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2024 Birmingham Bowl
The 2024 Birmingham Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2024, at Protective Stadium located in Birmingham, Alabama. The 18th annual Birmingham Bowl featured Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football, Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt Commodores football, Vanderbilt. The game began at approximately 2:30 p.m. Central Time Zone, CST and aired on ESPN College Football, ESPN. The Birmingham Bowl was one of the 2024–25 NCAA football bowl games, 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season, 2024 FBS football season. Teams Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured Georgia Tech from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Vanderbilt from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Both teams accepted bowl invitations on December 8. The teams share a Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt football rivalry, historic rivalry, having met 38 times previously, although this was their first meeting since 2016. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protective Stadium
Protective Stadium is an outdoor multi-purpose stadium owned and operated by the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex, Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. Since its opening in 2021, the stadium has been named for Protective Life, a financial service holding company based in Birmingham, which pays $1 million per year as part of a 15-year naming rights deal. It is the host site of the annual Birmingham Bowl, and serves as the home stadium of the UAB Blazers football team, the Birmingham Stallions (2022), Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (2024), United Football League (UFL) and Birmingham Legion FC of the USL Championship. History Football The stadium replaced Legion Field as the home of the UAB Blazers football program. The 2021 UAB Blazers football team, Blazers played their first game in the stadium on October 2, 2021 against 2021 Liberty Flames football team, Liberty. The stadium has a capacity of over 47,100. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 NCAA Football Bowl Games
The 2024–25 NCAA football bowl games were a series of college football bowl games in the United States, primarily played to complete the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Team-competitive bowl games in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) began on December 14, 2024, and concluded with the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship on January 20, 2025. Several all-star games then followed. Schedule The schedule for the 2024–25 bowl games was announced on June 6, 2024. Division I FBS bowl games College Football Playoff bowl games The College Football Playoff system is used to determine a national championship of DivisionI FBS college football. This is the 11th year of the College Football Playoff era. For the 2024–25 season, the playoffs were expanded from four teams to 12 teams. A committee of experts ranked the top 25 FBS teams after each of the last six weeks of the regular season. Upon release of the final rankings, the top five ranked conference ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Team
The 2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their seven home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. The 2013 team was coming off back-to-back bowls for the first time in school history. The 2012 season was the best win percentage since 1955 (.692); the nine wins were the most since 1915, and the 5 SEC wins were the most since 1935. The 2013 team was headed by James Franklin who was in his 3rd and final year at Vanderbilt. For the third straight year Vanderbilt had made it to a bowl game. Vandy defeated the Houston Cougars in the BBVA Compass Bowl 41–24. Vanderbilt finished with 9 wins in back to back seasons for the first time in school history. This was the last season the Commodores won a bowl game and finished with a winning record until the 2024 season. Before the seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Team
The 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the Crimson Tide's 130th overall season, and 91st as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Crimson Tide played their home games at Saban Field at Bryant–Denny Stadium located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in the first year under new head coach Kalen DeBoer. Nick Saban, who had coached the team since 2007, winning six national championships, retired in the offseason. Offseason Coaching staff changes Coaching staff additions NFL draft The NFL draft was held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit, MI on April 25–27, 2024. Crimson Tide who were picked in the 2024 NFL Draft: Transfer portal Forty-one Alabama players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2023 season. Over the off-season, Alabama added thirteen players from the transfer portal. According to 247 Sports, Alabama had the No. 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Team
The 2023 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores were led by Clark Lea in his third year as their head coach. Following their blowout loss to Ole Miss, the Commodores became ineligible for a bowl selection for the 5th consecutive season. This was the last year of the Eastern and Western divisions of the SEC, as Texas and Oklahoma joined the SEC in 2024. The Vanderbilt Commodores football team drew an average home attendance of 25,509 in 2023. Schedule Vanderbilt and the SEC announced the 2023 football schedule on September 20, 2022. The 2023 Commodores' schedule consists of 6 home games and 6 away games for the regular season. Vanderbilt will host four SEC conference opponents Auburn, Georgia (rivalry), Kentucky (rivalry) and Missouri at home and will travel to four SEC opponents, Florida, Mississippi (rivalry), South Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Georgia Bulldogs Football Team
The 2024 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Kirby Smart, who notched his 100th win as head coach during the season. The Bulldogs went 11–3 and won the SEC Championship Game against Texas in overtime. After the end of the season with Georgia's 23–10 loss to Notre Dame at the Sugar Bowl, Smart called the season "the toughest year of my tenure. Easily the toughest of my tenure." Offseason Entered NFL draft Team departures Over the course of the off-season, Georgia lost 48 total players. Eleven players graduated, 12 players declared for the NFL Draft, while the other 22 players entered the transfer portal. Transfer portal Twenty-two Georgia Bulldogs players entered the NCAA transfer portal during or after the 2023 season. Over the off-season, Georgia added eleven players from the transfer p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Team
The 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish were led by Marcus Freeman in his third year as Notre Dame's head coach. They played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. Despite an upset loss as heavy favorites against Northern Illinois, Notre Dame proceeded to win their next 10 games, including ranked wins over Louisville, Navy, and Army, and made their 3rd College Football Playoff The College Football Playoff (CFP) is an annual single-elimination tournament, knockout invitational tournament to determine a national champion for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, D ... appearance, their first in the inaugural 12-team playoff. They defeated the 2024 Indiana Hoosiers football team, Indiana Hoosiers, 27–17, in their first round home game. Their playoff victory o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Louisville Cardinals Football Team
The 2024 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by second-year head coach Jeff Brohm and played home games at the L&N Stadium located in Louisville, Kentucky. Offseason Players leaving for NFL Louisville had four players chosen in the 2024 NFL draft. Five other players were signed as undrafted free agents. NFL draftees Undrafted free agents Preseason ACC media poll The Atlantic Coast Conference preseason poll was released on July 31. Louisville was predicted to finish fifth in the conference. Schedule Roster Game summaries vs. Austin Peay vs. Jacksonville State vs. Georgia Tech at No. 16 Notre Dame vs. SMU at Virginia vs. No. 6 Miami (FL) at Boston College at No. 11т Clemson at Stanford vs. Pittsburgh at Kentucky (Govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Miami Hurricanes Football Team
The 2024 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hurricanes were led by Mario Cristobal in his third year as head coach. They played their home games at Hard Rock Stadium. They competed in the Pop-Tarts Bowl, losing 41-42 to No. 18 Iowa State. Schedule Rankings Personnel Coaching staff Roster Game summaries at Florida (rivalry) vs Florida A&M (FCS) vs Ball State at South Florida vs Virginia Tech (rivalry) at California at Louisville (rivalry) vs Florida State (rivalry) vs Duke at Georgia Tech vs Wake Forest at Syracuse vs No. 18 Iowa State (Pop-Tarts Bowl) References {{Miami Hurricanes football navbox Miami Miami Hurricanes football seasons Miami Hurricanes football The Miami Hurricanes football team represents the University of Miami i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Florida State Seminoles Football Team
The 2024 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season, entering the season as the defending ACC champion. The Seminoles were led by Mike Norvell, who was in his fifth year as their head coach. The Seminoles played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium, with a reduced capacity due to renovations, located in Tallahassee, Florida. Despite high pre-season expectations, including a top ten ranking in the polls, the Seminoles instead had a disastrous season, finishing with their worst record in a season since 1974, becoming the first team in the CFP era to go from double-digit wins to double-digit losses the following year as well as the first team in college football history to start the season in the top ten and finish with double-digit losses. The Seminoles became bowl ineligible following a loss to rival Miami, the first time for a defending power conference champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt Football Rivalry
The Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt football rivalry is an American college football college rivalry, rivalry between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Vanderbilt Commodores football, Vanderbilt Commodores. Both universities are founding members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Southern Conference (SoCon), and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). Georgia Tech leads the series all time 20–16–3. In the 1910s, both programs were coached by men inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: Dan McGugin and John Heisman. In 2016, a trophy for the contest, the Gold Cowbell, was unearthed after almost 70 years of dormancy. The trophy began in 1924. History The schools first meeting was on November 19, 1892. In 1896, both teams joined the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The rivalry was be played as a postseason matchup in 2024, as both teams were invited to the 2024 Birmingham Bowl. Vanderbilt won t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
