College football

2005 bowl schedule

Date, teams, payout and time of this year's bowl games.

By Associated Press
Published December 5, 2005

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NEW ORLEANS BOWL (LAFAYETTE, LA.): Dec. 20; Arkansas State (6-5) vs. Southern Miss (6-5); $750,000; 8, ESPN

GMAC BOWL (MOBILE, ALA.): Dec. 21; UTEP (8-3) vs. Toledo (8-3); $750,000; 8, ESPN

LAS VEGAS BOWL (LAS VEGAS): Dec. 22; BYU (6-5) vs. California (7-4); $750,000; 8, ESPN

POINSETTIA BOWL (SAN DIEGO): Dec. 22; Colorado State (6-5) vs. Navy (7-4); $750,000; 10:30, ESPN2

FORT WORTH BOWL (FORT WORTH, TEXAS): Dec. 23; Houston (6-5) vs. Kansas (6-5); $750,000; 8, ESPN

HAWAII BOWL (HONOLULU): Dec. 24; UCF (8-4) vs. Nevada (8-4); $750,000; 8:30, ESPN

MOTOR CITY BOWL (DETROIT): Dec. 26; Akron (7-5) vs. Memphis (6-5); $750,000; 4, ESPN

CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL (ORLANDO): Dec. 27; Clemson (7-4) vs. Colorado (7-5); $862,500; 5, ESPN

INSIGHT BOWL (PHOENIX): Dec. 27; Arizona State (6-5) vs. Rutgers (7-4); $750,000; 8:30, ESPN

MPC COMPUTERS BOWL (BOISE, IDAHO): Dec. 28; Boise State (9-3) vs. Boston College (8-3) or Georgia Tech (7-4); $750,000; 4:30, ESPN

ALAMO BOWL (SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS): Dec. 28; Michigan (7-4) vs. Nebraska (7-4); $1.65 million; 8, ESPN

EMERALD BOWL (SAN FRANCISCO): Dec. 29; Utah (6-5) vs. Boston College (8-3) or Georgia Tech (7-4); $750,000; 4:30, ESPN

HOLIDAY BOWL (SAN DIEGO): Dec. 29; Oregon (10-1) vs. Oklahoma (7-4); $2 million; 8, ESPN

MUSIC CITY BOWL (NASHVILLE, TENN.): Dec. 30; Virginia (6-5) vs. Minnesota (7-4); $780,000; Noon, ESPN

SUN BOWL (EL PASO, TEXAS): Dec. 30; Northwestern (7-4) vs. UCLA (9-2); $1,575,000; 2, CBS

INDEPENDENCE BOWL (SHREVEPORT, LA.): Dec. 30; Missouri (6-5) vs. South Carolina (7-4); $1.2 million; 3:30, ESPN

PEACH BOWL (ATLANTA): Dec. 30; Miami (9-2) vs. LSU (10-2); $2.35 million; 7:30, ESPN

MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL (CHARLOTTE, N.C.): Dec. 31; South Florida (6-5) vs. North Carolina State (6-5); $750,000; 11 a.m., ESPN2

LIBERTY BOWL (MEMPHIS, TENN.): Dec. 31; Fresno State (8-4) vs. Tulsa (8-4); $1.5 million; 1, ESPN

HOUSTON BOWL (HOUSTON): Dec. 31; TCU (10-1) vs. Iowa State (7-4); $1.2 million, 2:30, ESPN2

COTTON BOWL (DALLAS): Jan. 2; Alabama (9-2) vs. Texas Tech (9-2); $2.5 million; 11 a.m., FOX

OUTBACK BOWL (TAMPA): Jan. 2; Iowa (7-4) vs. Florida (8-3) ; $2.85 million; 11 a.m., ESPN

GATOR BOWL (JACKSONVILLE): Jan. 2; Virginia Tech (10-2) vs. Louisville (9-2); $1.6 million; 12:30, NBC

CAPITAL ONE BOWL (ORLANDO): Jan. 2; Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Auburn (9-2); $5.312 million; 1, ABC

FIESTA BOWL (TEMPE, ARIZ.): Jan. 2; Ohio State (9-2) vs. Notre Dame (9-2); $14-17 million; 5, ABC

SUGAR BOWL (ATLANTA): Jan. 2; Georgia (10-2) vs. West Virginia (10-1); $14-17 million; 8:30, ABC

ORANGE BOWL (MIAMI): Jan. 3; Penn State (10-1) vs. Florida State (8-4) ; $14-17 million; 8, ABC

ROSE BOWL (PASADENA, CALIF.): Jan. 4; Texas (12-0) vs. Southern Cal (12-0); $14,998,000; 8, ABC

[Last modified December 5, 2005, 08:17:02]

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