COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GUIDE 2019-20 A QUICK GLANCE AT ALL OF THIS YEAR’S MATCHUPS | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PEACH BOWL >>> NATIONAL SEMIFINAL FIESTA BOWL >>> NATIONAL SEMIFINAL LSU (13-0) VS. OKLAHOMA (12-1) OHIO STATE (13-0) VS. CLEMSON (13-0) When: 4 p.m. EST Dec. 28 Where: Atlanta TV: ESPN When: 8 p.m. EST Dec. 28 Where: Glendale, Ariz. TV: ESPN Quick slant: LSU is making its first appearance in the Quick slant: The Buckeyes return to the CFP for the first time in three years College Football Playoff. Oklahoma has yet to get past the after clinching a third straight Big Ten title. The reigning national champion semifinals in three previous playoff appearances. Tigers have won 28 straight games. DEC. BAHAMAS BOWL Time: 2 p.m. EST Quick slant: The 49ers earned the first bowl invitation since the program 20 Buffalo (7-5) vs. Charlotte (7-5) TV: ESPN restarted in 2013. Buffalo has the nation’s fourth-best defense against the run. FRISCO BOWL Time: 7:30 p.m. EST Quick slant: The Aggies are headed to their eighth bowl in nine years. The Utah State (7-5) vs. Kent State (6-6) TV: ESPN2 Golden Flashes secured bowl eligibility by winning their last three games. DEC. CELEBRATION BOWL Time: Noon EST Quick slant: Alcorn State won the SWAC title with a victory over Southern. 21 NC A&T (8-3) vs. Alcorn State (9-3) TV: ABC North Carolina A&T won the MEAC for the third straight time. NEW MEXICO BOWL Time: 2 p.m. EST Quick slant: SDSU is among 13 programs to make a bowl in 10 straight seasons. C. Michigan (8-5) vs. San Diego St. (9-3) TV: ESPN Central Michigan coach Jim McElwain led the biggest turnaround in the nation. CURE BOWL Time: 2:30 p.m. EST Quick slant: Liberty and Georgia Southern have never met as FBS opponents. Liberty (7-5) vs. Georgia Southern (7-5) TV: CBSSN The Eagles won all three matchups as FCS rivals. BOCA RATON BOWL Time: 3:30 p.m. EST Quick slant: FAU tight end Harrison Bryant, a Mackey Award finalist, has 65 SMU (10-2) vs. FAU (10-3) TV: ABC catches for 1,004 yards. The Mustangs have their most victories since 1984. CAMELLIA BOWL Time: 5:30 p.m. EST Quick slant: Arkansas State’s Omar Bayless ended the regular season as the FIU (6-6) vs. Arkansas State (7-5) TV: ESPN nation’s leading receiver. FIU has made three straight bowls for the first time. LAS VEGAS BOWL Time: 7:30 p.m. EST Quick slant: Chris Petersen’s last opponent at Washington will be the team that Boise State (12-1) vs. Washington (7-5) TV: ABC gave him his first head coaching job. Petersen was 92-12 with the Broncos. NEW ORLEANS BOWL Time: 9 p.m. EST Quick slant: Appalachian State is appearing in its fifth consecutive bowl game UAB (9-4) vs. Appalachian State (12-1) TV: ESPN and has yet to lose. The Blazers are 1-2 in bowl games. DEC. GASPARILLA BOWL Time: 2:30 p.m. EST Quick slant: UCF QB Dillon Gabriel threw for 3,393 yards and 27 touchdowns. 23 UCF (9-3) vs. Marshall (8-4) TV: ESPN The Herd are 12-3 in bowl games and have won in their last seven appearances. DEC. HAWAI’I BOWL Time: 5 p.m. EST Quick slant: This is the ninth time since 2002 that the Rainbow Warriors are 24 BYU (7-5) vs. Hawaii (9-5) TV: ESPN playing in the Hawaii Bowl. BYU has won eight of its last 12 bowl games. DEC. INDEPENDENCE BOWL Time: 4 p.m. EST Quick slant: The game is pitting Manny Diaz’s past against his present. The 26 Miami (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (9-3) TV: ESPN Hurricanes coach was the Louisiana Tech defensive coordinator in 2014. QUICK LANE BOWL Time: 8 p.m. EST Quick slant: Pitt played in Detroit in 2013 in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. This Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. East. Michigan (6-6) TV: ESPN year marks the first time EMU will play in consecutive postseasons. DEC. MILITARY BOWL Time: Noon EST Quick slant: North Carolina QB Sam Howell was named the ACC’s rookie of the 27 North Carolina (6-6) vs. Temple (8-4) TV: ESPN year. Temple QB Anthony Russo has thrown for 2,733 yards and 21 touchdowns. PINSTRIPE BOWL Time: 3:20 p.m. EST Quick slant: Wake Forest will play in a school-record fourth consecutive bowl Wake Forest (8-4) vs. Michigan St. (6-6) TV: ESPN game. Michigan State QB Brian Lewerke led the Big Ten with 234 completions. TEXAS BOWL Time: 6:45 p.m. EST Quick slant: Oklahoma State RB Chuba Hubbard rushed for 1,936 yards this Oklahoma St. (8-4) vs. Texas A&M (7-5) TV: ESPN year. All five of Texas A&M’s losses are to teams currently ranked in the top 10. HOLIDAY BOWL Time: 8 p.m. EST Quick slant: USC finished the regular season with a three-game winning streak. Iowa (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-4) TV: FS1 The Hawkeyes have won three straight games and five of six. CHEEZ-IT BOWL Time: 10:15 p.m. EST Quick slant: Air Force is playing in its first bowl game since 2016. The Cougars Air Force (10-2) vs. Washington St. (6-6) TV: ESPN have an 8-7 bowl record. They beat Iowa State in the Alamo Bowl last season. DEC. CAMPING WORLD BOWL Time: Noon EST Quick slant: Notre Dame QB Ian Book ranks sixth nationally with 33 TD passes. 28 Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Iowa State (7-5) TV: ABC Iowa State QB Brock Purdy ranks fourth nationally in passing yards with 3,760. COTTON BOWL Time: Noon EST Quick slant: Memphis won the American Athletic Conference title. Penn State Penn State (10-2) vs. Memphis (12-1) TV: ESPN has now been in a bowl game in all six seasons under coach James Franklin. DEC. FIRST RESPONDER BOWL Time: 12:30 p.m. EST Quick slant: Western Michigan is seeking its second bowl victory. Western 30 W. Kentucky (8-4) vs. W. Michigan (7-5) TV: ESPN Kentucky has made five bowl appearances in the past nine years. MUSIC CITY BOWL Time: 4 p.m. EST Quick slant: The Bulldogs had to win three of their last four games to get bowl Mississippi St. (6-6) vs. Louisville (7-5) TV: ESPN eligible. Louisville coach Scott Satterfield is on a personal five-year bowl streak. REDBOX BOWL Time: 4 p.m. EST Quick slant: The Illini stunned the Big Ten with a mid-season four-game winning Illinois (6-6) vs. California (7-5) TV: Fox streak. The Golden Bears won at Stanford and UCLA to clinch bowl eligibility. ORANGE BOWL Time: 8 p.m. EST Quick slant: The Gators’ only losses were to playoff-bound LSU and SEC finalist Florida (10-2) vs. Virginia (9-4) TV: ESPN Georgia. Virginia is making its first appearance in the Orange Bowl. DEC. BELK BOWL Time: Noon EST Quick slant: This is Virginia Tech’s 27th straight bowl appearance, the longest 31 Kentucky (7-5) vs. Virginia Tech (8-4) TV: ESPN current streak in the nation. The Wildcats have won three straight games. SUN BOWL Time: 2 p.m. EST Quick slant: The Sun Devils beat three Top 25 opponents this season. Interim Florida State (6-6) vs. Arizona St. (7-5) TV: CBS coach Odell Haggins replaced the fired Willie Taggart for Florida State. LIBERTY BOWL Time: 3:45 EST Quick slant: The Wildcats improved to 8-4 in the debut season of coach Chris Kansas State (8-4) vs. Navy (9-2) TV: ESPN Klieman. Navy is making its second appearance in the Liberty Bowl. ARIZONA BOWL Time: 4:30 p.m. EST Quick slant: The Cowboys were left out of the postseason last season despite Wyoming (7-5) vs. Georgia State (7-5) TV: CBSSN winning six games. The Panthers won five more games than last season. ALAMO BOWL Time: 7:30 EST Quick slant: The Utes blew their chance at a potential playoff spot when they Texas (7-5) vs. Utah (11-2) TV: ESPN lost to Oregon 3in the Pac-12 title game. Texas lost three of its last five games. JAN. CITRUS BOWL Time: 1 p.m. EST Quick slant: The Crimson Tide missed the playoff for the first time in the 1 Michigan (9-3) vs. Alabama (10-2) TV: ABC format’s six seasons. The Wolverines have lost their past three bowl games. OUTBACK BOWL Time: 1 p.m. EST Quick slant: The Gophers started 9-0 before stumbling to lose their grip on the Minnesota (10-2) vs. Auburn (9-3) TV: ESPN Big Ten West title. This will be Auburn’s 44th bowl trip. ROSE BOWL Time: 5 p.m. EST Quick slant: The Ducks won the Pac-12 title by beating Utah. The Badgers lost Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (10-3) TV: ESPN the Big Ten title game to playoff-bound Ohio State. SUGAR BOWL Time: 8:45 p.m. EST Quick slant: The Bulldogs are playing in the Sugar Bowl for the second straight Georgia (11-2) vs. Baylor (11-2) TV: ESPN season. Baylor won 11 games just two years after losing 11 games. JAN. BIRMINGHAM BOWL Time: 3 p.m. EST Quick slant: Cincinnati is making its second appearance in a Birmingham Bowl.