Exciting college football showdowns highlight bowl season 2023-24: Here’s the schedule

It’s bowl season for college football.

Here are the matchups for games through the College Football Playoff Semifinals and National Championship Game (note that all times Central):

Saturday, Dec. 16

Myrtle Beach Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Ohio, Conway, South Carolina, 10 a.m. | ESPN

Celebration Bowl: Florida A&M vs. Howard, Atlanta, 11 a.m. | ABC

New Orleans Bowl: Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana, New Orleans, 1:15 p.m. | ESPN

Cure Bowl: Miami (Ohio) vs. Appalachian State, Orlando, 2:30 p.m. | ABC

New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State vs. New Mexico St., Albuquerque, NM 4:45 p.m. | ESPN

L.A. Bowl: UCLA vs. Boise State, Inglewood, California, 6:30 p.m. | ABC

Independence Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Cal, Shreveport, Louisiana, 8:15 p.m. | ESPN

Monday, Dec. 18

Famous Toastery Bowl: W. Kentucky vs. ODU, Charlotte, NC, 1:30 p.m. | ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 19

Frisco Bowl: Marshall vs. UTSA, Frisco, Texas, 8 p.m. | ESPN

Thursday, Dec. 21

Boca Raton Bowl: USF vs. Syracuse, Boca Raton, Florida, 7 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, 11 a.m. | ABC

Camellia Bowl: Arkansas St. vs. N. Illinois, Montgomery, Ala., 11 a.m. | ESPN

Armed Forces Bowl: Air Force vs. James Madison, Fort Worth, 2:30 p.m. | ABC

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Georgia St. vs. Utah St., Boise, Idaho, 2:30 p.m. | ESPN

68 Ventures Bowl: E. Michigan vs. S. Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, 6 p.m. | ESPN

Las Vegas Bowl: Northwestern vs. Utah, Las Vegas, 6:30 p.m. | ABC

Hawai’i Bowl: San Jose State vs. Coastal Carolina, Honolulu, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 26

Quick Lane Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Minnesota, Detroit, 1 p.m. | ESPN

First Responder Bowl: Texas State vs. Rice, Dallas, 4:30 p.m. | ESPN

Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Kansas vs. UNLV, Phoenix, 8 p.m. | ESPN

Wednesday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl: Tulane vs. Virginia Tech, Annapolis, Maryland, 1 p.m. | ESPN

Duke’s Mayo Bowl: North Carolina vs. WVU, Charlotte, NC, 4:30 p.m. | ESPN

Holiday Bowl: No. 15 Louisville vs. USC, San Diego, 7 p.m. ET | FOX

Texas Bowl: No. 20 Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M, Houston, 8 p.m. | ESPN

Thursday, Dec. 28

Fenway Bowl: No. 24 SMU vs. Boston College, Boston, 10 a.m. | ESPN

Pinstripe Bowl: Rutgers vs. Miami, The Bronx, New York, 1:15 p.m. | ESPN

Pop-Tarts Bowl: No. 18 NC State vs. No. 25 Kansas St., Orlando, 4:45 p.m. | ESPN

Alamo Bowl: No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 Arizona, San Antonio, 8:15 p.m. | ESPN

Friday, Dec. 29

Gator Bowl: No. 22 Clemson vs. Kentucky, Jacksonville, Florida, 11 a.m. | ESPN

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl: No. 16 Notre Dame vs. No. 19 Oregon St., El Paso, 1 p.m. | CBS

Liberty Bowl: Memphis vs. Iowa State: Memphis, 2:30 p.m. | ESPN

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

Saturday, Dec. 30

Peach Bowl: No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 11 Ole Miss, Atlanta, 11 a.m. | ESPN

Music City Bowl: Auburn vs. Maryland, Nashville, 1 p.m. | ABC

Orange Bowl: No. 5 Florida St. vs. No. 6 Georgia, Miami Gardens, Fla., 3 p.m. | ESPN

Arizona Bowl: Wyoming vs. Toledo, Tucson, Ariz., 3:30 p.m. | CW Network/Barstool

Monday, Jan. 1

ReliaQuest Bowl: No. 13 LSU vs. Wisconsin, Tampa, Florida, 11 a.m. | ESPN2

Citrus Bowl: No. 17 Iowa vs. No. 21 Tennessee, Orlando, noon | ABC

Fiesta Bowl: No. 8 Oregon vs. No. 23 Liberty, Glendale, Arizona, noon | ESPN

CFP Semifinal at Rose Bowl: No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Alabama, Pasadena, Calif., 4 p.m. | ESPN

CFP Semifinal at Sugar Bowl: No. 2 Washington vs. No. 3 Texas, New Orleans, 7:45 p.m. | ESPN

Monday, Jan. 8

CFP National Championship Game: Teams TBD, Houston, 6:30 p.m. | ESPN