2024 New Mexico Bowl
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| 2024 Isleta New Mexico Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 19th New Mexico Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
_runs_the_ball_vs_the_Louisiana_Ragin'_Cajuns_at_the_2024_New_Mexico_Bowl.jpg) TCU wide receiver Blake Nowell carries the ball during the 2024 New Mexico Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | University Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offensive: Josh Hoover (QB, TCU) Defensive: Devean Deal (OLB, TCU) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | TCU by 9.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Charles Lamertina (AAC)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 22,827 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 New Mexico Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2024, at University Stadium located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The 19th annual New Mexico Bowl featured Louisiana and TCU. The game began at approximately 12:15 p.m. MST and aired on ESPN.[2][3] The New Mexico Bowl was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by Isleta Pueblo and was officially known as the Isleta New Mexico Bowl.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Based on conference tie-ins, the game was expected to feature teams from the Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference. However, due to other bowl selections and a limited number of bowl-eligible teams from those conferences, TCU of the Big 12 Conference and Louisiana of the Sun Belt Conference were invited. This was the first New Mexico Bowl to feature a team from either of those conferences. This was the first meeting between Louisiana and TCU.[4]
Louisiana played to a 10–3 regular-season record (7–1 in conference). The Ragin' Cajuns did not face any ranked teams during the season.
TCU Horned Frogs
TCU ended their regular season with an 8–4 record (6–3 in conference). The Horned Frogs also did not play any ranked teams.