The 2024 Arizona Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2024, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The ninth annual Arizona Bowl featured Colorado State and Miami University. The game began at approximately 2:30 p.m. MST and aired on The CW. The Arizona Bowl was one of the 2024âÂÂ25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. On May 6, 2024, Snoop Dogg's drink brand, Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop, became the new Arizona Bowl title sponsor, with the bowl officially named the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop. Miami defeated Colorado State, 43âÂÂ17, to claim their first bowl victory since 2021.
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured Miami of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Colorado State of the Mountain West Conference (MW).
Miami finished their regular season with an 8âÂÂ4 record (7âÂÂ1 in conference). The RedHawks lost four of their first five games, then won seven in a row. They met Ohio in the MAC Championship Game, but took a 38âÂÂ3 loss. Miami faced one ranked team during the season, losing to Notre Dame. The RedHawks entered the bowl with an 8âÂÂ5 record.
Colorado State posted an 8âÂÂ4 record in regular-season play (6âÂÂ1 in conference). The Rams began the season with three losses in five games, then finished with six wins in their final seven games. Colorado State played, and lost to, one ranked team, Texas.