2008-09 College Football Bowl Schedule

The 2008-09 College Football Bowl Schedule kicked off on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008. In the FedEx BCS National Championship Game on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, the Florida Gators defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 24-14 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Season:
College Football Bowl Schedule
Saturday, Dec 20, 2008
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Tickets
Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl
Arizona 31, BYU 21
Sam Boyd Stadium
Las Vegas, NV
ET
ESPN
Final
New Mexico Bowl
Colorado State 40, Fresno State 35
University Stadium
Albuquerque, NM
ET
ESPN
Final
magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl
USF 41, Memphis 14
Tropicana Field
St. Petersburg, FL
ET
ESPN2
Final
EagleBank Bowl
Wake Forest 29, Navy 19
RFK Stadium
Washington, DC
ET
ESPN
Final
Sunday, Dec 21, 2008
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Tickets
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Southern Miss 30, Troy 27
Louisiana Superdome
Atlanta, GA
ET
ESPN
Final/OT
Tuesday, Dec 23, 2008
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Tickets
SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl
TCU 17, Boise State 16
Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, CA
ET
ESPN
Final
Wednesday, Dec 24, 2008
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Tickets
Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl
Notre Dame 49, Hawaii 21
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI
ET
ESPN
Final
Friday, Dec 26, 2008
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Tickets
Motor City Bowl
Florida Atlantic 24, Central Michigan 21
Ford Field
Detroit, MI
ET
ESPN
Final
Saturday, Dec 27, 2008
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Tickets
Emerald Bowl
California 24, Miami (FL) 17
AT&T Park
San Francisco, CA
ET
ESPN
Final
Champs Sports Bowl
Florida State 42, Wisconsin 13
Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, FL
ET
ESPN
Final
Meineke Car Care Bowl
West Virginia 31, North Carolina 30
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, NC
ET
ESPN
Final
Sunday, Dec 28, 2008
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Tickets
Independence Bowl
Louisiana Tech 17, Northern Illinois 10
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, LA
ET
ESPN
Final
Monday, Dec 29, 2008
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Tickets
Valero Alamo Bowl
Missouri 30, Northwestern 23
Alamodome
San Antonio, TX
ET
ESPN
Final/OT
PapaJohns.com Bowl
Rutgers 29, NC State 23
Legion Field
Birmingham, AL
ET
ESPN
Final
Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Tickets
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
Oregon 42, Oklahoma State 31
Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, CA
ET
ESPN
Final
Roady's Humanitarian Bowl
Maryland 42, Nevada 35
Bronco Stadium
Boise, ID
ET
ESPN
Final
Texas Bowl
Rice 38, Western Michigan 14
Reliant Stadium
Houston, TX
ET
NFLN
Final
Wednesday, Dec 31, 2008
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Tickets
Brut Sun Bowl
Oregon State 3, Pitt 0
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, TX
ET
CBS
Final
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Houston 34, Air Force 28
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
ET
ESPN
Final
Insight Bowl
Kansas 42, Minnesota 21
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, AZ
ET
NFLN
Final
Chick-fil-A Bowl
LSU 38, Georgia Tech 3
Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA
ET
ESPN
Final
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
Vanderbilt 16, Boston College 14
LP Field
Nashville, TN
ET
ESPN
Final
Thursday, Jan 1, 2009
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Tickets
Capital One Bowl
Georgia 24, Michigan State 12
Florida Citrus Bowl
Orlando, FL
ET
ABC
Final
FedEx Orange Bowl
Virginia Tech 20, Cincinnati 7
Dolphin Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL
ET
FOX
Final
Rose Bowl Game
USC 38, Penn State 24
Rose Bowl Stadium
Pasadena, CA
ET
ABC
Final
Outback Bowl
Iowa 31, South Carolina 10
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL
ET
ESPN
Final
Konica Minolta Gator Bowl
Nebraska 26, Clemson 21
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Jacksonville, FL
ET
CBS
Final
Friday, Jan 2, 2009
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Tickets
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic
Ole Miss 47, Texas Tech 34
Cotton Bowl Stadium
Dallas, TX
ET
FOX
Final
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Utah 31, Alabama 17
Louisiana Superdome
Atlanta, GA
ET
FOX
Final
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Kentucky 25, East Carolina 19
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN
ET
ESPN
Final
Saturday, Jan 3, 2009
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Tickets
International Bowl
UConn 38, Buffalo 20
Rogers Centre
Toronto, Canada
ET
ESPN2
Final
Monday, Jan 5, 2009
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Tickets
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Texas 24, Ohio State 21
U. of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, AZ
ET
FOX
Final
Tuesday, Jan 6, 2009
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Tickets
GMAC Bowl
Tulsa 45, Ball State 13
Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Mobile, AL
ET
ESPN
Final
Thursday, Jan 8, 2009
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Tickets
FedEx BCS National Championship
Florida 24, Oklahoma 14
Dolphin Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL
ET
FOX
Final
College Football Bowl Schedule
Saturday, Dec 20, 2008
Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl
Arizona Wildcats Arizona
BYU Cougars BYU
31
21
Final
New Mexico Bowl
Colorado State Rams Colorado State
Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State
40
35
Final
magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl
USF Bulls USF
Memphis Tigers Memphis
41
14
Final
EagleBank Bowl
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest
Navy Midshipmen Navy
29
19
Final
Sunday, Dec 21, 2008
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss
Troy Trojans Troy
30
27
Final/OT
Tuesday, Dec 23, 2008
SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl
TCU Horned Frogs TCU
Boise State Broncos Boise State
17
16
Final
Wednesday, Dec 24, 2008
Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii
49
21
Final
Friday, Dec 26, 2008
Motor City Bowl
Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic
Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan
24
21
Final
Saturday, Dec 27, 2008
Emerald Bowl
California Golden Bears California
Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL)
24
17
Final
Champs Sports Bowl
Florida State Seminoles Florida State
Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin
42
13
Final
Meineke Car Care Bowl
West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia
North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina
31
30
Final
Sunday, Dec 28, 2008
Independence Bowl
LA Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech
NIU Huskies NIU
17
10
Final
Monday, Dec 29, 2008
Valero Alamo Bowl
Missouri Tigers Missouri
Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern
30
23
Final/OT
PapaJohns.com Bowl
Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers
NC State Wolfpack NC State
29
23
Final
Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
Oregon Ducks Oregon
Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State
42
31
Final
Roady's Humanitarian Bowl
Maryland Terrapins Maryland
Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada
42
35
Final
Texas Bowl
Rice Owls Rice
Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan
38
14
Final
Wednesday, Dec 31, 2008
Brut Sun Bowl
Oregon State Beavers Oregon State
Pitt Panthers Pitt
3
0
Final
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Houston Cougars Houston
Air Force Falcons Air Force
34
28
Final
Insight Bowl
Kansas Jayhawks Kansas
Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota
42
21
Final
Chick-fil-A Bowl
LSU Tigers LSU
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech
38
3
Final
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt
Boston College Eagles Boston College
16
14
Final
Thursday, Jan 1, 2009
Capital One Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs Georgia
Michigan State Spartans Michigan State
24
12
Final
FedEx Orange Bowl
Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech
Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati
20
7
Final
Rose Bowl Game
USC Trojans USC
Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State
38
24
Final
Outback Bowl
Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa
South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina
31
10
Final
Konica Minolta Gator Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska
Clemson Tigers Clemson
26
21
Final
Friday, Jan 2, 2009
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic
Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss
Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech
47
34
Final
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Utah Utes Utah
Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama
31
17
Final
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky
East Carolina Pirates East Carolina
25
19
Final
Saturday, Jan 3, 2009
International Bowl
UConn Huskies UConn
Buffalo Bulls Buffalo
38
20
Final
Monday, Jan 5, 2009
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Texas Longhorns Texas
Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State
24
21
Final
Tuesday, Jan 6, 2009
GMAC Bowl
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa
Ball State Cardinals Ball State
45
13
Final
Thursday, Jan 8, 2009
FedEx BCS National Championship
Florida Gators Florida
Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma
24
14
Final