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