NCAA.com | January 1, 2016 New Year's Six bowl schedule Share In this second year of the College Football Playoff, the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl take centerstage as the national semifinals. Below are the matchups for all of the "New Year's Six" bowls on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. For a look at all of the other bowls spanning from Dec. 19 to Jan. 2, go here. PEACH BOWL Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Ga. Noon ET Dec. 31 | ESPN No. 18 Houston 38, No. 9 Florida State 24 ORANGE BOWL Sun Life Stadium | Miami Gardens, Fla. 4 p.m. ET Dec. 31 | ESPN No. 1 Clemson 37, No. 4 Oklahoma 17 COTTON BOWL AT&T Stadium | Arlington, Texas 8 p.m. ET Dec. 31 | ESPN No. 2 Alabama 38, No. 3 Michigan State 0 FIESTA BOWL University of Phoenix Stadium | Glendale, Ariz. 1 p.m. ET Jan. 1 | ESPN No. 8 Notre Dame (10-2) vs. No. 7 Ohio State (11-1) • Series: Ohio State leads 3-2 • Last Meeting: 2006 | Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20 • Notre Dame Fighting Irish Bowl History: 17-17 Last: Music City Bowl (2014) | W vs. LSU, 31-28 • Ohio State Buckeyes Bowl History: 21-24 Last: College Football Playoff Championship (2015) | W vs. Oregon, 42-20 ROSE BOWL Rose Bowl | Pasadena, Calif. 5 p.m. ET Jan. 1 | ESPN No. 6 Stanford (11-2) vs. No. 5 Iowa (12-1) • Series: First meeting • Stanford Cardinal Bowl History: 12-11-1 Last: Foster Farms Bowl (2014) | W vs. Maryland, 45-21 • Iowa Hawkeyes Bowl History: 14-13-1 Last: TaxSlayer Bowl (2015) | L vs. Tennessee, 45-28 SUGAR BOWL Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La. 8:30 p.m. ET Jan. 1 | ESPN No. 16 Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. No. 12 Mississippi (9-3) • Series: Ole Miss leads 2-0 • Last Meeting: 2010 | Ole Miss 21, Oklahoma State 7 • Oklahoma State Cowboys Bowl History: 16-9-1 Last: Cactus Bowl (2015) | W vs. Washington, 30-22 • Mississippi Rebels Bowl History: 23-13 Last: Peach Bowl (2014) | L vs. TCU, 42-3 College football: TV schedule and game times Here are the college football TV schedules for every week and game times for the 2021 season. READ MORE The 25 biggest FCS football stadiums in the country Twenty-five FCS football stadiums hold a capacity of more than 20,000 heading into 2021. Here is the complete list of the biggest stadiums in the country. READ MORE The 25 biggest college football stadiums in the country Here are the 25 biggest college football stadiums in the United States, beginning with the Big House in Ann Arbor with a capacity of 107,601. READ MORE