The most wonderful time of the year for college football fans – bowl season – is almost upon us.

And this year, with the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff, there’s even more to be excited about than ever before.

In addition to the CFP, there will be a total of 36 bowl games.

Here’s a look at this season’s games (all times ET).

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College football playoff schedule

Friday, December 20th

College Football Playoff Pres. the first round. from Allstate

#10 Indiana @ #7 Notre Dame

Notre Dame Stadium (South Bend, Indiana)
8 p.m., ABC/ESPN

Saturday December 21st

College Football Playoff Pres. the first round. from Allstate

#11 SMU @ #6 Penn State

Beaver Stadium (State College, Pennsylvania)
12 p.m., TNT

#12 Clemson @ #5 Texas

Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
4 p.m., TNT

#9 Tennessee @ #8 Ohio State

Ohio Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)
8 p.m., ESPN

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Tuesday, December 31st

CFP quarterfinals at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl

TBD vs. No. 3 Boise State
State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
7:30 p.m., ESPN

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Wednesday, January 1st

CFP quarterfinals at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

TBD vs. No. 4 Arizona State
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
1 p.m., ESPN

CFP Quarterfinals at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential

TBD against No. 1 Oregon
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
5 p.m., ESPN

CFP quarterfinals in the Allstate Sugar Bowl

TBD vs. #2 Georgia
Caesar’s Superdome (New Orleans)
8:45 p.m., ESPN

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Thursday, January 9th

CFP semifinals in the Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
7:30 p.m., ESPN

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Friday, January 10th

CFP semifinals at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
7:30 p.m., ESPN

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Monday, January 20th

CFP National Championship presented by AT&T
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
7:30 p.m., ESPN

Complete bowl schedule

Saturday December 14th

Cricket celebration bowl

Jackson State 28, South Carolina State 7

IS4S salute to the Veterans Bowl

Southern Alabama vs. Western Michigan
Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama)
9 p.m., ESPN

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Tuesday, December 17th

Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl

Memphis vs. West Virginia
Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas)
9 p.m., ESPN

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Wednesday December 18th

Boca Raton bowl

Western Kentucky vs. James Madison
FAU Stadium (Boca Raton, Florida)
5:30 p.m., ESPN

Art of Sport LA Bowl

Cal vs. UNLV
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, California)
9 p.m., ESPN

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Thursday, December 19th

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston
Caesar’s Superdome (New Orleans)
7 p.m., ESPN2

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Friday, December 20th

StaffDNA Cure Bowl

Ohio vs. Jacksonville State
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
Noon, ESPN

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl

Tulane vs. Florida
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
3:30 p.m., ESPN

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Monday, December 23rd

Myrtle Beach Bowl

Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA
Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina)
11 a.m., ESPN

Famous Idaho Potato Peel

Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State
Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)
2:30 p.m., ESPN

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Tuesday, December 24th

Hawaii Bowl

South Florida vs. San Jose State
Clarence TC Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu)
8 p.m., ESPN

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Thursday, December 26th

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

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Friday, December 27th

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, California
8 p.m., Fox

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl

Texas A&M vs. USC
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
10:30 p.m., ESPN

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Saturday December 28th

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

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Monday, December 30th

TransPerfect Music City Bowl

Iowa vs. Missouri
Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)
2:30 p.m., ESPN

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Tuesday, December 31st

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 Peel

South Carolina vs. Illinois
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3 p.m., ABC

Texas Bowl for kids

Baylor vs. LSU
NRG Stadium (Houston)
3:30 p.m., ESPN

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Thursday, January 2nd

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

Duke vs. Ole Miss
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)
7:30 p.m. ESPN

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Friday, January 3rd

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

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Saturday, January 4th

Bahamas Bowl President of Atlantis Resorts

Buffalo vs. Liberty
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (Nassau, Bahamas)
11 a.m., ESPN2