When does the college football bowl season begin? Dates and matchups for every NCAA game

Saturday, December 13

1. LA Bowl. 8 p.m. (ABC)
2. Boise State vs. Washington

Tuesday, December 16

1. IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl. 9 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Troy vs. Jacksonville State

Wednesday, December 17

1. StaffDNA Cure Bowl. 5 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Old Dominion vs. South Florida

1. 68 Ventures Bowl. 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Louisiana vs. Delaware

Thursday,December 18

1. Xbox Bowl. 9 p.m. (ESPN2)
2. Missouri State vs. Arkansas State

Friday, December 19

1. Myrtle Beach Bowl. 11 a.m. (ESPN)
2. Kennesaw State vs. Western Michigan

1. Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl. 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
2. NC State vs. Memphis

1. College Football Playoff first-round game. 8 p.m. (ABC)
2. No. 9 Alabama at No. 8 Oklahoma

Saturday, December 20

1. College Football Playoff first-round game. 12:00 noon, ABC
2. No. 10 Miami at No. 7 Texas A&M

1. College Football Playoff first-round game. 3:30 p.m., TNT
2. No. 11 Tulane at No. 6 Ole Miss

1. College Football Playoff first-round game. 7:30 p.m., TNT
2. No. 12 James Madison at No. 5 Oregon

Monday, December 22

1. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. 2 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Utah State vs. Washington State

Tuesday, December 23

1. Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans. 2 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Louisville vs. Toledo

1. New Orleans Bowl, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss

1. Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl. 9 p.m. (ESPN)
2. UNLV vs. Ohio

Wednesday, December 24

1. Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. 8 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Cal vs. Hawaii

Friday, December 26

1. GameAbove Sports Bowl. 1 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Northwestern vs. Central Michigan

1. Rate Bowl, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Minnesota vs. New Mexico

1. ServPro First Responder Bowl. 8 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Florida International vs. UTSA

Saturday, December 27

1. Go Bowling Military Bowl. 11 a.m. (ESPN)
2. Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina

1. Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. 12:00 noon (ABC)
2. Clemson vs. Penn State

1. Wasabi Fenway Bowl. 2:15 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Army vs. UConn

1. Pop-Tarts Bowl. 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
2. Georgia Tech vs. BYU

1. Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl. 4:30 p.m., CW
2. Fresno State vs. Miami (Ohio)

1. Isleta New Mexico Bowl. 5:45 p.m. (ESPN)
2. San Diego State vs. North Texas

1. TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. 7:30 p.m. (ABC)
2. Virginia vs. Missouri

1. Kinder’s Texas Bowl. 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)
2. LSU vs. Houston

Monday, December 29

1. JLab Birmingham Bowl. 2 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State

Tuesday, December 30

1. Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl. 2 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Louisiana Tech vs. Coastal Carolina

1. Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl. 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Illinois vs. Tennessee

1. Valero Alamo Bowl. 9 p.m. (ESPN)
2. TCU vs. USC

Wednesday, December 31

1. ReliaQuest Bowl. 12:00 noon (ESPN)
2. Iowa vs. Vanderbilt

1. Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. 2 p.m., (CBS)
2. Duke vs. Arizona State

1. Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. 3 p.m. (ABC)
2. Texas vs. Michigan

1. SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl. 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Nebraska vs. Utah

1. Goodyear Cotton Bowl (College Football Playoff quarterfinal). 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
2. TBD vs. No. 2 Ohio State

Thursday, January 1

1. Capital One Orange Bowl (College Football Playoff quarterfinal). 12:00 noon (ESPN)
2. TBD vs. No. 4 Texas Tech

1. Rose Bowl (College Football Playoff quarterfinal). 4 p.m. (ESPN)
2. TBD vs. No. 1 Indiana

1. Allstate Sugar Bowl (College Football Playoff quarterfinal). 8 p.m. (ESPN)
2. TBD vs. No. 3 Georgia

Friday, January 2

1. Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl. 1 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Rice vs. Texas State

1. AutoZone Liberty Bowl. 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Navy vs. Cincinnati

1. Duke’s Mayo Bowl. 8 p.m. (ESPN)
2. Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State

1. Holiday Bowl. 8 p.m. (Fox)
2. SMU vs. Arizona

Thursday, January 8

1. Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal). 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
2. TBD vs. TBD

Friday, January 9

1. Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal). 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
2. TBD vs. TBD

Monday, January 19

1. National Championship Game. 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
2. TBD vs. TBD