Game Name: | Conference USA Football Championship Game |
Date Game Played: | December 6 |
Year Game Played: | 2024 |
Football Season: | 2024 |
Stadium: | Burgess–Snow Field at AmFirst Stadium |
City: | Jacksonville, Alabama |
Visitor School: | Western Kentucky University |
Visitor Name Short: | Western Kentucky |
Visitor Nickname: | Hilltoppers |
Visitor Record: | 8–4 |
Visitor Coach: | Tyson Helton |
Home School: | Jacksonville State University |
Home Name Short: | Jacksonville State |
Home Nickname: | Gamecocks |
Home Record: | 8–4 |
Home Coach: | Rich Rodriguez |
Odds: | Jacksonville State by 4.5 |
Us Network: | CBSSN |
Us Announcers: | Rich Waltz, Robert Turbin and Amanda Guerra |
The 2024 Conference USA Football Championship Game will be a college football game played on December 6, 2024 to determine the champion of Conference USA (C-USA) for the 2024 season. It will be the 20th Conference USA Football Championship Game. The game is scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m. CST and air on CBS Sports Network. The game will feature the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks.
The 2024 Conference USA Championship Game will feature the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. This is the fourth C-USA title game appearance for Western Kentucky and its first since 2021, tying Tulsa and UCF for the most C-USA Championship appearances by any team, and extending the Hilltoppers' record for most by a current C-USA member. This is the first C-USA title game appearance for Jacksonville State, which is in their second season as a C-USA member and first season of championship eligibility.
The site of the game was determined during the penultimate week of the conference season. Jacksonville State's win over Sam Houston on November 23, combined with Western Kentucky's loss to Liberty that day, gave Jacksonville State the outright regular-season title and hosting rights.[1]
This will be the eighth meeting between Western Kentucky and Jacksonville State; currently, the Hilltoppers lead the all-time series 5-2.[2]
See main article: 2024 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team. Western Kentucky clinched a spot in the game following its win over Jacksonville State on November 30.[3]
See main article: 2024 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team. Jacksonville State clinches a spot in the game following its win over Sam Houston on November 23.