The Football Bowl Association released the 2017-2018 College Football Bowl Schedule, and if you like bowl games, you won’t be disappointed as there are 40 games over 24 days on this year’s docket.
The post-season will kick off with the R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on Saturday, December 16 at 1:00 p.m. and be followed by four more bowls which include the AutoNation Cure Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, Gildan New Mexico Bowl and the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl. I also bring you good news as common sense has once again prevailed among the powers that be that schedule the bowl games as the semi-final playoff games will be on New Year’s Day this year. So no more having to juggle your New Year’s Eve plans and trying to squeeze in watching some college football on the tele.
The College Football Playoffs will begin with the semi-finals on Monday, January 1st at 5:00 p.m. with the Rose Bowl followed by the Allstate Sugar Bowl at 8:45 p.m. The 2017-2018 college football and bowl season will conclude with the College Football Playoff National Championship game in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. on Monday, January 8th at 8:00 p.m. Both the semi-final games along with the National Championship game will be carred on ESPN.
Here is the complete 2017-2018 College Football Bowl Schedule:
Date/
Time [ET] | Game | Network
Sat, Dec 16
1:00 p.m. | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | ESPN
2:30 p.m. | AutoNation Cure Bowl | CBSSN
3:30 p.m. | Las Vegas Bowl | ABC
4:30 p.m. | Gildan New Mexico Bowl | ESPN
8:00 p.m. | Raycom Media Camellia Bowl | ESPN
Tue, Dec. 19
7:00 p.m. | Boca Raton Bowl | ESPN
Thu, Dec. 21
8:00 p.m. | St. Petersburg Bowl | ESPN
Fri, Dec. 22
12:30 p.m. | Bahamas Bowl | ESPN
4:00 p.m. | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | ESPN
Sat, Dec. 23
12:00 p.m. | Birmingham Bowl | ESPN
3:30 p.m. | Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | ESPN
7:00 p.m. | Dollar General Bowl | ESPN
Sun, Dec. 24
8:30 p.m. | Hawaii Bowl | ESPN
Tue, Dec. 26
TBD | Quick Lane Bowl | ESPN
TBD | Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl | ESPN
TBD | Cactus Bowl | ESPN
Wed, Dec. 27
1:30 p.m. | Independence Bowl | ESPN
5:15 p.m. | New Era Pinstripe Bowl | ESPN
9:00 p.m. | Texas Bowl | ESPN
Thu, Dec. 28
1:30 p.m. | Military Bowl Presented by Northwest Grumman | ESPN
5:15 p.m. | Camping World Bowl | ESPN
9:00 p.m. | Valero Alamo Bowl | ESPN
Fri, Dec. 29
1:00 p.m. | Belk Bowl | ESPN
2:00 p.m. | Hyundai Sun Bowl | CBS
4:30 p.m. | Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | ESPN
8:30 p.m. | Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic | ESPN
Sat, Dec. 30
12:00 noon | TaxSlayer Bowl | ESPN
12:30 p.m. | AutoZone Liberty Bowl | ABC
4:00 p.m. | PlayStation Fiesta Bowl | ESPN
8:00 p.m. | Capital One Orange Bowl | ESPN
TBD | NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl | CBSSN
Mon, Jan. 1
12:00 noon | Outback Bowl | ESPN2
12:30 p.m. | Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | ESPN
1:00 p.m. | Citrus Bowl | ABC
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5:00 p.m. | Rose Bowl – Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual | ESPN
8:45 p.m. | Allstate Sugar Bowl | ESPN
Mon, Jan. 8
8:00 p.m. | CFP National Championship | ESPN
*Game date/time/network for Frisco Bowl, formerly Miami Beach Bowl, will be announced later.
*Game date/time for Foster Farms Bowl will be announced later. The game will be televised by FOX.
*Game date/time/network for San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl will be announced later.