It's the most wonderful time of the year… because it's bowl season!  Well, in all actuality, most of these games are going to be terrible, but that shouldn't stop you from trying to enjoy our last dose of college football until next August.  Believe it or not, bowl season begins on December 15th with the prestigious New Mexico Bowl between Nevada and Arizona and ends nearly a month later on January 7th with No. 1 Notre Dame playing No. 2 Alabama in the BCS National Championship Game.  The full bowl schedule featuring every game in between with start times and announcers is after the jump…

Sat, Dec 15

Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Nevada vs. Arizona (ESPN, 1 PM) – Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell & Kaylee Hartung

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Toledo vs. No. 22 Utah State (ESPN, 4:30 PM) – Tom Hart, Mike Bellotti & Quint Kessenich

Thu, Dec 20

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: BYU vs. San Diego State (ESPN, 8 PM) – Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore & Jemele Hill

Fri, Dec 21

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg: Central Florida vs. Ball State (ESPN, 7:30 PM) – Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Desmond Howard & Cara Capuano 

Sat, Dec 22

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (ESPN, Noon) – Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway & Quint Kessenich

MAACO Bowl Las Vegas: Washington vs. No. 19 Boise State (ESPN, 3:30 PM) – Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Tom Rinaldi

Mon, Dec 24

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: Fresno State vs. SMU (ESPN, 8 PM) – Carter Blackburn, Kelly Stouffer & Kaylee Hartung

Wed, Dec 26

Little Caesars Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan (ESPN, 7:30 PM) – Mark Neely, Ray Bentley & Jemele Hill

Thu, Dec 27

Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman: No. 24 San Jose State vs. Bowling Green (ESPN, 3 PM) – Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell & Quint Kessenich 

Belk Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Duke (ESPN, 6:30 PM) – Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham & Jeannine Edwards

Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl: Baylor vs. No. 17 UCLA, (ESPN, 9:45 PM) – Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Jenn Brown

Fri, Dec 28

AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl: Ohio vs. Louisiana-Monroe (ESPN, 2 PM) – Dave Lamont, Kelly Stouffer & Cara Capuano

Russell Athletic Bowl: Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech (ESPN, 5:30 PM) – Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen & Maria Taylor

Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas: Minnesota vs. Texas Tech (ESPN, 9 PM) – Mark Jones, Brock Huard & Jessica Mendoza

Sat, Dec 29

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl: Rice vs. Air Force (ESPN, 11:45 AM) – Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway & Lewis Johnson

New Era Pinstripe Bowl: West Virginia vs. Syracuse (ESPN, 3:15 PM) – Chris Fowler, Jesse Palmer & Tom Rinaldi

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Navy vs. Arizona State (ESPN2, 4 PM) – Dave Pasch, Brian Griese & Jenn Brown

Valero Alamo Bowl: No. 23 Texas vs. No. 13 Oregon State (ESPN, 6:45 PM) – Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Quint Kessenich

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: TCU vs. Michigan State (ESPN, 10:15 PM) – Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe

Mon, Dec 31

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: NC State vs. Vanderbilt (ESPN, Noon) – Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore & Jemele Hill

Hyundai Sun Bowl: USC vs Georgia Tech (CBS, 2 PM) – Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson

AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Iowa State vs. Tulsa (ESPN, 3:30 PM) – Mark Jones, Brock Huard & Jessica Mendoza

Chick-fil-A Bowl: No. 8 LSU vs. No. 14 Clemson (ESPN, 7:30 PM) – Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham & Jeannine Edwards

Tue, Jan 1

TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl: Mississippi State vs. No. 20 Northwestern (ESPN2, Noon) – Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell & Allison Williams

Heart of Dallas Bowl: Purdue vs. Oklahoma State (ESPNU, Noon) – Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb & Kaylee Hartung

Capital One Bowl: No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 16 Nebraska (ABC, 1 PM) – Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack & Samantha Steele

Outback Bowl: No. 10 South Carolina vs. No. 18 Michigan (ESPN, 1 PM) – Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden & Shannon Spake

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Vizio: Wisconsin vs No. 6 Stanford (ESPN, 5 PM) – Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox & Tom Rinaldi

Discover Orange Bowl: No. 15 Northern Illinois vs No. 12 Florida State (ESPN, 8:30 PM) – Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen & Maria Taylor

Wed, Jan 2

Allstate Sugar Bowl: No. 21 Louisville vs No. 3 Florida (ESPN, 8:30 PM) – Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman & Quint Kessenich

Thu, Jan 3

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: No. 4 Oregon vs No. 5 Kansas State (ESPN, 8:30 PM) – Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe

Fri, Jan 4

AT&T Cotton Bowl: No. 9 Texas A&M vs. No. 11 Oklahoma (Fox, 7 PM) – Gus Johnson, Charles Davis

Sat, Jan 5

BBVA Compass Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss (ESPN, 1 PM) – Eamon McAnaney, David Diaz-Infante & Paul Carcaterra

Sun, Jan 6

GoDaddy.com Bowl: No. 25 Kent State vs. Arkansas State (ESPN, 9 PM) – Mark Jones, Brock Huard & Jessica Mendoza ESPN  

Mon, Jan 7

Discover BCS National Championship: No. 1 Notre Dame vs No. 2 Alabama (ESPN, 8:30 PM) – Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox & Tom Rinaldi

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