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College Football Bowl Game Match-ups, Schedule

Ryan Mayer

College football's regular season may be over, but the postseason is just about to get started. Beginning on December 17th, the bowl season gets underway and it will run through the holiday season and into the New Year when the season wraps up with the National Championship game on Monday, January 9th, 2017.

You probably have heard who the four teams are that will be playing in the semifinals of the third edition of college football playoff, but there are 38 other bowl games to get your fill of. That's why we've compiled a list of all of the match-ups and bowl games that will be played over the course of the next month.

All times Eastern.

College Football Playoff Semifinals

Dec 31, 2016 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl- #1 Alabama vs. #4 Washington, 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 31, 2016 Playstation Fiesta Bowl- #2 Clemson vs. #3 Ohio State, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

New Year's Six Bowls (Remaining Games)

Dec 30, 2016- Capital One Orange Bowl- #11 Florida State vs. #6 Michigan, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Jan 2, 2017 Rose Bowl- #5 Penn State vs. #9 USC, 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Jan 2, 2017 Sugar Bowl- #7 Oklahoma vs. #14 Auburn, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Jan 2, 2017 Cotton Bowl- #8 Wisconsin vs. #15 Western Michigan, 1 p.m. (ESPN)

The Rest

Jan 2nd, 2017- Outback Bowl- Iowa vs. #17 Florida, 1 p.m. (ABC)

Dec 31, 2016- TaxSlayer Bowl- Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky, 11:00 a.m. (ESPN)

Dec 31, 2016- Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl- #13 Louisville vs. #20 LSU, 11:30 a.m. (ABC)

Dec 30, 2016- NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl- South Alabama vs. Air Force, 5:30 p.m. (ASN)

Dec 30, 2016- Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl- Nebraska vs. #21 Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 30, 2016- Hyundai Sun Bowl- UNC vs. #18 Stanford, 2 p.m. (CBS)

Dec 30, 2016- AutoZone Liberty Bowl- TCU vs. Georgia, 12 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 29, 2016- Valero Alamo Bowl- #12 Oklahoma State vs. #10 Colorado, 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 29, 2016- Belk Bowl- #22 Virginia Tech vs. Arkansas, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 29, 2016- Birmingham Bowl- USF vs. South Carolina, 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 28, 2016- AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl- Kansas State vs. Texas A&M, 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 28, 2016- Foster Farms Bowl- Indiana vs. #19 Utah, 8:30 p.m. (FOX)

Dec 28, 2016- Russell Athletic Bowl- Miami (FL), vs. #16 West Virginia, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 28, 2016- New Era Pinstripe Bowl- #23 Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern, 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 27, 2016- Motel 6 Cactus Bowl- Baylor vs. Boise State, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 27, 2016- Holiday Bowl- Minnesota vs. Washington State, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 27, 2016- Military Bowl- Wake Forest vs. #24 Temple, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 27, 2016- Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl- North Texas vs. Army, 12 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 26, 2016- Camping World Independence Bowl- NC State vs. Vanderbilt, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

Dec 26, 2016- Quick Lane Bowl- Boston College vs. Maryland, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Dec 26, 2016- St. Petersburg Bowl- Mississippi State vs. Miami (OH), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Dec 24, 2016- Hawai'i Bowl- Middle Tennessee State vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 23, 2016- Dollar General Bowl- Ohio vs. Troy, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 23, 2016- Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl- #25 Navy vs. Louisiana Tech, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 23, 2016- Popeyes Bahamas Bowl-  Old Dominion vs. Eastern Michigan, 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 22, 2016- Famous Idaho Potato Bowl- Idaho vs. Colorado State, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 21, 2016- San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl- BYU vs. Wyoming, 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 20, 2016- Boca Raton Bowl- Memphis vs. Western Kentucky, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 19, 2016- Miami Beach Bowl- Tulsa vs. Central Michigan, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 17, 2016- R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl- Southern Mississippi vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 17, 2016- Raycom Media Camellia Bowl- Arkansas State vs. UCF, 5:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)

Dec 17, 2016- AutoNation Cure Bowl- Toledo vs. Appalachian State, 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec 17, 2016- Las Vegas Bowl- Houston vs. San Diego State, 3 p.m. (ABC)

Dec 17, 2016- Gildan New Mexico Bowl- New Mexico vs. UTSA, 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Enjoy the bowl season, there are plenty of fun match-ups to behold this year.

Ryan Mayer is an Associate Producer for CBS Local Sports. Ryan lives in NY but comes from Philly and life as a Philly sports fan has made him cynical. Anywhere sports are being discussed, that's where you'll find him.

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