2024 NCAA Division I FBS season | |
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Number of teams | 134 |
Duration | August 24, 2024 – December 14, 2024 |
Preseason AP No. 1 | Georgia |
Postseason | |
Duration | December 14, 2024 – January 20, 2025 |
Bowl games | 41 [lower-alpha 1] |
College Football Playoff | |
2025 College Football Playoff National Championship | |
Site | Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia) [lower-alpha 2] |
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons | |
← 2023 |
The 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season is the ongoing 155th season of college football in the United States, the 119th season organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the 49th of the highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The regular season began on August 24 and is scheduled to end on December 14. The postseason will begin on December 14, and, aside from any all-star games that are scheduled, end on January 20, 2025, with the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. This will be the first season of the new College Football Playoff (CFP) system, with the bracket being expanded to 12 teams. [1]
One school is playing its first FBS season in 2024; Kennesaw State (from FCS independents) began its transition from Division I FCS in 2023 and joined Conference USA (CUSA) in July 2024. [2] One formerly independent school, Army, joined the American Athletic Conference in 2024. [3] SMU joined the ACC in 2024. [4]
Overall, 10 schools from the Pac-12 left for another conference in 2024. The 10 teams and their new conferences are:
The remaining two schools in the Pac-12, Oregon State and Washington State, made an agreement with the Mountain West Conference (MW) such that each remaining Pac-12 team will play six MW teams in 2024. [7]
Team | Conference in 2023 | Conference in 2024 |
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Arizona | Pac-12 | Big 12 |
Arizona State | Pac-12 | Big 12 |
Army | Independent (FBS) | American |
California | Pac-12 | ACC |
Colorado | Pac-12 | Big 12 |
Kennesaw State | Independent (FCS) | CUSA |
Oklahoma | Big 12 | SEC |
Oregon | Pac-12 | Big Ten |
SMU | American | ACC |
Stanford | Pac-12 | ACC |
Texas | Big 12 | SEC |
UCLA | Pac-12 | Big Ten |
USC | Pac-12 | Big Ten |
Utah | Pac-12 | Big 12 |
Washington | Pac-12 | Big Ten |
The 2024 season will be the last for one team as an FBS independent. [8] [9]
School | Current conference | Future conference |
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UMass | Independent (FBS) | MAC |
Two FCS schools, Delaware and Missouri State, started transitioning their programs to FBS in the 2024 season. The two schools are respectively playing that season in CAA Football and the Missouri Valley Football Conference, but will not be eligible for the FCS playoffs due to NCAA transition rules. Both will join CUSA in 2025. [10] [11]
School | Current conference | Future conference |
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Delaware | CAA Football (FCS) | CUSA |
Missouri State | Missouri Valley (FCS) | CUSA |
On September 12, 2024, the Pac-12 announced that MW members Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State would join the Pac-12 in 2026. [12] [13] On September 24, 2024, Utah State would join the Pac-12 from the Mountain West alongside the four aforementioned schools in 2026. [14] This will bring the Pac-12 to seven members, one short of the number needed to preserve its status as an FBS conference.
The following rule changes were approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel for the 2024 season: [15]
Points of emphasis for the 2024 season include: [16]
The regular season began on Saturday, August 24 with four games in Week 0.
Rankings through Week 9 reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 10 and beyond will list College Football Playoff Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that failed to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted.
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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August 24 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 4 (FCS) Montana State | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico | FS1 | 35–31 [lower-alpha 3] | 17,314 | [27] |
September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio | ESPN+ | 23–17 | 11,585 | |
September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 7 (FCS) Idaho | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming | truTV | 17–13 | 25,070 | |
September 7 | 9:00 p.m. | Southern Utah | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas | ESPN+ | 27–24 OT | 41,609 | |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Monmouth | FIU | Pitbull Stadium • Miami, Florida | ESPN+ | 45–42 | 17,922 | |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | UT Martin | Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, Georgia | ESPN+ | 24–13 | 10,847 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
This section lists of unranked teams defeating AP Poll-ranked during the season.
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There are 41 team-competitive FBS post-season bowl games, with two teams advancing to a 42nd—the CFP National Championship game. Normally, a team is required to have a .500 minimum winning percentage during the regular season to become bowl-eligible (six wins for an 11- or 12-game schedule, and seven wins for a 13-game schedule). If there are not enough winning teams to fulfill all open bowl slots, teams with losing records may be chosen to fill available bowl slots. Additionally, on the rare occasion in which a conference champion does not meet eligibility requirements, they are usually still chosen for bowl games via tie-ins for their conference.
This is the first year under the expanded College Football Playoff format. Under this format, the five highest-ranked conference champions will receive automatic bids, while the seven highest-ranked teams that are not conference champions will receive at-large bids. The four highest-ranked conference champions will receive a first-round bye in the playoff. [28]
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Each of these games features college seniors, or players whose college football eligibility is ending, who are individually invited by game organizers. These games are scheduled to follow the team-competitive bowls, to allow players selected from bowl teams to participate. The all-star games may include some players from non-FBS programs.
Date | Time (EST) | Game | Site | Television | Participants | Results | Ref. |
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January 11, 2025 | Hula Bowl | FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, Florida | CBS Sports Network | Team Kai Team Aina | [ citation needed ] | ||
January 18, 2025 | Tropical Bowl | Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida | Varsity Sports Network | American Team National Team | [29] | ||
January 30, 2025 | 8:00 p.m. | East-West Shrine Bowl | AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas | NFL Network | West Team East Team | [30] | |
February 1, 2025 | 1:30 p.m. | Senior Bowl | Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, Alabama | National Team American Team | [31] | ||
February 22, 2025 | 4:00 p.m. | HBCU Legacy Bowl | Yulman Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana | Team Robinson Team Gaither | [32] |
This is restricted to coaching changes taking place on or after May 1, 2024, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled game but before its bowl game. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2024, see 2023 NCAA Division I FBS end-of-season coaching changes.
School | Outgoing Coach | Date | Reason | Replacement |
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Fresno State | Jeff Tedford | July 15, 2024 | Resigned [33] | Tim Skipper (interim) |
Utah State | Blake Anderson | July 18, 2024 | Fired for Title IX non-compliance [34] | Nate Dreiling (interim) |
All times Eastern.Rankings are from the AP Poll (before 11/5) and CFP Rankings (thereafter). [35]
Rank | Date | Time | Matchup | Network | Viewers (millions) | Significance | |||
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1 | September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 3 Texas | 31 | No. 10 Michigan | 12 | Fox | 9.19 | College GameDay , Big Noon Kickoff |
2 | September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 23 USC | 27 | No. 13 LSU | 20 | ABC | 8.62 | Vegas Kickoff Classic |
3 | August 31 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 7 Notre Dame | 23 | No. 20 Texas A&M | 13 | 7.92 | College GameDay | |
4 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 14 Clemson | 3 | No. 1 Georgia | 34 | 7.58 | Aflac Kickoff Game, Rivalry | ||
5 | September 14 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 1 Georgia | 13 | Kentucky | 12 | 6.60 | ||
6 | August 31 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 19 Miami | 41 | Florida | 17 | 6.35 | Rivalry, SEC Nation | |
7 | September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 USC | 24 | No. 18 Michigan | 27 | CBS | 6.32 | |
8 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 6 Tennessee | 25 | No. 15 Oklahoma | 15 | ABC | 6.27 | College GameDay | |
9 | September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Colorado | 10 | Nebraska | 28 | NBC | 5.67 | Rivalry |
10 | September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Alabama | 42 | Wisconsin | 10 | Fox | 5.03 | Big Noon Kickoff |
This is the first year of a new 10-year television deal for the Southeastern Conference. SEC games will air exclusively on ESPN networks. ABC replaces CBS as the over-the-air television home of the SEC and exclusive television home of the SEC Championship Game. [36] CBS will start airing Big Ten games in the 3:30 ET slot full-time this season.
Oregon State and Washington State, the two remaining members of the Pac-12 Conference, announced a one-year agreement with The CW and Fox (2 games) on May 14, 2024. [37]
After extending their contract with the College Football Playoff in March, ESPN will sublicense two first round games to TNT Sports. These will be the first games to air on the TNT network since 2006. ESPN will also sublicense two quarterfinal bowl games to TNT beginning in 2026.
Beginning this season, TNT Sports will also air third-tier Mountain West Conference games on TruTV. [38]
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