Aside from a handful of playoff games from FCS (the old I-AA) and other lower divisions, there will be 41 bowl games between now and the first Monday in January. The NCAA national championship will be Monday, January 13, which follows the second weekend of the NFL playoffs.
So as the holiday break begins for many of you, here’s a three-week football feast to enjoy. Here are the 2019 college bowl games with teams, dates, times and locations. (All times ET)
Friday, December 20 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl Buffalo vs. Charlotte 2 p.m., ESPN Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, The Bahamas
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl Utah State vs. Kent State 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas
Saturday, December 21 New Mexico Bowl Central Michigan vs. San Diego State 2 p.m., ESPN Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cure Bowl Liberty vs. Georgia Southern 2:30 p.m., CBSSN Orlando City Stadium Orlando, Florida
Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl SMU vs. Florida Atlantic 3:30 p.m., ABC FAU Football Stadium Boca Raton, Florida
Camelia Bowl Florida International vs. Arkansas State 5:30 p.m., ESPN Cramton Bowl Montgomery, Alabama
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl Boise State vs. Washington 7:30 p.m., ABC Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, Nevada
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Appalachian State vs. UAB 9 p.m., ESPN Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Monday, December 23 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl UCF vs. Marshall 2:30 p.m., ESPN Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida
Tuesday, December 24 SOFI Hawai’i Bowl Hawai’i vs. BYU 8 p.m., ESPN Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawai’i
Thursday, December 26 Walk-On’s Independence Bowl Louisiana Tech vs. Miami (Fla.) 4 p.m., ESPN Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana
Quick Lane Bowl Pittsburgh vs. Eastern Michigan 8 p.m., ESPN Ford Field Detroit, Michigan
Friday, December 27 Military Bowl Presented by Northrup Grumman North Carolina vs Temple Noon, ESPN Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland
New Era Pinstripe Bowl Michigan State vs. Wake Forest 3:20 p.m., ESPN Yankee Stadium New York, New York
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M 6:45 p.m., ESPN NRG Stadium Houston, Texas
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl USC vs. Iowa 8 p.m., FS1 SDCCU Stadium San Diego, California
Cheez-It Bowl Air Force vs. Washington State 10:15 p.m., ESPN Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona
Saturday, December 28 Camping World Bowl Notre Dame vs. Iowa State Noon, ABC Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Memphis vs. Penn State Noon, ESPN AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl CFP National Semifinal LSU vs. Oklahoma 4 p.m., ESPN Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl CFP National Semifinal Clemson vs. Ohio State 8 p.m., ESPN State Farm Stadium Glendale, Arizona
Monday, December 30 ServPro First Responders Bowl Western Kentucky vs. Western Michigan 12:30 p.m., ESPN Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, Texas
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Mississippi State vs. Louisvlle 4 p.m., ESPN Nissan Stadium Nashville, Tennessee
Redbox Bowl California vs. Illinois 4 p.m., FOX Levi’s Stadium Santa Clara, California
Capital One Orange Bowl Florida vs. Virginia 8 p.m., ESPN Hard Rock Stadium Miami Florida
Tuesday, December 31 Belk Bowl Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky Noon, ESPN Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina
Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl Florida State vs. Arizona State 2 p.m., CBS Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas
AutoZone Liberty Bowl Navy vs. Kansas State 3:45 p.m., ESPN Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tennessee
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl Wyoming vs. Georgia State 4:30 p.m., CBSSN Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona
Valero Alamo Bowl Utah vs. Texas 7:30 p.m., ESPN Alamodome San Antonio, Texas
Wednesday, January 1 Outback Bowl Minnesota vs. Auburn 1 p.m., ESPN Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida
VRBO Citrus Bowl Michigan vs. Alabama 1 p.m., ABC Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual Oregon vs. Wisconsin 5 p.m., ESPN Rose Bowl Pasadena, California
Allstate Sugar Bowl Georgia vs. Baylor 8:45 p.m. Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Thursday, January 2 Ticketsmarter Birmingham Bowl Boston College vs. Cincinnati 3 p.m., ESPN Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama
Taxslayer Gator Bowl Indiana vs. Tennessee 7 p.m., ESPN TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, Florida
Friday, January 3 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Ohio vs. Nevada 3:30 p.m., ESPN Albertson Stadium Boise, Idao
Saturday, January 4 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Southern Mississippi vs. Tulane 11:30 a.m., ESPN Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas
Monday, January 6 LendingTree Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Miami (Ohio) 8 p.m., ESPN Ladd-Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama
Monday, January 13 CFP National Championship LSU/Oklahoma winner vs. Clemson/Ohio State winner 8 p.m., ESPN Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
NFL Schedule for Weeks 16 and 17 Saturday, December 21 Houston Texans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m., NFL Network Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots, 4:30 p.m., NFL Network Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m., NFL Network
Sunday, December 22 Jacksonville Jaguars at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., FOX Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS New Orleans Saints at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., FOX Carolina Panthers at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., FOX Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBS New York Giants at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., FOX Detroit Lions at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m., CBS Oakland Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m., CBS Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m., FOX Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m., FOX Kansas City Chiefs at Chicago Bears, 8:20 p.m., NBC
Monday, December 23 Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings, 8:15 p.m. ESPN
Sunday, December 29 New York Jets at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m., FOX Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., FOX Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., CBS Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., FOX Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants, 1 p.m., FOX Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m., FOX New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., FOX Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m., CBS Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m., FOX San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Wild Card Playoffs Saturday, January 4 TBD at TBD, Time TBD TBD at TBD, Time TBD
Sunday, January 5 TBD at TBD, Time TBD TBD at TBD, Time TBD
