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2017-18 college football bowl schedule, with dates, locations and matchups.
With conference championships in the rearview, bowl season is upon us.
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Pairings are rolling in, and this page will be updated often with the latest info for the 2017-18 bowl schedule and matchups:
*Note: All times Eastern
| BOWL/TITLE GAME | DATE | TIME | SITE | MATCHUP |
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| Celebration | Dec. 16 | Noon | Atlanta, Ga. | North Carolina A&T 21, vs. Grambling State 14 |
| New Orleans | Dec. 16 | 1 p.m. | New Orleans, La. | Troy 50, North Texas 30 |
| Cure | Dec. 16 | 2:30 p.m. | Orlando, Fla. | Georgia State 27, Western Kentucky 17 |
| Las Vegas | Dec. 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nevada | Boise State 38, Oregon 28 |
| New Mexico | Dec. 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. | Marshall 31, Colorado State 28 |
| Camellia | Dec. 16 | 8 p.m. | Montgomery, Ala. | Middle Tennessee State 35, Arkansas State 30 |
| Boca Raton | Dec. 19 | 7 p.m. | Boca Raton, Fla. | FAU, 50 Akron 3 |
| Frisco | Dec. 20 | 8 p.m. | Frisco, Texas | LA Tech 51, SMU 10 |
| Gasparilla | Dec. 21 | 8 p.m. | St. Petersburg, Fla. | Temple 28, FIU 3 |
| Bahamas | Dec. 22 | 12:30 p.m. | Nassau, Bahamas | Ohio 41, UAB 6 |
| Famous Idaho Potato | Dec. 22 | 4 p.m. | Boise, Idaho | Wyoming 37, Central Michigan 14 |
| Birmingham | Dec. 23 | Noon | Birmingham, Ala. | USF 38, Texas Tech 34 |
| Armed Forces | Dec. 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Fort Worth, Texas | Army 42, San Diego State 35 |
| Dollar General | Dec. 23 | 7 p.m. | Mobile, Ala. | Appalachian State 34, Toledo 0 |
| Hawai'i | Dec. 24 | 8:30 p.m. | Honolulu, Hawai'i | Fresno State 33, Houston 27 |
| Heart of Dallas | Dec. 26 | 1:20 p.m. | Dallas, Texas | Utah 30, West Virginia 14 |
| Quick Lane | Dec. 26 | 5:15 p.m. | Detroit, Mich. | Duke 36, Northern Illinois 14 |
| Cactus | Dec. 26 | 10 p.m. ET | Phoenix, Ariz. | Kansas State 35, UCLA 17 |
| Independence | Dec. 27 | 1:30 p.m. | Shreveport, La. | Florida State 42, Southern Miss 13 |
| Pinstripe | Dec. 27 | 5:15 p.m. | Bronx, N.Y. | Iowa 27, Boston College 20 |
| Foster Farms | Dec. 27 | 8:30 p.m. | Santa Clara, Calif. | Purdue 38, Arizona 35 |
| Texas | Dec. 27 | 9 p.m. | Houston, Texas | Texas 33, Missouri 16 |
| Military | Dec. 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Annapolis, Md. | Navy 49, Virginia 7 |
| Camping World | Dec. 28 | 5:15 p.m. | Orlando, Fla. | Oklahoma State 30, Virginia Tech 21 |
| Alamo | Dec. 28 | 9 p.m. | San Antonio, Texas | TCU 39, Stanford 37 |
| Holiday | Dec. 28 | 9 p.m. | San Diego, Calif. | Michigan State 42, Washington State 17 |
| Belk | Dec. 29 | 1 p.m. | Charlotte, N.C. | Wake Forest 55, Texas A&M 52 |
| Sun | Dec. 29 | 2 p.m. | El Paso, Texas | NC State 52, Arizona State 31 |
| Music City | Dec. 29 | 4:30 p.m. | Nashville, Tenn. | Northwestern 24, Kentucky 23 |
| Arizona | Dec. 29 | 5:30 p.m. | Tucson, Ariz. | New Mexico State 26, Utah State 20 |
| Cotton | Dec. 29 | 8:30 p.m. | Arlington, Texas | Ohio State 24, USC 7 |
| Taxslayer | Dec. 30 | Noon | Jacksonville, Fla. | Mississippi State 31, Louisville 27 |
| Liberty | Dec. 30 | 12:30 p.m. | Memphis, Tenn. | Iowa State 21, Memphis 20 |
| Fiesta | Dec. 30 | 4 p.m. | Glendale, Ariz. | Penn State 35, Washington 28 |
| Orange | Dec. 30 | 8 p.m. | Miami Gardens, Fla. | Wisconsin 34, Miami 24 |
| Outback | Jan. 1 | Noon | Tampa, Fla. | South Carolina 26, Michigan 19 |
| Peach | Jan. 1 | 12:30 p.m. | Atlanta, Ga. | UCF 34, Auburn 27 |
| Citrus | Jan. 1 | 1 p.m. | Orlando, Fla. | Notre Dame 21, LSU 17 |
| Rose (CFP Semifinals) | Jan. 1 | 5 p.m. | Pasadena, Calif. | Georgia 54, Oklahoma 48 (2OT) |
| Sugar (CFP Semifinals) | Jan. 1 | 8:45 p.m. | New Orleans, La. | Alabama 24, Clemson 6 |
| CFP National Championship | Jan. 8 | 8 p.m. | Atlanta, Ga. | Alabama 26, Georgia 23 (OT) |
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| • FBS Indepenents -- Army, BYU, Massachusetts, Navy and Notre Dame — also are eligible for the College Football Playoff. | |||||||||
| YEAR | ROSE | SUGAR | ORANGE | COTTON | PEACH | FIESTA | CHAMPIONSHIP |
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| 2017-18 | Jan. 1 | Jan. 1 | Dec. 30 | Dec. 30 | Jan. 1 | Dec. 30 | Jan. 8 |
| 2018-19 | Jan. 1 | Jan. 1 | Dec. 29 | Dec. 29 | Dec. 31 | Jan. 1 | Jan. 7 |
| 2019-20 | Jan. 1 | Jan. 1 | Jan. 1 | Dec. 31 | Dec. 28 | Dec. 28 | Jan. 13 |
| 2020-21 | Jan. 1 | Jan. 1 | Dec. 31 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Jan. 11 |
| 2021-22 | TBD | TBD | Dec. 31 | Dec. 31 | TBD | TBD | Jan. 10 |
| 2022-23 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | Dec. 31 | Dec. 31 | Jan. 9 |
| 2023-24 | Jan. 1 | Jan. 1 | Dec. 28 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Jan. 8 |
| • Bold denotes the bowl playing host to a national championship semifinal game. | |||||||
