The college football bowl season begins and ends in Atlanta, bookended by the Celebration Bowl in December and the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 20, with the Peach Bowl on New Year’s Day falling in the middle.
Georgia Tech is headed to the Birmingham Bowl on Dec. 27, where the Yellow Jackets will face the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Georgia Bulldogs, seeking another CFP national championship, head to New Orleans for the New Year’s Day Sugar Bowl.
Here is the schedule of this season’s bowls, large and small. This article will be updated with scores as the games are played.
Dec. 14
Celebration Bowl Atlanta: Jackson State 28, South Carolina State 7
IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl, Montgomery, Ala.: South Alabama 30, Western Michigan 20
Dec. 17
Frisco Bowl, Frisco, Texas: Memphis 42, West Virginia 37
Dec. 18
Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Fla.: James Madison 27, Western Kentucky 17
LA Bowl, Inglewood, Calif.: UNLV 24, Cal 13
Dec. 19
New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans: Sam Houston 31, Georgia Southern 26
Dec. 20
Cure Bowl, Orlando, Fla.: Ohio 30, Jacksonville State 27
Gasparilla Bowl, Tampa, Fla.: Florida 33, Tulane 8
College Football Playoff First Round: Notre Dame 27, Indiana 17
Dec. 21
College Football Playoff First Round:
Penn State 38, SMU 10
Texas 38, Clemson 24
Ohio State 42, Tennessee 17
Dec. 23
Myrtle Beach Bowl, Conway, SC: Texas San Antonio 44, Coastal Carolina 15
Potato Bowl, Boise, Idaho: Northern Illinois 28, Fresno State 20 (2OT)
Dec. 24
Hawai’i Bowl, Honolulu: South Florida 41, San Jose State 39 (OT)
Dec. 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl, Detroit: Toledo, 48, Pitt 46 (6OT)
Rate Bowl, Phoenix: Kansas State 44, Rutgers 41
68 Ventures Bowl, Mobile, Ala.: Arkansas State 38, Bowling Green 31
Dec. 27
Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas: Navy 21, Oklahoma 20
Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham, Ala.: Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27
Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn.: Arkansas 39, Texas Tech 26
Holiday Bowl, San Diego: Syracuse 52, Washington State 35
Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas: Southern California 35, Texas A&M 31
Dec. 28
Fenway Bowl, Boston, UConn 27, North Carolina 14
Pinstripe Bowl, Bronx, N.Y., Nebraska 20, Boston College 15
New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque, N.M., TCU 34, Louisiana 3
Pop Tarts Bowl, Orlando, Fla., Iowa State 42, Miami 41
Arizona Bowl, Tucson, Az., Miami (Ohio) 43, Colorado State 17
Military Bowl, Annapolis, Md., East Carolina 26, NC State 21
Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, Texas, BYU 27, Colorado 7
Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La., Army 27, Louisiana Tech 6
Dec. 30
Music City Bowl, Nashville, Tenn., Missouri 27, Iowa 24
Dec. 31
ReliaQuest Bowl, Tampa, Fla., Michigan 19, Alabama 13
Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas, Louisville 35, Washington 34
Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla., Illinois 21, South Carolina 17
Texas Bowl, Houston, LSU 44, Baylor 31
Fiesta Bowl (College Football Playoff, Quarterfinals), Glendale, Az., Penn State 31, Boise State 14
Jan. 1
Peach Bowl (College Football Playoff, Quarterfinals), Atlanta, Texas 39, Arizona State 31
Rose Bowl (College Football Playoff, Quarterfinals), Pasadena, Calif., Ohio State 41, Oregon 21
Sugar Bowl (College Football Playoff, Quarterfinals), New Orleans, Georgia vs. Notre Dame, Postponed to Thursday, Jan. 2, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 2
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla., Duke vs. Mississippi, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 3
First Responder Bowl, Dallas, North Texas vs. Texas State, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Charlotte, NC., Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 4
Bahamas Bowl, Nassau, Bahamas. Buffalo vs. Liberty, 11 a.m. (ESPN2)
Jan. 9
Orange Bowl (College Football Playoff, Semifinals), Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 10
Cotton Bowl (College Football Playoff, Semifinals), AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Tx., 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 20
College Football Playoff National Championship, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, TBD vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
