2021-22 College Football Bowl Schedule

Published 4:30 pm Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Dates, locations, matchups, starting times and TV assignments for all 44 NCAA college football bowl games:

Dec. 17
• Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, Bahamas) — Middle Tennessee (6-6) vs. Toledo (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
• Cure Bowl (Orlando) — Northern Illinois (9-4) vs. Coastal Carolina (10-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

Dec. 18
• Boca Raton Bowl — Western Kentucky (8-5) vs. Appalachian State (10-3), 10 a.m. (ESPN)
• Celebration Bowl (Atlanta) — South Carolina State (6-5) vs. Jackson State (11-1), 11 a.m. (ABC)
• New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque) — UTEP (7-5) vs. Fresno State (9-3), 1:15 p.m. (ESPN)
• Independence Bowl (Shreveport) — UAB (8-4) vs. BYU (10-2), 2:30 p.m. (ABC)
• Lending Tree Bowl (Mobile) — Eastern Michigan (7-5) vs. Liberty (7-5), 4:45 p.m. (ESPN)
• Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl (Los Angeles) — Utah State (10-3) vs. Oregon State (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (ABC)
• New Orleans Bowl — Louisiana-Lafayette (12-1) vs. Marshall (7-5), 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

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Dec. 20
• Myrtle Beach Bowl — Old Dominion (6-6) vs. Tulsa (6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 21
• Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise) — Kent State (7-6) vs. Wyoming (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
• Frisco Bowl (Frisco, Texas) — UTSA (12-1) vs. San Diego State (11-2), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 22
• Armed Forces Bowl — Missouri (6-6) vs. Army (8-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 23
• Frisco Football Classic (Frisco, Texas) — North Texas (6-6) vs. Miami (Ohio) (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
• Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa) — Central Florida (8-4) vs. Florida (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 23
• Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu) — Memphis (6-6) vs. Hawaii (6-7), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 25
• Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.) — Georgia State (7-5) vs. Ball State (6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 27
• Quick Lane Bowl (Detroit) — Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Nevada (8-4), 10 a.m. (ESPN)
• Military Bowl (Annapolis, Md.) — Boston College (6-6) vs. East Carolina (7-5), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 28
• Birmingham Bowl — Houston (11-2) vs. Auburn (6-6), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
• First Responder Bowl (Dallas) — Air Force (9-3) vs. Louisville (6-6), 2:15 p.m. (ESPN)
• Liberty Bowl (Memphis) — Mississippi State (7-5) vs. Texas Tech (6-6), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN)
• Holiday Bowl (San Diego) — UCLA (8-4) vs. North Carolina State (9-3), 7 p.m. (Fox)
• Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Phoenix) — West Virginia (6-6) vs. Minnesota (8-4), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 29
• Fenway Bowl (Boston) — SMU (8-4) vs. Virginia (6-6), 10 a.m. (ESPN)
• Pinstripe Bowl (New York) — Maryland (6-6) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6), 1:15 p.m. (ESPN)
• Cheez-It Bowl (Orlando) — Clemson (9-3) vs. Iowa State (7-5), 4:45 p.m. (ESPN)
• Alamo Bowl (San Antonio) — Oregon (10-3) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 30
• Duke’s Mayo Bowl (Charlotte) — North Carolina (6-6) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 10:30 a.m. (ESPN)
• Music City Bowl (Nashville) — Tennessee (7-5) vs. Purdue (8-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN)
• Peach Bowl (Atlanta) — Pittsburgh (11-2) vs. Michigan State (10-2), 6 p.m. (ESPN)
• Las Vegas Bowl — Wisconsin (8-4) vs. Arizona State (8-4), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 31
• Gator Bowl (Jacksonville) — Wake Forest (10-3) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 10 a.m. (ESPN)
• Sun Bowl (El Paso) — Washington State (7-5) vs. Miami (7-5), 11 a.m. (CBS)
• Arizona Bowl (Tucson) — Central Michigan (8-4) vs. Boise State (7-5), 1 p.m. (Barstool)
• p-Cotton Bowl (Arlington, Texas) — Cincinnati (13-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
• p-Orange Bowl (Miami) — Georgia (12-1) vs. Michigan (12-1), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
p-College Football Playoff semifinal game

Jan. 1
• Outback Bowl (Tampa) — Penn State (7-5) vs. Arkansas (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN2)
• Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.) — Oklahoma State (11-2) vs. Notre Dame (11-1), Noon (ESPN)
• Citrus Bowl (Orlando) — Iowa (10-3) vs. Kentucky (9-3), Noon (ABC)
• Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) — Utah (10-3) vs. Ohio State (10-2), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
• Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) — Baylor (11-2) vs. Ole Miss (10-2), 7:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Jan. 4
• Texas Bowl (Houston) — LSU (6-6) vs. Kansas State (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Jan. 10
• National Championship (Indianapolis) — Cotton Bowl winner vs. Orange Bowl winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN)