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‘Tis the season. Bowl season, that is.
We’re just a few days away from the college football postseason, which kicks off this Saturday with five games. This year there will be 39 total bowls, which include the inaugural College Football Playoff semifinals and national championship game.
Playoffs? Yes, playoffs. Finally.
The BCS is out and the CFP is in. The first-ever semifinals – No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Ohio State and No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 3 Florida State – will be played Jan. 1 and the national title game is scheduled for Jan. 12.
If we’ve learned anything from bowl season year after year it’s that while we’ll get some duds, we’re guaranteed memorable moments and mostly exciting games. And the addition of the playoffs only ramps up the buzz.
Below you can find the full schedule, complete with times and TV information.
All times are Eastern.
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
at New Orleans, Dec. 20, 11 a.m., ESPN
Nevada (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4)
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
at Albuquerque, Dec. 20, 2:20 p.m., ESPN
Utah State (9-4) vs. UTEP (7-5)
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl
at Las Vegas, Dec. 20, 3:30 p.m., ABC
No. 22 Utah (8-4) vs. Colorado State (10-2)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
at Boise, Dec. 20, 5:45 p.m., ESPN
Western Michigan (8-4) vs. Air Force (9-3)
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
at Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 20, 9:15 p.m., ESPN
South Alabama (6-6) vs. Bowling Green (7-6)
Miami Beach Bowl
at Miami, Dec. 22, 2 p.m., ESPN
BYU (8-4) vs. Memphis (9-3)
Boca Raton Bowl
at Boca Raton, Fla., Dec. 23, 6 p.m., ESPN
Marshall (12-1) vs. Northern Illinois (11-2)
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
at San Diego, Dec. 23, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Navy (7-5) vs. San Diego State (7-5)
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
at Nassau, Dec. 24, Noon, ESPN
Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5)
Hawaii Bowl
at Honolulu, Dec. 24, 8 p.m., ESPN
Fresno State (6-7) vs. Rice (7-5)
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl
at Dallas, Dec. 26, 1 p.m., ESPN
Illinois (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-5)
Quick Lane Bowl
at Detroit, Dec. 26, 4:30 p.m., ESPN
Rutgers (7-5) vs. North Carolina (6-6)
Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl
at St. Petersburg, Fla., Dec. 26, 8 p.m., ESPN
N.C. State (7-5) vs. UCF (9-3)
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
at Annapolis, Md., Dec. 27, 1 p.m., ESPN
Cincinnati (9-3) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6)
Hyundai Sun Bowl
at El Paso, Texas, Dec. 27, 2 p.m., CBS
No. 15 Arizona State (9-3) vs. Duke (9-3)
Duck Commander Independence Bowl
at Shreveport, La., Dec. 27, 3:30 p.m., ABC
Miami (6-6) vs. South Carolina (6-6)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
at New York, Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m., ESPN
Boston College (7-5) vs. Penn State (6-6)
National University Holiday Bowl
at San Diego, Dec. 27, 8 p.m., ESPN
Nebraska (9-3) vs. No. 24 Southern Cal (8-4)
Autozone Liberty Bowl
at Memphis, Dec. 29, 2 p.m., ESPN
Texas A&M (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5)
Russell Athletic Bowl
at Orlando, Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m., ESPN
Oklahoma (8-4) vs. No. 17 Clemson (9-3)
Advocare V100 Texas Bowl
at Houston, Dec. 29, 9 p.m., ESPN
Arkansas (6-6) vs. Texas (6-6)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
at Nashville, Dec. 30, 3 p.m., ESPN
Notre Dame (7-5) vs. No. 23 LSU (8-4)
Belk Bowl
at Charlotte, Dec. 30, 6:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 13 Georgia (9-3) vs. No. 21 Louisville (9-3)
Foster Farms Bowl
at Santa Clara, Calif., Dec. 30, 10 p.m., ESPN
Maryland (7-5) vs. Stanford (7-5)
Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl
at Atlanta, Dec. 31, 12:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 9 Ole Miss (9-3) vs. No. 6 TCU (11-1)
Vizio Fiesta Bowl
at Glendale, Ariz., Dec. 31, 4 p.m., ESPN
No. 20 Boise State (11-2) vs. No. 10 Arizona (10-3)
Capital One Orange Bowl
at Miami, Dec. 31, 8 p.m., ESPN
No. 7 Mississippi State (10-2) vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech (10-3)
Outback Bowl
at Tampa, Jan. 1, Noon, ESPN2
No. 19 Auburn (8-4) vs. No. 18 Wisconsin (10-3)
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
at Arlington, Texas, Jan. 1, 12:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 8 Michigan State (10-2) vs. No. 5 Baylor (11-1)
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
at Orlando, Jan. 1, 1 p.m., ABC
No. 16 Missouri (10-3) vs. No. 25 Minnesota (8-4)
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
at Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 2, Noon, ESPN
Houston (7-5) vs. Pittsburgh (6-6)
Taxslayer Bowl
at Jacksonville, Jan. 2, 3:20 p.m., ESPN
Iowa (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6)
Valero Alamo Bowl
at San Antonio, Jan. 2, 6:45 p.m., ESPN
No. 11 Kansas State (9-3) vs. No. 14 UCLA (9-3)
Ticketcity Cactus Bowl
at Tempe, Ariz., Jan. 2, 10:15 p.m., ESPN
Washington (8-5) vs. Oklahoma State (6-6)
Birmingham Bowl
at Birmingham, Jan. 3, Noon, ESPN
East Carolina (8-4) vs. Florida (6-5)
GoDaddy Bowl
at Mobile, Ala., Jan. 4, 9 p.m., ESPN
Toledo (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (7-5)
College Football Playoffs
Semifinals
Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern Mutual
at Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 1, 5 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 Oregon (12-1) vs. No. 3 Florida State (13-0)
Allstate Sugar Bowl
at New Orleans, Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 Alabama (12-1) vs. No. 4 Ohio State (12-1)
CFP National Championship
presented by AT&T
at Arlington, Texas, Jan. 12, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
TBD vs. TBD
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College Football Bowl Season: Schedule, Times & TV Info