| Game Name: | Arizona Bowl |
| Subheader: | 8th Arizona Bowl |
| Title Sponsor: | Barstool Sports |
| Date Game Played: | December 30 |
| Year Game Played: | 2023 |
| Football Season: | 2023 |
| Stadium: | Arizona Stadium |
| City: | Tucson, Arizona |
| Visitor School: | University of Toledo |
| Visitor Name Short: | Toledo |
| Visitor Nickname: | Rockets |
| Visitor Record: | 11–2 |
| Visitor Conference: | MAC |
| Visitor Coach: | Jason Candle |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 5 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home School: | University of Wyoming |
| Home Name Short: | Wyoming |
| Home Nickname: | Cowboys |
| Home Record: | 8–4 |
| Home Conference: | Mountain West |
| Home Coach: | Craig Bohl |
| Home 1Q: | 3 |
| Home 2Q: | 3 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 10 |
| Mvp: | John Hoyland (K, Wyoming)[1] |
| Odds: | Wyoming by 2.5 |
| Referee: | Ted Pitts (Sun Belt)[2] |
| Attendance: | 30,428 |
| Us Network: | The CW (also streaming online on Barstool Sports) |
| Us Announcers: | Jake Marsh (play-by-play), Dave Portnoy and Dan Katz (analysts), Caleb Pressley and Adam Ferrone (sideline) |
| Different Previous: | 2022 |
The 2023 Arizona Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2023, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The eighth annual Arizona Bowl game featured Toledo from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Wyoming from the Mountain West Conference. The game began at approximately 2:30 p.m. MST and was aired on Barstool Sports's website and social media.[3] [4] The Arizona Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. Barstool Sports was also the game's title sponsor, and the game was officially known as the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl.
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the bowl featured the Toledo Rockets of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) against the Wyoming Cowboys of the Mountain West Conference.
This was the third meeting between Toledo and Wyoming; each team had one win in their prior two meetings.[5]
See main article: 2023 Toledo Rockets football team. The Rockets entered the game with an 11–2 record (8–0 in the MAC), having won their conference's West Division title. However, they lost the 2023 MAC Championship Game to Miami (OH), 23–14.
This was Toledo's first Arizona Bowl.
See main article: 2023 Wyoming Cowboys football team. The Cowboys entered the game with an 8–4 record (5–3 in the Mountain West), having tied for fourth place in their conference.
This was Wyoming's third Arizona Bowl, setting a new mark for most appearances in the game. The Cowboys previously won the 2019 edition and lost the 2022 edition.