ORLANDO, Fla. (FBA) – The Football Bowl Association officially released the cumulative schedule for the 2013-14 bowl season on Wednesday. Once again this season, 35 bowl games are scheduled to be played in 28 communities across the nation over a span of 17 days.
The 35 postseason bowl games will play host to a total of 7,000 student-athletes, nearly 14,000 band members, almost 1,300 cheerleaders, 100,000-plus additional performers and close to two million fans. Thirty-three of the 35 postseason games will be televised on an ESPN platform (ESPN, ABC, ESPN2 and ESPNU), while CBS and FOX will each televise one game.
Bowl games bring a measure of importance to the college football regular season unmatched by any other sport. The bowl season begins with four games scheduled on Saturday, December 21 and will conclude with the VIZIO BCS National Championship Game in Pasadena, Calif., on Monday, January 6. December 21 is just one of five days that will feature at least four bowl games. While there will be six games played on January 1, 2014, there will also be four games played on Dec. 28, Dec. 30 and Dec. 31.
The complete 2013-14 bowl schedule follows.
For more information on the Football Bowl Association, visit footballbowlassociation.org.
Sat., Dec. 21 / 2 p.m
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
University Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M
Pac-12 vs. MWC
ESPN
Sat., Dec. 21 / 3:30 p.m
Las Vegas Bowl
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nev
MWC vs. Pac-12
ABC
Sat., Dec. 21 / 5:30 p.m
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Bronco Stadium, Boise, Idaho
MAC vs. MWC
ESPN
Sat., Dec. 21 / 9 p.m
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La
C-USA vs. Sun Belt
ESPN
Mon., Dec. 23 / 2 p.m
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla
C-USA vs. American
ESPN
Tue., Dec. 24 / 8 p.m
Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawai`i
C-USA vs. MWC
ESPN
Thu., Dec. 26 / 6 p.m
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Ford Field, Detroit, Mich
MAC vs. Big Ten
ESPN
Thu., Dec. 26 / 9:30 p.m
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Calif
Army vs. MWC
ESPN
Fri., Dec. 27 / 2:30 p.m
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md
C-USA vs. ACC
ESPN
Fri., Dec. 27 / 6 p.m
Texas Bowl
Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Big Ten vs. Big 12
ESPN
Fri., Dec. 27 / 9:30 p.m
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
AT&T Park, San Francisco, Calif
BYU vs. Pac-12
ESPN
Sat., Dec. 28 / 12 p.m
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y.
American vs. Big 12
ESPN
Sat., Dec. 28 / 3:20 p.m
Belk Bowl
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.
American vs. ACC
ESPN
Sat., Dec. 28 / 6:45 p.m.
Russell Athletic Bowl
Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla
ACC vs. American
ESPN
Sat., Dec. 28 / 10:15 p.m.
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz
Big Ten vs. Big 12
ESPN
Mon., Dec. 30 / 11:45 a.m.
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Amon G. Carter Stadium, Ft. Worth, Texas
MWC vs. Navy
ESPN
Mon., Dec. 30 / 3:15 p.m.
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
LP Field, Nashville, Tenn
SEC vs. ACC
ESPN
Mon., Dec. 30 / 6:45 p.m.
Valero Alamo Bowl
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Pac-12 vs. Big 12
ESPN
Mon., Dec. 30 / 10:15 p.m.
Holiday Bowl
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Calif
Big 12 vs. Pac-12
ESPN
Tue., Dec. 31 / 12:30 p.m.
AdvoCare V100 Bowl
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La
ACC vs. SEC
ESPN
Tue., Dec. 31 / 2 p.m.
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
ACC vs. Pac-12
CBS
Tue., Dec. 31 / 4 p.m.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tenn
C-USA/American vs. SEC
ESPN
Tue., Dec. 31 / 8 p.m.
Chick-fil-A Bowl
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga
ACC vs. SEC
ESPN
Wed., Jan. 1 / 12 p.m.
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla
Big Ten vs. SEC…………….ESPN2
Wed., Jan. 1 / 12 p.m.
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
Big Ten vs. C-USA
ESPNU
Wed., Jan. 1 / 1 p.m.
Capital One Bowl
Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla
Big Ten vs. SEC
ABC
Wed., Jan. 1 / 1 p.m.
Outback Bowl
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla
Big Ten vs. SEC
ESPN
Wed., Jan. 1 / 5 p.m.
Rose Bowl Game Presented By VIZIO
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif
BCS vs. BCS
ESPN
Wed., Jan. 1 / 8:30 p.m.
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz
BCS vs. BCS
ESPN
Thu., Jan. 2 / 8:30 p.m.
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La
BCS vs. BCS
ESPN
Fri., Jan. 3 / TBD
Discover Orange Bowl
Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla
BCS vs. BCS
ESPN
Fri., Jan. 3 / 7:30 p.m.
AT&T Cotton Bowl
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Big 12 vs. SEC
FOX
Sat., Jan. 4 / 1 p.m.
BBVA Compass Bowl
Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala.
SEC vs. American
ESPN
Sun., Jan. 5 / 9 p.m.
GoDaddy Bowl
Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala.
Sun Belt vs. MAC
ESPN
Mon., Jan. 6 / 8:30 p.m.
VIZIO BCS National Championship
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
ESPN
