The skinny on the 2010-11 bowl season
The skinny on each of the 2010-11 bowl games (all times Eastern):
New Mexico Bowl — BYU vs. UTEP
Dec. 18, 2 p.m., Albuquerque, N.M.
uDrove Humanitarian Bowl — Fresno State vs. Northern Illinois
Dec. 18, 5:30 p.m., Boise, Idaho
R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl — Troy vs. Ohio
Dec. 18, 9 p.m., New Orleans, La.
Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl — Louisville vs. Southern Miss
Dec. 21, 8 p.m., St. Petersburg, Fla.
MAACO Las Vegas Bowl — Utah vs. Boise State
Dec. 22, 8 p.m., Las Vegas, Nev.
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl — San Diego State vs. Navy
Dec. 23, 8 p.m., San Diego
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl — Tulsa vs. Hawaii
Dec. 24, 8 p.m., Honolulu
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl — Toledo vs. Florida International
Dec. 26, 8:30 p.m., Detroit
Advocare V100 Independence Bowl — Air Force vs. Georgia Tech
Dec. 27, 5 p.m., Shreveport, La.
Champs Sports Bowl — N.C. State vs. West Virginia
Dec. 28, 6:30 p.m., Orlando, Fla.
Insight Bowl — Iowa vs. Missouri
Dec. 28, 10 p.m., Tempe, Ariz.
EagleBank Bowl — Maryland vs. East Carolina
Dec. 29, 2:30 p.m., Washington, D.C.
Texas Bowl — Illinois vs. Baylor
Dec. 29, 6 p.m., Houston
Valero Alamo Bowl — Oklahoma State vs. Arizona
Dec. 29, 9:15 p.m., San Antonio
Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl — SMU vs. Army
Dec. 30, 12 p.m., Fort Worth, Texas
New Era Pinstripe Bowl — Syracuse vs. Kansas State
Dec. 30, 3:15 p.m., New York
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl — North Carolina vs. Tennessee
Dec. 30, 6:30 p.m., Nashville, Tenn.
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl — Nebraska vs. Washington
Dec. 30, 10 p.m., San Diego
Meineke Car Care Bowl —South Florida vs. Clemson
Dec. 31, 12 p.m., Charlotte, N.C.
Hyundai Sun Bowl — Miami vs. Notre Dame
Dec. 31, 2 p.m., El Paso, Texas
AutoZone Liberty Bowl — Central Florida vs. Georgia
Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m., Memphis, Tenn.
Chick-fil-A Bowl — Florida State vs. South Carolina
Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m., Atlanta
Dallas Football Classic — Northwestern vs. Texas Tech
Jan. 1, 12 p.m., Dallas
Outback Bowl — Penn State vs. Florida
Jan. 1, 1 p.m., Tampa, Fla.
Capital One Bowl — Michigan State vs. Alabama
Jan. 1, 1 p.m., Orlando, Fla.
Gator Bowl — Michigan vs. Mississippi State
Jan. 1, 1:30 p.m. , Jacksonville, Fla.
GoDaddy.com Bowl — Miami (Ohio) vs. M. Tennessee State
Jan. 6, 8 p.m.. Mobile, Ala.
AT&T Cotton Bowl — Texas A&M vs. LSU
Jan. 7, 8 p.m., Arlington, Texas
Birmingham Bowl — Pitt vs. Kentucky
Jan. 8, 12 p.m., Birmingham, Ala.
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl — Boston College vs. Nevada
Jan. 9, 9 p.m., San Francisco
BCS BOWLS
Rose Bowl — Wisconsin vs. TCU
Jan. 1, 5 p.m., Pasadena, Calif.
Fiesta Bowl — Oklahoma vs. UConn
Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m., Glendale, Ariz.
Orange Bowl — Virginia Tech vs. Stanford
Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m., Miami
Sugar Bowl — Arkansas vs. Ohio State
Jan. 4, 8:30 p.m., New Orleans, La.
BCS Championship — Auburn vs. Oregon
Jan. 10, 8:30 p.m., Glendale, Ariz.