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The 2022-23 College Football Bowl Schedule Will Make Any Fan Giddy

Bowl games are the final bow on a college football season before it's wrapped up for good. Fans from around the country are rewarded with matchups they don't normally see in places that may not normally host football games.

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The introduction of the College Football Playoff in 2014 threw a wrench into the bowl season we grew up watching. Four teams ultimately determine where the rest of bowl eligible programs will play their postseason game. Throw in money, the potential to revisit old rivalries that spawn across all types of athletics and intriguing cross conference matchups and boom, there's your full bowl game slate.

First, the College Football Playoff committee needs to get through conference championship weekend to figure out which four teams deserve a shot at the national title. Following some thrilling games for conference crowns, Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State made up the top four. The rest of the bowls fall into place after we know the teams battling for the national championship.

We know how the process works, but how about when the matchups are announced?

When Are Bowl Games Announced?

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The date, time and location for each college football bowl game are announced in May. This year, they were released late in the month, giving fans of teams something to look forward to later in the season.

When it comes to selecting the participants, here's how it shook up: the CFP committee released its final rankings on ESPN's College Football Playoff Selection Show on Sunday, December 4, 2022. From there, the dominoes fell and matchups for every non-playoff bowl were announced later in the day. So that's about the timeline you can expect to find out which bowl game your team will play in. Still, assumptions can be made since most bowl games have predetermined conference affiliations.

Here is the full 2022-23 bowl schedule along with kickoff time (all in Eastern), where you can watch and location.

2022-23 College Football Bowl Schedule

December 16

HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl
Miami (Ohio) vs. UAB
Thomas Robinson Stadium
Nassau, Bahamas
11:30 a.m. ET
ESPN
Duluth Trading Cure Bowl
Troy vs. UTSA
Exploria Stadium
Orlando, FL
3:00 p.m. ET
ESPN

December 17

Wasabi Fenway Bowl
Cincinnati vs. Louisville
Fenway Park
Boston, MA
11:00 a.m. ET
ESPN
Cricket Celebration Bowl
Jackson State vs. N.C. Central
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, GA
12:00 p.m. ET
ABC
PUBG Mobile New Mexico Bowl
SMU vs. BYU
University Stadium
Albuquerque, NM
2:15 p.m. ET
ESPN
Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl
Washington State vs. Fresno State
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood, CA
3:30 p.m. ET
ABC
LendingTree Bowl
Rice vs. Southern Mississippi
Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, AL
5:45 p.m. ET
ESPN
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Oregon State vs. Florida
Allegiant Stadium
Las Vegas, NV
7:30 p.m. ET
ABC
Frisco Bowl
Boise State vs. North Texas
Toyota Stadium
Frisco, TX
9:15 p.m. ET
ESPN

December 19

Myrtle Beach Bowl
Marshall vs. UConn
Brooks Stadium
Conway, SC
2:30 p.m. ET
ESPN

December 20

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Eastern Michigan vs. San Jose State
Albertsons Stadium
Boise, ID
3:30 p.m. ET
ESPN
RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
Liberty vs. Toledo
FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, FL
7:30 p.m. ET
ESPN

December 21

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
South Alabama vs. Western Kentucky
Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, LA
9:00 p.m. ET
ESPN

December 22

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Baylor vs. Air Force
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
7:30 p.m. ET
ESPN

December 23

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Houston vs. Louisiana
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, LA
3:00 p.m. ET
ESPN
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Wake Forest vs. Missouri
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL
6:30 p.m. ET
ESPN

December 24

EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl
Middle Tennessee State vs. San Diego State
Ching Complex
Honolulu, HI
8:00 p.m. ET
ESPN

December 26

Quick Lane Bowl
Bowling Green vs. New Mexico State
Ford Field
Detroit, MI
2:30 p.m. ET
ESPN

December 27

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Memphis vs. Utah State
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas, TX
3:15 or 6:45 p.m. ET
ESPN
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina
Protective Stadium
Birmingham, AL
3:15 or 6:45 p.m. ET
ESPN
Camellia Bowl
Buffalo vs. Georgia Southern
Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, AL
12:00 p.m. ET
ESPN
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Oklahoma State vs. Wisconsin
Chase Field
Phoenix, AZ
10:15 p.m. ET
ESPN

December 28

Military Bowl
Duke vs. UCF
Navy-Marine Corps Mem. Stadium
Annapolis, MD
2:00 p.m. ET
ESPN
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Arkansas vs. Kansas
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Memphis, TN
5:30 p.m. ET
ESPN
SDCCU Holiday Bowl
Oregon vs. North Carolina
Petco Park
San Diego, CA
8:00 p.m. ET
FOX
TaxAct Texas Bowl
Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss
NRG Stadium
Houston, TX
9:00 p.m. ET
ESPN

December 29

Pinstripe Bowl
Minnesota vs. Syracuse
Yankee Stadium
Bronx, NY
2:00 p.m. ET
ESPN
Cheez-It Bowl
Florida State vs. Oklahoma
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, FL
5:30 p.m. ET
ESPN
Valero Alamo Bowl
Washington vs. Texas
Alamodome
San Antonio, TX
9:00 p.m. ET
ESPN

December 30

Duke's Mayo Bowl
NC State vs. Maryland
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, NC
12:00 p.m. ET
ESPN
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
UCLA vs. Pitt
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, TX
2:00 p.m. ET
CBS
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
South Carolina vs. Notre Dame
TIAA Bank Field
Jacksonville, FL
3:30 p.m. ET
ESPN
Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl
Ohio vs. Wyoming
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ
4:30 p.m. ET
Barstool
Capital One Orange Bowl
Tennessee vs. Clemson
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL
8:00 p.m. ET
ESPN

December 31

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (CFP Semifnal)
Georgia vs. Ohio State
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, GA
4 or 8 p.m. ET
ESPN
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (CFP Semifinal)
Michigan vs. TCU
State Farm Stadium
Glendale, AZ
4 or 8 p.m. ET
ESPN
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Iowa vs. Kentucky
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, TN
12:00 p.m. ET
ABC
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Alabama vs. Kansas State
Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, LA
12:00 p.m. ET
ESPN

January 2

ReliaQuest Bowl
Mississippi State vs. Illinois
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL
12:00 p.m. ET
ESPN2
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
USC vs. Tulane
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX
1:00 p.m. ET
ESPN
Citrus Bowl
LSU vs. Purdue
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, FL
1:00 p.m. ET
ABC
Rose Bowl Game
Utah vs. Penn State
Rose Bowl Stadium
Pasadena, CA
5:00 p.m. ET
ESPN

January 9

CFP National Championship
Semifinal Winners
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood, CA
8:00 p.m. ET
ESPN

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