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College football bowl schedule and results

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Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst and quarterback Alex Hornibrook celebrate after defeating Miami in the Orange Bowl.

A complete breakdown of all the matchups for this season’s bowl schedule, starting with the opening contest on Dec. 16 at the New Orleans Bowl.

The postseason extravaganza continues for the next three weeks through the College Football Playoff national championship game scheduled for Jan. 8 in Atlanta.

The bowl lineup (all times are ET):

Dec. 16 — Celebration Bowl: North Carolina A&T 21, Grambling 14

Dec. 16 — New Orleans Bowl:Troy 50, North Texas 30

Dec. 16 — Cure Bowl:Georgia State 27, Western Kentucky 17

Dec​. 16 — Las Vegas Bowl:Boise State 38, Oregon 28

Dec. 16 — New Mexico Bowl:Marshall 31, Colorado State 28

Dec. 16 — Camellia Bowl:Middle Tennessee 35, Arkansas State 30

Dec. 19 — Boca Raton Bowl:Florida Atlantic 50, Akron 3

Dec. 20 — Frisco Bowl: Louisiana Tech 51, Southern Methodist 10

Dec. 21 — Gasparilla Bowl:Temple 28, Florida International 3

Dec. 22 — Bahamas Bowl:Ohio 41, Alabama-Birmingham 6

Dec. 22 — Famous Idaho Potato Bowl:Wyoming 37, Central Michigan 14

Dec. 23 — Birmingham: South Florida 38, Texas Tech 34

Dec. 23 — Armed Forces Bowl:Army 42, San Diego State 35

Dec. 23 — Dollar General Bowl:Appalachian State 34, Toledo 0

Dec. 24 — Hawaii Bowl: Fresno State 33, Houston 27

Dec. 26 — Heart of Dallas Bowl:Utah 30, West Virginia 14

Dec. 26 — Quick Lane Bowl:Duke 36, Northern Illinois 14

Dec. 26— Cactus Bowl: Kansas State 35, UCLA 17

Dec. 27 — Independence Bowl:Florida State 42, Southern Mississippi 13

Dec. 27 — Pinstripe Bowl:Iowa 27, Boston College 20

Dec. 27 — Foster Farms Bowl:Purdue 38, Arizona 35

Dec. 27 — Texas Bowl:Texas 33, Missouri 16

Dec. 28 — Military Bowl:  Navy 49, Virginia 7

Dec. 28 — Camping World Bowl:Oklahoma State 30, Virginia Tech 21

Dec. 28 — Alamo Bowl:TCU 39, Stanford 37

Dec. 28 — Holiday Bowl:Michigan State 42, Washington State 17

Dec. 29 — Belk Bowl:  Wake Forest 55, Texas A&M 52

Dec. 29 — Sun Bowl:  North Carolina State 52, Arizona State 31

Dec. 29 — Music City Bowl:  Northwestern 24, Kentucky 23

Dec. 29— Arizona Bowl:  New Mexico State 26, Utah State 20

Dec. 29 — Cotton Bowl:  Ohio State 24, USC 7

Dec. 30 — TaxSlayer Bowl:  Mississippi State 31, Louisville 27

Dec. 30 — Liberty Bowl:Iowa State 21, Memphis 20

Dec. 30 — Fiesta Bowl:Penn State 35, Washington 28

Dec. 30 — Orange Bowl:Wisconsin 34, Miami (Fla.) 24

Jan. 1 — Outback Bowl: South Carolina 26, Michigan 19

Jan. 1 — Peach Bowl:Central Florida 34, Auburn 27

Jan. 1 — Citrus Bowl:Notre Dame 21, LSU 17

Jan. 1 — Rose Bowl:Georgia 54, Oklahoma 48 (2 OT)

Jan. 1 — Sugar Bowl:  Alabama 24, Clemson 6

Jan. 8 — National championship game:Alabama 26, Georgia 23 (OT)

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