2024 Arizona Bowl
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 2024–25 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, 43–17, to claim their first bowl victory since 2021.
Teams
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured Miami of the Mid-American Conference and Colorado State of the Mountain West Conference.
Miami RedHawks
Miami finished their regular season with an 8–4 record. 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 38–3 loss. Miami faced one ranked team during the season, losing to Notre Dame. The RedHawks entered the bowl with an 8–5 record.
Colorado State Rams
Colorado State posted an 8–4 record in regular-season play. 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.