2016-17 college football bowl schedule

College Football Playoff National Championship will be decided Jan. 9, 2017, in Tampa, Fla.

Credit: Chris Graythen

Credit: Chris Graythen

College Football Playoff National Championship will be decided Jan. 9, 2017, in Tampa, Fla.

College football bowl schedule for the 2016-17 season.

The College Football Playoff semifinal games decided the national championship matchup between Alabama and Clemson. The game will be played Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Tampa, Fla.

(All game times Eastern.)

SATURDAY, DEC. 17

AFR Celebration Bowl: Grambling State 10, N.C. Central 9Photos

Gildan New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico 23, Texas - San Antonio 20

Las Vegas Bowl: San Diego State 34, Houston 10

AutoNation Cure Bowl: Arkansas State 31, Central Florida 13

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl: Appalachian State 31, Toledo 28

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss 28, Louisiana-Lafayette 21

MONDAY, DEC. 19

Miami Beach Bowl: Tulsa 55, Central Michigan 10

TUESDAY, DEC. 20

Boca Raton Bowl: Western Kentucky 51, Memphis 31

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21

San Diego County CU Poinsettia Bowl: BYU 24, Wyoming 21

THURSDAY, DEC. 22 

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Idaho 61, Colorado State 50

FRIDAY, DEC. 23 

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl: Old Dominion 24, Eastern Michigan 20

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Louisiana Tech 48, Navy 45

Dollar General Bowl: Troy 28, Ohio 23

• Road to College Football Playoff

SATURDAY, DEC. 24

Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii 52, Middle Tennessee 35

MONDAY, DEC. 26

St. Petersburg Bowl: Mississippi State 17, Miami (Ohio) 16

Quick Lane Bowl: Boston College 36, Maryland 30

Camping World Independence Bowl: N.C. State 41, Vanderbilt 17

TUESDAY, DEC. 27

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl: Army 38, North Texas 31 (OT)

Military Bowl: Wake Forest 34, Temple 26

Holiday Bowl: Minnesota 17, Washington State 12

Motel 6 Cactus Bowl: Baylor 31, Boise State 12

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28

New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Northwestern 31, Pittsburgh 24

Russell Athletic Bowl: Miami 31, West Virginia 14 | Photos

Foster Farms Bowl: Utah 26, Indiana 24

AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl: Kansas State 33, Texas A&M 28

• Road to College Football Playoff

THURSDAY, DEC. 29 

Birmingham Bowl: South Florida 46, South Carolina 39

Belk Bowl: Virginia Tech 35, Arkansas 24

Valero Alamo Bowl:  Oklahoma State 38, Colorado 8

FRIDAY, DEC. 30 

AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Georgia 31, Texas Christian 23Photos

Hyundai Sun Bowl: Stanford 25, North Carolina 23

Franklin American Mortage Music City Bowl: Tennessee 38, Nebraska 24

Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl: Air Force 45, South Alabama 21

Capital One Orange Bowl: Florida State 33, Michigan 32

SATURDAY, DEC. 31 

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl: LSU 29, Louisville 9

TaxSlayer Bowl: Georgia Tech 33, Kentucky 18Photos

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: Alabama 24, Washington 7Photos

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl: Clemson 31, Ohio State 0

MONDAY, JAN. 2, 2017 

Outback Bowl: Florida 30, Iowa 3

Goodyear Cotton Bowl: Wisconsin 24, Western Michigan 16

Rose Bowl: Southern California 52, Penn State 49

Allstate Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma 35, Auburn 19

MONDAY, JAN. 9, 2017 

College Football Playoff National Championship, in Tampa, Fla.

8:30 p.m., ESPN: (1) Alabama vs. (2) Clemson