NCAA football bowl schedule released for 2016 season
By Jason Parker
Here’s a look at the dates and times for the 42 bowl games that NCAA football teams will be looking to qualify for in the 2016 season.
The 2016 NCAA football regular season is still around four months from kicking off, but fans of the sport can already start to make their plans for the upcoming bowl season. Tuesday, the dates and times were released for nearly all the 42 bowl games that will take place this season.
The 2016 NCAA football bowl season will get underway on Saturday, December 17 when six bowl games take place. It will conclude on Monday, January 9 with the College Football Playoff title game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
Here’s a look at the 2016-17 bowl schedule with dates and times:
Saturday, Dec. 17
Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl (Noon, ABC)
Gildan New Mexico Bowl (2 p.m., ESPN)
Las Vegas Bowl (3:30 p.m., ABC)
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
AutoNation Cure Bowl (7 p.m., CBSSN)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (9 p.m., ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 19
Miami Beach Bowl (2:30 p.m., ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 20
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl (7 p.m., ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 21
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (9 p.m., ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (7 p.m., ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 23
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (1 p.m., ESPN)
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (4:30 p.m., ESPN)
GoDaddy Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 24
Hawai’i Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 26
St. Petersburg Bowl (11 a.m., ESPN)
Quick Lane Bowl (2:30 p.m. ESPN)
Camping World Independence Bowl (5 p.m., ESPN2)
Tuesday, Dec. 27
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl (Noon, ESPN)
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Holiday Bowl (7 p.m., ESPN)
Cactus Bowl (10:15 p.m., ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 28
New Era Pinstripe Bowl (2 p.m., ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl (9 p.m., ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 29
Birmingham Bowl (2 p.m., ESPN)
Belk Bowl (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
Valero Alamo Bowl (9 p.m., ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 30
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Noon, ESPN)
Hyundai Sun Bowl (TBA, CBS)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Capital One Orange Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 31
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl (11 a.m., ABC)
TaxSlayer Bowl (11 a.m., ESPN)
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (3 or 7 p.m., ESPN)
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl (3 or 7 p.m., ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 2
Outback Bowl (1 p.m., ABC)
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (1 p.m., ESPN)
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual (5 p.m., ESPN)
Allstate Sugar Bowl (8:30 p.m., ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 9
CFP National Championship Game (8:30 p.m., ESPN)
Two additional games – the Foster Farms Bowl and the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl – have not yet announced when there games will take place. The NCAA announced recently that there will be no additional bowl games added for the next three seasons.
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