College football bowl games schedule: All 2016–17 games, matchups, TV channels
Every college football fan’s favorite time of the year is fast approaching: bowl season.
For three weeks in December and January, 80 of the 128 teams in the FBS will play postseason games. It all leads up to the national championship game on Jan. 9 in Tampa. The semifinals feature Alabama against Washington in the Peach Bowl and Ohio State facing Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl.
The full 40-game schedule is below. (All times Eastern.)
College Football Playoff
Peach Bowl
Alabama vs. Washington — Dec. 31, 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Fiesta Bowl
Clemson vs. Ohio State — Dec. 31, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
National championship
Peach Bowl winner vs. Fiesta Bowl winner — Jan. 9, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Other New Year’s Six games
Orange Bowl
Florida State vs. Michigan — Dec. 30, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Cotton Bowl
Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin — Jan. 2, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Rose Bowl
Penn State vs. USC — Jan. 2, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Sugar Bowl
Auburn vs. Oklahoma — Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Other games
Celebration Bowl
North Carolina Central vs. Grambling — Dec. 17, noon (ABC)
New Mexico Bowl
UTSA vs. New Mexico — Dec. 17, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Las Vegas Bowl
Houston vs. San Diego State — Dec. 17, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Cure Bowl
Arkansas State vs. UCF — Dec. 17, 3:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
Camellia Bowl
Toledo vs. Appalachian State — Dec. 17, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
New Orleans Bowl
Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Lafayette — Dec. 17, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Miami Beach Bowl
Tulsa vs. Central Michigan — Dec. 19, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Boca Raton Bowl
Memphis vs. Western Kentucky — Dec. 20, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Poinsettia Bowl
BYU vs. Wyoming — Dec. 21, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Idaho Potato Bowl
Idaho vs. Colorado State — Dec. 22, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Bahamas Bowl
Old Dominion vs. Eastern Michigan — Dec. 23, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Armed Forces Bowl
Navy vs. Louisiana Tech — Dec. 23, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dollar General Bowl
Ohio vs. Troy — Dec. 23, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Hawaii Bowl
Hawaii vs. Middle Tennessee — Dec. 24, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
St. Petersburg Bowl
Mississippi State vs. Miami (OH) — Dec. 26, 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Quick Lane Bowl
Maryland vs. Boston College — Dec. 26, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Independence Bowl
NC State vs. Vanderbilt — Dec. 26, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Heart of Dallas Bowl
North Texas vs. Army — Dec. 27, noon (ESPN)
Military Bowl
Temple vs. Wake Forest — Dec. 27, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
Washington State vs. Minnesota — Dec. 27, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Cactus Bowl
Baylor vs. Boise State — 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Pinstripe Bowl
Pitt vs. Northwestern — Dec. 28, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl
West Virginia vs. Miami (FL) — Dec. 28, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Foster Farms Bowl
Utah vs. Indiana — Dec. 28, 8:30 p.m. (Fox)
Texas Bowl
Texas A&M vs. Kansas State — Dec. 28, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Birmingham Bowl
South Carolina vs. USF — Dec. 29, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Belk Bowl
Virginia Tech vs. Arkansas — Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
Oklahoma State vs. Colorado — Dec. 29, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Liberty Bowl
TCU vs. Georgia — Dec. 30, noon (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
Stanford vs. North Carolina — Dec. 30, 2 p.m. (CBS)
Music City Bowl
Tennessee vs. Nebraska — Dec. 30, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Arizona Bowl
Air Force vs. South Alabama — Dec. 30, 5:30 p.m. (American Sports Network/CampusInsiders.com)
Citrus Bowl
LSU vs. Louisville — Dec. 31, 11 a.m. (ABC)
TaxSlayer Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky — Dec. 31, 11 a.m. (ESPN)
