May 5, 2016
Slate begins Saturday, December 17 Concludes with National Championship Game
The 2016-17 Football Bowl Association postseason schedule numbers 41 games, to be played over 24 days and televised nationwide via five different carriers.
The FBA schedule begins with the Gildan New Mexico Bowl on Saturday, December 17, part of a 5-game opening weekend that also includes the Las Vegas Bowl, Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, Cure Bowl and R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
The bowl season will come to a crowning conclusion on Monday, January 9 with the College Football Playoff National Championship game from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL.
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Doug Kelly
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Football Bowl Association
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| DATE |
TIME (ET) |
GAME |
NETWORK |
| Sat., December 17 |
2 p.m. |
Gildan New Mexico Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
3:30 p.m. |
Las Vegas Bowl |
ABC |
| |
5:30 p.m. |
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
5:30 p.m. |
Cure Bowl |
CBSSN |
| |
9 p.m. |
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl |
ESPN |
| Mon., December 19 |
2:30 p.m. |
Miami Beach Bowl |
ESPN |
| Tues., December 20 |
7 p.m. |
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl |
ESPN |
| Wed., December 21 |
9 p.m. |
SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl |
ESPN |
| Thur., December 22 |
7 p.m. |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl |
ESPN |
| Fri., December 23 |
1 p.m. |
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
4:30 p.m. |
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
8 p.m. |
GoDaddy Bowl |
ESPN |
| Sat., December 24 |
8 p.m. |
Hawaii Bowl |
ESPN |
| Mon., December 26 |
11 a.m. |
St. Petersburg Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
2:30 p.m. |
Quick Lane Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
5 p.m. |
Camping World Independence Bowl |
ESPN2 |
| Tue., December 27 |
Noon |
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
3:30 p.m. |
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman |
ESPN |
| |
7 p.m. |
Holiday Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
10:15 p.m. |
Cactus Bowl |
ESPN |
| Wed., December 28 |
2 p.m. |
New Ere Pinstripe Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
5:30 p.m. |
Russell Athletic Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
9 p.m. |
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl |
ESPN |
| Thur., December 29 |
2 p.m. |
Birmingham Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
5:30 p.m. |
Belk Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
9 p.m. |
Valero Alamo Bowl |
ESPN |
| Fri., December 30 |
Noon |
AutoZone Liberty Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
2 p.m. |
Hyundai Sun Bowl |
CBS |
| |
3:30 p.m. |
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
8 p.m. |
Capital One Orange Bowl |
ESPN |
| Sat., December 31 |
11 a.m. |
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl |
ABC |
| |
11 a.m. |
TaxSlayer Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
3 p.m. or 7 p.m. |
CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
3 p.m. or 7 p.m. |
CFP Semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl |
ESPN |
| Mon., January 2 |
1 p.m. |
Outback Bowl |
ABC |
| |
1 p.m. |
Goodyear Cotton Bowl |
ESPN |
| |
5 p.m. |
Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual |
ESPN |
| |
8:30 p.m. |
Allstate Sugar Bowl |
ESPN |
| Mon., January 9 |
8:30 p.m. |
CFP National Championship |
ESPN |
| TBA |
TBA |
Foster Farms Bowl |
TBA |
| TBA |
TBA |
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl |
TBA |