Published December 03, 2018
The college football bowl season kicks off Dec. 15 — with five games leading the charge — and culminates with the National Championship on Jan. 7 in Santa Clara, Calif.
The College Football Playoff semifinal games will take place on Dec. 29, with Clemson playing Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl and Alabama taking on Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. There will also be five bowl games on the schedule during New Year’s Day and six on New Year’s Eve.
Overall, there will be 40 bowl games in the next month and a half. The Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference lead the way with 11 teams represented in the games. The Big Ten Conference will have nine teams represented in bowls.
Read on for a look at the College Football Playoff schedule (in eastern time).
Date: December 29
Location: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Time: 4 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: No. 2 Clemson (13-0, 8-0) vs. No. 3 Notre Dame (12-0)
Date: December 29
Location: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.
Time: 8 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: No. 1 Alabama (13-0, 8-0) vs. No. 4 Oklahoma (12-1, 8-1)
Date: January 7, 2019
Location: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.
Time: 8 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Cotton Bowl winner vs. Orange Bowl winner
Read on for a look at the rest of the college football bowl schedule below.
Date: December 15
Location: Branch Field at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M.
Time: 2 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Utah State (10-2, 7-1) vs. North Texas (9-3, 5-3)
Date: December 15
Location: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Watch: CBS Sports Network
Teams: Tulane (6-6, 5-3) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (7-6, 5-3)
Date: December 15
Location: Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nev.
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Watch: ABC
Teams: Arizona State (7-5, 5-4) vs. Fresno State (11-2, 7-1)
Date: December 15
Location: Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala.
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Eastern Michigan (7-5, 5-3) vs. Georgia Southern (9-3, 6-2)
Date: December 15
Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La.
Time: 9 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Appalachian State (10-2, 7-1) vs. Middle Tennessee (8-5, 7-1)
Date: December 18
Location: Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla.
Time: 7 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: UAB (10-3, 7-1) vs. Northern Illinois (8-5, 6-2)
Date: December 19
Location: Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Time: 8 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Ohio (8-4, 6-2) vs. San Diego State (7-5, 4-4)
Date: December 20
Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
Time: 8 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: South Florida (7-5, 3-5) vs. Marshall (8-4, 6-2)
Date: December 21
Location: Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Toledo (7-5, 5-3) vs. Florida International (8-4, 6-2)
Date: December 21
Location: Lyle Smith Field at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho
Time: 4 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Western Michigan (7-5, 5-3) vs. BYU (6-6)
Date: December 22
Location: Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala.
Time: 12 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Memphis (8-5, 5-3) vs. Wake Forest (6-6, 3-5)
Date: December 22
Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Houston (8-4, 5-3) vs. Army (9-2)
Date: December 22
Location: Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala.
Time: 7 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Troy (9-3, 7-1) vs. Buffalo (10-3, 7-1)
Date: December 22
Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Time: 10:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Hawaii (8-5, 5-3) vs. Louisiana Tech (7-5, 5-3)
Date: December 26
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Boston College (7-5, 4-4) vs. Boise State (10-3, 7-1)
Date: December 26
Location: Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.
Time: 5:15 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Georgia Tech (7-5, 5-3) vs. Minnesota (6-6, 3-6)
Date: December 26
Location: Chase Field, Phoenix, Ariz.
Time: 9 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: California (7-5, 4-5) vs. TCU (6-6, 4-5)
Date: December 27
Location: Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Temple (8-4, 7-1) vs. Duke (7-5, 3-5)
Date: December 27
Location: Yankee Stadium, New York, N.Y.
Time: 5:15 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Miami (FL) (7-5, 4-4) vs. Wisconsin (7-5, 5-4)
Date: December 27
Location: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Time: 9 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Baylor (6-6, 4-5) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6, 3-5)
Date: December 28
Location: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn.
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Purdue (6-6, 5-4) vs. Auburn (7-5, 3-5)
Date: December 28
Location: Camping World, Stadium, Orlando, Fla.
Time: 5:15 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Syracuse (9-3, 6-2) vs. West Virginia (8-3, 6-3)
Date: December 28
Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Time: 9 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Washington State (10-2, 7-2) vs. Iowa State (8-4, 6-3)
Date: December 28
Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz.
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Watch: CBS Sports Network
Teams: Arkansas State (8-4, 5-3) vs. Nevada (7-5, 5-3)
Date: December 29
Location: Mercedes-Benz, Atlanta, Ga.
Time: 12 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Florida (9-3, 5-3) vs. Michigan (10-2, 8-1)
Date: December 29
Location: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.
Time: 12 p.m.
Watch: ABC
Teams: Virginia (7-5, 4-4) vs. South Carolina (7-5, 4-4)
Date: December 31
Location: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.
Time: 3 p.m.
Watch: FOX
Teams: Michigan State (7-5, 5-4) vs. Oregon (8-4, 5-4)
Date: December 31
Location: Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md.
Time: 12 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Cincinnati (10-2, 6-2) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6, 4-4)
Date: December 31
Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tenn.
Time: 3:45 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Missouri (8-4, 4-4) vs. Oklahoma State (6-6, 3-6)
Date: December 31
Location: SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, Calif.
Time: 7 p.m.
Watch: FS1
Teams: Utah (9-4, 6-3) vs. Northwestern (8-5, 8-1)
Date: December 31
Location: TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Fla.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: N.C. State (9-3, 5-3) vs. Texas A&M (8-4, 5-3)
Date: December 31
Location: Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas
Time: 2 p.m.
Watch: CBS
Teams: Pittsburgh (7-6, 6-2) vs. Stanford (8-4, 6-3)
Date: January 1, 2019
Location: Raymond James, Tampa, Fla.
Time: 12 p.m.
Watch: ESPN2
Teams: Mississippi State (8-4, 4-4) vs. Iowa (8-4, 5-4)
Date: January 1, 2019
Location: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
Time: 1 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: LSU (9-3, 5-3) vs. Central Florida (12-0, 8-0)
Date: January 1, 2019
Location: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.
Time: 1 p.m.
Watch: ABC
Teams: Penn State (9-3, 6-3) vs. Kentucky (9-3, 5-3)
Date: January 1, 2019
Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.
Time: 5 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Washington (10-3, 7-2) vs. Ohio State (12-1, 8-1)
Date: January 1, 2019
Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La.
Time: 8:45 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Texas (9-4, 7-2) vs. Georgia (11-2, 7-1)
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