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College Football Playoff/bowl schedule for December-January

Starting Dec. 20, there is almost a full month of couch potato fun ahead if you love college football.
 
Running back DeeJay Dallas (13) and Miami will spend bowl season in Shreveport, La., for the Independence Bowl.
Running back DeeJay Dallas (13) and Miami will spend bowl season in Shreveport, La., for the Independence Bowl. [ MARK WALLHEISER | AP ]
Published Dec. 8, 2019|Updated Dec. 9, 2019

The master list for college football bowl season.

Dec. 20

Related: Why FSU’s Mike Norvell isn’t Willie Taggart 2.0

Bahamas Bowl: Charlotte (7-5, CUSA) vs Buffalo (7-5, MAC) , Nassau; 2 p.m. TV: ESPN

Frisco Bowl: Utah State (7-5, Mountain West) vs. Kent State, (6-6, MAC), Texas; 7:30 p.m. TV: ESPN2

Dec. 21

Celebration Bowl: North Carolina A&T (8-3, MEAC) vs Alcorn State (9-3, SWAC), Atlanta; noon TV: ABC

New Mexico Bowl: Central Michigan (8-5, MAC) vs. San Diego State (9-3, Mountain West), Albuquerque, 2 p.m. TV: ESPN

Cure Bowl: Georgia Southern (7-5, Sun Belt) vs. Liberty (7-5, Independent), Orlando; 2:30 p.m. TV: CBS Sports Network

Deangelo Antoine, right, and Florida Atlantic will stay home this bowl season. [ MIKE STOCKER | AP ]

Boca Raton Bowl: SMU (10-2, AAC) vs. Florida Atlantic (10-3, CUSA), 3:30 p.m. TV: ABC

Camellia Bowl: Florida International (6-6, CUSA) vs. Arkansas State (7-5, Sun Belt), Montgomery, Ala.; 5:30 p.m. TV: ESPN

Related: How have American Athletic Conference coaches fared in the Power Five?

Las Vegas Bowl: Boise State (12-1, Mountain West) vs. Washington (7-5, Pac-12), 7:30 p.m. TV: ABC

New Orleans Bowl: Appalachian State (12-1, Sun Belt) vs. UAB (9-4, CUSA), 9 p.m. TV: ESPN

Dec. 23

Running back Otis Anderson and UCF stay in-state this bowl season, heading to Tampa for the Gasparilla Bowl. [ WILLIE J. ALLEN JR. | AP ]

Gasparilla Bowl: UCF (9-3, AAC) vs. Marshall (8-4, CUSA), Raymond James Stadium, Tampa; 2:30 p.m. TV: ESPN

Dec. 24

Hawai’i Bowl: Hawai’i (9-5, Mountain West) vs. BYU (7-5, Independent), Honolulu; 8 p.m. TV: ESPN

Dec. 26

Related: RELATED: UCF to face Marshall in Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James

Independence Bowl: Louisiana Tech (9-3, CUSA) vs. Miami (6-6, ACC), Shreveport, La.; 4 p.m. TV: ESPN

Quick Lane Bowl: Pittsburgh (7-5, ACC) vs. Eastern Michigan (6-6, MAC), Detroit; 8 p.m. TV: ESPN

Dec. 27

Re'Mahn Davis and Temple get to take on an ACC foe this bowl season. [ JOHN MINCHILLO | AP ]

Military Bowl: North Carolina (6-6, ACC) vs. Temple (8-4, AAC), Annapolis, Md.; noon TV: ESPN

Pinstripe Bowl: Michigan State (6-6, Big Ten) vs. Wake Forest (8-4, ACC), New York; 3:20 p.m. TV: ESPN

Texas Bowl: Oklahoma State (8-4, Big 12) vs. Texas A&M (7-5, SEC), Houston; 6:45 p.m. TV: ESPN

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Holiday Bowl: USC (8-4, Pac-12) vs. Iowa (9-3, Big Ten), San Diego; 8 p.m. TV: Fox Sports 1

Cheez-It Bowl: Air Force (10-2, Mountain West) vs. Washington State (6-6, Pac-12), Phoenix; 10:15 p.m. TV: ESPN

Dec. 28

John Shannon (54) and Notre Dame will be hanging out in Florida this holiday season at the Camping World Bowl. [ BEN MARGOT | AP ]

Camping World Bowl: Notre Dame (10-2, Independent) vs. Iowa State (7-5, Big 12), Orlando; noon TV: ABC

Cotton Bowl Classic: Penn State (10-2, Big Ten) vs. Memphis (12-1, AAC), Arlington, Texas; noon TV: ESPN

College Football Playoff Semifinal: No. 1 LSU (13-0, SEC) vs. No. 4 Oklahoma (12-1, Big 12), Peach Bowl, Atlanta, 4 p.m. TV: ESPN

Related: College Football Playoff pairings: LSU-Oklahoma and Ohio State-Clemson

College Football Playoff Semifinal: No. 2 Ohio State (13-0, Big Ten) vs. No. 3 Clemson (13-0, ACC), Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz.; 8 p.m. TV: ESPN

Dec. 30

Quarterback Kyle Trask and Florida get a coveted New Year's Six Bowl. [ JOHN RAOUX | AP ]

First Responder Bowl: Western Kentucky (8-4, CUSA) vs. Western Michigan (7-5, MAC), Dallas; 12:30 p.m. TV: ESPN

Music City Bowl: Mississippi State (6-6, SEC) vs. Louisville (7-5, ACC), Nashville, Tenn.; 4 p.m. TV: ESPN

Redbox Bowl: California (7-5, Pac-12) vs. Illinois (6-6, Big Ten), Santa Clara, Calif.; 4 p.m. TV: FOX

Orange Bowl: Florida (10-2, SEC) vs. Virginia (9-4, ACC), Miami Gardens; 8 p.m. TV: ESPN

Dec. 31

We hear Texas is nice this time of year. That's where quarterback James Blackman and Florida State will be for the Sun Bowl. [ JOHN RAOUX | AP ]

Belk Bowl: Virginia Tech (8-4, ACC) vs. Kentucky (7-5, SEC), Charlotte, N.C.; noon TV: ESPN

Sun Bowl: Florida State (6-6, ACC) vs. Arizona State (7-5, Pac-12), El Paso, Texas; 2 p.m. TV: CBS

Related: 10 thoughts and notes on FSU coach Mike Norvell’s introduction

Liberty Bowl: Navy (9-2, AAC) vs. Kansas State (8-4, Big 12), Memphis, Tenn.; 3:45 p.m. TV: ESPN

Arizona Bowl: Wyoming (7-5, Mountain West) vs. Georgia State (7-5, Sun Belt), Tucson; 4:30 p.m. TV: CBS Sports

Alamo Bowl: Utah (11-2, Pac-12) vs. Texas (7-5, Texas), San Antonio; 7:30 p.m. TV: ESPN

Jan. 1

This isn't Auburn's first trip to Tampa and the Outback Bowl. [ BUTCH DILL | AP ]

Citrus Bowl: Michigan (9-3, Big Ten) vs. Alabama (10-2, SEC), Orlando; 1 p.m. TV: ABC

Outback Bowl: Auburn (9-3, SEC) vs. No. 16 Minnesota (10-2, Big Ten), Raymond James Stadium, Tampa; 1 p.m. TV: ESPN

Related: Minnesota to face Auburn in Outback Bowl

Rose Bowl: Oregon (11-2, Pac-12) vs. Wisconsin (10-3, Big 10), Pasadena, Calif.; 5 p.m. TV: ESPN

Sugar Bowl: Georgia (11-2, SEC) vs. Baylor (11-2, Big 12), New Orleans; 8:45 p.m. TV: ESPN

Jan. 2

Receiver Josh Palmer and Tennessee will return to the postseason at the Gator Bowl. [ L.G. PATTERSON | AP ]

Birmingham Bowl: Boston College (6-6, ACC) vs. Cincinnati (10-3, AAC), Alabama; 3 p.m. TV: ESPN

Gator Bowl: Indiana (8-4, Big Ten) vs Tennessee (7-5, SEC), Jacksonville; 7 p.m. TV: ESPN

Jan. 3

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio (6-6, MAC) vs. Nevada (7-5, Mountain West), Boise, Idaho; 3:30 p.m. TV: ESPN

Jan. 4

Armed Forces Bowl: Southern Miss (7-5, CUSA) vs. Tulane (6-6, AAC), Fort Worth, Texas: 11:30 a.m. TV: ESPN

Jan. 6

LendingTree Bowl: Louisiana (10-3, Sun Belt) vs. Miami Ohio (8-5, MAC), Mobile, Ala.; 7:30 p.m. TV: ESPN

Jan. 13

Will it be Dabo Swinney and Clemson in yet another College Football Playoff national title game this year? Stay tuned. [ Times ]

College Football Playoff National Championship: TBD, New Orleans; 8 p.m. TV: ESPN