Complete College Football Playoffs and Bowl Schedule
From Staff Reports
A total of 43 games make up this year’s College Football Playoffs and Bowl Schedule.
The lineup begins on Friday, Dec. 17 with a pair of games – the Bahamas Bowl and Cure Bowl – and ends with the National Championship on Monday, January 10 in Indianapolis, Ind.
The Georgia Bulldogs find themselves in the College Playoff mix as the No. 3-seeded team and faces No. 2 Michigan in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Eve. In the other CFP matchup, it’s No. 1 seed Alabama taking on No. 4 Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl earlier in the day.
Below is a list of the bowl games, including teams participating, their records, kickoff times and TV network.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS AND BOWL SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, DEC. 17
Bahamas Bowl – Nassau
Middle Tennessee (6-6) vs. Toledo (7-5), Noon – ESPN
Tailgreeter Cure Bowl – Orlando, FL
Northern Illinois (9-4) vs. Coastal Carolina (10-2), 6 pm – ESPN2
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18
Boca Raton Bowl – Boca Raton, FL
Western Kentucky (8-5) vs. Appalachian State (10-3), 11 am – ESPN
New Mexico Bowl – Albuquerque, NM
Texas-El Paso (7-5) vs. Fresno State (9-3), 2:15 pm – ESPN
Independence Bowl – Shreveport, LA
UAB (8-4) vs. Brigham Young (10-2), 3:30 pm – ABC
Lending Tree Bowl – Mobile, AL
Eastern Michigan (7-5) vs. Liberty (7-5), 5:45 pm – ESPN
Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl – Inglewood, CA
Utah State (10-3) vs. Oregon State (7-5), 7:30 pm – ABC
New Orleans Bowl – New Orleans, LA
Louisiana-Lafayette (12-1) vs. Marshall (7-5), 9:15 pm – ESPN
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20
Myrtle Beach Bowl – Conway, SC
Old Dominion (6-6) vs. Tulsa (6-6), 2:30 pm – ESPN
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21
Idaho Potato Bowl – Boise, ID
Kent State (7-6) vs. Wyoming (6-6), 3:30 pm – ESPN
Frisco Bowl – Frisco, TX
UT-San Antonio (12-1) vs. San Diego State (11-2), 7:30 pm – ESPN
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22
Armed Forces Bowl – Fort Worth, TX
Missouri (6-6) vs. Army (8-3), 8 pm – ESPN
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23
Frisco Football Classic – Frisco, TX
North Texas State (6-6) vs. Miami, Ohio (6-6), 3:30 pm – ESPN
Gasparilla Bowl – Tampa, FL
Central Florida (8-4) vs. Florida (6-6), 7 pm – ESPN
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24
Hawaii Bowl – Honolulu, HI
Memphis (6-6) vs. Hawaii (6-7), 8 pm – ESPN
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25 – CHRISTMAS
Camellia Bowl – Montgomery, AL
Georgia State (7-5) vs. Ball State (6-6), 2:30 pm – ESPN
MONDAY, DECEMBER 27
Quick Lane Bowl – Detroit, MI
Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Nevada (8-4), 11 am – ESPN
Military Bowl – Annapolis, MD
Boston College (6-6) vs. East Carolina (7-5), 2:30 pm – ESPN
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28
Birmingham Bowl – Birmingham, AL
Houston (11-2) vs. Auburn (6-6), Noon – ESPN
First Responder Bowl – Dallas, TX
Air Force (9-3) vs. Louisville (6-6), 3:15 pm – ESPN
Liberty Bowl – Memphis, TN
Mississippi State (7-5) vs. Texas Tech (6-6), 6:45 pm – ESPN
Holiday Bowl – San Diego, CA
UCLA (8-4) vs. North Carolina State (9-3), 8 pm – FOX
Guaranteed Rate Bowl – Phoenix, AZ
West Virginia (6-6) vs. Minnesota (8-4), 10:15 pm – ESPN
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29
Fenway Bowl – Boston, MA
SMU (8-4) vs. Virginia (6-6), 11 am – ESPN
Pinstripe Bowl – Bronx, NY
Maryland (6-6) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6), 2:15 pm – ESPN
Cheez-It Bowl – Orlando, FL
Clemson (9-3) vs. Iowa State (7-5), 5:45 pm – ESPN
Alamo Bowl – San Antonio, TX
Oregon (10-3) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 9:15 pm – ESPN
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30
Duke’s Mayo Bowl – Charlotte, NC
North Carolina (6-6) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 11:30 am – ESPN
Music City Bowl – Nashville, TN
Tennessee (7-5) vs. Purdue (8-4), 3 pm – ESPN
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl – Atlanta, GA
Pittsburgh (11-2) vs. Michigan State (10-2), 7 pm – ESPN
Las Vegas Bowl – Las Vegas, NV
Wisconsin (8-4) vs. Arizona State (8-4), 10:30 pm – ESPN
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31
Gator Bowl – Jacksonville, FL
Wake Forest (10-3) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 11 am – ESPN
Sun Bowl – El Paso, TX
Washington State (7-5) vs. Miami (7-5), Noon – CBS
Arizona Bowl – Tucson, AZ
Central Michigan (8-4) vs. Boise State (7-5), 2 pm – Barstool Sports (Streaming)
Cotton Bowl – Arlington, TX (College Football Playoffs)
Cincinnai (13-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 3:30 pm – ESPN
Orange Bowl – Miami, FL (College Football Playoffs)
Georgia (12-1) vs. Michigan (12-1), 7:30 pm – ESPN
SATURDAY, JANUARY 1
Outback Bowl – Tampa, FL
Penn State (7-5) vs. Arkansas (8-4), Noon – ESPN2
Fiesta Bowl – Glendale, AZ
Oklahoma State (11-2) vs. Notre Dame (11-1), 1 pm – ESPN
Citrus Bowl – Orlando, FL
Iowa (10-3) vs. Kentucky (9-3), 1 pm – ABC
Rose Bowl – Pasadena, CA
Utah (10-3) vs. Ohio State (10-2), 5 pm – ESPN
Sugar Bowl – New Orleans, LA
Baylor (11-2) vs. Ole Miss (10-2), 8:45 pm – ESPN
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4
Texas Bowl – Houston, TX
LSU (6-6) vs. Kansas State (7-5), 9 pm – ESPN
MONDAY, JANUARY 10
College Football National Championship
Indianapolis, IN, 8 pm – ESPN
