The 90th annual Orange Bowl featured the Florida State Seminoles from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Georgia Bulldogs from the Southeastern Conference (SEC)—teams selected at-large by the College Football Playoff selection committee.
The 60-point victory for Georgia set a new record for the largest margin of victory in any bowl game at the FBS level (or its historical predecessors), surpassing the prior record of 58 points, which had been set by Georgia the previous season in the 2023 CFP National Championship game.
This was the 12th all-time meeting between the Seminoles and the Bulldogs; entering the game, Georgia led the series, 6-4-1.
[6] Georgia entered the season as two-time defending national champions, looking to add a third championship to become the first FBS college program to three-peat since Minnesota from 1934 to 1936.
The Bulldogs were riding a 29-game winning streak, which started in the 2021 Orange Bowl, heading into the SEC Championship Game.
However, during their game against North Alabama, starting quarterback Jordan Travis suffered a season-ending injury.
The Selection Committee cited the loss of Travis as a main reason why Florida State was left out of the playoffs.