2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

2013 NCAA Division I FBS season
Number of teams124 full members + 2 transitional
DurationAugust 29 – December 14
Preseason AP No. 1Alabama
Post-season
DurationDecember 21, 2013 – January 6, 2014
Bowl games35
Heisman TrophyJameis Winston (quarterback, Florida State)
Bowl Championship Series
2014 BCS Championship Game
SiteRose Bowl Stadium
Pasadena, California
Champion(s)Florida State
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons
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2014 →

The regular season began on August 29, 2013 and ended on December 14, 2013. The postseason concluded on January 6, 2014 with the final BCS National Championship Game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

The Florida State Seminoles beat the Auburn Tigers in the BCS National Championship Game to become the consensus national champion of the 2013 season. This was the final season in which the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was used to determine the national champion of the Football Bowl Subdivision; the BCS was replaced by the College Football Playoff system starting with the 2014 season.

Rule changes

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The following rule changes were made by the NCAA Football Rules Committee for the 2013 season:[1]

  • Players who intentionally deliver a blow above the shoulders of a defenseless player (targeting) will now be automatically ejected from the game in addition to the 15-yard penalty assessed. If the ejection occurs in the first half, it is for the remainder of the game. If the ejection occurs in the second half or in overtime, it is for the remainder of the game plus the first half of the next scheduled game. The ejection penalty is automatically reviewed to determine if the hit was intentional; however, the yardage penalty is not reviewable (this rule was later changed for the 2014 season to overturn the yardage penalty if the ejection was overturned).[2]
  • Blocking below the waist is now legal if done from the front side of the defender anywhere on the field, while blocks below the waist delivered from the side or back are fouls, simplifying rule changes from the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
  • In the final minute of each half, if the clock is stopped solely for an injured player, there will be an option for a 10-second runoff before the ball is put in play to cut down on teams faking injuries to stop the clock. If the clock is stopped for another reason (first down, incomplete pass, etc.) or if players from both teams are injured on the same play no runoff will occur.
  • If the clock is stopped and will restart on the referee's signal with three or more seconds remaining in a half, the ball can be spiked to get an additional play. If one or two seconds remain on the game clock when the ball is spiked, the half or game will end.
  • Permitting the use of electronic equipment such as wireless headsets for game officials to communicate with each other.
  • Two players at the same position on the same team may not wear the same uniform number (example, two quarterbacks on the same team cannot wear No. 12).
  • Players that change numbers during a game must report to the referee, who will announce it via wireless microphone. Failure to report is a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
  • Instant replay will be permitted to adjust the game clock at the end of each quarter. Previously, instant replay could only adjust the game clock at the end of each half.
  • Permitting the Big 12 Conference to experiment with an eighth official during conference games, positioned in the offensive backfield opposite the Referee (similar to the positioning of the umpire in the NFL) to assist in detecting infractions (such as holding, chop blocks, blindside hits on the quarterback, etc.) on the offensive line as well as spotting the ball and monitoring substitutions. This official will be referred to as an "alternate referee" and wear an "A" on the back of the uniform. Use of eight-man officiating crews was expanded to all FBS conferences in the 2014 season.[3]

A rule that would have required the colors of uniform jerseys and pants to contrast to the field was recommended by the Rules Committee but was denied by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel. This rule was proposed to prevent teams (such as Boise State) from wearing uniforms that matched the color of their field. Another recommended rule would have switched the side of the field on which the line-to-gain and down markers are displayed in each half but was also denied.[4]

The NCAA Legislative Council also approved a new rule that allows any FBS team with a 6–6 record entering a conference championship game to be bowl-eligible regardless of the result of the title game. Previously, such teams (for example, Georgia Tech last season and UCLA in 2011) had to seek an NCAA waiver if they lost in their conference championship.[5]

Conference realignment

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On April 3, 2013, the schools remaining in the original Big East Conference, which had sold the "Big East" name to the seven Catholic schools that would later leave the league to form the new Big East in July 2013, announced that they would operate as the American Athletic Conference (shortened to AAC or "The American).[6] The AAC filled its membership by adding schools from Conference USA, which replaced its losses with former Sun Belt and Western Athletic Conference (WAC) members.

The WAC discontinued football as a sponsored sport after the 2012 season when most of its football-playing members announced their departures for other conferences, primarily the Mountain West, in the preceding years. The WAC became the first FBS (formerly Division I-A) conference to drop football since the Big West Conference did so after the 2000 season. Idaho and New Mexico State, the two WAC football members who remained for 2013 season, temporarily became FBS independents in football. The WAC would not reinstate football until 2021, doing so as an FCS conference.

Membership changes

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SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference
Florida AtlanticSun BeltConference USA
FIUSun BeltConference USA
Georgia StateCAA (FCS)Sun Belt
HoustonConference USAThe American
IdahoWACFBS independent
Louisiana TechWACConference USA
MemphisConference USAThe American
Middle TennesseeSun BeltConference USA
New Mexico StateWACFBS independent
North TexasSun BeltConference USA
PittsburghBig EastACC
San Jose StateWACMountain West
SMUConference USAThe American
SyracuseBig EastACC
Texas StateWACSun Belt
UCFConference USAThe American
Utah StateWACMountain West
UTSAWACConference USA

Other headlines

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  • May 14 – The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa announced that effective July 1, all of the school's men's sports teams would use the nickname Rainbow Warriors, a combination of the school's historic name of "Rainbows" and the "Warriors" nickname used by some teams since 2000. This reversed a plan announced by UH in February 2013, under which all men's teams would use "Warriors", previously used by football, men's golf, and men's volleyball. UH had allowed men's teams to choose their own nicknames in 2000, which resulted in the baseball team using "Rainbows", the three aforementioned teams using "Warriors", and other men's teams using "Rainbow Warriors". The change did not affect UH women's sports, which continue to be known as Rainbow Wahine.[7]
  • May 20 – The organizers of the Military Bowl announced that the game, previously held at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., would be moved to Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland effective with the upcoming 2013 edition.[8]
  • September 7 – The 2013 Michigan–Notre Dame game set an NCAA record for attendance in a game with 115,109 fans attending the game at Michigan Stadium (also known as the Big House).[9] Michigan won the game 41–30.[9]
  • October 10 – Minnesota and its head coach Jerry Kill jointly announced that Kill would take an indefinite leave of absence, effective immediately, to focus on treatment and management of his epilepsy. Kill had missed the second half of the Golden Gophers' win over Western Illinois on September 14 due to a seizure, and was unable to travel with the team to Michigan on October 5 due to his condition.[10] Minnesota named defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys as interim head coach; Kill returned to the team for the Northwestern game on October 19, but remained in the press box, allowing Claeys to direct the team from the sidelines[11] until resuming on-field duties in the second half of the Texas Bowl.[12]
  • November 30 – In a game whose winner would clinch the SEC West division and a berth in the 2013 SEC Championship Game,[13][14] the No. 4-ranked Auburn Tigers upset the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2013 Iron Bowl by a score of 34–28. Auburn's Chris Davis returned a missed Alabama field goal attempt for a touchdown on the final play of the game, which was dubbed the "Kick Six." The Iron Bowl was one of the most-watched games of the 2013 season, and the play was widely considered to be one of the greatest moments in the history of college football.[15][16][17][18]

Updated stadiums

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Regular season top 10 matchups

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Rankings reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 9 and beyond will list BCS Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that failed to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted.

Conference standings

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2013 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 UCF $ 80  121 
No. 15 Louisville 71  121 
Cincinnati 62  94 
Houston 53  85 
SMU 44  57 
Rutgers 35  67 
UConn 35  39 
South Florida 26  210 
Memphis 17  39 
Temple 17  210 
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
2013 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Florida State x$# 80  140 
No. 8 Clemson  % 71  112 
Boston College 44  76 
Syracuse 44  76 
Maryland 35  76 
Wake Forest 26  48 
NC State 08  39 
Coastal Division
No. 23 Duke x 62  104 
Miami (FL) 53  94 
Virginia Tech 53  85 
Georgia Tech 53  76 
North Carolina 44  76 
Pittsburgh 35  76 
Virginia 08  210 
Championship: Florida State 45, Duke 7
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2013 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Legends Division
No. 3 Michigan State x$ 80  131 
Iowa 53  85 
Nebraska 53  94 
Minnesota 44  85 
Michigan 35  76 
Northwestern 17  57 
Leaders Division
No. 12 Ohio State x% 80  122 
No. 22 Wisconsin 62  94 
Penn State* 44  75 
Indiana 35  57 
Illinois 17  48 
Purdue 08  111 
Championship: Michigan State 34, Ohio State 24
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll
2013 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Baylor $ 81  112 
No. 6 Oklahoma % 72  112 
No. 17 Oklahoma State 72  103 
Texas 72  85 
Kansas State 54  85 
Texas Tech 45  85 
TCU 27  48 
West Virginia 27  48 
Iowa State 27  39 
Kansas 18  39 
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll
2013 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x 71  104 
East Carolina 62  103 
Middle Tennessee 62  85 
Florida Atlantic 44  66 
UAB 17  210 
Southern Miss 17  111 
FIU 17  111 
West Division
Rice x$ 71  104 
UTSA 62  75 
North Texas 62  94 
Tulane 53  76 
Louisiana Tech 35  48 
Tulsa 26  39 
UTEP 17  210 
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Bowling Green x$ 71  104 
Buffalo 62  85 
Ohio 44  76 
Akron 44  57 
Kent State 35  48 
UMass 17  111 
Miami (OH) 08  012 
West Division
Northern Illinois x 80  122 
Ball State 71  103 
Toledo 53  75 
Central Michigan 53  66 
Eastern Michigan 17  210 
Western Michigan 17  111 
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
2013 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
Utah State x 71  95 
Boise State 62  85 
Colorado State 53  86 
Wyoming 35  57 
New Mexico 17  39 
Air Force 08  210 
West Division
Fresno State x$ 71  112 
San Diego State 62  85 
UNLV 53  76 
San Jose State 53  66 
Nevada 35  48 
Hawaii 08  111 
Championship: Fresno State 24, Utah State 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2013 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 11 Stanford xy$ 72  113 
No. 9 Oregon x 72  112 
No. 25 Washington 54  94 
Oregon State 45  76 
Washington State 45  67 
California 09  111 
South Division
No. 21 Arizona State x 81  104 
No. 16 UCLA 63  103 
No. 19 USC 63  104 
Arizona 45  85 
Utah 27  57 
Colorado 18  48 
Championship: Stanford 38, Arizona State 14
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2013 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 5 Missouri x 71  122 
No. 4 South Carolina 62  112 
Georgia 53  85 
No. 24 Vanderbilt 44  94 
Florida 35  48 
Tennessee 26  57 
Kentucky 08  210 
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn xy$ 71  122 
No. 7 Alabama x% 71  112 
No. 14 LSU * 53  103 
No. 18 Texas A&M 44  94 
Mississippi State 35  76 
Ole Miss * 35  85 
Arkansas 08  39 
Championship: Auburn 59, Missouri 42
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * LSU and Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Ole Miss' Music City Bowl win) due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll
2013 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Arkansas State $ 52  85 
Western Kentucky 43  84 
South Alabama 43  66 
Troy 43  66 
Louisiana–Monroe 43  66 
Texas State 25  66 
Louisiana–Lafayette * 02  14 
Georgia State ** 07  012 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins due to NCAA violations
    ** – Georgia State ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
2013 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 20 Notre Dame*     94 
Navy     94 
BYU     85 
Army     39 
New Mexico State     210 
Idaho     111 
  • *All wins for Notre Dame (9–4) in the 2013 season were later vacated
Rankings from AP Poll

Conference champions

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Rankings reflect the Week 15 AP Poll before the conference championship games were played.

ConferenceChampionRunner-upChampionship Game ScoreOffensive Player of the YearDefensive Player of the YearCoach of the Year
AmericanNo. 15 UCFN/AN/ABlake Bortles, UCFMarcus Smith, LouisvilleGeorge O'Leary, UCF
ACCNo. 1 Florida StateNo. 20 Duke45–7Jameis Winston, Florida State[20]Aaron Donald, PittsburghDavid Cutcliffe, Duke
Big 12No. 9 BaylorN/AN/ABryce Petty, BaylorJackson Jeffcoat, Texas & Jason Verrett, TCUArt Briles, Baylor
Big TenNo. 10 Michigan StateNo. 2 Ohio State34–24Braxton Miller, Ohio State[21]Chris Borland, WisconsinMark Dantonio, Michigan State
C-USARiceMarshall41–24Rakeem Cato, MarshallShawn Jackson, TulsaDavid Bailiff, Rice
MACBowling GreenNo. 16 Northern Illinois47–27Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois[22]Khalil Mack, BuffaloRod Carey, Northern Illinois
MWNo. 24 Fresno StateUtah State24–17Derek Carr, Fresno StateShaquil Barrett, Colorado StateMatt Wells, Utah State
Pac-12No. 7 StanfordNo. 11 Arizona State38–14Ka'Deem Carey, ArizonaWill Sutton, Arizona StateTodd Graham, Arizona State
SECNo. 3 AuburnNo. 5 Missouri59–42Tre Mason, AuburnMichael Sam, Missouri & C.J. Mosley, AlabamaGus Malzahn, Auburn
Sun BeltArkansas State*

Louisiana–Lafayette* (vacated)

N/AN/AAntonio Andrews, Western KentuckyXavius Boyd, Western KentuckyJoey Jones, South Alabama
  • Louisiana–Lafayette vacated its shared Sun Belt Conference title due to NCAA penalties levied in 2016.[23]

Final BCS rankings

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BCSSchoolRecordBowl Game
1Florida State13–0BCS Championship
2Auburn12–1BCS Championship
3Alabama11–1Sugar Bowl
4Michigan State12–1Rose Bowl Game
5Stanford11–2Rose Bowl Game
6Baylor11–1Fiesta Bowl
7Ohio State12–1Orange Bowl
8Missouri11–2Cotton Bowl
9South Carolina10–2Capital One Bowl
10Oregon10–2Alamo Bowl
11Oklahoma10–2Sugar Bowl
12Clemson10–2Orange Bowl
13Oklahoma State10–2Cotton Bowl
14Arizona State10–3Holiday Bowl
15UCF11–1Fiesta Bowl
16LSU9–3Outback Bowl
17UCLA9–3Sun Bowl
18Louisville11–1Russell Athletic Bowl
19Wisconsin9–3Capital One Bowl
20Fresno State11–1Las Vegas Bowl
21Texas A&M8–4Chick-fil-A Bowl
22Georgia8–4Gator Bowl
23Northern Illinois12–1Poinsettia Bowl
24Duke10–3Chick-fil-A Bowl
25USC9–4Las Vegas Bowl

Bowl games

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Bowl record by conference

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ConferenceTotal gamesWinsLossesPct.
Sun Belt2201.000
SEC1073.700
Pac-12963.667
Independents321.667
C-USA633.500
MW633.500
American523.400
Big 12633.500
ACC1156.455
Big Ten725.286
MAC505.000

Awards and honors

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Heisman Trophy voting

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The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

PlayerSchoolPosition1st2nd3rdTotal
Jameis WinstonFlorida StateQB66884332,205
A. J. McCarronAlabamaQB79162143704
Jordan LynchNorthern IllinoisQB40149140558
Andre WilliamsBoston CollegeRB29127129470
Johnny ManzielTexas A&MQB30103125421
Tre MasonAuburnRB3112169404
Bryce PettyBaylorQB44035127
Derek CarrFresno StateQB62343107
Braxton MillerOhio StateQB4213791
Ka'Deem CareyArizonaRB2143670

Other major awards

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Special awards

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Offense

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Quarterback

Running back

Wide receiver

Tight end

Lineman

Defense

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Defensive line

Defensive back

Special teams

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Coaches

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Assistants

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All-Americans

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Coaching changes

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This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2013. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2013, see 2012 NCAA Division I FBS end-of-season coaching changes.

TeamOutgoing coachDateReasonReplacement
USCLane KiffinSeptember 29Fired[24]Ed Orgeron (interim)
UConnPaul PasqualoniSeptember 30Fired[25]T. J. Weist (interim)
Miami (OH)Don TreadwellOctober 6Fired[26]Mike Bath (interim)[27]
FAUCarl PeliniOctober 30Fired[28]Brian Wright (interim)
Eastern MichiganRon EnglishNovember 8Fired[29]Stan Parrish (interim)[29]
WyomingDave ChristensenDecember 1Fired[30]Craig Bohl[31]
Wake ForestJim GrobeDecember 2Resigned[32]Dave Clawson[33]
USCEd OrgeronResignedClay Helton (interim)
USCClay HeltonPermanent replacementSteve Sarkisian[34]
WashingtonSteve SarkisianHired by USCMarques Tuiasosopo (interim)
Miami (OH)Mike BathDecember 3Permanent replacementChuck Martin[35]
WashingtonMarques TuiasosopoDecember 6Permanent replacementChris Petersen[36]
Boise StateChris PetersenHired by Washington[36]Bob Gregory (interim)
Bowling GreenDave ClawsonDecember 10Hired by Wake Forest[33]Adam Scheier (interim)[37]
Boise StateBob GregoryDecember 11Permanent replacementBryan Harsin[38]
Arkansas StateBryan HarsinHired by Boise State[38]John Thompson (interim)[39]
Eastern MichiganStan ParrishPermanent replacementChris Creighton[40]
UConnT. J. WeistDecember 12Permanent replacementBob Diaco[41]
TexasMack BrownDecember 14Resigned[42]Charlie Strong[43]
ArmyRich EllersonDecember 15Fired[44]Jeff Monken
FAUBrian WrightDecember 17Permanent replacementCharlie Partridge[45]
Bowling GreenAdam ScheierDecember 18Permanent replacementDino Babers[46]
Arkansas StateJohn ThompsonDecember 19Permanent replacementBlake Anderson[47]
MassachusettsCharley MolnarDecember 26FiredMark Whipple
Penn StateBill O'BrienJanuary 2, 2014Hired by the Houston Texans[48]James Franklin
LouisvilleCharlie StrongJanuary 5, 2014Hired by Texas[43]Bobby Petrino[49]
Western KentuckyBobby PetrinoJanuary 9, 2014Hired by Louisville[49]Jeff Brohm[50]
UABGarrick McGeeHired as offensive coordinator at Louisville[51]Bill Clark[52]
VanderbiltJames FranklinHired by Penn StateDerek Mason

Television viewers and ratings

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Most watched regular season games

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Excludes Conference Championships (see chart below)

RankDateMatchupChannelViewersTV Rating [1]Significance
1November 30, 3:30 ETNo. 1 Alabama28No. 4 Auburn34CBS13.78 Million8.2Kick Six/Rivalry
2September 14, 3:30 ETNo. 1 Alabama49No. 6 Texas A&M4213.59 Million8.5
3November 9, 8:00 ETNo. 13 LSU17No. 1 Alabama3811.90 Million6.9Rivalry
4November 30, 12:00 ETNo. 3 Ohio State42Michigan41ABC9.5 Million5.8Rivalry
5September 7, 8:00 ETNo. 14 Notre Dame30No. 17 Michigan41ESPN8.65 Million5.3Under the Lights II/Rivalry
6November 2, 8:00 ETNo. 7 Miami14No. 2 Florida State41ABC8.35 Million5.1Rivalry
7August 31, 8:00 ETNo. 5 Georgia35No. 8 Clemson388.14 Million4.8Rivalry
8November 23, 3:30 ETNo. 12 Texas A&M10No. 22 LSU34CBS7.51 Million4.7Rivalry
9September 28, 3:30 ETNo. 6 LSU41No. 9 Georgia447.39 Million4.6
10October 5, 8:00 ETNo. 4 Ohio State40No. 16 Northwestern30ABC7.36 Million4.4

Kickoff games

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RankDateMatchupChannelViewersTV RatingGameLocation
1August 31, 5:30 ETNo. 1 Alabama35Virginia Tech10ESPN5.17 Million3.0Chick-fil-A Kickoff GameGeorgia Dome, Atlanta
2August 31, 3:30 ETMississippi State3No. 13 Oklahoma State21Regional ABC3.67 Million2.4Texas KickoffReliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
3August 31, 9:00 ETNo. 12 LSU37No. 20 TCU27ESPN3.17 Million1.9Cowboys ClassicAT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Conference championship games

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RankDateMatchupChannelViewersTV RatingConferenceLocation
1December 7, 4:00 ETNo. 5 Missouri42No. 3 Auburn59CBS14.35 Million8.6SECGeorgia Dome, Atlanta
2December 7, 8:17 ETNo. 2 Ohio State24No. 10 Michigan State34Fox13.90 Million7.9Big TenLucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
3December 7, 8:00 ETNo. 20 Duke7No. 1 Florida State45ABC5.66 Million3.4ACCBank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
4December 6, 8:00 ETBowling Green47No. 14 Northern Illinois27ESPN21.87 Million1.2MACFord Field, Detroit
5December 7, 10:00 ETUtah State17No. 23 Fresno State24CBS1.70 Million1.1MWBulldog Stadium, Fresno, California
6December 7, 7:45 ETNo. 7 Stanford38No. 11 Arizona State14ESPN1.45 Million0.9Pac-12Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
7December 7, 12:00 ETMarshall24Rice41ESPN2449K0.3C-USARice Stadium, Houston, Texas

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