Forty-one college football games are slated to take place from Dec. 15 thru Jan. 7 for the 2018-19 bowl season, culminating in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 7 from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
On Dec. 29, the late-afternoon College Football Playoff Semifinal game will feature ACC champion Clemson Tigers versus undefeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Tex. Then, in prime time, the other College Football Playoff Semifinal game features SEC champion Alabama Crimson Tide versus Big 12 champion Oklahoma Sooners in the Orange Bowl in Miami, Fla.
The Fiesta Bowl features No. 11 LSU vs. No. 8 UCF (Jan. 1 at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN), as the Knights participate in their second consecutive New Year’s Six game and look to extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 26 games. LSU is participating in its first New Year’s Six game. The Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 1 at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN) features the traditional matchup of the Pac-12 Champion vs. the Big Ten Champion, as No. 9 Washington plays No. 6 Ohio State. It is the Huskies first trip to Pasadena since 2001 and the Buckeyes first since 2011. It’ll also be the final game for Urban Meyer as head coach of Ohio State. The Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1 at 8:45 p.m. ET on ESPN) will conclude New Year’s Six as No. 15 Texas plays No. 5 Georgia, in a traditional Big 12-SEC matchup.
The following is the college football’s bowl schedule (ranks according to the weekly College Football Playoff committee poll), including dates, start times, TV networks and scheduled announcers.
All times Eastern; schedule subject to change.
Saturday, December 15, 2018
12:00 PM: Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl (ABC)
North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State
Announcers: Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Jay Walker, Molly McGrath
Saturday, December 15, 2018
2:00 PM: New Mexico Bowl (ESPN)
North Texas vs. Utah State
Announcers: Mark Neely, John Congemi, Quint Kessenich
Saturday, December 15, 2018
2:30 PM: AutoNation Cure Bowl (CBS Sports Network)
Tulane vs. Louisiana
Saturday, December 15, 2018
3:30 PM: Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl (ABC)
Arizona State vs. [#21] Fresno State
Announcers: Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Tom Rinaldi
Saturday, December 15, 2018
5:30 PM: Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (ESPN)
Georgia Southern vs. Eastern Michigan
Announcers: Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia, Lauren Sisler
Saturday, December 15, 2018
9:00 PM: R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (ESPN)
Middle Tennessee vs. Appalachian State
Announcers: Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Dekker
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
7:00 PM: Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl (ESPN)
UAB vs. Northern Illinois
Announcers: Dave Lamont, Desmond Howard, Jonathan Vilma, Alyssa Lang
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
8:00 PM: DXL Frisco Bowl (ESPN)
San Diego State vs. Ohio
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Andre Ware, Kris Budden
Thursday, December 20, 2018
8:00 PM: Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (ESPN)
Marshall vs. South Florida
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Dan Orlovsky, Paul Carcaterra
Friday, December 21, 2018
12:30 PM: Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl (ESPN)
Florida International vs. Toledo
Announcers: Steve Levy, Desmond Howard, Laura Rutledge
Friday, December 21, 2018
4:00 PM: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (ESPN)
Western Michigan vs. BYU
Announcers: Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey, Alex Corddry
Saturday, December 22, 2018
12:00 PM: Jared Birmingham Bowl (ESPN)
Memphis vs. Wake Forest
Announcers: Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport
Saturday, December 22, 2018
3:30 PM: Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (ESPN)
Houston vs. Army
Announcers: Chris Cotter, Emmanuel Acho, Jim Mora, Quint Kessenich
Saturday, December 22, 2018
7:00 PM: Dollar General Bowl (ESPN)
Buffalo vs. Troy
Announcers: Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones
Saturday, December 22, 2018
10:30 PM: SoFi Hawai’i Bowl (ESPN)
Hawai’i vs. Louisiana Tech
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Allison Williams
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
1:30 PM: SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (ESPN)
Boston College vs. [#25] Boise State
Announcers: Lowell Galindo, Ahmad Brooks, Kris Budden
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
5:15 PM: Quick Lane Bowl (ESPN)
Minnesota vs. Georgia Tech
Announcers: Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, Allison Williams
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
9:00 PM: Cheez-It Bowl (ESPN)
California vs. TCU
Announcers: Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Dekker
Thursday, December 27, 2018
1:30 PM: Walk-On’s Independence Bowl (ESPN)
Temple vs. Duke
Announcers: Lowell Galindo, Ahmad Brooks, Kris Budden
Thursday, December 27, 2018
5:15 PM: New Era Pinstripe Bowl (ESPN)
Miami vs. Wisconsin
Announcers: Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, Allison Williams
Thursday, December 27, 2018
9:00 PM: Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl (ESPN)
Baylor vs. Vanderbilt
Announcers: Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Dekker
Friday, December 28, 2018
1:30 PM: Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (ESPN)
Purdue vs. Auburn
Announcers: Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones
Friday, December 28, 2018
5:15 PM: Camping World Bowl (ESPN)
[#16] West Virginia vs. [#20] Syracuse
Announcers: Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich
Friday, December 28, 2018
9:00 PM: Valero Alamo Bowl (ESPN)
[#24] Iowa State vs. [#13] Washington State
Announcers: Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill
Saturday, December 29, 2018
12:00 PM: Belk Bowl (ABC)
South Carolina vs. Virginia
Announcers: Adam Amin, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman
Saturday, December 29, 2018
12:00 PM: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (ESPN)
[#10] Florida vs. [#7] Michigan
Announcers: Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
Saturday, December 29, 2018
1:15 PM: NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl (CBS Sports Network)
Arkansas State vs. Nevada
Saturday, December 29, 2018
4:00 PM: College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (ESPN)
[#2] Clemson vs. [#3] Notre Dame
Announcers: Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Tom Rinaldi, Holly Rowe
Saturday, December 29, 2018
8:00 PM: College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl (ESPN)
[#1] Alabama vs. [#4] Oklahoma
Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Laura Rutledge, Maria Taylor
Monday, December 31, 2018
12:00 PM: Military Bowl (ESPN)
Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
Announcers: Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
Monday, December 31, 2018
2:00 PM: Hyundai Sun Bowl (CBS)
Stanford vs. Pittsburgh
Announcers: Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jamie Erdahl
Monday, December 31, 2018
3:00 PM: Redbox Bowl (Fox)
Michigan State vs. Oregon
Announcers: Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft
Monday, December 31, 2018
3:45 PM: AutoZone Liberty Bowl (ESPN)
[#23] Missouri vs. Oklahoma State
Announcers: Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Tom Rinaldi, Holly Rowe
Monday, December 31, 2018
7:00 PM: San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl (FS1)
Northwestern vs. Utah
Monday, December 31, 2018
7:30 PM: TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (ESPN)
NC State vs. [#19] Texas A&M
Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Laura Rutledge, Maria Taylor
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
12:00 PM: Outback Bowl (ESPN2)
[#18] Mississippi State vs. Iowa
Announcers: Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Molly McGrath
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
1:00 PM: VRBO Citrus Bowl (ABC)
[#14] Kentucky vs. [#12] Penn State
Announcers: Dave Flemming, Brock Huard, Laura Rutledge
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
1:00 PM: PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (ESPN)
[#11] LSU vs. [#8] UCF
Announcers: Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
5:00 PM: Rose Bowl (ESPN)
[#9] Washington vs. [#6] Ohio State
Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Tom Rinaldi, Maria Taylor
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
8:45 PM: Allstate Sugar Bowl (ESPN)
[#15] Texas vs. [#5] Georgia
Announcers: Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
Monday, January 7, 2019
8:00 PM: College Football Playoff National Championship (ESPN)
Alabama/Oklahoma vs. Clemson/Notre Dame
Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor, Tom Rinaldi
