The Chicago Charities College All-Star Game was a preseason football tilt played annually (except 1974) from 1934 to 1976 between the National Football League champions and a team of star college seniors from the previous year. (There was one exception: The 1935 game involved the 1934 runner-up Chicago Bears instead of the champion New York.
The following is a list of current, defunct, and proposed college footballbowl games. Six bowl games are currently part of the College Football Playoff, a selection system that creates bowl matchups involving twelve of the top-ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. There are also a number of other college football postseason invitationals, as well as several all-star games.
For nearly a century, bowl games were the purview of only the very best teams, but a steady proliferation of new bowl games required more teams, with 70 participating teams by the 2010–11 bowl season, then 80 participating teams by the 2015–16 bowl season. As a result, the NCAA has steadily reduced the criteria for bowl eligibility, allowing teams with a non-winning (6–6) record in 2010, further reducing requirements to allow teams with outright losing records (5-7) to be invited since 2012. Of the teams with losing records, the team with the best Academic Progress Rate score would be chosen first.[1] While losing teams in bowl games has now become commonplace, there have been a few losing teams who have played in bowl games before the changes in bowl eligibility: 1945 Gator Bowl – Florida Gators (2-3-3), 1963 Sun Bowl – SMU (4-6), 1970 Tangerine Bowl – William & Mary – (5-6), and the 2001 New Orleans Bowl – North Texas (5-6).[2] For the 2016–17 bowl season, 25% of the bowl participants (20 teams) did not have a winning record.
The tables below (College Football Playoff games, Other current Division I FBS bowl games) reflect the changes for the 2019–20 bowl season.
Bowl games are not limited to the Bowl Subdivision; teams in the three lower divisions of the NCAA (the championship subdivision, and Divisions II and III) are also allowed to participate in bowl games. The playoff structure in those three divisions discourages most high-caliber teams from participating in bowl games, as teams would rather contest for the national championship than play in a bowl game. The same basic guidelines for bowl eligibility apply for those contests. As of 2017, one bowl game exists for the championship subdivision, four bowls serve Division II, and ten exist for teams in Division III (not including the Stagg Bowl, which is not a bowl in the same sense but a name for the Division III playoff tournament's championship game).
Past and present community college bowl games, not sanctioned by the NCAA, are also listed.
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Six major bowl games, known as the New Year's Six, rotate the hosting of the two semifinal games which determine the teams that play in the final College Football Playoff National Championship game.[3] The New Year's Six includes six of the ten oldest bowl games (missing the Sun, Gator, Citrus and Liberty bowls), continuing their original history of pitting the very best teams in the country against each other. These six games focus on the top 12 teams in the rankings, with only five teams ranked lower than 12th (all five were still ranked in the top 20) having ever played in the New Year's Six since the College Football Playoff system was inaugurated.
Name | First Game | Venue (Permanent Seating) | City | Previous Name(s)[5] | ||
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Rose Bowl Game | 1902 (annual since 1916) | Rose Bowl (92,542) | Pasadena, California* | $4,000,000 | Northwestern Mutual | Tournament East-West football game; Rose Bowl, Rose Bowl Game presented by: AT&T^, Sony PlayStation 2^, Citi^, Vizio^ |
Orange Bowl | 1935 | Hard Rock Stadium (64,767) | Miami Gardens, Florida | $6,000,000 (as semifinal) | Capital One | Orange Bowl, FedEx Orange Bowl, Discover Orange Bowl |
Sugar Bowl | 1935 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome (73,208) | New Orleans, Louisiana† | $4,000,000 | Allstate | Sugar Bowl, USF&G Sugar Bowl, Nokia Sugar Bowl |
Cotton Bowl Classic | 1937 | AT&T Stadium (80,000) | Arlington, Texas | $6,000,000 (as semifinal) | Goodyear | Cotton Bowl, Mobil Cotton Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic, SBC Cotton Bowl Classic |
Peach Bowl | 1968 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium (71,000) | Atlanta, Georgia | $4,000,000 | Chick-fil-A | Peach Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Chick-fil-A Bowl |
Fiesta Bowl | 1971 | State Farm Stadium (63,400) | Glendale, Arizona | $4,000,000 | PlayStation | Fiesta Bowl, Sunkist Fiesta Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Vizio Fiesta Bowl, BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl |
^ The Rose Bowl did not add a sponsor to its name until the 1998 season. Unlike other bowls, which give the sponsor's name precedence ahead of the bowl's name (effectively changing the title of the game), the Rose Bowl adds the sponsor as 'presented by', after the words Rose Bowl.
* One-time move due to World War II travel restrictions after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
† One-time move due to damage to the Superdome from Hurricane Katrina.
Besides the six bowl games that are part of the College Football Playoff, there are a number of other postseason invitationals. Generally, two conferences will agree to send teams of a particular standing to a game beforehand. For instance, the Rose Bowl traditionally features the Big Ten and Pac-12 conference champions. Generally, the payout to the participating teams in a bowl game is closely correlated to its prestige. By comparison, each of the former BCS bowls (including the national championship game) had a payout of $18 million.
Name | Season Started | Venue (Permanent Seating) | City | Total Payout [4] | Title Sponsor(s)[5] | Previous Name(s)[5] |
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Sun Bowl | 1935 | Sun Bowl Stadium (51,500) | El Paso, Texas | $3,447,568 | Kellogg's | Sun Bowl, John Hancock Sun Bowl, John Hancock Bowl, Norwest Bank Sun Bowl, Norwest Corporation Sun Bowl, Wells Fargo Sun Bowl, Vitalis Sun Bowl, Brut Sun Bowl, Hyundai Sun Bowl |
Gator Bowl | 1945 | TIAA Bank Field (76,867) | Jacksonville, Florida | $3,168,292 | TaxSlayer | Gator Bowl, Mazda Gator Bowl, Outback Gator Bowl, Toyota Gator Bowl, Konica Minolta Gator Bowl, Progressive Gator Bowl, TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl, TaxSlayer Bowl |
Citrus Bowl | 1946 | Camping World Stadium (65,438) | Orlando, Florida | $8,550,000 | VRBO | Tangerine Bowl, Florida Citrus Bowl, CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl, Ourhouse.com Florida Citrus Bowl, Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl, Capital One Bowl, Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl, Citrus Bowl presented by Overton's |
Liberty Bowl | 1959 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (61,008) | Memphis, Tennessee | $4,294,681 | AutoZone | Liberty Bowl, St. Jude Liberty Bowl, AXA Liberty Bowl |
Independence Bowl | 1976 | Independence Stadium (53,000) | Shreveport, Louisiana | $1,248,280 | Walk-On's | Independence Bowl, Poulan Independence Bowl, Poulan Weed Eater Independence Bowl, Sanford Independence Bowl, MainStay Independence Bowl, PetroSun Independence Bowl, AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl, AdvoCare V100 Bowl, Duck Commander Independence Bowl, Camping World Independence Bowl |
Holiday Bowl | 1978 | SDCCU Stadium (70,561) | San Diego, California | $6,326,258 | San Diego County Credit Union | Holiday Bowl, Sea World Holiday Bowl, Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl, Plymouth Holiday Bowl, Culligan Holiday Bowl, Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl, National University Holiday Bowl, National Funding Holiday Bowl |
Outback Bowl | 1986 | Raymond James Stadium (65,908) | Tampa, Florida | $6,350,000 | Outback | Hall of Fame Bowl |
Cheez-It Bowl | 1989 | Chase Field (48,519) | Phoenix, Arizona | $1,037,118 | Kellogg's | Copper Bowl, Domino's Pizza Copper Bowl, Weiser Lock Copper Bowl, Insight.com Bowl, Insight Bowl, Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, TicketCity Cactus Bowl, Motel 6 Cactus Bowl |
Camping World Bowl | 1990 | Camping World Stadium (65,438) | Orlando, Florida | $5,800,000 | Camping World | Sunshine Classic, Blockbuster Bowl, Carquest Bowl, MicronPC Bowl, MicronPC.com Bowl, Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl, Mazda Tangerine Bowl, Champs Sports Bowl, Russell Athletic Bowl |
Las Vegas Bowl | 1992 | Sam Boyd Stadium (36,800) | Whitney, Nevada | $2,760,000 | Mitsubishi | Las Vegas Bowl, EA Sports Las Vegas Bowl, Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl, Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl, Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl, MAACO Bowl Las Vegas, Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl presented by GEICO |
Alamo Bowl | 1993 | Alamodome (65,000) | San Antonio, Texas | $7,975,000 | Valero | Builders Square Alamo Bowl, Sylvania Alamo Bowl, Alamo Bowl Presented By MasterCard, MasterCard Alamo Bowl, Alamo Bowl |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | 1997 | Albertsons Stadium (37,000) | Boise, Idaho | $950,000 | Idaho Potato Commission | Sports Humanitarian Bowl, Humanitarian Bowl, Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl, MPC Computers Bowl, Roady's Humanitarian Bowl, uDrove Humanitarian Bowl |
Music City Bowl | 1998 | Nissan Stadium (69,143) | Nashville, Tennessee | $5,650,000 | Franklin American Mortgage Company | Music City Bowl, American General Music City Bowl, homepoint.com Music City Bowl, Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl, Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl presented by Bridgestone |
Mobile Alabama Bowl | 1999 | Ladd–Peebles Stadium (33,471) | Mobile, Alabama | $1,500,000 | None | Mobile Alabama Bowl, GMAC Mobile Alabama Bowl, GMAC Bowl, GoDaddy.com Bowl, GoDaddy Bowl, Dollar General Bowl |
New Orleans Bowl | 2001 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome (73,208) | New Orleans, Louisiana | $925,000 | R+L Carriers | New Orleans Bowl, Wyndham New Orleans Bowl |
Redbox Bowl | 2002 | Levi's Stadium (68,500) | Santa Clara, California | $3,600,000 | Redbox | San Francisco Bowl, Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl, Emerald Bowl, Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, Fight Hunger Bowl, Foster Farms Bowl |
Hawaii Bowl | 2002 | Aloha Stadium (50,000) | Honolulu, Hawaii | $1,000,000 | SoFi | ConAgra Foods Hawai'i Bowl, Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl |
Belk Bowl | 2002 | Bank of America Stadium (73,778) | Charlotte, North Carolina | $4,505,556 | Belk | Queen City Bowl, Continental Tire Bowl, Meineke Car Care Bowl |
Armed Forces Bowl | 2003 | Amon G. Carter Stadium (45,000) | Fort Worth, Texas | $900,000 | Lockheed Martin | PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl, Fort Worth Bowl, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl |
Texas Bowl | 2006 | NRG Stadium (71,054) | Houston, Texas | $6,300,000 | Academy Sports + Outdoors | Texas Bowl, Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl |
Birmingham Bowl | 2006 | Legion Field (71,594) | Birmingham, Alabama | $1,650,000 | Jared | Birmingham Bowl, Papajohns.com Bowl, BBVA Compass Bowl |
New Mexico Bowl | 2006 | Dreamstyle Stadium (39,224) | Albuquerque, New Mexico | $1,050,000 | DreamHouse | New Mexico Bowl, Gildan New Mexico Bowl |
Military Bowl | 2008 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) | Annapolis, Maryland | $2,066,990 | Northrop Grumman | Congressional Bowl, EagleBank Bowl |
Gasparilla Bowl | 2008 | Raymond James Stadium (65,890) | Tampa, Florida | $1,133,735 | Bad Boy Mowers | St. Petersburg Bowl, magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl, Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl, Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl, St. Petersburg Bowl |
Pinstripe Bowl | 2010 | Yankee Stadium[6] (54,251) | Bronx, New York | $4,300,000 | New Era | None previous |
First Responder Bowl | 2010 | Cotton Bowl (92,100) | Dallas, Texas | $1,667,000 | Servpro | Dallas Football Classic, TicketCity Bowl, Heart of Dallas Bowl presented by PlainsCapital Bank, Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl |
Bahamas Bowl | 2014 | Thomas Robinson Stadium (15,023) | Nassau, Bahamas | $225,000 | Elk Grove Village, Illinois | Popeyes Bahamas Bowl |
Boca Raton Bowl | 2014 | FAU Stadium (29,419) | Boca Raton, Florida | $1,000,000 | Cheribundi | Boca Raton Bowl, Marmot Boca Raton Bowl |
Camellia Bowl | 2014 | Cramton Bowl (25,000) | Montgomery, Alabama | $250,000 | Raycom Media | None previous |
Quick Lane Bowl[7][8] | 2014 | Ford Field (65,000) | Detroit, Michigan | $750,000 | Ford Motor Company | de facto replacement for Little Caesars Pizza Bowl which ran from 1997 to 2013 |
Cure Bowl[9][10] | 2015 | Exploria Stadium (25,500) | Orlando, Florida | $751,115 | AutoNation | None previous |
Arizona Bowl | 2015 | Arizona Stadium (56,029) | Tucson, Arizona | $412,920 | NOVA Home Loans | None previous |
Frisco Bowl | 2017 | Toyota Stadium (20,500) | Frisco, Texas | $750,000 | Tropical Smoothie Cafe | de facto replacement for the Miami Beach Bowl, which was sold to ESPN Events and relocated to Frisco, Texas. DXL Frisco Bowl |
Name | First Game | Venue (Permanent Seating) | City | Previous Name(s) | |
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Mineral Water Bowl | 1999 | Tiger Stadium | Excelsior Springs, Missouri | Excelsior Springs Quarterback Club | none |
Heart of Texas Bowl | 2012 | Bulldawg Stadium | Copperas Cove, Texas | The International Purchasing System (TIPS) Communities Helping Americans Mature, Progress and Succeed (C.H.A.M.P.S.) | HOT Bowl (abbreviation) |
Live United Bowl | 2013 | Razorback Stadium | Texarkana, Arkansas | Dean Barry, agent; United Way | Texarkana Bowl (Replaced Kanza Bowl, which ran from 2009–2012) |
Corsicana Bowl | 2017 | Tiger Stadium (Corsicana)(10,001) | Corsicana, Texas | Corsicana Convention and Visitors Bureau | None |
Name | First Game | Venue (Permanent Seating) | City | Title Sponsor | Previous Name(s) |
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ECAC D3 Football Fest (4 bowls: Chapman, Lynah, Bushnell, & Whitelaw) | 2015 | Rotates yearly (All four played at same site) | N/A | Eastern College Athletic Conference | ECAC Bowl (1983–2003) Regional ECAC bowl games (1983-2014)[11] |
Centennial-MAC Bowl Series (2 unnamed bowls) | 2015 | Campus sites | N/A | Centennial Conference Middle Atlantic Conferences | None |
New England Bowl | 2016 | Campus site | N/A | ECFC, MSCAC, CCC Football, & NEWMAC | None |
New York Bowl | 2017 | Campus site | N/A | Liberty League Empire 8 | None |
Additionally, NCAA Division III is home to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl (1973–present; currently played in Salem, Virginia). In contrast to other bowl games, the Stagg Bowl operates within the NCAA tournament structure rather than as a stand-alone post-season game; it serves as the Division III national championship game to conclude a 32-team post-season playoff.
The NAIA's national championship game (which is the conclusion of a 16 team playoff) is currently not named as a bowl, but has held a bowl name in the past. Additionally, from 1970–1996, NAIA football was split into two divisions and held a separate tournaments and championships for both divisions; the Division II championship was never named a bowl and as such the past names listed below do not apply to the Division II championship game.
Name | First Game | Venue (Permanent Seating) | City | Title Sponsor | Previous Name(s) |
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NAIA national football championship | 1956 | (9,601) | Daytona Beach, Florida | NAIA Waste Pro | Aluminum Bowl (1956) Holiday Bowl (1957–1960) Camellia Bowl (1961–1963) Championship Bowl (1964–1976, 1980–1996) Apple Bowl (1977) Palm Bowl (1978–1979) |
Football teams that are a part of the NCCAA may also be members of the NCAA, NAIA, or of neither. Bids to the Victory Bowl are given to NCCAA teams that did not make the their NCAA or NAIA playoffs and is treated as the NCCAA Championship Game, but follows no playoff itself.
Name | First Game | Venue (Permanent Seating) | City | Title Sponsor | Previous Name(s) |
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Victory Bowl | 1997 | Campus site | N/A | NCCAA | None |
The following bowl games have been certified and approved by the NCAA for a future date.
Name | Year to start | Venue (permanent seating) | City | Payout | Sponsor(s) | Previous name(s) |
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Myrtle Beach Bowl | 2020 | Brooks Stadium (20,000) | Conway, South Carolina[13] | TBD | TBD | None Previous |
Fenway Bowl | 2020 | Fenway Park (37,755) | Boston, Massachusetts | TBD | TBD | None previous |
The number of bowl games have risen steadily, reaching 41 (including the national championship game) by the 2015 bowl season. To fill the 80 available bowl slots, a record 15 teams with non-winning seasons participated in bowl games—including three with a record of 5–7. This situation led directly to the NCAA Division I Council imposing a three-year moratorium on new bowl games in April 2016.[14]
Since 2010, organizers and boosters have continued to propose other bowl games—some of these proposals have since been dropped, while others are active proposals that have been placed on hold during the NCAA moratorium.
Name | Year to start | Venue (permanent seating) | City | Payout | Sponsor(s) | Previous name(s) |
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Los Angeles Bowl[15][16][17] | 2020 | SoFi Stadium (70,240) | Los Angeles, California | TBD | TBD | None previous |
Chicago Bowl | TBD | Wrigley Field (41,268) | Chicago, Illinois | TBD | TBD | None previous |
Austin Bowl[18] | TBD | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (100,119) | Austin, Texas | TBD | TBD | None previous |
Medal of Honor Bowl[19] | TBD | Johnson Hagood Stadium (21,000) | Charleston, South Carolina | TBD | TBD | None previous |
Little Rock Bowl[17] | TBD | War Memorial Stadium (54,120) | Little Rock, Arkansas | TBD | TBD | None previous |
Melbourne Bowl | TBD | Marvel Stadium (56,347) | Melbourne, Victoria | TBD | TBD | None previous |
Dubai bowl game[17] | TBD | TBD | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | TBD | TBD | None previous |
Ireland bowl game[17] | TBD | TBD | Ireland | TBD | TBD | None previous |
Toronto bowl game[17] | TBD | Rogers Centre (54,000) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | TBD | TBD | International Bowl |
St. Louis bowl game[17][20] | TBD | TBD | St. Louis, Missouri | TBD | TBD | None previous |
Two proposed games, the Cure Bowl and Christmas Bowl, were turned down by the NCAA for 2010.[21] The Cure Bowl was eventually added in 2014, for the 2015 bowl season.
In August 2013, the Detroit Lions announced that it would hold a new bowl game at Ford Field beginning in 2014, holding Big Ten and Atlantic Coast Conference tie-ins, despite the existence of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.[22][23] While Pizza Bowl organizers attempted to move the game to Comerica Park (a baseball stadium across the street from Ford Field), these plans never came to fruition.[7][24] In August 2014, the Lions announced that the new game would be known as the Quick Lane Bowl, and play its inaugural game on December 26, 2014. In a statement to Crain's Detroit Business, Motor City Bowl co-founder Ken Hoffman confirmed that there would be no Little Caesars Pizza Bowl for 2014.[7][8]
In June 2013, ESPN.com reported that the so-called 'Group of Five' conferences—the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West Conference, and Sun Belt Conference—were considering adding one or more new bowl games once the NCAA's current moratorium on new bowls expires after the 2013 season. This move was driven by a trend for the 'Power Five' conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC) to play one another in bowl games. The 2013 season, the last of the current four-year bowl cycle, will have 16 bowls that involve two teams from 'Power Five' leagues. The 2014 season, the first of a new six-year bowl cycle, will have at least 19, and possibly more, matchups of 'Power Five' teams. The 'Group of Five' was apparently concerned that this trend would mean that its teams might not have available bowl slots.[17]
According to reports, the 2010 Christmas Bowl proposal would have involved a Mountain West team against an opponent from either the Pac-12 or The American. As for The American, it has suggested a new bowl game, most likely at Marlins Park in Miami. Two other venues of 'Group of Five' schools in Florida—Spectrum Stadium (UCF, Orlando) and FAU Stadium (Florida Atlantic, Boca Raton)—are being considered for other potential bowls. A possible bowl in Little Rock would pit C-USA and the Sun Belt. Finally, the director of the current Little Caesars Bowl indicated that he had been in contact with officials from all of the 'Group of Five' about starting new bowl games in Ireland (most likely Dublin), Dubai, and either Toronto or Nassau.[17] Recently, though, reports have indicated the proposed games in Ireland and Dubai would be unworkable.[25]
The first new bowl to be confirmed for 2014 was the Camellia Bowl, a game created by ESPN that will be played in Montgomery, Alabama. It will have tie-ins with the MAC and Sun Belt, and the contract for the game will run through the 2019 season. ESPN was also reported to be in negotiations to take over ownership of the existing Heart of Dallas Bowl and establish a new bowl game in Boca Raton.[26]
Another ownership group interested in starting a Montgomery-based bowl at Alabama State's stadium has reportedly switched focus to Charleston, South Carolina. In the face of obstacles related to an NCAA ban on playing postseason games at predetermined locations in South Carolina due to the Confederate battle flag being flown at a civil war monument on the State House grounds, the ownership group instead chose to stage the Medal of Honor Bowlall-star game at Johnson Hagood Stadium beginning in 2014.[27] However, with the Confederate flag's removal from the State House grounds on July 10, 2015, the NCAA lifted its ban that day.[28] As such, on August 27 of that year, the Medal of Honor Bowl announced their plans to become a traditional postseason bowl game beginning on December 18, 2016, pending NCAA approval. The all-star game format was not played that year as a result.[29] However, in April 2016, the NCAA announced a moratorium on new bowl games;[14] organizers have subsequently announced plans to hold the bowl (as an all-star game again) in January 2018.[30]
State | Number | Bowls |
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Florida | 8 | Orange*, Boca Raton, Camping World, Citrus, Cure, Gasparilla, Gator, Outback |
Texas | 7 | Cotton*, Alamo, Armed Forces, First Responder, Frisco, Sun, Texas |
Alabama | 3 | Birmingham, Camellia, Mobile Alabama |
Arizona | Fiesta*, Arizona, Cheez-It | |
California | Rose*, Holiday, Redbox | |
Louisiana | Sugar*, Independence, New Orleans | |
Tennessee | 2 | Liberty, Music City |
Georgia | 1 | Peach* |
Hawaii | Hawai'i | |
Idaho | Famous Idaho Potato | |
Maryland | Military | |
Michigan | Quick Lane | |
Nevada | Las Vegas | |
New Mexico | New Mexico | |
New York | Pinstripe | |
North Carolina | Belk |
*State also hosts College Football Playoff semifinals in rotation under current CFP format.
All-star games predominantly featuring players from the FBS-level (or historical equivalents, such as Division I-A).[31]
Name | Status | Years | City | Notes |
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East–West Shrine Game | Active | 1925–present | San Francisco (1925–1941) multiple locations (1942–2011) St. Petersburg, Florida (2012–present) | has invited Canadian players since 1985 |
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl | Active | 2012–present | Pasadena, California | |
Senior Bowl | Active | 1950–present | Jacksonville, Florida (1950) Mobile, Alabama (1951–present) | |
Medal of Honor Bowl | Paused | 2014–2015 | Charleston, South Carolina | |
Blue–Gray Football Classic | Defunct | 1939–2001 2003 | Montgomery, Alabama Troy, Alabama | |
Casino del Sol College All-Star Game | Defunct | 2011–2013 | Tempe, Arizona (2011) Tucson, Arizona (2012–13) | Eastham Energy College All-Star Game in 2011 |
Challenge Bowl | Defunct | 1978–1979 | Seattle | Pac-8 all-stars vs. Big Ten all-stars (1978) Pac-10 all-stars vs. Big Eight all-stars (1979)[32] |
Chicago College All-Star Game | Defunct | 1934–1976 | Chicago (1934–42, 1945–76) Evanston, Illinois (1943–44) | college all-stars vs. NFL champions |
College All-Star Bowl | Defunct | 2013–2014 | Greenville, South Carolina | |
Gridiron Classic | Defunct | 1999–2005 | Orlando, Florida (1999–2003) The Villages, Florida (2004–05) | |
Hula Bowl | Defunct | 1960–2008 | Honolulu (1960–97, 2006–08) Wailuku, Hawaii (1998–2005) | started with non-collegiate players in 1947 |
Japan Bowl | Defunct | 1976–1993 | Tokyo (1976–79, 1992–93) Yokohama (1980–91) | |
Las Vegas All-American Classic | Defunct | 2002–2006 | Saint George, Utah (2002–03) Las Vegas (2004–06) | played as the Paradise Bowl in Utah |
Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic | Defunct | 2005–2006 | Jackson, Mississippi | Division I-A vs. Division I-AA/II/III |
North–South All-Star Classic | Defunct | 2007 | Houston | also known as the Inta-Juice All-Star Classic |
North–South Shrine Game | Defunct | 1948–1973 1976 | Miami Pontiac, Michigan | started with high school teams in 1946 |
Players All-Star Classic | Defunct | 2012 | Little Rock, Arkansas | |
Raycom All-Star Classic | Defunct | 2013 | Montgomery, Alabama | |
Texas vs The Nation | Defunct | 2007–2011 2013 | El Paso, Texas (2007–10) San Antonio, Texas (2011) Allen, Texas (2013) |
Name | Status | Years | City | Notes |
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FCS Bowl | Active | 2014–present | Miami (2014–2015) Daytona Beach (2016–present) | FCS |
National Bowl Game | Active | 2011–present | Allentown, Pennsylvania (2011–2012) Miami (2013–2015) Daytona Beach (2016–present) | Division II/III and NAIA |
Dream Bowl | Active | 2018 | Roanoke, Virginia | Division II/III and FCS[33] |
Cactus Bowl | Defunct | 1994–2011 | Fargo, North Dakota (1994–2000) Kingsville, Texas (2001–2011) | played as the Snow Bowl in Fargo Division II |
East Coast Bowl | Defunct | 2001–2009 | Petersburg, Virginia | Division II/III and NAIA |
USA College Football Bowl | Defunct | 1996–2015 | multiple locations (1996–2014) Jackson, Mississippi (2015) | initially Division III, later all levels[34] 2016 game was cancelled[35] |
Bowl Name | Years Played | Location | Notes |
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Alamo Bowl | 1947 | San Antonio, Texas | Not to be confused with the modern Alamo Bowl |
All-American Bowl | 1977–1990 | Birmingham, Alabama | Known as the Hall of Fame Classic through 1985. |
Aloha Bowl | 1982–2000 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
Aviation Bowl | 1961 | Dayton, Ohio | |
Bacardi Bowl | 1907, 1909, 1911–1912, 1921, 1936, 1946 | Havana, Cuba | Last game in 1946, Southern Mississippi defeated Havana University, 55-0 |
Bluebonnet Bowl | 1959–1987 | Houston, Texas | Known as the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl whenever the game was played in the Astrodome. |
Bluegrass Bowl | 1958 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
California Bowl | 1981–1991 | Fresno, California | Superseded by the Las Vegas Bowl. |
Charity Bowl | 1937 | Los Angeles | |
Cherry Bowl | 1984–1985 | Pontiac, Michigan | |
Delta Bowl | 1947–1948 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
Dixie Bowl | 1947–1948 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
Dixie Classic | 1921, 1924, 1933 | Dallas, Texas | Forerunner to the current Cotton Bowl Classic |
Fort Worth Classic | 1920 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
Freedom Bowl | 1984–1994 | Anaheim, California | |
Garden State Bowl | 1978–1981 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | |
Gotham Bowl | 1961–1962 | New York City | |
Great Lakes Bowl | 1947 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Harbor Bowl | 1946–1948 | San Diego | |
Houston Bowl | 2000–2005 | Houston, Texas | Called the galleryfurniture.com Bowl in 2000–2001 |
International Bowl | 2006–2009 | Toronto | |
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl[36] | 1997–2013 | Detroit (1997–2001: Pontiac, Michigan) | Also known as the Ford Motor City Bowl and the Motor City Bowl. Was replaced by the Quick Lane Bowl in 2014. |
Los Angeles Christmas Festival | 1924 | Los Angeles | |
Mercy Bowl | 1961, 1971 | Los Angeles | |
Miami Beach Bowl | 2014–2016 | Miami, Florida | Sold and moved to Frisco, Texas |
Oahu Bowl | 1998–2000 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
Oil Bowl | 1943, 1945–1946 | Houston, Texas | |
Pineapple Bowl | 1939–1951 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
Poi Bowl | 1935–1938 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
Poinsettia Bowl | 2005–2016 | San Diego | The Holiday Bowl management folded the Poinsettia Bowl.[37] |
Presidential Cup Bowl | 1950 | College Park, Maryland | |
Raisin Bowl | 1945–1949 | Fresno, California | |
Salad Bowl | 1947–1951 | Phoenix, Arizona | Precursor to current Fiesta Bowl |
San Diego East-West Christmas Classic | 1921–1922 | San Diego, California | |
Seattle Bowl | 2001–2002 | Seattle | Continuation of the Oahu Bowl. |
Shrine Bowl | 1948–1949 | Little Rock, Arkansas | |
Silicon Valley Football Classic | 2000–2004 | San Jose, California |
Name | Seasons Active | City | Notes |
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Mirage Bowl | 1976–1993 | Tokyo, Japan | A regular season matchup, originally at Korakuen Stadium, later at Olympic Stadium, and finally at the Tokyo Dome |
Oyster Bowl | 1948–1995 | Norfolk, Virginia | A regular season game called a 'bowl', now a home game for Old Dominion University to raise money for the Kedive Shriner's charities |
Patriot Bowl | 2007–2009 | Cleveland, Ohio | A regular season game called a 'bowl' that featured a team from the Mid-American Conference and (originally) one of the United States service academies |
Tobacco Bowl | 1935–1941, 1948–1984 | South Boston, Virginia Richmond, Virginia |
Name | Seasons Active | City | Notes |
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Bicentennial Bowl | 1975–1976 | Little Rock, Arkansas Richmond, Virginia | |
Boardwalk Bowl | 1961–1972 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | A College Division regional final 1968–1972, later a Division II quarterfinal. |
Boot Hill Bowl | 1970–1980 | Dodge City, Kansas | |
Burley Bowl | 1945–1956 | Johnson City, Tennessee | Played on Thanksgiving Day each year |
Camellia Bowl | 1948 1961–1972 | Lafayette, Louisiana Sacramento, California | A College Division regional final 1964–1972, later a playoff game in DI-AA and DII. |
Cigar Bowl | 1946–1954 | Tampa, Florida | |
Cosmopolitan Bowl | 1951 | Alexandria, Louisiana | |
Elks Bowl | 1953–1954 | Greenville, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina | Both games were played in calendar year 1954. |
Epson Ivy Bowl | 1988–1996 | Yokohama, Japan Tokyo, Japan Nishinomiya, Japan | Three years in Yokohama, three years in Tokyo, two years in Nishinomiya |
Festival of Palms Bowl | 1932–1933 | Miami, Florida | Would become the Orange Bowl for the 1934 season[38] |
Fruit Bowl | 1947–1948 | San Francisco, California | 1948 game was the first inter-racial college bowl game |
Glass Bowl | 1946–1949 | Toledo, Ohio | |
Grantland Rice Bowl | 1964–1972 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee Baton Rouge, Louisiana | A College Division regional final for nine years; later a Division II playoff game. |
Grape Bowl | 1947–1948 | Lodi, California | |
Knute Rockne Bowl | 1969–1972 | Bridgeport, Connecticut Atlantic City, New Jersey | A College Division regional final for four years; later a Division II playoff game. |
Lions Bowl | 1969–1972 | Salisbury, North Carolina | From 1949 to 1951, this game had been played as the Pythian Bowl. |
Missouri-Kansas Bowl | 1948 | Kansas City, Missouri | |
Optimist Bowl | 1946 | Houston, Texas | College of the Pacific was coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg. |
Orange Blossom Classic | 1933–1978 | Miami, Florida | The name is now used for an occasional regular season game. |
Pasadena Bowl | 1967–1971 | Pasadena, California | |
Pear Bowl | 1946–1951 | Ashland, Oregon Medford, Oregon | |
Pecan Bowl | 1946–1947 1964–1967 1968–1970 | Orangeburg, South Carolina Abilene, Texas Arlington, Texas | HBCU matchup in 1940s, then a College Division regional final |
Pelican Bowl | 1972 1974–1975 | Durham, North Carolina New Orleans, Louisiana | |
Pioneer Bowl | 1971–1972 | Wichita Falls, Texas | A College Division regional final for two years; later a playoff game in DI-AA and DII. |
Prairie View Bowl | 1928–1960 | Houston, Texas | First bowl game for HBCU's, hosted by Prairie View A&M. |
Pythian Bowl | 1949–1951 | Salisbury, North Carolina | First bowl game that was played in North Carolina. Succeeded by 1952 Lions Bowl. |
Refrigerator Bowl | 1948–1956 | Evansville, Indiana | |
Sunflower Bowl | 1982–1986 | Winfield, Kansas | |
Vulcan Bowl | 1941–1948, 1951 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
Wheat Bowl | 1995–2006 | Ellinwood, Kansas Great Bend, Kansas | Pre-season NAIA bowl[39] |
First Down Classic | 2007–2011 | Platte City, Missouri Ottawa, Kansas Baldwin City, Kansas | Pre-season NAIA bowl, successor to the Wheat Bowl. |
2018–19 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Regular season | August 25, 2018 – December 8, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of bowls | 40[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-star games | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowl games | December 15, 2018 – January 7, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Championship | 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location of Championship | Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, CA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions | Clemson Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowl Challenge Cup winner | Conference USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018–19 NCAA football bowl games were a series of college footballbowl games completing the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The games began on December 15, 2018, and, aside from the all-star games that follow, ended with the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, which was played on January 7, 2019.
The total of 40 team-competitive bowls, including the national championship game, was unchanged from the previous year. To fill the 78 available bowl slots, a total of 10 teams (13% of all participants) with non-winning records (6–6) were invited to bowl games. This was the second consecutive year, and only the third time in eight years, that no teams with losing seasons (6–7 or 5–7) were invited to fill available bowl berths.
Only 39 of the 40 bowls were played, with the First Responder Bowl becoming the first ever postseason game at the FBS-level (or its predecessors) to be cancelled, as a severe lightning storm lingered for over two hours near the Cotton Bowl Stadium.[2][3] The game was scored as a no-contest for the teams involved.[4]
The three all-star games were the East–West Shrine Game and NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, played on January 19, and the Senior Bowl, played on January 26.
The schedule for the 2018–19 bowl games is below. All times are EST (UTC−5).
The College Football Playoff system is used to determine a national championship of Division I FBS college football. A 13-member committee of experts ranked the top 25 teams in the nation after each of the last seven weeks. The top four teams in the final ranking play in a single-elimination semifinal round, with the winners advancing to the National Championship game.
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The semifinal games for the 2018–19 season were the Cotton Bowl and the Orange Bowl. Both were played on December 29 as part of a yearly rotation of three pairs of six bowls, commonly referred to as the New Year's Six bowl games. The winners advanced to the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on January 7.
Semifinals | Championship | ||||
December 29 – Orange BowlHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens | |||||
1 | Alabama | 45 | |||
4 | Oklahoma | 34 | January 7 – National ChampionshipLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara | ||
1 | Alabama | 16 | |||
December 29 – Cotton BowlAT&T Stadium, Arlington | 2 | Clemson | 44 | ||
2 | Clemson | 30 | |||
3 | Notre Dame | 3 |
All games in this table were televised on ESPN.
Date | Game | Site | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
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Dec. 29 | Peach Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 12:00pm | No. 10 Florida Gators (9–3) No. 7 Michigan Wolverines (10–2) | SEC Big Ten | Florida 41 Michigan 15 |
Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal Game) | AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas 4:00pm | No. 2 Clemson Tigers (13–0) No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12–0) | ACC Independent | Clemson 30 Notre Dame 3 | |
Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal Game) | Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 8:00pm | No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (13–0) No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners (12–1) | SEC Big 12 | Alabama 45 Oklahoma 34 | |
Jan. 1 | Fiesta Bowl | State Farm Stadium Glendale, Arizona 1:00pm | No. 11 LSU Tigers (9–3) No. 8 UCF Knights (12–0) | SEC American | LSU 40 UCF 32 |
Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 5:00pm | No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (12–1) No. 9 Washington Huskies (10–3) | Big Ten Pac-12 | Ohio State 28 Washington 23 | |
Sugar Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 8:45pm | No. 15 Texas Longhorns (9–4) No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (11–2) | Big 12 SEC | Texas 28 Georgia 21 | |
Jan. 7 | College Football Playoff National Championship | Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, California 8:00pm | No. 2 Clemson Tigers (14–0) No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (14–0) | ACC SEC | Clemson 44 Alabama 16 |
For the 2018–19 bowl season, the Gasparilla Bowl was re-located from Tropicana Field to Raymond James Stadium (which already hosts the Outback Bowl). Under new sponsorship deals in comparison to the prior season's bowl games, the Cactus Bowl was renamed the Cheez-It Bowl, the Heart of Dallas Bowl was renamed the First Responder Bowl, and the Foster Farms Bowl was renamed the Redbox Bowl. The Gator Bowl name was reinstated for the first time since the 2013 season, as it had been known as the TaxSlayer Bowl for the four prior editions.
Date | Game | Site | Television | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
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Dec. 15 | Cure Bowl | Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 1:30 pm | CBSSN | Tulane Green Wave (6–6) Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (7–6) | American Sun Belt | Tulane 41 Louisiana 24 |
New Mexico Bowl | Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico 2:00 pm | ESPN | Utah State Aggies (10–2) North Texas Mean Green (9–3) | MWC C-USA | Utah State 52 North Texas 13 | |
Las Vegas Bowl | Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, Nevada 3:30 pm | ABC | No. 21 Fresno State Bulldogs (11–2) Arizona State Sun Devils (7–5) | MWC Pac-12 | Fresno State 31 Arizona State 20 | |
Camellia Bowl | Cramton Bowl Montgomery, Alabama 5:30 pm | ESPN | Georgia Southern Eagles (9–3) Eastern Michigan Eagles (7–5) | Sun Belt MAC | Georgia Southern 23 Eastern Michigan 21 | |
New Orleans Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 9:00 pm | ESPN | Appalachian State Mountaineers (10–2) Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (8–5) | Sun Belt C-USA | Appalachian State 45 Middle Tennessee 13 | |
Dec. 18 | Boca Raton Bowl | FAU Stadium Boca Raton, Florida 7:00 pm | ESPN | UAB Blazers (10–3) Northern Illinois Huskies (8–5) | C-USA MAC | UAB 37 Northern Illinois 13 |
Dec. 19 | Frisco Bowl | Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas 8:00 pm | ESPN | Ohio Bobcats (8–4) San Diego State Aztecs (7–5) | MAC MWC | Ohio 27 San Diego State 0 |
Dec. 20 | Gasparilla Bowl | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 8:00 pm | ESPN | Marshall Thundering Herd (8–4) South Florida Bulls (7–5) | C-USA American | Marshall 38 South Florida 20 |
Dec. 21 | Bahamas Bowl | Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas 12:30 pm | ESPN | FIU Panthers (8–4) Toledo Rockets (7–5) | C-USA MAC | FIU 35 Toledo 32 |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Albertsons Stadium Boise, Idaho 4:00 pm | ESPN | BYU Cougars (6–6) Western Michigan Broncos (7–5) | Independent MAC | BYU 49 Western Michigan 18 | |
Dec. 22 | Birmingham Bowl | Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama 12:00 pm | ESPN | Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6–6) Memphis Tigers (8–5) | ACC American | Wake Forest 37 Memphis 34 |
Armed Forces Bowl | Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas 3:30 pm | ESPN | Army Black Knights (10–2) Houston Cougars (8–4) | Independent American | Army 70 Houston 14 | |
Dollar General Bowl | Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama 7:00 pm | ESPN | Troy Trojans (9–3) Buffalo Bulls (10–3) | Sun Belt MAC | Troy 42 Buffalo 32 | |
Hawaii Bowl | Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii 10:30 pm | ESPN | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (7–5) Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (8–5) | C-USA MWC | Louisiana Tech 31 Hawaii 14 | |
Dec. 26 | First Responder Bowl | Cotton Bowl Stadium Dallas, Texas 1:30 pm | ESPN | Boston College Eagles (7–5) No. 25 Boise State Broncos (10–3) | ACC MWC | No contest due to weather cancellation. |
Quick Lane Bowl | Ford Field Detroit, Michigan 5:15 pm | ESPN | Minnesota Golden Gophers (6–6) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7–5) | Big Ten ACC | Minnesota 34 Georgia Tech 10 | |
Cheez-It Bowl | Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona 9:00 pm | ESPN | TCU Horned Frogs (6–6) California Golden Bears (7–5) | Big 12 Pac-12 | TCU 10 California 7 (OT) | |
Dec. 27 | Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana 1:30 pm | ESPN | Duke Blue Devils (7–5) Temple Owls (8–4) | ACC American | Duke 56 Temple 27 |
Pinstripe Bowl | Yankee Stadium Bronx, New York 5:15 pm | ESPN | Wisconsin Badgers (7–5) Miami Hurricanes (7–5) | Big Ten ACC | Wisconsin 35 Miami 3 | |
Texas Bowl | NRG Stadium Houston, Texas 9:00 pm | ESPN | Baylor Bears (6–6) Vanderbilt Commodores (6–6) | Big 12 SEC | Baylor 45 Vanderbilt 38 | |
Dec. 28 | Music City Bowl | Nissan Stadium Nashville, Tennessee 1:30 pm | ESPN | Auburn Tigers (7–5) Purdue Boilermakers (6–6) | SEC Big Ten | Auburn 63 Purdue 14 |
Camping World Bowl | Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 5:15 pm | ESPN | No. 20 Syracuse Orange (9–3) No. 16 West Virginia Mountaineers (8–3) | ACC Big 12 | Syracuse 34 West Virginia 18 | |
Alamo Bowl | Alamodome San Antonio, Texas 9:00 pm | ESPN | No. 13 Washington State Cougars (10–2) No. 24 Iowa State Cyclones (8–4) | Pac-12 Big 12 | Washington State 28 Iowa State 26 | |
Dec. 29 | Belk Bowl | Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina 12:00 pm | ABC | Virginia Cavaliers (7–5) South Carolina Gamecocks (7–5) | ACC SEC | Virginia 28 South Carolina 0 |
Arizona Bowl | Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona 1:15 pm | CBSSN | Nevada Wolf Pack (7–5) Arkansas State Red Wolves (8–4) | MWC Sun Belt | Nevada 16 Arkansas State 13 (OT) | |
Dec. 31 | Military Bowl | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland 12:00 pm | ESPN | Cincinnati Bearcats (10–2) Virginia Tech Hokies (6–6) | American ACC | Cincinnati 35 Virginia Tech 31 |
Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas 2:00 pm | CBS | Stanford Cardinal (8–4) Pittsburgh Panthers (7–6) | Pac-12 ACC | Stanford 14 Pittsburgh 13 | |
Redbox Bowl | Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, California 3:00 pm | Fox | Oregon Ducks (8–4) Michigan State Spartans (7–5) | Pac-12 Big Ten | Oregon 7 Michigan State 6 | |
Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee 3:45 pm | ESPN | Oklahoma State Cowboys (6–6) No. 23 Missouri Tigers (8–4) | Big 12 SEC | Oklahoma State 38 Missouri 33 | |
Holiday Bowl | SDCCU Stadium San Diego, California 7:00 pm | FS1 | No. 22 Northwestern Wildcats (8–5) No. 17 Utah Utes (9–4) | Big Ten Pac-12 | Northwestern 31 Utah 20 | |
Gator Bowl | TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, Florida 7:30 pm | ESPN | No. 19 Texas A&M Aggies (8–4) NC State Wolfpack (9–3) | SEC ACC | Texas A&M 52 NC State 13 | |
Jan. 1 | Outback Bowl | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 12:00 pm | ESPN2 | Iowa Hawkeyes (8–4) No. 18 Mississippi State Bulldogs (8–4) | Big Ten SEC | Iowa 27 Mississippi State 22 |
Citrus Bowl | Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 1:00 pm | ABC | No. 14 Kentucky Wildcats (9–3) No. 12 Penn State Nittany Lions (9–3) | SEC Big Ten | Kentucky 27 Penn State 24 |
Date | Game | Site | Television | Participants | Results |
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Jan. 19 | East–West Shrine Game | Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida 3:00pm | NFL Network | West Team East Team | West 21 East 17 |
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 4:00pm | FS1 | American Team National Team | American 10 National 7 | |
Jan. 26 | Senior Bowl | Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama 2:30pm | NFL Network | North Team South Team | North 34 South 24 |
The FCS has one bowl game; they also have a championship bracket that began on November 24 and ended on January 5.
Date | Game | Site | Television | Participants | Affiliations | Results |
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Dec. 15 | Celebration Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 12:00pm | ABC | North Carolina A&T Aggies (9–2) Alcorn State Braves (9–3) | MEAC SWAC | North Carolina A&T 24 Alcorn State 22 |
Generally, a team must have at least six wins to be considered bowl eligible. The College Football Playoff semi-final games are determined based on the top four seeds in the playoff committee's final rankings. The remainder of the bowl eligible teams are selected by each respective bowl based on conference tie-ins, order of selection, match-up considerations, and other factors.
On December 2, 2018, the College Football Playoff selection committee announced their final team rankings for the season.[5]
Three of the four semifinalists – Alabama, Clemson, and Oklahoma – had also been semifinalists the previous season.
Rank | Team | W–L | Conference and standing | Bowl game |
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1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | SEC champions | Orange Bowl | |
2 | Clemson Tigers | ACC champions | Cotton Bowl | |
3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Independent | Cotton Bowl | |
4 | Oklahoma Sooners | Big 12 champions | Orange Bowl | |
5 | Georgia Bulldogs | SEC East Division champions | Sugar Bowl | |
6 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Big Ten champions | Rose Bowl | |
7 | Michigan Wolverines | Big Ten East Division co-champions | Peach Bowl | |
8 | UCF Knights | AAC champions | Fiesta Bowl | |
9 | Washington Huskies | Pac-12 champions | Rose Bowl | |
10 | Florida Gators | 9–3 | SEC East Division second place (tie) | Peach Bowl |
LSU Tigers | 9–3 | SEC West Division second place (tie) | Fiesta Bowl | |
12 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 9–3 | Big Ten East Division third place | Citrus Bowl |
Washington State Cougars | 10–2 | Pac-12 North Division co-champions | Alamo Bowl | |
Kentucky Wildcats | 9–3 | SEC East Division second place (tie) | Citrus Bowl | |
15 | Texas Longhorns | 9–4 | Big 12 second place | Sugar Bowl |
West Virginia Mountaineers | 8–3 | Big 12 third place (tie) | Camping World Bowl | |
17 | Utah Utes | 9–4 | Pac-12 South Division champions | Holiday Bowl |
Mississippi State Bulldogs | 8–4 | SEC West Division fourth place | Outback Bowl | |
19 | Texas A&M Aggies | 8–4 | SEC West Division second place (tie) | Gator Bowl |
Syracuse Orange | 9–3 | ACC Atlantic Division second place | Camping World Bowl | |
21 | Fresno State Bulldogs | Mountain West champions | Las Vegas Bowl | |
22 | Northwestern Wildcats | 8–5 | Big Ten West Division champions | Holiday Bowl |
Missouri Tigers | 8–4 | SEC East Division fourth place (tie) | Liberty Bowl | |
24 | Iowa State Cyclones | 8–4 | Big 12 third place (tie) | Alamo Bowl |
Boise State Broncos | 10–3 | MWC West Division champions | First Responder Bowl |
Three bowls will feature two conference champions playing against each other—the Boca Raton Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Rose Bowl. Rankings are per the above CFP standings.
Conference | Champion | W–L | Rank | Bowl game |
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ACC | Clemson Tigers | 2 | Cotton Bowl | |
American | UCF Knights | 12–0 | 8 | Fiesta Bowl |
Big Ten | Ohio State Buckeyes | 6 | Rose Bowl | |
Big 12 | Oklahoma Sooners | 12–1 | 4 | Orange Bowl |
C-USA | UAB Blazers | — | Boca Raton Bowl | |
MAC | Northern Illinois Huskies | 8–5 | — | Boca Raton Bowl |
Mountain West | Fresno State Bulldogs | 11–2 | 21 | Las Vegas Bowl |
Pac-12 | Washington Huskies | 9 | Rose Bowl | |
SEC | Alabama Crimson Tide | 13–0 | 1 | Orange Bowl |
Sun Belt | Appalachian State Mountaineers | — | New Orleans Bowl |
Number of bowl berths available and assigned: 78
Number of bowl-eligible teams: 82
As there were more bowl-eligible teams than berths available, four teams that were bowl-eligible did not receive an invitation.
Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 48
* Liberty is bowl ineligible until 2019, due to their transition from FCS to FBS. Liberty had six wins and could have requested an NCAA waiver, had there been insufficient bowl-eligible teams.[6]
** Ole Miss, who finished their regular season with a 5–7 record, has a two-year bowl ban which applies for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
Rank | Date | Matchup | Network | Viewers (millions) | TV Rating[7] | Game | Location | |||
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1 | January 1, 2019, 5:00 ET | #9 Washington | 23 | #6 Ohio State | 28 | ESPN | 16.7 | 8.9 | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA |
2 | January 1, 2019, 8:45 ET | #15 Texas | 28 | #5 Georgia | 21 | 13.3 | 7.3 | Sugar Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA | |
3 | January 1, 2019, 1:00 ET | #11 LSU | 40 | #8 UCF | 32 | 8.5 | 4.7 | Fiesta Bowl | State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ | |
4 | December 29, 2018, 12:00 ET | #10 Florida | 41 | #7 Michigan | 15 | 8.4 | 5.0 | Peach Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta, GA | |
5 | January 1, 2019, 1:00 ET | #14 Kentucky | 27 | #12 Penn State | 24 | ABC | 7.7 | 4.4 | Citrus Bowl | Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL |
6 | December 28, 2018, 9:00 ET | #24 Iowa State | 26 | #13 Washington State | 28 | ESPN | 5.5 | 3.2 | Alamo Bowl | Alamodome, San Antonio, TX |
7 | December 31, 2018, 7:30 ET | NC State | 13 | #19 Texas A&M | 52 | 5.1 | 2.7 | Gator Bowl | TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL | |
8 | December 28, 2018, 5:15 ET | #16 West Virginia | 18 | #20 Syracuse | 34 | 4.8 | 2.8 | Camping World Bowl | Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL | |
9 | December 31, 2018, 3:45 ET | #23 Missouri | 33 | Oklahoma State | 38 | 3.8 | 2.3 | Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN | |
10 | December 27, 2018, 5:15 ET | Miami | 3 | Wisconsin | 35 | 3.8 | 2.3 | Pinstripe Bowl | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
#CFP Rankings.
Game | Date | Matchup | Network | Viewers (millions) | TV Rating | Location | |||
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Cotton Bowl (semifinal) | December 29, 2018, 4:00 ET | #3 Notre Dame | 3 | #2 Clemson | 30 | ESPN | 16.9 | 9.4 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX |
Orange Bowl (semifinal) | December 29, 2018, 8:00 ET | #4 Oklahoma | 34 | #1 Alabama | 45 | 19.1 | 9.9 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL | |
National Championship | January 7, 2019, 8:00 ET | #2 Clemson | 44 | #1 Alabama | 16 | 25.3 | 13.6 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA |