2024 Rose Bowl
The 2024 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2024, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The 110th annual Rose Bowl was one of the semifinals of the 2023–24 College Football Playoff (CFP) and featured two of the four teams selected by the CFP Selection Committee—the fourth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide of the SEC and the first-ranked Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten. Michigan won the game 27–20, shortly after Blake Corum's 17-yard touchdown run in overtime, and stopping Alabama on downs. Michigan advanced to face the winner of the Sugar Bowl, the Washington Huskies, in the CFP National Championship game on January 8. With 27.2 million viewers on ESPN, the 2024 Rose Bowl was the most-viewed College Football Playoff semifinal game since 2014, as well as one of the top ten cable telecasts of all time.
| 2024 Rose Bowl presented by Prudential | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College Football Playoff Semifinal 110th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the Game | Off: J. J. McCarthy (QB, Michigan) Def: Mason Graham (DT, Michigan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Michigan by 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Michael Vandervelde (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Michigan Marching Band Alabama Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 96,371 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Deportes ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge (sidelines) ESPN Deportes: Eduardo Varela (play-by-play), Pablo Viruega (analyst) and Katia Castorena (sideline) ESPN 2: Pat McAfee, AJ Hawk, Darius Butler, Anthony DiGuilio, Connor Campbell and Ty Schmit ESPN Radio: Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | (27.2 million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN Dois (Brazil) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN Dois (Brazil): Thiago Alves (play-by-play), Deivis Chiodini (analyst) and Giane Pessoa (rules analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Rose Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game began at approximately 2:00 p.m. PST and was aired on ESPN. Sponsored by Prudential Financial, the game was officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential.