The 2011 regular season of college football is over and it is time to start the post season. The 2011 bowl games start on December 17, 2011 with the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. The BCS bowl games are held on January 2-7, 2012. The 2011 college football season will come to a close on January 9, 2012 in the Louisiana Superdome when Number 1 LSU takes on Number 2 Alabama in the Allstate BCS National Championship Game. For the complete 2011 college bowl schedule, times, and TV listings, see below.
December 17, 2011
Gildan New Mexico Bowl, University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Temple University v. University of Wyoming
2:00 p.m. on ESPN
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Bronco Stadium, Boise, Idaho
Ohio University v. Utah State
5:30 p.m. on ESPN
R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Lousiiana
San Diego State v. Louisiana-Lafayette
8:00 p.m. on ESPN
December 20, 2011
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersberg Bowl, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida International v. Marshall
8:00 p.m. on ESPN
December 21, 2011
S.D. County Credit Union Ponsettia Bowl, Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
TCU v. Louisiana Tech
8:00 p.m. on ESPN
December 22, 2011
MAACO Las Vegas Bowl, Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada
Arizona State v. Boise State
8:00 p.m. on ESPN
December 24, 2011
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Nevada v. Southern Miss
8:00 p.m. on ESPN
December 26, 2011
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl, Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana
Missouri v. North Carolina
5:00 p.m. on ESPN2
December 27, 2011
Little Caesars Bowl, Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Western Michigan v. North Carolina
4:30 p.m. on ESPN
Belk Bowl, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Louisville v. NC State
8:00 p.m. on ESPN
December 28, 2011
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman, RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Toledo v. Airforce
4:30 p.m. on ESPN
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl, Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
California v. Texas
8:00 p.m. on ESPN
December 29, 2011
Champs Sports Bowl, Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
Florida State v. Notre Dame
5:30 p.m on ESPN
Valero Alamo Bowl, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Washington v. Baylor
9:00 p.m. on ESPN
December 30, 2011
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas
BYU v. Tulsa
12:00 p.m. on ESPN
New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Rutgers v. Iowa State
3:20 p.m. on ESPN
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
Mississippi State v. Wake Forest
6:40 p.m. on ESPN
Insight Bowl, Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Iowa v. Oklahoma
10:00p.m. on ESPN
December 31, 2011
Meineke Cer Care of Texas Bowl, Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Texas A&M v. Northwestern
12:00 p.m. on ESPN
Hyundai Sun Bowl, Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
Georgia Tech v. Utah
2:00 p.m. on CBS
AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee
Cincinnati v. Vanderbilt
3:30 p.m. on ABC
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, AT&T Park, San Fransisco, California
Illinois v. UCLA
3:30 p.m. on ESPN
Chik-fil-A Bowl, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Virginia v. Auburn
7:30 p.m. on ESPN
January 2, 2012
TicketCity Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
Houston v. Penn State
12:00 p.m. on ESPNU
Outback Bowl, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Michigan State v. Georgia
1:00 p.m. on ABC
Capital One Bowl, Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
Nebraska v. South Carolina
1:00 p.m. on ESPN
Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl, EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
Ohio State v. Florida
1:00 p.m. on ESPN2
Rose Bowl presented by Vizio, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Wisconsin v. Oregon
5:00 p.m. on ESPN
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Stanford v. Oklahoma State
8:30 p.m. on ESPN
January 3, 2012
Allstate Sugar Bowl, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Michigan v. Virginia Tech
8:30 p.m. on ESPN
January 4, 2012
Discover Orange Bowl, Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida
West Virginia v. Clemson
8:30 p.m. on ESPN
January 6, 2012
AT&T Cotton Bowl, Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Kansas State v. Arkansas
8:00 p.m. on FOX
January 7, 2012
BBVA Compass Bowl, Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
SMU v. Pittsburgh
1:00 p.m. on ESPN
January 8, 2012
GoDaddy.com Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama
Arkansas State v. Northern Illinois
9:00 p.m. on ESPN
January 9, 2012
Allstate BCS National Championship Game, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
LSU (No. 1) v. Alabama (No. 2)
8:30 p.m. on ESPN