The 2018-19 bowl season has been set. With a few minor details still to be finalized, this is how the 39 games will line up over the month of December and into January, culminating with the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 7, 2019. There are some date changes among the smaller bowls, but the bigger story comes later in bowl season. The College Football Playoff semifinal games -- this year the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl -- will be played Dec. 29.
Below is the list of the 2018-19 college football bowl schedule. All times Eastern.
College Football Playoff
Date | Bowl | Time (TV) | Matchup/Recap |
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Jan. 7 | National Championship Santa Clara, Calif. | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | No. 2 Clemson 44, No. 1 Alabama 16 |
Dec. 29 | Cotton Arlington, Texas | 4 p.m. (ESPN) | No. 2 Clemson 30, No. 3 Notre Dame 3 |
Dec. 29 | Orange Miami Gardens, Fla. | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | No. 1 Alabama 45, No. 4 Oklahoma 34 |
Selection committee bowl games
Date | Bowl | TV (Time) | Matchup/Recap |
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Jan. 1 | Sugar New Orleans | 8:45 p.m. (ESPN) | Texas 28, Georgia 21 |
Jan. 1 | Fiesta Glendale, Ariz. | 1 p.m. (ESPN) | LSU 40, UCF 32 |
Jan. 1 | Rose Pasadena, Calif. | 5 p.m. (ESPN) | Ohio State 28, Washington 24 |
Dec. 29 | Peach Atlanta | Noon (ESPN) | Florida 41, Michigan 15 |
Other bowl games
Date | Bowl | Time (TV) | Matchup/Recap |
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Jan. 1 | Citrus Orlando, Fla. | 1 p.m. (ABC) | Kentucky 27, Penn State 24 |
Jan. 1 | Outback Tampa, Fla. | Noon (ESPN2) | Iowa 27, Mississippi State 22 |
Dec. 31 | Sun El Paso, Texas | 2 p.m. (CBS) | Stanford 14, Pittsburgh 13 |
Dec. 31 | Taxslayer Jacksonville, Fla. | 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Texas A&M 52, NC State 13 |
Dec. 31 | Holiday San Diego | 7 p.m. (FS1) | Northwestern 31, Utah 20 |
Dec. 31 | Liberty Memphis, Tenn. | 3:45 p.m. (ESPN) | Oklahoma State 38, Missouri 33 |
Dec. 31 | Redbox Santa Clara, Calif. | 3 p.m. (FOX) | Oregon 7, Michigan State 6 |
Dec. 31 | Military Annapolis, Md. | Noon (ESPN) | Cincinnati 35, Virginia Tech 31 |
Dec. 29 | Arizona Tucson, Ariz. | 1:15 p.m. (CBSSN) | Nevada 16, Arkansas State 13 (OT) |
Dec. 29 | Belk Charlotte, N.C. | 12:30 p.m. (ABC) | Virginia 28, South Carolina 0 |
Dec. 28 | Alamo San Antonio | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Wash. State 28, Iowa State 26 |
Dec. 28 | Camping World Orlando, Fla. | 5:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Syracuse 34, West Virginia 14 |
Dec. 28 | Music City Nashville, Tenn. | 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Auburn 63, Purdue 14 |
Dec. 27 | Texas Houston | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Baylor 45, Vanderbilt 38 |
Dec. 27 | Pinstripe New York | 5:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Wisconsin 35, Miami 3 |
Dec. 27 | Independence Shreveport, La. | 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Duke 56, Temple 27 |
Dec. 26 | Cheez-It Phoenix | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | TCU 10, California 7 (OT) |
Dec. 26 | Quick Lane Detroit | 5:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Minnesota 34, Georgia Tech 10 |
Dec. 26 | First Responder Dallas | 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Boston College/Boise State, Canceled |
Dec. 22 | Hawaii Honolulu | 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Louisiana Tech 31, Hawaii 14 |
Dec. 22 | Dollar General Mobile, Ala. | 7 p.m. (ESPN) | Troy 42, Buffalo 32 |
Dec. 22 | Armed Forces Fort Worth, Texas | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Army 70, Houston 14 |
Dec. 22 | Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. | Noon (ESPN) | Wake Forest 37, Memphis 34 |
Dec. 21 | Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho | 4 p.m. (ESPN) | BYU 49, W. Michigan 18 |
Dec. 21 | Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas | 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) | FIU 35, Toledo 32 |
Dec. 20 | Gasparilla Tampa, Fla. | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | Marshall 38, South Florida 20 |
Dec. 19 | Frisco Frisco, Tex. | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | Ohio 27, San Diego State 0 |
Dec. 18 | Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. | 7 p.m. (ESPN) | UAB 37, N. Illinois 13 |
Dec. 15 | New Orleans New Orleans, La. | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Appalachian State 45, MTSU 13 |
Dec. 15 | Camellia Montgomery, Ala. | 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Ga. Southern 23, E. Michigan 21 |
Dec. 15 | Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. | 3:30 p.m. (ABC) | Fresno State 31, Arizona State 20 |
Dec. 15 | Cure Orlando, Fla. | 1:30 p.m. (CBSSN) | Tulane 41, Louisiana 24 |
Dec. 15 | New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. | 2 p.m. (ESPN) | Utah State 52, North Texas 13 |