The BCS National Championship game between No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama on January 7 caps off the 2012-13 college football season which showcases 35 bowl games starting on December 15.
| Bowl Game | Matchup | Location | Date/Time (ET) |
| Gildan New Mexico | Arizona vs. Nevada | Albuquerque, NM | Sat., Dec. 15 / 1 p.m. |
| Famous Idaho Potato | Toledo vs. Utah State | Boise, ID | Sat., Dec. 15 / 4:30 p.m. |
| San Diego County CU Poinsettia | BYU vs. San Diego State | San Diego, CA | Thu., Dec. 20 / 8 p.m. |
| Beef 'O' Brady's | Ball State vs. UCF | St. Petersburg, FL | Fri., Dec. 21 / 7:30 p.m. |
| R+L Carriers New Orleans | East Carolina vs. UL Lafayette | New Orleans, LA | Sat., Dec. 22 / 12 p.m. |
| MAACO Bowl Las Vegas | Boise State vs. Washington | Las Vegas, NV | Sat., Dec. 22 / 3:30 p.m. |
| Sheraton Hawaii | Fresno State vs. SMU | Honolulu, HI | Mon., Dec. 24 / 8 p.m. |
| Little Caesars Pizza | Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky | Detroit, MI | Wed., Dec. 26 / 7:30 p.m. |
| Military | Bowling Green vs. San Jose State | Washington, D.C. | Thu., Dec. 27 / 3 p.m. |
| Belk | Cincinnati vs. Duke | Charlotte, NC | Thu., Dec. 27 / 6:30 p.m. |
| Bridgepoint Education Holiday | Baylor vs UCLA | San Diego, CA | Thu., Dec. 27 / 9:45 p.m. |
| AdvoCare V100 Independence | Ohio vs. ULM | Shreveport, LA | Fri., Dec. 28 / 2 p.m. |
| Russell Athletic | Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech | Orlando, FL | Fri., Dec. 28 / 5:30 p.m. |
| Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas | Minnesota vs. Texas Tech | Houston, TX | Fri., Dec. 28 / 9 p.m. |
| Bell Helicopter Armed Forces | Air Force vs. Rice | Fort Worth, TX | Sat., Dec. 29 / 11:45 a.m. |
| New Era Pinstripe | Syracuse vs. West Virginia | Bronx, NY | Sat., Dec. 29 / 3:15 p.m. |
| Kraft Fight Hunger | Arizona State vs. Navy | San Francisco, CA | Sat., Dec. 29 / 4:00 p.m. |
| Valero Alamo | Oregon State vs. Texas | San Antonio, TX | Sat., Dec. 29 / 6:45 p.m. |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | Michigan State vs. TCU | Tempe, AZ | Sat., Dec. 29 / 10:15 p.m. |
| Franklin Amer. Mort. Music City | NC State vs. Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN | Mon., Dec. 31 / 12 p.m. |
| Hyundai Sun | Georgia Tech vs. USC | El Paso, TX | Mon., Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. |
| AutoZone Liberty | Iowa State vs. Tulsa | Memphis, TN | Mon., Dec. 31 / 3:30 p.m. |
| Chick-fil-A | Clemson vs. LSU | Atlanta, GA | Mon., Dec. 31 / 7:30 p.m. |
| Heart of Dallas | Purdue vs. Oklahoma State | Dallas, TX | Tue., Jan. 1 / 12 p.m. |
| TaxSlayer.com Gator | Mississippi State vs. Northwestern | Jacksonville, FL | Tue., Jan 1 / 12 p.m. |
| Capital One | Georgia vs. Nebraska | Orlando, FL | Tue., Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. |
| Outback | Michigan vs. South Carlolina | Tampa, FL | Tue., Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. |
| Rose Bowl Game | Stanford vs. Wisconsin | Pasadena, CA | Tue., Jan 1 / 5 p.m. |
| Discover Orange | Florida State vs. Northern Illinois | Miami Gardens, FL | Tue., Jan. 1 / 8:30 p.m. |
| Allstate Sugar | Florida vs. Louisville | New Orleans, LA | Wed., Jan. 2 / 8:30 p.m. |
| Tostitos Fiesta | Kansas State vs. Oregon | Glendale, AZ | Thu., Jan. 3 / 8:30 p.m. |
| AT&T Cotton | Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M | Arlington, TX | Fri., Jan. 4 / 8 p.m. |
| BBVA Compass | Ole Miss vs. Pittsburgh | Birmingham, AL | Sat., Jan. 5 / 1 p.m. |
| GoDaddy.com | Arkansas State vs. Kent State | Mobile, AL | Sun., Jan. 6 / 9 p.m. |
| BCS National Championship | Alabama vs. Notre Dame | Miami Gardens, FL | Mon., Jan. 7 / 8:30 p.m. |
