Sunday, December 07, 2014

Ducks Qualify For College Football Playoff, Will Face Seminoles In Rose Bowl; Bama To Take On Buckeyes In Sugar Bow; Winners Play For Crown On

The Oregon Ducks finished second in the final College Football Playoff committee ranking released on Sunday.  The Ducks will face off against the defending national champion Florida State Seminoles in the opening semifinal of the inaugural College Football Playoff----the Rose Bowl Game at Pasadena, California---on Thursday, January 1 at 2:00 PM Pacific Time (ESPN).

The second semifinal will be the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans on that same day at 5:30 PM Pacific Time (ESPN), which will match top-seeded Alabama against fourth-seeded Ohio State.

The semifinal winners will square off in the first National College Football Playoff Championship Game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington Texas on Monday, January 12 (5:30 PM Pacific Time, ESPN).

NEW YEAR'S DAY SIX BOWLS:

Wednesday, December 31:

All times Pacific

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl @ Atlanta, 9:30 AM, ESPN:

Ole Miss vs. Texas Christian University

Vizio Fiesta Bowl @ Glendale, Arizona, 1:00 PM, ESPN:

Boise State (as highest ranked Group of Five team) vs. Arizona

Capital One Orange Bowl @ Miami, 5:00 PM, ESPN:

Mississippi State vs. Georgia Tech

Thursday, January 1:

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic @ Arlington, Texas, 9:30 AM, ESPN:

Michigan State vs. Baylor



OTHER BOWL GAMES (All times Pacific):

Saturday, December 20:

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl @ New Orleans, 8:00 AM, ESPN:

Nevada (Reno) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette

Gildan New Mexico Bowl @ Albuquerque, New Mexico, 11:20 AM, ESPN:

Utah State vs. UTEP

Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl @ Las Vegas, Nevada, 12:30 PM, ABC:

Utah vs. Colorado State

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl @ Boise, Idaho, 2:45 PM, ESPN:

Western Michigan vs. Air Force

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl @ Montgomery, Alabama, 6:15 PM, ESPN:

South Alabama vs. Bowling Green



Monday, December 22:

Miami Beach Bowl @ Miami, 11:00 AM, ESPN:

BYU vs. Memphis



Tuesday, December 23:

Boca Raton Bowl @ Boca Raton, Florida, 3:00 PM, ESPN:

Marshall vs. Northern Illinois

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, 6:30 PM, ESPN:

Navy vs. San Diego State



Wednesday, December 24:

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl @ Nassau, Bahamas. 9:00 AM, ESPN:

Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky

Hawaii Bowl @ Honolulu, 5:00 PM, ESPN:

Fresno State vs. Rice


Friday, December 26:

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl @ Dallas, 10:00 AM, ESPN:

Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech

Quick Lane Bowl @ Detroit, 1:30 PM, ESPN:

Rutgers vs. North Carolina

Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl @ Saint Petersburg, Florida, 5:00 PM, ESPN:

North Carolina State vs. Central Florida



Saturday, December 27:

Military Bowl Presented by Northrup Grumman @ Annapolis, Maryland, 10:00 AM, ESPN:

Cincinnati vs. Virginia

Hyundai Sun Bowl @ El Paso, Texas, 11:00 AM, CBS (the only bowl airing on a network not fully or 80% owned by the Walt Disney Company):

Arizona State vs. Duke

Duck Commander Independence Bowl @ Shreveport, Louisiana, 12:30 PM, ABC:

Miami (Florida) vs. South Carolina

New Era Pinstripe Bowl @ The Bronx, New York City, 1:30 PM, ESPN:

Boston College vs. Penn State

National University Holiday Bowl @ San Diego, 5:00 PM, ESPN:

Nebraska vs. Southern California



Monday, December 29:

Autozone Liberty Bowl @ Memphis, Tennessee, 11:00 AM, ESPN:

Texas A&M vs. West Virginia

Russell Athletic Bowl @ Orlando, Florida, 2:30 PM, ESPN:

Oklahoma vs. Clemson

Avdocare V100 Texas Bowl @ Houston, 6:00 PM, ESPN:

Arkansas vs. Texas



Tuesday, December 30:

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl @ Nashville, Tennessee, 12:00 Noon, ESPN:

Notre Dame vs. Louisiana State University

Belk Bowl @ Charlotte, North Carolina, 3:30 PM, ESPN:

Georgia vs. Louisville

Foster Farms Bowl @ Santa Clara, California, 7:00 PM, ESPN:

Maryland vs. Stanford



Thursday, January 1:

Outback Bowl @ Tampa, Florida, 9:00 AM,  ESPN 2:

Auburn vs. Wisconsin

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl, 10:00 AM, ABC:

Missouri vs. Minnesota



Friday, January 2:

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl @ Fort Worth, Texas, 9:00 AM, ESPN:

Houston vs. Pittsburgh

Taxslayer Bowl @ Jacksonville, Florida, 12:20 PM, ESPN:

Iowa vs. Tennessee

Valero Alamo Bowl @ San Antonio, Texas, 3:45 PM, ESPN:

Kansas State vs. UCLA

Ticketcity Cactus Bowl @ Tempe, Arizona, 7:15 PM, ESPN:

Washington vs. Oklahoma State



Saturday, January 3:

Birmingham Bowl @ Birmingham, Alabama, 9:00 AM, ESPN:

East Carolina vs. Florida



Sunday, January 4:

GoDaddy Bowl @ Mobile, Alabama, 6:00 PM, ESPN:

Toledo vs. Arkansas State


























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