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 2020 NCAA FCS championship field announced The field of 16 teams competing for the 2020 NCAA Division I Football Championship was announced on Sunday, April 18, by the NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee. READ MORE DII Report: Colorado Mesa, Central Missouri baseball battle for top spot in closest Power 10 rankings, so far The race for No. 1 in the latest DII baseball Power 10 rankings are closer than ever with Colorado Mesa and Central Missouri continuing to roll. We also take a look at some impressive DII football numbers in this week's DII Report. READ MORE Every automatic bid to the 2020-21 FCS football playoffs Ten of the 16 teams in the 2020-21 FCS football championship will be determined by automatic qualification via conference championship. Here are all the automatic bids before the bracket is revealed on Sunday, April 18. READ MORE