College football 2021-22 bowl schedule: Dates, times for all 44 bowls

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Bowl Season will return in full force for the 2021-22 season, and there are 44 postseason games on this year’s schedule. 

Dates, times and television slots were announced for the 44 bowl games on Thursday. The first games will be played on Dec. 17, and the postseason will run through the College Football Playoff championship game on Jan. 10 in Indianapolis. It is a departure from last year’s schedule, which was shortened because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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SN will have full bowl projections for all 44 games in the coming weeks and throughout the season. With that in mind, here is the 2021-22 Bowl Season schedule.

2021-22 Bowl Schedule 

Date Bowl Time TV
Dec. 17 Bahamas Bowl 12 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 17 Cure Bowl 6 p.m. ESPN2
Dec. 18 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl 11 a.m. ESPN
Dec. 18 Cricket Celebration Bowl 12 p.m. ABC
Dec. 18 New Mexico Bowl 2:15 p.m ESPN
Dec. 18 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl 3:30 p.m. ABC
Dec. 18 Lendingtree Bowl 5:45 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 18 Los Angeles Bowl 7:30 pm. ABC
Dec. 18 R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl 9:15 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 20 Myrtle Beach Bowl 2:30 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 21 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 3:30 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 21 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl 7:30 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 21 Armed Forces Bowl TBD ESPN
Dec. 23 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl 7 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 24 Hawai'i Bowl 8 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 25 Camellia Bowl 2:30 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 27 Quick Lane Bowl 11 a.m. ESPN
Dec. 27 Military Bowl 2:30 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 28 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl 12 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 28 First Responder Bowl 3:15 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 28 AutoZone Liberty Bowl 6:45 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 28 Guaranteed Rate Bowl 10:15 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 29 Fenway Bowl 11 a.m. ESPN
Dec. 29 Pinstripe Bowl 2:15 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 29 Cheez-It Bowl 5:45 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 29 Valero Alamo Bowl 9:15 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 30 Duke's Mayo Bowl 11:30 a.m. ESPN
Dec. 30 Transperfect Music City Bowl 3 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 30 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl 7 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 30 SRS Las Vegas Bowl 10:30 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 31 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl 11 a.m. ESPN
Dec. 31 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl 2 p.m. CBS
Dec. 31 Capital One Orange Bowl (semifinal) 3:30/7:30 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 31 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (semifinal) 3:30/7:30 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 1 Outback Bowl 12 p.m. ESPN2
Jan. 1 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl 1 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 1 Vrbo Citrus Bowl 1 p.m. ABC
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl Game 5 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 1 Allstate Sugar Bowl 8:45 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 4 Texas Bowl TBD ESPN
TBD Holiday Bowl TBD FOX/FS1
TBD RedBox Bowl TBD TBD
TBD Arizona Bowl TBD TBD
Jan. 10 College Football Playoff championship 8 p.m. ESPN

Bill Bender

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Bill Bender graduated from Ohio University in 2002 and started at The Sporting News as a fantasy football writer in 2007. He has covered the College Football Playoff, NBA Finals and World Series for SN. Bender enjoys story-telling, awesomely-bad 80s movies and coaching youth sports.