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2016-2017 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule

From the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl on Dec. 17 to the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 9, here's a look at the 2016-17 college football bowl lineup and playoff schedule. Add the games to your calendar: All bowl games or College Football Playoff.

All times Eastern.

College Football Playoff schedule

Dec. 31

College Football Playoff semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 1 Alabama 24, No. 4 Washington  7

  • Again? Pick-six helps propel Bama past Washington

College Football Playoff semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
No. 2 Clemson 31, No. 3 Ohio State 0

  • Bring on Bama: Clemson gets rematch after Fiesta blowout

Jan. 9

College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
Clemson 35, Alabama 31

  • Wild fourth quarter leads Clemson to historic CFP title win against Alabama

Complete bowl schedule

Dec. 17

Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl
Grambling 10, North Carolina Central  9

  • Grambling fends off wild North Carolina Central comeback

Gildan New Mexico Bowl
New Mexico 23, UTSA 20

  • New Mexico grinds to second bowl victory in 55 years

Las Vegas Bowl Presented by Geico
San Diego State 34, Houston 10

  • San Diego State checks every box in win over Houston

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Appalachian State 31, Toledo 28

  • Appalachian State leans on senior Marcus Cox in Camellia Bowl win

AutoNation Cure Bowl
Arkansas State 31, UCF 13

  • Arkansas State beats UCF despite poor offensive performances

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Southern Mississippi 28,  Louisiana-Lafayette 21

  • Allenzae Staggers claims more Southern Miss records at New Orleans Bowl


Dec. 19

Miami Beach Bowl
Tulsa  55,   Central Michigan 10 

  • Tulsa rewrites record books in rout of Central Michigan


Dec. 20

Boca Raton Bowl
Western Kentucky  51, Memphis  31

  • Bryan Ellis' cunning playcalls keeps Western Kentucky rolling vs. Memphis


Dec. 21

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
BYU 24, Wyoming 21

  • BYU outlasts Wyoming in rainy Poinsettia Bowl


Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Idaho 61,  Colorado State 50

  • Idaho completes big turnaround with 61-50 upset of Colorado State


Dec. 23

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
Old Dominion 24, Eastern Michigan 20

  • Old Dominion's first bowl victory something to savor

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Louisiana Tech 48, No. 25 Navy 45

  • Louisiana Tech's terrific trio too much for Navy

Dollar General Bowl
Troy 28, Ohio  23

  • Bowl win punctuates Troy's historic turnaround season


Dec. 24

Hawai'i Bowl
Hawai'i 52, Middle Tennessee 35

  • Hawai'i digs into bag of tricks to for unlikely 7-7 finish


Dec. 26

St. Petersburg Bowl
Mississippi State 17, Miami (Ohio)  16

  • Mississippi State blocks kick to win bowl, close season on high note

Quick Lane Bowl
Boston College 36, Maryland 30

  • Boston College outlasts Maryland in unlikely offensive battle

Camping World Independence Bowl
NC State 41 vs. Vanderbilt 17

  • Jaylen Samuels' three touchdowns key big Wolfpack win


Dec. 27

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl
Army 38, North Texas 31 (OT)

  • Fourth-down TD in overtime keys Army to Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl win

Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman
Wake Forest 34, No. 24 Temple 26

  • Deacons put WakeyLeaks behind them with Military Bowl win

National Funding Holiday Bowl
Minnesota 17, Washington State 12

  • Minnesota outlasts Washington State in sloppy Holiday Bowl

Motel 6 Cactus Bowl
Baylor 31  Boise State  12

  • Tumultuous season at Baylor ends with bowl victory


Dec. 28

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Northwestern 31, No. 23 Pittsburgh 24

  • Northwestern outpaces high-powered Pitt in thrilling Pinstripe Bowl

Russell Athletic Bowl
Miami 31, No. 16 West Virginia 14

  • Brad Kaaya leads Miami's first bowl win in a decade

Foster Farms Bowl
No. 19 Utah 26, Indiana  24

  • Utah grabs much-needed bowl win for Pac-12

AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl
Kansas State  33, Texas A&M 28

  • Bill Snyder's young Kansas State caps solid season with bowl win


Dec. 29

Birmingham Bowl
South Florida 46,  South Carolina 39 (OT)

  • South Florida impresses new coach Charlie Strong with thrilling bowl win

Belk Bowl

No. 22 Virginia Tech 35,  Arkansas  24

  • Another Arkansas collapse hands Virginia Tech unlikely Belk Bowl win

Valero Alamo Bowl
No. 12 Oklahoma State 38, No. 10 Colorado 8

  • Oklahoma State ready for big 2017 expectations after Alamo blowout


Dec. 30

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Georgia 31,  TCU 23

  • Highlight-reel plays overshadow sloppiness in Georgia's win against TCU

Hyundai Sun Bowl
No. 18 Stanford 25, North Carolina 23

  • Solomon Thomas, defense lead Cardinal to Sun Bowl victory over North Carolina

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
No. 21 Tennessee 38, Nebraska 24

  • What does another impressive bowl win mean for Tennessee in 2017?

Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Air Force 45, South Alabama 21 

  • Air Force comeback denies South Alabama first bowl win

Capital One Orange Bowl
No. 11 Florida State 33,  No. 6 Michigan  32

  • Hometown hero Dalvin Cook shines for Florida State in wild Orange Bowl finish


Dec. 31

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
No. 20 LSU 29, No. 13 Louisville 9

  • LSU defense overwhelms Heisman winner Lamar Jackson, Louisville

TaxSlayer Bowl
Georgia Tech 33,  Kentucky 18

  • Georgia Tech survives Kentucky comeback bid in chippy TaxSlayer Bowl


Jan. 2

Outback Bowl
No. 17 Florida 30, Iowa 3

  • Defense, big plays carry Florida past Iowa in Outback Bowl

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
No. 8 Wisconsin 24, No. 15 Western Michigan 16

  • Wisconsin's Cotton Bowl win denies Western Michigan an unbeaten season

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual
No. 9 USC 52, No. 5 Penn State 49

  • After saving USC's season, Sam Darnold delivers indelible Rose Bowl rally

Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 7 Oklahoma 35, No. 14 Auburn 19

  • Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma cruise after Auburn loses starting QB


Jan. 7

NCAA FCS Championship
James Madison 28, Youngstown State 14

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