The first college football bowl games of 2012, the Gildan New Mexico Bowl and Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, will be on Dec. 15. The following schedule has a complete list of the 2012 NCAA football bowl games from Dec. 15 through Jan. 7.
College Football Bowl Schedule for Dec. 15
1:00 p.m. EST, Nevada vs. Arizona, Gildan New Mexico Bowl (ESPN)
4:30 p.m. EST, Toledo vs. No. 22 Utah State, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (ESPN)
College Football Bowl Schedule for Dec. 20
8:00 p.m. EST, Brigham Young vs. San Diego State, San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (ESPN)
College Football Bowl Schedule for Dec. 21
7:30 p.m. EST, Ball State vs. UCF, Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg (ESPN)
College Football Bowl Schedule for Dec. 22
12:00 p.m. EST, East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (ESPN)
3:30 p.m. EST, Washington vs. No. 19 Boise State, Maaco Bowl Las Vegas (ESPN)
College Football Bowl Schedule for Dec. 24
8:00 p.m. EST, Fresno State vs. Southern Methodist, Sheraton Hawaii Bowl (ESPN)
College Football Bowl Schedule for Dec. 26
7:30 p.m. EST, Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan, Little Caesars Bowl (ESPN)
College Football Bowl Schedule for Dec. 27
3:00 p.m. EST, No. 24 San Jose State vs. Bowling Green, Military Bowl - Presented By Northrop Grumman (ESPN)
6:30 p.m. EST, Cincinnati vs. Duke, Belk Bowl (ESPN)
9:45 p.m. EST, Baylor vs. No. 17 UCLA, Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl (ESPN)
College Football Bowl Schedule for Dec. 28
2:00 p.m. EST, Ohio vs. Louisiana-Monroe, AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl (ESPN)
5:30 p.m. EST, Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech, Russell Athletic Bowl (ESPN)
9:00 p.m. EST, Minnesota vs. Texas Tech, Meineke Car Care Bowl Of Texas (ESPN)
College Football Bowl Schedule for Dec. 29
11:45 a.m. EST, Rice vs. Air Force, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (ESPN)
3:15 p.m. EST, West Virginia vs. Syracuse, New Era Pinstripe Bowl (ESPN)
4:00 p.m. EST, Navy vs. Arizona State, Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (ESPN2)
6:45 p.m. EST, No. 23 Texas vs. No. 13 Oregon State, Valero Alamo Bowl (ESPN)
10:15 p.m. EST, TCU vs. Michigan State, Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (ESPN)
College Football Bowl Schedule for Dec. 31
12:00 p.m. EST, North Carolina State vs. Vanderbilt, Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (ESPN)
2:00 p.m. EST, USC vs. Georgia Tech, Hyundai Sun Bowl (CBS)
3:30 p.m. EST, Iowa State vs. Tulsa, AutoZone Liberty Bowl (ESPN)
7:30 p.m. EST, No. 8 LSU vs. No. 14 Clemson, Chick-fil-a Bowl (ESPN)
College Football Bowl Schedule for Jan. 1
12:00 p.m. EST, Mississippi State vs. No. 20 Northwestern, Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl (ESPN2)
12:00 p.m. EST, Purdue vs. Oklahoma State, Heart of Dallas Bowl (ESPNU)
1:00 p.m. EST, No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 16 Nebraska, Capital One Bowl (ABC)
1:00 p.m. EST, No. 10 South Carolina vs. No. 18 Michigan, Outback Bowl (ESPN)
5:00 p.m. EST, Wisconsin vs. No. 6 Stanford, Rose Bowl Game Presented By Vizio (ESPN)
8:30 p.m. EST, No. 15 Northern Illinois vs. No. 12 Florida State, Discover Orange Bowl (ESPN)
College Football Bowl Schedule for Jan. 2
8:30 p.m. EST, No. 21 Louisville vs. No. 3 Florida, Allstate Sugar Bowl (ESPN)
College Football Bowl Schedule for Jan. 3
8:30 p.m. EST, No. 4 Oregon vs. No. 5 Kansas State, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (ESPN)
College Football Bowl Schedule for Jan. 4
8:00 p.m. EST, No. 9 Texas A&M vs. No. 11 Oklahoma, At&T Cotton Bowl (FOX)
College Football Bowl Schedule for Jan. 5
1:00 p.m. EST, Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss, BBVA Compass Bowl (ESPN)
College Football Bowl Schedule for Jan. 6
9:00 p.m. EST, No. 25 Kent State vs. Arkansas State, Godaddy.com Bowl (ESPN)
College Football Bowl Schedule for Jan. 7
8:30 p.m. EST, No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Alabama, Discover BCS National Championship (ESPN)
