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.
As part of bowl season, CBS will continue its run broadcasting the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl between Notre Dame and Oregon State. Kick is set for 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 29 in El Paso, Texas.
Below is a detailed look at the complete schedule for the 2023-24 college football season, including dates, locations and TV channels. 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) | Semifinal winners |
Jan. 1 | Sugar | 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) | (2) Washington vs. (3) Texas |
Jan. 1 | Rose | 5 p.m. (ESPN) | (1) Michigan vs. (4) Alabama |
New Year’s Six bowl games
| Date | Bowl | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 1 | Fiesta | 1 p.m. (ESPN) | (8) Oregon vs. (23) Liberty |
Dec. 30 | Orange | 4 p.m. (ESPN) | (5) Florida State vs. (6) Georgia |
Dec. 30 | Peach | Noon (ESPN) | (10) Penn State vs. (11) Ole Miss |
Dec. 29 | Cotton | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | (7) Ohio State vs. (9) Missouri |
Other bowl games
| Date | Bowl | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1 | Citrus Orlando, Fla. | 1 p.m. (ABC) | Iowa vs. Tennessee |
| Jan. 1 | ReliaQuest Tampa, Fla. | Noon (ESPN2) | Wisconsin vs. LSU |
| Dec. 30 | Arizona Tucson, Ariz. | 4:30 p.m. | Toledo vs. Wyoming |
| Dec. 30 | Music City Nashville, Tenn. | 2 p.m. (ABC) | Maryland vs. Auburn |
| Dec. 29 | Liberty Memphis, Tenn. | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Iowa State vs. Memphis |
| Dec. 29 | Tony the Tiger El Paso, Texas | 2 p.m. (CBS) | Notre Dame vs. Oregon State |
| Dec. 29 | Gator Jacksonville, Fla. | Noon (ESPN) | Clemson vs. Kentucky |
| Dec. 28 | Alamo San Antonio, Texas | 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Oklahoma vs. Arizona |
| Dec. 28 | Pop-Tarts Orlando, Fla. | 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) | NC State vs. Kansas State |
| Dec. 28 | Pinstripe New York, NY | 2:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Miami vs. Rutgers |
| Dec. 28 | Fenway Boston, Mass. | 11 a.m. (ESPN) | SMU vs. Boston College |
| Dec. 27 | Texas Houston, Texas | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M |
| Dec. 27 | Holiday San Diego, Calif. | 8 p.m. (FOX) | Louisville vs. USC |
| Dec. 27 | Duke’s Mayo Charlotte, N.C. | 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) | North Carolina vs. West Virginia |
| Dec. 27 | Military Annapolis, Mary. | 2 p.m. (ESPN) | Tulane vs. Virginia Tech |
| Dec. 26 | Guaranteed Rate Phoenix, Ariz. | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Kansas vs. UNLV |
| Dec. 26 | First Responder University Park, Texas | 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Texas State vs. Rice |
| Dec. 26 | Quick Lane Detroit, Mich. | 2 p.m. (ESPN) | Bowling Green vs. Minnesota |
| Dec. 23 | Hawai’i Honolulu, Hawaii | 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State |
| Dec. 23 | Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. | 7:30 p.m. (ABC) | Northwestern vs. Utah |
| Dec. 23 | 68 Ventures Mobile, Ala. | 7 p.m. (ESPN) | South Alabama vs. Eastern Michigan |
| Dec. 23 | Famous Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Utah State vs. Georgia State |
| Dec. 23 | Armed Forces Fort Worth, Texas | 3:30 p.m. (ABC) | James Madison vs. Air Force |
| Dec. 23 | Camellia Montgomery, Ala. | Noon (ESPN) | Arkansas State vs. NIU |
| Dec. 23 | Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. | Noon (ABC) | Troy vs. Duke |
| Dec. 22 | Gasparilla Tampa, Fla. | 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Georgia Tech vs. UCF |
| Dec. 21 | Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | USF vs. Syracuse |
| Dec. 19 | Frisco Frisco, Texas | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | UTSA vs. Marshall |
| Dec. 18 | Famous Toastery Charlotte, NC | 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion |
| Dec. 16 | Independence Shreveport, La. | 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Texas Tech vs. Cal |
| Dec. 16 | LA Inglewood, Calif. | 7:30 p.m. (ABC) | Boise State vs. UCLA |
| Dec. 16 | New Mexico Albuquerque, NM | 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) | New Mexico State vs. Fresno State |
| Dec. 16 | Cure Orlando, Fla. | 3:30 p.m. (ABC) | App State vs. Miami (OH) |
| Dec. 16 | New Orleans New Orleans, La. | 2:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana |
| Dec. 16 | Celebration Atlanta, Ga. | Noon (ABC) | Howard vs. Florida A&M |
| Dec. 16 | Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, SC | 11 a.m. (ESPN) | Georgia Southern vs. Ohio |
