College football bowl projections after Week 1

ByKyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach ESPN logo
Thursday, September 12, 2019

Here's how our experts see the bowl matchups after Week 1. Check back each week for their predictions.



All times Eastern



College Football Playoff National Championship



Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans

Jan. 13, 8 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Alabama vs. Clemson



Schlabach: Clemson vs. Georgia



College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl



State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Dec. 28, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Alabama vs. Oklahoma



Schlabach: Oklahoma vs. Georgia



College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl



Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Dec. 28, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Clemson vs. Ohio State



Schlabach: Clemson vs. Alabama



Bowl schedule



Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl



Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau

Dec. 20, 2 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Northern Illinois vs. Middle Tennessee



Schlabach: North Texas vs. Western Michigan



Tropical Smoothie CafeFrisco Bowl



Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas

Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2



Bonagura: UCF vs. Army



Schlabach: Houston vs. FAU



Celebration Bowl



Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Dec. 21, noon, ABC



Bonagura: North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State



Schlabach: North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State



New Mexico Bowl



Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Dec. 21, 2 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Marshall vs. Air Force



Schlabach: Marshall vs. Nevada



Cure Bowl



Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Dec. 21, 2:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network



Bonagura: Troy vs. Houston



Schlabach: SMU vs. Georgia State



Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl



FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida

Dec. 21, 3:30 p.m., ABC



Bonagura: Eastern Michigan vs. Temple



Schlabach: UCF vs. Buffalo



Camellia Bowl



Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama

Dec. 21, 5:30 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Ohio vs. Georgia State



Schlabach: Northern Illinois vs. Troy



Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl



Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m., ABC



Bonagura: Arizona State vs. Fresno State



Schlabach: Washington State vs. Utah State





R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl



Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans

Dec. 21, 9 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Louisiana vs. FAU



Schlabach: Southern Miss vs. Louisiana





Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl



Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Dec. 23, 2:30 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Memphis vs. Wake Forest



Schlabach: Temple vs. UAB



SoFi Hawai'i Bowl




Aloha Stadium, Honolulu

Dec. 24, 8 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: BYU vs. SMU



Schlabach: BYU vs. Navy



Walk-On's Independence Bowl



Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana

Dec. 26, 4 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Louisiana Tech vs. North Carolina



Schlabach: Virginia Tech vs. Louisiana Tech



Quick Lane Bowl



Ford Field, Detroit

Dec. 26, 8 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Maryland vs. Boston College



Schlabach: Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh



Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman



Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland

Dec. 27, noon, ESPN



Bonagura: Florida State vs. Tulane



Schlabach: North Carolina vs. Tulane



New Era Pinstripe Bowl



Yankee Stadium, New York

Dec. 27, 3:20 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Nebraska vs. Miami



Schlabach: Boston College vs. Michigan State



Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl



NRG Stadium, Houston

Dec. 27, 6:45 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Ole Miss vs. Iowa State



Schlabach: TCU vs. Mississippi State



San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl



SDCCU Stadium, San Diego

Dec. 27, 8 p.m., Fox Sports 1



Bonagura: Oregon vs. Michigan State



Schlabach: Wisconsin vs. Oregon



Cheez-It Bowl



Chase Field, Phoenix

Dec. 27, 10:15 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Cal vs. Kansas State



Schlabach: Texas Tech vs. USC



Camping World Bowl



Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Dec. 28, noon, ABC



Bonagura: Notre Dame vs. Baylor



Schlabach: Miami vs. Iowa State



Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic



AT&T Stadium, Dallas

Dec. 28., noon, ESPN



Bonagura: Washington vs. Boise State



Schlabach: Notre Dame vs. Boise State



SERVPRO First Responder Bowl



Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas

Dec. 30, 12:30 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Southern Miss vs. TCU



Schlabach: Middle Tennessee vs. Cal



Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl



Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Dec. 30, 4 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Kentucky vs. Virginia



Schlabach: Wake Forest vs. South Carolina



Redbox Bowl



Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Dec. 30, 4 p.m., Fox



Bonagura: Stanford vs. Iowa



Schlabach: Nebraska vs. Stanford



Capital One Orange Bowl



Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Dec. 30, 8 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Syracuse vs. LSU



Schlabach: Syracuse vs. Penn State



Belk Bowl



Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Dec. 31, noon, ESPN



Bonagura: Mississippi State vs. Virginia Tech



Schlabach: NC State vs. Kentucky



Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl



Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas

Dec. 31, 2 p.m., CBS



Bonagura: USC vs. NC State



Schlabach: Florida State vs. Arizona State



AutoZone Liberty Bowl



Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee

Dec. 31, 3:45 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: North Texas vs. Texas Tech



Schlabach: Baylor vs. Memphis



NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl



Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

Dec. 31, 4:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network



Bonagura: Hawaii vs. Georgia Southern



Schlabach: Hawaii vs. Arkansas State



Valero Alamo Bowl



Alamodome, San Antonio

Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Washington State vs. Oklahoma State



Schlabach: Oklahoma State vs. Washington



Citrus Bowl



Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Jan. 1, 1 p.m., ABC



Bonagura: Auburn vs. Penn State



Schlabach: Virginia vs. Auburn



Outback Bowl



Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Jan. 1, 1 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Florida vs. Wisconsin



Schlabach: Michigan vs. Texas A&M



Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual



Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Jan. 1, 5 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Utah vs. Michigan



Schlabach: Ohio State vs. Utah



Allstate Sugar Bowl



Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans

Jan. 1, 8:45 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Georgia vs. Texas



Schlabach: Texas vs. LSU



Birmingham Bowl



Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama

Jan. 2, 3 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: FIU vs. Cincinnati



Schlabach: Cincinnati vs. Army



TaxSlayer Gator Bowl



TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Jan. 2, 7 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Texas A&M vs. Minnesota



Schlabach: Iowa vs. Florida



Famous Idaho Potato Bowl



Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho

Jan. 3, 3:30 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Toledo vs. Utah State



Schlabach: Toledo vs. Wyoming



Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl



Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas

Jan. 4, 11:30 a.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Northwestern vs. Wyoming



Schlabach: Northwestern vs. Fresno State



Mobile, Alabama Bowl



Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama

Jan. 6, 7:30 p.m., ESPN



Bonagura: Western Michigan vs. Appalachian State



Schlabach: Ohio vs. Appalachian State



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