2023-24 College Football Bowl schedule/scores (and alumni updates)

Saturday, Dec. 16
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 21
          None of Central Georgia’s alums played for Georgia Southern: 1 WR Jaylon Barden, Westside, Sr.; 21 WR Marcus Sanders Jr., Macon County, So.; 23 RB Tyler Jordan, Stratford, Sr.; 64 OL Caelan Williams, Trinity Christian, So.

Celebration Bowl
Florida A&M 30, Howard 26
          Wilkinson County grad Ashton Grable started and played plenty of snaps for Florida A&M.

New Orleans Bowl
Jacksonville State 34, Louisiana 31
          Warner Robins grad Fred Perry had 5 tackles from his defensive back spot for Jacksonville State, to go with a tackle for loss.

Cure Bowl
Appalachian State 13, Miami (Ohio) 9

New Mexico Bowl
Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10

LA Bowl
UCLA 35, Boise State 22

Independence Bowl
Texas Tech 34, Cal 14
          Peach County grad  Sergio  Allen had 5 tackles for Cal. Dublin’s Steve Linton missed the game because of injury. He’s played in eight games, and has 22 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, and 3 sacks.

Monday, Dec. 18
Bahamas Bowl (Temporarily renamed the Famous Toastery Bowl)
Western Kentucky 38, Old Dominion 35
          Peach County’s Talique Allen had a tackle and had a huge field-goal block on a 23-yarder for WKU in overtime to set up the game-winner, and Northside’s Cory Munson averaged 61.7 yards on six kickoffs with three touchbacks. Dublin’s JaQues Evans, the CUSA preseason defensive player of the year, suffered a season-ending lower-leg injury in early October.

Tuesday, Dec. 19
Frisco Bowl
Marshall vs. UTSA
Frisco, Texas, 9 p.m. | ESPN

Thursday, Dec. 21
Boca Raton Bowl
USF vs. Syracuse
Boca Raton, Florida, 8 p.m. | ESPN

Friday, Dec. 22
Gasparilla Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. UCF
Tampa, Florida, 6:30 p.m. | ESPN

Saturday, Dec. 23
Birmingham Bowl
Troy vs. Duke
Birmingham, Alabama, 12 p.m. | ABC

Camellia Bowl
Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois
Montgomery, Alabama, 12 p.m. | ESPN

Armed Forces Bowl
Air Force vs. James Madison
Fort Worth, Texas, 3:30 p.m. | ABC

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Georgia State vs. Utah State
Boise, Idaho, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN

68 Ventures Bowl
Eastern Michigan vs. South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama, 7 p.m. | ESPN

Las Vegas Bowl
Northwestern vs. Utah
Las Vegas, Nevada, 7:30 p.m. | ABC

Hawai'i Bowl
San Jose State vs. Coastal Carolina
Honolulu, Hawai'I, 10:30 p.m. | ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 26
Quick Lane Bowl
Bowling Green vs. Minnesota
Detroit, Michigan, 2 p.m. | ESPN

First Responder Bowl
Texas State vs. Rice
Dallas, Texas, 5:30 p.m. | ESPN

Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Kansas vs. UNLV
Phoenix, Arizona, 9 p.m. | ESPN

Wednesday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl
Tulane vs. Virginia Tech
Annapolis, Maryland, 2 p.m. | ESPN

Duke's Mayo Bowl
North Carolina vs. West Virginia
Charlotte, North Carolina, 5:30 p.m. | ESPN

Holiday Bowl
No. 15 Louisville vs. Southern Cal
San Diego, California, 8 p.m. ET | FOX

Texas Bowl
No. 20 Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M
Houston, Texas, 9 p.m. | ESPN

Thursday, Dec. 28
Fenway Bowl
No. 24 SMU vs. Boston College
Boston, Massachusetts, 11 a.m. | ESPN

Pinstripe Bowl
Rutgers vs. Miami (Fla.)
The Bronx, New York, 2:15 p.m. | ESPN

Pop-Tarts Bowl
No. 18 NC State vs. No. 25 Kansas State
Orlando, Florida, 5:45 p.m. | ESPN

Alamo Bowl
No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 Arizona
San Antonio, Texas, 9:15 p.m. | ESPN

Friday, Dec. 29
Gator Bowl
No. 22 Clemson vs. Kentucky
Jacksonville, Florida, 12 p.m. | ESPN

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
No. 16 Notre Dame vs. No. 19 Oregon State
El Paso, Texas, 2 p.m. | CBS

Liberty Bowl
Memphis vs. Iowa State
Memphis, Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN

Cotton Bowl
No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Missouri
Dallas, Texas, 8 p.m. | ESPN

Saturday, Dec. 30
Peach Bowl
No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 11 Ole Miss 
Atlanta, Georgia, 12 p.m. | ESPN

Music City Bowl
Auburn vs. Maryland
Nashville, Tennessee, 2 p.m. | ABC

Orange Bowl
No. 5 Florida State vs. No. 6 Georgia
Miami Gardens, Florida, 4 p.m. | ESPN

Arizona Bowl
Wyoming vs. Toledo
Tucson, Arizona, 4:30 p.m. | Barstool

Monday, Jan. 1, 2024
ReliaQuest Bowl
No. 13 LSU vs. Wisconsin
Tampa, Florida, 12 p.m. | ESPN2

Citrus Bowl
No. 17 Iowa vs. No. 21 Tennessee
Orlando, Florida, 1 p.m. | ABC

Fiesta Bowl
No. 8 Oregon vs. No. 23 Liberty
Glendale, Arizona, 1 p.m. | ESPN

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl
No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Alabama
Pasadena, California, 5 p.m. | ESPN

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Sugar Bowl
No. 2 Washington vs. No. 3 Texas
New Orleans, Louisiana, 8:45 p.m. | ESPN

Monday, Jan. 8
College Football Playoff National Championship Game
Houston, Texas, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN