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 has been under way since Dec. 15, when Arizona edged Nevada in the New Mexico Bowl and Utah State routed Toledo in the Potato Bowl.
Nearly a dozen games remain on tap through the Jan. 7 National Championship between Notre Dame and Alabama. The gridiron action resumes Tuesday, Jan. 1, beginning at noon.
Michigan schools are well-represented in this year's bowl game schedule, too, with Michigan taking on South Carolina in the Outback Bowl on Tuesday.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
