College football bowl games 2018: Here is the full schedule of bowl and playoff games
The college football bowl season begins Saturday and continues over the next few weeks with more than 40 games including the National Championship game on Jan. 7 in Santa Clara, California.
Here is the schedule, the teams, the times and the channels for this year’s bowl games:
All times are Eastern.
SATURDAY, DEC. 15
Celebration Bowl, Atlanta
NC A&T (9-2) vs. Alcorn State (9-3), Noon (ABC)
Cure Bowl, Orlando, Fla.
Tulane (6-6) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (7-6), 1:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque
North Texas (9-3) vs. Utah State (10-2), 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Las Vegas Bowl
Fresno State (11-2) vs. Arizona State (7-5), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, Ala.
Georgia Southern (9-3) vs. Eastern Michigan (7-5), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
New Orleans Bowl
Middle Tennessee (8-5) vs. Appalachian State (10-2), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
TUESDAY, DEC. 18
Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl
UAB (10-3) vs. North Illinois (8-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19
Frisco (Texas) Bowl
San Diego State (7-5) vs. Ohio (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
THURSDAY, DEC. 20
Gasparilla Bowl, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Marshall (8-4) vs. South Florida (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
FRIDAY, DEC. 21
Bahamas Bowl, Nassau
Toledo (7-5) vs. FIU (8-4), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise
Western Michigan (7-5) vs. BYU (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
SATURDAY, DEC. 22
Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl
Memphis (8-5) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), Noon (ESPN)
Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas
Houston (8-4) vs. Army (9-2), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dollar General Bowl, Mobile, Ala.
Buffalo (10-3) vs. Troy (9-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu
Louisiana Tech (7-5) vs. Hawaii (8-5), 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl, Dallas
Boston College (7-5) vs. Boise State (10-3), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit
Minnesota (6-6) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Cheez-It Bowl, Phoenix
California (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
THURSDAY, DEC. 27
Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La.
Temple (8-4) vs. Duke (7-5), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Pinstripe Bowl, New York
Miami (7-5) vs. Wisconsin (7-5), 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Texas Bowl, Houston
Baylor (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
FRIDAY, DEC. 28
Music City Bowl, Nashville, Tenn.
Purdue (6-6) vs. Auburn (7-5), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Camping World Bowl, Orlando, Fla.
West Virginia (8-3) vs. Syracuse (9-3), 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl, San Antonio
Iowa State (8-4) vs. Washington State (10-2), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
SATURDAY, DEC. 29
Peach Bowl, Atlanta
Florida (9-3) vs. Michigan (10-2), Noon (ESPN)
Belk Bowl, Charlotte, N.C.
South Carolina (7-5) vs. Virginia (7-5), Noon (ABC)
Arizona Bowl, Tucson, Ariz.
Arkansas State (8-4) vs. Nevada (7-5), 1:15 p.m. (CBSSN)
Cotton Bowl Classic, Arlington, Texas
CFP Semifinal: Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Clemson (13-0), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Orange Bowl, Miami Gardens, Fla.
CFP Semifinal: Oklahoma (12-1) vs. Alabama (13-0), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
MONDAY, DEC. 31
Military Bowl, Annapolis, Md.
Cincinnati (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6), Noon (ESPN)
Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
Stanford (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (7-6), 2 p.m. (CBS)
Redbox Bowl, Santa Clara, Calif.
Michigan State (7-5) vs. Oregon (8-4), 3 p.m. (Fox)
Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn.
Missouri (8-4) vs. Oklahoma State (6-6), 3:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl, San Diego
Northwestern (8-5) vs. Utah (9-4), 7 p.m. (FS1)
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla.
NC State (9-3) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
TUESDAY, JAN. 1
Outback Bowl, Tampa, Fla.
Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4), Noon (ESPN2)
Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla.
Kentucky (9-3) vs. Penn State (9-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)
Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz.
LSU (9-3) vs. UCF (12-0), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.
Washington (10-3) vs. Ohio State (12-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans
Texas (9-4) vs. Georgia (11-2), 8:45 p.m. (ESPN)
MONDAY, JAN. 7
College Football Championship, Santa Clara, Calif.
Cotton Bowl winner vs. Orange Bowl winner, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
SATURDAY, JAN. 19
East-West Shrine Classic, St. Petersburg, Fla.
East vs. West, 3 p.m. (NFLN)
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.
American vs. National, TBA (NFLN)
SATURDAY, JAN. 26
Senior Bowl, Mobile, Ala.
North vs. South, 2:30 p.m. (NFLN)
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