College Football Bowl Schedule 2011-2012: Complete Breakdown

It’s difficult to grasp the fact that while the 2011 college football campaign still feels shiny and new, in reality, we are only a mere 86 days away from the kickoff of the first postseason game of the 2011-12 edition of the collegiate bowl extravaganza.

Yes friends, the opening whistle of the 2011 New Mexico Bowl is only two months and 25 days from today.

Following is a chronological and detailed listing of the full slate of 35 bowl games for the 2011-12 season of bowling which will be upon us before we can blink.

Gildan New Mexico Bowl

Sat. Dec. 17, 2:00PM EST, ESPN

University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM

Pac-12 No. 7 vs. MWC No. 4/5

2010-11 Result:  BYU 52, UTEP 24

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl         (formerly the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl)

Sat. Dec. 17, 5:30PM EST, ESPN

Bronco Stadium, Boise, ID

WAC vs. MAC No.3

2010-11 Result:  Northern Illinois 40, Fresno State 17  

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Sat. Dec. 17, 9:00PM EST, ESPN

Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA

C-USA No. 2-6 vs. Sun Belt No. 1

2010-11 Result:  Troy 48, Ohio 21

Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl

Tues. Dec. 20, 8:00PM EST, ESPN

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL

C-USA 2-6 vs. Big East No. 6

2010-11 Result:  Louisville 31, Southern Miss 28

San Diego County CU Poinsettia Bowl

Wed. Dec. 21, 8:00PM EST, ESPN

Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA

WAC vs. MWC No. 2

2010-11 Result:  San Diego State 35, Navy 14

MAACO Las Vegas Bowl

Thurs. Dec. 22, 8:00PM EST, ESPN

Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

Pac-12 No. 5 vs. MWC No. 1

2010-11 Result:  Boise State 26, Utah 3

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl

Sat. Dec. 24, 8:00PM EST, ESPN

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

WAC vs. C-USA No. 2-6

2010-11 Result:  Tulsa 62, Hawaii 35

AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl

Mon. Dec. 26, 5:00PM EST, ESPN

Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA

ACC No. 7 vs. MWC No. 3

2010-11 Result:  Air Force 14, Georgia Tech 7

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

Tues. Dec. 27, 4:30PM EST, ESPN

Ford Field, Detroit, MI

Big Ten No. 8 vs. MAC No. 2

2010-11 Result:  FIU 34, Toledo 32

Belk Bowl            (formerly the Meineke Car Care Bowl)

Tues. Dec. 27, 8:00PM EST, ESPN

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC

ACC No. 5 vs. Big East No. 3

2010-11 Result: USF 31, Clemson 26

Military Bowl

Wed. Dec. 28, 4:30PM EST, ESPN

RFK Stadium, Washington, DC

ACC No. 8 vs. Navy

2010-11 Result:  Maryland 51, East Carolina 20

Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl

Wed. Dec. 28, 8:00PM EST, ESPN

Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA

Pac-12 No. 3 vs. Big 12 No. 5

2010-11 Result:  Washington 19, Nebraska 7

Champs Sports Bowl

Thurs. Dec. 29, 5:30PM EST, ESPN

Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL

Big East No. 2 or Notre Dame vs. ACC No. 3

2010-11 Result:  NC State 23, West Virginia 7

Valero Alamo Bowl

Thurs. Dec. 29, 9:00PM EST, ESPN

Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

Pac-12 No. 2 vs. Big 12 No. 3

2010-11 Result:  Oklahoma State 36, Arizona 10

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl

Fri. Dec. 30, 12:00PM EST, ESPN

Gerald  J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX

BYU vs. C-USA No. 2-6

2010-11 Result:  Army 16, SMU 14

New Era Pinstripe Bowl

Fri. Dec. 30, 3:20PM EST, ESPN

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY

Big 12 No. 7 vs. Big East No. 4

2010-11 Result:  Syracuse 36, Kansas State 34

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl

Fri. Dec. 30, 6:40PM EST, ESPN

LP Field, Nashville, TN

SEC No. 7 vs. ACC No. 6

2010-11 Result:  North Carolina 30, Tennessee 27

Insight Bowl

Fri. Dec. 30, 10:00PM EST, ESPN

Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ

Big 12 No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4-5

2010-11 Result:  Iowa 27, Missouri 24

Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas              (formerly the Texas Bowl)

Sat. Dec. 31, 12:00PM EST, ESPN

Reliant Stadium, Houston TX

Big 12 No. 6 vs. Big Ten No. 6

2010-11 Result:  Illinois 38, Baylor 14

Hyundai Sun Bowl

Sat. Dec. 31, 2:00PM EST, CBS

Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX

ACC No. 4 vs. Pac-12 No. 4

2010-11 Result:  Notre Dame 33, Miami FL 17

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

Sat. Dec. 31, 3:30PM EST, ESPN

AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA

Pac-12 No. 6 vs. Army

2010-11 Result:  Nevada 20, Boston College 13

Auto Zone Liberty Bowl

Sat. Dec. 31, 3:30PM EST, ABC

Liberty Bowl, Memphis, TN

C-USA No. 1 vs. Big East/SEC 8-9

2010-11 Result:  UCF 10, Georgia 6

Chick-fil-A Bowl

Sat. Dec. 31, 7:30PM EST, ESPN

Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA

ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 5

2010-11 Result:  Florida State 26, South Carolina 17

TicketCity Bowl

Mon. Jan. 2, 12:00PM EST, ESPNU

Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX

C-USA No. 2-6 vs. Big Ten No. 7

2010-11 Result:  Texas Tech 45, Northwestern 38

Capital One Bowl

Mon. Jan. 2, 1:00PM EST, ESPN

Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL

SEC No. 2 vs. Big Ten No. 2

2010-11 Result:  Alabama 49, Michigan State 7

Outback Bowl

Mon. Jan. 2, 1:00PM EST, ABC

Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3

2010-11 Result:  Florida 37, Penn State 24

Progressive Gator Bowl

Mon. Jan. 2, 1:00PM EST, ESPN2

EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL

Big Ten No. 4-5 vs. SEC No. 6

2010-11 Result:  Mississippi State 52, Michigan 14

Rose Bowl Game

Mon. Jan. 2, 5:00PM EST, ESPN

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

BCS-Big Ten No. 1 vs. BCS/Pac-12

2010-11 Result: TCU 21, Wisconsin 19

Tostitos BCS Fiesta Bowl

Mon. Jan. 2, 8:30PM EST, ESPN

University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ

BCS/Big 12 No. 1 vs. BCS at Large

2010-11 Result:  Oklahoma 48, Connecticut 20

Allstate BCS Sugar Bowl

Tues. Jan. 3, 8:30PM EST, ESPN 

Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA

BCS/SEC No. 1 vs. BCS at Large

2010-11 Result:   Ohio State 31, Arkansas 26

Discover BCS Orange Bowl

Wed. Jan. 4, 8:00PM EST, ESPN

Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL

BCS/ACC No. 1 vs. BCS at Large

2010-11 Result:  Stanford 40, Virginia Tech 12

AT&T Cotton Bowl

Fri. Jan. 6, 8:00PM EST, FOX

Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX

Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3-4

2010-11 Result:  LSU 41, Texas A&M 24

BBVA Compass Bowl

Sat. Jan. 7, 1:00PM EST, ESPN

Legion Field, Birmingham, AL

SEC No. 8-9 vs. Big East No. 5/C-USA

2010-11 Result:  Pittsburgh 27, Kentucky 10

Go Daddy.com Bowl

Sun. Jan. 8, 9:00PM EST, ESPN

Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile AL

MAC No. 1 vs. Sun Belt No. 2

2010-11 Result: Miami (OH) 35, Middle Tennessee State 21

Allstate BCS National Championship

Mon. Jan. 9, 8:30PM EST, ESPN

Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA

BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2

2010-11 Result:  Auburn 22, Oregon 19