College Football Bowl Games: TV Network Payouts The money factor is often overlooked as the college football season closes and the Bowl Games begin. Money is a factor to the schools who make it to the the games and a big reason why teams who have not done as well as expected now face coaching changes at the end. Payouts as high as $17 Million are a strong incentive for schools to right the ship and look forward to the 2010 season and their share of the Network money.
Bowl.. Location.. Game.. Time (ET).. TV Network Payouts
Dec. 19 New Mexico Bowl
Wyoming vs. Fresno State Albuquerque, N.M. 4:30 p.m. ESPN $750,000
Dec. 19 St. Petersburg Bowl
Rutgers vs. Central Florida St. Petersburg, Fla. 8:00 p.m. ESPN TBA
Dec. 20 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Southern Miss vs. Middle Tennessee New Orleans, La. 8:30 p.m. ESPN $325,000
Dec. 22 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
BYU vs. Oregon State Las Vegas, Nev. 8 p.m. ESPN $1 million
Dec. 23 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Utah vs. California San Diego, Calif. 8 p.m. ESPN $750,000
Dec. 24 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
SMU vs. Nevada Honolulu, Hawaii 8 p.m. ESPN $750,000
Dec. 26 Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl
Marshall vs. Ohio Detroit, Mich. 1 p.m. ESPN $750,000
Dec. 26 Meineke Car Care Bowl
North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh Charlotte, N.C. 4:30 p.m. ESPN $1 million
Dec. 26 Emerald Bowl
Boston College vs. USC San Francisco, Calif. 8 p.m. ESPN $750,000
Dec. 27 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
Clemson vs. Kentucky Nashville, Tenn. 8:30 p.m. ESPN $3.3 million (combined)
Dec. 28 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Texas A&M vs. Georgia Shreveport, La. 5 p.m. ESPN2 $1.1 million
Dec. 29 EagleBank Bowl
Temple vs. Army or UCLA Washington, D.C. 4:30 p.m. ESPN $1 million
Dec. 29 Champs Sports Bowl
Miami (Fla.) vs. Wisconsin Orlando, Fla. 8 p.m. ESPN $2.13 million
Dec. 30 Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl
Bowling Green vs. Idaho Boise, Idaho 4:30 p.m. ESPN $750,000
Dec. 30 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
Nebraska vs. Arizona San Diego, Calif. 8 p.m. ESPN $2.2 million
Dec. 31 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Houston vs. Air Force Fort Worth, Texas 12 p.m. ESPN $750,000
Dec. 31 Brut Sun Bowl
Oklahoma vs. Stanford El Paso, Texas 2 p.m. CBS $1.9 million
Dec. 31 Texas Bowl
Navy vs. Missouri Houston, Texas 3:30 p.m. ESPN $1.25 million
Dec. 31 Insight Bowl
Minnesota vs. Iowa State Tempe, Ariz. 6 p.m. NFL $1.2 million
Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl
Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee Atlanta, Ga. 7:30 p.m. ESPN $5.83 million
Jan. 1 Outback Bowl
Northwestern vs. Auburn Tampa, Fla. 11 a.m. ESPN $3.1 million
Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl
Penn State vs. LSU Orlando, Fla. 1 p.m. ABC $4.25 million
Jan. 1 Konica Minolta Gator Bowl
Florida State vs. West Virginia Jacksonville, Fla. 1 p.m. CBS $2.25 million
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl presented by Citi
Oregon vs. Ohio State Pasadena, Calif. 5 p.m. ABC $17 million
Jan. 1 Allstate Sugar Bowl
Cincinnati vs. Florida New Orleans, La. 8:30 p.m. FOX $17 million
Jan. 2 International Bowl
South Florida vs. Northern Illinois Toronto, Canada 12 p.m. ESPN2 $1.5 million (combined)
Jan. 2 AT&T Cotton Bowl
Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss Dallas, Texas 2 p.m. FOX $3 million
Jan. 2 PapaJohns.com Bowl
UConn vs. South Carolina Birmingham, Ala. 2 p.m. ESPN $300,000
Jan. 2 AutoZone Liberty Bowl
East Carolina vs. Arkansas Memphis, Tenn. 5:30 p.m. ESPN $1.35 million
Jan. 2 Valero Alamo Bowl
Michigan State vs. Texas Tech San Antonio, Texas 9 p.m. ESPN $2.25 million
Jan. 4 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Boise State vs. TCU Glendale, Ariz. 8 p.m. FOX $17 million
Jan. 5 FedEx Orange Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. Iowa Miami, Fla. 8 p.m. FOX $17 million
Jan. 6 GMAC Bowl
Troy vs. Central Michigan Mobile, Ala. 7 p.m. ESPN $750,000
Jan. 7 Citi BCS National Championship Game
Alabama vs. Texas Pasadena, Calif. 8 p.m. FOX $17 million ____OLD HEAD______________
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