| 2024 Rose Bowl presented by Prudential | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College Football Playoff Semifinal 110th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players of the Game | J. J. McCarthy (QB, Michigan) Mason Graham (DT, Michigan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Michigan by 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Michael Vandervelde (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Michigan Marching Band Alabama Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 96,371 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge (sidelines) ESPN Deportes: Eduardo Varela (play-by-play) and Pablo Viruega (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | (27.2 million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Rose Bowl (officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 2024 Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential for sponsorship reasons) was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2024, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, United States. The game was the 110th annual playing of the Rose Bowl, one of the semifinals of the 2023–24 College Football Playoff (CFP), and one of the bowl games that concluded the 2023 FBS football season. The game began at approximately 2:00 p.m. PST and aired on ESPN. It featured two of the four teams chosen by the selection committee to participate in the playoff: the fourth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference and the first-ranked Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference. The winner qualified for the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship against the winner of the other semifinal, hosted at the Sugar Bowl.
Michigan entered with an undefeated 13–0 record, while Alabama entered with a mark of 12–1. Both teams were champions of their respective conferences: Michigan defeated Iowa in the Big Ten Championship, and Alabama defeated then-No. 1 Georgia in the SEC Championship. It was the sixth meeting between Michigan and Alabama and the fifth to occur in the postseason, and Alabama led the overall series 3–2 entering the game. Additionally, the teams entered as the two college football programs with the most all-time wins. Michigan made their twenty-first Rose Bowl appearance, while Alabama appeared for the eighth time.
The game's scoring began on Alabama's third offensive possession when running back Jase McClellan scored on a 34-yard touchdown rush. The Wolverines tied the game on their next drive on an 8-yard touchdown pass from quarterback J. J. McCarthy to running back Blake Corum. A McCarthy touchdown pass to wide receiver Tyler Morris for 38 yards gave Michigan their first lead with less than four minutes remaining in the first half, and the Wolverines maintained this advantage into halftime. Neither team scored in the third quarter, but Alabama retook the lead thirty seconds into the fourth on a 3-yard rush by McClellan. An Alabama field goal with less than five minutes to play extended their lead to seven points, though a Michigan touchdown by Roman Wilson with ninety-four seconds remaining tied the game and ultimately sent it to overtime. Michigan had possession first in the overtime period and scored a touchdown in two plays. On Alabama's possession, they were ultimately stopped short on 4th & Goal from the 3-yard line, giving Michigan a 27–20 victory and a berth to the national championship game.