This college football postseason will be unlike any other in the sport's history. With the first year of the expanded playoff format, the season will run through the third week of January. Along the way, there will be 11 games that decide the national champion with contests being played on campus for the first time and including the six major bowls.

Those first-round games will take place Dec. 20 and 21 and are followed by the quarterfinals on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. The semifinals will be played at the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl on Jan. 9 and Jan. 10, respectively. The national championship game will be held Jan. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

But there's also more than just the chase for the national championship. A full lineup of bowl games will kickoff on Dec. 14 and run concurrently with the playoff until the Bahamas Bowl on Jan. 4.

A look at the entire 46-game postseason schedule with dates, times and television details along with all the matchups that will take you through the holiday season and beyond:

Salute to Veterans Bowl

MATCHUP: South Alabama 30, Western Michigan 23

Frisco Bowl

MATCHUP: Memphis 42, West Virginia 37

Boca Raton Bowl

MATCHUP: James Madison 27, Western Kentucky 17

LA Bowl

MATCHUP: UNLV 24, California 13

New Orleans Bowl

MATCHUP: Sam Houston State 31, Georgia Southern 26

Cure Bowl

MATCHUP: Ohio 30, Jacksonville State 27

Gasparilla Bowl

MATCHUP: Florida 33, Tulane 8

College Football Playoff

MATCHUP: Notre Dame 27, Indiana 17

College Football Playoff

MATCHUP: Penn State 38, SMU 10

College Football Playoff

MATCHUP: Texas 38, Clemson 24

College Football Playoff

MATCHUP: Ohio State 42, Tennessee 17

Myrtle Beach Bowl

MATCHUP: Texas-San Antonio 44, Coastal Carolina 15

Idaho Potato Bowl

MATCHUP: Northern Illinois 28, Fresno State 20 (2OT)

Hawaii Bowl

MATCHUP: South Florida 41, San Jose State 39 (5OT)

GameAbove Sports Bowl

MATCHUP: Pittsburgh vs. Toledo

DETAILS: Thursday, Dec. 26, Detroit, 2 p.m., ESPN

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Rate Bowl

MATCHUP: Rutgers vs. Kansas State

DETAILS: Thursday, Dec. 26, Phoenix, 5:30 p.m., ESPN

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68 Ventures Bowl

MATCHUP: Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green

DETAILS: Thursday, Dec. 26, Mobile, Ala., 9 p.m., ESPN

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Armed Forces Bowl

MATCHUP: Navy vs. Oklahoma

DETAILS: Friday, Dec. 27, Fort Worth, Texas, noon, ESPN

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Birmingham Bowl

MATCHUP: Vanderbilt vs. Georgia Tech

DETAILS: Friday, Dec. 27, Birmingham, Ala., 3:30 p.m., ESPN

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Liberty Bowl

MATCHUP: Arkansas vs. Texas Tech

DETAILS: Friday, Dec. 27, Memphis, Tenn., 7 p.m., ESPN

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Holiday Bowl

MATCHUP: Washington State vs. Syracuse

DETAILS: Friday, Dec. 27, San Diego, 8 p.m., Fox

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Las Vegas Bowl

MATCHUP: Texas A&M vs. Southern California

DETAILS: Friday, Dec. 27, Las Vegas, 10:30 p.m., ESPN

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Fenway Bowl

MATCHUP: Connecticut vs. North Carolina

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 28, Boston, 11 a.m., ESPN

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Pinstripe Bowl

MATCHUP: Boston College vs. Nebraska

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 28, New York, noon, ABC

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New Mexico Bowl

MATCHUP: TCU vs. Louisiana-Lafayette

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 28, Albuquerque, 2:15 p.m., ESPN

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Pop-Tarts Bowl

MATCHUP: Miami (Fla.) vs. Iowa State

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 28, Orlando, Fla., 3:30 p.m., ABC

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Arizona Bowl

MATCHUP: Miami (Ohio) vs. Colorado State

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 28, Tucson, Ariz., 4:30 p.m., CW

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Military Bowl

MATCHUP: North Carolina State vs. East Carolina

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 28, Annapolis, Md., 5:45 p.m., ESPN

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Alamo Bowl

MATCHUP: Brigham Young vs. Colorado

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 28, San Antonio, 7:30 p.m., ABC

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Independence Bowl

MATCHUP: Army vs. Louisiana Tech

DETAILS: Saturday, Dec. 28, Shreveport, La., 9:15 p.m., ESPN

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Music City Bowl

MATCHUP: Missouri vs. Iowa

DETAILS: Monday, Dec. 30, Nashville, Tenn., 2:30 p.m., ESPN

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ReliaQuest Bowl

MATCHUP: Alabama vs. Michigan

DETAILS: Tuesday, Dec. 31, Tampa, Fla., noon, ESPN

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Sun Bowl

MATCHUP: Washington vs. Louisville

DETAILS: Tuesday, Dec. 31, El Paso, Texas, 2 p.m., CBS

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Citrus Bowl

MATCHUP: Illinois vs. South Carolina

DETAILS: Tuesday, Dec. 31, Orlando, Fla., 3 p.m., ABC

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Texas Bowl

MATCHUP: LSU vs. Baylor

DETAILS: Tuesday, Dec. 31, Houston, 3:30 p.m., ESPN

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Fiesta Bowl

MATCHUP: Boise State vs. Penn State

DETAILS: Tuesday, Dec. 31, Glendale, Ariz., 7:30 p.m., ESPN

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Peach Bowl

MATCHUP: Arizona State vs. Texas

DETAILS: Wednesday, Jan. 1, Atlanta, 1 p.m., ESPN

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Rose Bowl

MATCHUP: Oregon vs. Ohio State

DETAILS: Wednesday, Jan. 1, Pasadena, Calif., 5 p.m., ESPN

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Sugar Bowl

MATCHUP: Georgia vs. Notre Dame

DETAILS: Wednesday, Jan. 1, New Orleans, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

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Gator Bowl

MATCHUP: Duke vs. Mississippi

DETAILS: Thursday, Jan. 2, Jacksonville, Fla., 7:30 p.m., ESPN

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First Responder Bowl

MATCHUP: North Texas vs. Texas State

DETAILS: Friday, Jan. 3, Dallas, 4 p.m., ESPN

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Duke's Mayo Bowl

MATCHUP: Virginia Tech vs. Minnesota

DETAILS: Friday, Jan. 3, Charlotte, N.C., 7:30 p.m., ESPN

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Bahamas Bowl

MATCHUP: Liberty vs. Buffalo

DETAILS: Saturday, Jan. 4, Nassau, Bahamas, 11 a.m., ESPN2

Orange Bowl

MATCHUP: Sugar Bowl winner vs. Fiesta Bowl winner

DETAILS: Thursday, Jan. 9, Miami Gardens, Fla., 7:30 p.m., ESPN

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Cotton Bowl

MATCHUP: Rose Bowl winner vs. Peach Bowl winner

DETAILS: Friday, Jan. 10, Arlington, Texas, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

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College Football Playoff championship game

MATCHUP: CFP semifinal winners

DETAILS: Monday, Jan. 20, Atlanta, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

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