2012-13 bowl schedule
Originally Published: January 2, 2013
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The 2012-13 bowl season starts in Albuquerque, N.M., and ends in Miami. Here's a look at the schedule from the Gildan New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 15 to the Discover BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 7 in Miami's Sun Life Stadium.
All times Eastern
2012-13 College Football Bowl Schedule
| Bowl | Location/Tickets | Date/Time | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gildan New Mexico Arizona 49, Nevada 48 |
Albuquerque, N.M. University Stadium |
Dec. 15 1 p.m. |
ESPN/ESPN3 |
| Famous Idaho Potato Utah State 41, Toledo 15 |
Boise, Idaho Bronco Stadium |
Dec. 15 4:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia BYU 23, San Diego State 6 |
San Diego Qualcomm Stadium |
Dec. 20 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg UCF 38, Ball State 17 |
St. Petersburg, Fla. Tropicana Field |
Dec. 21 7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| R+L Carriers New Orleans Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34 |
New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome |
Dec. 22 Noon |
ESPN |
| MAACO Las Vegas Boise State 28, Washington 26 |
Las Vegas Sam Boyd Stadium |
Dec. 22 3:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Sheraton Hawaii SMU 43, Fresno State 10 |
Honolulu Aloha Stadium |
Dec. 24 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Little Caesars Pizza Central Michigan 24, Western Kentucky 21 |
Detroit Ford Field |
Dec. 26 7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman San Jose State 29, Bowling Green 20 |
Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium |
Dec. 27 3 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Belk Cincinnati 48, Duke 34 |
Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America Stadium |
Dec. 27 6:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Bridgepoint Education Holiday Baylor 49, UCLA 26 |
San Diego Qualcomm Stadium |
Dec. 27 9:45 p.m. |
ESPN |
| AdvoCare V100 Independence Ohio 45, Louisiana-Monroe 14 |
Shreveport, La. Independence Stadium |
Dec. 28 2 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Russell Athletic Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10 (OT) |
Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl |
Dec. 28 5:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Meineke Car Care of Texas Texas Tech 34, Minnesota 31 |
Houston Reliant Stadium |
Dec. 28 9 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Rice 33, Air Force 14 |
Fort Worth Amon G. Carter Stadium |
Dec. 29 11:45 a.m. |
ESPN |
| New Era Pinstripe Syracuse 38, West Virginia 14 |
Bronx, N.Y. Yankee Stadium |
Dec. 29 3:15 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Kraft Fight Hunger Arizona State 62, Navy 28 |
San Francisco AT&T Park |
Dec. 29 4 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
| Valero Alamo Texas 31, Oregon State 27 |
San Antonio Alamodome |
Dec. 29 6:45 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Buffalo Wild Wings Michigan State 17, TCU 16 |
Tempe, Ariz. Sun Devil Stadium |
Dec. 29 10:15 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Franklin American Mortgage Music City Vanderbilt 38, NC State 24 |
Nashville, Tenn. LP Field |
Dec. 31 Noon |
ESPN |
| Hyundai Sun Georgia Tech 21, USC 7 |
El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl |
Dec. 31 2 p.m. |
CBS |
| AutoZone Liberty Tulsa 31, Iowa State 17 |
Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl |
Dec. 31 3:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Chick-fil-A Clemson 25, LSU 24 |
Atlanta Georgia Dome |
Dec. 31 7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| TaxSlayer.com Gator Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20 |
Jacksonville, Fla. Everbank Field |
Jan. 1 Noon |
ESPN2 |
| Heart of Dallas Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14 |
Dallas Cotton Bowl |
Jan. 1 Noon |
ESPNU |
| Outback South Carolina 33, Michigan 28 |
Tampa, Fla. Raymond James Stadium |
Jan. 1 1 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Capital One Georgia 45, Nebraska 31 |
Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl |
Jan. 1 1 p.m. |
ABC |
| Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14 |
Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl |
Jan. 1 5 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Discover Orange Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10 |
Miami Sun Life Stadium |
Jan. 1 8:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Allstate Sugar Louisville 33, Florida 23 |
New Orleans Louisiana Superdome |
Jan. 2 8:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Tostitos Fiesta Oregon 35, Kansas State 17 |
Glendale, Ariz. U. of Phoenix Stadium |
Jan. 3 8:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| AT&T Cotton Texas A&M 41, Oklahoma 13 |
Arlington, Texas Cowboys Stadium |
Jan. 4 8 p.m. |
FOX |
| BBVA Compass Ole Miss 38, Pittsburgh 17 |
Birmingham, Ala. Legion Field |
Jan. 5 1 p.m. |
ESPN |
| GoDaddy.com Arkansas State 17, Kent State 13 |
Mobile, Ala. Ladd-Peebles Stadium |
Jan. 6 9 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Discover BCS National Championship Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14 |
Miami Sun Life Stadium |
Jan. 7 8:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
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