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2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season

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2023 NCAA Division I FBS season
Number of teams133
DurationAugust 26, 2023 – December 9, 2023
Preseason AP No. 1Georgia
Postseason
DurationDecember 15, 2023 – January 8, 2024
Bowl games42[a]
AP Poll No. 1Michigan
Coaches Poll No. 1Michigan
Heisman TrophyJayden Daniels, QB, LSU
College Football Playoff
2024 College Football Playoff National Championship
SiteNRG Stadium (Houston, Texas)
Champion(s)Michigan
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons
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The 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the 154th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at its highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The regular season began on August 26 and ended on December 9. The postseason began on December 15, and, aside from any all-star games that are scheduled, ended on January 8, 2024, with the College Football Playoff National Championship at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Washington Huskies by a score of 34–13 to claim the program's first national championship in the College Football Playoff (CFP) era, and their 12th overall. This was the tenth and final season of using the four team College Football Playoff (CFP) system, with the bracket being expanded to 12 teams for the 2024 season.[1] The season's Heisman Trophy winner was LSU Tigers quarterback Jayden Daniels, who led all players in total yards and set the single-season passer rating record.

Rule changes

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The following rules changes were approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Committee for the 2023 season:[2]

  • Mirroring the NFL rule adopted in the 2005 NFL season, teams may not call consecutive timeouts during a single dead ball period.
  • Accepted penalties committed on the last play of the first or third quarter will no longer result in an untimed down before the period ends. The penalty enforcement will be marked off and the second or fourth quarter will begin with the ball at the new spot. This modifies the rule adopted in the 1983 season.
  • Modifying a rule adopted in the 1968 season, the game clock will no longer be stopped for first downs on offense except inside of the final two minutes of each half. This is similar to a rule used in the current incarnation of the UFL, as well as its predecessors, the USFL and XFL. The NFL does not stop the game clock for first downs at any time in the game. This rule was adopted for all NCAA Football divisions except Division III, who will still use the previous rule of clock stoppages on first down for the entire game.
  • When there is not a replay official in the booth, the on-field officials will have optional replay available in the event of a coaches' challenge. This rule was trialed in the Division II Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association in its 2022 conference season.
  • Establishing guidelines for second-half warmup activities, including requiring teams to wait until the field is made available to return and having designated areas of the field to warm up.
  • When teams are on the field, drones are not allowed over the playing surface or the team area.
  • If a player receives a third targeting penalty in the same season (which requires a one-game suspension) and the penalty is overturned by the National Coordinator of Officials upon appeal, the suspension will be vacated.
  • The area where "roughing/running into the kicker" protection ends was expanded to include when the kicker retreats more than five yards behind the spot the kicker was initially lined up to receive the snap. Previously the protection ended only when the kicker ran outside the tackle box before kicking the ball. The rule change was the result of a controversial play in the 2022 game between Missouri and Kentucky, where roughing was called after the Kentucky punter was hit while attempting a rushed kick following a botched snap which sailed more than 20 yards over his head.

Points of Emphasis for the 2023 season include:[3]

  • Continued emphasis on targeting, sideline control, concussions, feigning injuries and acts of taunting.
  • Pre-snap actions by the offense designed to cause the defense to jump into the neutral zone (abrupt, quick, or jerky motions by the quarterback) and disconcerting signals by the defense designed to cause a false start or snap issues on offense (simulating cadence and other sounds or motions similar to the offense's snap signals, including the use of the "clap" on defense designed to be similar to the offense).
  • Rules regarding illegal hits to the quarterback/passer will be more strictly enforced.

Other headlines

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  • August 15 – Fresno State announced that the Bulldogs' home opener against Eastern Washington on September 9 would be the first-ever FBS game to be broadcast over linear television exclusively in Spanish. The city of Fresno is roughly 60% Hispanic, and the majority of Fresno State's enrollment is Hispanic. The game would be broadcast on UniMás in the Fresno and Bakersfield markets. English-language coverage was exclusively via streaming, with audio by Fresno State's radio broadcast team.[4]
  • August 29 – Arizona State announced a self imposed bowl ban for the 2023 season. The ban stems from allegations that Arizona State hosted high school recruits during the COVID-19 dead period. At the time of announcement, an NCAA infractions case was ongoing.[5]
  • October 4 – The NCAA announced several major changes to Division I football recruiting and governance rules:[6]
    • The window for athletes to enter the transfer portal was reduced. For FBS players, the portal now opens on the Monday after conference championship games are played and stays open for 30 days. For players participating in the postseason (i.e., bowl games, including the College Football Playoff), there is an additional 5-day window after the players' final game.
    • The limit on "initial counters"—i.e., players who are receiving athletically related financial aid for the first time—was permanently eliminated. The previous limit of 25 had been suspended due to COVID-19 impacts.
    • Football attendance requirements for FBS membership were eliminated, effective immediately.
    • The application fee for transitioning from FCS to FBS increased from $5,000 to $5 million, effective immediately.
    • Starting with the 2027–28 school year, FBS members must fund the equivalent of 210 full scholarships across all sports, and spend at least $6 million annually on such aid.
    • Also starting in 2027–28, FBS members must provide at least 90% of the total number of allowed scholarships across 16 sports, including football. Schools that start FBS transitions in 2024–25 or later must meet both of the aforementioned limits by the end of their two-year transition.
  • November 28 – Conference USA announced that Delaware, currently a member of the Coastal Athletic Association and its technically separate football arm of CAA Football, would start a transition from FCS to FBS in 2024 and join CUSA in 2025.[7]
  • December 1 – The two schools left behind by the effective demise of the Pac-12 Conference, Oregon State and Washington State, entered into a scheduling agreement with the Mountain West Conference (MW) for at least the 2024 season. Each MW team will play one game against either of the so-called "Pac-2" schools. These games will not count in the MW standings, and the Pac-2 will not be eligible for the MW championship.[8]

Conference realignment

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Main article: 2021–2024 NCAA conference realignment

Two schools played their first FBS seasons in 2023. Sam Houston (from the Western Athletic Conference) and Jacksonville State (from the ASUN Conference) began transitions from Division I FCS in 2022 and joined Conference USA (CUSA) in July 2023.[9]

Two other Independent schools, Liberty and New Mexico State, joined CUSA in 2023; those schools had respectively been full members of the ASUN and WAC.[9]

Six schools from CUSA joined the American Athletic Conference for the 2023 season—Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA.[10] This followed the departure of Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF from The American for the Big 12 Conference in 2023. In addition, BYU, previously an FBS independent, joined the Big 12.[11]

Team Conference in 2022 Conference in 2023
BYU Independent (FBS) Big 12
Charlotte CUSA American
Cincinnati American Big 12
Florida Atlantic CUSA American
Houston American Big 12
Jacksonville State ASUN (FCS) CUSA
Liberty Independent (FBS) CUSA
New Mexico State Independent (FBS) CUSA
North Texas CUSA American
Rice CUSA American
Sam Houston WAC (FCS) CUSA
UAB CUSA American
UCF American Big 12
UTSA CUSA American

The 2023 season was the last for 13 FBS teams in their current conferences, and was also the last for Army as an FBS independent.

School Current conference Future conference
Arizona Pac-12 Big 12
Arizona State Pac-12 Big 12
Army Independent (FBS) American
California Pac-12 ACC
Colorado Pac-12 Big 12
Kennesaw State Independent (FCS) CUSA
Oklahoma Big 12 SEC
Oregon Pac-12 Big Ten
SMU American ACC
Stanford Pac-12 ACC
Texas Big 12 SEC
UCLA Pac-12 Big Ten
USC Pac-12 Big Ten
Utah Pac-12 Big 12
Washington Pac-12 Big Ten

One FCS school, Kennesaw State, started the transition of its program to FBS in the 2023 season by leaving the ASUN Conference and playing the 2023 season as an FCS independent. It will join CUSA in 2024.[12]

Stadiums

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Kickoff games

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FirstBank Stadium during the Vanderbilt vs. Hawaii week zero game

Rankings reflect the AP Poll entering each week.

"Week 0"

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The regular season began on Saturday, August 26 with seven games in Week 0.

Week 1

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Week 2

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Top 10 matchups

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Rankings through Week 9 reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 10 and beyond will list College Football Playoff Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that failed to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted.

Regular season

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Conference championship games

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Bowl games

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FCS team wins over FBS teams

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 9 3:30 p.m. No. 24 (FCS) Southern Illinois Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois ESPN+  14–11   13,114
September 9 6:00 p.m. (FCS) Fordham Buffalo UB Stadium • Amherst, New York ESPN+  40–37   15,854
September 9 7:00 p.m. No. 7 (FCS) Idaho Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada MWN  33–6[b]   19,852
September 16 5:00 p.m. No. 8 (FCS) Sacramento State Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California P12N  30–23   23,848
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
  1. ^ Bowl count includes the National Championship game.
  2. ^ Idaho was a 5.5-point favorite at kickoff.[15]

Upsets

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This section lists instances of unranked teams defeating AP Poll-ranked teams during the season.

See also: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings § AP Poll

Regular season

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Bowl games

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Rankings in this section are based on the final CFP rankings released on December 3, 2023.

Conference standings

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2023 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 SMU y$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
Tulane y   8 – 0     11 – 3  
UTSA   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Memphis   6 – 2     10 – 3  
South Florida   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Rice   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Navy   4 – 4     5 – 7  
North Texas   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UAB   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Charlotte   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Temple   1 – 7     3 – 9  
East Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: SMU 26, Tulane 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Florida State y$   8 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 19 Louisville y   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 21 NC State   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Georgia Tech   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Virginia Tech   5 – 3     7 – 6  
North Carolina   4 – 4     8 – 5  
No. 20 Clemson   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Duke   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Miami (FL)   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Boston College   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Syracuse   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Virginia   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Pittsburgh   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Florida State 16, Louisville 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2023 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 1 Michigan xy$#^   9 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 10 Ohio State   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 13 Penn State   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Maryland   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Rutgers   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Michigan State   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Indiana   1 – 8     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 24 Iowa xy   7 – 2     10 – 4  
Northwestern   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Wisconsin   5 – 4     7 – 6  
Illinois   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 6     6 – 7  
Nebraska   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Purdue   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Michigan 26, Iowa 0
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2023 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Texas y$^   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 16 Oklahoma State y   7 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 15 Oklahoma   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Iowa State   6 – 3     7 – 6  
No. 18 Kansas State   6 – 3     9 – 4  
West Virginia   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Texas Tech   5 – 4     7 – 6  
No. 23 Kansas   5 – 4     9 – 4  
UCF   3 – 6     6 – 7  
TCU   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Houston   2 – 7     4 – 8  
BYU   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Baylor   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Cincinnati   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Texas 49, Oklahoma State 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2023 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Liberty y$   8 – 0     13 – 1  
New Mexico State y   7 – 1     10 – 5  
Jacksonville State*   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Western Kentucky   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Middle Tennessee   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTEP   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Sam Houston*   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
FIU   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Liberty 49, New Mexico State 35
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Ohio   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Bowling Green   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Buffalo   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Akron   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Kent State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
Toledo xy   8 – 0     11 – 3  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Central Michigan   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Ball State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Western Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
2023 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UNLV y   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Boise State y$   6 – 2     8 – 6  
San Jose State   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Air Force   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Wyoming   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Fresno State   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Utah State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Hawaii   3 – 5     5 – 8  
Colorado State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Nevada   2 – 6     2 – 10  
New Mexico   2 – 6     4 – 8  
San Diego State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Boise State 44, UNLV 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Washington y$^   9 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Oregon y   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 11 Arizona   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Oregon State   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Utah   5 – 4     8 – 5  
USC   5 – 4     8 – 5  
California   4 – 5     6 – 7  
UCLA   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Washington State   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Stanford   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Arizona State*   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Colorado   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations
Rankings from AP Poll
2023 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 4 Georgia xy   8 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 8 Missouri   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 17 Tennessee   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Kentucky   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Florida   3 – 5     5 – 7  
South Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 5 Alabama xy$^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 9 Ole Miss   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 12 LSU   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Auburn   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Mississippi State   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Arkansas   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Alabama 27, Georgia 24
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2023 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
James Madison* x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Appalachian State y   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Coastal Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Old Dominion   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Georgia State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Marshall   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Georgia Southern   3 – 5     6 – 7  
West Division
Troy xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Texas State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Arkansas State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
South Alabama   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Louisiana   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Southern Miss   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Troy 49, Appalachian State 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
2023 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Notre Dame   –     10 – 3  
Army   –     6 – 6  
UConn   –     3 – 9  
UMass   –     3 – 9  
Rankings from AP Poll

Rankings

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Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.[16][17]

Pre-season polls

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AP
Ranking Team
1 Georgia (60)
2 Michigan (2)
3 Ohio State (1)
4 Alabama
5 LSU
6 USC
7 Penn State
8 Florida State
9 Clemson
10 Washington
11 Texas
12 Tennessee
13 Notre Dame
14 Utah
15 Oregon
16 Kansas State
17 TCU
18 Oregon State
19 Wisconsin
20 Oklahoma
21 North Carolina
22 Ole Miss
23 Texas A&M
24 Tulane
25 Iowa
USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Georgia (61)
2 Michigan
3 Alabama (4)
4 Ohio State (1)
5 LSU
6 USC
7 Penn State
8 Florida State
9 Clemson
10 Tennessee
11 Washington
12 Texas
13 Notre Dame
14 Utah
15 Oregon
16 TCU
17 Kansas State
18 Oregon State
19 Oklahoma
20 North Carolina
21 Wisconsin
22 Ole Miss
23 Tulane
24 Texas Tech
25 Texas A&M

CFB Playoff final rankings

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On December 3, 2023, the College Football Playoff selection committee announced its final team rankings for the year. It was the tenth and final season of the CFP era under four teams. This was the first time that an undefeated Power Five conference champion (Florida State) was left out of the semifinals.[18]

See also: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings § CFP Rankings
Rank Team W–L Conference and standing Bowl game
1 Michigan Wolverines 13–0 Big Ten champions Rose Bowl (CFB playoff semifinal)
2 Washington Huskies 13–0 Pac–12 champions Sugar Bowl (CFB playoff semifinal)
3 Texas Longhorns 12–1 Big 12 champions Sugar Bowl (CFB playoff semifinal)
4 Alabama Crimson Tide 12–1 SEC champions Rose Bowl (CFB playoff semifinal)
5 Florida State Seminoles 13–0 ACC champions Orange Bowl
6 Georgia Bulldogs 12–1 SEC East Division champions Orange Bowl
7 Ohio State Buckeyes 11–1 Big Ten East Division second place Cotton Bowl
8 Oregon Ducks 11–2 Pac–12 second place Fiesta Bowl
9 Missouri Tigers 10–2 SEC East Division second place Cotton Bowl
10 Penn State Nittany Lions 10–2 Big Ten East Division third place Peach Bowl
11 Ole Miss Rebels 10–2 SEC West Division second place (tie) Peach Bowl
12 Oklahoma Sooners 10–2 Big 12 second place (tie) Alamo Bowl
13 LSU Tigers 9–3 SEC West Division second place (tie) ReliaQuest Bowl
14 Arizona Wildcats 9–3 Pac–12 third place Alamo Bowl
15 Louisville Cardinals 10–3 ACC second place Holiday Bowl
16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9–3 Independent Sun Bowl
17 Iowa Hawkeyes 10–3 Big Ten West Division champions Citrus Bowl
18 NC State Wolfpack 9–3 ACC third place Pop-Tarts Bowl
19 Oregon State Beavers 8–4 Pac–12 fourth place (tie) Sun Bowl
20 Oklahoma State Cowboys 9–4 Big 12 second place (tie) Texas Bowl
21 Tennessee Volunteers 8–4 SEC East Division third place Citrus Bowl
22 Clemson Tigers 8–4 ACC sixth place (tie) Gator Bowl
23 Liberty Flames 13–0 CUSA champions Fiesta Bowl
24 SMU Mustangs 11–2 AAC champions Fenway Bowl
25 Kansas State Wildcats 8–4 Big 12 fourth place (tie) Pop-Tarts Bowl

Final rankings

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Rank Associated Press Coaches' Poll
1 Michigan (61) Michigan (63)
2 Washington Washington
3 Texas Georgia
4 Georgia Texas
5 Alabama Alabama
6 Oregon Florida State
7 Florida State Oregon
8 Missouri Missouri
9 Ole Miss Ole Miss
10 Ohio State Ohio State
11 Arizona Arizona
12 LSU LSU
13 Penn State Penn State
14 Notre Dame Notre Dame
15 Oklahoma Oklahoma
16 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
17 Tennessee Tennessee
18 Kansas State Louisville
19 Louisville Kansas State
20 Clemson Clemson
21 NC State NC State
22 SMU Iowa
23 Kansas Kansas
24 Iowa SMU
25 Liberty West Virginia

Postseason

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Main article: 2023–24 NCAA football bowl games

There are 41 team-competitive FBS post-season bowl games, with two teams advancing to a 42nd – the CFP National Championship game. Normally, a team is required to have a .500 minimum winning percentage during the regular season to become bowl-eligible (six wins for an 11- or 12-game schedule, and seven wins for a 13-game schedule). If there are not enough winning teams to fulfill all open bowl slots, teams with losing records may be chosen to fill all 82 bowl slots. Additionally, on the rare occasion in which a conference champion does not meet eligibility requirements, they are usually still chosen for bowl games via tie-ins for their conference.

Conference summaries

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Rankings in this section are based on CFP rankings released prior to the games.

Conference Championship game Overall Player of the Year/MVP Offensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Special Teams Player of the Year Coach of the Year
Date Venue (Location) Matchup Result
ACC Dec. 2, 2023 Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina) No. 4 Florida State vs. No. 14 Louisville Florida State 16–6 Jordan Travis, QB, Florida State[19] Jordan Travis, QB, Florida State[19] Payton Wilson, LB, NC State[19] — Mike Norvell, Florida State[19]
American Dec. 2, 2023 Yulman Stadium (New Orleans, Louisiana) SMU at No. 22 Tulane SMU 26–14 — Michael Pratt, QB, Tulane[20] Trey Moore, LB, UTSA[20] LaJohntay Wester, WR/RS, Florida Atlantic[20] Willie Fritz, Tulane[20]
Big Ten Dec. 2, 2023 Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, Indiana) No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 16 Iowa Michigan 26–0 — Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State[21] Johnny Newton, DL, Illinois[21] Dragan Kesich, PK, Minnesota; Tory Taylor, P, Iowa; & Cooper DeJean, RS, Iowa[21] David Braun, Northwestern (coaches & media)[21]
Big 12 Dec. 2, 2023 AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) No. 7 Texas vs. No. 18 Oklahoma State Texas 49–21 — Ollie Gordon II, RB, Oklahoma State[22] T'Vondre Sweat, DL, Texas[22] Austin McNamara, P, Texas Tech[22] Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State[22]
CUSA Dec. 1, 2023 Williams Stadium (Lynchburg, Virginia) New Mexico State at No. 24 Liberty Liberty 49–35 Kaidon Salter, QB, Liberty Diego Pavia, QB, New Mexico State Tyren Dupree, LB, Liberty Ethan Albertson, PK, New Mexico State Jamey Chadwell, Liberty
Jerry Kill, New Mexico.[23]
MAC Dec. 2, 2023 Ford Field (Detroit, Michigan) Miami (OH) vs. Toledo Miami (OH) 23–14 — Peny Boone, RB, Toledo[24] Matt Salopek, LB, Miami (OH)[24] Graham Nicholson, PK, Miami (OH)[24] Jason Candle, Toledo[24]
MW Dec. 2, 2023 Allegiant Stadium (Paradise, Nevada) Boise State at UNLV Boise State 44–20 — Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State[25] Mohamed Kamara, DE, Colorado State[25] Jose Pizano, PK, UNLV[25] Barry Odom, UNLV[25]
Pac-12 Dec. 1, 2023 No. 3 Washington vs. No. 5 Oregon Washington 34–31 — Bo Nix, QB, Oregon[26] Laiatu Latu, DE, UCLA[26] — Kalen DeBoer, Washington[26]
SEC Dec. 2, 2023 Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia) No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 8 Alabama Alabama 27–24 — Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU Dallas Turner, LB, Alabama Will Reichard, PK/P, Alabama Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri.[27]
Sun Belt Dec. 2, 2023 Veterans Memorial Stadium (Troy, Alabama) Appalachian State at Troy Troy 49–23 Jordan McCloud, QB, James Madison[28] Kimani Vidal, RB, Troy[28] Jalen Green, DE, James Madison[28] — Curt Cignetti, James Madison[28]

Conference champions' bowl games

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Ranks are per the final CFP rankings, released in December 2023, with win–loss records at that time.

Conference Champion W–L Rank Bowl game
American SMU 11–2 24 Fenway Bowl
ACC Florida State 13–0 5 Orange Bowl
Big Ten MichiganCFP 13–0 1 Rose Bowl
Big 12 TexasCFP 12–1 3 Sugar Bowl
CUSA Liberty 13–0 23 Fiesta Bowl
MAC Miami (OH) 11–2 – Cure Bowl
Mountain West Boise State 8–5 – LA Bowl
Pac-12 WashingtonCFP 13–0 2 Sugar Bowl
SEC AlabamaCFP 12–1 4 Rose Bowl
Sun Belt Troy 11–2 – Birmingham Bowl

CFP College Football Playoff participant

Bowl-eligible teams

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Number of bowl berths available: 82
Number of bowl-eligible teams: 79
Number of conditional bowl-eligible teams: 2 (Jacksonville State and James Madison)
Number of teams qualified by APR: 1 (Minnesota)

Bowl-ineligible teams

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Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 51

Conference performance in bowl games

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See also: Bowl Challenge Cup
Division I FBS
Conference Games Record Bowls
W L Pct. Won Lost
ACC 11 5 6 .455 Gasparilla, Birmingham, Military, Fenway, Gator Boca Raton, Duke's Mayo, Holiday, Pinstripe
Pop-Tarts, Orange
American 6 3 3 .500 Frisco, Boca Raton, Liberty First Responder, Military, Fenway
Big 12 9 5 4 .556 Independence, Guaranteed Rate, Duke's Mayo
Texas, Pop-Tarts 		Gasparilla, Alamo, Liberty, Sugar
Big Ten 10 6 4 .600 Las Vegas, Quick Lane, Pinstripe, Music City, Rose, Championship Cotton, Peach, ReliaQuest, Citrus
C-USA 4 2 2 .500 New Orleans, Famous Toastery New Mexico, Fiesta
MAC 6 2 4 .333 Myrtle Beach, Camellia Cure, 68 Ventures, Quick Lane, Arizona
Mountain West 7 3 4 .429 New Mexico, Armed Forces, Arizona LA, Famous Idaho Potato, Hawaii, Guaranteed Rate
Pac-12 9 5 4 .556 LA, Holiday, Alamo, Fiesta, Sugar Independence, Las Vegas, Sun, Championship
SEC 9 5 4 .556 Cotton, Peach, Orange, ReliaQuest, Citrus Texas, Gator, Music City, Rose
Sun Belt 12 5 7 .417 Cure, Famous Idaho Potato, 68 Ventures,
Hawaii, First Responder 		Myrtle Beach, New Orleans, Famous Toastery, Frisco,
Birmingham, Camellia, Armed Forces
Independent 1 1 0 1.000 Sun —

Source:[30]

Note: The only independent team that played in an FBS bowl game was Notre Dame.

College Football Playoff

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NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, hosted the championship game.
This section is transcluded from 2023–24 College Football Playoff. (edit | history)
Semifinals Championship
January 1 – Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
  1   Michigan (OT) 27  
  4   Alabama 20   January 8 – National Championship
NRG Stadium, Houston
 
      1   Michigan 34
January 1 – Sugar Bowl
Caesars Superdome, New Orleans 		    2   Washington 13
 
  2   Washington 37
  3   Texas 31  


All-star games

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Each of these games features college seniors, or players whose college football eligibility is ending, who are individually invited by game organizers. These games are scheduled to follow the team-competitive bowls, to allow players selected from bowl teams to participate. The all-star games may include some players from non-FBS programs.

The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, which debuted in 2012 and was played 12 times through January 2023, was discontinued. The East–West Shrine Bowl relocated from Nevada (where its prior two editions had been played) to Texas.

Date Time (EST) Game Site Television Participants Results Ref.
Jan. 13 12:00 p.m. Hula Bowl FBC Mortgage Stadium
Orlando, Florida 		CBS Sports Network Team Kai
Team Aina 		Kai 24
Aina 17 		[31]
Jan. 20 11:00 a.m. Tropical Bowl Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida 		Varsity Sports Network American Team
National Team 		American 17
National 17 		[32]
Feb. 1 8:00 p.m. East-West Shrine Bowl Ford Center at The Star
Frisco, Texas 		NFL Network West Team
East Team 		West 26
East 11 		[33]
Feb. 3 1:00 p.m. Senior Bowl Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, Alabama 		National Team
American Team 		National 16
American 7 		[34]
Feb. 24 4:00 p.m. HBCU Legacy Bowl Yulman Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana 		Team Gaither
Team Robinson 		Gaither 10
Robinson 6 		[35]

Awards and honors

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Heisman Trophy voting

[edit]

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Jayden Daniels LSU QB 503 217 86 2,029
Michael Penix Jr. Washington QB 292 341 143 1,701
Bo Nix Oregon QB 51 205 322 885
Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State WR 20 78 136 352
Jordan Travis Florida State QB 8 19 23 85
Jalen Milroe Alabama QB 4 8 45 73
Ollie Gordon II Oklahoma State RB 1 2 24 31
Cody Schrader Missouri RB 1 2 22 29
Blake Corum Michigan RB 3 2 15 28
J. J. McCarthy Michigan QB 1 7 4 21

Other overall

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Award Winner Position School
AP Player of the Year Jayden Daniels QB LSU
SN Player of the Year
Walter Camp Award
Maxwell Award Michael Penix Jr. Washington
Lombardi Award Laiatu Latu DE UCLA

Special overall

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Award Winner Position School
Burlsworth Trophy (top player who began as walk-on) Cody Schrader RB Missouri
Paul Hornung Award (most versatile player)[36] Travis Hunter WR/CB Colorado
Jon Cornish Trophy (top Canadian player)[37] Elic Ayomanor WR Stanford
Campbell Trophy ("academic Heisman") Bo Nix QB Oregon
Academic All-American of the Year[38] Rome Odunze WR Washington
Wuerffel Trophy (humanitarian-athlete) Ladd McConkey Georgia

Offense

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Quarterback

Award Winner School
Davey O'Brien Award Jayden Daniels LSU
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Manning Award

Running back

Award Winner School
Doak Walker Award[39] Ollie Gordon II Oklahoma State

Wide receiver

Award Winner School
Fred Biletnikoff Award[40] Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State

Tight end

Award Winner School
John Mackey Award[41] Brock Bowers Georgia

Lineman

Award Winner Position School
Rimington Trophy (center) Jackson Powers-Johnson C Oregon
Outland Trophy (interior lineman on offense or defense)[42] T'Vondre Sweat DT Texas
Joe Moore Award N/A OL Washington

Defense

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Award Winner Position School
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (defensive player) Xavier Watts S Notre Dame
Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player)[43] Payton Wilson LB NC State
Lott Trophy (defensive impact) Junior Colson Michigan

Defensive front

Award Winner School
Dick Butkus Award (linebacker) Payton Wilson NC State
Ted Hendricks Award (defensive end) Laiatu Latu UCLA

Defensive back

Award Winner Position School
Jim Thorpe Award[44] Trey Taylor S Air Force

Special teams

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Award Winner School
Lou Groza Award (placekicker)[45] Graham Nicholson Miami (OH)
Ray Guy Award (punter)[46] Tory Taylor Iowa
Jet Award (return specialist)[47] Zachariah Branch USC
Patrick Mannelly Award (long snapper) Joe Shimko NC State
Peter Mortell Holder of the Year Award

Coaches

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Award Winner School
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year[48] Mike Norvell Florida State
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
AFCA Coach of the Year[49] Kalen DeBoer Washington
AP Coach of the Year[50]
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year[51]
Home Depot Coach of the Year[52]
Sporting News Coach of the Year[53]
Walter Camp Coach of the Year[54]
George Munger Award

Assistants

[edit]
Award Winner Coordinator School
AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year[55] Phil Parker Defensive coordinator Iowa
Broyles Award[56]

All-Americans

[edit]
Main article: 2023 College Football All-America Team

The following players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2023. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*).

2023 Consensus All-Americans
Name Position Year School
Jayden Daniels Quarterback Senior LSU
Ollie Gordon II* Running back Sophomore Oklahoma State
Cody Schrader Senior Missouri
Marvin Harrison Jr.* Wide receiver Junior Ohio State
Malik Nabers* LSU
Rome Odunze Washington
Brock Bowers* Tight end Georgia
Joe Alt* Offensive line Notre Dame
Jackson Powers-Johnson* Oregon
Olu Fashanu Penn State
Cooper Beebe* Senior Kansas State
Zak Zinter* Michigan
Jonah Elliss Defensive line Junior Utah
Johnny Newton Illinois
Laiatu Latu* Senior UCLA
T'Vondre Sweat* Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Linebacker Junior Texas A&M
Dallas Turner Alabama
Payton Wilson* Senior NC State
Beanie Bishop Defensive back West Virginia
Cooper DeJean* Junior Iowa
Kool-Aid McKinstry Alabama
Malaki Starks Sophomore Georgia
Xavier Watts* Junior Notre Dame
Graham Nicholson Kicker Miami (OH)
Tory Taylor* Punter Senior Iowa
Travis Hunter All-Purpose/Return Specialist Sophomore Colorado

Coaching changes

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Preseason and in-season

[edit]

This is restricted to coaching changes taking place on or after May 1, 2023, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled game but before its bowl game. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2023, see 2022 NCAA Division I FBS end-of-season coaching changes.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement
Northwestern Pat Fitzgerald July 10, 2023 Fired after hazing allegations[57] David Braun (named full-time on November 15)
Michigan State Mel Tucker September 27, 2023 Fired for sexual misconduct[58] Harlon Barnett (interim)
Texas A&M Jimbo Fisher November 12, 2023 Fired[59] Elijah Robinson (interim)
Boise State Andy Avalos November 12, 2023 Fired[60] Spencer Danielson (named full-time on December 3)[61]
Mississippi State Zach Arnett November 13, 2023 Fired[62] Greg Knox (interim)
Syracuse Dino Babers November 19, 2023 Fired[63] Nunzio Campanile (interim)
Oregon State Jonathan Smith November 25, 2023 Hired by Michigan State[64] Kefense Hynson (interim, bowl)
Duke Mike Elko November 27, 2023 Hired by Texas A&M[65] Trooper Taylor (interim, bowl)
James Madison Curt Cignetti November 30, 2023 Hired by Indiana[66] Damian Wroblewski (interim, bowl)
Tulane Willie Fritz December 3, 2023 Hired by Houston[67] Slade Nagle (interim, bowl)
Troy Jon Sumrall December 8, 2023 Hired by Tulane[68] Greg Gasparato (interim, bowl)

End of season

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The list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of season.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement Previous position
San Diego State Brady Hoke November 13, 2023 Retired (effective at end of season)[69] Sean Lewis Colorado offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
Michigan State Harlon Barnett (interim) November 25, 2023 Hired as Defensive Backs Coach by Northwestern[64] Jonathan Smith Oregon State head coach
New Mexico Danny Gonzales November 25, 2023 Fired[70] Bronco Mendenhall[71] Virginia head coach
Indiana Tom Allen November 26, 2023 Hired As Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach by Penn State[72] Curt Cignetti[66] James Madison head coach
Houston Dana Holgorsen November 26, 2023 Fired[73] Willie Fritz[67] Tulane head coach
UTEP Dana Dimel November 26, 2023 Fired[74] Scotty Walden[75] Austin Peay head coach
Louisiana–Monroe Terry Bowden November 26, 2023 Fired[76] Bryant Vincent[77] New Mexico offensive coordinator
Mississippi State Greg Knox (interim) November 26, 2023 Permanent replacement[78] Jeff Lebby Oklahoma offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
Texas A&M Elijah Robinson (interim) November 27, 2023 Hired as Defensive Coordinator By Syracuse[65] Mike Elko Duke head coach
Middle Tennessee Rick Stockstill November 27, 2023 Fired[79] Derek Mason[80] Oklahoma State defensive coordinator
Syracuse Nunzio Campanile (interim) November 28, 2023 Permanent replacement[81] Fran Brown Georgia defensive backs coach
Oregon State Kefense Hynson (interim) November 28, 2023 Permanent replacement[82] Trent Bray Oregon State defensive coordinator and linebackers coach
Nevada Ken Wilson December 1, 2023 Fired[83] Jeff Choate[84] Texas co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach
Wyoming Craig Bohl December 6, 2023 Retired (effective at end of season)[85] Jay Sawvel Wyoming defensive coordinator and safeties coach
James Madison Damian Wroblewski (interim) December 7, 2023 Hired as Assistant Offensive Line Coach by Maryland[86] Bob Chesney Holy Cross head coach
Duke Trooper Taylor (interim) December 7, 2023 Hired as Associate Head Coach/Running Backs Coach by Texas A&M[87] Manny Diaz Penn State defensive coordinator
Tulane Slade Nagle (interim) December 8, 2023 Hired as Special teams/Tight Ends Coach by LSU[68] Jon Sumrall Troy head coach
Troy Greg Gasparato (interim) December 18, 2023 Hired as Defensive Coordinator by Tulane[88] Gerad Parker Notre Dame offensive coordinator and tight ends coach
New Mexico State Jerry Kill December 23, 2023 Hired as Consultant by Vanderbilt[89] Tony Sanchez New Mexico State wide receivers coach
Alabama Nick Saban January 10, 2024 Retired[90] Kalen DeBoer Washington head coach
Washington Kalen DeBoer January 12, 2024 Hired by Alabama Jedd Fisch Arizona head coach
Arizona Jedd Fisch January 14, 2024 Hired by Washington Brent Brennan San Jose State head coach
South Alabama Kane Wommack January 15, 2024 Hired as co-defensive coordinator by Alabama[91] Major Applewhite South Alabama offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
San Jose State Brent Brennan January 16, 2024 Hired by Arizona Ken Niumatalolo UCLA tight ends coach
Buffalo Maurice Linguist January 16, 2024 Hired as co-defensive coordinator by Alabama Pete Lembo South Carolina associate head coach and special teams coordinator
Michigan Jim Harbaugh January 24, 2024 Hired by Los Angeles Chargers[92] Sherrone Moore Michigan offensive coordinator and offensive line coach
Boston College Jeff Hafley January 31, 2024 Hired as defensive coordinator by Green Bay Packers[93] Bill O'Brien New England Patriots offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
UCLA Chip Kelly February 9, 2024 Hired as offensive coordinator by Ohio State[94] DeShaun Foster UCLA running backs coach
Georgia State Shawn Elliott February 15, 2024 Hired as tight ends coach by South Carolina[95] Dell McGee Georgia running backs coach

Television viewers and ratings

[edit]

Top 10 most watched regular season games

[edit]

All times Eastern. Rankings are from the AP Poll (before 10/31) and CFP Rankings (thereafter).

Rank Date Time Matchup Network Viewers (millions) TV ratings[96] Significance
1 November 25 12:00 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State 24 No. 3 Michigan 30 Fox 19.07 9.0 The Game, College GameDay, Big Noon Kickoff
2 September 23 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Colorado 6 No. 10 Oregon 42 ABC 10.03 5.2
3 September 23 7:30 p.m. No. 6 Ohio State 17 No. 9 Notre Dame 14 NBC 9.98 5.1 College GameDay
4 October 21 12:00 p.m. No. 7 Penn State 12 No. 3 Ohio State 20 Fox 9.96 5.3 College GameDay, Big Noon Kickoff, rivalry
5 September 16 10:00 p.m. Colorado State 35 No. 18 Colorado 43 ESPN 9.30 4.9 College GameDay, Big Noon Kickoff, Rocky Mountain Showdown
6 September 3 7:30 p.m. No. 5 LSU 24 No. 8 Florida State 45 ABC 9.17 4.7 Camping World Kickoff
7 November 11 12:00 p.m. No. 3 Michigan 24 No. 10 Penn State 15 Fox 9.16 5.0 Big Noon Kickoff, rivalry
8 November 25 3:30 p.m. No. 8 Alabama 27 Auburn 24 CBS 9.09 4.3 Iron Bowl, SEC Nation
9 November 4 7:45 p.m. No. 14 LSU 28 No. 8 Alabama 42 CBS 8.82 4.6 College GameDay, rivalry
10 September 9 7:00 p.m. No. 11 Texas 34 No. 3 Alabama 24 ESPN/ESPN2 8.76 4.5 Allstate Crossbar Classic, College GameDay

Conference championship games

[edit]

All times Eastern. Rankings are from the CFP Rankings.

Rank Date Time Matchup Network Viewers (millions) TV ratings[97] Conference Location
1 December 2 4:00 p.m. No. 8 Alabama 27 No. 1 Georgia 24 CBS 17.52 8.9 SEC Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
2 December 2 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Michigan 26 No. 16 Iowa 0 Fox 10.02 5.1 Big Ten Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
3 December 1 8:00 p.m. No. 5 Oregon 31 No. 3 Washington 34 ABC 9.25 4.9 Pac-12 Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
4 December 2 12:00 p.m. No. 18 Oklahoma State 21 No. 7 Texas 49 ABC 7.89 4.4 Big 12 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
5 December 2 8:00 p.m. No. 14 Louisville 6 No. 4 Florida State 16 ABC 7.03 3.8 ACC Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
6 December 2 4:00 p.m. SMU 26 No. 22 Tulane 14 ABC 1.88 1.0 AAC Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
7 December 2 12:00 p.m. Miami (OH) 23 Toledo 14 ESPN 1.29 0.8 MAC Ford Field, Detroit, MI
8 December 2 3:00 p.m. Boise State 45 UNLV 10 Fox 1.26 0.7 MW Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
9 December 2 4:00 p.m. Appalachian State 23 Troy 49 ESPN 0.372 0.2 Sun Belt Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL
— December 1 7:00 p.m. New Mexico State 35 No. 24 Liberty 49 CBSSN n.a.[f] n.a.[f] C-USA Williams Stadium, Lynchburg, VA

Most watched non-CFP bowl games

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Rank Date Time Matchup Network Viewers (millions) TV ratings Game Location
1 January 1, 2023 1:00 p.m. No. 21 Tennessee 35 Iowa 0 ABC 6.79 3.5 Citrus Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
2 January 1, 2023 12:00 p.m. No. 13 LSU 35 Wisconsin 31 ESPN2 4.61 2.4 ReliaQuest Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
3 December 28 5:45 p.m. Kansas State 28 No. 19 NC State 14 ESPN 4.31 2.3 Pop-Tarts Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
4 December 28 9:15 p.m. No. 14 Arizona 38 Oklahoma 24 ESPN 3.93 2.2 Alamo Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
5 December 27 5:30 p.m. West Virginia 30 North Carolina 10 ESPN 3.84 2.0 Mayo Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
6 December 29 3:30 p.m. Memphis 36 Iowa State 26 ESPN 3.60 1.9 Liberty Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, TN
7 December 27 8:00 p.m. USC 42 No. 16 Louisville 28 FOX 3.51 1.9 Holiday Petco Park, San Diego, CA
8 December 29 12:00 p.m. Clemson 38 Kentucky 35 ESPN 3.43 1.9 Gator EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL
9 December 29 2:00 p.m. No. 16 Notre Dame 40 No. 19 Oregon State 8 CBS 3.26 1.8 Sun Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX
10 December 23 7:30 p.m. Northwestern 14 Utah 7 ABC 3.09 1.7 Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, NV

New Year's Six and College Football Playoff games

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Rank Date Time (ET) Matchup Network(s) Viewers
(millions)		 TV ratings Game Location
1 January 1, 2024 5:00 p.m. No. 1 Michigan 27 No. 4 Alabama 20 ESPN 27.76 13.0 Rose Bowl
(CFP Semifinal) 		Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
2 January 8, 2024 7:30 p.m. No. 2 Washington 13 No. 1 Michigan 34 25.05 12.3 CFP National Championship NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
3 January 1, 2024 8:45 p.m. No. 2 Washington 37 No. 3 Texas 31 18.77 9.3 Sugar Bowl
(CFP Semifinal) 		Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
4 December 30, 2023 4:00 p.m. No. 5 Florida State 3 No. 6 Georgia 63 10.39 5.2 Orange Bowl (NY6) Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
5 December 29, 2023 8:00 p.m. No. 7 Ohio State 3 No. 9 Missouri 14 9.72 4.9 Cotton Bowl (NY6) AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
6 December 30, 2023 12:00 p.m. No. 11 Ole Miss 38 No. 10 Penn State 25 7.77 4.3 Peach Bowl (NY6) Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
7 January 1, 2024 1:00 p.m. No. 23 Liberty 6 No. 8 Oregon 45 4.59 2.4 Fiesta Bowl (NY6) State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ

Source:[98]

Television changes

[edit]

This is the first year of television deals for the Big Ten Conference and Conference USA. The Big Ten's deal includes CBS, NBC/Peacock, Fox/FS1 and the Big Ten Network.[99][100] Conference USA's deal includes ESPN and CBS Sports Network.[101] Due to the bankruptcy of Diamond Sports Group, starting this season, a package of ACC games produced by Raycom Sports that were previously aired on Bally Sports moved to The CW.[102] The CW also acquired the rights to air the Barstool Sports produced broadcast of the Arizona Bowl.[103] Locally, Fresno State reached an agreement with TelevisaUnivision stations KTFF-DT and KBTF-CD to air the first ever exclusively Spanish-language television broadcast in FBS history on September 9.[4] This is also the final year of television deals for the Pac-12 Conference and the SEC. The SEC has signed a new deal with ESPN and the SEC Network, making 2023 the final year of the SEC on CBS. No new television deal was ever reached by the Pac-12.[104][105]

Noah Eagle, formerly at Fox Sports, and Todd Blackledge, formerly at ESPN, joined NBC Sports in 2023 as the lead commentary team on Big Ten Saturday Night.[106] Greg McElroy replaced Blackledge as ESPN's #2 college football color commentator. Derek Mason and Orlando Franklin also joined ESPN as color commentators.[107] Jeff Levering replaced Eagle at Fox Sports, while Mark Ingram II replaced Reggie Bush on Fox's Big Noon Kickoff.[108]

In November 2023, ESPN International reached agreements with Sky Sports NFL to carry packages of games and studio programs in college football and basketball (replacing TNT Sports, which had previously held rights to ESPN International content).[109][110]

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Despite having a 5–7 record, Minnesota is bowl-eligible due to having the highest Academic Progress Rate among five-win teams.
  2. ^ a b As there were not be enough deserving bowl-eligible teams to fill the available spots, Jacksonville State and James Madison are conditionally bowl-eligible due to their records despite their transitions from FCS.
  3. ^ a b Army and Navy both have one game remaining on its schedule, but it is played after the bowl matchups are selected on December 3; Navy has not met the eligibility threshold before then. Since Army has 2 FCS teams on their schedule, they are bowl-ineligible because they have already reached 6 losses and can finish no better than 5–6 in countable games for qualifying as a deserving team.
  4. ^ Sam Houston is bowl-ineligible due to its transition from FCS. Sam Houston has assured itself of a losing season and would be bowl-ineligible regardless.
  5. ^ Arizona State has announced a self-imposed 2023 bowl game ban due to recruiting violations from the 2020 season.[29] Arizona State has assured itself of a losing season and would be bowl-ineligible regardless.
  6. ^ a b Viewership and ratings are not available for CBSSN because it is not Nielsen rated

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