2015-16 College football bowl schedule, TV listings

College Football bowl season begins on Dec. 19 with the New Mexico Bowl and ends with the Senior Bowl on Jan. 30. In between there will be many games with many different names to keep everyone interested until the College Football Playoffs begin on New Year's Eve.

Below are the dates, times and TV schedule for all the college football bowl games, including the playoffs.

Clemson is the No. 1 seed and will take on No. 4 seed Oklahoma. No. 2 seed Alabama will face No. 3 seed Michigan State.

Saturday, Dec. 19

New Mexico Bowl

Albuquerque

Arizona (6-6) vs. New Mexico (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Las Vegas Bowl

BYU (9-3) vs. Utah (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

Camelia Bowl

Montgomery, Ala.

Ohio (8-4) vs. Appalachian State (10-2), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Cure Bowl

Orlando, Fla.

San Jose State (5-7) vs. Georgia State (6-6), 7 p.m. (CBSSN)

New Orleans Bowl

Louisiana Tech (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 21

Miami Beach Bowl

South Florida (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (11-2), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Boise

Akron (7-5) vs. Utah State (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl

Temple (10-3) vs. Toledo (9-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 23

Poinsettia Bowl

San Diego

Northern Illinois (8-5) vs. Boise State (8-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

GoDaddy Bowl

Mobile, Ala.

Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Georgia Southern (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 24

Bahamas Bowl

Nassau

Middle Tennessee (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (7-5), Noon (ESPN)

Hawaii Bowl

Honolulu

Cincinnati (7-5) vs. San Diego State (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 26

St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl

Marshall (9-3) vs. UConn (6-6), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

El Paso, Texas

Miami (8-4) vs. Washington State (8-4), 2 p.m. (CBS)

Heart of Dallas Bowl

Washington (6-6) vs. Southern Mississippi (9-4), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN)

Pinstripe Bowl

Bronx, N.Y.

Duke (7-5) vs. Indiana (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

Independence Bowl

Shreveport, La.

Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Tulsa (6-6), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Foster Farms Bowl

Santa Clara, Calif.

Nebraska (5-7) vs. UCLA (8-4), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 28

Military Bowl

Annapolis, Md.

Navy (10-2) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Quick Lane Bowl

Detroit

Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Minnesota (5-7), 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

Tuesday, Dec. 29

Armed Forces Bowl

Fort Worth, Texas

Air Force (8-5) vs. California (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Russell Athletic Bowl

Orlando, Fla.

North Carolina (11-2) vs. Baylor (9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Arizona Bowl

Tucson

Nevada (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ASN)

Texas Bowl

Houston

Texas Tech (7-5) vs. LSU (8-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 30

Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl

Auburn (6-6) vs. Memphis (9-3), Noon (ESPN)

Belk Bowl

Charlotte, N.C.

NC State (7-5) vs. Mississippi St. (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Music City Bowl

Nashville, Tenn.

Louisville (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

San Diego

Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-5), 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 31

Peach Bowl

Atlanta

Houston (12-1) vs. Florida State (10-2), Noon (ESPN)

Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal)

Arlington, Texas

Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal)

Miami Gardens, Fla.

Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-1), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 1

Outback Bowl

Tampa, Fla.

Northwestern (10-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4), Noon (ESPN2)

Citrus Bowl

Orlando, Fla.

Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Fiesta Bowl

Glendale, Ariz.

Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Rose Bowl

Pasadena, Calif.

Iowa (12-1) vs. Stanford (11-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Sugar Bowl

New Orleans

Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. Mississippi (9-3), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 2

TaxSlayer Bowl

Jacksonville, Fla.

Penn St. (7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3), Noon (ESPN)

Liberty Bowl

Memphis, Tenn.

Kansas St. (6-6) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

San Antonio

Oregon (9-3) vs. TCU (10-2), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Cactus Bowl

Phoenix

West Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 11

College Football Championship Game

Glendale, Ariz.

Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 23

East-West Shrine Classic

At St. Petersburg, Fla.

East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)

NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

At Carson, Calif.

National vs. American, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, Jan. 30

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, 2:30 p.m. (NFLN)