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2016-17 Bowl Games

2016-17 bowl officiating assignments

Football Zebras has obtained the conference assignments of the officiating crews to the 2016-17 bowl games.

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Football Zebras has obtained the  conference assignments of the officiating crews to the 2016-17 bowl games, and the officials assigned where known. The Power Five conferences receive five bowls, other conferences receive three, with a fourth assignment rotated annually. All times are Eastern. The conference that assigns the officials for each game is listed in italics

* indicates officials that were in the 2016 NFL officiating development program.

Playoff games

Saturday, Dec. 31

  • Peach Bowl ESPN 3 p.m. —  Washington vs. Alabama
    • Big Ten
  • Fiesta Bowl ESPN 7 p.m. — Ohio State vs. Clemson
    • Pac-12

Monday, Jan. 9

  • National Championship   ESPN 8 p.m. —
    • Big 12

New Year’s Six

Friday, Dec. 30

  • Orange Bowl ESPN 8 p.m. —  Michigan vs. Florida State
    • SEC

Monday, Jan. 2

  • Cotton Bowl Classic ESPN 1 p.m. —  Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin
    • ACC
    • R — Riley Jonson
    • C — Larry Hayes
    • U — Tom Laverty
    • H — Kavin McGrath
    • L — Danny Short*
    • S — Mike McCarthy
    • F — Harry Tyson
    • B — Bryan Platt
    • Alt — George Geiss
    • Replay — Steve McBride
  • Rose Bowl ESPN 5 p.m. —   USC vs. Penn State
    • ACC
    • R — Duane Heydt
    • C — Tyrone Anderson
    • U — Jim Eckl
    • H — Rich Misner
    • L — Tracy Lynch
    • S — Tony Tarantini
    • F — Wayne Rundell
    • B — Jacques Cooper
    • Alt — John Hoffman
    • Replay  — Ralph Pickett
  • Sugar Bowl ESPN 8:30 p.m. —  Auburn vs. Oklahoma
    • Big Ten

Other bowl games

Saturday, Dec. 17

  • Celebration Bowl ABC 12 p.m. —  North Carolina Central vs. Grambling  
    • Mountain West Conference
    • R –  Marvel July
    • U –  Marlow Fitzgerald*
    • H –  Justin Gragg
    • L –  Catherine Conti
    • S –  Bill Stimmel
    • F –  Justin Jordan
    • B –  Albert Bryant
  • New Mexico Bowl ESPN 2 p.m. —  New Mexico vs. UTSA
    • Sun Belt
    • R — Jason McArthur
    • U — John Short
    • H — Keith Johnson
    • L — Terry Allgeier
    • S –  Bart Horne
    • F –  Glen Fucik
    • B –  Jay Brown
  • Las Vegas Bowl ABC 3:30 p.m. —  Houston vs. San Diego State
    • Conference USA
    • R — Daniel Gautreaux
    • U — Dongray Johnson
    • H — Max Causey
    • L — Brad McGrath
    • S — Chris Scott
    • F –  Adrian Carson
    • B — Tom Healey
  • Camellia Bowl ESPN 5:30 p.m. —  Appalachian State vs. Toledo  
    • Conference USA
    • R — Ken Antee
    • U — Jason Yates
    • H — Maia Chaka*
    • L — Scott Held
    • S –  Scott Gasaway
    • F — Chris Cockerall
    • B — Nate Jones*
  • Cure Bowl CBSSN 5:30 p.m. — UCF vs. Arkansas State
    • Mountain West  
    • R — Kevin Mar*
    • U — Stuart Schake
    • H — George Shoup
    • L — David Young
    • S –  Steven Heiman
    • F –  Robert Asel
    • B –  Robert Lewis
  • New Orleans Bowl ESPN 9 p.m. — Southern Mississippi vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
    •   MAC
    • R — Tom Stapleton
    • C — Amanda Sauer
    • U — Tim Owens
    • H — Ryan MacDonald
    • L — Mark Bennett
    • S — Matt Kukar
    • F — Dominique Pender
    • B — Jeff Latkiewicz
    • Alt — Bob Stinson
    • Replay — Jim Thomas

Monday, Dec. 19

  • Miami Beach Bowl ESPN 2:30 p.m. —   Central Michigan vs. Tulsa
    • Mountain West
    • R — Marvel July
    • U — Apollo Martin
    • H — Greg Downum
    • L — John Kilmer
    • S –  Mark Graves
    • F –  Kirk Wisnewski
    • B –  Michael Aaronia

Tuesday, Dec. 20

  • Boca Raton Bowl ESPN 7 p.m. —  Memphis vs. Western Kentucky
    • Big Ten
    • R — Don Willard
    • U — Robert Colosimo
    • H — Steve Matarante
    • L — Paul Engelberts
    • S –  Steve Hassel
    • F –  Jeff Noggle
    • B –  Robert Smith Jr

Wednesday, Dec. 21

  • Poinsettia Bowl ESPN 9 p.m. —  BYU vs. Wyoming
    • MAC
    • R — Greg Blum
    • C — Dan Novak
    • U — Brad Hudak
    • H — Vincent Winters
    • L — Ric Hinkamper
    • S — Ryan Flynn
    • F — Raymond Daniel
    • B — Doug Warns
    • Alt — Curt Johnson
    • Replay –  Bill Alge

Thursday, Dec. 22

  • Famous Idaho Potato Bowl ESPN 7 p.m. —  Idaho vs. Colorado State
    • American
    • R — Tracy Jones
    • C — Ryan Wingers
    • U — Bill Lamkin
    • H — Dan Harrington
    • L — Lance Thompson
    • F — Ben Vasconcells
    • S — Alex Moore
    • B — Tom Fimmen
    • Alt — Ken Bushey
    • Replay — Buddy Ward
    • Communicator — Kevin Collins

Friday, Dec. 23

  • Bahamas Bowl ESPN 1 p.m. —  Eastern Michigan vs. Old Dominion
    • Sun Belt
    • R  — Chuck Lewis
    • U — Chad Walker
    • C — Jon Baden
    • H  — Scott Petersen
    • L  — Dion Quinn
    • F — Dan Moore
    • S — Chip Shields
    • B — Matt Hollifield
    • Alt — Ted Pitts
    • Replay — John Layne
    • Observer — Larry Leatherwood
  • Armed Forces Bowl ESPN 4:30 p.m. —  Louisiana Tech vs. Navy
    • MAC
    • R — Larry Smith
    • U — Robert Holcomb
    • H — Kole Knueppel
    • L — Jeff Meslow
    • S –  Richard Ames
    • F –  Monte Tilgner
    • B — Tom Riepenoff
  • Dollar General Bowl ESPN 8 p.m. —  Ohio vs. Troy
    • Conference USA
    • R — Tra Blake
    • U — Chad Craig
    • H — Gary Calip
    • L — Josh Fath
    • S –  Tony Lombardo
    • F –  Ed Kierce
    • B –  Larry Neal

Saturday, Dec. 24

  • HawaiÊ»i Bowl ESPN 8 p.m. —  HawaiÊ»i vs. Middle Tennessee
    • American
    • R — Charles Lamertina
    • C — Anthony Calabrese
    • U — Jeff Akers
    • H — Adam Loudin
    • L — Jeff Cooney
    • F — Glen Crowther
    • S — Mark Windham
    • B — Byron Adams
    • Alt — Steven Ray
    • Replay — Paul Zukis
    • Communicator — Jack Winter

Monday, Dec. 26

  • St. Petersburg Bowl ESPN 11 a.m. —  Miami (Ohio) vs. Mississippi State
    • Conference USA
    • R — Jay Edwards
    • U  — Mike Moten
    • H — Steve Fleming
    • L — Tom Eaton
    • S — Maurice Pierre
    • F — Justin Larrew*
    • B — Michael Bailey
  • Quick Lane Bowl ESPN 2:30 p.m. —  Maryland vs. Boston College
    • Pac-12
    • R — Steve Strimling
    • U — Frank Villar
    • C — John Love
    • H — Bob Day
    • L — Jeff Robinson
    • S –  Jeff Dahle
    • F –  Jeff Yock
    • B –  Brad Robinson
  • Independence Bowl ESPN2 5 p.m. —  NC State vs. Vanderbilt
    • Big Ten
    • R — Mike Cannon
    • U — Ken Zelmanski
    • H — Bruce Keeling
    • L — Jeff Szink
    • S –  Scott McElwee
    • F –  Al Terry
    • B — Scott Buchanan

Tuesday, Dec. 27

  • Heart of Dallas Bowl ESPN 12 p.m. —  Army vs. North Texas
    • SEC
  • Military Bowl ESPN 3:30 p.m. —  Temple vs. Wake Forest
    • Sun Belt
  • Holiday Bowl ESPN 7 p.m. —  Minnesota vs. Washington State
    • ACC
    • R — Gary Patterson
    • C — Mike Webster
    • U — Mike Wooten
    • H — Art Hardin
    • L — Colin Formulak
    • S — Rich Wilborn
    • F — Mike Cullin
    • B — Pat Ryan
    • Alt — Jim Biddle
  • Cactus Bowl ESPN 10:15 p.m. —  Boise State vs. Baylor
    • American
    • R — Michael Roche
    • C — Mark Mobra
    • U –  Paul Myers
    • H — Jim Casey
    • L — Tod Reese
    • F –  Rick Santilli
    • S –  Bruce Williams
    • B –  Victor Firth
    • Alt — Marcus Woods
    • Replay — Roy Rennels
    • Communicator — Wayne Pollard

Wednesday, Dec. 28

  • Pinstripe Bowl ESPN 2 p.m. — Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern
    • Big 12
  • Russell Athletic Bowl ESPN 5:30 p.m. —  West Virginia vs. Miami
    • SEC
  • Foster Farms Bowl FOX 8:30 — Indiana vs. Utah
    • SEC
  • Texas Bowl ESPN 9 p.m. —  Texas A&M vs. Kansas State
    • Big Ten
    • R — Jerry McGinn
    • C — Mike Carr*
    • U — Steve Woods*
    • H — John Wiercinski
    • L — Ron Tipton
    • S — Joel Clay
    • F — Tim Maguire
    • B — Mike Brown
    • Alt — Mark Kluczynski
    • Replay  — James Kemerling

Thursday, Dec. 29

  • Birmingham Bowl ESPN 2 p.m. —  South Florida vs. South Carolina
    • Mountain West
  • Belk Bowl ESPN 5:30 p.m. —  Arkansas vs. Virginia Tech
    • Big 12
  • Alamo Bowl ESPN 9 p.m. —  Oklahoma State vs. Colorado
    • ACC
    • R — Jeff Heaser
    • C — Sean Geraghty
    • U — Mark Wilson
    • H — Troy Gray
    • L — Hugh Campbell
    • S — Jerry Hocker
    • F – Milton Britton
    • B — Gary Dancewicz
    • Alt — Steve Clein
    • Replay — Tom DeJoseph

Friday, Dec. 30

  • Liberty Bowl ESPN 12 p.m. —  Georgia vs. TCU
    • Pac-12
    • R  — Michael Batlan
    • U — Bryan Hay
    • C –  Jim Wharrie  
    • H — Kirk Mattson
    • L –  Rich Troyer
    • S — Michael Marsh
    • F — Shane Standley
    • B — David Ross
    • Alt  — Matt Dornan
    • Replay –  Jim Fogltance
    • Communicator — Cleo Robinson
  • Sun Bowl CBS 2 p.m. —  Stanford vs. North Carolina
    • SEC
  • Music City Bowl ESPN 3:30 p.m. —  Nebraska vs. Tennessee
    • Pac-12
  • Arizona Bowl CAMPUS INSIDERS 5:30 p.m. —   South Alabama vs. Air Force
    • ACC
    • R — Jerry Magallanes
    • C — Don Yates
    • U — Dan Worrell
    • H — Matt Fitzgerald
    • L — Brian Sakowsky
    • S — Jim Capora
    • F — Conor Clougherty
    • B — Keith Parham
    • Alt — Bill Beckett

Saturday, Dec. 31

  • Citrus Bowl ABC 11 a.m. — LSU vs. Louisville
    • Pac-12
  • TaxSlayer Bowl ESPN 11 a.m. —  Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky
    • Big 12

Monday, Jan. 2

  • Outback Bowl ABC 1 p.m. —  Florida vs. Iowa
    • Big 12

Ben Austro is the editor and founder of Football Zebras and the author of So You Think You Know Football?: The Armchair Ref's Guide to the Official Rules (on sale now)

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