2017 College Football Bowl Game TV Schedule
There are once again a whole lot of college football bowl games, but only a handful that really matter.
Attendance might be dwindling at some of the lesser bowl games, but they’re still big business for the bowls’ TV partners, particularly ESPN, whose ESPN Events division has ownership of many of them.
The parade of postseason games begins Dec. 16 and continues steadily through New Year’s Day. The top four teams in college football compete in the College Football Playoff Semifinals, with both games taking place Jan. 1 on ESPN. First up, the No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners face the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Then in the Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, the No. 1 Clemson Tigers face the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide in a rematch of last year’s national championship game won by Clemson. The national championship game is Jan. 8 on ESPN.
2017 College Football Bowl Game TV Schedule
SATURDAY, DEC. 16
· R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans: Troy vs. North Texas, ESPN, 1pm ET
· AUTONATION CURE BOWL, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.: Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State, CBS Sports Network, 2:30pm ET
· LAS VEGAS BOWL, Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas: #25 Boise State vs. Oregon, ABC, 3:30pm ET
· GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL, Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque: Marshall vs. Colorado State, ESPN, 4:30pm ET
· RAYCOM MEDIA CAMELLIA BOWL, Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala.: Middle Tennessee vs. Arkansas State, ESPN, 8pm ET
TUESDAY, DEC. 19
· CHERIBUNDI TART CHERRY BOCA RATON BOWL, FAU Football Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla.: Akron vs. Florida Atlantic, ESPN, 7pm ET
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20
· DXL FRISCO BOWL, Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas: Louisiana Tech vs. SMU, ESPN, 8pm ET
THURSDAY, DEC. 21
· BAD BOY MOWERS GASPARILLA BOWL, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla.: Temple vs. Florida International, ESPN, 8pm ET
FRIDAY, DEC. 22
· BAHAMAS BOWL, Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau: UAB vs. Ohio, ESPN, 12:30pm ET
· FAMOUS IDADHO POTATO BOWL, Albertsons Stadium, Boise: Central Michigan vs. Wyoming, ESPN, 4pm ET
SATURDAY, DEC. 23
· BIRMINGHAM BOWL, Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala.: Texas Tech vs. South Florida, ESPN, 4pm ET
· LOCKHEED MARTIN ARMED FORCES BOWL, Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas: San Diego State vs. Army, ESPN, 3:30pm ET
· DOLLAR GENERAL BOWL, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala.: Appalachian State vs. Toledo, ESPN, 7pm ET
SUNDAY, DEC. 24
· HAWAII BOWL, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu: Fresno State vs. Houston, ESPN, 8:30pm ET
TUESDAY, DEC. 26
· ZAXBY’S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL, Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas: Utah vs. West Virginia, ESPN, 1:30pm ET
· QUICK LANE BOWL, Ford Field, Detroit: Duke vs. Northern Illinois, ESPN, 5:15pm ET
· CACTUS BOWL, Chase Field, Phoenix, Ariz.: Kansas State vs. UCLA, ESPN, 9pm ET
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27
· WALK-ON’S INDEPENDENCE BOWL, Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.: Southern Mississippi vs. Florida State, ESPN, 1:30pm ET
· NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y.: Iowa vs. Boston College, ESPN, 5:15pm ET
· FOSTER FARMS BOWL, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.: Arizona vs. Purdue, FOX, 8:30pm ET
· ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS TEXAS BOWL, NRG Stadium, Houston: Texas vs. Missouri, ESPN, 9pm ET
THURSDAY, DEC. 28
· MILITARY BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md.: Virginia vs. Navy, ESPN, 1:30pm ET
· CAMPING WORLD BOWL, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.: #22 Virginia Tech vs. #19 Oklahoma State, ESPN, 5:15pm ET
· VALERO ALAMO BOWL, Alamodome, San Antonio: #13 Stanford vs. #15 TCU, ESPN, 9pm ET
· SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL, SDCCU Stadium, San Diego: #18 Washington State vs. #16 Michigan State, FS1, 9pm ET
FRIDAY, DEC. 29
· BELK BOWL, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.: Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M, ESPN, 1pm ET
· HYUNDAI SUN BOWL, Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas: #24 NC State vs. Arizona State, CBS, 3pm ET
· FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL, Nissan Stadium, Nashville: Kentucky vs. #21 Northwestern, ESPN, 4:30pm ET
· NOVA HOME LOANS ARIZONA BOWL, Arizona Stadium, Tucson: New Mexico State vs. Utah State, CBS Sports Network, 5:30pm ET
· GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas: #8 USC vs. #5 Ohio State, ESPN, 8:30pm ET
SATURDAY, DEC. 30
· TAXSLAYER BOWL, EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla.: Louisville vs. #23 Mississippi State, ESPN, 12pm ET
· AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL, Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tenn.: Iowa State vs. #20 Memphis, ABC, 12:30pm ET
· PLAYSTATION FIESTA BOWL, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.: #11 Washington vs. #9 Penn State, ESPN, 4pm ET
· CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Fla.: #6 Wisconsin vs. #10 Miami, ESPN, 8pm ET
MONDAY, JAN. 1
· OUTBACK BOWL, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.: Michigan vs. South Carolina, ESPN2, 12pm ET
· CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta: #12 UCF vs. #7 Auburn, ESPN, 12:30pm ET
· CITRUS BOWL PRESENTED BY OVERTON’S, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.: #14 Notre Dame vs. #17 LSU, ABC, 1pm ET
· CFP SEMIFINAL: ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.: #3 Georgia vs. #2 Oklahoma, ESPN, 5pm ET
· CFP SEMIFINAL: ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La.: #4 Alabama vs. #1 Clemson, ESPN, 8:45pm ET
MONDAY, JAN. 8
· CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY AT&T, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta: TBA vs. TBA, ESPN, 8pm ET
