The 2017-18 bowl season has been set. With a few minor details to be determined, this is how the 40 games will line up over the month of December and into January, culminating with the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 8, 2018.
There are some date changes among the smaller bowls, but the bigger story comes later in bowl season. As previously promised by college football's big wigs, there are no games on New Year's Eve. College football's bizarre mission to "take back" New Year's Eve was unsuccessful and common sense eventually prevailed.
Below is the list of the 2017-18 college football bowl schedule. All times Eastern.
College Football Playoff
| Date | Game | Location | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 8 | National Championship | Atlanta | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | TBA vs. TBA |
Jan. 1 | Rose | Pasadena, Calif. | 5 p.m. (ESPN) | Semifinal |
Jan. 1 | Sugar | New Orleans | 8:45 p.m. (ESPN) | Semifinal |
Selection committee bowl games
| Date | Game | Location | TV (Time) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 1 | Peach | Atlanta | 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) | At-large vs. At-large |
Dec. 30 | Fiesta | Glendale, Ariz. | 4 p.m. (ESPN) | At-large vs. At-large |
Dec. 30 | Orange | Miami | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC/ND |
Dec. 29 | Cotton | Arlington, Tex. | 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) | At-large vs. At-large |
Other bowl games
| Date | Game | Location | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 1 | Outback | Tampa | Noon (ESPN2) | SEC vs. Big Ten |
| Jan. 1 | Buffalo Wild Wings | Orlando | 1 p.m. (ABC) | SEC vs. Big Ten/ACC |
| Dec. 30 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Jacksonville, Fla. | Noon (ESPN) | SEC vs. Big Ten/ACC |
| Dec. 30 | Liberty | Nashville, Tenn. | 12:30 p.m. (ABC) | SEC vs. Big 12 |
| Dec. 29 | Belk | Charlotte | 1 p.m. (ESPN) | SEC vs. ACC/ND |
Dec. 29 | Sun | El Paso, Tex. | 2 p.m. (CBS) | Pac-12 vs. ACC/ND |
| Dec. 29 | Music City | Nashville, Tenn. | 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) | SEC vs. Big Ten/ACC/ND |
| Dec. 29 | Arizona | Tucson, Ariz. | 5:30 p.m. (CBSSN) | MWC vs. C-USA |
| Dec. 28 | Military | Annapolis, Md. | 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) | AAC vs. ACC/ND |
| Dec. 28 | Camping World | Orlando, Fla. | 5:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Big 12 vs. ACC/ND |
| Dec. 28 | Holiday Bowl | San Diego, Calif. | 6 p.m. (FS1) | Big Ten vs. Pac-12 |
| Dec. 28 | Alamo Bowl | San Antonio, Tex. | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 |
| Dec. 27 | Independence | Shreveport, La. | 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) | SEC vs. ACC/ND |
| Dec. 27 | Pinstripe | Bronx, N.Y. | 5:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Big Ten vs. ACC/ND |
| Dec. 27 | Foster Farms | Santa Clara, Calif. | 8:30 p.m. (Fox) | Big Ten vs. Big 12 |
| Dec. 27 | Texas | Houston | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Big 12 vs. SEC |
| Dec. 26 | Quick Lane | Detroit | TBA (ESPN) | Big Ten vs. ACC/ND |
| Dec. 26 | Heart of Dallas | Dallas | TBA (ESPN) | Big 12 vs. C-USA |
| Dec. 26 | Cactus | Phoenix | TBA (ESPN) | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 |
| Dec. 24 | Hawaii | Honolulu | 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) | MWC vs. AAC |
| Dec. 23 | Birmingham | Birmingham, Ala. | Noon (ESPN) | SEC vs. AAC |
| Dec. 23 | Armed Forces | Fort Worth, Tex. | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Big Ten vs. Army |
| Dec. 23 | Dollar General | Mobile, Ala. | 7 p.m. (ESPN) | MAC vs. Sun Belt |
| Dec. 22 | Bahamas | Nassau, Bahamas | 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) | MAC vs. Sun Belt |
| Dec. 22 | Idaho Potato | Boise, Idaho | 4 p.m. (ESPN) | MWC vs. MAC |
| Dec. 21 | St. Pete | St. Petersberg, Fla. | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | C-USA vs. AAC |
| Dec. 20 | Frisco | Frisco, Tex. | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | AAC vs. C-USA/MAC/Sun Belt |
| Dec. 19 | Boca Raton | Boca Raton, Fla | 7 p.m. (ESPN) | AAC vs. C-USA |
| Dec. 16 | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1 p.m. (ESPN) | Sun Belt vs. C-USA/MWC |
| Dec. 16 | Cure | Orlando, Fla. | 2:30 p.m. (CBSSN) | AAC vs. Sun Belt |
Dec. 16 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | 3:30 p.m. (ABC) | Pac-12 vs. MWC |
Dec. 16 | New Mexico | Albuquerque, N.M. | 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) | C-USA vs. MWC |
Dec. 16 | Camellia | Montgomery, Ala. | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | MAC vs. Sun Belt |
