The college football season, set to kick off in August, will culminate with the College Football Playoff national championship game in Miami on Jan. 19.
A five-week bowl season begins Dec. 13 with a noon ET kickoff in Atlanta in the Cricket Celebration Bowl, but cheer up grasshopper, there are 44 total games scheduled to be played after conference title games are in the books.
A team who doesn’t receive a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff has the potential to play games in six consecutive months, with 17 possible games for teams participating in conference championship games in December.
The marquee games in the College Football Playoff are scheduled to begin Friday, Dec. 19 with one game and continue with three more Saturday, Dec. 20. Winners advance to the quarterfinals played Dec. 31 (Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas) and a tripleheader on Thursday, Jan. 1 (Orange Bowl, Miami, noon ET). The Rose Bowl in Pasadena kicks off at 4 p.m. ET and is followed by the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans at 8 p.m. ET.
The CFP semifinals are Thursday, Jan. 8 (Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz., 7:30 p.m. ET) and the following night in Atlanta (Peach Bowl, 7:30 p.m. ET). Semifinal winners head to Miami for the Monday night title game at Hard Rock Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET).
If you aren’t into the pageantry of the newly hatched playoffs, there are interesting official names and themes on the calendar, too. On Saturday, Dec. 27, there are eight bowl games featuring football at Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium, and the … Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Presented By Gin & Juice By Dre and Snoop.
Here’s a look at the full bowl schedule by date with venue, time (ET) and TV information:
Saturday, Dec. 13, 12 p.m., ABC: Cricket Celebration Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Dec. 13, 9 p.m., ESPN: LA Bowl Hosted By Gronk
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, Calif.
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 9 p.m., ESPN: Salute to Veterans Bowl
Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala.
Wednesday, Dec. 17, 5 p.m., ESPN: Cure Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.
Dec. 17, 8:30 p.m., ESPN: 68 Ventures Bowl
Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, Ala.
Friday, Dec. 19, 12 p.m., ESPN: Myrtle Beach Bowl
Brooks Stadium, Conway, S.C.
Dec. 19, 3:30 p.m., ESPN: Gasparilla Bowl
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
Monday, Dec. 22, 2 p.m., ESPN: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2 p.m., ESPN: Boca Raton Bowl
Flagler Credit Union Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla.
Dec. 23, 5:30 p.m., ESPN: New Orleans Bowl
Caesars Superdome, New Orleans
Dec. 23, 9 p.m., ESPN: Frisco Bowl
Venue TBD, Frisco, Texas
Wednesday, Dec. 24, time TBD, ESPN: Hawai’i Bowl
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu
Friday, Dec. 26, 1 p.m., ESPN: GameAbove Sports Bowl
Ford Field, Detroit
Dec. 26, 4:30 p.m., ESPN: Rate Bowl
Chase Field, Phoenix
Dec. 26, 8 p.m., ESPN: First Responder Bowl
Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas
Saturday, Dec. 27, 11 a.m., ESPN: Military Bowl
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md.
Dec. 27, 12 p.m., ABC: Pinstripe Bowl
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y.
Dec. 27, 2:15 p.m., ESPN: Fenway Bowl
Fenway Park, Boston
Dec. 27, 3:30 p.m., ABC: Pop-Tarts Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.
Dec. 27, 3:30 p.m., The CW: Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Presented By Gin & Juice By Dre and Snoop
Arizona Stadium Tucson, Ariz.
Dec. 27, 5:45 p.m., ESPN: New Mexico Bowl
Branch Field at University Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M.
Dec. 27, 7:30 p.m., ABC: Gator Bowl
EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Fla.
Dec. 27, 9:15 p.m., ESPN: Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium, Houston
Monday, Dec. 29, 2 p.m., ESPN: Birmingham Bowl
Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Ala.
Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2 p.m., ESPN: Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.
Dec. 30, 5:30 p.m., ESPN: Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn.
Dec. 30, 9 p.m., ESPN: Alamo Bowl
Alamodome, San Antonio
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 12 p.m., ESPN: ReliaQuest Bowl
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
Dec. 31, 2 p.m., CBS: Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas
Dec. 31, 3 p.m., ABC: Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.
Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m., ESPN: Las Vegas Bowl
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
Friday, Jan. 2, 1 p.m., ESPN: Armed Forces Bowl
Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
Jan. 2, 4:30 p.m., ESPN: Liberty Bowl
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, Tenn.
Jan. 2, 8 p.m., ESPN: Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.
Date and time TBD, FOX: Holiday Bowl, Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, Calif.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Friday, Dec. 19, CFP First Round
time, location TBD
Saturday, Dec. 20, CFP First Round
time, location TBD
Dec. 20, CFP First Round
time, location TBD
Dec. 20, CFP First Round
time, location TBD
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m., ESPN: Cotton Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal)
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Thursday, Jan. 1, 12 p.m., ESPN: Orange Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal)
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.
Jan. 1, 4 p.m., ESPN: Rose Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal)
Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, Calif.
Jan. 1, 8 p.m., ESPN: Sugar Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal)
Caesars Superdome, New Orleans
Thursday, Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m., ESPN: Fiesta Bowl (CFP Semifinal)
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
Friday, Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m., ESPN, Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Monday, Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m., ESPN: College Football Playoff National Championship
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.
