College Bowl Season

When Cal closed the 2017 season with a loss to UCLA their record fell to 5-7. That loss meant no bowl game for the Golden Bears this year. As a result of this disappointment I didn't pay much attention to the College Bowl Season Pairings, other than the playoff pairing of course. Here's the College Bowl Season. It starts this weekend.

Dec.16

Celebration Bowl
Grambling State vs. North Carolina A&T

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Troy vs North Texas

AutoNation Cure Bowl
Western Kentucky vs Georgia State

Las Vegas Bowl
#25 Boise State vs Oregon

GILDAN New Mexico Bowl
Marshall vs Colorado State

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Middle Tennessee vs Arkansas State

Dec. 19

Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl
Akron vs Florida Atlantic

These bowl games are all about the sponsorship deals but something has to be done about the name of this game.

Dec. 20

DXL Frisco Bowl
Louisiana Tech vs SMU

Dec. 21

Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Temple vs Florida International

Dec. 22

Bahamas Bowl
UAB vs Ohio

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Central Michigan vs Wyoming

Dec. 23

Birmingham Bowl
Texas Tech vs South Florida

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
San Diego State vs Army

Dollar General Bowl
Appalachian State vs Toledo

Dec. 24

Hawai'i Bowl
Fresno State vs Houston

Dec. 26

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl
Utah vs West Virginia

Quick Lane Bowl
Duke vs Northern Illinois

Cactus Bowl
Kansas State vs UCLA

I suppose that Cal was shooting for this game in their battle with UCLA.

Dec. 27

Walk-On's Independence Bowl
Southern Mississippi vs Florida State

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Iowa vs Boston College

Foster Farms Bowl
Arizona vs Purdue

Academy Sports + Outdoor Texas Bowl
Texas vs Missouri

Dec. 28

Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman
Virginia vs Navy

Camping World Bowl
#22 Virginia Tech vs #19 Oklahoma State

Valero Alamo Bowl
#13 Stanford vs #15 TCU

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
#18 Washington State vs #16 Michigan State

Dec. 29

Belk Bowl
Wake Forest vs Texas A&M

Hyundai Sun Bowl
#24 North Carolina State vs Arizona State

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Kentucky vs #21 Northwestern

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Utah State vs New Mexico State

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
#8 USC vs #5 Ohio State

The Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29? Nothing feels right about this.

Dec. 30

TaxSlayer Bowl
Louisville vs #23 Mississippi State

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Iowa State vs #20 Memphis

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
#11 Washington vs #9 Penn State

Capital One Orange Bowl
#10 Miami vs #6 Wisconsin

Jan. 1

Outback Bowl
Michigan vs South Carolina

The rivalry that Jadeveon Clowney turned into something.

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
#12 UCF vs #7 Auburn

Citrus Bowl Presented by Overton's
#14 Notre Dame vs #17 LSU

College Football Playoffs
Jan. 1
Rose Bowl Presented by Northwestern Mutual
#3 Georgia vs #2 Oklahoma

Allstate Sugar Bowl
#4 Alabama vs #1 Clemson