers, USC, Washington
- Big 12 (9): Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas State, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia
- CUSA (4): Jacksonville State, Liberty, Sam Houston, Western Kentucky
- MAC (7): Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami (OH), Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, winner of Eastern Michigan–Western Michigan game on November 30
- Mountain West (5): Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Jose State, UNLV
- Pac-12 (1): Washington State
- SEC (13): Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
- Sun Belt (7): Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, James Madison, Louisiana, Marshall, South Alabama, Texas State
- Independent (2): Notre Dame, UConn
Number of postseason berths available: 82[c]
Number of bowl-eligible teams: 79
Teams that must win their final game for bowl eligibility
[edit]- ACC (3): NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech
- American (1): North Texas
- Big Ten (2): Michigan State, Wisconsin
- Big 12 (2): Cincinnati, Kansas
- MAC (2): Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan
- Mountain West (1): New Mexico
- Pac-12 (1): Oregon State
- SEC (1): Auburn
- Sun Belt (3): Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Louisiana–Monroe
Teams that gain bowl eligibility with 1 win: 16
Bowl-ineligible teams
[edit]- ACC (4): Florida State, Stanford, Wake Forest, loser of Virginia–Virginia Tech game on November 30
- American (6): Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Rice, Temple, Tulsa, UAB
- Big Ten (4): Maryland, Northwestern, Purdue, UCLA
- Big 12 (5): Arizona, Houston, Oklahoma State, UCF, Utah
- CUSA (6): FIU, Kennesaw State[d], Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, UTEP
- MAC (5): Akron, Ball State, Central Michigan, Kent State, loser of Eastern Michigan–Western Michigan game on November 30
- Mountain West (6): Air Force, Hawaii[e], Nevada, San Diego State, Utah State, Wyoming
- SEC (2): Kentucky, Mississippi State
- Sun Belt (4): Georgia State, Old Dominion, Southern Miss, Troy
- Independent (1): UMass[f]
Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 43
Conference summaries
[edit]Rankings in this section are based on CFP rankings released prior to the games.
| Conference | Championship game | Players of the year | Coach of the year | ||||||
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| Date | Venue (Location) | Matchup | Result | Overall/MVP | Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | ||
| ACC | Dec. 7 | Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina) | SMU vs. TBD[g] | — | |||||
| American | Dec. 6 | TBD | Army vs. Tulane | — | |||||
| Big Ten | Dec. 7 | Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, Indiana) | Oregon vs. TBD[h] | — | |||||
| Big 12 | Dec. 7 | AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) | — | ||||||
| CUSA | Dec. 6 | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium (Jacksonville, Alabama) | TBD at Jacksonville State[i] | ||||||
| MAC | Dec. 7 | Ford Field (Detroit, Michigan) | — | ||||||
| MW | Dec. 6 | TBD | Boise State vs. TBD[j] | — | |||||
| SEC | Dec. 7 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia) | Georgia vs. TBD[k] | — | |||||
| Sun Belt | Dec. 7 | TBD | — | ||||||
Conference champions' bowl game
[edit]| Conference | Champion | W–L | Rank | Bowl game |
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Conference performance in bowl games
[edit]| Conference | Total games | Wins–losses (pct.) |
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| ACC | 0–0 (–) | |
| American | 0–0 (–) | |
| Big Ten | 0–0 (–) | |
| Big 12 | 0–0 (–) | |
| CUSA | 0–0 (–) | |
| MAC | 0–0 (–) | |
| Mountain West | 0–0 (–) | |
| SEC | 0–0 (–) | |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 (–) | |
| Independent | 0–0 (–) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 41 FBS bowl games, the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, and 1 FCS bowl game
- ^ The championship game was originally scheduled to be played at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, but was moved due to a scheduling conflict with the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
- ^ There are 35 traditional season-ending bowl games providing berths for 70 teams. Six bowl games will be used for the quarterfinals and semifinals of the College Football Playoff, which will have 12 participating teams. A total of 82 teams (70 + 12) will play in these postseason competitions.
- ^ Kennesaw State is bowl ineligible due to their transition from FCS to FBS; having lost seven games, the Owls would be bowl ineligible regardless.
- ^ Hawaii has two wins against FCS teams, Delaware State and Northern Iowa. Only one win against an FCS school may be counted towards bowl eligibility. However, with seven losses, the Rainbow Warriors would be bowl ineligible regardless.
- ^ UMass has two wins against FCS teams, Central Connecticut and Wagner. Only one win against an FCS school may be counted towards bowl eligibility. However, with seven losses, the Minutemen would be bowl ineligible regardless.
- ^ Two teams remain alive for SMU's opponent: Clemson and Miami.[22][23]
- Miami must win its final game (against Syracuse) to advance.
- Clemson, which has completed its conference season at 7–1, can advance under the following scenario:
- Miami loses to Syracuse.
- ^ According to the Big Ten, the following scenarios are possible for Oregon's opponent:[24]
- Ohio State will advance to the title game unless it loses its season finale to Michigan.
- If Ohio State loses to Michigan, Indiana will advance to the title game if it defeats Purdue.
- Penn State can only reach the title game if it wins its season finale against Maryland, Ohio State loses to Michigan, and also:
- Indiana loses to Purdue, or
- Indiana beats Purdue while the cumulative conference winning percentage for Penn State's Big Ten opponents remains greater than that for Indiana.
- ^ Three teams remain alive for Jacksonville State's opponent: Liberty, Sam Houston, and Western Kentucky.[23]
- Liberty will advance if it defeats Sam Houston.
- Sam Houston will advance if it defeats Liberty and Jacksonville State defeats Western Kentucky.
- Western Kentucky will advance if it defeats Jacksonville State and Liberty loses to Sam Houston.
- ^ Boise State will face either Colorado State or UNLV.[25]
- ^ The winner of the Texas–Texas A&M game will be Georgia's opponent and the top seed.[26]
References
[edit]- ^ "College Football Expand 12 Teams Starting With The 2024 Season". NCAA. December 1, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Reineking, Jim (June 6, 2024). "College Football 2024 Season Bowl Game and Playoff Schedule". USA Today. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Sallee, Barrett (January 9, 2024). "College Football Playoff Bracket, Predictions: Early Picks as Format Expands to 12 Teams in 2024 Season". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ "5-7 Format Confirmed for 12-Team Playoff". College Football Playoff. February 20, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 College Football Playoff Schedule, Dates, TV Channel, Sites". NCAA. August 21, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ Olson, Max (November 26, 2024). "Top 4 same, IU slips to 10 in latest CFP rankings". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ "2024 DirecTV Holiday Bowl Set for December 27th". holidaybowl.com (Press release). August 27, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "GameAbove Sports Announced as New Title Sponsor for College Football Bowl Game at Ford Field". Detroit Lions. October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ Stephenson, Creg (October 15, 2024). "Montgomery's bowl game gets new name, title sponsor". al. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "Bowl Season's Only Big Ten-Big 12 Conference Matchup Renamed to Rate Bowl as Part of Title Partner Rebrand". fiestabowl.org (Press release). October 17, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ Andres, Patrick (July 18, 2024). "2024-25 College Football Bowl Schedule: Full List of Games and Locations". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Gaither, Steven (November 4, 2024). "HBCU football bowl game won't happen this year". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Harris, Kennedi (November 22, 2024). "NGU hosts Hurricane Relief Bowl, collecting donations for Western North Carolina". WHNS.
- ^ "Tickets". hulabowl.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ "Agenda – Trillion Tropical Bowl". tropicalbowl.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ "Events". shrinebowl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Reese's Senior Bowl". usajaguars.evenue.net. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Home". hbculegacybowl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ Backus, Will (August 15, 2024). "College Football Playoff Rankings Schedule: Complete List of Dates, Times Announced for 2024 Season". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ "NCAA College Football FBS Standings". NCAA.com.
- ^ "College Bowl Tracker". thelines.com.
- ^ Bromberg, Nick (November 19, 2024). "Conference chaos? A look at college football's power conference tiebreaker scenarios ahead of Week 13". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Stuckey" (November 20, 2024). "College Football Conference Championship Scenarios: Big 12, Big Ten, SEC Up for Grabs". Action Network. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Uggetti, Paolo (November 19, 2024). "Big Ten confirms Oregon has clinched spot in title game". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Boise State to Host Old Trapper Mountain West Football Championship". Mountain West Conference. November 24, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ Khan, Sam Jr.; Emerson, Seth (November 24, 2024). "SEC title game scenarios: Auburn upset sets up Georgia vs. Texas-Texas A&M winner in Atlanta". The Athletic. The New York Times. Retrieved November 24, 2024.