The 2017-18 college football schedule features 41 bowl games, including 40 bowls between FBS teams.
The postseason schedule kicks off with the AFR Celebration Bowl at 12 p.m. on ABC and runs through the College Football Playoff national championship game on Jan. 8, 2018. The College Football Playoff semifinals at the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl both will be played on Jan. 1, 2018. ESPN released its bowl lineup on Wednesday, May 10.
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Here is a closer look at the 2017-18 college football bowl schedule. Stay tuned for Sporting News' bowl projections.
2017-18 College Football Playoff Schedule
| DATE | BOWL | TIME | TV |
| Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl Game (Playoff semifinal) | 5 p.m. | ESPN |
| Jan. 1 | Allstate Sugar Bowl (Playoff semifinal) | 8:45 p.m. | ESPN |
| Jan. 8 | College Football Championship Game | 8 p.m . | ESPN |
2017-18 New Year's Day Six Schedule
| DATE | BOWL | TIME | TV |
| Dec. 29 | Goodyear Cotton Bowl | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 30 | PlayStation Fiesta Bowl | 4 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 30 | Capital One Orange Bowl | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Jan. 1 | Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | 12:30 p.m. | ESPN |
2017-18 College Football Bowl Schedule
| DATE | BOWL | TIME | TV |
| Dec. 16 | AFR Celebration Bowl | 12 p.m. | ABC |
| Dec. 16 | R+L Carrier New Orleans Bowl | 1 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 16 | AutoNation Cure Bowl | 2:30 p.m. | CBSSN |
| Dec. 16 | Las Vegas Bowl | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Dec. 16 | Gildan New Mexico Bowl | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 16 | Raycom Media Camellia Bowl | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 19 | Boca Raton Bowl | 7 p.m . | ESPN |
| Dec. 21 | St. Petersburg Bowl | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 22 | Bahamas Bowl | 12:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 22 | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | 4 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 23 | Birmingham Bowl | 12 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 23 | Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 23 | Dollar General Bowl | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 24 | Hawai'i Bowl | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 26 | Cactus Bowl | TBD | ESPN |
| Dec. 26 | Quick Lane Bowl | TBD | ESPN |
| Dec. 26 | Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl | TBD | ESPN |
| Dec. 27 | Independence Bowl | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 27 | New Era Pinstripe Bowl | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 27 | Texas Bowl | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 28 | Military Bowl by Northrop Grumman | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 28 | Camping World Bowl | 5:15 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 28 | Valero Alamo Bowl | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 29 | Belk Bowl | 1 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 29 | Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 30 | TaxSlayer Bowl | 12 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 30 | AutoZone Liberty Bowl | 12:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Dec. 30 | Hyundai Sun Bowl | 2 p.m. | CBS |
| Dec. 30 | Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl | 5:30 p.m. | CBSSN |
| Jan. 1 | Outback Bowl | 12 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Jan. 1 | Citrus Bowl | 1 p.m. | ABC |
| TBD | Foster Farms Bowl | TBD | FOX |
| TBD | Frisco Bowl | TBD | ESPN |
| TBD | SDCCU Holiday Bowl | TBD | TBD |
