The most wonderful time of the year for college football fans — bowl season — is upon us.
And this year, there’s more to get excited about than ever with the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff.
In addition to the CFP, there will be 36 bowl games in all.
Here’s a look at this season’s games (all times ET).
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CFP schedule | Bowl game schedule
College Football Playoff schedule
Friday, Dec. 20
College Football Playoff First Round Pres. by Allstate
No. 7 Notre Dame 27, No. 10 Indiana 17
Notre Dame Stadium (South Bend, Indiana)
Saturday Dec. 21
College Football Playoff First Round Pres. by Allstate
No. 6 Penn State 38, No. 11 SMU 10
Beaver Stadium (State College, Pennsylvania)
No. 5 Texas 38, No. 12 Clemson 24
Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
No. 8 Ohio State 42, No. 9 Tennessee 17
Ohio Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)
Tuesday, Dec. 31
CFP Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 3 Boise State
State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, Jan. 1
CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 4 Arizona State
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
1 p.m., ESPN
CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Oregon
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
5 p.m., ESPN
CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
8:45 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, Jan. 9
CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Friday, Jan. 10
CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Monday, Jan. 20
CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Complete bowl game schedule
Saturday, Dec. 14
Cricket Celebration Bowl
Jackson State 28, South Carolina State 7
IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl
South Alabama 30, Western Michigan 23
Tuesday, Dec. 17
Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl
Memphis 42, West Virginia 37
Wednesday, Dec. 18
Boca Raton Bowl
James Madison 27, Western Kentucky 17
Art of Sport LA Bowl
UNLV 24, Cal 13
Thursday Dec. 19
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Sam Houston 31, Georgia Southern 26
Friday, Dec. 20
StaffDNA Cure Bowl
Ohio 30, Jacksonville State 27
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Florida 33, Tulane 8
Monday, Dec. 23
Myrtle Beach Bowl
UTSA 44, Coastal Carolina 15
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Northern Illinois 28, Fresno State 20 (2OT)
Tuesday, Dec. 24
Hawai’i Bowl
South Florida 41, San José State 39 (5 OTs)
Thursday, Dec. 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl
Toledo 48, Pittsburgh 46 (6 OTs)
Rate Bowl
Kansas State 44, Rutgers 41
68 Ventures Bowl
Arkansas State 38, Bowling Green 31
Friday, Dec. 27
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Navy 21, Oklahoma 20
Birmingham Bowl
Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Arkansas 39, Texas Tech 26
DirecTV Holiday Bowl
Syracuse 52, Washington State 35
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
USC 35, Texas A&M 31
Saturday, Dec. 28
Wasabi Fenway Bowl
UConn 27, North Carolina 14
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Nebraska 20, Boston College 15
Isleta New Mexico Bowl
TCU 34, Louisiana 3
Pop-Tarts Bowl
Iowa State 42, Miami 41
Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl
Miami (OH) 43, Colorado State 17
Go Bowling Military Bowl
East Carolina 26, NC State 21
Valero Alamo Bowl
BYU 34, Colorado 14
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Army 27, Louisiana Tech 6
Monday, Dec. 30
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Missouri 27, Iowa 24
Tuesday, Dec. 31
ReliaQuest Bowl
Alabama vs. Michigan
Michigan 19, Alabama 13
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Louisville vs. Washington
Louisville 35, Washington 34
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
South Carolina vs. Illinois
Illinois 21, South Carolina 17
Kinder’s Texas Bowl
Baylor vs. LSU
LSU 44, Baylor 31
Thursday, Jan. 2
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Duke vs. Ole Miss
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)
7:30 p.m. ESPN
Friday, Jan. 3
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
North Texas vs. Texas State
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)
4 p.m., ESPN
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Jan. 4
Bahamas Bowl pres. by Atlantis Resorts
Buffalo vs. Liberty
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (Nassau, Bahamas)
11 a.m., ESPN2
