College Football Bowl Games 2016: Dates, channels and times for remaining matchups
While the winter months can be a great time for cinephiles, it is sports fans that really come out on top. The NBA season is in full swing, NFL playoffs are right around the corner and college football bowl games are just getting interesting. For sports fans, there has been little reason to get off the couch during the last few weeks.
College football fans in particular can enjoy over 40 bowl games leading up to arguably the greatest prize in collegiate athletics, the College Football Playoff National Championship. While several bowl games have already taken place, the best of the bunch are yet to come.
Whether you are planning your wing orders, finding the right time to nap or just trying to figure out what channel the television should be permanently glued on, here is all the information you need for the remaining bowl matchups (all times are Eastern).
Wednesday, Dec. 28
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
No. 23 Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern - 2:00 p.m. on ESPN
Russell Athletic Bowl
No. 16 West Virginia vs. Miami - 5:30 p.m. on ESPN
Foster Farms Bowl
Indiana vs. No. 19 Utah - 8:30 p.m. on FOX
Advocare V100 Texas Bowl
Texas A&M vs. Kansas State - 9:00 p.m. on ESPN
Thursday, Dec. 29
Birmingham Bowl
South Florida vs. South Carolina - 2:00 p.m. on ESPN
Belk Bowl
Arkansas vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech - 5:30 p.m. on ESPN
Valero Alamo Bowl
No. 12 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 Colorado - 9:00 p.m. on ESPN
Friday, Dec. 30
Autozone Liberty Bowl
Georgia vs. Texas Christian University - 12:00 p.m. on ESPN
Hyundai Sun Bowl
No. 18 Stanford vs. North Carolina - 2:00 p.m. on CBS
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Nebraska vs. No. 21 Tennessee - 3:30 p.m. on ESPN
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
South Alabama vs. Air Force - 5:30 p.m. on ASN/CI
Capital One Orange Bowl
No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 11 Florida State - 8:00 p.m. on ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 31
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
No. 20 Louisiana State University vs. No. 13 Louisville - 11:00 a.m. on ABC
Taxslayer Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky - 11:00 a.m. on ESPN
Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (College Football Playoff game)
No. 4 Washington vs. No. 1 Alabama - 3:00 p.m. on ESPN
Playstation Fiesta Bowl (College Football Playoff game)
No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Clemson - 7:00 p.m. on ESPN
Monday, Jan. 2
Outback Bowl
No. 17 Florida vs. Iowa - 1:00 p.m. on ABC
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
No. 15 Western Michigan vs. No. 8 Wisconsin - 1:00 p.m. on ESPN
Rose Bowl Game
No. 9 University of Southern California vs. No. 5 Penn State - 5:00 p.m. on ESPN
Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 14 Auburn vs. No. 7 Oklahoma - 8:30 p.m. on ESPN
Monday, Jan. 9
College Football Playoff National Championship
Winner of Peach Bowl vs. Winner of Fiesta Bowl - 8:30 p.m. on ESPN
