| Game Name: | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl |
| Subheader: | 27th Famous Idaho Potato Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 23 |
| Year Game Played: | 2023 |
| Football Season: | 2023 |
| Stadium: | Albertsons Stadium |
| City: | Boise, Idaho |
| Visitor School: | Georgia State University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Georgia State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Panthers |
| Visitor Record: | 6–6 |
| Visitor Conference: | Sun Belt |
| Visitor Coach: | Shawn Elliott |
| Visitor 1Q: | 21 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home School: | Utah State University |
| Home Name Short: | Utah State |
| Home Nickname: | Aggies |
| Home Record: | 6–6 |
| Home Conference: | MW |
| Home Coach: | Blake Anderson |
| Home 1Q: | 14 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 8 |
| Mvp: | Darren Grainger (QB, Georgia State)[1] |
| Odds: | Utah State by 1.5[2] |
| Referee: | Jeremy Valentine (MAC)[3] |
| Attendance: | 12,168 |
| Us Network: | ESPN ESPN Radio |
| Us Announcers: | Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline) (ESPN) Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Dave Steckel (analyst) (ESPN Radio) |
| Intl Network: | ESPN Deportes |
The 2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23, 2023, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The 27th annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl featured the Utah State Aggies of the Mountain West Conference and the Georgia State Panthers from the Sun Belt Conference. The game began at approximately 1:30 p.m. MST and was aired on ESPN.[4] [5] The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission marketing board.
The game features the Utah State Aggies from the Mountain West Conference against the Georgia State Panthers from the Sun Belt Conference.
This is the first time that Utah State and Georgia State have ever played each other.[6]
See main article: 2023 Utah State Aggies football team. The Aggies entered the game with a 6–6 record (4–4 in Mountain West play), tied for sixth place in their conference.
This is Utah State's fifth Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, the most appearances in the game. The Aggies' have a 1–3 record in prior Famous Idaho Potato Bowls, their lone win coming in the 2012 edition.
See main article: 2023 Georgia State Panthers football team. The Panthers entered the game with a 6–6 record (3–5 in Sun Belt play), tied for fifth place in their conference's East Division.
This is Georgia State's first Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.