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College football bowl schedule: A look at the entire postseason lineup

This college football postseason will be unlike any other in the sport’s history. With the first year of the expanded playoff format, the season will run through the third week of January. Along the way, there will be 11 games that decide the national champion with contests being played on campus for the first time and including the six major bowls.

Those first-round games will take place Dec. 20 and 21 and are followed by the quarterfinals on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. The semifinals will be played at the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl on Jan. 9 and Jan. 10, respectively. The national championship game will be held Jan. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

But there’s also more than just the chase for the national championship. A full lineup of bowl games will kickoff on Dec. 14 and run concurrently with the playoff until the Bahamas Bowl on Jan. 4.

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A look at the entire 46-game postseason schedule with dates, times and television details along with all the matchups that will take you through the holiday season and beyond:

Salute to Veterans Bowl

MATCHUP: South Alabama vs. Western Michigan

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 14, Montgomery, Ala., 9 p.m., ESPN

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Frisco Bowl

MATCHUP: Memphis vs. West Virginia

DETAILS: Tuesday, Dec. 17, Frisco, Texas, 9 p.m., ESPN

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Boca Raton Bowl

MATCHUP: James Madison vs. Western Kentucky

DETAILS: Wednesday, Dec. 18, Boca Raton, Fla., 5:30 p.m., ESPN

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LA Bowl

MATCHUP: Mountain West vs. Pac-12

DETAILS: Wednesday, Dec. 18, Inglewood, Calif., 9 p.m., ESPN

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New Orleans Bowl

MATCHUP: Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston State

DETAILS: Thursday, Dec. 19, New Orleans, 7 p.m., ESPN2

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Cure Bowl

MATCHUP: Ohio vs. Jacksonville State

DETAILS: Friday, Dec. 20, Orlando, Fla., noon, ESPN

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Gasparilla Bowl

MATCHUP: American, ACC or SEC

DETAILS: Friday, Dec. 20, Tampa, Fla., 3:30 p.m., ESPN

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College Football Playoff

MATCHUP: Indiana at Notre Dame

DETAILS: Friday, Dec. 20, campus site, 8 p.m., ABC/ESPN

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College Football Playoff

MATCHUP: SMU at Penn State

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 21, campus site, noon, TNT

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College Football Playoff

MATCHUP: Clemson at Texas

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 21, campus site, 4 p.m., TNT

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College Football Playoff

MATCHUP: Tennessee at Ohio State

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 21, campus site, 8 p.m., ABC/ESPN

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Myrtle Beach Bowl

MATCHUP: American, MAC or Sun Belt

DETAILS: Monday, Dec. 23, Conway, S.C., 11 a.m., ESPN

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Idaho Potato Bowl

MATCHUP: MAC vs. Mountain West

DETAILS: Monday, Dec. 23, Boise, Idaho, 2:30 p.m., ESPN

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Hawaii Bowl

MATCHUP: South Florida vs. San Jose State

DETAILS: Tuesday, Dec. 24, Honolulu, 8 p.m., ESPN

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GameAbove Sports Bowl

MATCHUP: Big Ten vs. MAC

DETAILS: Thursday, Dec. 26, Detroit, 2 p.m., ESPN

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Rate Bowl

MATCHUP: Big 12 vs. Big Ten

DETAILS: Thursday, Dec. 26, Phoenix, 5:30 p.m., ESPN

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68 Ventures Bowl

MATCHUP: Sun Belt, Conference USA or MAC

DETAILS: Thursday, Dec. 26, Mobile, Ala., 9 p.m., ESPN

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Birmingham Bowl

MATCHUP: ACC, SEC or American

DETAILS: Friday, Dec. 27, Birmingham, Ala., noon or 3:30 p.m., ESPN

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Armed Forces Bowl

MATCHUP: American vs. Conference USA

DETAILS: Friday, Dec. 27, Fort Worth, Texas, noon or 3:30 p.m., ESPN

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Liberty Bowl

MATCHUP: Big 12 vs. SEC

DETAILS: Friday, Dec. 27, Memphis, Tenn., 7 p.m., ESPN

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Holiday Bowl

MATCHUP: ACC vs. Pac-12

DETAILS: Friday, Dec. 27, San Diego, 8 p.m., Fox

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Las Vegas Bowl

MATCHUP: Pac-12 vs. SEC

DETAILS: Friday, Dec. 27, Las Vegas, 10:30 p.m., ESPN

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Fenway Bowl

MATCHUP: ACC vs. American

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 28, Boston, 11 a.m., ESPN

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Pinstripe Bowl

MATCHUP: ACC vs. Big Ten

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 28, New York, noon, ABC

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New Mexico Bowl

MATCHUP: Mountain West vs. Group of Five

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 28, Albuquerque, 2:15 p.m., ESPN

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Pop-Tarts Bowl

MATCHUP: ACC vs. Big 12

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 28, Orlando, Fla., 3:30 p.m., ABC

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Arizona Bowl

MATCHUP: MAC vs. Mountain West

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 28, Tucson, Ariz., 4:30 p.m., CW

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Military Bowl

MATCHUP: ACC vs. American

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 28, Annapolis, Md., 5:45 p.m., ESPN

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Alamo Bowl

MATCHUP: Big 12 vs. Pac-12

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 28, San Antonio, 7:30 p.m., ABC

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Independence Bowl

MATCHUP: American vs. Pac-12

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 28, Shreveport, La., 9:15 p.m., ESPN

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Music City Bowl

MATCHUP: Big Ten vs. SEC

DETAILS: Monday, Dec. 30, Nashville, Tenn., 2:30 p.m., ESPN

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ReliaQuest Bowl

MATCHUP: Big Ten vs. SEC

DETAILS: Tuesday, Dec. 31, Tampa, Fla., noon, ESPN

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Sun Bowl

MATCHUP: ACC vs. Pac-12

DETAILS: Tuesday, Dec. 31, El Paso, Texas, 2 p.m., CBS

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Citrus Bowl

MATCHUP: Big Ten vs. SEC

DETAILS: Tuesday, Dec. 31, Orlando, Fla., 3 p.m., ABC

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Texas Bowl

MATCHUP: Big 12 vs. SEC

DETAILS: Tuesday, Dec. 31, Houston, 3:30 p.m., ESPN

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Fiesta Bowl

MATCHUP: Boise State vs. Penn State-SMU winner

DETAILS: Tuesday, Dec. 31, Glendale, Ariz., 7:30 p.m., ESPN

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Peach Bowl

MATCHUP: Arizona State vs. Texas-Clemson winner

DETAILS: Wednesday, Jan. 1, Atlanta, 1 p.m., ESPN

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Rose Bowl

MATCHUP: Oregon vs. Ohio State-Tennessee winner

DETAILS: Wednesday, Jan. 1, Pasadena, Calif., 5 p.m., ESPN

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Sugar Bowl

MATCHUP: Georgia vs. Notre Dame-Indiana winner

DETAILS: Wednesday, Jan. 1, New Orleans, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

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Gator Bowl

MATCHUP: ACC vs. SEC

DETAILS: Thursday, Jan. 2, Jacksonville, Fla., 7:30 p.m., ESPN

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First Responder Bowl

MATCHUP: American, ACC or Big 12

DETAILS: Friday, Jan. 3, Dallas, 4 p.m., ESPN

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Duke’s Mayo Bowl

MATCHUP: ACC vs. Big Ten

DETAILS: Friday, Jan. 3, Charlotte, N.C., 7:30 p.m., ESPN

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Bahamas Bowl

MATCHUP: Liberty vs. Buffalo

DETAILS: Saturday, Jan. 4, Nassau, Bahamas, 11 a.m., ESPN2

Orange Bowl

MATCHUP: College Football Playoff semifinal

DETAILS: Thursday, Jan. 9, Miami Gardens, Fla., 7:30 p.m., ESPN

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Cotton Bowl

MATCHUP: College Football Playoff semifinal

DETAILS: Friday, Jan. 10, Arlington, Texas, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

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College Football Playoff championship game

MATCHUP: CFP semifinal winners

DETAILS: Monday, Jan. 20, Atlanta, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

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