The Fenway Bowl pitted two programs, the UConn Huskies and North Carolina Tar Heels, that would be more likely to face each other in the Final Four in March instead of a bowl game. Ironically, the game was played at historic Fenway Park,

The UConn Huskies will face the North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2024 Fenway Bowl game on Saturday. The Tar Heels finished their season 6-6, while UConn went 8-4. In the all-times series between the two teams, the Huskies have lost all three times. But, the Heels have lost their last four bowl games. UConn and UNC last faced off in 2009.

The UConn football program reached the nine-win mark for just the third time in its FBS history with a 27-14 victory over North Carolina in the Fenway Bowl.