College football bowl schedule 2016-17: When, where to watch every game, including playoffs

Bill Bender

College football bowl schedule 2016-17: When, where to watch every game, including playoffs image

The 2016-17 college football bowl schedule is upon us. Can you handle all these games leading up to the playoffs?  

The postseason starts with five games on Saturday, Dec. 17, and runs through the College Football Playoff championship on Jan. 9. Here's a look at the full bowl schedule with TV listings (all times ET). 

College football playoff schedule 2016-17

Saturday, Dec. 31

Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (semifinal): 4 Washington vs. 1 Alabama, 3 p.m. (ESPN)
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (semifinal): 3 Ohio State vs. 2 Clemson, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 9

College Football Playoff National Championship: Matchup TBD, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

College football bowl schedule 2016-17

Saturday, Dec. 17

Gildan New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico vs. UTSA, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl: San Diego State vs. Houston, 3:30 (ABC) 
AutoNation Cure Bowl: UCF vs. Arkansas State, 5:30 (CBSSN) 
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl: Toledo vs. Appalachian State, 5:30 (ESPN)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 19

Miami Beach Bowl: Tulsa vs. Central Michigan, 2:30 (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 20

Marmot Boca Raton Bowl: Memphis vs. Western Kentucky, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 21 

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: Wyoming vs. BYU, 9 p.m. (ESPN) 

Thursday, Dec. 22 

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Idaho vs. Colorado State, 7 p.m. (ESPN) 

Friday, Dec. 23 

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs. Old Dominion, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Navy vs. Louisiana Tech, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dollar General Bowl: Ohio vs. Troy 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 24 

Hawaii Bowl: Middle Tennessee State vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 26

St. Petersburg Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Miami (Ohio), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Quick Lane Bowl: Boston College vs. Maryland, 2:30 (ESPN) 
Camping World Independence Bowl: N.C. State vs. Vanderbilt, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

Tuesday, Dec. 27

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl: Army vs. North Texas, 12 p.m. (ESPN) 
Military Bowl: Temple vs. Wake Forest, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
National Funding Holiday Bowl: Minnesota vs. Washington State, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl: Baylor vs. Boise State, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) 

Wednesday, Dec. 28

New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl: Miami (Fla.) vs. West Virginia,  5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Foster Farms Bowl: Indiana vs. Utah, 8:30 p.m. (FOX)
AdvoCare V1000 Texas Bowl: Kansas State vs. Texas A&M, 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 29

Birmingham Bowl: South Florida vs. South Carolina, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Belk Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Arkansas, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Valero Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Colorado, 9 p.m. (ESPN) 

Friday, Dec. 30

AutoZone Liberty Bowl: TCU vs. Georgia, 12 p.m. (ESPN)
Hyundai Sun Bowl: North Carolina vs. Stanford, 1 p.m. (CBS) 
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Nebraska vs. Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl: Air Force vs. South Alabama, 5:30 p.m. (ASN)
Capital One Orange Bowl: Michigan vs. Florida State, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 31

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl: Louisville vs. LSU, 11 a.m. (ABC) 
TaxSlayer Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky, 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 2

Outback Bowl: Florida vs. Iowa, 1 p.m. (ABC)
Goodyear Cotton Bowl: Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Rose Bowl Game: USC vs. Penn State, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Auburn vs. Oklahoma, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) 

Bill Bender

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Bill Bender graduated from Ohio University in 2002 and started at The Sporting News as a fantasy football writer in 2007. He has covered the College Football Playoff, NBA Finals and World Series for SN. Bender enjoys story-telling, awesomely-bad 80s movies and coaching youth sports.