2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season
| 2024 NCAA Division I FBS season | |
|---|---|
Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Dylan Raiola prepares for a handoff during a game against the UTEP Miners on August 31, 2024. | |
| Number of teams | 134 |
| Duration | August 24, 2024 – December 14, 2024 |
| Preseason AP No. 1 | Georgia |
| Postseason | |
| Duration | December 14, 2024 – January 20, 2025 |
| Bowl games | 41 |
| AP Poll No. 1 | Ohio State |
| Coaches Poll No. 1 | Ohio State |
| Heisman Trophy | Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado |
| College Football Playoff | |
| 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship | |
| Site | Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| Champion(s) | Ohio State |
| NCAA Division I FBS football seasons | |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the 155th season of college football in the United States, the 119th season organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the 49th of the highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The regular season began on August 24 and ended on December 14. The postseason began on December 14, and, aside from any all-star games that are scheduled, end on January 20, 2025, with the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. This was the first season of the new College Football Playoff (CFP) system, with the bracket being expanded to 12 teams.
It was the first time since the 2021 season that no major team finished the season undefeated, as the Oregon Ducks, the season's last undefeated team, were defeated by the eventual national champion Ohio State Buckeyes 41–21 in the Rose Bowl. The season's Heisman Trophy winner was Colorado Buffaloes cornerback and wide receiver Travis Hunter, the first two-way player to win the award since Charles Woodson in 1997.