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2015-2016 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule

  • ESPN.com staff
From the Celebration Bowl on Dec. 19 to the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 11, here's a look at the 2015-16 college football bowl lineup and playoff schedule.
All times Eastern.

College Football Playoff schedule

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Clemson
Dec. 31
Miami Gardens, Florida | Sun Life Stadium
4 p.m. on ESPN
College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
Jan. 11
Glendale, Arizona | University of Phoenix Stadium
8:30 p.m. on ESPN

Complete bowl schedule

Dec. 19

Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl
Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T
Atlanta | Georgia Dome
Noon on ABC
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Arizona vs. New Mexico
Albuquerque | University Stadium
2 p.m. on ESPN
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl
BYU vs. Utah
Las Vegas | Sam Boyd Stadium
3:30 p.m. on ABC
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Ohio vs. Appalachian State
Montgomery, Alabama | Cramton Bowl
5:30 p.m. on ESPN
Cure Bowl
San Jose State vs. Georgia State
Orlando | Orlando Citrus Bowl
7 p.m. on CBSSN
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Arkansas State vs. Louisiana Tech
New Orleans | Mercedes-Benz Superdome
9 p.m. on ESPN

Dec. 21

Miami Beach Bowl
Western Kentucky vs. South Florida
Miami, Florida | Marlins Park
2:30 p.m. on ESPN

Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Akron vs. Utah State
Boise, Idaho | Albertsons Stadium
3:30 p.m. on ESPN
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl
Toledo vs. Temple
Boca Raton, Florida | FAU Stadium
7 p.m. on ESPN

Dec. 23

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Boise State vs. Northern Illinois
San Diego | Qualcomm Stadium
4:30 p.m. on ESPN
GoDaddy Bowl
Georgia Southern vs. Bowling Green
Mobile, Alabama | Ladd-Peebles Stadium
8 p.m. on ESPN

Dec. 24

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
Middle Tennessee vs. Western Michigan
Nassau, Bahamas | Robinson National Stadium
Noon on ESPN
Hawai'i Bowl
San Diego State vs. Cincinnati
Honolulu | Aloha Stadium
8 p.m. on ESPN

Dec. 26

St. Petersburg Bowl
Connecticut vs. Marshall
St. Petersburg, Florida | Tropicana Field
11 a.m. on ESPN
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Miami vs. Washington State
El Paso, Texas | Sun Bowl
2 p.m. on CBS
Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl
Washington vs. Southern Miss
Dallas | Cotton Bowl
2:20 p.m. on ESPN
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Indiana vs. Duke
Bronx, New York | Yankee Stadium
3:30 p.m. on ABC
Camping World Independence Bowl
Tulsa vs. Virginia Tech
Shreveport, Louisiana | Independence Stadium
5:45 p.m. on ESPN
Foster Farms Bowl
UCLA vs. Nebraska
Santa Clara, California | Levi's Stadium
9:15 p.m. on ESPN

Dec. 28

Military Bowl presented By Northrop Grumman
Pittsburgh vs. Navy
Annapolis, Maryland | Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
2:30 p.m. on ESPN
Quick Lane Bowl
Central Michigan vs. Minnesota
Detroit | Ford Field
5 p.m. on ESPN2

Dec. 29

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
California vs. Air Force
Ft. Worth, Texas | Amon G. Carter Stadium
2 p.m. on ESPN
Russell Athletic Bowl
North Carolina vs. Baylor
Orlando | Orlando Citrus Bowl
5:30 p.m. on ESPN
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Nevada vs. Colorado State
Tucson, Arizona | Arizona Stadium
7:30 p.m. on Campus Insiders
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl
LSU vs. Texas Tech
Houston | NRG Stadium
9 p.m. on ESPN

Dec. 30

Birmingham Bowl
Auburn vs. Memphis
Birmingham, Alabama | Legion Field
Noon on ESPN
Belk Bowl
NC State vs. Mississippi State
Charlotte, N.C. | Bank of America Stadium
3:30 p.m. on ESPN
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Texas A&M vs. Louisville
Nashville | Nissan Stadium
7 p.m. on ESPN
Holiday Bowl
USC vs. Wisconsin
San Diego | Qualcomm Stadium
10:30 p.m. on ESPN

Dec. 31

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Houston vs. Florida State
Atlanta | Georgia Dome
Noon on ESPN
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Clemson
Miami Gardens, Florida | Sun Life Stadium
4 p.m. on ESPN

Jan. 1

Outback Bowl
Northwestern vs. Tennessee
Tampa | Raymond James Stadium
Noon on ESPN2
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
Michigan vs. Florida
Orlando | Orlando Citrus Bowl
1 p.m. on ABC
BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame vs. Ohio State
Glendale, Arizona | University of Phoenix Stadium
1 p.m. on ESPN
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual:
Stanford vs. Iowa
Pasadena, California | Rose Bowl
5 p.m. on ESPN
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss
New Orleans | Mercedes-Benz Superdome
8:30 p.m. on ESPN

Jan. 2

TaxSlayer Bowl
Penn State vs. Georgia
Jacksonville, Florida | EverBank Field
Noon on ESPN
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Kansas State vs. Arkansas
Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
3:20 p.m. on ESPN
Valero Alamo Bowl
Oregon vs. TCU
San Antonio, Texas | Alamodome
6:45 p.m. on ESPN
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl
West Virginia vs. Arizona State
Phoenix | Chase Field
10:15 p.m. on ESPN

Jan. 11

College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
Glendale, Arizona | University of Phoenix Stadium
8:30 p.m. on ESPN




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Floyd Mayweather Within Reach Of Rocky Marciano's 49-0 Record

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Josh Katzowitz ,
CONTRIBUTOR

Since the days of heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano, the numbers 49 and 0 have made up the most hallowed record in all of boxing. When Floyd Mayweather takes on Andre Berto on Saturday in Las Vegas, Mayweather will be within the graap of that 49-0 mark that few fighters ever have the chance to reach.
The fact that Mayweather chose Berto (30-3) as his opponent for his 49th fight left me disappointed. The historical significance of this fight should have yielded an opponent that actually is a threat to beat Mayweather and if this, as Mayweather claims, will be his final fight — though not many in the boxing press actually believe him — this is a sad way to end an all-time great career.


Mayweather likes to claim that he’s the best  boxer of all time — even thoughhis top-five list is almost completely wrong — but his attempt at history doesn’t seem to impress one of the best heavyweight fighters in history.
“I look at it quite differently; Marciano was a heavyweight,” Evander Holyfield, who won his first 28 fights before losing to Riddick Bowe in 1992, told Forbes on Wednesday when he spoke about a new Boys & Girls Clubs of America Alumni initiative. “It’s a great deal for somebody as a heavyweight.  You had [Julio Cesar] Chavez who was [87-0], but he’s a small guy. You don’t compare small guys to big guys. As a little guy, you can’t say you’re fighting anybody bigger than you. That’s what you do as a heavyweight.”
Regardless, Berto is the opponent, and since Mayweather is likely to reach Marciano’s historical mark, it’s worth taking a look at others who had the opportunity to match the man who retired after claiming Archie Moore as his 49th victim on Sept. 21, 1955.

Rocky Marciano, right, charges into his sparring partner, U.S. Toxie Hall, during a workout at at his Grossinger, NY, training camp. Date unknown. (AP Photo)

While no heavyweights have matched Marciano, Mayweather certainly isn’t the first fighter to go for 49-0.
Here are the others:
Ricardo Lopez: It’s true that Lopez was undefeated when he matched Marciano at 49 victories and then surpassed him by stopping Ratanapol Sor Vorapin in 2000, but the minimumweight from Mexico had a draw decision vs. Rosendo Alvarez two years earlier. So, even though Lopez finished his career at 51-0-1, he didn’t match Marciano because of that single blemish on his record.
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