LSU, Alabama Rematch in National Championship Game Highlights 2011-12 Bowl Schedule
The Southeastern Conference will take home its sixth consecutive national championship next month, as Louisiana State and Alabama will play a rematch in the BCS National Championship game. Despite a last-minute push by Oklahoma State in a 44-10 drubbing of then-#10 Oklahoma, Alabama edged out the Cowboys in the final BCS standings for the #2 spot and a shot at the national title. They will take on #1 LSU, which pounded #14 Georgia, 42-10, in the SEC title game to remain undefeated.
LSU defeated Alabama 9-6 in overtime in their regular season matchup on November 5th. While surveys show most people outside of Louisiana and Alabama do not want to see a rematch in the national championship game, the poll voters and computers gave the slight edge to the Crimson Tide, giving Alabama another shot.
In addition to the national title game, here is the schedule for all of this year’s bowl games.
GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL: Temple (8-4) vs. Wyoming (8-4)
[Saturday, Dec. 17 at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN]
FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL: Ohio (9-4) vs. Utah State (7-5)
[Saturday, Dec. 17 at 5:30 PM ET on ESPN]
R+L CARRIERS NEW OLREANS BOWL: San Diego State (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4)
[Saturday, Dec. 17 at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN]
BEEF ‘O’ BRADY’S BOWL ST. PETERSBURG: Florida International (8-4) vs. Marshall (6-6)
[Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN]
SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL: #18 Texas Christian (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4)
[Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN]
MAACO BOWL LAS VEGAS: #7 Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6)
[Thursday, Dec. 22 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN]
SHERATON HAWAII BOWL: #21 Southern Miss (11-2) vs. Nevada (7-5)
[Saturday, Dec. 24 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN]
ADVOCARE V100 INDEPENDENCE BOWL: Missouri (7-5) vs. North Carolina (7-5)
[Monday, Dec. 26 at 5:00 PM ET on ESPN2]
LITTLE CAESARS BOWL: Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6)
[Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 4:30 PM ET on ESPN]
BELK BOWL: Louisville (7-5) vs. North Carolina State (7-5)
[Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN]
MILITARY BOWL-PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN: Toledo (8-4) vs. Air Force (7-5)
[Wednesday, Dec. 28 at 4:30 PM ET on ESPN]
BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION HOLIDAY BOWL: #24 Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5)
[Wednesday, Dec. 28 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN]
CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL: Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4)
[Thursday, Dec. 29 at 5:30 PM ET on ESPN]
VALERO ALAMO BOWL: #12 Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5)
[Thurday, Dec. 29 at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN]
BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL: Brigham Young (9-3) vs. Tulsa (8-4)
[Friday, Dec. 30 at 12:00 PM ET on ESPN]
NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL: Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6)
[Friday, Dec. 30 at 3:20 PM ET on ESPN]
FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL: Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6)
[Friday, Dec. 30 at 6:40 PM ET on ESPN]
INSIGHT BOWL: #14 Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5)
[Friday, Dec. 30 at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN]
MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXAS: Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6)
[Saturday, Dec. 31 at 12:00 PM ET on ESPN]
HYUNDAI SUN BOWL: Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5)
[Saturday, Dec. 31 at 2:00 PM ET on CBS]
KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWL: Illinois (6-6) vs. UCLA (6-7)
[Saturday, Dec. 31 at 3:30 PM ET on ESPN]
AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL: Cincinnati (9-3) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6)
[Saturday, Dec. 31 at 3:30 PM ET on ABC]
CHICK-FIL-A BOWL: #25 Auburn (7-5) vs. Virginia (8-4)
[Saturday, Dec. 31 at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN]
TICKET CITY BOWL: #19 Houston (12-1) vs. #22 Penn State (9-3)
[Monday, Jan. 2 at 12:00 PM ET on ESPNU]
CAPITAL ONE BOWL: #9 South Carolina (10-2) vs. #20 Nebraska (9-3)
[Monday, Jan. 2 at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN]
OUTBACK BOWL: #16 Georgia (10-3) vs. #17 Michigan State (10-3)
[Monday, Jan. 2 at 1:00 PM ET on ABC]
TAXSLAYER.COM GATOR BOWL: Ohio State (6-6) vs. Florida (6-6)
[Monday, Jan. 2 at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN2]
ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIO: #5 Oregon (11-2) vs. #10 Wisconsin (11-2)
[Monday, Jan. 2 at 5:00 PM ET on ESPN]
TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL: #3 Oklahoma State (11-1) vs. #4 Stanford (11-1)
[Monday, Jan. 2 at 8:30 PM on ESPN]
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL: #11 Virginia Tech vs. #13 Michigan
[Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 8:30 PM on ESPN]
DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL: #15 Clemson vs. #23 West Virginia
[Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN]
AT&T COTTON BOWL: #6 Arkansas (10-2) vs. #8 Kansas State (10-2)
[Friday, Jan. 6 at 8:00 PM ET on FOX]
BBVA COMPASS BOWL: Southern Methodist (7-5) vs. Pittsburgh (6-6)
[Saturday, Jan. 7 at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN]
GODADDY.COM BOWL: Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3)
[Sunday, Jan. 8 at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN]
ALLSTATE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: #1 Louisiana State (13-0) vs. #2 Alabama (11-1)
[Monday, Jan. 9 at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN]
[ESPN]