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2024–25 NCAA football bowl games
Season2024
Number of bowls
  • 43 in DI[a]
  • 2 in DII
  • 13 in DIII
All-star games5
Bowl gamesDecember 14, 2024 (2024-12-14) – January 20, 2025 (2025-01-20)
National Championship2025 College Football Playoff
National Championship
Location of ChampionshipMercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia[b]
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
AAC 0–0 (–)
ACC 0–0 (–)
Big Ten 0–0 (–)
Big 12 0–0 (–)
C–USA 0–0 (–)
MAC 0–0 (–)
Mountain West 0–0 (–)
SEC 0–0 (–)
Sun Belt 0–0 (–)
Independent 0–0 (–)

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

The schedule for the 2024–25 bowl games was announced on June 6, 2024.[2]

Division I FBS bowl games

College Football Playoff bowl Games

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
1Highest ranked conference champion 
8    
   
9  
  
44th highest ranked conference champion 
January 20 – Atlanta
5    
   
12  
   
22nd highest ranked conference champion 
7    
   
10  
  
33rd highest ranked conference champion 
6    
11  
Projected bracket based on Week 12 rankings[6]
First roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
Sanford Stadium, Athens1No. 1 Oregon 
8No. 7 Georgia   
   
9No. 8 Tennessee 
  
Ohio Stadium, Columbus4No. 11 Boise State 
January 20 – Atlanta
5No. 2 Ohio State   
   
12No. 16 Arizona State 
   
Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend2No. 3 Texas 
7No. 5 Notre Dame   
   
10No. 9 SMU 
  
Beaver Stadium, State College3No. 6 Miami (FL) 
6No. 4 Penn State   
11No. 10 Indiana 

All times are EST (UTC−5).

College Football Playoff Games
Date Time Game Site Television Teams Affiliations Results Attendance
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
ESPN
Jan. 1 1:00 p.m Peach Bowl (Quarterfinal) Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 p.m. Rose Bowl (Quarterfinal) Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
8:45 p.m Sugar Bowl (Quarterfinal) Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan. 9 7:30 p.m. Orange Bowl (Semifinal) Hard Rock Stadium
Miami, Florida
Jan. 10 7:30 p.m. Cotton Bowl (Semifinal) AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas
Jan. 20 7:30 p.m. College Football Playoff National Championship Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia

Non-CFP bowl games

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]

Date Time (EST) Game Site Television Teams Affiliations Results Attendance U.S.
viewers
(millions)
Dec. 14 9:00 pm Salute to Veterans Bowl Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, Alabama
ESPN
Dec. 17 9:00 pm Frisco Bowl Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas
Dec. 18 5:30 pm Boca Raton Bowl FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, Florida
9:00 pm LA Bowl SoFi Stadium
Inglewood, California
Dec. 19 7:00 pm New Orleans Bowl Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
ESPN2
Dec. 20 Noon Cure Bowl FBC Mortgage Stadium
Orlando, Florida
ESPN
3:30 pm Gasparilla Bowl Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
Dec. 23 11:00 am Myrtle Beach Bowl Brooks Stadium
Conway, South Carolina
2:30 pm Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Albertsons Stadium
Boise, Idaho
Dec. 24 8:00 pm Hawaii Bowl Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec. 26 2:00 pm GameAbove Sports Bowl Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan
5:30 pm Rate Bowl Chase Field
Phoenix, Arizona
9:00 pm 68 Ventures Bowl Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, Alabama
Dec. 27 Noon or 3:00 pm Birmingham Bowl Protective Stadium
Birmingham, Alabama
Noon or 3:00 pm Armed Forces Bowl Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas
7:00 pm Liberty Bowl Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
8:00 pm Holiday Bowl Snapdragon Stadium
San Diego, California
Fox
10:30 pm Las Vegas Bowl Allegiant Stadium
Paradise, Nevada
ESPN
Dec. 28 11:00 am Fenway Bowl Fenway Park
Boston, Massachusetts
Noon Pinstripe Bowl Yankee Stadium
The Bronx, New York
ABC
2:15 pm New Mexico Bowl University Stadium
Albuquerque, New Mexico
ESPN
3:30 pm Pop-Tarts Bowl Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
ABC
4:30 pm Arizona Bowl Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona
The CW
5:45 pm Military Bowl Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, Maryland
ESPN
7:30 pm Alamo Bowl Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas
ABC
9:15 pm Independence Bowl Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
ESPN
Dec. 30 2:30 pm Music City Bowl Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec. 31 Noon ReliaQuest Bowl Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
2:00 p.m. Sun Bowl Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
CBS
3:00 p.m. Citrus Bowl Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
ABC
3:30 pm Texas Bowl NRG Stadium
Houston, Texas
ESPN
Jan. 2 7:30 p.m. Gator Bowl EverBank Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
Jan. 3 4:00 pm First Responder Bowl Gerald J. Ford Stadium
University Park, Texas
7:30 pm Duke's Mayo Bowl Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan. 4 11:00 am Bahamas Bowl Thomas Robinson Stadium
Nassau, The Bahamas
ESPN2

Division I FCS bowl game

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
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

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
Dec. 7 1:00 pm Heritage Bowl Tiger Stadium
Corsicana, Texas
TBD Texas–Permian Basin
Central Missouri
LSC
MIAA
2:00 p.m. America's Crossroads Bowl Hobart High School
Hobart, Indiana
(Livestream) Truman
Tiffin
GLVC
GMAC

Division III bowl games

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
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
* - Host team

All-Star games

The East–West Shrine Bowl changed location from Frisco, Texas to Arlington, Texas.

Date Time (EST) Game Site Television Participants Results Ref.
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
[15]
January 30, 2025 8:00 p.m. East–West Shrine Bowl AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas
NFL Network West Team
East Team
[16]
February 1, 2025 1:30 p.m. Senior Bowl Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, Alabama
National Team
American Team
[17]
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m. HBCU Legacy Bowl Yulman Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana
Team Robinson
Team Gaither
[18]

Team selections

CFP top 25 standings and bowl games

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

The below lists of teams are based on team records as published by the NCAA,[20] and bowl eligibility criteria.[21]

Bowl-eligible teams

Number of postseason berths available: 82[c]
Number of bowl-eligible teams: 79

Teams that must win their final game for bowl eligibility

Teams that gain bowl eligibility with 1 win: 16

Bowl-ineligible teams

Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 43

Games for Bowl Eligiblity Remaining

Matchup Time* Television Team that must win for bowl eligibility
Friday, November 29 (Black Friday)
Minnesota–Wisconsin 12:00 pm CBS/Paramount+ Wisconsin
Oregon State–No. 12 Boise State 12:00 pm FOX Oregon State
Saturday, November 30
North Texas–Temple 12:00 pm ESPN+ North Texas
Louisiana-Lafayette–Louisiana-Monroe 12:00 pm ESPNU Louisiana-Monroe
Kansas–Baylor 12:00 pm ESPN2 Kansas
Eastern Michigan–Western Michigan 1:30 pm ESPN+ Eastern Michigan/Western Michigan
Coastal Carolina–Georgia State 2:00 pm ESPN+ Coastal Carolina
NC State–North Carolina 3:30 pm ACCN NC State
Rutgers–Michigan State 3:30 pm FS1 Michigan State
Auburn–No. 7 Alabama 3:30 pm ABC/ESPN+ Auburn
Appalachian State–Georgia Southern 6:00 pm ESPN+ Appalachian State
TCU–Cincinnati 6:00 pm ESPN+ Cincinnati
Virginia–Virginia Tech 8:00 pm ACCN Virginia/Virginia Tech
New Mexico–Hawaii 11:00 pm Spectrum PPV New Mexico

*Game times in Eastern Time.

Conference summaries

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
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

Conference Champion W–L Rank Bowl game

Conference performance in bowl games

Conference Total games Wins–losses (pct.)
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

  1. ^ 41 FBS bowl games, the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, and 1 FCS bowl game
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Kennesaw State is bowl ineligible due to their transition from FCS to FBS; having lost seven games, the Owls would be bowl ineligible regardless.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Boise State will face either Colorado State or UNLV.[25]
  11. ^ The winner of the TexasTexas A&M game will be Georgia's opponent and the top seed.[26]

References

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  6. ^ Olson, Max (November 26, 2024). "Top 4 same, IU slips to 10 in latest CFP rankings". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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  8. ^ "GameAbove Sports Announced as New Title Sponsor for College Football Bowl Game at Ford Field". Detroit Lions. October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  9. ^ Stephenson, Creg (October 15, 2024). "Montgomery's bowl game gets new name, title sponsor". al. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "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.
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  12. ^ Gaither, Steven (November 4, 2024). "HBCU football bowl game won't happen this year". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  13. ^ Harris, Kennedi (November 22, 2024). "NGU hosts Hurricane Relief Bowl, collecting donations for Western North Carolina". WHNS.
  14. ^ "Tickets". hulabowl.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  15. ^ "Agenda – Trillion Tropical Bowl". tropicalbowl.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  16. ^ "Events". shrinebowl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
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  18. ^ "Home". hbculegacybowl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "NCAA College Football FBS Standings". NCAA.com.
  21. ^ "College Bowl Tracker". thelines.com.
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