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133 BOWL HISTORY // 2015 PAC-12 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE PAC-12 BOWL ARRANGEMENTS 2015-16 PAC-12 BOWL GAME ARRANGEMENTS Bowl Site Opponent Date TV Rose presented by Northwestern Mutual Pasadena, Calif. Big Ten Jan. 1 ESPN Valero Alamo Bowl San Antonio, Texas Big 12 Jan. 2 ESPN National University Holiday San Diego, Calif. Big Ten Dec. 30 ESPN Foster Farms Bowl Santa Clara, Calif. Big Ten Dec. 26 ESPN Hyundai Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas ACC Dec. 26 CBS Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas, Nev. MWC Dec. 19 ABC Cactus Bowl Tempe, Ariz. Big 12 Jan. 2 ESPN The Pac-12 is in the second year of a six-year agreement with seven bowl partners that should provide the Conference with a competitive postseason bowl experience. The lineup is led by the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual, which is the destination for the Pac-12 champion. In addition to the Rose Bowl, Pac- 12 bowl partners include the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, the National Univer- sity Holiday Bowl in San Diego, the Foster Farms Bowl, the Hyundai Sun Bowl in El Paso, the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, and the Cactus Bowl in Phoenix. In 2015-16, the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl will host the College Football Play- off semi!nal games. If the Pac-12 champion is ranked among the top four teams in the College Football Playoff poll following the conclusion of the 2015 season it would be placed in either one of the two semi!nal games. The Rose Bowl would then !ll the slot vacated by the Pac-12 champion with another Pac-12 team. 2015-16 PAC-12 BOWL PARTNERS