2016 College Football Bowl Preview
December 16, 2016
It’s been a crazy year for college football, and if you’re like me, you’ll spend the bulk of your winter break binge-watching endless hours of bowl games, a wonderful tradition I find to be as much a part of the holidays as gingerbread houses and candy canes. Being a self proclaimed college football “expert”, I’ve taken the liberty of predicting the outcome of every bowl game below to give you something to throw back in my face when I’m eventually wrong about most of them (predicted winners indicated in italics).
| BOWL/TITLE GAME | DATE | TIME | SITE | MATCHUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celebration | Dec. 17 | Noon | Atlanta, Ga. | Grambling St. vs. NC Central |
| New Mexico | Dec. 17 | 2 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. | New Mexico vs. UTSA |
| Las Vegas | Dec. 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | Houston vs. San Diego St. |
| Camellia | Dec. 17 | 5:30 p.m. | Montgomery, Ala. | Appalachian St. vs. Toledo |
| Cure | Dec. 17 | 5:30 p.m. | Orlando, Fla. | Arkansas St. vs. UCF |
| New Orleans | Dec. 17 | 9 p.m. | New Orleans, La. | Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Southern Mississippi |
| Miami Beach | Dec. 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Miami, Fla. | Central Michigan vs. Tulsa |
| Boca Raton | Dec. 20 | 7 p.m. | Boca Raton, Fla. | Western Kentucky vs. Memphis |
| Poinsettia | Dec. 21 | 9 p.m. | San Diego, Calif. | BYU vs. Wyoming |
| Potato | Dec. 22 | 7 p.m. | Boise, Idaho | Colorado St. vs. Idaho |
| Bahamas | Dec. 23 | 1 p.m. | Nassau, Bahamas | Eastern Michigan vs. Old Dominion |
| Armed Forces | Dec. 23 | 4:30 p.m. | Fort Worth, Tex. | Louisiana Tech vs. Navy |
| Dollar General | Dec. 23 | 8 p.m. | Mobile, Ala. | Ohio vs. Troy |
| Hawaii | Dec. 24 | 8 p.m. | Honolulu, Hawaii | Hawaii vs. Middle Tennessee |
| St. Petersburg | Dec. 26 | 11 a.m. | St. Petersburg, Fla. | Miami (OH) vs. Mississippi St. |
| Quick Lane | Dec. 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Detroit, Mich. | Boston College vs. Maryland |
| Independence | Dec. 26 | 5 p.m. | Shreveport, La. | NC State vs. Vanderbilt |
| Heart of Dallas | Dec. 27 | Noon | Dallas, Texas | Army vs. North Texas |
| Military | Dec. 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Annapolis, Md. | Temple vs. Wake Forest |
| Holiday | Dec. 27 | 7 p.m. | San Diego, Calif. | Minnesota vs. Wash. St. |
| Cactus | Dec. 27 | 10:15 p.m. | Phoenix, Ariz. | Baylor vs. Boise State |
| Pinstripe | Dec. 28 | 2 p.m. | New York, NY | Northwestern vs. Pittsburgh |
| Russell Athletic | Dec. 28 | 5:30 p.m. | Orlando, Fla. | Miami (Fla.) vs. West Virginia |
| Foster Farms | Dec. 28 | 8:30 p.m. | Santa Clara, Calif. | Indiana vs. Utah |
| Texas | Dec. 28 | 9 p.m. | Houston, Texas | Kansas St. vs. Texas A&M |
| Birmingham | Dec. 29 | 2 p.m. | Birmingham, Ala. | South Carolina vs. South Fla. |
| Belk | Dec. 29 | 5:30 p.m. | Charlotte, N.C. | Arkansas vs. Virginia Tech |
| Alamo | Dec. 29 | 9 p.m. | San Antonio, Texas | Colorado vs. Oklahoma St. |
| Arizona | Dec. 30 | 5:30 p.m. | Tucson, Ariz. | Air Force vs. South Alabama |
| Liberty | Dec. 30 | Noon | Memphis, Tenn. | Georgia vs. TCU |
| Sun | Dec. 30 | 2 p.m. | El Paso, Texas | North Carolina vs. Stanford |
| Music City | Dec. 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Nashville, Tenn. | Nebraska vs. Tennessee |
| Orange | Dec. 30 | 8 p.m. | Miami Gardens, Fla. | Florida State vs. Michigan |
| Peach College Football Playoff Semifinal |
Dec. 31 | 3 p.m. | Atlanta, Ga. | Alabama vs. Washington |
| Fiesta College Football Playoff Semifinal |
Dec. 31 | 7 p.m. | Glendale, Ariz. | Clemson vs. Ohio State |
| Taxslayer | Dec. 31 | 11 a.m. | Jacksonville, Fla. | Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky |
| Citrus | Dec. 31 | 11 a.m. | Orlando, Fla. | Louisville vs. LSU |
| Outback | Jan. 2 | 1 p.m. | Tampa, Fla. | Florida vs. Iowa |
| Cotton | Jan. 2 | 1 p.m. | Arlington, Texas | Western Mich. vs. Wisconsin |
| Rose | Jan. 2 | 5 p.m. | Pasadena, Calif. | Penn State vs. USC |
| Sugar | Jan. 2 | 8:30 p.m. | New Orleans, La. | Auburn vs. Oklahoma |