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.
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.
A cornucopia of games remain on tap through the Jan. 7 National Championship between Notre Dame and Alabama.
If you're looking for the Michigan game, here are the broadcast details:
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 | ||
| Poinsettia | Dec. 20 | San Diego | BYU 23, San Diego State 6 | ||
| St. Petersburg | Dec. 21 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | UCF 38, Ball State 17 | ||
| New Orleans | Dec. 22 | New Orleans | Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34 | ||
| Las Vegas | Dec. 22 | Las Vegas | Boise State 28, Washington 26 | ||
| Hawaii | Dec. 24 | Honolulu | SMU 43, Fresno State 10 | ||
| Little Caesars | Dec. 26 | Detroit | Central Michigan 24, Western Kentucky 10 | ||
| Military | Dec. 27 | Washington, D.C. | San Jose State 29, Bowling Green 20 | ||
| Belk | Dec. 27 | Charlotte, N.C. | Cincinnati 48, Duke 34 | ||
| Holiday | Dec. 27 | San Diego | Baylor 49, UCLA 26 | ||
| Independence | Dec. 28 | Shreveport, La. | Ohio 45, Louisiana-Monroe 14 | ||
| Russell Athletic | Dec. 28 | Orlando, Fla. | Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10 | ||
| Texas | Dec. 28 | Houston | Texas Tech 34, Minnesota 31 | ||
| Armed Forces | Dec. 29 | Fort Worth, Texas | Rice 33, Air Force 14 | ||
| Pinstripe | Dec. 29 | Bronx, N.Y. | Syracuse 38, West Virginia 14 | ||
| Fight Hunger | Dec. 29 | San Francisco | Arizona State 62, Navy 28 | ||
| Alamo | Dec. 29 | San Antonio | Texas 31, Oregon State 27 | ||
| Buffalo Wild Wings | Dec. 29 | Tempe, Ariz. | Michigan State 17, TCU 16 | ||
| 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 |