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

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.

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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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