Calendar of the 2018-19 University Football Cup: Who plays, what time, on which channel?

The University Football Cup season begins on December 15th and ends with the national championship game on January 7th at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The semi-finals will be held on December 29th in Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl matches.

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Can Alabama defend its national title? The first Crimson Tide test will take place against Oklahoma No. 4 at Orange Bowl, while No. 2 Clemson will meet Notre Dame at Cotton Bowl, ranked third.

Both games will be broadcast on ESPN.

Here is the complete program of the bowl (all times EST):

December 15

New Mexico Bowl (14h, ESPN): State of Utah and North Texas

Cure Bowl (2:30 pm, CBS Sports Network): Tulane vs. Louisiana

Las Vegas Bowl (3:30 pm, ABC): State of Arizona against the State of Fresno

Camellia Bowl (5:30 pm, ESPN): South Georgia and East Michigan

New Orleans Bowl (9 pm, ESPN): Middle Tennessee vs. Appalachian State

December 18

Boca Raton Bowl (19h, ESPN): Northern Illinois vs. UAB

December 19th

Frisco Bowl (20h, ESPN): State of San Diego vs Ohio

December 20th

Gasparilla Bowl (8 pm, ESPN): Marshall Vs. South Florida

December 21st

Bahamas Bowl (12:30 pm, ESPN): Florida vs. International Toledo

Idaho Potato Bowl (4 pm, ESPN): BYU vs. West Michigan

December 22

Birmingham Bowl (noon, ESPN): Wake Forest vs. Memphis

Bowling of the Armed Forces (15:30, ESPN): Houston vs. Army

Dollar General Bowl (19h, ESPN): Troy against Buffalo

Hawaii Bowl (22:30, ESPN): Louisiana Tech vs. Hawaii

December 26

First answering machine (13:30, ESPN): Boston College vs. Boise State

Quick Lane Bowl (5:15 pm, ESPN): Minnesota vs. Georgia Tech

Cheez-It Bowl (21h, ESPN): TCU against California

December 27

Independence Bowl (1:30 pm, ESPN): Duke vs. Temple

Pinstripe Bowl (5:15 pm, ESPN): Wisconsin vs. Miami

Texas Bowl (21h, ESPN): Baylor vs. Vanderbilt

December 28

Music City Bowl (1:30 pm, ESPN): Purdue vs. Auburn

Camping World Bowl (5:15 pm, ESPN): Syracuse against West Virginia

Alamo Bowl (21h, ESPN): State of Iowa and Washington State

December 29

Peach Bowl (noon, ESPN): Florida vs. Michigan

Belk Bowl (noon, ABC): South Carolina vs. Virginia

Arizona Bowl (13:15, CBS Sports Network): Nevada vs. Arkansas State

* Cotton Bowl (16h, ESPN): No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Notre Dame

* Orange Bowl (20h, ESPN): No. 1 in Alabama and No. 4 in Oklahoma

December 31st

Military Bowl (noon, ESPN): Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati

Sun Bowl (2 pm, CBS): Pittsburgh vs Stanford

Redbox Bowl (3pm, Fox): Oregon vs. State of Michigan

Liberty Bowl (3:45 pm, ESPN): State of Missouri vs. Oklahoma

Holiday Bowl (19h, FS1): North West vs. Utah

Gator Bowl (19:30, ESPN): State of North Carolina vs. Texas A & M

January 1st

Outback Bowl (noon, ESPN2): State of Mississippi against Iowa

Citrus cup (13h, ABC): Kentucky vs. Penn State

Fiesta Bowl (13h, ESPN): LSU vs. UCF

Rose Bowl (17h, ESPN): Washington vs. Ohio State

Sugar Bowl (8:45 pm, ESPN): Texas vs. Georgia

January 7

National Championship Match (20h, ESPN): Semifinal winners

* – National Semifinal

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