Here’s a useful TV schedule of football games this month and next. I notice that there are only four games televised by a broadcast network, and none of those four are big important games. The playoffs (Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl and the College Championship) are all on ESPN, which is cable. That means that some 16 percent of Americans will have to go to a friend’s house or a sports bar to watch them. It appears that none of the networks wanted to outbid ESPN’s 7.3 billion dollars for the rights for twelve years (from 2012 forward, perpetuating a deal made when the Bowl Championship Series was still in effect).
2014-15 College Football Bowl And Playoff Schedule (All times Eastern)
Bowl | Location | Date/Time | Network |
---|---|---|---|
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Nevada vs. Louisiana-Lafayette |
New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome |
Dec. 20 11 a.m. |
ESPN |
Gildan New Mexico Bowl Utah State vs. UTEP |
Albuquerque, N.M. University Stadium |
Dec. 20 2:20 p.m. |
ESPN |
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Utah vs. Colorado State |
Las Vegas Sam Boyd Stadium |
Dec. 20 3:30 p.m. |
ABC |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Western Michigan vs. Air Force |
Boise, Idaho Albertsons Stadium |
Dec. 20 5:45 p.m. |
ESPN |
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl South Alabama vs. Bowling Green |
Montgomery, Ala. Cramton Bowl |
Dec. 20 9:15 p.m. |
ESPN |
Miami Beach Bowl BYU vs. Memphis |
Miami Marlins Park |
Dec. 22 2 p.m. |
ESPN |
Boca Raton Bowl Marshall vs. Northern Illinois |
Boca Raton, Fla. FAU Stadium |
Dec. 23 6 p.m. |
ESPN |
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Navy vs. San Diego State |
San Diego Qualcomm Stadium |
Dec. 23 9:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky |
Nassau, Bahamas Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium |
Dec. 24 Noon |
ESPN |
Hawai’i Bowl Fresno State vs. Rice |
Honolulu Aloha Stadium |
Dec. 24 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech |
Dallas Cotton Bowl |
Dec. 26 1 p.m. |
ESPN |
Quick Lane Bowl Rutgers vs. North Carolina |
Detroit Ford Field |
Dec. 26 4:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl NC State vs. UCF |
St. Petersburg, Fla. Tropicana Field |
Dec. 26 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
Military Bowl presented By Northrop Grumman Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech |
Annapolis, Md. Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
Dec. 27 1 p.m. |
ESPN |
Hyundai Sun Bowl Arizona State vs. Duke |
El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl |
Dec. 27 2 p.m. |
CBS |
Duck Commander Independence Bowl Miami vs. South Carolina |
Shreveport, La. Independence Stadium |
Dec. 27 3:30 p.m. |
ABC |
New Era Pinstripe Bowl Boston College vs. Penn State |
Bronx, N.Y. Yankee Stadium |
Dec. 27 4:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
National University Holiday Bowl Nebraska vs. USC |
San Diego Qualcomm Stadium |
Dec. 27 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
AutoZone Liberty Bowl Texas A&M vs. West Virginia |
Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
Dec. 29 2 p.m. |
ESPN |
Russell Athletic Bowl Oklahoma vs. Clemson |
Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl |
Dec. 29 5:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl Arkansas vs. Texas |
Houston NRG Stadium |
Dec. 29 9 p.m. |
ESPN |
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Notre Dame vs. LSU |
Nashville, Tenn. LP Field |
Dec. 30 3 p.m. |
ESPN |
Belk Bowl Georgia vs. Louisville |
Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America Stadium |
Dec. 30 6:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
Foster Farms Bowl Maryland vs. Stanford |
Santa Clara, Calif. Levi’s Stadium |
Dec. 30 10 p.m. |
ESPN |
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl No. 9 Ole Miss vs. No. 6 TCU |
Atlanta Georgia Dome |
Dec. 31 12:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
VIZIO Fiesta Bowl No. 20 Boise State vs. No. 10 Arizona |
Glendale, Ariz. University of Phoenix Stadium |
Dec. 31 4 p.m. |
ESPN |
Capital One Orange Bowl No. 7 Mississippi State vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech |
Miami Gardens, Fla. Sun Life Stadium |
Dec. 31 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
Outback Bowl Auburn vs. Wisconsin |
Tampa, Fla. Raymond James Stadium |
Jan. 1 Noon |
ESPN2 |
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 5 Baylor |
Arlington, Texas AT&T Stadium |
Jan. 1 12:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl Missouri vs. Minnesota |
Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl |
Jan. 1 1 p.m. |
ABC |
Rose Bowl Game Presented By Northwestern Mutual College Football Playoff Semifinal No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 3 Florida State |
Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl |
Jan. 1 5 p.m. |
ESPN |
Allstate Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Ohio State |
New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome |
Jan. 1 8:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Houston vs. Pittsburgh |
Fort Worth, Texas Amon G. Carter Stadium |
Jan. 2 Noon |
ESPN |
TaxSlayer Bowl Iowa vs. Tennessee |
Jacksonville, Fla. EverBank Field |
Jan. 2 3:20 p.m. |
ESPN |
Valero Alamo Bowl Kansas State vs. UCLA |
San Antonio Alamodome |
Jan. 2 6:45 p.m. |
ESPN |
TicketCity Cactus Bowl Washington vs. Oklahoma State |
Tempe, Ariz. Sun Devil Stadium |
Jan. 2 10:15 p.m. |
ESPN |
Birmingham Bowl East Carolina vs. Florida |
Birmingham, Ala. Legion Field |
Jan. 3 Noon |
ESPN |
GoDaddy Bowl Toledo vs. Arkansas State |
Mobile, Ala. Ladd-Peebles Stadium |
Jan. 4 9 p.m. |
ESPN |
College Football Playoff National Championship Presented By AT&T TBD vs. TBD |
Arlington, Texas AT&T Stadium |
Jan. 12 8:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
Data copied from ESPN.