College Football Bowl Schedule: Boston College Plays Cincinnati

BOSTON — With most of the focus on the College Football Playoffs, it might be easy to forget that Boston College is playing Jan. 2 in something called the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl.

BC got the bowl invitation despite a 6-6 record in the 2019 season and the firing Dec. 1 of head coach Steve Addazio, whose record after seven seasons stood at 44-44. Addazio was replaced by Jeff Hafley, who had been Defensive Coordinator of the Year for 2019 at Ohio State, but Rich Gunnell will coach the bowl game.

Oddsmakers have the Eagles as a one-touchdown underdog to the Cincinnati Bearcats. The two teams have played seven times since 1961, with BC winning four.

The bowl season kicked off Dec. 20, and games will continue into the second week of January, with the College Football Playoff National Championship set for Jan. 13 in New Orleans.

Here’s all the information you need to know about the upcoming college football bowl games.

Dec. 27

Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M
NRG Stadium
Houston
6:45 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
USC vs. Iowa
SDCCU Stadium
San Diego
8 p.m., Fox Sports 1 | Tickets

Cheez-It Bowl

Air Force vs. Washington State
Chase Field
Phoenix
10:15 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

Dec. 28
Camping World Bowl

Notre Dame vs. Iowa State
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Noon, ABC/ESPN App | Tickets

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

Penn State vs. Memphis
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas
Noon, ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Clemson
State Farm Stadium
Glendale, Arizona
8 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 1 LSU vs. No. 4 Oklahoma
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
4 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

Dec. 30
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Western Kentucky vs. Western Michigan
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas
12:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Mississippi State vs. Louisville
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee
4 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

Redbox Bowl
California vs. Illinois
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara, California
4 p.m., Fox | Tickets

Capital One Orange Bowl
Florida vs. Virginia
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida
8 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

Dec. 31
Belk Bowl
Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina
Noon, ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Florida State vs. Arizona State
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas

2 p.m., CBS

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Navy vs. Kansas State
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
3:45 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Wyoming vs. Georgia State
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona
4:30, CBS Sports Network | Tickets

Valero Alamo Bowl
Utah vs. Texas
Alamodome
San Antonio
7:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

Jan. 1, 2020
Vrbo Citrus Bowl
Michigan vs. Alabama
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
1 p.m., ABC/ESPN App | Tickets

Outback Bowl
Minnesota vs. Auburn
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
1 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual
Oregon vs. Wisconsin
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
5 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Georgia vs. Baylor
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans
8:45 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

Jan. 2
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Boston College vs. Cincinnati
Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama
3 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Indiana vs. Tennessee
TIAA Bank Field
Jacksonville, Florida
7 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

Jan. 3
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Ohio vs. Nevada
Albertsons Stadium
Boise, Idaho
3:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

Jan. 4
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Southern Mississippi vs. Tulane
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas
11:30 a.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets

Jan. 6
LendingTree Bowl
Louisiana vs. Miami (Ohio)
Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Mobile, Alabama
7:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App | Tickets