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Matchups set for college football bowl games

Here are the college football bowl matchups that were selected on Sunday:

>> Holiday Bowl: Southern California will make a second straight visit to the Holiday Bowl, where it will play Wisconsin on Dec. 30.

>> Pointsettia Bowl: Boise State and Northern Illinois will meet in the Poinsettia Bowl on Dec. 23.

>> Taxslayer Bowl: Georgia and Penn State are headed to the TaxSlayer Bowl.

>> Cure Bowl: Georgia State is going bowling for the first time — a spot in the Cure Bowl against San Jose State in Orlando, Fla.

>> Cactus Bowl: The Arizona State Sun Devils will play West Virginia in the Cactus Bowl at Chase Field on Jan. 2.

>> Arizona Bowl: Mountain West Conference teams Colorado State and Nevada will play in the new Arizona Bowl game on Dec. 29.

>> Belk Bowl: Mississippi State will face North Carolina State in the Belk Bowl on Dec. 30 in Charlotte, N.C.

>> Quick Lane Bowl: Central Michigan is headed to the Quick Lane Bowl on Dec. 28 to face Minnesota.

>> Music City Bowl: Louisville will meet Texas A&M in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30 at Nashville, Tenn.

>> Military Bowl: No. 21 Navy will face Pittsburgh in the Military Bowl on Dec. 28 in Annapolis, Md.

>> Birmingham Bowl: Auburn will face Memphis in the Dec. 30 game at Legion Field.

>> Liberty Bowl: Arkansas will face Kansas State in the Liberty Bowl on Jan. 2 in Memphis, Tenn.

>> Texas Bowl: Texas Tech will take on LSU in the Texas Bowl on Dec. 29.

>> Alamo Bowl: TCU and Oregon will play in San Antonio in the Alamo Bowl.

>> Independence Bowl: Virginia Tech’s Frank Beamer will coach his final game when the Hokies face Tulsa in the Independence Bowl on Dec. 26.

>> New Mexico Bowl: There will be a clash of styles when Arizona faces New Mexico in the New Mexico Bowl.

>> Heart of Dallas Bowl: Southern Miss has accepted a bid to the Heart of Dallas Bowl to face Washington.

>> GoDaddy Bowl: Interim coach Brian Ward will take Bowling Green to face Georgia Southern in the GoDaddy Bowl.

>> Boca Raton Bowl: Temple and Toledo will meet in the Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 22.

>> Armed Forces Bowl: Air Force and Cal will square off in the Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 29 in Fort Worth, Tex.

>> Hawaii Bowl: Mountain West Conference champion San Diego State will play Cincinnati in the Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 24 in Honolulu.

>> Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Akron will face Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Dec. 22 on the blue field of Boise State University.

>> Camelia Bowl: Fledgling FBS team Appalachian State is making its bowl debut against Ohio in the Camelia Bowl on Dec. 19.

>> Las Vegas Bowl: BYU and Utah will face each other in the Las Vegas Bowl.

>> Pinstripe Bowl: Indiana will play Duke in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 26.

>> Outback Bowl: Northwestern and Tennessee will play for the second time on New Year’s Day.

>> Foster Farms Bowl: Nebraska will head to Santa Clara, Calif. to play UCLA in the Foster Farms Bowl.

>> Citrus Bowl: Jim Harbaugh gets to coach in a bowl game when Michigan takes on Florida in the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1 in Orlando, Fla.

>> Russell Athletic Bowl: Baylor and North Carolina play for the first time when the teams meet in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Dec. 29 in Orlando, Fla.

>> Sugar Bowl: Mississippi and Oklahoma State will play in the Superdome on Jan. 1 in the Sugar Bowl.

>> Rose Bowl: Iowa’s consolation prize is a spot in the Rose Bowl against Pac-12 champion Stanford on Jan. 1.

>> Sun Bowl: Miami and Washington State are headed to the Southwest for the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Tex., on Dec. 26.

>> Peach Bowl: Houston and its high-scoring offense will take on Florida State on New Year’s Eve in the Peach Bowl.

>> St. Petersburg Bowl: Marshall and Connecticut are going to the St. Petersburg Bowl on Dec. 26.

>> Fiesta Bowl: The Fiesta Bowl will feature Ohio State and Notre Dame on Jan. 1.

>> New Orleans Bowl: Arkansas State and Louisiana Tech will meet for the first time since 1998 when they play in the New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 19.

>> Miami Beach Bowl: Western Kentucky and South Florida are heading to the Miami Beach Bowl on Dec. 21.

>> Bahamas Bowl: Western Michigan will face Middle Tennessee on Dec. 24 in the Bahamas Bowl.

>> Celebration Bowl: Alcorn State will face North Carolina A&T in the inaugural Celebration Bowl.

2 responses to “Matchups set for college football bowl games”

  1. ready2go says:

    Didn’t realize the number of Bowl games (40) scheduled. Terrific that 80 football teams and players will experience a post-season game on national TV. Great for football fans.

  2. lokela says:

    What about Clemson? What bowl are they going to?

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