2012-13 College Bowl Game Schedule: What's On and When to Watch
Here's where to find all of the collegiate bowl games leading up to the Jan. 7 BCS Championship.
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It's the most wonderful time of the year for college football fans: Bowl season!
The 2012 Division I Football Bowl Subdivision bowl game schedule has been under way since Dec. 15, when Arizona edged Nevada in the New Mexico Bowl and Utah State routed Toledo in the Potato Bowl.
Thirty-three games remain on tap through the Jan. 7 National Championship between Notre Dame and Alabama. The gridiron action resumes tonight, however, when San Diego State faces Brigham Young University at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
Michigan schools are well-represented in this year's bowl game schedule, too. Here's what to look for:
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (Detroit):
- Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky
- 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 26
- ESPN
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (Tempe, AZ):
- Michigan State vs. TCU
- 10:15 p.m. on Dec. 29
- ESPN
Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL):
- Michigan vs. South Carolina
- 1 p.m. on Jan. 1
- ESPN
| BOWL | DATE | TIME (ET) | CITY | MATCHUP / RESULT | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | Dec. 15 | Albuquerque, N.M. | Arizona 49, Nevada 48 | ||
| Potato | Dec. 15 | Boise, Idaho | Utah State 41, Toledo 15 | ||
| Poinsietta | Dec. 20 | 8 p.m. | San Diego | San Diego State vs. BYU | ESPN |
| St. Petersburg | Dec. 21 | 7:30 p.m. | St. Petersburg, Fla. | Ball State vs. UCF | ESPN |
| New Orleans | Dec. 22 | Noon | New Orleans | East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette | ESPN |
| Las Vegas | Dec. 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Las Vegas | Boise State vs. Washington | ESPN |
| Hawaii | Dec. 24 | 8 p.m. | Honolulu | SMU vs. Fresno State | ESPN |
| Little Caesars | Dec. 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Detroit | Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan | ESPN |
| Military | Dec. 27 | 3 p.m. | Washington, D.C. | San Jose State vs. Bowling Green | ESPN |
| Belk | Dec. 27 | 6:30 p.m. | Charlotte, N.C. | Duke vs. Cincinnati | ESPN |
| Holiday | Dec. 27 | 9:45 p.m. | San Diego | UCLA vs. Baylor | ESPN |
| Independence | Dec. 28 | 2 p.m. | Shreveport, La. | Louisiana-Monroe vs. Ohio | ESPN |
| Russell Athletic | Dec. 28 | 5:30 p.m. | Orlando, Fla. | Virginia Tech vs. Rutgers | ESPN |
| Texas | Dec. 28 | 9 p.m. | Houston | Minnesota vs. Texas Tech | ESPN |
| Armed Forces | Dec. 29 | 11:45 a.m. | Fort Worth, Texas | Rice vs. Air Force | ESPN |
| Fight Hunger | Dec. 29 | 3:15 p.m. | San Francisco | Arizona State vs. Navy | ESPN2 |
| Pinstripe | Dec. 29 | 3:15 p.m. | Bronx, N.Y. | Syracuse vs. West Virginia | ESPN |
| Alamo | Dec. 29 | 6:45 p.m. | San Antonio | Texas vs. Oregon State | ESPN |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | Dec. 29 | 10:15 p.m. | Tempe, Ariz. | Michigan State vs. TCU | ESPN |
| Music City | Dec. 31 | Noon | Nashville, Tenn. | Vanderbilt vs. NC State | ESPN |
| Sun | Dec. 31 | 2 p.m. | El Paso, Texas | Georgia Tech vs. USC | CBS |
| Liberty | Dec. 31 | 3:30 p.m. | Memphis, Tenn. | Iowa State vs. Tulsa | ESPN |
| Chick-fil-A | Dec. 31 | 7:30 p.m. | Atlanta | Clemson vs. LSU | ESPN |
| Heart of Dallas | Jan. 1 | Noon | Dallas | Purdue vs. Oklahoma State | ESPNU |
| Gator | Jan. 1 | Noon | Jacksonville, Fla. | Mississippi State vs. Northwestern | ESPN2 |
| Capital One | Jan. 1 | 1 p.m. | Orlando, Fla. | Georgia vs. Nebraska | ABC |
| Outback | Jan. 1 | 1 p.m. | Tampa, Fla. | South Carolina vs. Michigan | ESPN |
| Rose | Jan. 1 | 5 p.m. | Pasadena, Calif. | Wisconsin vs. Stanford | ESPN |
| Orange | Jan. 1 | 8:30 p.m. | Miami | Northern Illinois vs. Florida State | ESPN |
| Sugar | Jan. 2 | 8:30 p.m. | New Orleans | Florida vs. Louisville | ESPN |
| Fiesta | Jan. 3 | 8:30 p.m. | Glendale, Ariz. | Oregon vs. Kansas State | ESPN |
| Cotton | Jan. 4 | 8 p.m. | Arlington, Texas | Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma | FOX |
| Compass | Jan. 5 | 1 p.m. | Birmingham, Ala. | Pittsburgh vs. Mississippi | ESPN |
| GoDaddy.com | Jan. 6 | 9 p.m. | Mobile, Ala. | Kent State vs. Arkansas State | ESPN |
| BCS Championship | Jan. 7 | 8:30 p.m. | Miami | Notre Dame vs. Alabama | ESPN |
