2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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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]
2023 NCAA Division I FBS season | |
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Number of teams | 133 |
Duration | August 26, 2023 – December 9, 2023 |
Preseason AP No. 1 | Georgia |
Post-season | |
Duration | December 15, 2023 – January 8, 2024 |
Bowl games | 42[lower-alpha 1] |
AP Poll No. 1 | Michigan |
Coaches Poll No. 1 | Michigan |
Heisman Trophy | Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU |
College Football Playoff | |
2024 College Football Playoff National Championship | |
Site | NRG Stadium Houston, Texas |
Champion(s) | Michigan |
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons | |
← 2022 2024 → |