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 2022 SEC Championship Game: Date, time, history Here's the quick guide to the 2022 SEC Championship Game, which features LSU and Georgia at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, on CBS. READ MORE FCS football games: Previewing Southern vs. Jackson State in the 2022 SWAC football championship SWAC West champion Southern will visit SWAC East champion Jackson State with a conference title and a Celebration Bowl berth on the line. READ MORE 2022 Big Ten Football Championship: Schedule, history, how to watch Michigan vs. Purdue Michigan and Purdue will play the 2022 Big Ten football conference championship game at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 3, in Indianapolis. READ MORE