It's beginning to look a lot like bowl season. NCAA college football will take center stage in the final month of the year with a staggering 36 bowl games scheduled from December 16 to December 30. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year to be a college football fan!
There will be plenty of must-see events like the Cotton Bowl, Peach Bowl, and Orange Bowl, of course, as well as underrated gems like the Liberty Bowl. Who could forget last year, when Arkansas beat Kansas 55-53 in an epic triple-overtime thriller?
Mind you, bowl season isn't the only thing sports bettors can look forward to in December. The 12th month of the year is full of other marquee events including the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament Final, UFC 296, and oodles of NFL, NHL, and NCAAB action.
Stay on top of all upcoming games and tournaments next month with our freshly updated December sports calendar below.
NFL Week 13
November 30 - December 4
Various venues
NCAAF Pac-12 Championship Game
December 1
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas, NV)
NCAAF Week 14
December 1-2
Various venues
NCAAF Big 12 Championship Game
December 2
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)
NCAAF SEC Championship Game: Georgia vs. Alabama
December 2
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)
NCAAF ACC Championship Game
December 2
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC)
NCAAF Big Ten Championship Game
December 2
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, IN)
NCAAF MAC Championship Game: Miami (OH) vs. Toledo
December 2
Ford Field (Detroit, MI)
NCAAF Mountain West Championship Game
December 2
Venue TBD
NBA In-Season Tournament East & West Semifinals
December 7
T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV)
NFL Week 14
December 7-11
Various venues
PGA Grant Thornton Invitational
December 8-10
Tiburon Golf Club (Naples, FL)
NCAAF Week 15: Army vs. Navy
December 9
Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA)
NBA In-Season Tournament Final
December 9
T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV)
UFC Fight Night: Song Yadong vs. Chris Gutierrez
December 9
Shanghai Indoor Stadium (Shanghai, China)
Regis Prograis vs. Devin Haney junior welterweight title fight
December 9
Chase Center (San Francisco, CA)
PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry
December 14-17
TPC Sawgrass (Pointe Verda Beach, FL)
NFL Week 15
December 14-18
Various venues
Myrtle Beach Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Ohio
December 16
Brooks Stadium (Conway, SC)
New Orleans Bowl: Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana
December 16
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, LA)
Cure Bowl: Miami (Ohio) vs. Appalachian State
December 16
FBC Mortgage Stadium (Orlando, FL)
New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico State vs. Fresno State
December 16
University Stadium (Albuquerque, NM)
LA Bowl: UCLA vs. Boise State
December 16
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
Independence Bowl: Cal vs. Texas Tech
December 16
Independence Stadium (Shreveport, LA)
UFC 296: Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington
December 16
T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV)
Famous Toastery Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion
December 18
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (Nassau, NP)
Frisco Bowl: UTSA vs. Marshall
December 19
Toyota Stadium (Frisco, TX)
Boca Raton Bowl: South Florida vs. Syracuse
December 21
FAU Stadium (Boca Raton, FL)
NFL Week 16
December 21-25
Various venues
Gasparilla Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. UCF
December 22
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL)
Birmingham Bowl: Troy vs. Duke
December 23
Protective Stadium (Birmingham, AL)
Camellia Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois
December 23
Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, AL)
Armed Forces Bowl: James Madison vs. Air Force
December 23
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, TX)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Georgia State vs. Utah State
December 23
Albertsons Stadium (Boise, ID)
68 Ventures Bowl: South Alabama vs. Eastern Michigan
December 23
Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, AL)
Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Northwestern
December 23
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas, NV)
Hawai'i Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State
December 23
Clarence T. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu, HI)
Naoya Inoue vs. Marlon Tapales junior featherweight title fight
December 26
Ariake Arena (Tokyo, Japan)
Quick Lane Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Minnesota
December 26
Ford Field (Detroit, MI)
First Responder Bowl: Texas State vs. Rice
December 26
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas, TX)
Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Kansas vs. UNLV
December 26
Chase Field (Phoenix, AZ)
Military Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Tulane
December 27
Navy-Marines Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, MD)
Duke's Mayo Bowl: North Carolina vs. West Virginia
December 27
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC)
Holiday Bowl: Louisville vs. USC
December 27
Petco Park (San Diego, CA)
Texas Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State
December 27
NRG Stadium (Houston, TX)
Fenway Bowl: SMU vs. Boston College
December 28
Fenway Park (Boston, MA)
Pinstripe Bowl: Rutgers vs. Miami
December 28
Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)
Pop-Tarts Bowl: NC State vs. Kansas State
December 28
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, FL)
Alamo Bowl: Arizona vs. Oklahoma
December 28
Alamodome (San Antonio, TX)
NFL Week 17
December 28-31
Various venues
Gator Bowl: Clemson vs. Kentucky
December 29
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, FL)
Sun Bowl: Oregon State vs. Notre Dame
December 29
Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)
Liberty Bowl: Memphis vs. Iowa State
December 29
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, TN)
Cotton Bowl Classic: Missouri vs. Ohio State
December 29
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)
Peach Bowl: Ole Miss vs. Penn State
December 30
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)
Music City Bowl: Auburn vs. Maryland
December 30
Nissan Stadium (Nashville, TN)
Orange Bowl: Georgia vs. Florida State
December 30
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, FL)
Arizona Bowl: Toledo vs. Wyoming
December 30
Arizona Stadium (Tucson, AZ)
