Bowl Season is here.
This year’s bowl season includes 42 games between FBS teams. A total of 84 bowl-eligible schools will participate in the postseason.
The College Football Playoff championship game is Jan. 10 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The semifinals are Dec. 31 at the Capital One Orange Bowl and Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. The NCAA approved one last bowl game this week so all teams could participate.
Sporting News will track those selections Sunday. These matchups were first reported by Action Network's Brett McMurphy:
College football bowl schedule 2021-22
| DATE | BOWL | TIME | TV | MATCHUP |
| Dec. 17 | Bahamas Bowl | 12 p.m. | ESPN | Toledo vs. Middle Tennessee State |
| Dec. 17 | Cure Bowl | 6 p.m. | ESPN2 | Coastal Carolina vs. Northern Illinois |
| Dec. 18 | RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl | 11 a.m. | ESPN | Appalachian State vs. Western Kentucky |
| Dec. 18 | New Mexico Bowl | 2:15 p.m | ESPN | UTEP vs. Fresno State |
| Dec. 18 | Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl | 3:30 p.m. | ABC | BYU vs. UAB |
| Dec. 18 | Lendingtree Bowl | 5:45 p.m. | ESPN | Liberty vs. Eastern Michigan |
| Dec. 18 | Los Angeles Bowl | 7:30 pm. | ABC | Utah State vs. Oregon State |
| Dec. 18 | R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | 9:15 p.m. | ESPN | Marshall vs. Louisiana |
| Dec. 20 | Myrtle Beach Bowl | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN | Tulsa vs. Old Dominion |
| Dec. 21 | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN | Kent State vs. Wyoming |
| Dec. 21 | Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN | San Diego State vs. UTSA |
| Dec. 22 | Armed Forces Bowl | 8 p.m. | ESPN | Army vs. Missouri |
| Dec. 23 | Frisco Football Classic | TBD | ESPN | Miami, Ohio vs. North Texas |
| Dec. 23 | Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl | 7 p.m. | ESPN | Florida vs. UCF |
| Dec. 24 | Hawai'i Bowl | 8 p.m. | ESPN | Hawaii vs. Memphis |
| Dec. 25 | Camellia Bowl | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN | Ball State vs. Georgia State |
| Dec. 27 | Quick Lane Bowl | 11 a.m. | ESPN | Western Michigan vs. Nevada |
| Dec. 27 | Military Bowl | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN | Boston College vs. East Carolina |
| Dec. 28 | TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl | 12 p.m. | ESPN | Houston vs. Auburn |
| Dec. 28 | First Responder Bowl | 3:15 p.m. | ESPN | Air Force vs. Louisville |
| Dec. 28 | AutoZone Liberty Bowl | 6:45 p.m. | ESPN | Mississippi State vs. Texas Tech |
| Dec. 28 | Holiday Bowl | 8 p.m. | FOX/FS1 | UCLA vs. N.C. State |
| Dec. 28 | Guaranteed Rate Bowl | 10:15 p.m. | ESPN | West Virginia vs. Minnesota |
| Dec. 29 | Fenway Bowl | 11 a.m. | ESPN | Virginia vs. SMU |
| Dec. 29 | Pinstripe Bowl | 2:15 p.m. | ESPN | Virginia Tech vs. Maryland |
| Dec. 29 | Cheez-It Bowl | 5:45 p.m. | ESPN | Clemson vs. Iowa State |
| Dec. 29 | Valero Alamo Bowl | 9:15 p.m. | ESPN | Oregon vs. Oklahoma |
| Dec. 30 | Duke's Mayo Bowl | 11:30 a.m. | ESPN | North Carolina vs. South Carolina |
| Dec. 30 | Transperfect Music City Bowl | 3 p.m. | ESPN | Tennessee vs. Purdue |
| Dec. 30 | SRS Las Vegas Bowl | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN | Wisconsin vs. Arizona State |
| Dec. 31 | TaxSlayer Gator Bowl | 11 a.m. | ESPN | Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M |
| Dec. 31 | Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | 2 p.m. | CBS | Washington State vs. Miami |
| Dec. 31 | Arizona Bowl | 4:30 p.m. | Barstool | Boise State vs. Central Michigan |
| Jan. 1 | Outback Bowl | 12 p.m. | ESPN2 | Arkansas vs. Penn State |
| Jan. 1 | Vrbo Citrus Bowl | 1 p.m. | ABC | Iowa vs. Kentucky |
| Jan. 4 | Texas Bowl | 9 p.m. | ESPN | Kansas State vs. LSU |
New Year's Day Six schedule
| DATE | BOWL | TIME | TV | MATCHUP |
| Dec. 30 | Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl | 7 p.m. | ESPN | No. 10 Michigan State vs. No. 12 Pitt |
| Jan. 1 | PlayStation Fiesta Bowl | 1 p.m. | ESPN | No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State |
| Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl Game | 5 p.m. | ESPN | No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Utah |
| Jan. 1 | Allstate Sugar Bowl | 8:45 p.m. | ESPN | No. 7 Baylor vs. No. 8 Ole Miss |
College Football Playoff schedule
| Date | Bowl | Time | TV | MATCHUP |
| Dec. 31 | Capital One Orange Bowl (semifinal) | 3:30/7:30 p.m. | ESPN | No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Georgia |
| Dec. 31 | Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (semifinal) | 3:30/7:30 p.m. | ESPN | No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Cincinnati |
| Jan. 10 | College Football Playoff championship | 8 p.m. | ESPN | TBD |
