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College football bowl games: Who plays today Monday, December 23? Times and matchups

The Myrtle Beach Bowl and the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl are the main attractions on Monday as the Christmas football action continues.

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After the culmination of the college football regular season earlier this month the postseason action began last Friday with the first of the playoff games. There’s also a series of bowl games, which continue on Monday, December 23.

First up it’s the Myrtle Beach Bowl, where Coastal Caroline take on UTSA at Brookes Stadium in Conway, South Carolina. That game gets underway at 11am ET, with the action broadcast live on ESPN.

That’s followed by the slickly-named Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, bringing together Northern Illinois and Fresno State Bulldogs at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The second game of the day kicks off at 2:30pm ET, also available to view on ESPN.

Watch Myrtle Beach Bowl and Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on FuboTV (Free Trial)

Ahead of the Potato Bowl, NIU head coach Thomas Hammock said: “It’s been a couple weeks since we had the opportunity to play as a team. I love the preparation that we have put in to this, we have added some developmental practice as well as some practice to keep us sharp. I really like the way that our football team has been locked in and focused.”

Full college football bowl game schedule

The brace of Monday games are just the latest in a busy schedule of college football bowl games across December and early January. There’s still the expanded 12-team College Football Playoffs to look forward too, but here’s the full bowl game schedule...

College football bowl schedule

Tuesday, Dec. 24

  • Hawai'i Bowl - South Florida vs. San José State

Thursday, Dec. 26

  • GameAbove Sports Bowl - Pittsburgh vs. Toledo
  • Rate Bowl - Rutgers vs. Kansas State
  • 68 Ventures Bowl - Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green 

Friday, Dec. 27

  • Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl - Oklahoma vs. Navy
  • Birmingham Bowl - Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt
  • AutoZone Liberty Bowl - Texas Tech vs. Arkansas
  • DirecTV Holiday Bowl - Syracuse vs. Washington State
  • SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl - Texas A&M vs. USC 

Saturday, Dec. 28

  • Wasabi Fenway Bowl - UConn vs. North Carolina
  • Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl - Boston College vs. Nebraska
  • Isleta New Mexico Bowl - Louisiana vs. TCU
  • Pop-Tarts Bowl - Iowa State vs. Miami
  • Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl - Miami (OH) vs. Colorado State
  • Go Bowling Military Bowl - East Carolina vs. NC State
  • Valero Alamo Bowl - BYU vs. Colorado
  • Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl - Louisiana Tech vs. Army 

Monday, Dec. 30

  • TransPerfect Music City Bowl - Iowa vs. Missouri 

Tuesday, Dec. 31

  • ReliaQuest Bowl - Alabama vs. Michigan
  • Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl - Louisville vs. Washington
  • Cheez-It Citrus Bowl - South Carolina vs. Illinois
  • Kinder's Texas Bowl - Baylor vs. LSU 

Thursday, Jan. 2

  • TaxSlayer Gator Bowl - Duke vs. Ole Miss 

Friday, Jan. 3

  • SERVPRO First Responder Bowl - North Texas vs. Texas State
  • Duke's Mayo Bowl - Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech 

Saturday, Jan. 4

  • Bahamas Bowl pres. by Atlantis Resorts - Buffalo vs. Liberty

In recent years the Southeastern Conference has dominated college football and the SEC’s record in bowl games is just as impressive. SEC teams have recorded 14 national championships since the start of the 21st century, with Alabama racking up six victories (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020). In bowl games, Georgia has the best record with a .616 win percentage.

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