College football bowl games 2018: Here is the full schedule of bowl and playoff games

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The college football bowl season begins Saturday and continues over the next few weeks with more than 40 games including the National Championship game on Jan. 7 in Santa Clara, California.

Here is the schedule, the teams, the times and the channels for this year’s bowl games:

All times are Eastern.

SATURDAY, DEC. 15 

Celebration Bowl, Atlanta

NC A&T (9-2) vs. Alcorn State (9-3), Noon (ABC)

Cure Bowl, Orlando, Fla.

Tulane (6-6) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (7-6), 1:30 p.m. (CBSSN)

New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque

North Texas (9-3) vs. Utah State (10-2), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Las Vegas Bowl

Fresno State (11-2) vs. Arizona State (7-5), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, Ala.

Georgia Southern (9-3) vs. Eastern Michigan (7-5), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

New Orleans Bowl

Middle Tennessee (8-5) vs. Appalachian State (10-2), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

TUESDAY, DEC. 18

Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl

UAB (10-3) vs. North Illinois (8-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19

Frisco (Texas) Bowl

San Diego State (7-5) vs. Ohio (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

THURSDAY, DEC. 20

Gasparilla Bowl, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Marshall (8-4) vs. South Florida (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

FRIDAY, DEC. 21

Bahamas Bowl, Nassau

Toledo (7-5) vs. FIU (8-4), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise

Western Michigan (7-5) vs. BYU (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

SATURDAY, DEC. 22

Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl

Memphis (8-5) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), Noon (ESPN)

Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas

Houston (8-4) vs. Army (9-2), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dollar General Bowl, Mobile, Ala.

Buffalo (10-3) vs. Troy (9-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu

Louisiana Tech (7-5) vs. Hawaii (8-5), 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl, Dallas

Boston College (7-5) vs. Boise State (10-3), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit

Minnesota (6-6) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Cheez-It Bowl, Phoenix

California (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

THURSDAY, DEC. 27

Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La.

Temple (8-4) vs. Duke (7-5), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Pinstripe Bowl, New York

Miami (7-5) vs. Wisconsin (7-5), 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Texas Bowl, Houston

Baylor (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

FRIDAY, DEC. 28

Music City Bowl, Nashville, Tenn.

Purdue (6-6) vs. Auburn (7-5), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Camping World Bowl, Orlando, Fla.

West Virginia (8-3) vs. Syracuse (9-3), 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl, San Antonio

Iowa State (8-4) vs. Washington State (10-2), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

SATURDAY, DEC. 29

Peach Bowl, Atlanta

Florida (9-3) vs. Michigan (10-2), Noon (ESPN)

Belk Bowl, Charlotte, N.C.

South Carolina (7-5) vs. Virginia (7-5), Noon (ABC)

Arizona Bowl, Tucson, Ariz.

Arkansas State (8-4) vs. Nevada (7-5), 1:15 p.m. (CBSSN)

Cotton Bowl Classic, Arlington, Texas

CFP Semifinal: Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Clemson (13-0), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Orange Bowl, Miami Gardens, Fla.

CFP Semifinal: Oklahoma (12-1) vs. Alabama (13-0), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

MONDAY, DEC. 31

Military Bowl, Annapolis, Md.

Cincinnati (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6), Noon (ESPN)

Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas

Stanford (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (7-6), 2 p.m. (CBS)

Redbox Bowl, Santa Clara, Calif.

Michigan State (7-5) vs. Oregon (8-4), 3 p.m. (Fox)

Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn.

Missouri (8-4) vs. Oklahoma State (6-6), 3:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl, San Diego

Northwestern (8-5) vs. Utah (9-4), 7 p.m. (FS1)

Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla.

NC State (9-3) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

TUESDAY, JAN. 1

Outback Bowl, Tampa, Fla.

Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4), Noon (ESPN2)

Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla.

Kentucky (9-3) vs. Penn State (9-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz.

LSU (9-3) vs. UCF (12-0), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.

Washington (10-3) vs. Ohio State (12-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Sugar Bowl, New Orleans

Texas (9-4) vs. Georgia (11-2), 8:45 p.m. (ESPN)

MONDAY, JAN. 7

College Football Championship, Santa Clara, Calif.

Cotton Bowl winner vs. Orange Bowl winner, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

SATURDAY, JAN. 19

East-West Shrine Classic, St. Petersburg, Fla.

East vs. West, 3 p.m. (NFLN)

NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.

American vs. National, TBA (NFLN)

SATURDAY, JAN. 26

Senior Bowl, Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, 2:30 p.m. (NFLN)

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