Bowl season, the self-proclaimed “most wonderful time of the year” outside of Christmas, has been a long-standing tradition in college football. And every year, like Christmas, the season gets a little longer -- almost to the point where it’s too much. This season, there will be 35 bowl games including the five BCS bowls. This year’s BCS National Championship Game will be held in New Orleans.
Also, as you’ll see when you scroll down, there are no games on January 1st this year, which falls on a Sunday.
Anyway, without further delay, here is the full 2011-12 bowl lineup complete with dates, times (all ET) and conference tie-ins. Enjoy.
Sat. December 17
New Mexico Bowl (2:00 pm) -- MWC vs. Pac-12
uDrove Humanitarian Bowl (5:30 pm) -- MAC vs. WAC
R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (9:00 pm) -- Sun Belt vs. C-USA
Tues. December 20
Beef O’Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg (8:00 pm) -- Big East vs. C-USA
Wed. December 21
San Diego Co. Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (8:00 pm) -- MWC vs. WAC
Thurs. December 22
MAACO Bowl Las Vegas (8:00 pm) -- MWC vs. Pac-12
Sat. December 24
Sheraton Hawii Bowl (8:00 pm) -- WAC vs. C-USA
Mon. December 26
Advocare V100 Independence Bowl (5:00 pm) -- ACC vs. MWC
Tues. December 27
Little Ceasar’s Pizza Bowl (4:30 pm) -- Big Ten vs. MAC
Belk Bowl (8:00 pm) -- ACC vs. Big East
Wed. December 28
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman (4:30 pm) -- ACC vs. Navy (if eligible)
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl (8:00 pm) -- Big 12 vs. Pac-12
Thurs. December 29
Champs Sports Bowl (5:30 pm) -- ACC vs. Big East
Valero Alamo Bowl (9:00 pm) -- Big 12 vs. Pac-12
Fri. December 30
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (noon) -- C-USA vs. BYU (if eligible)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl (3:20 pm) -- Big 12 vs. Big East
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (6:40 pm) -- ACC vs. SEC
Insight Bowl (10:00 pm) -- Big 12 vs. Big Ten
Sat. December 31
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (noon) -- Big Ten vs. Big 12
Hyundai Sun Bowl (2:00 pm) -- ACC vs. Pac-12
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (3:30 pm) -- C-USA vs. SEC
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (3:30 pm) -- Pac-12 vs. Army (if eligible)
Chick-fil-A Bowl (7:30 pm) -- ACC vs. SEC
Mon. January 2
Ticket City Bowl (noon) -- Big Ten vs. C-USA
Capital One Bowl (1:00 pm) -- Big Ten vs. SEC
Gator Bowl (1:00 pm) -- Big Ten vs. SEC
Outback Bowl (1:00 pm) -- Big Ten vs. SEC
Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO (5:00 pm) -- Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Tues. January 3
Allstate Sugar Bowl (8:30 pm) -- SEC Champion vs. BCS
Wed. January 4
Discover Orange Bowl (8:00 pm) -- ACC Champion vs. BCS
Thurs. January 5
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (8:30 pm) -- Big 12 Champion vs. BCS
Fri. January 6
AT&T Cotton Bowl (8:00 pm) -- Big 12 vs. SEC
Sat. January 7
BBVA Compass Bowl (1:00 pm) -- Big East vs. SEC
Mon. January 9
Allstate BCS National Championship Game (8:30 pm) -- BCS No.1 vs. BCS No. 2
TBD
GoDaddy.com Bowl -- MAC vs. Sun Belt