Bowl Games Schedule 2015-16: TV Info, Dates and Odds for Entire Slate

Bowl season begins next Saturday. Everybody party.

The road to crowning a new national champion begins on Dec. 19 with the Gildan New Mexico Bowl at 2 p.m. ET, when the Arizona Wildcats take on the host New Mexico Lobos. 

It's the first of 41 games, including the national championship game, and we've got all the info you need for each of these games.

Here's the full schedule of all the bowl games, and more.

Bowl	Matchup	Date	TV	Time (ET)	Total	Latest Line
New Mexico Bowl	Arizona vs. New Mexico	Dec. 19	ESPN	2 p.m.	64	UA -10
Las Vegas Bowl	BYU vs. Utah	Dec. 19	ABC	3:30 p.m.	53.5	Utah -3
Camellia Bowl	Ohio vs. Appalachian State	Dec. 19	ESPN	5:30 p.m.	54.5	App. State -9
Cure Bowl	San Jose State vs. Georgia State	Dec. 19	CBSSN	7 p.m.	56.5	SJSU -3.5
New Orleans Bowl	Arkansas State vs. Louisiana Tech	Dec. 19	ESPN	9 p.m.	66.5	La Tech -2
Miami Beach Bowl	Western Kentucky vs. South Florida	Dec. 21	ESPN	2:30 p.m.	65.5	WKU -3
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Akron vs. Utah State	Dec. 22	ESPN	3:30 p.m.	48.5	Utah St. -7
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl	Temple vs. Toledo	Dec. 22	ESPN	7 p.m.	51	Temple -1.5
Poinsettia Bowl	Boise State vs. Northern Illinois	Dec. 23	ESPN	4:30 p.m.	54.5	Boise St. -8
GoDaddy Bowl	Georgia Southern vs. Bowling Green	Dec. 23	ESPN	8 p.m.	66	BG - 7.5
Bahamas Bowl	Middle Tennessee vs. Western Michigan	Dec. 24	ESPN	Noon	62.5	WMU -3
Hawai'i Bowl	San Diego State vs. Cincinnati	Dec. 24	ESPN	8 p.m.	57	Cincinnati -1.5
St. Petersburg Bowl	UConn vs. Marshall	Dec. 26	ESPN	11 a.m.	43.5	Marshall -4.5
Sun Bowl	Miami (FL) vs. Washington State	Dec. 26	CBS	2 p.m.	61.5	Wazzu -3
Heart of Dallas Bowl	Washington vs. Southern Miss	Dec. 26	ESPN	2:20 p.m.	55.5	Wash. -5.5
Pinstripe Bowl	Indiana vs. Duke	Dec. 26	ABC	3:30 p.m.	67	Indiana -2
Independence Bowl	Tulsa vs. Virginia Tech	Dec. 26	ESPN	5:45 p.m.	61.5	Va Tech -13.5
Foster Farms Bowl	UCLA vs. Nebraska	Dec. 26	ESPN	9:15 p.m.	61	UCLA -7
Military Bowl	Pittsburgh vs. Navy	Dec. 28	ESPN	2:30 p.m.	56	Navy -3.5
Quick Lane Bowl	Central Michigan vs. Minnesota	Dec. 28	ESPN	5 p.m.	49.5	Minnesota -5
Armed Forces Bowl	Cal vs. Air Force	Dec. 29	ESPN	2 p.m.	64	Cal -7
Russell Athletic Bowl	No. 10 North Carolina vs. No. 17 Baylor	Dec. 29	ESPN	5:30 p.m.	N/A	Baylor -3
Arizona Bowl	Nevada-Reno vs. Colorado State	Dec. 29	N/A	7:30 p.m.	55	CSU -3
Texas Bowl	LSU vs. Texas Tech	Dec. 29	ESPN	9 p.m.	73.5	LSU -7.5
Birmingham Bowl	Auburn vs. Memphis	Dec. 30	ESPN	Noon	64	Auburn -2.5
Belk Bowl	North Carolina State vs. Mississippi State	Dec. 30	ESPN	3:30 p.m.	59	Miss. State -5.5
Music City Bowl	Texas A&M vs. Louisville	Dec. 30	ESPN	7 p.m.	50.5	A&M -1
Holiday Bowl	No. 25 USC vs. Wisconsin	Dec. 30	ESPN	10:30 p.m.	50.5	USC -3
Peach Bowl	No. 18 Houston vs. No. 9 Florida State	Dec. 31	ESPN	Noon	54	Florida St. -7.5
Orange Bowl (CFP semifinal)	No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Clemson	Dec. 31	ESPN	4 p.m.	65.5	OU -4
Cotton Bowl (CFP semifinal)	No. 3 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Alabama	Dec. 31	ESPN	8 p.m.	47	'Bama -9.5
Outback Bowl	No. 13 Northwestern vs. No. 23 Tennessee	Jan. 1	ESPN2	Noon	45.5	Tennessee -8.5
Citrus Bowl	No. 14 Michigan vs. No. 19 Florida	Jan. 1	ABC	1 p.m.	41	Michigan -4.5
Fiesta Bowl	No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Ohio State	Jan. 1	ESPN	1 p.m.	54	Ohio State -7
Rose Bowl	No. 6 Stanford vs. No. 5 Iowa	Jan. 1	ESPN	5 p.m.	53	Stanford -7
Sugar Bowl	No. 16 Oklahoma State vs. No. 12 Ole Miss	Jan. 1	ESPN	8:30 p.m.	67.5	Ole Miss -7.5
Taxslayer Bowl	Penn State vs. Georgia	Jan. 2	ESPN	Noon	42	Georgia -7
Liberty Bowl	Kansas State vs. Arkansas	Jan. 2	ESPN	3:20 p.m.	59.5	Arkansas -11
Alamo Bowl	No. 15 Oregon vs. No. 11 TCU	Jan. 2	ESPN	6:45 p.m.	78	EVEN
Cactus Bowl	West Virginia vs. Arizona State	Jan. 2	ESPN	10:15 p.m.	66.5	EVEN
National Championship	Orange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner	Jan. 11	ESPN	8:30 p.m.	N/A	N/A

Games to Watch

Fiesta Bowl: No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Ohio State

The one thing the Ohio State Buckeyes do better than most teams is run the ball.

That's the unfortunate news for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. They haven't been good against the run this year.

When the two teams meet in Glendale, Arizona on Jan. 1, it may just be the Ezekiel Elliott show inside the University of Phoenix Stadium. After calling out the Buckeyes' coaching staff for not getting the ball enough in the loss to Michigan State, Elliott carried the ball 30 times for 214 yards and scored twice in Ohio State's 42-13 win over Michigan on Nov. 28.

Elliott not only runs for a lot of yards, but he's one of the best at running downhill and making the big play, according to ESPN Stats & Info:

Notre Dame has averaged 179.6 rushing yards against per game in the last two months, giving up 193.5 in the month of October. Seeing how Elliott has averaged 139.3 yards per game this year, the math is self-explanatory. Elliott is going to have a big game and lead Ohio State to a win in the Fiesta Bowl.

Citrus Bowl: No. 14 Michigan vs. No. 19 Florida

The Florida Gators have not been a good offensive team since quarterback Will Grier was suspended.

Florida was able to put up a solid fight against Alabama in the SEC Championship, but it only mustered 15 points against the Tide. The task of winning won't be any easier against the Michigan Wolverines in the Citrus Bowl.

Jim Harbaugh has established a defensive culture his first year at Michigan, only allowing 122 rushing yards per game. Quarterbacks don't fare any better, as opposing signal-callers are completing a lowly 48 percent of their passes against the Wolverines defense.

Defensive line coach Greg Mattison will be the defensive coordinator for Michigan in the Citrus Bowl, as D.J. Durkin accepted the head coaching position at Maryland. 

"We're approaching it to win the next game and no timetable. We'll evaluate it as we go," Harbaugh said about his plans for a new DC, per Mark Snyder of the Detroit Free Press. Excited to have Greg coordinate the defense. I think we're going to do a fantastic job."

Not much should change with Mattison as the defensive coordinator, especially since he coached a talented defensive line all year. But it's going to be a battle of defenses, and right now the arrow points in Michigan's favor.