The 2024 Salute to Veterans Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 14, 2024, at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. It was the 11th edition of the Salute to Veterans Bowl, formerly known as the Camellia Bowl. The bowl featured South Alabama and Western Michigan. The game began at approximately 8:00 p.m. CST and was aired on ESPN, as the first of the 2024âÂÂ25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. Sponsored by information technology company Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S), it was officially known as the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl.
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured teams from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Sun Belt Conference with a matchup of Western Michigan of the MAC and South Alabama of the Sun Belt. This was the first-ever meeting of the Jaguars and Broncos.
Western Michigan entered the bowl with a 6âÂÂ6 overall record, 5âÂÂ3 in conference play. The Broncos faced one ranked team during the season, losing to Ohio State, 56âÂÂ0.
South Alabama also entered the bowl with a 6âÂÂ6 overall record, 5âÂÂ3 in conference play. The Jaguars faced one ranked team during the season, losing to LSU, 42âÂÂ10.