2009 Bowl Game Schedule and the teams that would be playing in those games even WITH a playoff system in place. There are 8 empty spots labeled TBD, which will be filled by 1st round playoff losers. This ensure the exact same number of bowl games as there are in the current (and flawed) system. However, this fact alone eliminates the bowl game excuse as a reason for not having a playoff system. We show you exactly how this system would, and should, work.
These bowl games are no less important than the current meaningless bowl games, and it actually incorporates several ne, and more meaningful games – such as the Orange and Sugar Bowls this season, which are absolutely meaningless in their current roles as exhibitions. This system also ensure that all bowl eligible teams in the current system will still have the benefit of the additional practice time that bowl teams are awarded.
| Bowl | Location | Date/Time | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Fresno State vs. Wyoming |
Albuquerque, N.M. University Stadium |
Dec. 19 4:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| St. Petersburg UCF vs. Rutgers |
St. Petersburg, Fla. Tropicana Field |
Dec. 19 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
| R+L Carriers New Orleans Southern Miss vs. Middle Tennessee |
New Orleans Louisiana Superdome |
Dec. 20 8:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| MAACO Las Vegas Oregon State vs. BYU |
Las Vegas Sam Boyd Stadium |
Dec. 22 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
| S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia Utah vs. Cal |
San Diego Qualcomm Stadium |
Dec. 23 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Sheraton Hawaii Nevada vs. SMU |
Honolulu Aloha Stadium |
Dec. 24 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Little Caesars Marshall vs. Ohio |
Detroit Ford Field |
Dec. 26 1 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Meineke Car Care Pitt vs. North Carolina |
Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America Stadium |
Dec. 26 4:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Emerald Boston College vs. USC |
San Francisco AT&T Park |
Dec. 26 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Gaylord Hotels Music City Kentucky vs. Clemson |
Nashville, Tenn. LP Field |
Dec. 27 8:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| AdvoCare V100 Independence Texas A&M vs. Georgia |
Shreveport, La. Independence Stadium |
Dec. 28 5 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
| EagleBank Army or UCLA vs. Temple |
Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium |
Dec. 29 4:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Champs Sports Miami vs. Wisconsin |
Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl |
Dec. 29 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Roady’s Humanitarian Bowling Green vs. Idaho |
Boise, Idaho Bronco Stadium |
Dec. 30 4:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Pacific Life Holiday Arizona vs. Nebraska |
San Diego Qualcomm Stadium |
Dec. 30 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Houston vs. Air Force |
Fort Worth, Texas Amon G. Carter Stadium |
Dec. 31 Noon |
ESPN |
| Brut Sun Oklahoma vs. Stanford |
El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl |
Dec. 31 2 p.m. |
CBS |
| Texas Navy vs. Missouri |
Houston Reliant Stadium |
Dec. 31 3:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Insight Minnesota vs. Iowa State |
Tempe, Ariz. Sun Devil Stadium |
Dec. 31 6 p.m. |
NFL Network |
| Chick-fil-A TBD vs. Tennessee |
Atlanta Georgia Dome |
Dec. 31 7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Outback Northwestern vs. Auburn |
Tampa, Fla. Raymond James Stadium |
Jan. 1 11 a.m. |
ESPN |
| Capital One TBD vs. TBD |
Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl |
Jan. 1 1 p.m. |
ABC |
| Konica Minolta Gator West Virginia vs. Florida State |
Jacksonville, Fla. Municipal Stadium |
Jan. 1 1 p.m. |
CBS |
| International South Florida vs. Northern Illinois |
Toronto, Canada Rogers Centre |
Jan. 2 Noon |
ESPN2 |
| Papajohns.com South Carolina vs. UConn |
Birmingham, Ala. Legion Field |
Jan. 2 2 p.m. |
ESPN |
| AT&T Cotton Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss |
Arlington, Texas Cowboys Stadium |
Jan. 2 2 p.m. |
FOX |
| AutoZone Liberty Arkansas vs. TBD |
Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl |
Jan. 2 5:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Valero Alamo Michigan State vs. Texas Tech |
San Antonio Alamodome |
Jan. 2 9 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Tostitos Fiesta TBD vs. TBD |
Glendale, Ariz. U. of Phoenix Stadium |
Jan. 4 8 p.m. |
FOX |
| GMAC TBD vs. TBD |
Mobile, Ala. Ladd-Peebles Stadium |
Jan. 6 7 p.m. |
ESPN |