We've entered the 100-day countdown to kickoff for the 2023 college football season, but fans can already make at least some preliminary plans around bowl season. The full postseason schedule was released Wednesday courtesy of Bowl Season, and it begins Dec. 16, 2023 with the Bahamas Bowl before concluding Jan. 8, 2024 with the the College Football Playoff National Championship at NRG Stadium in Houston.
The CFP semifinals return to New Year's Day for the first time in three years, with the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl 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 expand, 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. 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.
College Football Playoff
| Date | Bowl | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 8 | National Championship | TBA (ESPN) | Semifinal winners |
Jan. 1 | Rose | 5 p.m. (ESPN) | TBA vs. TBA |
Jan. 1 | Sugar | 8:45 p.m. (ESPN) | TBA vs. TBA |
Selection committee bowl games
| Date | Bowl | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 1 | Fiesta | 1 p.m. (ESPN) | At-large vs. At-large |
Dec. 30 | Orange | 4 p.m. (ESPN) | ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC |
Dec. 30 | Peach | Noon (ESPN) | At-large vs. At-large |
Dec. 29 | Cotton | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | At-large vs. At-large |
Other bowl games
| Date | Bowl | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Holiday Bowl San Diego, Calif. | TBD | Pac-12 vs. ACC |
| Jan. 1 | Citrus Orlando, Fla. | 1 p.m. (ABC) | Big Ten vs. SEC |
| Jan. 1 | ReliaQuest Tampa, Fla. | Noon (ESPN2) | ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC |
| Dec. 30 | Arizona Bowl Tucson, Ariz. | 4:30 p.m. | MAC vs. MWC |
| Dec. 30 | Music City Nashville, Tenn. | 2 p.m. (ABC) | Big Ten vs. SEC |
| Dec. 29 | Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn. | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Big 12 vs. SEC |
| Dec. 29 | Tony the Tiger El Paso, Texas | 2 p.m. (CBS) | ACC vs. Pac-12 |
| Dec. 29 | Gator Jacksonville, Fla. | Noon (ESPN) | ACC, SEC, Big Ten |
| Dec. 28 | Alamo San Antonio, Texas | 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 |
| Dec. 28 | Pop-Tarts Orlando, Fla. | 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) | ACC vs. Big-12 |
| Dec. 28 | Pinstripe New York, N.Y. | 2:15 p.m. (ESPN) | ACC vs. Big Ten |
| Dec. 28 | Fenway Boston, Mass. | 11 a.m. (ESPN) | AAC vs. ACC |
| Dec. 27 | Texas Phoenix, Ariz. | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Big 12 vs. SEC |
| Dec. 27 | Duke's Mayo Charlotte, NC | 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) | ACC vs. SEC |
| Dec. 27 | Military Annapolis, Mary. | 2 p.m. (ESPN) | AAC vs. ACC |
| Dec. 26 | Guaranteed Rate Phoenix, Ariz. | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Big 12 vs. Big Ten |
| Dec. 26 | First Responder University Park, Texas | 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) | AAC, ACC, Big 12, C-USA |
| Dec. 26 | Quick Lane Detroit, Mich. | 2 p.m. (ESPN) | MAC vs. Big Ten |
| Dec. 23 | Hawai'i Honolulu, Hawaii | 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) | AAC vs. MWC |
| Dec. 23 | Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. | 7:30 p.m. (ABC) | Big Ten vs. Pac-12 |
| Dec. 23 | 68 Ventures Mobile, Ala. | 7 p.m. (ESPN) | MAC vs. Sun Belt |
| Dec. 23 | Famous Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | MAC vs. MWC |
| Dec. 23 | Armed Forces Fort Worth, Texas | 3:30 p.m. (ABC) | AAC vs. C-USA |
| Dec. 23 | Camellia Montgomery, Ala. | Noon (ESPN) | MAC vs. Sun Belt |
| Dec. 23 | Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. | Noon (ABC) | AAC, ACC, SEC |
| Dec. 22 | Gasparilla Tampa, Fla. | 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) | AAC, ACC, SEC |
| Dec. 21 | Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | AAC, C-USA, MAC, MWC, Sun Belt |
| Dec. 19 | Frisco Frisco, Texas | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | AAC vs. At-large |
| Dec. 18 | Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, SC | 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) | C-USA, MAC, Sun Belt |
| Dec. 16 | Independence Shreveport, La. | 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 |
| Dec. 16 | LA Inglewood, Calif. | 7:30 p.m. (ABC) | MWC vs. Pac-12 |
| Dec. 16 | New Mexico Albuquerque, NM | 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) | C-USA vs. MWC |
| Dec. 16 | Cure Orlando, Fla. | 3:30 p.m. (ABC) | ACC vs. Sun Belt |
| Dec. 16 | New Orleans New Orleans, La | 2:15 p.m. (ESPN) | C-USA vs. Sun Belt |
| Dec. 16 | Celebration Atlanta, Ga. | Noon (ABC) | MEAC vs. SWAC |
| Dec. 16 | Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas | 11 a.m. (ESPN) | C-USA vs. MAC |
