2011 Bowl Games: Real-Time Bowl Matchup Tracker

It is time to clear out your schedule for bowl game awesomeness. The first of 35 bowl games will be on December 17th at 2 p.m. EST, and they won't stop the madness until the Championship Game is played on January 9th at 8 p.m. EST.

You can view the entire schedule below, and if you have a chunk of vacation time, and are loaded with true grit, you can watch them all.

More than likely you won't be able to view everyone. In that case, here are three match-ups that should be a blast to watch. This doesn't include the National Championship game, or any of the BCS bowl game because those match-ups will already get plenty of hype.

MAACO Las Vegas Bowl: Arizona State vs. Boise State on December 22nd at 8 p.m. EST

Boise State was robbed of a BCS bowl bid. For some teams, this would lead to them playing an uninspired bowl game. That won't happen to Boise State. This team is used to getting up for games that otherwise would be tough to be motivated for.

They also are just a very fun team to watch. They have a dynamic passing attack, and are never afraid to whip out a trick play or five.

For Arizona State, this will be Dennis Erickson's last game as coach. And it very well may be the last game of his career. Erickson is going to let it all fly in this one. If there was ever a trick play he wanted to run and hasn't, this is the game to do it.

Valero Alamo Bowl: Washington vs. Baylor on December 29th at 9 p.m.

This game is going to feature some amazing QB play, and those QBs are going to be playing against some poor defenses.

The Huskies are 99th in points allowed per game, and the Bears are 109th. These defenses will be in trouble in this game.

You probably know about Robert Griffin III. He has put together an amazing season, and will likely be one of the Heisman finalists.

You might not know about Washington's QB Keith Price. The sophomore QB struggled with a knee injury for much of the year, but he was still able to throw for 2,625 passing yards, 29 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman: Air Force vs. Toledo on December 28th at 4:30p.m. EST

Watching Air Force is a trip back in time. This team runs the wishbone option, and they run it well. They finished second in the nation in rushing at 320.3 rushing yards per game.

While the passing game has taken over for a reason, and fans love the aerial assault, it is fun to get a glimpse of an attack you just don't get to see anymore.

They will be playing a Toledo team that was 89th in points allowed, but actually did a decent job of stopping the run. The Rockets are allowing just 3.86 yards per carry.

That sets up for a good battle of strengths and an entertaining game.

Here is the complete bowl schedule with all time listed in EST.

Bowl	Teams	Location	Date/Time	TV
Gildan New Mexico	Temple vs. Wyoming	Albuquerque, N.M. University Stadium	Dec. 17 2 p.m.	ESPN
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Ohio vs. Utah State	Boise, Idaho Bronco Stadium	Dec. 17 5:30 p.m.	ESPN
R+L Carriers New Orleans	San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette	New Orleans, La. Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Dec. 17 9 p.m.	ESPN
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg	Florida International vs. Marshall	St. Petersburg, Fla. Tropicana Field	Dec. 20 8 p.m.	ESPN
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia	TCU vs. Louisiana Tech	San Diego, Calif. Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 21 8 p.m.	ESPN
MAACO Las Vegas	Arizona State vs. Boise State	Las Vegas, Nev. Sam Boyd Stadium	Dec. 22 8 p.m.	ESPN
Sheraton Hawaii	Nevada vs. Southern Miss	Honolulu, Hawaii Aloha Stadium	Dec. 24 8 p.m.	ESPN
AdvoCare V100 Independence	Missouri vs. North Carolina	Shreveport, La. Independence Stadium	Dec. 26 5 p.m.	ESPN2
Little Caesars	Western Michigan vs. Purdue	Detroit, Mich. Ford Field	Dec. 27 4:30 p.m.	ESPN
Belk	Louisville vs. NC State	Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America Stadium	Dec. 27 8 p.m.	ESPN
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman	Toledo vs. Air Force	Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium	Dec. 28 4:30 p.m.	ESPN
Bridgepoint Education Holiday	California vs. Texas	San Diego, Calif. Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 28 8 p.m.	ESPN
Champs Sports	Florida State vs. Notre Dame	Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl	Dec. 29 5:30 p.m.	ESPN
Valero Alamo	Washington vs. Baylor	San Antonio Alamodome	Dec. 29 9 p.m.	ESPN
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces	BYU vs. Tulsa	Dallas, Texas Gerald J. Ford Stadium	Dec. 30 Noon	ESPN
New Era Pinstripe	Rutgers vs. Iowa State	Bronx, N.Y. Yankee Stadium	Dec. 30 3:20 p.m.	ESPN
Franklin American Mortgage Music City	Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest	Nashville, Tenn. LP Field	Dec. 30 6:40 p.m.	ESPN
Insight	Iowa vs. Oklahoma	Tempe, Ariz. Sun Devil Stadium	Dec. 30 10 p.m.	ESPN
Meineke Car Care of Texas	Texas A&M vs. Northwestern	Houston, Texas Reliant Stadium	Dec. 31 Noon	ESPN
Hyundai Sun	Georgia Tech vs. Utah	El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl	Dec. 31 2 p.m.	CBS
AutoZone Liberty	Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt	Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl	Dec. 31 3:30 p.m.	ABC
Kraft Fight Hunger	Illinois vs. UCLA	San Francisco, Calif. AT&T Park	Dec. 31 3:30 p.m.	ESPN
Chick-fil-A	Virginia vs. Auburn	Atlanta, Ga. Georgia Dome	Dec. 31 7:30 p.m.	ESPN
TicketCity	Houston vs. Penn State	Dallas, Texas Cotton Bowl	Jan. 2 Noon	ESPNU
Outback	Michigan State vs. Georgia	Tampa, Fla. Raymond James Stadium	Jan. 2 1 p.m.	ABC
Capital One	Nebraska vs. South Carolina	Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl	Jan. 2 1 p.m.	ESPN
Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl	Ohio State vs. Florida	Jacksonville, Fla. EverBank Field	Jan. 2 1 p.m.	ESPN2
Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio	Wisconsin vs. Oregon	Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl	Jan. 2 5 p.m.	ESPN
Tostitos Fiesta	Stanford vs. Oklahoma State	Glendale, Ariz. U. of Phoenix Stadium	Jan. 2 8:30 p.m.	ESPN
Allstate Sugar	Michigan vs. Virginia Tech	New Orleans, La. Superdome	Jan. 3 8:30 p.m.	ESPN
Discover Orange	West Virginia vs. Clemson	Miami, Fla. Sun Life Stadium	Jan. 4 8:30 p.m.	ESPN
AT&T Cotton	Kansas State vs. Arkansas	Arlington, Texas Cowboys Stadium	Jan. 6 8 p.m.	FOX
BBVA Compass Bowl	SMU vs. Pittsburgh	Birmingham, Ala. Legion Field	Jan. 7 1 p.m.	ESPN
GoDaddy.com	Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois	Mobile, Ala. Ladd-Peebles Stadium	Jan. 8 9 p.m.	ESPN
Allstate BCS National Championship Game	LSU vs. Alabama	New Orleans, La. Superdome	Jan. 9 8:30 p.m.	ESPN

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