2023-24 College Football bowl schedule
While the college football coaching carousel and the transfer portal rages on off the field, the college football bowl schedule will be set on Sunday following the weekend's conference title games.
This year, the College Football Playoff semifinals will be the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. The national championship game will be Jan. 8, 2024 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Games, dates, times and tie-ins are below, starting with the CFP playoff games. Teams and matchups will be updated this weekend as announced. Tie-ins and affiliations can and will change in order to fill the schedule.
All game times are central. Bolded teams are announced teams in bowl matchups.
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College Football Playoff
Monday, Jan. 1, 2024
CFP Semifinal — Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California: CFP No. 1 Michigan vs. CFP No. 4 Alabama; 4 p.m. on ESPN
CFP Semifinal — Allstate Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, Louisiana: CFP No. 2 Washington vs. CFP No. 3 Texas; 7:45 p.m. on ESPN
Monday, Jan. 8, 2024
CFP National Championship, Houston, Texas: Rose Bowl winner vs. Sugar Bowl winner; 6:30 p.m., ESPN
2023-24 Bowl Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 16
Myrtle Beach Bowl, Conway, S.C.: Georgia Southern vs. Ohio; 10 a.m., ESPN
Cricket Celebration Bowl, Atlanta: Howard vs. Florida A&M; 11 a.m., ABC
R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans: Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana; 1:15 p.m., ESPN
Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl, Orlando: Miami (OH) vs. Appalachian State; 2 p.m., ESPN
Isleta New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque: Fresno State vs. New Mexico State; 4:45 p.m., ESPN
LA Bowl, Inglewood, California: UCLA vs. Boise State; 6:30 p.m. ABC
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La.: Texas Tech vs. Cal; 8:15 p.m., ESPN
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Monday, Dec. 18
Famous Toastery Bowl, Charlotte: Old Dominion vs. Western Kentucky; 1:30 p.m., ESPN
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Tuesday, Dec. 19
Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl, Frisco, Texas: UTSA vs. Marshall; 8 p.m., ESPN
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Thursday, Dec. 21
RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Florida: South Florida vs. Syracuse; 7 p.m., ESPN
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Friday, Dec. 22
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl, Tampa: UCF vs. Georgia Tech; 5:30 p.m., ESPN
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Saturday, Dec. 23
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham: Duke vs. Troy; 11 a.m., ABC
Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, Ala.: Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State; 11 a.m., ESPN
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth: James Madison vs. Air Force; 2:30 p.m., ABC
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise: Georgia State vs. Utah State; 2:30 p.m., ESPN
68 Ventures Bowl, Mobile: Eastern Michigan vs. South Alabama; 6 p.m., ESPN
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas: Northwestern vs. Utah; 6:30 p.m., ABC
EasyPost Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu: Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State; 9:30 p.m., ESPN
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Tuesday, Dec. 26
Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit: Bowling Green vs. Minnesota; 1 p.m., ESPN
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl, Dallas: Texas State vs. Rice; 4:30 p.m., ESPN
Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Phoenix: Kansas vs. UNLV; 8 p.m., ESPN
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Wednesday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl, Annapolis, Md.: Virginia Tech vs. Tulane; 1 p.m., ESPN
Duke's Mayo Bowl, Charlotte: North Carolina vs. West Virginia; 4:30 p.m., ESPN
DirecTV Holiday Bowl, San Diego: Louisville vs. USC; 7 p.m., FOX
TaxAct Texas Bowl, Houston: Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State; 8 p.m., ESPN
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Thursday, Dec. 28
Wasabi Fenway Bowl, Boston: Boston College vs. SMU; 10 a.m., ESPN
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl, Bronx, N.Y.: Miami (FL) vs. Rutgers; 1:15 p.m., ESPN
Pop Tarts Bowl, Orlando: NC State vs. Kansas State; 4:45 p.m., ESPN
Valero Alamo Bowl, San Antonio: Oklahoma vs. Arizona; 8:15 p.m., ESPN
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Friday, Dec. 29
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, Jacksonville: Kentucky vs. Clemson; 11 a.m., ESPN
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, El Paso: Notre Dame vs. Oregon State; 1 p.m., CBS
AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Memphis: Memphis vs. Iowa State; 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Arlington, Texas: Missouri vs. Ohio State; 7 p.m., ESPN
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Saturday, Dec. 30
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Atlanta: Ole Miss vs. Penn State; 11 a.m., ESPN
TransPerfect Music City Bowl, Nashville: Auburn vs. Maryland; 1 p.m., ABC
Capital One Orange Bowl, Miami: Florida State vs. Georgia; 3 p.m., ESPN
Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl, Tucson, Ariz.: Toledo vs. Wyoming; 3:30 p.m.
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Monday, Jan. 1, 2024
ReliaQuest Bowl, Tampa: LSU vs. Wisconsin; 11 a.m., ESPN2
VRBO Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Arizona: Oregon vs. Liberty; 12 p.m., ESPN
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, Orlando: Tennessee vs. Iowa; 12 p.m., ABC
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