It’s the most wonderful time of the year for college football fans.
The bowl schedule is finalized. The action starts Saturday, Dec. 17 and culminates with the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday, Jan. 9.
Here’s the complete schedule for every bowl game matchup (all times ET).
Saturday, Dec. 17
AFR Celebration Bowl: NC Central vs. Grambling State (noon, ABC)
Gildan New Mexico Bowl: UTSA vs. New Mexico (2 p.m., ESPN)
Las Vegas Bowl: Houston vs. San Diego State (3:30 p.m., ABC)
AutoNation Cure Bowl: Arkansas State vs. UCF (5:30 p.m., CBSSN)
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl: Toledo vs. Appalachian State (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss vs. UL Lafayette (9 p.m., ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 19Â
Miami Peach Bowl: Tulsa vs. Central Michigan ( 7 p.m., ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 20
Boca Raton Bowl: Memphis vs. Western Kentucky (7 p.m., ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 21
San Diego County CU Poinsettia Bowl: BYU vs. Wyoming (9 p.m., ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Colorado State vs. Idaho (7 p.m., ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 23
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl: Old Dominion vs. Eastern Michigan (1 p.m., ESPN)
Lockheed Martin Armes Forces Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. Navy (4:30 p.m., ESPN)
Dollar General Bowl: Ohio vs. Troy (8 p.m., ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Hawaii (8 p.m., ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 26
St. Petersburg Bowl: Miami, OH vs. Mississippi State (11 a.m., ESPN)
Quick Lane Bowl: Boston College vs. Maryland (2:30 p.m., ESPN)
Camping World Independence Bowl: N.C. State vs. Vanderbilt (5 p.m., ESPN2)
Tuesday, Dec. 27
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl: Army vs. North Texas (noon, ESPN)
Military Bowl: Temple vs. Wake Forest (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
National Funding Holiday Bowl: Washington State vs. Minnesota (7 p.m., ESPN)
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl: Baylor vs. Boise State (10:15 p.m., ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 28
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Northwestern vs. Pittsburgh (2 p.m., ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl: Miami, FL vs. West Virginia (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
Foster Farms Bowl: Indiana vs. Utah (8:30 p.m., FOX)
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl: Kansas State vs. Texas A&M (9 p.m., ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 29
Birmingham Bowl: USF vs. South Carolina (2 p.m., ESPN)
Belk Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Arkansas (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
Valero Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Colorado (9 p.m., ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 30
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: TCU vs. Georgia (noon, ESPN)
Hyundai Sun Bowl: North Carolina vs. Stanford (2 p.m., CBS)
Franklin Amer. Mort. Music City Bowl: Nebraska vs. Tennessee (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl: Air Force vs. South Alabama (5:30 p.m., ASN/CI)
Capital One Orange Bowl: Florida State vs. Michigan (8 p.m., ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 31
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl: LSU vs. Louisville (11 a.m., ABC)
TaxSlayer Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky (11 a.m., ESPN)
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl*: Washington vs. Alabama (3 or 7 p.m., ESPN)
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl*: Ohio State vs. Clemson (3 or 7 p.m., ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 2
Outback Bowl: Florida vs. Iowa (1 p.m., ABC)
Goodyear Cotton Bowl: Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin (1 p.m., ESPN)
Rose Bowl: USC vs. Penn State (5 p.m. ESPN)
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Auburn vs. Oklahoma (8:30 p.m., ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 9
CFP National Championship: Fiesta Bowl winner vs. Peach Bowl winner (8:30 p.m., ESPN)
*Denotes national semifinal
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