College Football 2019 Bowl Schedule and Pairings

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College football's regular season ended for the Bowl Subdivision on Saturday with conference championship games. The College Football Playoff committee released its top four for the playoff. Later, they released the final rankings of teams 1-25, and then bowl pairings were announced.

Here are the 2019 college bowl games with teams, dates, times, TV networks and locations. (All times ET)

Friday, December 20

Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl
Buffalo vs. Charlotte
2 p.m., ESPN
Thomas Robinson Stadium
Nassau, The 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
Noon, 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, 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
Noon, ABC
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida

Goodyear Cotton Bowl
Memphis vs. Penn State
Noon, 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. Louisvlle
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
Noon, 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

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual
Oregon vs. Wisconsin
5 p.m., ESPN
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Georgia vs. Baylor
8:45 p.m.
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
Albertson Stadium
Boise, Idao

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
LSU/Oklahoma winner vs. Clemson/Ohio State winner
8 p.m., ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana

Independence Bowl
The Oklahoma State football team celebrate their win over Alabama on December 28, 2006 during the PetroSun Independence Bowl at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. ( Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images
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Scott McDonald is a Newsweek deputy night editor based in Cape Coral, Florida. His focus is assigning and writing stories across all topics, from news to politics, business, weather, sports and international news. Scott joined Newsweek in 2018 after a lengthy career of print journalism in Texas, including The Dallas Morning News, where he was a sportswriter, and he's a voter for the Heisman Trophy. He has been a newspaper editor-in-chief and also a newspaper publisher. He is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. You can get in touch with Scott by emailing s.mcdonald@newsweek.com. Languages: English

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