It’s time to go bowling. And for college football fans, it is the most wonderful time of the year.
There are 43 bowl games scheduled this season, including two College Football Playoff semifinals and the national championship game, according to ESPN. The first postseason game begins on Dec. 16, culminating with the National Championship game on Jan. 8, 2024.
Disney’s ESPN and ABC networks will air 40 of the 43 bowl games. Fox, CBS and The CW will each broadcast one game.
The two CFP semifinal playoff games will be played on New Year’s Day, with No. 1 Michigan meeting No. 4 Alabama in the Rose Bowl and No. 2 Washington facing No. 3 Texas in the Sugar Bowl. It is the final year of the four-team playoff. Beginning next season, the CFP will use a 12-team format to determine the national champion, NBC Sports reported.
The two teams passed over for the College Football Playoff, Florida State and two-time defending national champion Georgia, will meet on Jan. 1 in the Orange Bowl.
Here is a look at the upcoming schedule (All times are Eastern)
College Football Playoff Schedule
Semifinals
Rose Bowl presented by Prudential
Michigan (13-0) vs. Alabama (12-1)
Monday, Jan. 1, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Washington (13-0) vs. Texas (12-1)
Monday, Jan. 1, 8:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Caesars Superdome, New Orleans
National Championship
CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T
Semifinal winners
Monday, Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
NRG Stadium, Houston
New Year’s Bowl Games
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Ohio State vs. Missouri
Friday, Dec. 29, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Mississippi vs. Penn State
Saturday, Dec. 30, 12 p.m. (ESPN)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Capital One Orange Bowl
Georgia vs. Florida State
Saturday, Dec. 30, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
ReliaQuest Bowl
Wisconsin vs. LSU
Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, 12 p.m. (ESPN2)
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
VRBO Fiesta Bowl
Liberty vs. Oregon
Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
Tennessee vs. Iowa
Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, 1 p.m. (ABC)
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
College Bowl Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 16
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Georgia Southern vs. Ohio University
11 a.m. (ESPN)
Brooks Stadium, Conway, South Carolina
Cricket Celebration Bowl
Howard vs. Florida A&M
12 p.m. (ABC)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta.
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana
2:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Caesars Superdome, New Orleans
Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl
Appalachian State vs. Miami (Ohio)
3:30 p.m. (ABC)
FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Isleta New Mexico Bowl
New Mexico State vs. Fresno State
5:45 p.m. (ESPN)
University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk
Boise State vs. UCLA
7:30 p.m. (ABC)
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
California vs. Texas Tech
9:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana
Monday, Dec. 18
Famous Toastery Bowl
Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion
2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Tuesday, Dec. 19
Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl
Texas-San Antonio vs. Marshall
9 p.m. (ESPN)
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Thursday, Dec. 21
Roofclaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
South Florida vs. Syracuse
8 p.m. (ESPN)
FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida
Friday, Dec. 22
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. Central Florida
6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Saturday, Dec. 23
Camellia Bowl
Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois
12 p.m. (ESPN)
Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama
Birmingham Bowl
Troy vs. Duke
12 p.m. (ABC)
Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Air Force vs. James Madison
3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Utah State vs. Georgia State
3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho
68 Ventures Bowl
South Alabama vs. Eastern Michigan
7 p.m. (ESPN)
Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, Alabama
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Utah vs. Northwestern
7:30 p.m. (ABC)
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
Easypost Hawai’i Bowl
Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State
10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tuesday, Dec. 26
Quick Lane Bowl
Minnesota vs. Bowling Green
2 p.m. (ESPN)
Ford Field, Detroit
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Texas State vs. Rice
5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Kansas vs. UNLV
9 p.m. (ESPN)
Chase Field, Phoenix
Wednesday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl Presented by GoBowling.com
Virginia Tech vs. Tulane
2 p.m. (ESPN)
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
North Carolina vs. West Virginia
5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
DIRECTV Holiday Bowl
Louisville vs. Southern Cal
8 p.m. (Fox)
Petco Park, San Diego
TaxAct Texas Bowl
Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State
9 p.m. (ESPN)
NRG Stadium, Houston
Thursday, Dec. 28
Wasabi Fenway Bowl
Boston College vs. SMU
11 a.m. (ESPN)
Fenway Park, Boston
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Miami vs. Rutgers
2:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Yankee Stadium, New York
Pop Tarts Bowl
North Carolina State vs. Kansas State
5:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Valero Alamo Bowl
Oklahoma vs. Arizona
9:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Alamodome, San Antonio
Friday, Dec. 29
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Clemson vs. Kentucky
12 p.m. (ESPN)
EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl
Notre Dame vs. Oregon State
2 p.m. (CBS)
Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas
Autozone Liberty Bowl
Iowa State vs. Memphis
3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
Saturday, Dec. 30
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Auburn vs. Maryland
2 p.m. (ABC)
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl
Wyoming vs. Toledo
4:30 p.m. (The CW)
Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona