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Full 2015–16 college football bowl game schedule

Full schedule of college football bowl games for the 2015–16 season, including the College Football Playoff and New Years Six matchups.
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With the college football regular season over, matchups for all 40 of this season’s bowl games are now set.

The matchups for the two playoff semifinals were announced Sunday afternoon, with Clemson facing Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl and Alabama against Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl. 

The full 40-game schedule is below.

College Football Playoff

Capital One Orange Bowl

Clemson vs. Oklahoma — Dec. 31, 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

Alabama vs. Michigan State — Dec. 31, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

College Football Playoff National Championship

Clemson-Oklahoma winner vs. Alabama-Michigan State winner — Jan. 11, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Remaining New Year’s Six games

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

Houston vs. Florida State — Dec. 31, 12 p.m. (ESPN)

Fiesta Bowl

Notre Dame vs. Ohio State — Jan. 1, 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Rose Bowl

Stanford vs. Iowa — Jan. 1, 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Sugar Bowl

Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss — Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Other games

Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl

Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T — Dec. 19, noon (ABC)

Cure Bowl

San Jose State vs. Georgia State — Dec. 19, noon (CBS Sports Network)

Gildan New Mexico Bowl

Arizona vs. New Mexico — Dec. 19, 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl

BYU vs. Utah — Dec. 19, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl

Ohio vs. Appalachian State — Dec. 19, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Arkansas State vs. Louisiana Tech — Dec. 19, 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Miami Beach Bowl

USF vs. Western Kentucky — Dec. 21, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Akron vs. Utah State — Dec. 22, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Marmot Boca Raton Bowl

Temple vs. Toledo — Dec. 22, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl

Boise State vs. Northern Illinois — Dec. 23, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

GoDaddy Bowl

Bowling Green vs. Georgia Southern — Dec. 23, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl

Middle Tennessee vs. Western Michigan — Dec. 24, noon (ESPN)

Hawaii Bowl

Cincinnati vs. San Diego State — Dec. 24, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

St. Petersburg Bowl

Marshall vs. Connecticut — Dec. 26, 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Hyundai Sun Bowl

Miami vs. Washington State — Dec. 26, 2 p.m. (CBS)

Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl

Washington vs. Southern Miss — Dec. 26, 2:20 p.m. (ESPN)

New Era Pinstripe Bowl

Duke vs. Indiana — Dec. 26, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

Camping World Independence Bowl

Virginia Tech vs. Tulsa — Dec. 26, 5:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Foster Farms Bowl

Nebraska vs. UCLA — Dec. 26, 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman

Pittsburgh vs. Navy — Dec. 28, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Quick Lane Bowl

Central Michigan vs. Minnesota — Dec. 28, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

Air Force vs. California — Dec. 29, 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Russell Athletic Bowl

North Carolina vs. Baylor — Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl

Colorado State vs. Nevada — Dec. 29, 7:30 p.m. (American Sports Network)

AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl

Texas Tech vs. LSU — Dec. 29, 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Birmingham Bowl

Memphis vs. Auburn — Dec. 30, noon (ESPN)

Belk Bowl

North Carolina State vs. Mississippi State — Dec. 30, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl

Louisville vs. Texas A&M — Dec. 30, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

National University Holiday Bowl

Wisconsin vs. USC — Dec. 30, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Outback Bowl

Northwestern vs. Tennessee — Jan. 1, noon (ESPN2)

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl

Michigan vs. Florida — Jan. 1, 1 p.m. (ESPN)

​TaxSlayer Bowl

Georgia vs. Penn State — Jan. 2, noon (ESPN)

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Kansas State vs. Arkansas — Jan. 2, 3:20 p.m. (ESPN)

Valero Alamo Bowl

TCU vs. Oregon — Jan. 2, 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Cactus Bowl

West Virginia vs. Arizona State — Jan. 2, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)