ESPN’s entire 35-game bowl slate begins Friday, Dec. 20. Their postseason college football coverage is highlighted by the exclusive presentation of the College Football Playoff, which begins with the Semifinals on Saturday, Dec. 28. The College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will feature No. 1 LSU vs. No. 4 Oklahoma (4 p.m. ET) from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. The Peach Bowl precedes the CFP Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Clemson (8 p.m.) from State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.
The winners of the semifinals will play in the CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T (8 p.m.) from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Monday, Jan. 13.
ESPN’s presentation of the New Year’s Six will begin with the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic between No. 16 Memphis and No. 10 Penn State (noon) on Saturday, Dec. 28, which will lead into the CFP Semifinals. The Capital One Orange Bowl between No. 9 Florida and No. 24 Virginia (8 p.m.) on Monday, Dec. 30, will precede the New Year’s Day bowls and follow the CFP Semifinals.
ESPN has exclusive coverage of the NCAA Division I Football Championship, including the NCAA FCS Championship game on January 11 on ABC (noon). ESPNU will televise the Division III Football Championship on December 20 (8 p.m.) and the Division II Football Championship on December 21 (3 p.m.). The NAIA Football Championship will be streamed on ESPN3, also on December 21 (7 p.m.).
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.
Friday, December 20, 2019
2:00 PM: Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl: Buffalo vs. Charlotte (ESPN)
Announcers: Steve Levy, Greg McElroy, Dianna Russi
Friday, December 20, 2019
7:30 PM: Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl: Utah State vs. Kent State (ESPN2)
Announcers: Anish Shroff, John Congemi, Kris Budden
Friday, December 20, 2019
8:00 PM: D3 Championship: North Central (IL) vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater (ESPNU)
Announcers: Mark Neely, Ray Bentley
Saturday, December 21, 2019
12:00 PM: Celebration Bowl: Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T (ABC)
Announcers: Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Jay Walker, Roddy Jones, Tiffany Greene
Saturday, December 21, 2019
2:00 PM: New Mexico Bowl: Central Michigan vs. San Diego State (ESPN)
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Ryan Leaf, Dr. Jerry Punch
Saturday, December 21, 2019
2:00 PM: FCS Semifinal: Montana State vs. North Dakota State (ESPN2)
Announcers: Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison, Olivia Dekker
Saturday, December 21, 2019
2:30 PM: Cure Bowl: Liberty vs. Georgia Southern (CBS Sports Network)
Announcers: Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, John Schriffen
Saturday, December 21, 2019
3:00 PM: D2 Championship: Minnesota State vs. West Florida (ESPNU)
Announcers: Bill Roth, Dustin Fox, Taylor McGregor
Saturday, December 21, 2019
3:30 PM: Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl: SMU vs. Florida Atlantic (ABC)
Announcers: Tom Hart, Joey Galloway, Pat McAfee
Saturday, December 21, 2019
5:30 PM: Camellia Bowl: Florida International vs. Arkansas State (ESPN)
Announcers: Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang
Saturday, December 21, 2019
6:30 PM: FCS Semifinal: Weber State vs. James Madison (ESPN2)
Announcers: Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Paul Carcaterra
Saturday, December 21, 2019
9:00 PM: R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: [#20] Appalachian State vs. UAB (ESPN)
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman
Monday, December 23, 2019
2:30 PM: Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl: UCF vs. Marshall (ESPN)
Announcers: Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Lauren Sisler
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
8:00 PM: SoFi Hawai’i Bowl: Hawaii vs. BYU (ESPN)
Announcers: Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich
Thursday, December 26, 2019
4:00 PM: Walk-On’s Independence Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. Miami (ESPN)
Announcers: Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Eric Wood
Thursday, December 26, 2019
8:00 PM: Quick Lane Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Eastern Michigan (ESPN)
Announcers: Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia, Allison Williams
Friday, December 27, 2019
12:00 PM: Military Bowl: North Carolina vs. Temple (ESPN)
Announcers: Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison, Kelsey Riggs
Friday, December 27, 2019
3:20 PM: New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Michigan State vs. Wake Forest (ESPN)
Announcers: Adam Amin, Matt Hasselbeck, Paul Carcaterra
Friday, December 27, 2019
6:45 PM: Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl: [#25] Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M (ESPN)
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Andre Ware, Alyssa Lang
Friday, December 27, 2019
8:00 PM: Holiday Bowl: [#22] USC vs. [#16] Iowa (FS1)
Announcers: Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft
Friday, December 27, 2019
10:15 PM: Cheez-It Bowl: Air Force vs. Washington State (ESPN)
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Ryan Leaf, Cole Cubelic
Saturday, December 28, 2019
12:00 PM: Camping World Bowl: [#15] Notre Dame vs. Iowa State (ABC)
Announcers: Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Allison Williams
Saturday, December 28, 2019
12:00 PM: Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: [#17] Memphis vs. [#10] Penn State (ESPN)
Announcers: Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Olivia Dekker
Saturday, December 28, 2019
4:00 PM: COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SEMIFINAL: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: [#4] Oklahoma vs. [#1] LSU (ESPN)
Announcers: Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe, Laura Rutledge
Saturday, December 28, 2019
8:00 PM: COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SEMIFINAL: PlayStation Fiesta Bowl: [#3] Clemson vs. [#2] Ohio State (ESPN)
Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor, Tom Rinaldi
Monday, December 30, 2019
12:30 PM: SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. Western Michigan (ESPN)
Announcers: Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport
Monday, December 30, 2019
4:00 PM: RedBox Bowl: Cal vs. Illinois (Fox)
Announcers: Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman
Monday, December 30, 2019
4:00 PM: Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Louisville (ESPN)
Announcers: Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
Monday, December 30, 2019
8:00 PM: Capital One Orange Bowl: [#9] Florida vs. [#24] Virginia (ESPN)
Announcers: Steve Levy, Brian Griese , Todd McShay, Molly McGrath
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
12:00 PM: Belk Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky (ESPN)
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
2:00 PM: Sun Bowl: Florida State vs. Arizona State (CBS)
Announcers: Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jamie Erdahl
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
3:45 PM: AutoZone Liberty Bowl: [#23] Navy vs. Kansas State (ESPN)
Announcers: Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Lauren Sisler
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
4:30 PM: Arizona Bowl: Wyoming vs. Georgia State (CBS Sports Network)
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
7:30 PM: Valero Alamo Bowl: [#11] Utah vs. Texas (ESPN)
Announcers: Dave Flemming, Louis Riddick, Paul Carcaterra
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
1:00 PM: Vrbo Citrus Bowl: [#14] Michigan vs. [#13] Alabama (ABC)
Announcers: Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
1:00 PM: Outback Bowl: [#18] Minnesota vs. [#12] Auburn (ESPN)
Announcers: Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
5:00 PM: Rose Bowl: [#6] Oregon vs. [#8] Wisconsin (ESPN)
Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor, Tom Rinaldi
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
8:45 PM: Allstate Sugar Bowl: [#5] Georgia vs. [#7] Baylor (ESPN)
Announcers: Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
Thursday, January 2, 2020
3:00 PM: TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl: Boston College vs. [#21] Cincinnati (ESPN)
Announcers: Kevin Brown, Andre Ware, Dawn Davenport
Thursday, January 2, 2020
7:00 PM: TaxSlayer Gator Bowl: Indiana vs. Tennessee (ESPN)
Announcers: Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George
Friday, January 3, 2020
3:30 PM: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio vs. Nevada (ESPN)
Announcers: Anish Shroff, John Congemi, Kris Budden
Saturday, January 4, 2020
11:30 AM: Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Southern Mississippi vs. Tulane (ESPN)
Announcers: Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Kelsey Riggs
Monday, January 6, 2020
7:30 PM: LendingTree Bowl: Louisiana vs. Miami (Ohio) (ESPN)
Announcers: Dave LaMont, Gene Chizik, Lauren Sisler
Saturday, January 11, 2020
12:00 PM: FCS Championship: North Dakota State vs. James Madison (ABC)
Announcers: Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Olivia Dekker
Monday, January 13, 2020
8:00 PM: CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans: TBD vs. TBD (ESPN)
Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor, Tom Rinaldi
