The most wonderful time of the year for college football fans — bowl season — is upon us.
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.
Here’s a look at this season’s games (all times ET).
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CFP schedule | Bowl game schedule
College Football Playoff schedule
Friday, Dec. 20
College Football Playoff First Round Pres. by Allstate
No. 7 Notre Dame 27, No. 10 Indiana 17
Notre Dame Stadium (South Bend, Indiana)
Saturday Dec. 21
College Football Playoff First Round Pres. by Allstate
No. 6 Penn State 38, No. 11 SMU 10
Beaver Stadium (State College, Pennsylvania)
No. 12 Clemson @ No. 5 Texas
Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
4 p.m., TNT
No. 9 Tennessee @ No. 8 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)
8 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, Dec. 31
CFP Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 3 Boise State
State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, Jan. 1
CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
TBD vs. No. 4 Arizona State
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
1 p.m., ESPN
CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential
TBD vs. No. 1 Oregon
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
5 p.m., ESPN
CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
8:45 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, Jan. 9
CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Friday, Jan. 10
CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Monday, Jan. 20
CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Complete bowl game schedule
Saturday, Dec. 14
Jackson State 28, South Carolina State 7
IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl
South Alabama 30, Western Michigan 23
Tuesday, Dec. 17
Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl
Memphis 42, West Virginia 37
Wednesday, Dec. 18
Boca Raton Bowl
James Madison 27, Western Kentucky 17
Art of Sport LA Bowl
UNLV 24, Cal 13
Thursday Dec. 19
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Sam Houston 31, Georgia Southern 26
Friday, Dec. 20
StaffDNA Cure Bowl
Ohio 30, Jacksonville State 27
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Florida 33, Tulane 8
Monday, Dec. 23
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA
Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina)
11 a.m., ESPN
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State
Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)
2:30 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, Dec. 24
Hawai’i Bowl
South Florida vs. San José State
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu)
8 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, Dec. 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl
Pittsburgh vs. Toledo
Ford Field (Detroit)
2 p.m., ESPN
Rate Bowl
Rutgers vs. Kansas State
Chase Field (Phoenix)
5:30 p.m., ESPN
68 Ventures Bowl
Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green
Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Alabama)
9 p.m., ESPN
Friday, Dec. 27
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Oklahoma vs. Navy
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas)
Noon, ESPN
Birmingham Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt
Protective Stadium (Birmingham, Alabama)
3:30 p.m., ESPN
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Texas Tech vs. Arkansas
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee)
7 p.m., ESPN
DirecTV Holiday Bowl
Syracuse vs. Washington State
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA
8 p.m., Fox
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Texas A&M vs. USC
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
10:30 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 28
Wasabi Fenway Bowl
UConn vs. North Carolina
Fenway Park (Boston)
11 a.m., ESPN
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Boston College vs. Nebraska
Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York)
Noon, ABC
Isleta New Mexico Bowl
Louisiana vs. TCU
University Stadium (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
2:15 p.m., ESPN
Pop-Tarts Bowl
Iowa State vs. Miami
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3:30 p.m., ABC
Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl
Miami (OH) vs. Colorado State
Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona)
4:30 p.m., CW Network
Go Bowling Military Bowl
East Carolina vs. NC State
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)
5:45 p.m., ESPN
Valero Alamo Bowl
BYU vs. Colorado
Alamodome (San Antonio)
7:30 p.m., ABC
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Louisiana Tech vs. Army
Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana)
9:15 p.m., ESPN
Monday, Dec. 30
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Iowa vs. Missouri
Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)
2:30 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, Dec. 31
ReliaQuest Bowl
Alabama vs. Michigan
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
Noon, ESPN
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Louisville vs. Washington
Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, Texas)
2 p.m., CBS
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
South Carolina vs. Illinois
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3 p.m., ABC
Kinder’s Texas Bowl
Baylor vs. LSU
NRG Stadium (Houston)
3:30 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, Jan. 2
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Duke vs. Ole Miss
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)
7:30 p.m. ESPN
Friday, Jan. 3
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
North Texas vs. Texas State
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)
4 p.m., ESPN
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Jan. 4
Bahamas Bowl pres. by Atlantis Resorts
Buffalo vs. Liberty
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (Nassau, Bahamas)
11 a.m., ESPN2