With the end of the college football season comes some of the best and most interesting match-ups of the season: bowl games. December 20 features the first couple with many more to follow over the course of the following two and a half weeks.
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The most important games of the season are obviously the three games that make up the College Football Playoff. But there are so many more games that make up bowl season, our last chance to watch college football for the next eight months.
College Football Bowl Schedule 2019
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The first bowl game of the season will be played by Buffalo and Charlotte, but the most important will be played eight days later with LSU playing Oklahoma and Ohio State playing Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoff.
But to enjoy every moment of bowl season, you need to know when each game will begin and how to watch. Those are extremely important pieces of information with 40 games being played. To note, only five of the games won't be available on the ESPN App.
Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl
Who: Buffalo vs. Charlotte
When: Friday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium - Nassau, Bahamas
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl
Who: Utah State vs. Kent State
When: Friday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Where: Toyota Stadium - Frisco, Texas
Celebration Bowl
Who: Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T
When: Saturday, Dec. 21 at 12:00 p.m. ET on ABC
Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta, Georgia
New Mexico Bowl
Who: Central Michigan vs. San Diego State
When: Saturday, Dec. 21 at 2:00 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Dreamstyle Stadium - Albuquerque, New Mexico
FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl
Who: Liberty vs. Georgia Southern
When: Saturday, Dec. 21 at 2:30 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network
Where: Exploria Stadium - Orlando, Florida
Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
Who: SMU vs. Florida Atlantic
When: Saturday, Dec. 21 at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC
Where: FAU Stadium - Boca Raton, Florida
Camellia Bowl
Who: Florida International vs. Arkansas State
When: Saturday, Dec. 21 at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Cramton Bowl - Montgomery, Alabama
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Who: Boise State vs. Washington
When: Saturday, Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC
Where: Sam Boyd Stadium - Las Vegas, Nevada
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Who: Appalachian State vs. UAB
When: Saturday, Dec. 21 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome - New Orleans, Louisiana
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Who: UCF vs. Marshall
When: Monday, Dec. 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, Florida
SoFi Hawai'i Bowl
Who: Hawai'i vs. BYU
When: Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Aloha Stadium - Honolulu, Hawaii
Walk-On's Independence Bowl
Who: Louisiana Tech vs. Miami
When: Thursday, Dec. 26 at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Independence Stadium - Shreveport, Louisiana
Quick Lane Bowl
Who: Pittsburgh vs. Eastern Michigan
When: Thursday, Dec. 26 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Ford Field - Detroit, Michigan
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman
Who: North Carolina vs. Temple
When: Friday, Dec. 27 at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium - Annapolis, Maryland
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Who: Michigan State vs. Wake Forest
When: Friday, Dec. 27 at 3:20 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Yankee Stadium - New York City
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
Who: Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M
When: Friday, Dec. 27 at 6:45 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: NRG Stadium - Houston, Texas
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
Who: USC vs. Iowa
When: Friday, Dec. 27 at 8 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1
Where: SDCCU Stadium - San Diego, California
Cheez-It Bowl
Who: Air Force vs. Washington State
When: Friday, Dec. 27 at 10:15 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Chase Field - Phoenix, Arizona
Camping World Bowl
Who: Notre Dame vs. Iowa State
When: Saturday, Dec. 28 at 12 p.m. ET on ABC
Where: Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Florida
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Who: Penn State vs. Memphis
When: Saturday, Dec. 28 at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: AT&T Stadium - Arlington, Texas
College Football Playoff Semifinals
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Who: No. 1 LSU vs. No. 4 Oklahoma
When: Saturday, Dec. 28 at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta, Georgia
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
Who: No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Clemson
When: Saturday, Dec. 28 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: State Farm Stadium - Glendale, Arizona
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2️⃣. Ohio State // @OhioStateFB // #GoBucks
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— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 9, 2019
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Who: Western Kentucky vs. Western Michigan
When: Monday, Dec. 30 at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Gerald J. Ford Stadium - Dallas, Texas
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Who: Mississippi State vs. Louisville
When: Monday, Dec. 30 at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Nissan Stadium - Nashville, Tennessee
Redbox Bowl
Who: California vs. Illinois
When: Monday, Dec. 30 at 4 p.m. ET on FOX
Where: Levi's Stadium - Santa Clara, California
Capital One Orange Bowl
Who: Florida vs. Virginia
When: Monday, Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Hard Rock Stadium - Miami Gardens, Florida
Belk Bowl
Who: Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky
When: Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Bank of America Stadium - Charlotte, North Carolina
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Who: Florida State vs. Arizona State
When: Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 2 p.m. ET on CBS
Where: Sun Bowl Stadium - El Paso, Texas
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Who: Navy vs. Kansas State
When: Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 3:45 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium - Memphis, Tennessee
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Who: Wyoming vs. Georgia State
When: Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network
Where: Arizona Stadium - Tucson, Arizona
Valero Alamo Bowl
Who: Utah vs. Texas
When: Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Alamodome - San Antonio, Texas
Vrbo Citrus Bowl
Who: Michigan vs. Alabama
When: Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 1 p.m. ET on ABC
Where: Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Florida
Outback Bowl
Who: Minnesota vs. Auburn
When: Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, Florida
Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern Mutual
Who: Oregon vs. Wisconsin
When: Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Rose Bowl - Pasadena, California
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Who: Georgia vs. Baylor
When: Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 8:45 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome - New Orleans, Louisiana
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Who: Boston College vs. Cincinnati
When: Thursday, Jan. 2 at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Legion Field - Birmingham, Alabama
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Who: Indiana vs. Tennessee
When: Thursday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: TIAA Bank Field - Jacksonville, Florida
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Who: Ohio vs. Nevada
When: Friday, Jan. 3 at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Albertsons Stadium - Boise, Idaho
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Who: Southern Mississippi vs. Tulane
When: Saturday, Jan. 4 at 11:30 a.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Amon G. Carter Stadium - Fort Worth, Texas
LendingTree Bowl
Who: Louisiana vs. Miami (Ohio)
When: Monday, Jan. 6 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
Where: Ladd-Peebles Stadium - Mobile, Alabama
College Football Playoff National Championship Game
Who: TBD
When: Monday, Jan. 13
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome - New Orleans, Louisiana
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— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 17, 2019
