'Tis the season of bowl games. The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) five-game showcase of college football begins Jan. 1, with Stanford vs. Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl at 4 p.m. 

The BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 7 features Notre Dame vs. Alabama. 

Following is the schedule for BCS and non-BCS bowl games. All times are Eastern.

BCS Bowl Games

Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio, Stanford vs. Wisconsin
Jan. 1, 5 p.m., ESPN

Discover Orange Bowl, Florida State vs. Northern Illinois
Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

Allstate Sugar Bowl, Florida vs. Louisville
Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Kansas State vs. Oregon
Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

BCS National Championship Game, Notre Dame vs. Alabama 
Jan. 7, 8:30 p.m., ESPN  

Non-BCS Bowl Games

Heart of Dallas Bowl, Purdue vs. Oklahoma State
Jan. 1, 12 p.m., ESPNU

Capital One Bowl, Georgia vs. Nebraska
Jan. 1, 1 p.m., ABC

Outback Bowl, Michigan vs. South Carolina
Jan. 1, 1 p.m., ESPN

AT&T Cotton Bowl, Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M
Jan. 4, 8 p.m., FOX

Other Bowl Games:

TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl, Northwestern vs. Mississippi State
Jan. 1, 12:30 p.m., ESPN2

BBVA Compass Bowl, Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss
Jan. 5, 1 p.m., ESPN

GoDaddy.com Bowl, Arkansas State vs. Kent State
Jan. 6, 9 p.m., ESPN

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