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 FCS football: We picked the top-5 players of all time for Montana football The Montana football program has won two FCS championships (1995 and 2001) and has finished as runner-up five times (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2009) in its history. The Grizzlies had 25 straight winning seasons from 1986-2011, producing transcendent players along the way. Here's a look at the top individual players in Montana history. READ MORE A way-too-early look at the 2022 DII football preseason Power 10 rankings Spring practices are nearing in DII football. Let's take an early look at what the top-10 teams may look like come August. READ MORE FCS football: We picked the top-5 players all-time for Eastern Washington football Eastern Washington football has a storied history filled with accolades, including the 2010 FCS national championship and an FCS-leading seven major national award winners. With such success from the Eagle program, here's a look at the top individual players in Eastern Washington history. READ MORE