It’s never too early to look ahead to the most wonderful time of the year for college football fans: bowl season.
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. (The date and time for the Holiday Bowl will be announced later.)
Here’s a look at this season’s games (all times ET).
College Football Playoff schedule
Friday, Dec. 20
CFP first-round game
Campus site
8 p.m., ABC/ESPN
CFP first-round game
Campus site
Noon, TNT
CFP first-round game
Campus site
4 p.m., TNT
CFP first-round game
Campus site
8 p.m., ABC/ESPN
CFP Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
1 p.m., ESPN
CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
5 p.m., ESPN
CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
8:45 p.m., ESPN
CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
CFP National Championship
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Cricket Celebration Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Noon, ABC
Camellia Bowl
Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama)
9 p.m., ESPN
Boca Raton Bowl
FAU Stadium (Boca Raton, Florida)
5:30 p.m., ESPN
Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl
Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas)
9 p.m., ESPN
LA Bowl
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, California)
9 p.m., ESPN
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
7 p.m., ESPN2
StaffDNA Cure Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
Noon, ESPN
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
3:30 p.m., ESPN
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina)
11 a.m., ESPN
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)
2:30 p.m., ESPN
Hawai’i Bowl
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu)
8 p.m., ESPN
Detroit Bowl
Ford Field (Detroit)
2 p.m., ESPN
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Chase Field (Phoenix)
5:30 p.m., ESPN
68 Ventures Bowl
Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Alabama)
9 p.m., ESPN
Birmingham Bowl
Protective Stadium (Birmingham, Alabama)
Noon or 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas)
Noon or 3:30 p.m., ESPN
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee)
7 p.m., ESPN
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
10:30 p.m., ESPN
Wasabi Fenway Bowl
Fenway Park (Boston)
11 a.m., ESPN
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York)
Noon, ABC
Isleta New Mexico Bowl
University Stadium (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
2:15 p.m., ESPN
Pop-Tarts Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3:30 p.m., ABC
Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop
Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona)
4:30 p.m., CW Network
Go Bowling Military Bowl
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)
5:45 p.m., ESPN
Valero Alamo Bowl
Alamodome (San Antonio)
7:30 p.m., ABC
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana)
9:15 p.m., ESPN
Transperfect Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)
2:30 p.m., ESPN
ReliaQuest Bowl
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
Noon, ESPN
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, Texas)
2 p.m., CBS
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3 p.m., ABC
Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium (Houston)
3:30 p.m., ESPN
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)
7:30 p.m. ESPN
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)
4 p.m., ESPN
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Bahamas Bowl
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (Nassau, Bahamas)
11 a.m., ESPN2
