The bowl season kicks off on Saturday, December 17 at 2:00 p.m. ET with the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque. This year’s matchup will feature the Pac-12 no. 7 seed against the no. 4 or 5 team from the MWC.
The Allstate BCS National Championship Game concludes the college football season on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 8:30 p.m. ET. The game, which features the BCS no. 1 vs. BCS no. 2, will be played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.
Due to the NFL lockout, no bowl games will be played on New Year’s Day. The Rose Bowl Game, Capital One Bowl, Outback Bowl, Progressive Gator Bowl and TicketCity Bowl will all be played on Monday, January 2, 2012.