Ranking all 41 college football bowl games for 2023-24: Playoff semifinals deliver with Orange Bowl a big dud

The bowl games have come, and the bowl games have gone. There were 41 scheduled, and all 41 were played. That hasn’t always been the case recently, and one could certainly argue this year’s Orange Bowl wasn’t played as much as it was partially attended by a team. Still, bowl season is over, and given we ranked the games before they were played, the time has come for us to rank them after they were played.

Look, this was hardly the best bowl season. While we did get some good games, there wasn’t as much late drama as usual and some of the best moments had nothing to do with the games themselves but rather what happened after them. Whether that be mayonnaise or egg nog being dumped on a coach’s head or the ritualistic sacrifice of a mascot who was then eaten by the players, the magic of bowl season isn’t always confined to the field of play.

You just wish that the antics weren’t the primary highlights and that there were more magical moments on the field. The average margin of victory in the 41 bowl games this season was 16.1 points. There were only 14 one-score games among them compared to 15 of three scores or more. Only 23 games featured more than one tie or lead change after the first score.

While not every game was filled with drama and incredible finishes, there were enough that will hold a place in our memories. Most of the games on this list will be forgotten by all but who played in them. A few will live forever. 

Which ones are which? Let’s get to ranking them all.

2023-24 College football bowl rankings

41. Orange Bowl

No. 6 Georgia 63, No. 5 Florida State 3: Listen, I hope you read and appreciate every single word I write in this column. However, the Orange Bowl was a game where nothing I have to say could match the screenshots….

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Author : Tom Fornelli

Publish date : 2024-01-02 17:31:54

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