2024 68 Ventures Bowl

The 2024 68 Ventures Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 26, 2024, at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The 26th annual 68 Ventures Bowl featured Arkansas State and Bowling Green. The game begin at approximately 8:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. The 68 Ventures Bowl was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season.

Teams

Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured teams from the Mid-American Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. The two teams featured in this matchup have the most and second-most appearances in this bowl game's history, though they had never appeared together in the bowl.

Arkansas State Red Wolves

Arkansas State played to a 7–5 record during the regular season. The Red Wolves faced two ranked FBS teams, losing to Michigan and Iowa State.

Bowling Green Falcons

Bowling Green compiled a regular-season record of 7–5. The Falcons lost to both of the ranked teams they played, Penn State and Texas A&M.