College Bowl Games

POINSETTIA BOWL
San DiegoDec. 20, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Utah (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4)Last season: No. 25 TCU 37, Northern Illinois 7
NEW ORLEANS BOWL
New OrleansDec. 21, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Florida Atlantic (7-5) vs. Memphis (7-5)Last season: Troy 41, Rice 17
PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL
Birmingham, Ala.Dec. 22, 1 p.m. (ESPN2)
Cincinnati (9-3) vs. Southern Miss (7-5)Last season: South Florida 24, East Carolina 7
NEW MEXICO BOWL
Albuquerque, N.M.Dec. 22, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
New Mexico (8-4) vs. Nevada (6-6)Last season: San Jose State 20, New Mexico 12
LAS VEGAS BOWL
Las VegasDec. 22, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
BYU (10-2) vs. UCLA (6-6)Last season: No. 19 BYU 38, Oregon 8
HAWAII BOWL
Honolulu, HawaiiDec. 23, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
East Carolina (7-5) vs. Boise State (10-2)Last season: Hawaii 41, Arizona State 24
MOTOR CITY
DetroitDec. 26, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Central Michigan (8-5) vs. Purdue (7-5)Last season: Central Michigan 31, Middle Tennessee 14
HOLIDAY BOWL
San DiegoDec. 27, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Arizona State (10-2) vs. Texas (9-3)Last season: No. 20 Cal 45, No. 21 Texas A&M 10
CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL
Orlando, Fla.Dec. 28, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Boston College (10-3) vs. Michigan State (7-5)Last season: Maryland 24, Purdue 7
TEXAS BOWL
HoustonDec. 28, 8 p.m. (NFL Network)
TCU (7-5) vs. Houston (8-4)Last season: No. 16 Rutgers 37, Kansas State 10
EMERALD BOWL
San FranciscoDec. 28, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Maryland (6-6) vs. Oregon State (8-4)Last season: Florida State 44, UCLA 27
MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL
Charlotte, N.C.Dec. 29, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
UConn (9-3) vs. Wake Forest (8-4)Last season: No. 23 Boston College 25, Navy 24
LIBERTY BOWL
Memphis, Tenn.Dec. 29, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Mississippi State (7-5) vs. UCF (10-3)Last season: South Carolina 44, Houston 36
ALAMO BOWL
San AntonioDec. 29, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Penn State (8-4) vs. Texas A&M (7-5)Last season: No. 18 Texas 26, Iowa 24
INDEPENDENCE BOWL
Shreveport, La.Dec. 30, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Colorado (6-6) vs. Alabama (6-6)Last season: Oklahoma State 34, Alabama 31
ARMED FORCES BOWL
Fort Worth, TexasDec. 31, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Cal (6-6) vs. Air Force (9-3)Last season: Utah 25, Tulsa 13
SUN BOWL
El Paso, TexasDec. 31, 2 p.m.(ESPN)
USF (9-3) vs. Oregon (8-4)Last season: Oregon State 39, Missouri 38
HUMANITARIAN BOWL
Boise, IdahoDec. 31, 2 p.m. (ESPN2)
Fresno State (8-4) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5)Last season: Miami 21, Nevada 20
MUSIC CITY BOWL
Nashville, Tenn.Dec. 31, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Florida State (7-5) vs. Kentucky (7-5) Last season: Kentucky 28, Clemson 20
INSIGHT BOWL
Tempe, Ariz.Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m. (NFL Network)
Indiana (7-5) vs. Oklahoma State (6-6)Last season: Texas Tech 44, Minnesota 41 (OT)
CHICK-FIL-A BOWL
AtlantaDec. 31, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Clemson (9-3) vs. Auburn (8-4)Last season: Georgia 31, No. 14 Virginia Tech 24
OUTBACK BOWL
Tampa, Fla.Jan. 1, 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Tennessee (9-4)Last season: Penn State 20, No. 17 Tennessee 10
COTTON BOWL
DallasJan. 1, 11:30 a.m. (FOX)
Missouri (11-2) vs. Arkansas (8-4)Last season: No. 10 Auburn, No. 22 Nebraska
GATOR BOWL
Jacksonville, Fla.Jan. 1, Noon (CBS)
Virginia (9-3) vs. Texas Tech (8-4)Last season: No. 13 West Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35
CAPITAL ONE
Orlando, Fla.Jan. 1, 1 p.m. (ABC)
Michigan (8-4) vs. Florida (9-3)Last season: No. 6 Wisconsin 17, No. 12 Arkansas 14
ROSE BOWL
Pasadena, Calif.Jan. 1, 4:30 p.m. (ABC)
USC (10-2) vs. Illinois (9-3)Last season: No. 8 USC 32, No. 3 Michigan 18
SUGAR
New OrleansJan. 1, 8:30 p.m. (FOX)
Hawaii (12-0) vs. Georgia (10-2)Last season: No. 4 LSU 41, No. 11 Notre Dame 14
FIESTA BOWL
Glendale, Ariz.Jan. 2, 8:00 p.m. (FOX)
West Virginia (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (11-2)Last season: No. 9 Boise State 43, No. 7 Oklahoma 42 (OT)
ORANGE BOWL
MiamiJan. 3, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Kansas (11-1) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2)Last season: No. 5 Louisville 24, No. 15 Wake Forest 13
INTERNATIONAL BOWL
TorontoJan. 5, Noon (ESPN2)
Rutgers (7-5) vs. Ball State (7-5)Last season: Cincinnati 27, Western Michigan 24
GMAC BOWL
Mobile, Ala.Jan. 6, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Tulsa (9-4) vs. Bowling Green (8-4)Last season: Southern Miss 28, Ohio 7
BCS TITLE GAME
New OrleansJan. 7, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Ohio State (11-1) vs. LSU (11-2)Last season: No. 2 Florida 41, No. 1 Ohio State 14

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