The full college football bowl game schedule following the 2023 season features 43 contests spanning three weeks in December and January. Action begins on Dec. 16 with seven exciting contests and runs through Jan. 8, when a College Football Playoff national champion will be crowned at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
The CFP semifinals return to New Year's Day, with the Rose Bowl (No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Alabama) and Sugar Bowl (No. 2 Washington vs. No. 3 Texas) appropriately playing semifinal hosts for the fourth time since the CFP's implementation in 2014.
The 2023-24 bowl season will also be the last featuring a four-team field for the CFP; an expanded, 12-team playoff arrives following the 2024 season.
Below is a detailed look at the complete schedule for the 2023-24 college football season, including dates, locations and TV channels and scores. All times are Eastern.
2022-23 college football bowl schedule
College Football Playoff
| Date | Bowl | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 8 | National Championship | 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) | (1) Michigan 34, (2) Washington 13 |
Jan. 1 | Sugar | 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) | (2) Washington 37, (3) Texas 31 |
Jan. 1 | Rose | 5 p.m. (ESPN) | (1) Michigan 27, (4) Alabama 20 (OT) |
New Year's Six bowl games
| Date | Bowl | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 1 | Fiesta | 1 p.m. (ESPN) | (8) Oregon 45, (23) Liberty 6 |
Dec. 30 | Orange | 4 p.m. (ESPN) | (6) Georgia 63, (5) Florida State 3 |
Dec. 30 | Peach | Noon (ESPN) | (11) Ole Miss 38, (10) Penn State 25 |
Dec. 29 | Cotton | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | (9) Missouri 14, (7) Ohio State 3 |
Other bowl games
| Date | Bowl | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1 | Citrus Orlando, Fla. | 1 p.m. (ABC) | Tennessee 35, Iowa 0 |
| Jan. 1 | ReliaQuest Tampa, Fla. | Noon (ESPN2) | LSU 35, Wisconsin 31 |
| Dec. 30 | Arizona Tucson, Ariz. | 4:30 p.m. | Wyoming 16, Toledo 15 |
| Dec. 30 | Music City Nashville, Tenn. | 2 p.m. (ABC) | Maryland 31, Auburn 13 |
| Dec. 29 | Liberty Memphis, Tenn. | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Memphis 36, Iowa State 26 |
| Dec. 29 | Tony the Tiger El Paso, Texas | 2 p.m. (CBS) | Notre Dame 40, Oregon State 8 |
| Dec. 29 | Gator Jacksonville, Fla. | Noon (ESPN) | Clemson 38, Kentucky 35 |
| Dec. 28 | Alamo San Antonio, Texas | 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Arizona 38, Oklahoma 24 |
| Dec. 28 | Pop-Tarts Orlando, Fla. | 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) | Kansas State 28, NC State 19 |
| Dec. 28 | Pinstripe New York, NY | 2:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Rutgers 31, Miami 24 |
| Dec. 28 | Fenway Boston, Mass. | 11 a.m. (ESPN) | Boston College 23, SMU 14 |
| Dec. 27 | Texas Houston, Texas | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Oklahoma State 31, Texas A&M 28 |
| Dec. 27 | Holiday San Diego, Calif. | 8 p.m. (FOX) | USC 42, Louisville 28 |
| Dec. 27 | Duke's Mayo Charlotte, N.C. | 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) | West Virginia 30, North Carolina 10 |
| Dec. 27 | Military Annapolis, Mary. | 2 p.m. (ESPN) | Virginia Tech 41, Tulane 20 |
| Dec. 26 | Guaranteed Rate Phoenix, Ariz. | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Kansas 49, UNLV 36 |
| Dec. 26 | First Responder University Park, Texas | 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Texas State 45, Rice 21 |
| Dec. 26 | Quick Lane Detroit, Mich. | 2 p.m. (ESPN) | Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24 |
| Dec. 23 | Hawai'i Honolulu, Hawaii | 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Coastal Carolina 24, San Jose State 14 |
| Dec. 23 | Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. | 7:30 p.m. (ABC) | Northwestern 14, Utah 7 |
| Dec. 23 | 68 Ventures Mobile, Ala. | 7 p.m. (ESPN) | South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10 |
| Dec. 23 | Famous Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Georgia State 45, Utah State 22 |
| Dec. 23 | Armed Forces Fort Worth, Texas | 3:30 p.m. (ABC) | Air Force 31, James Madison 21 |
| Dec. 23 | Camellia Montgomery, Ala. | Noon (ESPN) | Northern Illinois 21, Arkansas State 19 |
| Dec. 23 | Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. | Noon (ABC) | Duke 17, Troy 10 |
| Dec. 22 | Gasparilla Tampa, Fla. | 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Georgia Tech 30, UCF 17 |
| Dec. 21 | Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | USF 45, Syracuse 0 |
| Dec. 19 | Frisco Frisco, Texas | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | UTSA 35, Marshall 17 |
| Dec. 18 | Famous Toastery Charlotte, NC | 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Western Kentucky 38, Old Dominion 35 (OT) |
| Dec. 16 | Independence Shreveport, La. | 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Texas Tech 34, Cal 14 |
| Dec. 16 | LA Inglewood, Calif. | 7:30 p.m. (ABC) | UCLA 35, Boise State 22 |
| Dec. 16 | New Mexico Albuquerque, NM | 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) | Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10 |
| Dec. 16 | Cure Orlando, Fla. | 3:30 p.m. (ABC) | Appalachian State 13, Miami (OH) 9 |
| Dec. 16 | New Orleans New Orleans, La. | 2:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Louisiana 34, Jacksonville State 31 |
| Dec. 16 | Celebration Atlanta, Ga. | Noon (ABC) | Florida A&M 30, Howard 26 |
| Dec. 16 | Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, SC | 11 a.m. (ESPN) | Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 21 |
