2023-2024 college football bowl game plan: dates, times, live streams

College football bowl season is about to kick off. 43 college football games will be played from December 16 to January 8. All eyes will be on the New Year’s Six, the top-tier bowl games of the year that begin on December 29. The New Year’s Six consists of the Cotton Bowl, Peach Bowl, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Rose Bowl, and Sugar Bowl.

Two of the New Year’s Six – Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl – will be the sites of the semifinals for the College Football Playoff. At the Rose Bowl, No. 1 Michigan (13-0) out of the Big Ten will play No. 4 Alabama (12-1) from the SEC. At the Sugar Bowl, No. 2 Washington (13-0) from the Pac-12 will face No. 3 Texas (12-1) out of the Big 12. The winners of those two games punch their tickets to the National Championship, which will be played on January 8 in Houston, Texas. Below, examine the 2023-2024 college football bowl game plan with dates, times, and live streams.

2023-2024 college football bowl game plan: dates, times, live streams

December 16

Myrtle Beach Bowl 

• Matchup: Georgia Southern vs. Ohio
• Where: Conway, South Carolina
• Start Time: 11 a.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Celebration Bowl

• Matchup: Florida A&M vs. Howard
• Where: Atlanta, Georgia
• Start Time: 12 p.m. ET
• Channel: ABC
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

New Orleans Bowl

• Matchup: Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana
• Where: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Start Time: 2:15 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Cure Bowl

• Matchup: Miami (Ohio) vs. Appalachian State
• Where: Orlando, Florida
• Start Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: ABC
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

New Mexico Bowl

• Matchup: Fresno State vs. New Mexico State
• Where: Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Start Time: 5:45 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

LA Bowl

• Matchup: UCLA vs. Boise State
• Where: Inglewood, California
• Start Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: ABC
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Independence Bowl

• Matchup: Texas Tech vs. Cal
• Where: Shreveport, Louisiana
• Start Time: 9:15 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

December 18

Bahamas Bowl (Temporarily renamed the Famous Toastery Bowl)

• Matchup: Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion
• Where: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Start Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

December 19

Frisco Bowl

• Matchup: Marshall vs. UTSA
• Where: Frisco, Texas
• Start Time: 9 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

December 21

Boca Raton Bowl

• Matchup: USF vs. Syracuse
• Where: Boca Raton, Florida
• Start Time: 8 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

December 22

Gasparilla Bowl

• Matchup: Georgia Tech vs. UCF
• Where: Tampa, Florida
• Start Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

December 23

Birmingham Bowl

• Matchup: Troy vs. Duke
• Where: Birmingham, Alabama
• Start Time: 12 p.m. ET
• Channel: ABC
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Camellia Bowl

• Matchup: Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois
• Where: Montgomery, Alabama
• Start Time: 12 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Armed Forces Bowl

• Matchup: Air Force vs. James Madison
• Where: Fort Worth, Texas
• Start Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: ABC
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

• Matchup: Georgia State vs. Utah State
• Where: Boise, Idaho
• Start Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

68 Ventures Bowl

• Matchup: Eastern Michigan vs. South Alabama
• Where: Mobile, Alabama
• Start Time: 7 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Las Vegas Bowl

• Matchup: Northwestern vs. Utah
• Where: Las Vegas, Nevada
• Start Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: ABC
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Hawai’i Bowl

December 26

Quick Lane Bowl

• Matchup: Bowling Green vs. Minnesota
• Where: Detroit, Michigan
• Start Time: 2 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

First Responder Bowl

• Matchup: Texas State vs. Rice
• Where: Dallas, Texas
• Start Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Guaranteed Rate Bowl

• Matchup: Kansas vs. UNLV
• Where: Phoenix, Arizona
• Start Time: 9 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

December 27

Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams will not play in the Holiday Bowl, USC head coach Lincoln Riley announced Monday.

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— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 4, 2023

Military Bowl

• Matchup: Tulane vs. Virginia Tech
• Where: Annapolis, Maryland
• Start Time: 2 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Duke’s Mayo Bowl

• Matchup: North Carolina vs. West Virginia
• Where: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Start Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Holiday Bowl

• Matchup: No. 15 Louisville vs. Southern Cal
• Where: San Diego, California
• Start Time: 8 p.m. ET
• Channel: Fox
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Texas Bowl

• Matchup: No. 20 Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M
• Where: Houston, Texas
• Start Time: 9 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

December 28

Fenway Bowl

• Matchup: No. 24 SMU vs. Boston College
• Where: Boston, Massachusetts
• Start Time: 11 a.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Pinstripe Bowl

• Matchup: Rutgers vs. Miami (Fla.)
• Where: The Bronx, New York
• Start Time: 2:15 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Pop-Tarts Bowl

Alamo Bowl

• Matchup: No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 Arizona
• Where: San Antonio, Texas
• Start Time: 9:15 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

December 29

NY6.

🏟️ @CottonBowlGame
#9 @MizzouFootball vs. #7 Ohio State@CFBPlayoff x #ItJustMeansMore pic.twitter.com/EcFYVqAwnd

— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) December 3, 2023

Gator Bowl

• Matchup: No. 22 Clemson vs. Kentucky
• Where: Jacksonville, Florida
• Start Time: 12 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

• Matchup: No. 16 Notre Dame vs. No. 19 Oregon State
• Where: El Paso, Texas
• Start Time: 2 p.m. ET
• Channel: CBS
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV

Liberty Bowl

• Matchup: Memphis vs. Iowa State
• Where: Memphis, Tennessee
• Start Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Cotton Bowl

• Matchup: No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Missouri
• Where: Dallas, Texas
• Start Time: 8 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

December 30

Peach Bowl

• Matchup: No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 11 Ole Miss
• Where: Atlanta, Georgia
• Start Time: 12 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Music City Bowl

• Matchup: Auburn vs. Maryland
• Where: Nashville, Tennessee
• Start Time: 2 p.m. ET
• Channel: ABC
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Orange Bowl

• Matchup: No. 5 Florida State vs. No. 6 Georgia
• Where: Miami Gardens, Florida
• Start Time: 4 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Arizona Bowl

• Matchup: Wyoming vs. Toledo
• Where: Tucson, Arizona
• Start Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: CW Network/Barstool
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV

Janaury 1

ReliaQuest Bowl

Citrus Bowl

• Matchup: No. 17 Iowa vs. No. 21 Tennessee
• Where: Orlando, Florida
• Start Time: 1 p.m. ET
• Channel: ABC
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

Fiesta Bowl

• Matchup: No. 8 Oregon vs. No. 23 Liberty
• Where: Glendale, Arizona
• Start Time: 1 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl

• Matchup: No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Alabama
• Where: Pasadena, California
• Start Time: 5 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Sugar Bowl

• Matchup: No. 2 Washington vs. No. 3 Texas
• Where: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Start Time: 8:45 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

January 8

In case you missed it: Boo Corrigan, chair of the @CFBPlayoff selection committee, caught up with @ESPN's @ReceDavis after the unveil of the final #CFBPlayoff Top 25 rankings for the 2023 regular season. Here's part 2 of their conversation.

🏈🏆 pic.twitter.com/87XjeGaMrj

— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 3, 2023

College Football Playoff National Championship Game

• Matchup: No. 1 Michigan/No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 2 Washington/No. 3 Texas
• Where: Houston, Texas
• Start Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV

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