2024 in American football
This article lists the American football events for 2024.[1]
Club competitions
Professional football
- February 4: 2024 Pro Bowl Games in Orlando, Florida
- National Football Conference defeated American Football Conference, 64-59
- February 11: Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas
- Kansas City Chiefs defeated San Francisco 49ers, 25-22 (OT)
- April 25–27: 2024 NFL draft in Detroit
- #1 pick: Caleb Williams
- September 5, 2024 – January 5, 2025: 2024 NFL season
- January 1: The UFL forms from the merger of the XFL and USFL
- January 5 – January 15: 2024 UFL dispersal draft
- March 30 – June 8: 2024 UFL season
- June 16: 2024 UFL Championship Game in St. Louis
- Birmingham Stallions defeat San Antonio Brahmas, 25–0.
- July 17: 2024 UFL draft
- #1 pick: Jason Bean
- Arena Football League
- April 27 – June 30: 2024 Arena Football League season
- July 19: ArenaBowl XXXIII in East Rutherford
- Billings Outlaws defeat Albany Firebirds, 46–41.
- September 4: The AFL collapses and its teams form Arena Football One.
- Indoor Football League
- March 16 – July 21: 2024 Indoor Football League season
- August 17: 2024 IFL National Championship game in Henderson
- Arizona Rattlers defeat Massachusetts Pirates, 53–16.
- National Arena League
- March 15 – June 9: 2024 National Arena League season
- June 15: 2024 NAL Championship Game in Ralston
- Omaha Beef defeat Sioux City Bandits, 47–46 (2OT).
- American Indoor Football
- March 24 – June 8: 2024 American Indoor Football season
- June 14: 2024 AIF Championship Game in Columbus
- Columbus Lions defeat Corpus Christi Tritons, 46–20.
- The Arena League
- June 1 - July 27: 2024 TAL season
- August 10: ArenaMania I in Duluth
- Duluth Harbor Monsters defeat Iowa Woo, 46–44.
- May 25 – August 25: 2024 European League of Football season
- September 22: 2024 ELF Championship in Gelsenkirchen
- Rhein Fire defeat Vienna Vikings, 51–20.
College football
- January 1: College Football Playoff Semifinals
- 2024 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California
- The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide, 27–20 in overtime.
- 2024 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans
- The Washington Huskies defeated the Texas Longhorns, 37–31.
- 2024 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California
- January 8: 2024 CFP National Championship in Houston
- The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Washington Huskies, 34–13
- December 31: College Football Playoff Qyarterfinals
- 2024 Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona
- The Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the Boise State Broncos, 31–14
- 2024 Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona
- 2024 college football seasons
- 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season
- 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season
- 2024 NCAA Division II football season
- 2024 NCAA Division III football season
- 2024 NAIA football season
- 2024 NAIA flag football season
- 2024 junior college football season
International competitions
Attendances
The teams of the NFL, the most valuable American football league in the world, by average home attendance in 2024:
| # | NFL team | Home games | Average attendance[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 80,000¹ |
| 2 | New York Jets | 7 | 78,789 |
| 3 | New York Giants | 9 | 78,470 |
| 4 | Green Bay Packers | 9 | 78,003 |
| 5 | Denver Broncos | 8 | 73,969 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 73,194 |
| 7 | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 71,422 |
| 8 | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 71,381 |
| 9 | Houston Texans | 8 | 71,333 |
| 10 | Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 71,052 |
| 11 | Buffalo Bills | 8 | 70,695 |
| 12 | Carolina Panthers | 9 | 70,612 |
| 13 | New Orleans Saints | 9 | 70,012 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Chargers | 8 | 69,966 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 69,879 |
| 16 | Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 68,660 |
| 17 | Cleveland Browns | 8 | 67,726 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 66,880 |
| 19 | Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 66,294 |
| 20 | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 66,286 |
| 21 | Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 65,767 |
| 22 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8 | 65,764 |
| 23 | Miami Dolphins | 8 | 65,643 |
| 24 | Detroit Lions | 9 | 64,922 |
| 25 | Tennessee Titans | 8 | 64,819 |
| 26 | New England Patriots | 8 | 64,634 |
| 27 | Arizona Cardinals | 9 | 63,975 |
| 28 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 63,689 |
| 29 | Washington Commanders | 9 | 63,428 |
| 30 | Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | 62,175 |
| 31 | Chicago Bears | 9 | 58,649 |
| 32 | Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 55,194 |
¹ 92,972 with people watching on screens at the party decks
References
- ^ "International Federation of American Football". International Federation of American Football.
- ^ "2023 NFL Football Attendance - National Football League - ESPN". ESPN.com.