Locations of College GameDay (football)

Since 1993, ESPN's college football edition of College GameDay has visited many locations to present its weekly pre-game program. Usually, the television show visits the game location with the highest national prominence that week, but occasionally, the show visits culturally important locations.

1990s

1993

Winner in BOLD

• November 13: #1 Florida State at #2 Notre Dame (First ever College GameDay road show)

1994

Winner in BOLD

• September 10: #6 Michigan at #3 Notre Dame
• September 17: #13 UCLA at #2 Nebraska
• October 8: #3 Florida State at #13 Miami
• October 15: #3 Penn State at #5 Michigan
• October 29: #2 Colorado at #3 Nebraska
• November 19: #6 Auburn at #4 Alabama (Birmingham, Alabama)

1995

Winner in BOLD

• September 9: Georgia at #8 Tennessee
• September 23: #3 Texas A&M at #7 Colorado
• September 30: #4 Colorado at #10 Oklahoma
• October 7: Miami at #1 Florida State
• October 14: #6 Tennessee at #12 Alabama (Birmingham, Alabama)
• October 21: #5 Southern California at #17 Notre Dame
• October 28: #2 Nebraska at #7 Colorado
• November 11: Iowa at #5 Northwestern
• November 18: #17 Alabama at #21 Auburn
• November 25: #6 Florida State at #3 Florida
• January 2, 1996: Fiesta Bowl: #2 Florida vs. #1 Nebraska (Tempe, AZ)

1996

Winner in BOLD

• September 14: #10 Michigan at #5 Colorado
• September 21: #4 Florida at #2 Tennessee
• September 28: #4 Ohio State at #5 Notre Dame
• October 5: #4 Penn State at #3 Ohio State (Lee Corso's first "Mascot Head Prediction")
• October 26: #2 Ohio State at #20 Iowa
• November 9: #10 Alabama at #11 LSU
• November 23: Auburn at #15 Alabama (Birmingham, Alabama)
• November 30: #1 Florida at #2 Florida State
• January 2, 1997: Sugar Bowl: #1 Florida State vs #3 Florida (New Orleans, LA)

1997

Winner in BOLD

• September 13: #7 Colorado at #13 Michigan
• September 20: #4 Tennessee at #1 Florida
• October 4: #8 Iowa at #7 Ohio State
• October 11: #1 Florida at #14 LSU
• October 18: #6 Florida at #7 Auburn
• October 25: #5 Michigan at #14 Michigan State
• November 8: #2 Florida State at #5 North Carolina
• November 22: #4 Ohio State at #2 Michigan
• January 1, 1998: Rose Bowl: #1 Michigan vs. #7 Washington State (Pasadena, CA)
• January 2, 1998: Orange Bowl: #2 Nebraska vs. #3 Tennessee (Miami, FL)

1998

Winner in BOLD

• September 5: #5 Michigan at #24 Notre Dame
• September 26: #8 Washington at #2 Nebraska
• October 3: #7 Penn State at #1 Ohio State
• October 10: #5 Tennessee at #7 Georgia
• October 17: #12 Oregon at #2 UCLA
• October 24: #6 Florida State at #19 Georgia Tech
• November 14: #11 Nebraska at #1 Kansas State
• December 5: #3 UCLA at Miami
• January 4, 1999: Fiesta Bowl: #1 Tennessee vs. #2 Florida State (Tempe, AZ)

1999

Winner in BOLD

• August 28: #3 Arizona at #4 Penn State
• September 4: #18 Notre Dame at #7 Michigan
• September 18: #2 Tennessee at #4 Florida
• September 25: #4 Michigan at #17 Wisconsin
• October 9: #3 Michigan at #11 Michigan State
• October 16: #15 Syracuse at #4 Virginia Tech
• October 23: #3 Nebraska at #18 Texas
• October 30: #10 Georgia vs. #5 Florida (Jacksonville, FL)
• November 6: Notre Dame at #4 Tennessee
• November 13: #19 Miami at #2 Virginia Tech
• November 20: #1 Florida State at #3 Florida
• January 4, 2000: Sugar Bowl: #1 Florida State vs. #2 Virginia Tech (New Orleans, LA)

2000s

2000

Winner in BOLD

• August 27: Georgia Tech at #10 Virginia Tech in the BCA Kickoff Classic (Game was cancelled due to severe weather)
• September 9: #1 Nebraska at #25 Notre Dame
• September 16: #4 Florida at #9 Tennessee
• September 23: #8 UCLA at Oregon
• September 30: #14 Wisconsin at #9 Michigan
• October 7: #2 Florida State at #8 Miami
• October 14: #8 Oklahoma at #3 Kansas State
• October 28: #1 Nebraska at #3 Oklahoma
• November 4: #2 Virginia Tech at #3 Miami
• November 11: #1 Oklahoma at #24 Texas A&M
• November 18: #4 Florida at #3 Florida State
• December 2: Big 12 Championship Game: #1 Oklahoma vs. #7 Kansas State (Kansas City, MO)
• January 3, 2001: Orange Bowl: #1 Oklahoma vs. #2 Florida State (Miami, FL)

2001

Winner in BOLD

• September 1: #17 UCLA at #25 Alabama
• September 8: #17 Notre Dame at #4 Nebraska
• September 15: None (most of the games were cancelled that day due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks; originally slated for Georgia Tech at Florida State)
• September 29: #9 Kansas State at #3 Oklahoma
• October 6: #3 Oklahoma vs #5 Texas (Dallas, TX)
• October 13: #1 Miami at #13 Florida State
• October 27: #2 Oklahoma at #3 Nebraska
• November 3: Army at Air Force
• November 10: #3 Florida at #15 South Carolina
• November 17: #13 Syracuse at #2 Miami
• December 1: #4 Tennessee at #2 Florida
• January 3, 2002: Rose Bowl: #1 Miami vs. #2 Nebraska (Pasadena, CA)

2002

Winner in BOLD

• August 31: #9 Washington at #12 Michigan
• September 7: #1 Miami at #6 Florida
• September 14: #12 Washington State at #10 Ohio State
• September 21: #10 Florida at #4 Tennessee
• October 5: #8 Georgia at Alabama
• October 12: #3 Oklahoma vs. #2 Texas (Dallas, TX)
• October 19: #8 Notre Dame at #21 Air Force
• October 26: #7 Notre Dame at #12 Florida State
• November 2: #5 Georgia vs #22 Florida (Jacksonville, FL)
• November 9: #1 Miami at #25 Tennessee
• November 16: Harvard at Pennsylvania
• November 23: #12 Michigan at #2 Ohio State
• January 3, 2003: Fiesta Bowl: #1 Miami vs. #2 Ohio State (Tempe, AZ)

2003

Winner in BOLD

• August 30: #17 Washington at #2 Ohio State
• September 6: #1 Oklahoma at Alabama
• September 13: #15 Notre Dame at #5 Michigan
• September 20: #7 Georgia at #11 LSU
• September 27: South Florida at Army
• October 4: #16 Kansas State at #13 Texas (This was the first GameDay at which Washington State fans flew a school flag, a tradition that has continued ever since.)
  

  Washington State fans flying the GameDay Coug Flag at Penn State
• October 11: #2 Miami at #5 Florida State
• October 18: #13 Purdue at #14 Wisconsin
• October 25: #12 Northern Illinois at #23 Bowling Green (This was the first GameDay at a Mid-American Conference (MAC) school.)
• November 1: #14 Oklahoma State at #1 Oklahoma
• November 8: #5 Virginia Tech at #25 Pittsburgh
• November 15: #11 Purdue at #4 Ohio State
• November 22: #4 Ohio State at #5 Michigan
• November 29: #9 Florida State at #11 Florida
• January 1, 2004: Rose Bowl: #4 Michigan vs. #3 Southern California (Pasadena, CA)
• January 4, 2004: Sugar Bowl: #1 Oklahoma vs. #2 LSU (New Orleans, LA)

2004

Winner in BOLD

• September 4: Oregon State at #3 LSU
• September 11: #3 Georgia at South Carolina
• September 18: Notre Dame at Michigan State (originally set for #5 LSU at #14 Auburn, but rescheduled due to Hurricane Ivan)
• September 25: Penn State at #20 Wisconsin
• October 2: #8 Auburn at #10 Tennessee
• October 9: #7 California at #1 Southern California
• October 16: #12 Wisconsin at #5 Purdue
• October 23: #3 Miami at North Carolina State
• October 30: #2 Oklahoma at #20 Oklahoma State
• November 13: #5 Georgia at #3 Auburn
• November 20: BYU at #6 Utah
• November 27: Notre Dame at #1 Southern California
• December 4: SEC Championship Game, #3 Auburn vs #15 Tennessee (Atlanta, GA)
• January 4, 2005: Orange Bowl: #1 Southern California vs #2 Oklahoma (Miami, FL)

2005

Winner in BOLD

• September 3: Notre Dame at #23 Pittsburgh
  

  Hokie fans at College GameDay
• September 10: #2 Texas at #4 Ohio State
• September 17: #8 Florida State at #16 Boston College (first ACC game for Boston College after moving from the Big East Conference)
• September 24: #15 Georgia Tech at #4 Virginia Tech (originally set for #10 Tennessee at #3 LSU, but rescheduled due to Hurricane Rita)
• October 1: #1 Southern California at #14 Arizona State
• October 8: #6 Ohio State at #16 Penn State
• October 15: #1 Southern California at #9 Notre Dame
• October 22: #10 Texas Tech at #2 Texas
• October 29: #4 Georgia vs. #16 Florida (Jacksonville, FL)
• November 5: #5 Miami at #3 Virginia Tech
• November 12: #5 LSU at #3 Alabama
• November 19: #5 Penn State at Michigan State
• November 26: Southern vs. Grambling (Houston, TX) (Game moved from New Orleans, Louisiana to Houston due to Hurricane Katrina)
• December 3: #11 UCLA at #1 Southern California
• January 4, 2006: Rose Bowl: #2 Texas vs #1 Southern California (Pasadena, CA)

2006

College GameDay in Austin, Texas on September 9, 2006.

College GameDay in Clemson, SC on October 21, 2006.

Winner in BOLD

• September 2: #2 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech^[1]
• September 4: #11 Florida State at #12 Miami
• September 9: #1 Ohio State at #2 Texas^[1]
• September 16: #19 Nebraska at #4 Southern California
• September 23: #24 Penn State at #1 Ohio State^[2]
• September 30: #1 Ohio State at #13 Iowa^[3]
• October 7: #9 LSU at #5 Florida
• October 14: #2 Florida at #11 Auburn
• October 21: #13 Georgia Tech at #12 Clemson
• October 28: #8 Tennessee at South Carolina
• November 4: #18 Oklahoma at #21 Texas A&M^[4]
• November 11: #13 Tennessee at #11 Arkansas
• November 18: #2 Michigan at #1 Ohio State
• November 25: #6 Notre Dame at #2 Southern California
• January 1, 2007: Rose Bowl: #8 Southern California vs. #3 Michigan (Pasadena, CA)
• January 8, 2007: BCS National Championship Game: #2 Florida vs. #1 Ohio State (Glendale, AZ)

2007

Nebraska fans react negatively to Lee Corso's decision to pick USC to win their September 15th game.

Winner in BOLD

• September 1: East Carolina at #9 Virginia Tech^[5]
• September 8: #9 Virginia Tech at #2 LSU^[6]
• September 15: #1 Southern California at #14 Nebraska^[7]
• September 22: #22 Georgia at #16 Alabama^[8]
• September 29: #6 California at #11 Oregon^[9]
• October 6: #9 Florida at #1 LSU^[10]
• October 13: #11 Missouri at #5 Oklahoma^[11]
• October 20: #14 Florida at #8 Kentucky^[12]
• October 27: #1 Ohio State at #25 Penn State^[13]
• November 3: #4 Arizona State at #5 Oregon^[14]
• November 10: Amherst at Williams^[15]
• November 17: #7 Ohio State at #23 Michigan^[9]
• November 24: #4 Missouri vs. #2 Kansas (Kansas City, MO)^[16]
• December 1: Big 12 Championship Game: #9 Oklahoma vs. #1 Missouri (San Antonio, TX)^[9]
• January 1, 2008: Rose Bowl: #6 Southern California vs. #13 Illinois (Pasadena, CA)^[17]
• January 7, 2008: BCS National Championship Game: #2 LSU vs. #1 Ohio State (New Orleans, LA)

2008

Winner in BOLD

Large screen set up by GameDay prior to the 2008 Chick-fil-A College Kickoff game between Clemson and Alabama

• April 12: Florida Gators "Orange & Blue Debut" spring scrimmage^[18]
• August 30: #24 Alabama vs. #9 Clemson (Atlanta, GA)^[19]
• September 6: Miami (FL) at #5 Florida^[20]
• September 13: #5 Ohio State at #1 Southern California
• September 20: #6 LSU at #9 Auburn^[21]
• September 27: #8 Alabama at #3 Georgia
• October 4: #13 Auburn at #19 Vanderbilt^[22]
• October 11: #5 Texas vs. #1 Oklahoma (Dallas, TX)
• October 18: #11 Missouri at #1 Texas
• October 25: #3 Penn State at #9 Ohio State
• November 1: #1 Texas at #7 Texas Tech
• November 8: #1 Alabama at #16 LSU
• November 15: Hampton at Florida A&M
• November 22: #2 Texas Tech at #5 Oklahoma
• November 29: #3 Oklahoma at #11 Oklahoma State
• December 6: SEC Championship Game: #1 Alabama vs. #4 Florida (Atlanta, GA)
• January 1, 2009: Rose Bowl: #8 Penn State vs. #6 Southern California (Pasadena, CA) ^[21]
• January 8, 2009: BCS National Championship Game: #1 Florida vs. #2 Oklahoma (Miami Gardens, FL)

2009

Winner in BOLD

• September 5: #5 Alabama vs. #7 Virginia Tech (Atlanta, GA)
• September 12: #3 Southern California at #8 Ohio State
• September 19: Texas Tech at #2 Texas
• September 26: Iowa at #5 Penn State
• October 3: Florida State at Boston College
• October 10: #1 Florida at #4 LSU
• October 17: #20 Oklahoma vs. #3 Texas (Dallas, TX)
• October 24: #8 TCU at #16 BYU
• October 31: #5 Southern California at #10 Oregon
• November 7: Army at Air Force
• November 14: #16 Utah at #4 TCU
• November 21: #11 Oregon at Arizona
• November 28: Florida State at #1 Florida
• December 5: SEC Championship Game: #2 Alabama vs. #1 Florida (Atlanta, GA)
• January 1, 2010: Rose Bowl: #8 Ohio State vs. #7 Oregon (Pasadena, CA)
• January 7, 2010: BCS National Championship Game: #2 Texas vs. #1 Alabama (Pasadena, CA)

2010s

2010

Boise State fans and the GameDay set inside of Bronco Stadium on 9/25/2010. This was the first time GameDay broadcast from a WAC school.

Winner in BOLD

All rankings up to October 16 are according to the Associated Press Poll. From October 23-on, the rankings are according to the Bowl Championship Series Standings.

• September 4: #21 LSU vs. #18 North Carolina (Atlanta, GA)
• September 11: #18 Penn State at #1 Alabama
• September 18: Clemson at #16 Auburn
• September 25: #24 Oregon State at #3 Boise State
• October 2: #9 Stanford at #4 Oregon
• October 9: #1 Alabama at #19 South Carolina
• October 16: #1 Ohio State at #18 Wisconsin
• October 23: #1 Oklahoma at #11 Missouri
• October 30: #2 Oregon at Southern California
• November 6: #3 TCU at #5 Utah
• November 13: Penn State at #9 Ohio State
• November 20: Illinois vs. Northwestern (Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL)
• November 27: #13 Oklahoma at #9 Oklahoma State
• December 4: #2 Oregon at Oregon State
• January 1, 2011: Rose Bowl Game: #5 Wisconsin vs. #3 TCU (Pasadena, CA)
• January 3, 2011: Orange Bowl Game: #4 Stanford vs #13 Virginia Tech
• January 4, 2011: Sugar Bowl Game: #6 Ohio State vs #8 Arkansas
• January 10, 2011: BCS National Championship Game: #2 Oregon vs. #1 Auburn (Glendale, AZ)

2011

Winner in BOLD

All rankings up to October 15 are according to the Associated Press Poll. From October 22-on, the rankings are according to the Bowl Championship Series Standings.

• September 3: #4 LSU vs. #3 Oregon (Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX)
• September 10: Notre Dame at Michigan (First night game in Michigan Stadium history)
• September 17: #1 Oklahoma at #5 Florida State
• September 24: #2 LSU at #16 West Virginia
• October 1: #8 Nebraska at #7 Wisconsin
• October 8: #11 Texas vs. #3 Oklahoma (Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX)
• October 15: #18 Arizona State at #9 Oregon
• October 22: #6 Wisconsin at #16 Michigan State
• October 29: #6 Stanford at Southern California
• November 5: #1 LSU at #2 Alabama
• November 12: #7 Oregon at #4 Stanford
• November 19: SMU at #10 Houston
• November 26: Alabama at Auburn
• December 3: TBA
• January 9, 2012: 2012 BCS National Championship Game: BCS #1 vs. BCS #2 (New Orleans, LA)

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4. ^ Rece Davis filled in as host; Fowler was assigned to cover the Breeders' Cup horse races that same day, missing his first GameDay broadcast in 16 years.
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8. ^ Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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16. ^ "KU-Missouri game to kick off at 7 p.m.". http://www2.kusports.com/news/2007/nov/18/kumissouri_game_kick_7_pm/. 
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18. ^ "ESPN College GameDay To Originate From UF Spring Game On April 12". gatorzone.com. 2008-03-24. http://gatorzone.com/story.php?id=13686&sport=footb&html=football/news/20080324032900.html. Retrieved 2009-02-14. 
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20. ^ Fit and Ready to Play?
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22. ^ ESPN's College GameDay coming to Vanderbilt