College Bowl Schedule Hails Back To Beginning At The End Of BCS Era

This year’s college bowl schedule ushers in the end of the BCS era. Whether you’re a college football fan who lauds or loves the Bowl Championship Series, one thing is undeniable: it has come full circle at the end of its 15-year run.

The once-dominant Florida State Seminoles, a college football powerhouse of the 1990s, has made its way back to the BCS Championship bowl game, which it kicked off alongside eventual champions, the Tennessee Volunteers on January 4, 1999.

Since then, the college bowl schedule has swelled from 22 games to 35, and the SEC has held court in the national title game for the better part of a decade. With Auburn scheduled to meet Florida State in the BCS Championship game, it will be eight straight years that a member school will have contended in the biggest bowl game around.

It won’t be the first time these teams meet—it won’t even be the first time in a bowl game—but it will be the first time in a long time. Try October 20, 1990, before any player on either squad was born. Prior to that, the two colleges played on a regular basis, with Auburn owning all but the most recent games.

Elsewhere on the college bowl schedule, we have two games scheduled for New Year’s Day. Michigan State faces Stanford in the Rose Bowl, and Central Florida steps onto the national stage with its first BCS appearance (and last), taking on Baylor in the Fiesta Bowl.

The excitement continues with Alabama meeting Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl on January 2, and Clemson goes up against Ohio State on January 3 in the Orange Bowl.

BCS Bowl Schedule

• BCS title game
  Pasadena, Calif. – 8:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 6
  Florida State vs. Auburn

• Rose Bowl
  Pasadena, Calif. – 5 p.m. ET, Jan. 1
  Michigan State vs. Stanford
• Fiesta Bowl
  Glendale, Ariz. – 8:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 1
  Baylor vs. Central Florida

• Sugar Bowl
  New Orleans, La. – 8:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 2
  Alabama vs. Oklahoma

• Orange Bowl
  Miami, Fla. – 8:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 3
  Clemson vs. Ohio State

Remaining Bowl Schedule

• Gildan New Mexico Bowl
  Albuquerque, N.M. – 2 p.m. ET, Dec. 21
  Washington State vs. Colorado State

• Royal Purple Las Vegas
  Las Vegas, Nev. – 3:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 21
  Fresno State vs. USC

• Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
  Boise, Idaho – 5:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 21
  San Diego State vs. Buffalo

• New Orleans Bowl
  New Orleans, La. – 9 p.m. ET, Dec. 21
  Tulane vs. La.-Lafayette

• Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl
  St. Petersburg, Fla. – 2 p.m. ET, Dec. 23
  Ohio vs. East Carolina

• Hawaii Bowl
  Honolulu, Hawaii – 8 p.m. ET, Dec. 24
  Oregon State vs. Boise State

• Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
  Detroit, Mich. – 6 p.m. ET, Dec. 26
  Pittsburgh vs. Bowling Green

• Poinsettia Bowl
  San Diego, Calif. – 9:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 26
  Northern Illinois vs. Utah State

• Military Bowl
  Annapolis, Md. – 2:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 27
  Maryland vs. Marshall

• Texas Bowl
  Houston, Texas – 6 p.m. ET, Dec. 27
  Syracuse vs. Minnesota

• Fight Hunger Bowl
  San Francisco, Calif. – 9:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 27
  Washington vs. BYU

• Pinstripe Bowl
  Bronx, N.Y. – 12 p.m. ET, Dec. 28
  Notre Dame vs. Rutgers

• Belk Bowl
  Charlotte, N.C. – 3:20 p.m. ET, Dec. 28
  North Carolina vs. Cincinnati

• Russell Athletic Bowl
  Orlando, Fla. – 6:45 p.m. ET, Dec. 28
  Miami vs. Louisville

• Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
  Tempe, Ariz. – 10:15 p.m. ET, Dec. 28
  Kansas State vs. Michigan

• Armed Forces Bowl
  Fort Worth, Texas – 11:45 a.m. ET, Dec. 30
  Navy vs. Middle Tennessee State

• Music City Bowl
  Nashville, Tenn. – 3:15 p.m. ET, Dec. 30
  Mississippi vs. Georgia Tech

• Alamo Bowl
  San Antonio, Texas – 6:45 p.m. ET, Dec. 30
  Texas vs. Oregon

• Holiday Bowl
  San Diego, Calif. – 10:15 p.m. ET, Dec. 30
  Arizona State vs. Texas Tech

• AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
  Shreveport, La. – 12:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
  Arizona vs. Boston College

• Sun Bowl
  El Paso, Texas – 2 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
  Virginia Tech vs. UCLA

• Liberty Bowl
  Memphis, Tenn. – 4 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
  Mississippi State vs. Rice

• Chick-fil-A Bowl
  Atlanta, Ga. – 8 p.m. ET, Dec. 31
  Texas A&M vs. Duke

• Gator Bowl
  Jacksonville, Fla. – 12 p.m. ET, Jan. 1
  Georgia vs. Nebraska

• Heart of Dallas Bowl
  Dallas, Texas – 12 p.m. ET, Jan. 1
  UNLV vs. North Texas

• Capital One Bowl
  Orlando, Fla. – 1 p.m. ET, Jan. 1
  South Carolina vs. Wisconsin

• Outback Bowl
  Tampa, Fla. – 1 p.m. ET, Jan. 1
  LSU vs. Iowa

• Cotton Bowl
  Arlington, Texas – 7:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 3
  Missouri vs. Oklahoma State

• BBVA Compass Bowl
  Birmingham, Ala. – 1 p.m. ET, Jan. 4
  Houston vs. Vanderbilt

• GoDaddy Bowl
  Mobile, Ala. – 9 p.m. ET, Jan. 5
  Ball State vs. Arkansas State