The 2021-2022 bowl season will consist of 42 bowl games, plus the College Football Playoff National Championship game. The Fenway and L.A. Bowls join the fray this year.
Last season saw several bowl games canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic while the Rose Bowl was moved to Texas and the Montgomery Bowl was a one-off replacement for the Fenway Bowl.
Date | Time, TV | Bowl | Location | Match-up |
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Date TBD | Time TBD | Holiday Bowl | San Diego | PAC-12 vs. ACC |
Date TBD | Time TBD | Red Box Bowl | San Francisco | PAC-12 vs. Big Ten |
Date TBD | Time TBD | Arizona Bowl | Tucson | MWC vs. Sun Belt |
December 17, 2021 (Friday) | 12:00 PM, ESPN | Bahamas Bowl | Nassau, Bahamas | MAC vs. CUSA |
December 17, 2021 (Friday) | 6:00 PM, ESPN-2 | Cure Bowl | Orlando | American vs. Sun Belt |
December 18, 2021 (Saturday) | 11:00 AM, ESPN | Boca Raton Bowl | Boca Raton | CUSA vs. American or MAC |
December 18, 2021 (Saturday) | 2:15 PM, ESPN | New Mexico Bowl | Albuquerque | MWC vs. CUSA |
December 18, 2021 (Saturday) | 3:30 PM, ABC | Independence Bowl | Shreveport | ACC vs. SEC |
December 18, 2021 (Saturday) | 5:45 PM, ESPN | LendingTree Bowl | Mobile | MAC vs. Sun Belt |
December 18, 2021 (Saturday) | 7:30 PM, ABC | LA Bowl | Inglewood | PAC-12 vs. MWC |
December 18, 2021 (Saturday) | 9:15 PM, ESPN | New Orleans Bowl | New Orleans | CUSA vs. Sun Belt |
December 20, 2021 (Monday) | 2:30 PM, ESPN | Myrtle Beach Bowl | Conway, SC | Sun Belt, CUSA, MAC |
December 21, 2021 (Tuesday) | 3:30 PM, ESPN | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Boise | MWC vs. MAC |
December 21, 2021 (Tuesday) | 7:30 PM, ESPN | Frisco Bowl | Frisco, TX | American, CUSA, MAC, MWC |
December 22, 2021 (Wednesday) | Time TBD, ESPN | Armed Forces Bowl | Ft. Worth | At-large vs. At-large |
December 23, 2021 (Thursday) | 7:00 PM, ESPN | Gasparilla Bowl | Tampa | All but Big Ten, Sun Belt |
December 24, 2021 (Friday) | 8:00 PM, ESPN | Hawai'i Bowl | Manoa | American vs. MWC |
December 25, 2021 (Saturday) | 2:30 PM, ESPN | Camellia Bowl | Montgomery | Sun Belt vs. MAC |
December 27, 2021 (Monday) | 11:00 AM, ESPN | Quick Lane Bowl | Detroit | MAC vs. Big Ten |
December 27, 2021 (Monday) | 2:30 PM, ESPN | Military Bowl | Annapolis | ACC vs. American |
December 28, 2021 (Tuesday) | 12:00 PM, ESPN | Birmingham Bowl | Birmingham | SEC vs. American |
December 28, 2021 (Tuesday) | 3:15 PM, ESPN | First Responder Bowl | Dallas | Big Ten vs. Big 12 |
December 28, 2021 (Tuesday) | 6:45 PM, ESPN | Liberty Bowl | Memphis | Big 12 v s. SEC |
December 28, 2021 (Tuesday) | 10:15 PM, ESPN | Guaranteed Rate Bowl | Phoenix | Big Ten v. Big 12 |
December 29, 2021 (Wednesday) | 11:00 AM, ESPN | Fenway Bowl | Boston | ACC vs. American |
December 29, 2021 (Wednesday) | 2:15 PM, ESPN | PinstripeBowl | Bronx | ACC vs. Big Ten |
December 29, 2021 (Wednesday) | 5:45 PM, ESPN | Cheez-It Bowl | Orlando | ACC vs. Big 12 |
December 29, 2021 (Wednesday) | 9:15 PM, ESPN | Alamo Bowl | San Antonio | Big 12 vs. PAC-12 |
December 30, 2021 (Thursday) | 11:30 AM, ESPN | Duke's Mayo Bowl | Charlotte | ACC vs. SEC |
December 30, 2021 (Thursday) | 3:00 PM, ESPN | Music City Bowl | Nashville | Big Ten vs. SEC |
December 30, 2021 (Thursday) | 7:00 PM, ESPN | Peach Bowl | Atlanta | Playoff Committee Places Teams |
December 30, 2021 (Thursday) | 10:30 PM, ESPN | Las Vegas Bowl | Las Vegas | PAC-12 vs. Big Ten |
December 31, 2021 (Friday) | TBD | Orange Bowl | Miami Gardens | CFP Semifinal |
December 31, 2021 (Friday) | TBD | Cotton Bowl Classic | Arlington | CFP Semifinal |
December 31, 2021 (Friday) | 11:00 AM, ESPN | Gator Bowl | Jacksonville | ACC vs. SEC |
December 31, 2021 (Friday) | 12:30 PM, CBS | Sun Bowl | El Paso | ACC vs. PAC-12 |
January 1, 2022 (Saturday) | 12:00 PM, ESPN-2 | Outback Bowl | Tampa | SEC vs. Big Ten |
January 1, 2022 (Saturday) | 1:00 PM, ESPN | Fiesta Bowl | Glendale | Playoff Committee Places Teams |
January 1, 2022 (Saturday) | 1:00 PM, ABC | Citrus Bowl | Orlando | Big Ten vs. SEC |
January 1, 2022 (Saturday) | 5:00 PM, ESPN | Rose Bowl | Pasadena | Playoff Committee Places Teams (Traditionally PAC-12 vs. Big Ten) |
January 1, 2022 (Saturday) | 8:45 PM, ESPN | Sugar Bowl | New Orleans | Playoff Committee Places Teams (Traditionally SEC vs. Big 12) |
January 4, 2022 (Tuesday) | Time TBD, ESPN | Texas Bowl | Houston | Big 12 vs. SEC |
January 10, 2022 (Monday) | 8:00 PM (EST), ESPN | College Football Playoff National Championship | Indianapolis | Cotton Winner vs. Orange Winner |