Ready, set, bowl! The schedule and matchups have been announced for the 2017 college football bowl season, with 41 games on tap between Dec. 16 and Jan. 8.
That includes the College Football Playoffs, with the national title game to be held in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. No team ranked No. 1 in the final CFP regular-season rankings has ever won the national title. Defending national champion Clemson, heading into this year’s playoffs at No. 1, will try to change that.
Sit back and get your college football fix, as the bowl season begins with five games on Dec. 16. Here is the complete schedule.
Saturday, December 16
New Orleans Bowl
(New Orleans)
North Texas vs. Troy, 1 p.m., ESPN
Cure Bowl
(Orlando, Fla.)
Georgia State vs. Western Kentucky, 2:30 p.m, CBS Sports Network
Las Vegas Bowl
(Las Vegas)
Boise State vs. Oregon, 3:30 p.m., ABC
New Mexico Bowl
(Albuquerque)
Colorado State vs. Marshall, 4:30 p.m., ESPN
Camellia Bowl
(Montgomery, Ala.)
Arkansas State vs. Middle Tennessee State, 8 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, Dec. 19
Boca Raton Bowl
(Boca Raton, Fla.)
FAU vs. Akron, 7 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, Dec. 20
Frisco Bowl
(Frisco, Texas)
SMU vs. Louisiana Tech, 8 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, Dec. 21
Gasparilla Bowl
(St. Petersburg, Fla.)
Temple vs. FIU, 8 p.m., ESPN
Friday, Dec. 22
Bahamas Bowl
(Nassau, Bahamas)
UAB vs. Ohio, 12:30 p.m., ESPN
Potato Bowl
(Boise, Idaho)
Wyoming vs. Central Michigan, 4 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 23
Birmingham Bowl
(Birmingham, Ala.)
Texas Tech vs. South Florida, 12 p.m.
Armed Forces Bowl
(Fort Worth, Texas)
Army vs. San Diego State, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Dollar General Bowl
(Mobile, Ala.)
Toledo vs. Appalachian State, 7 p.m., ESPN
Sunday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
(Honolulu)
Fresno State vs. Houston, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, Dec. 26
Heart of Dallas Bowl
(Dallas)
Utah vs. West Virginia, 1:30 p.m., ESPN
Quick Lane Bowl
(Detroit)
Duke vs. Northern Illinois, 5:15 p.m., ESPN
Cactus Bowl
(Phoenix)
UCLA vs. Kansas State, 9 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, Dec. 27
Independence Bowl
(Shreveport, La.)
Florida State vs. Southern Miss, 1:30 p.m., ESPN
Pinstripe Bowl
(New York)
Boston College vs. Iowa, 5:15 p.m., ESPN
Foster Farms Bowl
(Santa Clara, Calif.)
Purdue vs. Arizona, 8:30 p.m., Fox
Texas Bowl
(Houston)
Missouri vs. Texas, 9 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, Dec. 28
Military Bowl
(Annapolis, Md.)
Navy vs. Virginia, 1:30 p.m., ESPN
Camping World Bowl
(Orlando, Fla.)
Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State, 5:15 p.m., ESPN
Holiday Bowl
(San Diego)
Michigan State vs. Washington State, 8 p.m., FS1
Alamo Bowl
(San Antonio, Texas)
Stanford vs. TCU, 9 p.m., ESPN
Friday, Dec. 29
Belk Bowl
(Charlotte, N.C.)
Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M, 1 p.m., ESPN
Sun Bowl
(El Paso, Texas)
North Carolina State vs. Arizona State, 3 p.m., CBS.
Music City Bowl
(Nashville, Tenn.)
Northwestern vs. Kentucky, 4:30 p.m., ESPN
Arizona Bowl
(Tucson, Ariz.)
New Mexico State vs. Utah State, 5:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Cotton Bowl Classic
(Arlington, Texas)
No. 8 USC vs. No. 5 Ohio State, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 30
Taxslayer Bowl
(Jacksonville, Fla.)
Louisville vs. Mississippi State, 12 p.m., ESPN
Liberty Bowl
(Memphis, Tenn.)
Memphis vs. Iowa State, 12:30 p.m., ABC
Fiesta Bowl
(Glendale, Ariz.)
No. 11 Washington vs. No. 9 Penn State, 4 p.m., ESPN
Orange Bowl
(Miami)
No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 10 Miami, 8 p.m., ESPN.
Monday, Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
(Tampa, Fla.)
Michigan vs. South Carolina, 12 p.m., ESPN
Peach Bowl
(Atlanta)
No. 12 UCF vs. No. 7 Auburn, 12:30 p.m., ESPN
Citrus Bowl
(Orlando, Fla.)
Notre Dame vs. LSU, 1 p.m., ABC
College Football Playoff semifinal
Rose Bowl
(Pasadena, Calif.)
No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 2 Oklahoma, 5 p.m., ESPN
College Football Playoff semifinal
Sugar Bowl
(New Orleans)
No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 1 Clemson, 8:45 p.m., ESPN.
Monday, Jan. 8
College Football Playoff
Championship game, 8 p.m., ESPN, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
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