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We’ve all heard of it before. It’s the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl! A staple of the college football bowl season. Who plays in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl this year? Check 🐼out the teams, date, and schedule as Georgia Stജate takes on Utah State.
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When is the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in 2023?
Check out the details for one of the more notable bowl game names in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Here’s the kickoff time, TV channel, and more for the matchup.
Who Plays in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 2023?
We have one of severaꦡl 6-6 matchups during the 2023 b🌳owl season as 6-6 Georgia State from the Sun Belt takes on 6-6 Utah State from the Mountain West.
2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Odds: Moneyline, Spread, Over/Under
Acc💛ording to the odds, we have a fairly e꧋ven matchup for the Potato Bowl. Take a look at the moneyline spread, and total odds for the game.
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2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Matchup: Utah St vs Georgia St
How 🐲did these teams perform up to this point? Take a look at a quick season recap along with a few key players🃏 for the bowl game on Saturday afternoon.
Utah State (6-6 overall, 4-4 in Mountain West)
Utah State finished the regular season by winning three of its last four games for a 6-6 reco༺ඣrd and a middle-of-the-pack finish in the Mountain West. The Aggies ended the regular season in dramatic fashion with a double overtime 44-41 win over New Mexico to reach six wins and a bowl berth.
Quarterback Cooper Legas is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury. Legas threw for 19 touchdowns this season in 9 games. Whoever plays at QB has weapons galore as the Aggies’ offense features stellar wideouts. Jalen Royals had 68 receptions for 1,023 yards and 14 touchdowns while Terrell Vaughn caught 10 touchdowns.
Running back Davon Boo🐽th racked up over 730 yards on th𝐆e ground with five touchdowns including three games of 100+ yards.
Georgia State (6-6 overall, 3-5 in Sun Belt)
Unfortunately for Georgia State, its season came undone down the stretch with five straight losses to finish the year. A 6-1 start for the Panthers had them sitting pretty in the race for a spot in the Sun Belt title game before it all fell apart. Georgia State suffered four double-digit losses in a row before losing a 25-24 heartbreaker to Old Dominion to finish the regular𝔍 season.
Darren Grainger starts at QB and threw 17 touchdowns this season while adding eight more on the ground. He threw at least two touchdown passes in four of the team’s final six games. One of his top targets was Tailique Williams who hauled in 46 passes for 581 yards and five touchdowns.
History of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, formerly known as the Humanitarian Bowl and the MPC Computers Bowl, is held annually at Albertsons𓆉 Stadium on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. The game has been played since 1997 and is nationally televised on the ESPN family of networks. The inaugural game saw Cincinnati defeating Utah State.
Originally launched in response to changes in the Las Vegas Bowl’s selection process, the Humanitarian Bowl initially featured the Big West champion against a team from Conference USA. Over the years, conference tie-ins evolved, involving the WAC, ACC, Big 12, MAC, Mountain West, Sun Belt, and the American Athletic Conference.
The Mountain West and MAC maintained their tie-ins until at least the 2025–26 football season, ensuring continued excitement in this college football tradition. Check out the results from the game’s history.
| Date | Matchup | Attendance |
| 12/29/1997 | Cincinnati 35, Utah State 19 | 16,289 |
| 12/30/1998 | Idaho 42, Southern Miss 35 | 19,667 |
| 12/30/1999 | Boise State 34, Louisville 31 | 29,283 |
| 12/28/2000 | Boise State 38, UTEP 23 | 26,203 |
| 12/31/2001 | Clemson 49, Louisiana Tech 24 | 25,364 |
| 12/31/2002 | Boise State 34, Iowa State 16 | 30,446 |
| 1/3/2004 | Georgia Tech 52, Tulsa 10 | 23,114 |
| 12/27/2004 | Fresno State 37, Virginia 34 (OT) | 28,516 |
| 12/28/2005 | Boston College 27, Boise State 21 | 30,493 |
| 12/31/2006 | Miami (FL) 21, Nevada 20 | 28,654 |
| 12/31/2007 | Fresno State 40, Georgia Tech 28 | 27,062 |
| 12/30/2008 | Maryland 42, Nevada 35 | 26,781 |
| 12/30/2009 | Idaho 43, Bowling Green 42 | 26,726 |
| 12/18/2010 | Northern Illinois 40, Fresno State 17 | 25,449 |
| 12/17/2011 | Ohio 24, Utah State 23 | 28,076 |
| 12/15/2012 | Utah State 41, Toledo 15 | 29,243 |
| 12/21/2013 | San Diego State 49, Buffalo 24 | 21,951 |
| 12/20/2014 | Air Force 38, Western Michigan 24 | 18,223 |
| 12/22/2015 | Akron 23, Utah State 21 | 18,876 |
| 12/22/2016 | Idaho 61, Colorado State 50 | 24,975 |
| 12/22/2017 | Wyoming 37, Central Michigan 14 | 16,512 |
| 12/21/2018 | BYU 49, Western Michigan 18 | 18,711 |
| 1/3/2020 | Ohio 30, Nevada 21 | 13,611 |
| 12/22/2020 | Nevada 38, Tulane 27 | – |
| 12/21/2021 | Wyoming 52, Kent State 38 | 10,217 |
| 12/20/2022 | Eastern Michigan 41, San Jose State 27 | 10,122 |
