First look at the 2010-11 bowl matchups
We know who’s playing for the BCS championship. But what
about everybody else?
Here’s a first look at this season’s bowl
matchups.
All times Eastern.
Dec. 18
New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque, N.M. 2 p.m. (ESPN)
BYU (6-6) vs. UTEP (6-6)
The skinny:
uDrove Humanitarian Bowl, Boise, Idaho, 5:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
Northern Illinois (10-3) vs. Fresno State (8-4)
The skinny:
R & L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans, 9 p.m.
(ESPN)
Troy (7-5) vs. Ohio (8-4)
The skinny:
Dec. 21
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl, St. Petersburg, Fla.,
8 p.m. (ESPN)
Louisville (6-6) vs. Southern Miss (8-4)
The skinny:
Dec. 22
MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Bowl, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Utah (10-2) vs. Boise State (11-1)
The skinny:
Dec. 23
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, 8 p.m.
(ESPN)
San Diego State (8-4) vs. Navy (8-3)
The skinny:
Dec. 24
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Tulsa (9-3) vs. Hawaii (10-3)
The skinny:
Dec. 26
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, Detroit, Mich., 8:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
Toledo (8-4) vs. Florida International (6-6)
The skinny:
Dec. 27
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La., 5 p.m.
(TBD)
Georgia Tech (6-6) vs. Air Force (8-4)
The skinny:
Dec. 28
Champs Sports Bowl, Orlando, Fla., 6:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
North Carolina State (8-4) vs. West Virginia (9-3)
The skinny:
Insight Bowl, Tempe, Ariz., 10 p.m. (ESPN)
Iowa (7-5) vs. Missouri (10-2)
The skinny:
Dec. 29
EagleBank Bowl, Washington, D.C., 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Maryland (8-4) vs. East Carolina (6-6)
The skinny:
Texas Bowl, Houston, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Illinois (6-6) vs. Baylor (7-5)
The skinny:
Valero Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, Texas, 9:15 p.m.
(ESPN)
Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. Arizona (7-5)
The skinny:
Dec. 30
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas, 12
p.m. (ESPN)
SMU (7-6) vs. Army (6-5)
The skinny:
New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Bronx, N.Y., 3:20 p.m.
(ESPN)
Syracuse (7-5) vs. Kansas State (7-5)
The skinny:
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Nashville,
Tenn., 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
North Carolina (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6)
The skinny:
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl, San Diego, 10 p.m.
(ESPN)
Washington (6-6) vs. Nebraska (10-3)
The skinny:
Dec. 31
Meineke Car Care Bowl, Charlotte, N.C., 12 p.m.
(ESPN)
Clemson (6-6) vs. South Florida (7-5)
The skinny:
Hyundai Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Notre Dame (7-5) vs. Miami (7-5)
The skinny:
AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn., 3:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
Central Florida (10-3) vs. Georgia (6-6)
The skinny:
Chick-fil-A Bowl, Atlanta, Ga., 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Florida State (9-4) vs. South Carolina (9-4)
The skinny:
Jan. 1
Dallas Football Classic, 12 p.m. (ESPNU)
Northwestern (7-5) vs. Texas Tech (7-5)
The skinny:
Outback Bowl, Tampa, Fla., 1 p.m. (ABC)
Penn State (7-5) vs. Florida (7-5)
The skinny:
Capital One Bowl, Orlando, Fla., 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Michigan State (11-1) vs. Alabama (9-3)
The skinny:
Konica Minolta Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla., 1:30 p.m.
(ESPN2)
Michigan (7-5) vs. Mississippi State (8-4)
The skinny:
Rose Bowl presented by Citi, Pasadena, Calif., 5 p.m.
(ESPN)
Wisconsin (11-1) vs. TCU (12-0)
The skinny:
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz., 8:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
Oklahoma (11-2) vs. Connecticut (8-4)
The skinny:
Jan. 3
Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla., 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Virginia Tech (11-2) vs. Stanford (11-1)
The skinny:
Jan. 4
Allstate Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Arkansas (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1)
The skinny:
Jan. 6
GoDaddy.com Bowl, Mobile, Ala., 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Miami (Ohio) (9-4) vs. M. Tennessee State (6-6)
The skinny:
Jan. 7
AT&T Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas, 8 p.m.
(FOX)
Texas A&M (9-3) vs. LSU (10-2)
The skinny:
Jan. 8
Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham, Ala., 12 p.m. (ESPN)
Pitt (7-5) vs. Kentucky (6-6)
The skinny:
Jan. 9
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, San Francisco, 9 p.m.
(ESPN)
Boston College (7-5) vs. Nevada (12-1)
The skinny:
Jan. 10
Tostitos BCS National Championship Game, Glendale, Ariz.,
8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Auburn (13-0) vs. Oregon (12-0)
The skinny: