2008-09 NCAA College Football Bowl Schedule
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| Location | Date/Time(EST) | Network |
| EagleBank Bowl | Washington, D.C. | Dec. 20, 11:00 a.m. | ESPN |
| New Mexico Bowl | Albuquerque, NM | Dec. 20, 2:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| St. Petersburg Bowl | St. Petersburg, FL | Dec. 20, 4:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Las Vegas Bowl | Las Vegas, NV | Dec. 20, 8:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| New Orleans Bowl | New Orleans, LA | Dec. 21, 8:15 p.m. | ESPN |
| Poinsettia Bowl | San Diego, CA | Dec. 23, 8:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| Hawaii Bowl | Honolulu, HI | Dec. 24, 8:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| Motor City Bowl | Detroit, MI | Dec. 26, 8:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| Meineke Car Care Bowl | Charlotte, NC | Dec. 27, 1:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| Champs Sports Bowl | Orlando, FL | Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Emerald Bowl | San Francisco, CA | Dec. 27, 8:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| Independence Bowl | Shreveport, LA | Dec. 28, 8:15 p.m. | ESPN |
| Papajohns.com Bowl | Birmingham, AL | Dec. 29, 3:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| Alamo Bowl | San Antonio, TX | Dec. 29, 8:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| Humanitarian Bowl | Boise, ID | Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Texas Bowl | Houston, TX | Dec. 30, 8:00 p.m. | NFL Network |
| Holiday Bowl | San Diego, CA | Dec. 30, 8:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| Armed Forces Bowl | Fort Worth, TX | Dec. 31, Noon | ESPN |
| Sun Bowl | El Paso, TX | Dec. 31, 2:00 p.m. | CBS |
| Music City Bowl | Nashville, TN | Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Insight Bowl | Tempe, AZ | Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m. | NFL Network |
| Chick-fil-A Bowl | Atlanta, GA | Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Outback Bowl | Tampa, FL | Jan. 1, 11:00 a.m. | ESPN |
| Capital One Bowl | Orlando, FL | Jan. 1, 1:00 p.m. | ABC |
| Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, FL | Jan. 1, 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| Cotton Bowl | Dallas, TX | Jan. 2, 2:00 p.m. | FOX |
| Liberty Bowl | Memphis, TN | Jan. 2, 5:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| International Bowl | Toronto, CAN | Jan. 3, 12:00 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| GMAC Bowl | Mobile, AL | Jan. 6, 8:00 p.m. | ESPN |
Bowl Championship Series games
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Bowl | Location | Date/Time(EST) | Network |
| Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | Jan. 1, 4:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Orange Bowl | Miami, FL | Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. | FOX |
| Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, LA | Jan. 2, 8:00 p.m. | FOX |
| Fiesta Bowl | Glendale, AZ | Jan. 5, 8:00 p.m. | FOX |
| Miami, FL | Jan. 8, 8:00 p.m. | FOX |
