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2016-17 College Football Playoff, bowl schedule

 
Published Dec. 4, 2016

College Football Playoff

Dec. 31

Peach Bowl, semifinal

Washington (12-1, Pac-12) vs Alabama (13-0, SEC), 3 p.m., ESPN

Fiesta Bowl, semifinal

Clemson (12-1, ACC) vs. Ohio State (11-1, Big Ten), 7 p.m., ESPN

Jan. 9

National championship (at Raymond James, Tampa)

TBD, 8 p.m., ESPN

Bowls

Dec. 17

Celebration Bowl

Grambling (10-1, SWAC) and North Carolina Central (9-2, MEAC), noon, Ch. 11

New Mexico Bowl

New Mexico (8-4, Mountain West) vs. UTSA (6-6, C-USA), 2 p.m., ESPN

Las Vegas Bowl

Houston (9-3, AAC) vs. San Diego State (10-3, Mountain West), 3:30 p.m., Ch. 11

Camellia Bowl

Appalachian State (9-3, Sun Belt) vs Toledo (9-3, Mid-American), 5:30 p.m. , ESPN

Cure Bowl

UCF (6-6 AAC) vs. Arkansas State (7-5 Sun Belt), 5:30 p.m., CBSSN

New Orleans Bowl

Southern Mississippi (6-6, C-USA) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (6-6, Sun Belt), 9 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 19

Miami Beach Bowl

Central Michigan (6-6, MAC) vs. Tulsa (9-3, AAC), 2:30 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 20

Boca Raton Bowl

Memphis (8-4, AAC) vs. Western Kentucky (10-3, C-USA), 7 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 21

Poinsettia Bowl

BYU (8-4) vs. Wyoming (8-5 Mountain West), 9 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Idaho (8-4, Sun Belt) vs. Colorado State (7-5, Mountain West), 7 p.m. ESPN

Dec. 23

Bahamas Bowl

Eastern Michigan (7-5, MAC) vs. Old Dominion (9-3, C-USA), 1 p.m., ESPN

Armed Forces Bowl

Louisiana Tech (8-5, C-USA) vs. Navy (9-3, AAC), 4:30 p.m., ESPN

Dollar General Bowl

Troy (9-3, Sun Belt) vs Ohio (8-5, Mid-American), 8 p.m. ESPN

Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

Middle Tennessee State (8-4, Conference USA) vs. Hawaii (6-7, Mountain West), Dec. 24, 8 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 26

St. Petersburg Bowl

Miami (Ohio) (6-6, MAC) vs. Mississippi State (5-7, SEC), 11 a.m., ESPN

Quick Lane Bowl

Maryland (6-6, Big Ten) vs. Boston College (6-6, ACC), 2:30 p.m., ESPN

Independence Bowl

NC State (6-6, SEC) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6, SEC), 5 p.m., ESPN2

Dec. 27

Heart of Dallas Bowl

Army (6-5) vs. North Texas (5-7 C-USA), noon, ESPN

Military Bowl

Temple (10-3, AAC) vs. Wake Forest (6-6, ACC), 3:30 p.m., ESPN

Holiday Bowl

Minnesota (8-4, Big Ten) vs. Washington State (8-4, Pac-12), 7 p.m., ESPN

Cactus Bowl

Boise State (10-2, Mountain West) vs. Baylor (6-6, Big 12), 10:15 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 28

Pinstripe Bowl

Pittsburgh (8-4, ACC) vs. Northwestern (6-6, Big Ten), 2 p.m., ESPN

Russell Athletic Bowl

West Virginia (10-2, Big 12) vs. Miami (8-4, ACC), 5:30 p.m. ESPN

Foster Farms Bowl

Indiana (6-6, Big Ten) vs. Utah (8-4, Pac-12), 8:30 p.m., Ch. 13

Texas Bowl

Texas A&M (8-4, SEC) vs. Kansas State (8-4, Big 12), 9 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 29

Birmingham Bowl

USF (10-2, AAC) vs. South Carolina (6-6, SEC), 2 p.m., ESPN

Belk Bowl

Arkansas (7-5, SEC) vs. Virginia Tech (9-4, ACC), 5:30 p.m., ESPN

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Alamo Bowl

Oklahoma State (9-3, Big 12) vs. Colorado (10-3, Pac-12), 9 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 30

Liberty Bowl

Georgia (7-5, SEC) vs. TCU (6-6, Big 12), noon, ESPN

Hyundai Sun Bowl

Stanford (9-3, Pac-12) vs. North Carolina (8-4), 2 p.m., Ch. 10

Music City Bowl

Nebraska (8-4, Big Ten) vs. Tennessee (8-4, SEC), 3:30 p.m., ESPN

Arizona Bowl

Air Force (9-3, Mountain West) vs. South Alabama (6-6, Sun Belt), 5:30 p.m.

Orange Bowl

Michigan (10-2, Big Ten) vs Florida State (9-3, ACC), 8 p.m. ESPN

Dec. 31

Citrus Bowl

Louisville (9-3, ACC) vs. LSU (7-4, SEC), 11 a.m., Ch. 11

TaxSlayer Bowl

Kentucky (7-5, SEC) vs. Georgia Tech (8-4, ACC), 11 a.m. ESPN

Jan. 2

Outback Bowl

Florida (8-4, SEC) vs. Iowa (8-4, Big Ten), 1 p.m. Ch. 11

Cotton Bowl

No. 8 Wisconsin (10-3, Big Ten) vs. No. 12 Western Michigan (13-0, MAC), 1 p.m. ESPN

Rose Bowl

Penn State (11-2, Big Ten) vs. Southern California (9-3, Pac-12), 5 p.m. ESPN

Sugar Bowl

Auburn (8-4, SEC) vs. Oklahoma (10-2, Big 12), 8:30 p.m., ESPN