College football bowl schedule for the 2017-18 season
It’s time to start making plans for the college football postseason. And if you are watching on television, you’ll likely be tuning into one of the ESPN channels. The network announced Wednesday it will broadcast 35 of the 40 postseason games in the Football Bowl Subdivision set to take place next December and January.
The action kicks off with the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque the first among five games scheduled for Dec. 15.
The College Football Playoff semifinals will be on Dec. 29 at the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, and Orange Bowl at Miami Gardens, Fla. The national championship game will wrap up the bowl season extravaganza on Jan. 7 in Santa Clara, Calif.
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Dec. 15 — New Mexico Bowl: Mountain West vs. Pac-12, ESPN, 2 p.m.
Dec. 15 — Cure Bowl: American vs. Sun Belt, CBSSN, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 15 — Las Vegas Bowl: Mountain West vs. Pac-12, ABC, 3:30 p.m.
Dec. 15 — Camellia Bowl: MAC vs. Sun Belt, ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 15 — New Orleans Bowl: Sun Belt vs. Conference USA, ESPN, 9 p.m.
Dec. 18 — Boca Raton Bowl: American vs. Conference USA, ESPN, 7 p.m.
Dec. 19 — Frisco Bowl: American vs. at-large, ESPN, 8 p.m.
Dec. 20 — Gasparilla Bowl: American vs. Conference USA, ESPN, 8 p.m.
Dec. 21 — Bahamas Bowl: MAC vs. Conference USA, ESPN, 12:30 p.m.
Dec. 21 — Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: MAC vs. Mountain West, ESPN, 4 p.m.
Dec. 22 — Birmingham Bowl: SEC vs. American, ESPN, noon
Dec. 22 — Armed Forces Bowl: Big 12 vs. American, ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
Dec. 22 — Dollar General Bowl: MAC vs. Sun Belt, ESPN, 7 p.m.
Dec. 22 — Hawai’i Bowl: American vs. Mountain West, ESPN, 10:30 p.m.
Dec. 26 — Heart of Dallas Bowl: Big Ten vs. Conference, USA, ESPN, 1:30 pm.
Dec. 26 — Quick Lane Bowl: ACC/Notre Dame vs. Big Ten, ESPN, 5:15 p.m.
Dec. 26 — Cactus Bowl: Big 12 vs. Pac-12, ESPN, 9 p.m.
Dec. 27 — Independence Bowl: ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC, ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 27 — Pinstripe Bowl: ACC/Notre Dame vs. Big Ten, ESPN, 5:15 p.m.
Dec. 27 — Texas Bowl: Big 12 vs. SEC, ESPN, 9 p.m.
Dec. 28 — Music City Bowl: ACC/Big Ten/Notre Dame vs. SEC, ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 28 — Camping World Bowl: ACC/Notre Dame vs. Big 12, ESPN, 5:15 p.m.
Dec. 28 — Alamo Bowl: Big 12 vs. Pac-12, ESPN, 9 p.m.
Dec. 29 — Peach Bowl: At-large vs. at-large, ESPN, noon
Dec. 29 — Belk Bowl: ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC, ABC, noon
Dec. 29 — Cotton Bowl: College Football Playoff semifinals, ESPN, 4 or 8 p.m.
Dec. 29 — Orange Bowl: College Football Playoff semifinals, ESPN, 4 or 8 p.m.
Dec. 31 — Military Bowl: ACC/Notre Dame vs. American, ESPN, noon
Dec. 31 — Liberty Bowl: Big 12 vs. SEC, ESPN, 3:45 p.m.
Dec. 31 — Gator Bowl: ACC/Big Ten/Notre Dame vs. SEC, ESPN, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 31 — Sun Bowl: ACC/Notre Dame vs. Pac-12, ABC, TBA
Jan. 1 — Outback Bowl: Big Ten vs. SEC, ESPN2, noon
Jan. 1 — Citrus Bowl: ACC/Big Ten/Notre Dame vs. SEC, ABC, 1 p.m.
Jan. 1 — Fiesta Bowl: At-large vs. at-large, ESPN, 1 p.m.
Jan. 1 — Rose Bowl: Big Ten vs. Pac-12, ESPN, 5 p.m.
Jan. 1 — Sugar Bowl: Big Ten vs. Big 12, ESPN, 8:30 p.m.
Jan. 7 — College Football Playoff championship game: Semifinal winners, ESPN, 8 p.m.
TBA — Foster Farms Bowl: Big Ten vs. Pac-12, Fox
TBA — Holiday Bowl: Big Ten vs. Pac-12, FS1
TBA — Arizona Bowl: Mountain West vs. Sun Belt, CBSSN
Source:-https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2018/05/02/college-football-bowl-schedule-2018-19/574264002/
