College Football Bowl Schedule
2008 Bowl Invitations Extended
With the regular season completed, 72 teams reached bowl eligibility for the 68 bowl slots, and all bowl bids have been awarded. The BCS Championship Game will pit Oklahoma and Florida.
One interesting late development involves the Poinsettia Bowl Dec. 23. Apparently, two highly ranked, non-BCS conference teams will meet in San Diego, in undefeated Boise State and Texas Christian, both of which are ranked in the Top 14 of the BCS standings.
Here is a printable bowl schedule, with conference affiliations, game time/Eastern time, TV network, and official matchups.
BOWL SCHEDULE
DEC 20, SATURDAY
- Eagle Bank Bowl, Washington, D.C., 11 a.m., ESPN: Navy vs. Wake Forest (IND vs. ACC)
- New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque, N.M., 2:30 p.m., ESPN: Fresno State vs. Colorado State (WAC vs. MAC)
- St. Petersburg Bowl, St. Petersburg, Fla., 4:30 p.m., ESPN2: South Florida vs. Memphis (BEC vs. CUSA)
- Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas, Nev., 8 p.m., ESPN: Brigham Young vs. Arizona (MWC vs. PAC)
DEC. 21, SUNDAY
- New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans, La., 8 p.m., ESPN: Troy vs. Southern Miss (SBC Champion vs. CUSA)
DEC. 23, TUESDAY
- Poinsettia Bowl, San Diego, Calif., 8 p.m., ESPN: Texas Christian vs. Boise State (MWC vs. PAC/At-Large**)
DEC. 24, WEDNESDAY
- Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii, 8 p.m., ESPN: Hawaii vs. Notre Dame (WAC vs. PAC/At-Large**)
DEC. 26, FRIDAY
- Motor City Bowl, Detroit, Mich., 7:30 p.m., ESPN2: Central Michigan vs. Florida Atlantic (MAC vs. B10/At-Large*)
DEC. 27, SATURDAY
- Meineke Bowl, Charlotte, N.C., 1 p.m., ESPN: North Carolina vs. West Virginia (ACC vs. BEC)
- Champs Sports Bowl, Orlando, Fla., 4:30 p.m., ESPN: Florida State vs. Wisconsin (ACC vs. B10)
- Emerald Bowl, San Francisco, Calif., 8 p.m., ESPN: California vs. Miami-Fla (PAC vs ACC)
DEC. 28, SUNDAY
- Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La., 8 p.m., ESPN: Northern Illinois vs Louisiana Tech (SEC/At-Large* vs. At-Large/B12**)
DEC. 29, MONDAY
- Papajohns.com Bowl, Birmingham, Ala.,, 3 p.m., ESPN: Rutgers vs. North Carolina State (BEC vs. SEC/At-Large*)
- Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, Texas, 8 p.m., ESPN: Northwestern vs. Missouri (B10 vs. B12)
DEC. 30, TUESDAY
- Humanitarian Bowl, Boise, Idaho, 4:30 p.m., ESPN: Nevada vs. Maryland (WAC vs. ACC)
- Holiday Bowl, San Diego., Calif., 8 p.m., ESPN: Oklahoma State vs. Oregon (B12 vs. PAC)
- Texas Bowl, Houston, Texas, 8 p.m., NFL Network: Western Michigan vs. Rice (B12/At-Large** vs. CUSA)
DEC. 31, WEDNESDAY
- Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas, Noon, ESPN: Houston vs. Air Force (CUSA vs. MWC)
- Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas, 2 p.m., CBS: Oregon State vs. Pitt (PAC vs. BEC)
- Music City Bowl, Nashville, Tenn., 3:30 p.m., ESPN: Vanderbilt vs. Boston College (SEC vs. ACC)
- Insight Bowl, Tempe, Ariz., 5:30 p.m., NFL Network: Kansas vs. Minnesota (B12 vs. B10)
- Chick-fil-A Bowl, Atlanta, Ga., 7:30 p.m., ESPN: Louisiana State vs. Georgia Tech (SEC vs. ACC)
JAN. 1, THURSDAY
- Outback Bowl, Tampa, Fla., 11 a.m., ESPN: Iowa vs. South Carolina (B10 vs. SEC)
- Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla., 1 p.m., CBS: Nebraska vs. Clemson (B12 vs. ACC)
- Capital One Bowl, Orlando, Fla., 1 p.m., ABC: Michigan State vs. Georgia (B10 vs. SEC)
- Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif., 5 p.m., ABC: Southern Cal vs. Penn State (P10 Champion vs. B10 Champion)
- Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla., 8 p.m., FOX: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati (ACC Champion vs. BEC Champion)
JAN. 2, FRIDAY
- Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas, 2 p.m., FOX: Texas Tech vs. Mississippi (B12 vs. SEC)
- Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn., 5 p.m., ESPN: Kentucky vs. East Carolina (SEC vs. CUSA Champion)
- Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, La., 8 p.m., FOX: Alabama vs. Utah (BCS At-Large Teams, SEC vs. MWC Champion)
JAN. 3, SATURDAY
- International Bowl, Toronto, Ont., Noon, ESPN2: Buffalo vs. Connecticut (MAC Champion vs. BEC)
JAN. 5, MONDAY
- Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz., 8 p.m., FOX: Texas vs. Ohio State (BCS At-Large Teams, B12 vs. B10)
JAN. 6, TUESDAY
- GMAC Bowl, Mobile, Ala., 8 p.m., ESPN: Tulsa vs. Ball State (CUSA vs. MAC)
JAN. 8, THURSDAY
- BCS Championship Game, Miami, Fla., 8 p.m., FOX: Oklahoma vs. Florida (BCS #1/B12 Champion vs. BCS #2/SEC Champion)
*-The Big Ten and SEC each have two teams in the BCS, meaning neither league had enough eligible teams to fill all of their affiliations, leaving those bowls free to invite at-large teams.
**-The Pac-10 and Big XII don't have enough bowl-eligible teams to fill all of their affiliations, leaving those bowls free to invite at-large teams.
CONFERENCE ABBREVIATIONS
- ACC: Atlantic Coast Conference
- BEC: Big East Conference
- B12: Big XII Conference
- B10: Big Ten Conference
- CUSA: Conference USA
- MAC: Mid-American Conference
- MWC: Mountain West Conference
- PAC: Pac 10 Conference
- SEC: Southeastern Conference
- SBC: Sun Belt Conference
- WAC: Western Athletic Conference
- IND: Independent
Bowl-eligible teams that did not receive a bid were: Arkansas State (SBC), Bowling Green (MAC), Louisiana-Lafayette (SBC), and San Jose State (WAC).
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