BTN.com staff, December 4, 2011
We already knew Wisconsin was headed to the Rose Bowl this bowl season. That much was decided with Saturday night's thrilling victory over Michigan State in the inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game. The rest of the bowl pairings were announced Sunday night, and when all was said and done, the Big Ten accepted a record 10 invitations. Here's the list: Illinois (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl), Michigan (Sugar Bowl), Michigan State (Outback Bowl), Nebraska (Capital One Bowl), Northwestern (Meineke Car Care Bowl), Ohio State (Gator Bowl), Penn State (TicketCity Bowl), Purdue (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) and Wisconsin (Rose Bowl). See all the pairings in this post.
Big Ten Bowls
BOWL GAME | SITE | MATCHUP | TV | TRACK IT |
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Tue., Dec. 27 @ 4:30 p.m. |
Detroit, MI | Purdue vs. Western Michigan | ESPN | Live scoreboard |
Insight Bowl Fri., Dec. 30 @ 10 p.m. Insight Bowl |
Tempe, AZ | Iowa vs. Oklahoma | ESPN | Live scoreboard |
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas Sat., Dec. 31 @ 12 p.m. |
Houston, TX | Northwestern vs. Texas A&M | ESPN | Live scoreboard |
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Sat., Dec. 31 @ 3:30 p.m. |
San Francisco, CA | Illinois vs. UCLA | ESPN | Live scoreboard |
TicketCity Bowl Mon., Jan. 2 @ 12 p.m. |
Dallas, TX | Penn State vs. Houston | ESPNU | Live scoreboard |
Capital One Bowl Mon., Jan. 2 @ 1 p.m. |
Orlando, FL | Nebraska vs. South Carolina | ESPN | Live scoreboard |
Gator Bowl Mon., Jan. 2 @ 1 p.m. |
Jacksonville, FL | Ohio State vs. Florida | ESPN2 | Live scoreboard |
Outback Bowl Mon., Jan. 2 @ 1 p.m. |
Tampa, FL | Michigan State vs. Georgia | ABC | Live scoreboard |
Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO Mon., Jan. 2 @ 5 p.m. |
Pasadena, CA | Wisconsin vs. Oregon | ESPN | Live scoreboard |
Allstate Sugar Bowl Tue., Jan. 3 @ 8:30 p.m. |
New Orleans, LA | Michigan vs. Virginia Tech | ESPN | Live scoreboard |
For all other bowl games, check out our complete 2011-2012 College Football Bowl schedule.