The 2010-2011 college football bowl season, including the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), kicks off on December 18 with the New Mexico Bowl and ends with the BCS Title Game between No. 1 Auburn and No. 2 Oregon on January 10, 2011. There are 35 bowl games on tap this year, including the five major BCS bowls that welcome in the BNew Year.
2010-2011 NCAA Div. 1 College Football Bowl Schedule
December 18, 2010
New Mexico Bowl - The first bowl game of the bowl game of the season might be a snoozer.
- Brigham Young Univ.
- UTEP
Humanitarian Bowl - This match up shows some potential and could be a high-scoring affair.
- Northern Illinois
- Fresno State
New Orleans Bowl
- Ohio
- Troy
December 21, 2010
Beef 'O'Brady's Bowl
- Southern Mississippi
- Louisville
December 22, 2010
MAACO Bowl - One loss on the season sends Boise St to the MAACO Bowl, but Utah is no pushover.
- (20) Utah
- (10) Boise State
December 23, 2010
Poinsettia Bowl - Could be another high scoring affair.
- Navy
- San Diego State
December 24, 2010
Hawaii Bowl
- (25) Hawaii
- Tulsa
December 26, 2010
Little Caesars Bowl
- Florida International
- Toledo
Monday December 27, 2010
Independence Bowl
- Air Force
- Georgia Tech
December 28, 2010
Champs Sports Bowl
- (22) West Virginia
- North Carolina State
Insight Bowl - Both teams are looking to atone for late season slumps in this one.
- (14) Missouri
- Iowa
December 29, 2010
Military Bowl
- East Carolina
- Maryland
Texas Bowl
- Illinois
- Baylor
Alamo Bowl
- (16) Oklahoma St.
- Arizona
December 30, 2010
Armed Forces Bowl
- Army
- SMU
Pinstripe Bowl
- Kansas State
- Syracuse
Music City Bowl
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
Holiday Bowl - The Cornhuskers are big favorites here, but Jake Locker & the Huskies will play tough.
- (17) Nebraska
- Washington
December 31, 2010
Meineke Bowl
- South Florida
- Clemson
Sun Bowl
- Notre Dame
- Miami (Florida)
Liberty Bowl
- UCF
- Georgia
Chick-Fil-A Bowl
- (19) South Carolina
- (20) Florida State
Outback Bowl - Could be Joe Paterno's last bowl game.
- Florida
- Penn St.
Gator Bowl
- (21) Mississippi St.
- Michigan
January 1, 2011
TicketCity Bowl
- Northwestern
- Texas Tech
Capital One Bowl - This New Year's Day bowl looks like the best non-BCS bowl match up of the year.
- (15) Alabama
- (7) Michigan St.
Rose Bowl - This should be a great college football game. Can TCU beat the Badgers and go 13-0?
- (4) Wisconsin
- (3) TCU
4:30 pm EST
Fiesta Bowl - This game looks like a blowout on paper, but the Sooners might not be fully focused.
- Connecticut
- (10) Oklahoma
8:30 pm EST
January 3, 2011
Orange Bowl - This could be one of the best games of the season if the Hokies bring their A game.
- (5) Stanford
- (12) Virginia Tech
8:00 pm EST
January 4, 2011
Sugar Bowl - This is Arkansas's first appearance in a BCS bowl game, & they play a tough OSU squad.
- (6) Ohio State
- (8) Arkansas
8:00 pm EST
January 6, 2011
GoDaddy.Com Bowl
- Middle Tenn. St.
- Miami (OH)
January 7, 2011
Cotton Bowl - This looks like one of the more defensively oriented games of the bowl season.
- (11) LSU
- (19) Texas A&M
January 8, 2011
BBVA Compass Bowl
- Pittsburgh
- Kentucky
January 9, 2011
Fight Hunger Bowl
- (13) Nevada
- Boston Coll.
January 10, 2011
BCS Championship Game - This Ducks vs Tigers title game should be a high-scoring shoot out for all the marbles!
- (2) Oregon
- (1) Auburn
8:30 PM EST
2011 BCS Bowl Notes
All five BCS bowl games look to be exciting games, and with the possible exception of Oklahoma over Connecticut in the Fiesta Bowl, few are predicting many blowouts.
The first BCS game this year is the traditional New Year's Day Rose Bowl, pitting undefeated TCU against a powerful Badgers squad that seems to be peaking at the right time.
The odds makers have made Oklahoma a two touchdown favorite over Connecticut in the Fiesta Bowl, which seems a little high, particularly as the Sooners can't be taking this game as seriously as they should be.
The Orange Bowl kicks off at 8 PM January 3, and should be a great game pitting West Coast powerhouse Stanford against East Coast standout West Virginia. Most pundits are giving the Cardinal the edge, but don't count the Hokies out.
The Sugar Bowl is scheduled for 8 PM on January 4, and features Ohio State versus Arkansas. This Big 10 vs SEC battle should be a doozy, and a great undercard for the BCS title game.
This year's BCS Championship Game is a dream match up. No. 1 Auburn vs No. 2 Oregon, the two best teams in the country, duking it out for the top dog. And likely to be a high-scoring affair as well. College football fans could not ask for more.
For more on the 2010-2011 college football bowl season and the BCS Championship Game see:
BCS Bowls – Scores, Results and Analysis for 2011 BCS Bowls
Preview of the 2010-2011 College Football Bowl Season Plus Picks
Clayton Browne - Clayton Browne has a BA and an MS in Anthropology, and has been writing professionally since 1994. He worked for many years in both ...
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