NCAA Football 2012-13 Bowl Schedule
The 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season will end with a series of bowl games. The New Mexico Bowl is the first game that will kick off on December 15 and the series will conclude with the Discover BCS National Championship game on January 7 in Miami, Florida.
| Date | Bowl Matchp |
Location | Time (ET) | TV Network |
| Dec. 15 | Gildan New Mexico Bowl | Albuquerque, N.M. | 1 p.m. | ESPN |
| Mountain West vs. Pac-12 | ||||
| Dec. 15 | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Boise, Idaho | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| MAC vs. WAC | ||||
| Dec. 20 | San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl | San Diego, Calif. | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Mountain West vs. TBA (BYU) | ||||
| Dec. 21 | Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Fla. | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Big East vs. Conference USA | ||||
| Dec. 22 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | New Orleans, La. | 12 p.m. | ESPN |
| Conference USA vs. Sun Belt | ||||
| Dec. 22 | MAACO Bowl Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nev. | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Mountain West vs. Pac-12 | ||||
| Dec. 24 | Sheraton Hawaii Bowl | Honolulu, Hawaii | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Conference USA vs. Mountain West | ||||
| Dec. 26 | Little Caesars Pizza Bowl | Detroit, Mich. | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Big Ten vs. MAC | ||||
| Dec. 27 | Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman | Washington, D.C. | 3 p.m. | ESPN |
| ACC vs. TBA (Army) | ||||
| Dec. 27 | Belk Bowl | Charlotte, N.C. | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| ACC vs. Big East | ||||
| Dec. 27 | Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl | San Diego, Calif. | 9:45 p.m. | ESPN |
| Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | ||||
| Dec. 28 | AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl | Shreveport, La. | 2 p.m. | ESPN |
| ACC vs. SEC | ||||
| Dec. 28 | Russell Athletic Bowl | Orlando, Fla. | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| ACC vs. Big East | ||||
| Dec. 28 | Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas | Houston, Texas | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Big Ten vs. Big 12 | ||||
| Dec. 29 | Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl | Dallas, Texas | 11:45 a.m. | ESPN |
| Conference USA vs. Mountain West | ||||
| Dec. 29 | Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl | San Francisco, Calif. | 3:15 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Pac-12 vs. TBA (Navy) | ||||
| Dec. 29 | New Era Pinstripe Bowl | Bronx, N.Y. | 3:15 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Big East vs. Big 12 | ||||
| Dec. 29 | Valero Alamo Bowl | San Antonio, Texas | 6:45 p.m. | ESPN |
| Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | ||||
| Dec. 29 | Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl | Tempe, Ariz. | 10:15 p.m. | ESPN |
| Big Ten vs. Big 12 | ||||
| Dec. 31 | Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | Nashville, Tenn. | 12 p.m. | ESPN |
| SEC vs. ACC | ||||
| Dec. 31 | Hyundai Sun Bowl | El Paso, Texas | 2 p.m. | CBS |
| ACC vs. Pac-12 | ||||
| Dec. 31 | AutoZone Liberty Bowl | Memphis, Tenn. | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| SEC/Big East/Conference USA | ||||
| Dec. 31 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | Atlanta, Ga. | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| ACC vs. SEC | ||||
| Jan. 1 | TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, Fla. | 12 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| SEC vs. Big Ten | ||||
| Jan. 1 | TicketCity Bowl | Dallas, Texas | 12 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Big Ten vs. Conference USA | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Cheezit Citrus Bowl | Orlando, Fla. | 1 p.m. | ESPN |
| SEC vs. Big Ten | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Outback Bowl | Tampa, Fla. | 1 p.m. | ABC |
| SEC vs. Big Ten | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl presented by Vizio | Pasadena, Calif. | 5 p.m. | ESPN |
| BCS vs. BCS | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Discover Orange Bowl | Miami, Fla. | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| BCS vs. BCS | ||||
| Jan. 2 | Allstate Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, La. | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| BCS vs. BCS | ||||
| Jan. 3 | Tostitos Fiesta Bowl | Glendale, Ariz. | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| BCS vs. BCS | ||||
| Jan. 4 | AT&T Cotton Bowl | Arlington, Texas | 8 p.m. | FOX |
| SEC vs. Big 12 | ||||
| Jan. 5 | BBVA Compass Bowl | Birmingham, Ala. | 1 p.m. | ESPN |
| Big East vs. SEC | ||||
| Jan. 6 | GoDaddy.com Bowl | Mobile, Ala. | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| MAC vs. Sun Belt | ||||
| Jan. 7 | Discover BCS National Championship Game | Miami, Fla. | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| BCS #1 vs. BCS #2 |
