The most wonderful time of the year for college football fans: bowl season is upon us.
And this year, the College Football Playoff has expanded to 12 teams, giving you more fun than ever before.
In addition to the CFP, a total of 36 bowl games will be played.
Here’s a look at this season’s games (always ET):
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College Football Playoff Schedule
Friday, December 20th
College Football Playoff Round 1 Pres. by Allstate
No. 7 Notre Dame 27, No. 10 Indiana 17
Notre Dame Stadium (South Bend, Indiana)
Saturday, December 21st
College Football Playoff Round 1 Pres. by Allstate
#6 Penn State 38, #11 SMU 10
Beaver Stadium (State College, Pennsylvania)
5th place Texas 38, 12th place Clemson 24
Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
8th place Ohio State 42nd, 9th place Tennessee 17th place
Ohio Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)
Tuesday, December 31st
CFP Quarterfinals at Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
6th place Penn State 31, 3rd place Boise State 14
Wednesday, January 1
CFP Quarterfinals at Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Texas (No. 5) vs. Arizona State University (No. 4)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
1 p.m., ESPN
CFP Quarterfinals at Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential
#8 Ohio State University vs. #1 Oregon
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
5 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, January 2nd
CFP Quarterfinals at Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
4 p.m., ESPN
**This game has been postponed to January 2nd due to the deadly truck attack in New Orleans on January 1st.
Thursday, January 9
CFP Semifinals at Capital One Orange Bowl
#6 Penn State vs. Allstate Sugar Bowl winner
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Friday, January 10th
CFP Semifinals at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Monday, January 20th
CFP National Championship presented by AT&T
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Bowl game schedule complete
Saturday, December 14th
cricket celebration bowl
Jackson State 28, South Carolina State 7
IS4S Salute to Veterans
South Alabama 30, Western Michigan 23
Tuesday, December 17th
Scooter Coffee Frisco Bowl
Memphis 42, West Virginia 37
Wednesday, December 18
Boca Raton Bowl
James Madison 27, Western Kentucky 17
Art of Sports LA Bowl
UNLV 24, Cal 13
Thursday, December 19th
R+L Carrier New Orleans Bowl
Sam Houston 31, Georgia Southern 26
Friday, December 20th
StaffDNA Cure Ball
Ohio 30, Jacksonville State 27
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Florida 33, Tulane 8
Monday, December 23rd
Myrtle Beach Bowl
UTSA 44, Coastal Carolina 15
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Northern Illinois 28, Fresno State 20 (2OT)
Tuesday December 24th
hawaii ball
South Florida 41, San Jose State 39 (5 ​​OT)
Thursday, December 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl
Toledo 48, Pittsburgh 46 (6 OT)
rate ball
Kansas State 44, Rutgers 41
68 Ventures Bowl
Arkansas State 38, Bowling Green 31
Friday, December 27
Lockheed Martin Armed Force Bowl
Navy 21, Oklahoma 20
Birmingham Bowl
Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Arkansas 39, Texas Tech 26
DirecTV Holiday Bowl
Syracuse 52, Washington State 35
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
USC 35, Texas A&M 31
Saturday, December 28th
Wasabi Fenway Ball
UConn 27, North Carolina 14
Bad Boy More Pinstripe Bowl
Nebraska 20, Boston College 15
Isleta New Mexico Bowl
TCU 34, Louisiana 3
Pop Tart Ball
Iowa State 42, Miami 41
Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl
Miami (OH) 43, Colorado State 17
Go to Bowling Military Bowl
East Carolina 26, NC State 21
Valero Alamo Bowl
BYU 34, Colorado 14
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Army 27, Louisiana Tech 6
Monday, December 30th
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Missouri 27, Iowa 24
Tuesday, December 31st
Lelia Quest Bowl
Michigan 19, Alabama 13
Tony the Tiger Sunball
Louisville 35, Washington 34
Cheez-It Citrus Ball
Illinois 21, South Carolina 17
Kinders Texas Bowl
LSU 44, Baylor 31
Thursday, January 2nd
TaxSlayer Alligator Bowl
Duke vs. ole miss
Everbank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)
7:30 PM
Friday, January 3
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
North Texas vs. State of Texas
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)
4 p.m., ESPN
Duke Mayonnaise Bowl
Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, January 4th
Bahamas Bowl cost. By Atlantis Resort
Buffalo vs. Liberty
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (Nassau, Bahamas)
11 a.m., ESPN2
