Bowl schedule

Tuesday, Dec. 18

New Orleans Bowl

$750,000

North Texas (5-6) vs. Colorado State (6-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Wednesday, Dec. 19

GMAC Bowl

Mobile, Ala.

$750,000

Marshall (10-2) vs. East Carolina (6-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Thursday, Dec. 20

Tangerine Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

$750,000

N.C. State (7-4) vs. Pittsburgh (6-5), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 25

Blue-Gray Classic

At Montgomery, Ala.

Blue vs. Gray, 11 a.m. (ABC) Las Vegas Bowl

At Las Vegas

$800,000

Southern California (6-5) vs. Utah (7-4), 2:30 p.m. (ABC)

Thursday, Dec. 27

Seattle Bowl

$750,000

Georgia Tech (7-5) vs. Stanford (9-2), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

$1 million

Iowa State (7-4) vs. Alabama (6-5), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 28

Galleryfurniture.com Bowl

At Houston

$750,000

Texas A&M (7-4) vs. TCU (6-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

$750,000

Boston College (7-4) vs. Georgia (8-3), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

$2 million

Texas (10-2) vs. Washington (8-3), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 29

Motor City Bowl

At Pontiac, Mich.

$750,000

Toledo (9-2) vs. Cincinnati (7-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

$1.2 million

Texas Tech (7-4) vs. Iowa (6-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Insight.com Bowl

At Phoenix

$750,000

Kansas State (6-5) vs. Syracuse (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Monday, Dec. 31

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

$1 million

Washington State (9-2) vs. Purdue (6-5), 11 a.m. (CBS)

Humanitarian Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

$750,000

Louisiana Tech (7-4) vs. Clemson (6-5), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)

Silicon Valley Classic

At San Jose, Calif.

$750,000

Fresno State (11-2) vs. Michigan State (6-5), 2 p.m. (FOXSN)

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

$1.3 million

Brigham Young (12-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Peach Bowl

At Atlanta

$1.8 million

North Carolina (7-5) vs. Auburn (7-4), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Jan. 1

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

$2.2 million

Ohio State (7-4) vs. South Carolina (8-3), 10 a.m. (ESPN)

Cotton Bowl

At Dallas

$2 million

Arkansas (7-4) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 10 a.m. (FOX)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

$1.4 million

Virginia Tech (8-3) vs. Florida State (7-4), 11:30 a.m. (NBC)

Citrus Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

$4.25 million

Michigan (8-3) vs. Tennessee (10-2), noon (ABC)

Fiesta Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

$11-13 million

Colorado (10-2) vs. Oregon (10-1), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

$11-13 million

Illinois (10-1) vs. Louisiana State (9-3), 7:30 p.m. (ABC)

Wednesday, Jan. 2

Orange Bowl

At Miami

$11-13 million

Maryland (10-1) vs. Florida (9-2), 7 p.m. (ABC)

Thursday, Jan. 3

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

$11-13 million

Miami (11-0) vs. Nebraska (11-1), 7 p.m. (ABC)

Saturday, Jan. 12

East-West Shrine Classic

At San Francisco

West vs. East, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, Jan. 26

Gridiron Classic

At Orlando, Fla.

Team Florida vs. Team USA, 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

South vs. North, 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Feb. 2

Hula Bowl

At Maui, Hawaii

North vs. South, 5 p.m. (ESPN)