Forty bowl games and the small matter of the College Football Playoff championship game are all that remains of the season.
It all kicks off on Friday, when Buffalo takes on Charlotte in the Bahamas Bowl, while Utah State and Kent State collide in the Frisco Bowl.
Eight days later, the two CFP semifinals will determine who out of LSU, Oklahoma, Ohio State and Clemson will compete for the national title on January 13.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the 40 bowl games.
When does the bowl season begin?
After a two-week break, college football returns on December 20, with the first two bowl games of the season.
Buffalo takes on Charlotte in the Bahamas Bowl, while Utah State and Kent State collide in the Frisco Bowl.
After a jam-packed week of action, the main event rolls into town on December 28 with the two College Football Playoff semifinals. As shown by this graphic provided by Statista, LSU enters the CFP as the No. 1-ranked side and takes on No. 4 Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia, while No. 2 Ohio State faces No. 3 Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona.
The bowl season continues until January 6, with the CFP National Championship Game schedule for Monday, January 13.
Which teams play in the New Year’s Six bowl games?
As has been the case since the CFP’s inception in 2014, the two semifinals account for a third of the traditional New Year’s Six bowl games.
The remaining four bowl games of the New Year’s Six are the Cotton Bowl Classic on December 28, the Orange Bowl two days later and the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl scheduled for January 1. No. 17 Memphis takes on No. 10 Penn State in the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, while No. 9 Florida faces No. 24 Virginia in the Orange Bowl in Miami.
No. 6 Oregon plays No. 8 Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, while No. 5 Georgia takes on No. 7 Baylor in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana.
TV coverage
Coverage of the bowl games will be split across ESPN channels, ABC, FOX Sports and CBS.
ESPN will carry both CFP semifinals and the CFP Championship Game.
Live stream
A live stream will be available via each broadcaster’s digital platforms and app as well as via fuboTV—aside for games on ESPN and ABC—and DirecTV.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the 40 bowl games.
TV schedule (All times ET)
Friday, December 20
Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl: Buffalo vs. Charlotte—2 p.m. ESPN, Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau Bahamas
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl: Utah State vs. Kent State—7:30 p.m. ESPN2, Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Saturday, December 21
New Mexico Bowl: Central Michigan vs. San Diego State—2 p.m. ESPN, Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cure Bowl: Liberty vs. Georgia Southern—2:30 p.m. CBSSN, Orlando City Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl: SMU vs. Florida Atlantic—3:30 p.m. ABC, FAU Football Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida
Camelia Bowl: Florida International vs. Arkansas State—5:30 p.m. ESPN, Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl: Boise State vs. Washington—7:30 p.m. ABC, Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Appalachian State vs. UAB—9 p.m. ESPN, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Monday, December 23
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl: UCF vs. Marshall—2:30 p.m. ESPN, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Tuesday, December 24
SOFI Hawai’i Bowl: Hawai’i vs. BYU—8 p.m. ESPN, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawai’i
Thursday, December 26
Walk-On’s Independence Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. Miami (Fla.)—4 p.m. ESPN, Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana
Quick Lane Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Eastern Michigan—8 p.m. ESPN, Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Friday, December 27
Military Bowl Presented by Northrup Grumman: North Carolina vs. Temple—12 p.m. ESPN Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Michigan State vs. Wake Forest—3:20 p.m. ESPN, Yankee Stadium, New York
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M—6:45 p.m. ESPN, NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl: USC vs. Iowa—8 p.m. FS1, SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California
Cheez-It Bowl: Air Force vs. Washington State—10:15 p.m. ESPN, Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
Saturday, December 28
Camping World Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Iowa State—12 p.m. ABC, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Goodyear Cotton Bowl: Memphis vs. Penn State—12 p.m. ESPN, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, CFP National Semifinal: LSU vs. Oklahoma—4 p.m. ESPN, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, CFP National Semifinal: Clemson vs. Ohio State—8 p.m. ESPN, State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Monday, December 30
ServPro First Responders Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. Western Michigan—12:30 p.m. ESPN, Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Louisville—4 p.m. ESPN, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Redbox Bowl: California vs. Illinois—4 p.m. FOX, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California
Capital One Orange Bowl: Florida vs. Virginia—8 p.m. ESPN, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida
Tuesday, December 31
Belk Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky—12 p.m. ESPN, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl: Florida State vs. Arizona State—2 p.m. CBS, Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Navy vs. Kansas State—3:45 p.m. ESPN, Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl: Wyoming vs. Georgia State—4:30 p.m. CBSSN, Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
Valero Alamo Bowl: Utah vs. Texas—7:30 p.m. ESPN, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Wednesday, January 1
Outback Bowl: Minnesota vs. Auburn—1 p.m. ESPN, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
VRBO Citrus Bowl: Michigan vs. Alabama—1 p.m. ABC, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Northwestern Mutual Rose Bowl: Oregon vs. Wisconsin—5 p.m. ESPN, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Georgia vs. Baylor—8:45 p.m. ESPN, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Thursday, January 2
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl: Boston College vs. Cincinnati—3 p.m. ESPN, Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
Taxslayer Gator Bowl: Indiana vs. Tennessee—7 p.m. ESPN TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
Friday, January 3
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio vs. Nevada—3:30 p.m. ESPN, Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho
Saturday, January 4
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Southern Mississippi vs. Tulane—11:30 a.m. ESPN, Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
Monday, January 6
LendingTree Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Miami (Ohio)—8 p.m. ESPN, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama
Monday, January 13
CFP National Championship: Winner of LSU/Oklahoma vs. Winner of Ohio State/Clemson—8 p.m. ESPN, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
