It was the most wonderful time of the year for college football fans as bowl season has come and gone.
And this year, there was more to get excited about with the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff.
Aside from the CFP, bowl season is officially over.
Here's a look at this season's games (all times ET).
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CFP schedule | Bowl game schedule
College Football Playoff schedule
Friday, Dec. 20
College Football Playoff First Round Pres. by Allstate
No. 7 Notre Dame 27, No. 10 Indiana 17
Notre Dame Stadium (South Bend, Indiana)
Saturday Dec. 21
College Football Playoff First Round Pres. by Allstate
No. 6 Penn State 38, No. 11 SMU 10
Beaver Stadium (State College, Pennsylvania)
No. 5 Texas 38, No. 12 Clemson 24
Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
No. 8 Ohio State 42, No. 9 Tennessee 17
Ohio Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)
Tuesday, Dec. 31
CFP Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
No. 6 Penn State 31, No. 3 Boise State 14
Wednesday, Jan. 1
CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 5 Texas 39, No. 4 Arizona State 31 (2OT)
CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential
No. 8 Ohio State 41, No. 1 Oregon 21
Thursday, Jan. 2
CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 7 Notre Dame 23, No. 2 Georgia 10
Thursday, Jan. 9
CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 7 Notre Dame
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Friday, Jan. 10
CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 5 Texas
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Monday, Jan. 20
CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Complete bowl game schedule
Saturday, Dec. 14
Jackson State 28, South Carolina State 7
South Alabama 30, Western Michigan 23
Tuesday, Dec. 17
Wednesday, Dec. 18
James Madison 27, Western Kentucky 17
Thursday Dec. 19
Sam Houston 31, Georgia Southern 26
Friday, Dec. 20
Ohio 30, Jacksonville State 27
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Monday, Dec. 23
Northern Illinois 28, Fresno State 20 (2OT)
Tuesday, Dec. 24
South Florida 41, San José State 39 (5 OTs)
Thursday, Dec. 26
Toledo 48, Pittsburgh 46 (6 OTs)
Arkansas State 38, Bowling Green 31
Friday, Dec. 27
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27
Syracuse 52, Washington State 35
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 28
Nebraska 20, Boston College 15
Miami (OH) 43, Colorado State 17
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Monday, Dec. 30
Tuesday, Dec. 31
Illinois 21, South Carolina 17
Thursday, Jan. 2
Friday, Jan. 3
Texas State 30, North Texas 28
Minnesota 24, Virginia Tech 10
Saturday, Jan. 4
Bahamas Bowl pres. by Atlantis Resorts