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Football 2021 - 2022 College Bowl Games
 Each December ushers in a college bowl season with 12 top ranked teams heading into the playoffs with a countdown to the final championship game in January.
The semifinals rotate among six different bowl games: the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Peach Bowl.
This year, it will be the Cotton Bowl and the Orange Bowl that serve as the seminfinals, both played on Friday, December 31, 2021. The winner of each game goes on to meet up at the 2022 College Football Championship on Monday, January 10, 2022 with a shot at college football glory.
Just up ahead, check out the complete official schedule of dates, times, and TV channels, with the official team matchups for every college football bowl game this season:
NOTE: The Hawaii Bowl, the Fenway Bowl, Arizona Bowl, Holiday Bowl, and the Military Bowl have all been canceled due to COVID.
The Sun Bowl on December 31 was also in doubt with the withdrawal of Miami which reported at least 10 cases of COVID among its players. Opponent Washington State will now play replacement team Central Michigan when the Sun Bowl plays out on December 31 in El Paso.
Meanwhile, Rutgers will play in the Gator Bowl on December 31 as it steps up to replace Texas A&M, another COVID cancellation, against Wake Forest.
2021 - 2022 College Football Bowl Games TV Schedule
Friday, Dec 17, 2021
| Bowl |
Location |
Time (ET) / TV |
Bahamas Bowl
Middle Tenn. vs. Toledo
|
Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
|
12:00pm,
ESPN |
Cure Bowl
Coastal Carolina vs. Northern Illinois
|
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida |
6:00pm,
ESPN2 |
Saturday, Dec 18, 2021
| Bowl |
Location |
Time (ET) / TV |
Boca Raton Bowl
Western Kentucky vs. Appalachian State |
FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, FL |
11:00am,
ESPN |
Celebration Bowl
South Carolina State vs. Jackson State |
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, GA |
12:00pm,
ABC |
New Mexico Bowl
Fresno State vs. UTEP |
Dreamstyle Stadium
Albuquerque, NM |
2:15pm,
ESPN |
Independence Bowl
BYU vs. UAB |
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, LA |
3:30pm,
ABC |
LendingTree Bowl
Liberty vs. Eastern Michigan |
Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Mobile, AL |
5:45pm,
ESPN |
LA Bowl
Utah State vs. Oregon State |
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood, CA |
7:30pm,
ABC |
New Orleans Bowl
Marshall vs. No. 23 Louisiana |
Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, LA |
9:15pm,
ESPN |
Monday, Dec 20, 2021
| Bowl |
Location |
Time (ET) / TV |
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Tulsa vs. Old Dominion |
Brooks Stadium
Conway, SC |
2:30pm,
ESPN |
Tuesday, Dec 21, 2021
| Bowl |
Location |
Time (ET) / TV |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Kent State vs. Wyoming |
Albertsons Stadium
Boise, ID |
3:30pm,
ESPN |
Frisco Bowl
UTSA vs. San Diego State |
Toyota Stadium
Frisco, TX |
7:30pm,
ESPN |
Wednesday, Dec 22, 2021
| Bowl |
Location |
Time (ET) / TV |
Armed Forces Bowl
Army vs. Missouri |
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, TX |
8:00pm,
ESPN |
Thursday, Dec 23, 2021
| Bowl |
Location |
Time (ET) / TV |
Gasparilla Bowl
UCF vs. Florida |
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL |
7:00pm,
ESPN |
Friday, Dec 24, 2021
| Bowl |
Location |
Time (ET) / TV |
Hawaii Bowl - CANCELED
Memphis vs. Hawaii |
Ching Complex
Honolulu, HI |
8:00pm,
ESPN |
Saturday, Dec 25, 2021
| Bowl |
Location |
Time (ET) / TV |
Camellia Bowl
Ball State vs. Georgia State |
Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, AL |
2:30pm,
ESPN |
Monday, Dec 27, 2021
| Bowl |
Location |
Time (ET) / TV |
Quick Lane Bowl
Western Michigan vs. Nevada |
Ford Field
Detroit, MI |
11:00am,
ESPN |
Military Bowl - CANCELED
ECU vs. Boston College |
Navy-Marine Corps Mem. Stadium
Annapolis, MD |
2:30pm,
ESPN |
Tuesday, Dec 28, 2021
| Bowl |
Location |
Time (ET) / TV |
Birmingham Bowl
(20) Houston vs. Auburn |
Protective Stadium
Birmingham, AL |
12:00pm,
ESPN |
First Responder Bowl
Air Force vs. Louisville |
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas, TX |
3:15pm,
ESPN |
Liberty Bowl
Texas Tech vs. Mississippi State |
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN |
6:45pm,
ESPN |
Holiday Bowl Canceled
(18) N.C. State vs. UCLA |
Petco Park
San Diego, CA |
8:00pm,
FOX |
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
West Virginia vs. Minnesota |
Chase Field
Phoenix, AZ |
10:15pm,
ESPN |
Wednesday, Dec 29, 2021
| Bowl |
Location |
Time (ET) / TV |
Fenway Bowl - CANCELED
SMU vs. Virginia |
Fenway Park
Boston, MA |
11:00am,
ESPN |
Pinstripe Bowl
Virginia Tech vs. Maryland |
Yankee Stadium
Bronx, NY |
2:15pm,
ESPN |
Cheez-It Bowl
(19) Clemson vs. Iowa State |
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, FL |
5:45pm,
ESPN |
Alamo Bowl
(14) Oregon vs. (16) Oklahoma |
Alamodome
San Antonio, TX |
9:15pm,
ESPN |
Thursday, Dec 30, 2021
| Bowl |
Location |
Time (ET) / TV |
Duke's Mayo Bowl
North Carolina vs. South Carolina |
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, NC |
11:30am,
ESPN |
Music City Bowl
Tennessee vs. Purdue |
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, TN |
3:00pm,
ESPN |
Peach Bowl
(10) Michigan State vs. (12) Pittsburgh |
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, GA |
7:00pm,
ESPN |
Las Vegas Bowl
Wisconsin vs. Arizona State |
Allegiant Stadium
Las Vegas, NV |
10:30pm,
ESPN |
Friday, Dec 31, 2021
| Bowl |
Location |
Time (ET) / TV |
Cotton Bowl
Semifinal Game (1) Alabama vs. (4) Cincinnati |
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX |
3:30pm,
ESPN |
Orange Bowl
Semifinal Game (2) Michigan vs. (3) Georgia |
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL |
7:30pm,
ESPN |
Gator Bowl
(17) Wake Forest vs. (16) Rutgers |
TIAA Bank Field
Jacksonville, FL |
11:00am,
ESPN |
Sun Bowl
Washington State vs. Central Michigan |
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, TX |
12:00pm,
CBS |
Arizona Bowl - CANCELED
|
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ |
4:30pm,
Barstool Sports |
Saturday, Jan 1, 2022
| Bowl |
Location |
Time (ET) / TV |
Outback Bowl
(21) Arkansas vs. Penn State |
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL |
12:00pm,
ESPN2 |
Fiesta Bowl
(5) Notre Dame vs. (9) Oklahoma State |
State Farm Stadium
Glendale, AZ |
1:00pm,
ESPN |
Citrus Bowl
(15) Iowa vs. (22) Kentucky |
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, FL |
1:00pm,
ABC |
Arizona Bowl
Boise State vs. Central Michigan |
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ |
2:00pm, livestream |
Rose Bowl
(6) Ohio State vs. (11) Utah |
Rose Bowl Stadium
Pasadena, CA |
5:00pm,
ESPN |
Sugar Bowl
(7) Baylor vs. (8) Ole Miss |
Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, LA |
8:45pm,
ESPN |
Tuesday, Jan 4, 2022
| Bowl |
Location |
Time (ET) / TV |
Texas Bowl
Kansas State vs. LSU |
NRG Stadium
Houston, TX |
9:00pm,
ESPN |
Tuesday, Jan 10, 2022
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