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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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