2008-2009 NCAA College Football Bowl Schedule

In case you were not around a television or the Internet this afternoon, the final 2008 - 2009 NCAA Football bowl schedule has been released. Before reading any further, if you know that your team is going bowling and intend on going but don't have tickets, search to the portion of the article of where your team appears and click on the link to the sponsored bowl's website to see if there are any left. Many of the bowls will sell out quick which will put those who like to plan late behind the power curve trying to find tickets.

Now, that part is down. This article lays out in chronological order the NCAA bowl schedule from earliest to latest culminating with the BCS National title game. Also provided are the two teams playing, city, stadium, and television network the game is on. Next week we will begin with our bowl previews and predictions for the first half of the bowl schedule.

EagleBank Bowl - Wake Forest vs. Navy, Washington, D.C., RFK Stadium,Dec. 20, 11 a.m., ESPN

New Mexico - Colorado State vs. Fresno State, Albuquerque, University Stadium, Dec. 20, 230 p.m., ESPN

magicJack St. Petersburg - Memphis vs. South Florida, St. Petersburg. Fla., Tropicana Field, Dec. 20, 4:30 p.m., ESPN2

Pioneer Las Vegas - BYU vs. Arizona, Las Vegas, Sam Boyd Stadium, Dec. 20, 8 p.m., ESPN

R+L Carriers New Orleans - Southern Miss vs. Troy, New Orleans, Superdome, Dec. 21, 8:15 p.m., ESPN

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia- Boise State vs. TCU, San Diego, Qualcomm Stadium,Dec. 23, 8 p.m., ESPN

Sheraton Hawaii - Hawaii vs. Notre Dame,Honolulu, Aloha Stadium,Dec. 24, 8 p.m., ESPN

Motor City - Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan, Detroit, Ford Field,Dec. 26, 8 p.m.,

ESPN

Meineke Car Care - West Virginia vs. North Carolina, Charlotte, N.C., Bank of America Stadium, Dec. 27, 1 p.m., ESPN

Champs Sports -Wisconsin vs. Florida State, Orlando, Fla., Florida Citrus Bowl, Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m., ESPN

Emerald -Miami (Fla.) vs. California, San Francisco, AT&T Park,Dec. 27, 8 p.m.,

ESPN

Independence- Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech, Shreveport, La., Independence Stadium, Dec. 28, 8:15 p.m., ESPN

Papajohns.com - NC State vs. Rutgers, Birmingham, Ala., Legion Field, Dec. 29, 3 p.m.,

ESPN

Valero Alamo - Missouri vs. Northwestern, San Antonio, Alamodome, Dec. 29, 8 p.m.

ESPN

Roady's Humanitarian

Maryland vs. Nevada, Boise, Idaho, Bronco Stadium,Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m., ESPN

Texas

Rice vs. Western Michigan, Houston, Reliant Stadium, Dec. 30, 8 p.m.,NFL Network

Pacific Life Holiday

Oklahoma State vs. Oregon,San Diego, Qualcomm Stadium, Dec. 30, 8 p.m.,

ESPN

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces

Houston vs. Air Force, Fort Worth, Texas, Amon G. Carter Stadium, Dec. 31, Noon, ESPN

Brut Sun

Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh

El Paso, Texas

Sun Bowl

Dec. 31, 2 p.m.

CBS

Gaylord Hotels Music City

Boston College vs. Vanderbilt,Nashville, Tenn., LP Field, Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m.,

ESPN

Insight

Kansas vs. Minnesota, Tempe, Ariz., Sun Devil Stadium, Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m., NFL Network

Chick-fil-A

LSU vs. Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia Dome, Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

Outback

South Carolina vs. Iowa, Tampa, Fla., Raymond James Stadium, Jan. 1, 2009, 11 a.m., ESPN

Capital One

Georgia vs. Michigan State, Orlando, Fla., Florida Citrus Bowl, Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m., ABC

Konica Minolta Gator

Clemson vs. Nebraska, Jacksonville, Fla., Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m., CBS

Rose Bowl

Penn State vs. USC, Pasadena, Calif., Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 2009, 4:30 p.m., ABC

FedEx Orange

Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech, Miami, Dolphin Stadium, Jan. 1, 2009, 8:30 p.m., FOX

AT&T Cotton

Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech, Dallas, Cotton Bowl, Jan. 2, 2009, 2 p.m., FOX

AutoZone Liberty

Kentucky vs. East Carolina, Memphis, Tenn., Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Jan. 2, 2009, 5 p.m., ESPN

Allstate Sugar

Utah vs. Alabama, New Orleans, Superdome, Jan. 2, 2009, 8 p.m., FOX

International

Buffalo vs. Connecticut, Toronto, Rogers Centre, Jan. 3, 2009, Noon, ESPN2

Tostitos Fiesta

Ohio State vs. Texas, Glendale, Ariz., University of Phoenix Stadium, Jan. 5, 2009, 8 p.m., FOX

GMAC

Tulsa vs. Ball State, Mobile, Ala., Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Jan. 6, 2009, 8 p.m.,ESPN

FedEx BCS National Championship Game- Florida vs. Oklahoma, Miami, Dolphin Stadium,Jan. 8, 2009, 8 p.m., FOX

**Note for those that haven't paid attention to changes in the BCS format. Two years ago, the BCS championship ceases rotating across the Fiesta, Sugar, Rose, and Orange bowls, and instead started being a second bowl game played at those sites. So, in case you were wondering this is why there are two games at the Orange Bowl this year! Next year the BCS National Championship will be at the Rose bowl. For the folks starting to think about who they are going to pick to win this game now...the SEC is 4-0 in BCS National Championship games, the Big 12...2-3.