2024 Salute to Veterans Bowl explained

Game Name:Salute to Veterans Bowl
Title Sponsor:IS4S
Subheader:11th Salute to Veterans Bowl
Date Game Played:December 14
Year Game Played:2024
Football Season:2024
Stadium:Cramton Bowl
City:Montgomery, Alabama
Visitor School:South Alabama University
Visitor Name Short:South Alabama
Visitor Nickname:Jaguars
Visitor Record:6–6
Visitor Conference:Sun Belt
Visitor Coach:Major Applewhite
Home School:Western Michigan University
Home Name Short:Western Michigan
Home Nickname:Broncos
Home Record:6–6
Home Conference:MAC
Home Coach:Lance Taylor
Us Network:ESPN
Different Previous:2023

The 2024 IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl is a college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on December 14, 2024, at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. It will be the 11th edition of the Salute to Veterans Bowl, formerly known as the Camellia Bowl.[1] The bowl will feature South Alabama and Western Michigan. The game is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. CST and will air on ESPN,[2] [3] as the first of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season.

Teams

Based on conference tie-ins, the game was expected to feature teams from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Sun Belt Conference—this was confirmed on December 3, when organizers announced a matchup of Western Michigan of the MAC and South Alabama of the Sun Belt.[4]

Western Michigan Broncos

See main article: 2024 Western Michigan Broncos football team.

South Alabama Jaguars

See main article: 2024 South Alabama Jaguars football team.

Game summary

Statistics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stephenson . Creg . 2024-10-15 . Montgomery’s bowl game gets new name, title sponsor . 2024-10-15 . al . en.
  2. Web site: Cobb . David . 2024-25 college football bowl schedule, games, dates, locations, kickoff times, TV channels . CBS Sports . 2 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Kelley . Kevin . College football bowl schedule for 2024-25 season released . FBSchedules.com . 2 July 2024.
  4. News: South Alabama to face Western Michigan in Montgomery’s Salute to Veterans Bowl . Creg . Stephenson . al.com . December 3, 2024 . December 3, 2024.