The 2011-12 college football bowl schedule kicks off on December 17 with the Gildan New Mexico bowl and ends on January 9 with the BCS national championship.
There will be a total of 35 bowl games played this season and for the first time in recent memory, none will be played on New Year’s Day.
With a full slate of NFL regular-season finales on New Year’s Day, five bowls moved to January 2 – the Gator, Outback, Capital One, Ticket City and Rose.
Five bowl games will be played on New Year’s Eve – Meineke Car Care of Texas, Hyundai Sun, AutoZone Liberty, Kraft Fight Hunger and the Chick-fil-A.
In addition to the Rose Bowl, the remaining BCS bowls will be played on consecutive days, beginning with the Allstate Sugar Bowl on January 3, the Discover Orange Bowl on January 4 and the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on January 5.
Here’s a look at the complete 2011-12 college football bowl schedule. All kickoff times are Eastern.
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2011-12 College Football Bowl Schedule
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| Bowl | Opponents | Location | Date | Time | Network | ||||
| Gildan New Mexico | MWC vs Pac-12 | Albuquerque, NM | Dec 17 | 2 PM | ESPN | ||||
| uDrove Humanitarian | MAC vs WAC | Boise, ID | Dec 17 | 5:30 PM | ESPN | ||||
| R+L Carriers New Orleans | C-USA vs Sun Belt | New Orleans | Dec 17 | 9 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg | Big East vs C-USA | St. Petersburg, FL | Dec 20 | 8 PM | ESPN | ||||
| S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia | MWC vs WAC | San Diego | Dec 21 | 8 PM | ESPN | ||||
| MAACO Las Vegas | MWC vs. Pac-12 | Las Vegas | Dec 22 | 8 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Sheraton Hawaii | C-USA vs WAC | Honolulu | Dec 24 | 8 PM | ESPN | ||||
| AdvoCare V100 Independence | ACC vs. MWC | Shreveport, LA | Dec 26 | 5 PM | ESPN2 | ||||
| Little Caesars | Big Ten vs MAC | Detroit | Dec 27 | 4:30 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Belk | ACC vs Big East | Charlotte, NC | Dec 27 | 8 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman | ACC vs Navy | Washington, DC | Dec 28 | 4:30 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Bridgepoint Education Holiday | Big 12 vs Pac-12 | San Diego | Dec 28 | 8 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Champs Sports | ACC vs Big East | Orlando, FL | Dec 29 | 5:30 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Valero Alamo | Big 12 vs Pac-12 | San Antonio | Dec 29 | 9 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Bell Helicopter Armed Forces | BYU vs C-USA | Dallas | Dec 30 | Noon | ESPN | ||||
| New Era Pinstripe | Big 12 vs Big East | Bronx, NY | Dec 30 | 3:20 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Franklin American Mortgage Music City | ACC vs SEC | Nashville, TN | Dec 30 | 6:40 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Insight | Big Ten vs Big 12 | Tempe, AZ | Dec 30 | 10 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Meineke Car Care of Texas | Big Ten vs Big 12 | Houston | Dec 31 | Noon | ESPN | ||||
| Hyundai Sun | ACC vs Pac-12 | El Paso, TX | Dec 31 | 2 PM | CBS | ||||
| AutoZone Liberty | C-USA vs SEC | Memphis, TN | Dec 31 | 3:30 PM | ABC | ||||
| Kraft Fight Hunger | Army vs Pac-12 | San Francisco | Dec 31 | 3:30 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Chick-fil-A | ACC vs SEC | Atlanta | Dec 31 | 7:30 PM | ESPN | ||||
| TicketCity | Big Ten vs C-USA | Dallas | Jan 2 | Noon | ESPNU | ||||
| Outback | Big Ten vs SEC | Tampa, FL | Jan 2 | 1 PM | ABC | ||||
| Capital One | Big Ten vs SEC | Orlando, FL | Jan 2 | 1 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Gator Bowl | Big Ten vs SEC | Jacksonville, FL | Jan. 2 | 1 PM | ESPN2 | ||||
| Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio | BCS vs BCS | Pasadena, CA | Jan 2 | 5 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Allstate Sugar | BCS vs BCS | New Orleans | Jan 3 | 8:30 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Discover Orange | BCS vs BCS | Miami | Jan 4 | 8:30 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Tostitos Fiesta | BCS vs BCS | Glendale, AZ | Jan. 5 | 8:30 PM | ESPN | ||||
| AT&T Cotton | Big 12 vs SEC | Arlington, TX | Jan 6 | 8 PM | FOX | ||||
| BBVA Compass Bowl | Big East vs SEC | Birmingham, AL | Jan 7 | 1 PM | ESPN | ||||
| GoDaddy.com | MAC vs Sun Belt | Mobile, AL | Jan 8 | 9 PM | ESPN | ||||
| Allstate BCS National Championship Game | BCS vs BCS | New Orleans | Jan 9 | 8:30 PM | ESPN | ||||
