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2023-24 College Football Bowl Schedule, early look at all bowl matchups

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Saturday, Dec. 16
Myrtle Beach Bowl

Georgia Southern vs. Ohio
Conway, South Carolina, 11 a.m. | ESPN

Celebration Bowl
Florida A&M vs. Howard
Atlanta, Georgia, 12 p.m. | ABC

New Orleans Bowl
Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana, 2:15 p.m. | ESPN

Cure Bowl
Miami (Ohio) vs. Appalachian State
Orlando, Florida, 3:30 p.m. | ABC

New Mexico Bowl
Fresno State vs. New Mexico State
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 5:45 p.m. | ESPN

LA Bowl
UCLA vs. Boise State
Inglewood, California, 7:30 p.m. | ABC

Independence Bowl
Texas Tech vs. Cal
Shreveport, Louisiana, 9:15 p.m. | ESPN

Monday, Dec. 18
Bahamas Bowl (Temporarily renamed the Famous Toastery Bowl)

Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion
Nassau, Bahamas (Temporarily relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina), 2:30 p.m. | ESPN

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

Pac-12 as we’ve known it says farewell with return to playoff, 8 total teams going bowling

Undefeated No. 18 Liberty faces No. 8 Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl

Big Ten power Ohio State plays rising SEC team Missouri in 88th Cotton Bowl

Penn State to face Ol’ Miss for first time in another Big Ten-SEC matchup for Peach Bowl

No. 12 Oklahoma to face No. 14 Arizona in Alamo Bowl in matchup of teams jumping conferences

No. 13 LSU looks to hit 10 wins when it faces Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl

Texas bound: No. 15 Notre Dame to face No. 21 Oregon State in Sun Bowl

No. 16 Louisville looks for 11-win season facing Southern California in Holiday Bowl

Boston College to face No. 17 SMU in Fenway Bowl; preview of future ACC matchup

No. 19 North Carolina State to face Kansas State in Pop-Tarts Bowl

No. 20 Iowa and No. 25 Tennessee will meet in the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day

No. 22 Oklahoma State tries for 10-win season when it faces Texas A&M in Texas Bowl

No. 23 Tulane meets Virginia Tech for the 1st time since 1989 in the Military Bowl

 

Tagovailoa and Big Ten’s Maryland to face SEC’s Auburn in Music City Bowl on Dec. 30

Clemson carries a 19-year bowl streak into a Gator Bowl matchup against Kentucky

 

Troy, Duke set to face off in Birmingham Bowl with each team carrying postseason streaks

North Carolina and West Virginia bring 8-win records into the Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Syracuse takes on South Florida in Boca Raton Bowl, with both teams seeking 7th win of season

Miami faces former Big East opponent Rutgers in Pinstripe Bowl

 

Coastal Carolina, San Jose State hope to keep strong stretches going at the Hawaii Bowl

Bowl master Marshall faces UTSA team still looking for first bowl win in the Frisco Bowl

MAC champions Miami (Ohio) will face Sun Belt runner up Appalachian State in the Cure Bowl

Old Dominion, Western Kentucky to meet in Famous Toastery Bowl

FBS newcomer Jacksonville State plays its first bowl, faces Louisiana-Lafayette in New Orleans Bowl

Arkansas State, Northern Illinois meet in Camellia Bowl in clash of two 6-6 teams

South Alabama stays home to face Eastern Michigan in 68 Ventures Bowl

 

Bowling Green to take on Minnesota in Quick Lane Bowl, Gophers seek seventh consecutive bowl win

Kansas, UNLV will meet in Guaranteed Rate Bowl in first meeting between the schools since 2003

Northwestern hopes to cap turnaround season vs. Utah in Las Vegas Bowl

Late-season surges bring California, Texas Tech to 2nd-ever meeting, this time in Independence Bowl

Streaking Boise State, struggling UCLA to meet in Bruins’ backyard in LA Bowl

Fresno State heading to familiar turf to face New Mexico State in the New Mexico Bowl

James Madison and its stingy rush defense will face run-happy Air Force in Armed Forces Bowl

Memphis stays home to take on Big 12’s Iowa State in the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 29

Wyoming and Toledo head west for Arizona Bowl clash

Texas State to make bowl debut against Rice in First Responder Bowl, first series meeting since 1987

SWAC champ Florida A&M carries 10-game win streak into Celebration Bowl contest with Howard