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

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

1994

  • September 10: #6 Michigan at
  • September 17: at #2 Nebraska
  • October 8: 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

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

1996

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

1997

  • September 13: at #13 Michigan
  • September 20: #4 Tennessee at #1 Florida
  • October 4: at #7 Ohio State
  • October 11: #1 Florida at
  • October 18: #6 Florida at #7 Auburn
  • October 25: #5 Michigan at
  • November 8: 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

  • September 5: at #24 Notre Dame
  • September 26: at
  • October 3: #7 Penn State at #1 Ohio State
  • October 10: #5 Tennessee at #7 Georgia
  • October 17: at
  • October 24: at
  • November 14: at #1 Kansas State
  • December 5: at
  • January 4, 1999: Fiesta Bowl: #1 Tennessee vs. (Tempe, AZ)

1999

  • August 28: 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
  • October 16: at #4 Virginia Tech
  • October 23: at
  • October 30: #10 Georgia vs. #5 Florida (Jacksonville, FL)
  • November 6: Notre Dame at #4 Tennessee
  • November 13: 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)

2000–present

2000

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

2001

  • September 1: at #25 Alabama
  • September 8: #17 Notre Dame at #4 Nebraska
  • September 15: (most of the games were cancelled that day due to the 9/11 [...] attacks; originally slated for Georgia Tech at )
  • September 29: #9 Kansas State at #3 Oklahoma
  • October 6: #3 Oklahoma vs (Dallas, TX)
  • October 13: #1 Miami at
  • October 27: #2 Oklahoma at #3 Nebraska
  • November 3: at
  • November 10: #3 Florida at #15 South Carolina
  • November 17: at #2 Miami
  • December 1: at #2 Florida
  • January 3, 2002: Rose Bowl: #1 Miami vs. #2 Nebraska (Pasadena, CA)

2002

  • August 31: at
  • September 7: #1 Miami at #6 Florida
  • September 14: #11 Washington State at #8 Ohio State
  • September 21: #10 Florida at
  • October 5: #6 Georgia at Alabama
  • October 12: #3 Oklahoma vs. (Dallas, TX)
  • October 19: #7 Notre Dame at
  • October 26: #6 Notre Dame at
  • November 2: #5 Georgia vs #22 Florida (Jacksonville, FL)
  • November 9: #1 Miami at
  • November 16: at
  • November 23: at #2 Ohio State
  • January 3, 2003: Fiesta Bowl: #1 Miami vs. #2 Ohio State (Tempe, AZ)

2003

  • August 30: at #2 Ohio State
  • September 6: #1 Oklahoma at Alabama
  • September 13: #14 Notre Dame at
  • September 20: #7 Georgia at #10 LSU
  • September 27: at
  • October 4: #14 Kansas State at #13 Texas
  • October 11: at
  • October 18: at
  • October 25: at
  • November 1: at #1 Oklahoma
  • November 8: at #21 Pittsburgh
  • November 15: at #4 Ohio State
  • November 22: #4 Ohio State at
  • November 29: at #11 Florida
  • January 1, 2004: Rose Bowl: vs. #1 Southern California (Pasadena, CA)
  • January 4, 2004: Sugar Bowl: #3 Oklahoma vs. #2 LSU (New Orleans, LA)

2004

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

2005

  • September 1: at
  • September 3: Notre Dame at #23
  • September 10: #2 Texas at #4 Ohio State
  • September 17: #8 Florida State at (first ACC game for Boston College after moving from the Big East Conference)
  • September 24: #15 Georgia Tech at #4 Virginia Tech (GameDay was originally scheduled to be in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for the at #3 LSU game, but was forced to move due to the approach of Hurricane Rita. The Tennessee-LSU game was postponed until Monday, September 26.)
  • October 1: #1 Southern California at
  • October 8: #6 Ohio State at #16 Penn State
  • October 15: #1 Southern California at #9 Notre Dame (the "Bush Push" game)
  • 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
  • November 26: Bayou Classic: vs. at Houston, Texas (Game moved from New Orleans, Louisiana to Houston due to Hurricane Katrina
  • December 3: at #1 Southern California
  • January 4, 2006: Rose Bowl: #2 Texas vs #1 Southern California (Pasadena, CA)

2006

  • September 2: #2 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech
  • September 4: #11 Florida State at #12 Miami
  • September 9: #1 Ohio State at #2 Texas
  • September 16: #19 Nebraska at #4 Southern California
  • September 23: #24 Penn State at #1 Ohio State
  • September 30: #1 Ohio State at #13 Iowa
  • 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
  • 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.
  • September 1: East Carolina at #9 Virginia Tech
  • September 8: #9 Virginia Tech at #2 LSU
  • September 15: #1 Southern California at #14 Nebraska
  • September 22: #22 Georgia at #16 Alabama
  • September 29: #6 California at #11 Oregon
  • October 6: #9 Florida at #1 LSU
  • October 13: #11 Missouri at #5 Oklahoma
  • October 20: #14 Florida at #8 Kentucky
  • October 27: #1 Ohio State at #25 Penn State
  • November 3: #4 Arizona State at #6 Oregon
  • November 10: at
  • November 17: #7 Ohio State at #23 Michigan
  • November 24: #4 Missouri vs. #2 Kansas (Kansas City, MO)
  • December 1: Big 12 Championship Game: #9 Oklahoma vs. #1 Missouri (San Antonio, TX)
  • January 1, 2008: Rose Bowl: #6 Southern California vs. #13 Illinois (Pasadena, CA)
  • January 7, 2008: BCS National Championship Game: #2 LSU vs. #1 Ohio State (New Orleans, LA)

2008

Large screen set up by GameDay prior to the 2008 Chick-fil-A College Kickoff game between Clemson and Alabama
  • August 30: Chick-fil-A College Kickoff: #24 Alabama vs. #9 Clemson (Atlanta, GA)
  • September 6: Miami (FL) at #5 Florida
  • September 13: #5 Ohio State at #1 USC
  • September 20: #6 LSU at #9 Auburn
  • September 27: #8 Alabama at #3 Georgia
  • October 4: #13 Auburn at #19 Vanderbilt
  • 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: at
  • 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 USC (Pasadena, CA)
  • January 8, 2009: BCS National Championship Game: #1 Florida vs. #2 Oklahoma (Miami Gardens, FL)