2012-13 College Bowl Game Schedule: What's On, 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 started Dec. 15, and a bevy of games remain on tap through the Jan. 7 National Championship between Notre Dame and Alabama. The gridiron action resumes tonight, however, when SMU takes on Fresno State from Honolulu 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 | BYU 23, San Diego State 6 | ESPN |
| St. Petersburg | Dec. 21 | 7:30 p.m. | St. Petersburg, Fla. | UCF 38, Ball State 17 | ESPN |
| New Orleans | Dec. 22 | Noon | New Orleans | Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34 |
ESPN |
| Las Vegas | Dec. 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Las Vegas | Boise State 28, Washington 26 |
ESPN |
| Hawaii | Dec. 24 | 8 p.m. | Honolulu | SMU 43, Fresno State 10 |
ESPN |
| Little Caesars | Dec. 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Detroit | Central Michigan 24, Western Kentucky 21 |
ESPN |
| Military | Dec. 27 | 3 p.m. | Washington, D.C. | San Jose State 29, Bowling Green 20 |
ESPN |
| Belk | Dec. 27 | 6:30 p.m. | Charlotte, N.C. | Cincinnati 48, Duke 34 |
ESPN |
| Holiday | Dec. 27 | 9:45 p.m. | San Diego | Baylor 49, UCLA 26 |
ESPN |
| Independence | Dec. 28 | 2 p.m. | Shreveport, La. | Ohio 45, Louisiana-Monroe 14 |
ESPN |
| Russell Athletic | Dec. 28 | 5:30 p.m. | Orlando, Fla. | Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10 |
ESPN |
| Texas | Dec. 28 | 9 p.m. | Houston | Texas Tech 34, Minnesota 31 | 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 |
What bowl games are you looking forward to? Are you watching from home or heading out to a local bar or restaurant?
