2006–07 NCAA football bowl games

Template:Future sport The 2006-07 NCAA College Football Bowl Games schedule is the largest post-season lineup ever, with the addition of the new stand-alone Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game as well as the first game to be played outside the USA since the late Bacardi Bowl in Havana, Cuba back in 1937, the International Bowl in Toronto, Ontario and two additional games - the Birmingham Bowl and the New Mexico Bowl - as part of a record 36 post-season games (including the post-BCS all-star games) scheduled between the Poinsettia Bowl on December 19, 2006, and the post-season-ending Hula Bowl on January 28, 2007. Thus, 64 teams out of the 119 in Division I-A will be playing in the post season.

Changes

• The new stand-alone BCS National Championship debuts with the double-hosting plan. The BCS Championship and the Fiesta Bowl will now be played at the brand new Cardinals Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
• Several games have changed television rights holders. For example, FOX takes over the BCS games sans the Rose Bowl (the Rose Bowl will remain on ABC under a separate contract). The NFL Network will televise their first college post-season game, the Texas Bowl on December 28 at Reliant Stadium. The NFL Network will also televise the Insight Bowl on December 29, the All-American Classic on January 15, and the Senior Bowl on January 27. CBS returns to the New Year's Day bowl picture after a prolonged absence as they have acquired the telecast rights to the Toyota Gator Bowl, replacing NBC, leaving the Peacock network without a bowl game for the first time in NBC's history.
• The Houston Bowl has been renamed the Texas Bowl and will be played despite the sponsors suffering a major collapse of finances; the NCAA approved a new operators of the game to be played on December 28 at Reliant Stadium. The game will be promoted by Lone Star Sports and Entertainment, the marketing arm of the Houston Texans who play in the stadium.
• The Fort Worth Bowl has been renamed the Armed Forces Bowl. The title sponsor is Bell Helicopter. The location of the game and the bowl tie-ins will remain the same.
• The Texas vs. The Nation Game is a brand new postseason all-star game that will be played in El Paso, Texas at the Sun Bowl Stadium. A team of top-rated college seniors who have played either college or high school football in Texas will face a team comprised of other top-rated seniors from around the nation. A time, date and broadcast network have yet to be determined.

NOTE: All times Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5).

Non-BCS Bowls

Bowl Game	Date and Time	Location	Television	2006 Affiliations
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl	December 19, 2006, 8 PM	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego	ESPN2	MWC #3 vs Army or At-large
Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl	December 21, 2006, 8 PM	Sam Boyd Stadium, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas	ESPN	MWC #2 vs Pac-10 #4/5
New Orleans Bowl	December 22, 2006, 8 PM	Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans	ESPN2	Sun Belt #1 vs C-USA #5
Birmingham Bowl	December 23, 2006, 1 PM	Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama	ESPN2	C-USA #3/4 vs Big East or MAC
New Mexico Bowl	December 23, 2006, 4:30 PM	University Stadium, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico	ESPN	WAC #4 vs MWC #4
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl	December 23, 2006, 8 PM	Amon G. Carter Stadium, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas	ESPN	MWC vs C-USA
Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl	December 24, 2006, 7:30 PM	Aloha Stadium, Honolulu	ESPN	WAC #2 vs Pac-10 #3
Motor City Bowl	December 26, 2006, 7:30 PM	Ford Field, Detroit	ESPN	MAC #1#2 vs Big Ten or Big East
PetroSun Independence Bowl	December 27, 2006, 4:30 PM	Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana	ESPN	SEC #6/7/8 vs Big 12 #6
Emerald Bowl	December 27, 2006, 8 PM	AT&T Park, San Francisco	ESPN	Pac-10 #4/5 vs ACC
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl	December 28, 2006, 8 PM	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego	ESPN	Pac-10 #1 vs Big 12 #2
Texas Bowl	December 28, 2006, 8 PM	Reliant Stadium, Houston	NFL Network	Big 12 #7 vs Big East #3
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl presented by Bridgestone	December 29, 2006, 1 PM	LP Field, Nashville	ESPN	ACC #5/6 vs SEC #6/7/8
Brut Sun Bowl	December 29, 2006, 2 PM	Sun Bowl Stadium, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso	CBS	Pac-10 #2 vs Big 12 #4 or Big East #1 or Notre Dame
AutoZone Liberty Bowl	December 29, 2006, 4:30 PM	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis	ESPN	C-USA #1 vs SEC #6/7/8
Insight Bowl	December 29, 2006, 7:30 PM	Sun Devil Stadium, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona	NFL Network	Big 12 #5 vs Big Ten #5
Champs Sports Bowl	December 29, 2006, 8 PM	Citrus Bowl, Orlando	ESPN	ACC #3 vs Big Ten #4/5
Meineke Car Care Bowl	December 30, 2006, 1 PM	Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte	ESPN	ACC #4 vs Big East or Navy
Alamo Bowl	December 30, 2006, 4:30 PM	Alamodome, San Antonio	ESPN	Big 12 #3/4 vs Big Ten #3
Chick-fil-A Bowl	December 30, 2006, 8 PM	Georgia Dome, Atlanta	ESPN	ACC #1 vs SEC #2/3/4
MPC Computers Bowl	December 31, 2006, 7:30 PM	Bronco Stadium, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho	ESPN	WAC #1 vs ACC #5/6
Outback Bowl	January 1, 2007, 11 AM	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa	ESPN	Big-10 #2 vs SEC #2
AT&T Cotton Bowl	January 1, 2007, 11:30 AM	Cotton Bowl Stadium, Fair Park, Dallas	FOX	Big 12 #1 vs SEC #2/3/4
Toyota Gator Bowl	January 1, 2007, 1 PM	Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville	CBS	ACC #2 vs Big East #2 or Big 12 #3 or Notre Dame
Capital One Bowl	January 1, 2007, 1 PM	Citrus Bowl, Orlando	ABC	Big-Ten #1 vs SEC #1
International Bowl	January 6, 2007, 12 noon	Rogers Centre, Toronto	ESPN2 (USA) and TSN (Canada)	MAC #3 vs Big East
GMAC Bowl	January 7, 2007, 8 PM	Ladd Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama	ESPN	C-USA #2 vs MAC #1/2

Bowl Championship Series

Bowl Championship Series Game	Date and Time	Location	Television	2006 Affiliations
Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi	January 1, 2007, 5 PM	Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California	ABC	Pac-10 Champion vs Big Ten Champion
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl	January 1, 2007, 8:30 PM	Cardinals Stadium, Glendale, Arizona	FOX	Big 12 Champion vs BCS At-large
FedEx Orange Bowl	January 2, 2007, 8 PM	Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida	FOX	ACC Champion vs BCS At-large
Allstate Sugar Bowl	January 3, 2007, 8 PM	Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans	FOX	SEC Champion vs BCS At-large
Tostitos BCS National Championship	January 8, 2007, 8 PM	Cardinals Stadium, Glendale, Arizona	FOX	BCS #1 vs BCS #2

Post-BCS All-Star Games

All-Star Game	Date and Time	Location	Television
All-American Classic	January 15, 2007, 4 PM	Sam Boyd Stadium, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas	NFL Network
East-West Shrine Game	January 20, 2007, 2 PM	Reliant Stadium, Houston	ESPN
Senior Bowl	January 27, 2007	Ladd Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama	NFL Network
Hula Bowl	January 28, 2007, 9 PM	Aloha Stadium, Honolulu	ESPN
Texas vs. The Nation Game	TBD	Sun Bowl Stadium, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso	TBD

For information on conference tie-ins, see Automatic bids to non-BCS bowls.

See also

• 2006 NCAA Division I-A football season