The first of two games at noon on New Year’s Day is the Heart of Dallas Bowl (noon ET, ESPNU). Purdue of the Big Ten takes on Oklahoma State of the Big 12. The second noon game is the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl (ESPN2) between Mississippi State of the SEC and Northwestern of the Big Ten.
Two games kick off an hour later at 1 p.m. ET. Georgia of the SEC takes on Nebraska of the Big Ten in the Capital One Bowl (ABC), while Michigan of the Big Ten faces South Carolina of the SEC in the Outback Bowl (ESPN).
The Grandaddy of them all, the Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio, kicks off at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN. Stanford, the Pac-12 champion, takes on Big Ten champion Wisconsin.
In the nightcap, Florida State of the ACC takes on BCS buster Northern Illinois of the MAC in the Discover Orange Bowl (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Listed below is the schedule of bowl games through the BCS National Championship Game on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 (all times EST). See our complete 2012-13 Bowl Schedule which includes a printable PDF version and an iCal file.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
- Heart of Dallas Bowl – Purdue vs. Oklahoma State (noon, ESPNU)
- Gator Bowl – Mississippi State vs. Northwestern (noon, ESPN2)
- Capital One Bowl – Georgia vs. Nebraska (1 pm, ABC)
- Outback Bowl – Michigan vs. South Carolina (1 pm, ESPN)
- Rose Bowl – Stanford vs. Wisconsin (5:00 pm, ESPN)
- Orange Bowl – Florida State vs. Northern Illinois (8:30 pm, ESPN)
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
- AllState Sugar Bowl – Florida vs. Louisville (8:30 pm, ESPN)
Thursday, January 3, 2013
- Tostitos Fiesta Bowl – Kansas State vs. Oregon (8:30 pm, ESPN)
Friday, January 4, 2013
- AT&T Cotton Bowl – Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M (8 pm, FOX)
Saturday, January 5, 2013
- BBVA Compass Bowl – Ole Miss vs. Pittsburgh (1 pm, ESPN)
Sunday, January 6, 2013
- GoDaddy.com Bowl – Arkansas State vs. Kent State (9 pm, ESPN)
Monday, January 7, 2013
- BCS National Championship – Alabama vs. Notre Dame (8:30 pm, ESPN)