Undefeated ACC champion Florida State and two-time national champion Georgia will face off in the Orange Bowl in the biggest showdown of the non-playoff New Year’s Six bowl matchups, announced Sunday.
The Orange Bowl will pit No. 5 Florida State against No. 6 Georgia on Dec. 30 in Miami Gardens, Fla. The 13-0 Seminoles, who feel they were snubbed from a top-four spot by the College Football Playoff selection committee, will settle for the traditional destination of the ACC champion.
Georgia dropped from No. 1 to No. 6 after a wild weekend saw the Bulldogs lose the SEC championship game 27-24 to Alabama. At 12-1, the Bulldogs fell behind not only the Crimson Tide but also No. 3 Texas and the Seminoles.
On Jan. 1, No. 1 Michigan will face No. 4 Alabama in the Rose Bowl in one CFP semifinal, and No. 2 Washington will play No. 3 Texas in the Sugar Bowl for the other.
In other New Year’s Six bowl game action:
–Ohio State will meet Missouri in the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29. The Buckeyes’ only loss came in their regular-season finale against current No. 1 Michigan. That knocked Ohio State out of the running for the Big Ten championship game. Missouri went 10-2 in its first double-digit-win season since 2014.
–Penn State will face Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 30. The third Big Ten-SEC matchup of the New Year’s Six, this game pits two 10-2 teams that fell short of making their respective conference title games.
–Oregon will face Liberty in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1. The Ducks’ two losses both came by three points to Washington, the latter time in the Pac-12 title game. They’ll face undefeated Liberty, which is playing in its first New Year’s Six bowl game in program history. The 13-0 Flames earned the Group of Five conferences’ automatic New Year’s Six bid after Tulane lost to SMU in the American Athletic Conference title game.
The full schedule of bowl games is as follows:
Dec. 16
–Myrtle Beach Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Ohio
–New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana vs. Jacksonville State
–Cure Bowl: Appalachian State vs. Miami (Ohio)
–New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico State vs. Fresno State
–LA Bowl: Boise State vs. UCLA
–Independence Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Cal
Dec. 18
–Famous Toastery Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion
Dec. 19
–Frisco Bowl: Marshall vs. UTSA
Dec. 21
–Boca Raton Bowl: South Florida vs. Syracuse
Dec. 22
–Gasparilla Bowl: UCF vs. Duke
Dec. 23
–Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Troy
–Camellia Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois
–Armed Forces Bowl: James Madison vs. Air Force
–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Utah State vs. Georgia State
–68 Ventures Bowl: South Alabama vs. Eastern Michigan
–Las Vegas Bowl: Northwestern vs. Utah
–Hawaii Bowl: San Jose State vs. Coastal Carolina
Dec. 26
–Quick Lane Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Minnesota
–First Responder Bowl: Texas State vs. Rice
–Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Kansas vs. UNLV
Dec. 27
–Military Bowl: Tulane vs. Virginia Tech
–Duke’s Mayo Bowl: North Carolina vs. West Virginia
–Holiday Bowl: Louisville vs. Southern California
–Texas Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M
Dec. 28
–Fenway Bowl: SMU vs. Boston College
–Pinstripe Bowl: Miami vs. Rutgers
–Pop-Tarts Bowl: NC State vs. Kansas State
–Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Arizona
Dec. 29
–Gator Bowl: Clemson vs. Kentucky
–Sun Bowl: Oregon State vs. Notre Dame
–Liberty Bowl: Iowa State vs. Memphis
–Cotton Bowl: Ohio State vs. Missouri
Dec. 30:
–Peach Bowl: Penn State vs. Ole Miss
–Music City Bowl: Auburn vs. Maryland
–Orange Bowl: Florida State vs. Georgia
–Arizona Bowl: Toledo vs. Wyoming
Jan. 1
–ReliaQuest Bowl: LSU vs. Wisconsin
–Citrus Bowl: Iowa vs. Tennessee
–Fiesta Bowl: Oregon vs. Liberty
–Rose Bowl: Michigan vs. Alabama (CFP semifinal)
–Sugar Bowl: Washington vs. Texas (CFP semifinal)
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