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A complete breakdown of all the matchups for this season’s bowl schedule, starting with the opening contest on Dec. 16 at the New Orleans Bowl.
The postseason extravaganza continues for the next three weeks through the College Football Playoff national championship game scheduled for Jan. 8 in Atlanta.
The bowl lineup (all times are ET):
Dec. 16 — New Orleans Bowl: Troy 50, North Texas 30
Dec. 16 — Cure Bowl: Georgia State 27, Western Kentucky 17
Dec. 16 — Las Vegas Bowl: Boise State 38, Oregon 28
Dec. 16 — New Mexico Bowl: Marshall 31, Colorado State 28
Dec. 16 — Camellia Bowl: Middle Tennessee 35, Arkansas State 30
Dec. 19 — Boca Raton Bowl: Florida Atlantic 50, Akron 3
Dec. 20 — Frisco Bowl: Louisiana Tech 51, Southern Methodist 10
Dec. 21 — Gasparilla Bowl: Temple vs. Florida International, ESPN, 8 p.m.
Dec. 22 — Bahamas Bowl: Alabama-Birmingham vs. Ohio, ESPN, 12:30 p.m.
Dec. 22 — Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Wyoming, ESPN, 4 p.m.
Dec. 23 — Birmingham: Texas Tech vs. South Florida, ESPN, noon
Dec. 23 — Armed Forces Bowl: San Diego State vs. Army, ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
Dec. 23 — Dollar General Bowl: Toledo vs. Appalachian State, ESPN, 7 p.m.
Dec. 24 — Hawaii Bowl: Houston vs. Fresno State, ESPN, 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 26 — Heart of Dallas Bowl: Utah vs. West Virginia, ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 26 — Quick Lane Bowl: Duke vs. Northern Illinois, ESPN, 5:15 p.m.
Dec. 26— Cactus Bowl: Kansas State vs. UCLA, ESPN, 9 p.m.
Dec. 27 — Independence Bowl: Florida State vs. Southern Mississippi, ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 27 — Pinstripe Bowl: Iowa vs. Boston College, ESPN, 5:15 p.m.
Dec. 27 — Foster Farms Bowl: Purdue vs. Arizona, Fox, 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 27 — Texas Bowl: Texas vs. Missouri, ESPN, 9 p.m.
Dec. 28 — Military Bowl: Navy vs. Virginia, ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 28 — Camping World Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Virginia Tech, ESPN, 5:15 p.m.
Dec. 28 — Alamo Bowl: TCU vs. Stanford, ESPN, 9 p.m.
Dec. 28 — Holiday Bowl: Michigan State vs. Washington State, Fox, 9 p.m.
Dec. 29 — Belk Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M, ESPN, 1 p.m.
Dec. 29 — Sun Bowl: North Carolina State vs. Arizona State, CBS, 3 p.m.
Dec. 29 — Music City Bowl: Northwestern vs. Kentucky, ESPN, 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 29— Arizona Bowl: Utah State vs. New Mexico State, CBSSN, 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 29 — Cotton Bowl: Southern California vs. Ohio State, ESPN, 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 30 — TaxSlayer Bowl: Louisville vs. Mississippi State, ESPN, noon
Dec. 30 — Liberty Bowl: Iowa State vs. Memphis, ABC, 12:30 p.m.
Dec. 30 — Fiesta Bowl: Penn State vs. Washington, ESPN, 4 p.m.
Dec. 30 — Orange Bowl: Miami (Fla.) vs. Wisconsin, ESPN, 8 p.m.
Jan. 1 — Outback Bowl: Michigan vs. South Carolina, Tampa, ESPN2, noon
Jan. 1 — Peach Bowl: Auburn vs. Central Florida, 12:30 p.m., ESPN
Jan. 1 — Citrus Bowl: Notre Dame vs. LSU, ABC, 1 p.m.
Jan. 1 — Rose Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Georgia, ESPN, 5 p.m.
Jan. 1 — Sugar Bowl: Clemson vs. Alabama, ESPN, 8:45 p.m.
Jan. 8 — National championship game: Semifinal winners, ESPN, 8 p.m.
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9 of 40![Florida Atlantic Owls wide receiver Willie Wright (86)]()
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14 of 40![Arkansas State Red Wolves wide receiver Justin McInnis]()
15 of 40![Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders cornerback Mike Minter]()
16 of 40![Arkansas State Red Wolves defensive back Justin Clifton]()
17 of 40![Marshall Thundering Herd head coach Doc Holliday celebrates]()
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19 of 40![Marshall Thundering Herd wide receiver Tyre Brady (8)]()
20 of 40![Marshall Thundering Herd running back Keion Davis (24)]()
21 of 40![Colorado State Rams wide receiver Michael Gallup (4)]()
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23 of 40![Boise Broncos head coach Bryan Harsin hoists the Las]()
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28 of 40![Georgia State Panthers head coach Sean Elliott celebrates]()
29 of 40![Western Kentucky Hilltoppers defensive back Devon Key]()
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33 of 40![Western Kentucky Hilltoppers defensive back Devon Key]()
34 of 40![Troy Trojans defensive tackle Trevon Sanders (90) and]()
35 of 40![Troy wide receiver John Johnson (2) scores a touchdown]()
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38 of 40![Troy running back Josh Anderson (33) scores a touchdown]()
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