2021 Bowl Games: Complete List, Schedule, How to Watch for College Football Playoffs + Every Bowl Game
The highly anticipated college football postseason is here. The 2021 College Football Playoffs will include No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Georgia, and No. 4 Cincinnati.
Cincinnati made history as the first Group of Five school to secure a place in the College Football Playoffs. The Bearcats will face off against the team with the most playoff experience — the Crimson Tide — in the Cotton Bowl. Michigan cinched its first College Football Playoff berth and will take on the Bulldogs in the Orange Bowl.
There's no doubt that this season's College Football Playoff will be unlike any other; however, there are plenty more exciting bowl games to go around.
Check out the complete slate of bowl games in the table below.
College Football Playoff
Date | Game | Location | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31 | Cotton Bowl | Arlington, Texas | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Cincinnati |
Dec. 31 | Orange Bowl | Miami Gardens, Fla. | 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) | No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Georgia |
Jan. 10 | National Championship | Indianapolis, Ind. | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | Semifinal Winners |
New Year's Six Bowl Games
Date | Bowl | Location | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 30 | Peach | Atlanta, Ga. | 7 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: No. 10 Michigan State 31 —. No. 12 Pittsburgh 21 |
Jan. 1 | Fiesta | Glendale, Ariz. | 1 p.m. (ESPN) | No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State |
Jan. 1 | Rose | Pasadena, Calif. | 5 p.m. (ESPN) | No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Utah |
Jan. 1 | Sugar | New Orleans, La. | 8:45 p.m. (ESPN) | No. 7 Baylor vs. No 8 Ole Miss |
Other 2021 Bowl Games
Date | Bowl | Location | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 17 | Bahamas | Nassau, Bahamas | Noon (ESPN) | FINAL: Middle Tenn. (7-6) 31 — Toledo (7-6) 24 |
Dec. 17 | Cure | Orlando, Fla. | 6 p.m. (ESPN2) | FINAL: N. Illinois (9-5) 41 — C. Carolina (11-2) 47 |
Dec. 18 | Boca Raton | Boca Raton, Fla. | 11 a.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: W. Kentucky (9-5) 59 — App. State (10-4) 38 |
Dec. 18 | New Mexico | Albuquerque, N.M. | 2:15 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: UTEP (7-6) 21 — Fresno State (10-3) 31 |
Dec. 18 | Independence | Shreveport, La. | 3:30 p.m. (ABC) | FINAL: BYU (10-3) 28 — UAB (9-4) 31 |
Dec. 18 | Lending Tree | Mobile, Ala. | 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: E. Michigan (7-6) 20 — Liberty (8-5) 56 |
Dec. 18 | L.A. | Los Angeles, Calif. | 7:30 p.m. (ABC) | FINAL: Utah State (11-3) 24 — Oregon State (7-6) 13 |
Dec. 18 | New Orleans | New Orleans, La. | 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: Marshall (7-6) 21 — Louisiana (13-1) 36 |
Dec. 20 | Myrtle Beach | Conway, S.C. | 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: Tulsa (7-6) 30 — Old Dominion (6-7) 17 |
Dec. 21 | Famous Idaho Potato | Boise, Idaho | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: Kent State (7-7) 28 — Wyoming (7-6) 52 |
Dec. 21 | Frisco | Frisco, Tex. | 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: UTSA (12-2) 24 — San Diego State (12-2) 38 |
Dec. 22 | Armed Forces | Fort Worth, Tex. | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: Army (9-4) 24 — Missouri (6-7) 22 |
Dec. 23 | Frisco Football Classic | Frisco, Tex. | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: Miami (OH) (7-6) 27 — North Texas (6-7) 14 |
Dec. 23 | Gasparilla | Tampa, Fla. | 7:30 p.m. (ABC) | FINAL: Floria (6-7) 17 — UCF (9-4) 29 |
Dec. 24 | Hawai'i | Honolulu, Hawai'i | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | CANCELLED Memphis (6-6) vs. Hawaii (6-7) |
Dec. 25 | Camellia | Montgomery, Ala. | 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: Ball State (6-7) 20 — Georgia State (8-5) 51 |
Dec. 27 | Quick Lane | Detroit, Mich. | 11 a.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: W. Michigan (8-5) 52 — Nevada (8-5) 24 |
Dec. 27 | Military | Annapolis, Md.. | 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) | CANCELLED ECU (7-5) vs. Boston College (6-6) |
Dec. 28 | Birmingham | Birmingham, Ala. | Noon (ESPN) | FINAL: Houston (12-2) 17 — Auburn (6-7) 13 |
Dec. 28 | First Responder | University Park, Tex. | 3:15 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: Louisville (6-7) 26 — Air Force (10-3) 31 |
Dec. 28 | Holiday | San Diego, Calif. | 5 p.m. (FOX) | CANCELLED UCLA (8-4) vs. NC State (9-3) |
Dec. 28 | Liberty | Memphis, Tenn. | 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: Texas Tech (7-6) 34 — Miss. State (7-6) 7 |
Dec. 28 | Guaranteed Rate | Phoenix, Ariz. | 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: Minnesota (9-4) 18 — West Virginia (6-7) 6 |
Dec. 29 | Fenway | Boston, Mass. | 11 a.m. (ESPN) | CANCELLED Virginia (6-6) vs. SMU (8-4) |
Dec. 29 | Pinstripe | New York, N.Y. | 2:15 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: Virginia Tech (6-7) 10 — Maryland (7-6) 54 |
Dec. 29 | Cheez-It | Orlando, Fla. | 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: Clemson (12-3) 20 — Iowa State (7-6) 13 |
Dec. 29 | Alamo | San Antonio, Tex. | 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: Oklahoma (12-2) 47 — Oregon (10-4) 32 |
Dec. 30 | Duke's Mayo | Charlotte, N.C. | 11:30 a.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: N. Carolina (6-7) 21 — S. Carolina (7-6) 38 |
Dec. 30 | Music City | Nashville, Tenn. | 3 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: Purdue (9-4) 48 — Tennessee (7-6) 45 |
Dec. 30 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nev. | 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) | FINAL: Wisconsin (9-4) 20 — Arizona State (8-5) 13 |
Dec. 31 | Gator | Jacksonville, Fla. | 11 a.m. (ESPN) | FINAL Wake Forest (11-3) 38 — Rutgers (5-8) 10 |
Dec. 31 | Arizona | Tucson, Ariz. | 4:30 p.m. (Barstool) | CANCELLED C. Michigan (8-4) vs. Boise State (7-5) |
Dec. 31 | Sun | El Paso, Tex. | 12:30 p.m. (CBS) | FINAL: Central Michigan (9-4) 24 — Wash. State (7-6) 21 |
Jan. 1 | Outback | Tampa, Fla. | Noon (ESPN2) | FINAL: Penn State (7-6) 10 — Arkansas (9-4) 24 |
Jan. 1 | Citrus | Orlando, Fla. | 1 p.m. (ABC) | Iowa (10-3) vs. Kentucky (9-3) |
Jan. 4 | Texas | Houston, Tex. | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Kansas State (7-5) vs. LSU (6-6) |
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