As the last to follow a four-team format before expanding to 12 teams next year, the 2023/24 Bowl season marks the end of an era for the college football playoffs, and the stiff-arm doled out to the unbeaten Florida State Seminoles by the CFP Selection Committee has piled the pressure on the Alabama Crimson Tide (4), the beneficiaries of the snub, to justify their place.
Nick Saban's men will face Jim Harbaugh's equally controversial Michigan Wolverines (1) in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, before the Washington Huskies (2) take on the Texas Longhorns (3) in the Sugar Bowl. Both games act as semi-finals for the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship Game, which is set for Monday, January 8.
Those two are the last of the New Year's Six Bowl games, which begin with the Cotton Bowl Classic between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Missouri Tigers on Friday, December 29. The Peach Bowl and Orange Bowl are set for Saturday, December 30, and the Fiesta Bowl will take place immediately before the playoff semis. The full schedule is listed just below.
Whichever school you root for, read on and we'll show you the best and cheapest ways to watch NCAA Bowl games for the 2023/24 college football season.
NCAA Bowl 2023/24 on Sling
Watch NCAA Bowl games 2023/24 on Sling
NCAA Bowl fixtures 2023/24
NCAA Bowl games 2023/24 and TV schedule
(All times ET)
Saturday, December 16
11am: Myrtle Beach Bowl (Georgia Southern vs Ohio) - ESPN
12pm: Celebration Bowl (Florida A&M vs Howard) - ABC, ESPN3
2.15pm: New Orleans Bowl (Jacksonville State vs Louisiana) - ESPN
3.30pm: Cure Bowl (Miami (Ohio) vs Appalachian State) - ABC, ESPN3
5.45pm: New Mexico Bowl (Fresno State vs New Mexico State) - ESPN
7.30pm - LA Bowl (UCLA vs Boise State) - ABC, ESPN3
9.15pm: Independence Bowl (Texas Tech vs Cal) - ESPN
Monday, December 18
2.30pm: Famous Toastery Bowl (Western Kentucky vs Old Dominion) - ESPN
Tuesday, December 19
9pm: Frisco Bowl (Marshall vs UTSA) - ESPN
Thursday, December 21
8pm: Boca Raton Bowl (USF vs Syracuse) - ESPN
Friday, December 22
6.30pm: Gasparilla Bowl (Georgia Tech vs UCF) - ESPN
Saturday, December 23
12pm: Birmingham Bowl (Troy vs Duke) - ABC, ESPN3
12pm: Camellia Bowl (Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois) - ESPN
3.30pm: Armed Forces Bowl (Air Force vs James Madison) - ABC, ESPN3
3.30pm: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Georgia State vs Utah State - ESPN
7pm: 68 Ventures Bowl (Eastern Michigan vs South Alabama) - ESPN
7.30pm: Las Vegas Bowl (Northwestern vs Utah) - ABC, ESPN3
10.30pm: Hawai'i Bowl (San Jose State vs Coastal Carolina) - ESPN
Tuesday, December 26
2pm: Quick Lane Bowl (Bowling Green vs Minnesota) - ESPN
5.30pm: First Responder Bowl (Texas State vs Rice) - ESPN
9pm: Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Kansas vs UNLV) - ESPN
Wednesday, December 27
2pm: Military Bowl (Tulane vs Virginia Tech) - ESPN
5.30pm: Duke's Mayo Bowl (North Carolina vs West Virginia) - ESPN
8pm: Holiday Bowl (Louisville vs Southern Cal) - Fox
9pm: Texas Bowl (Oklahoma State vs Texas A&M) - ESPN
Thursday, December 28
11am: Fenway Bowl (SMU vs Boston College) - ESPN
2.15pm: Pinstripe Bowl (Rutgers vs Miami (Fla)) - ESPN
5.45pm: Pop-Tarts Bowl (NC State vs Kansas State) - ESPN
9.15pm: Alamo Bowl (Oklahoma vs. Arizona) - ESPN
Friday, December 29
12pm: Gator Bowl (Clemson vs Kentucky) - ESPN
2pm: Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (Notre Dame vs Oregon State) CBS
3.30pm: Liberty Bowl (Memphis vs Iowa State) - ESPN
8pm: Cotton Bowl (Ohio State vs No. 9 Missouri) - ESPN
Saturday, December 30
12pm: Peach Bowl (Penn State vs Ole Miss) - ESPN
2pm: Music City Bowl (Auburn vs Maryland) - ABC, ESPN3
4pm: Orange Bowl (Florida State vs Georgia) - ESPN
4.30pm: Arizona Bowl (Wyoming vs Toledo) - CW Network, Barstool
Monday, January 1 2024
12pm: ReliaQuest Bowl (LSU vs Wisconsin) - ESPN2
1pm: Citrus Bowl (Iowa vs Tennessee) - ABC, ESPN3
1pm: Fiesta Bowl (Oregon vs Liberty) - ESPN
5pm: Rose Bowl (Michigan vs Alabama) - ESPN
8.45pm: Sugar Bowl (Washington vs Texas) - ESPN
Monday, January 8 2024
7.30pm: College Football Playoff National Championship Game - ESPN
You can use a VPN to watch NCAA bowl games from abroad. Full details on how to do that just below.
Watch from NCAA Bowl games from overseas
How to watch NCAA Bowl games 2023/24 from outside your country
We've set out how you can watch the NCAA Bowl games in a number of countries around the world. However, if you're away travelling for pleasure or for work, you probably won't be able to tune in like you normally would at home. This is the result of geo-blocking – best understood as digital borders that restrict certain services and content to specific parts of the world.
You can get around these digital borders by using one of the best VPNs, which can also offer robust protection from cybercriminals and government snooping. They're really easy to use too.
Use a VPN to watch NCAA Bowl games from anywhere:
How to use a VPN to watch NCAA Bowl games
Using a VPN is as easy as one-two-three...
1. Download and install a VPN – as we say, our top choice is ExpressVPN.
2. Connect to the appropriate server location – open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select the appropriate location, eg: 'US' for Sling.
3. Go to the broadcaster's stream - head to your home broadcaster's site or app and watch as if you were at home – Sling for Americans abroad.
Watch NCAA Bowl 2023/24 around the globe
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