Don’t look now, but the South Alabama Jaguars are making their third-straight bowl appearance. The Jaguars (6-6, 5-3 in the Sun Belt Conference) will face Western Michigan (6-6, 5-3 in the Mid-American Conference) on Saturday, December 14 in the 2024 IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. This is the fifth all-time bowl appearance for South Alabama, a program that has only been in existence since 2009.
Jaguars head football coach Major Applewhite is the first head coach in program history to lead the team to a bowl game in his first season as head coach.
The following is a list of South Alabama’s four bowl appearances prior to this year’s contest
2023 68 Ventures Bowl – South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10
2022 New Orleans Bowl – Western Kentucky 44, South Alabama 23
2016 Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl – Air Force 45, South Alabama 21
2014 Camellia Bowl* – Bowling Green 33, South Alabama 28
*First bowl appearance for South Alabama in program history
The game will open the 2024 college football bowl season and will mark the first-ever meeting between the Jaguars and the Broncos.
Game Details:
South Alabama (6-6, 5-3 SBC) vs. Western Michigan (6-6, 5-3 MAC)
Date: Saturday, Dec. 14
Kickoff: 8 p.m. CT
Location: Montgomery, Ala. (Cramton Bowl)
Watch: ESPN
Listen: Jags Radio Network
Social: @SouthAlabamaFB
Tickets: USAJaguars.com/tickets/football
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