| Bowl/Location/Time |
Participants/History |
| POINSETTIA BOWL |
| San Diego -- Dec. 20 |
Utah 35, Navy 32 |
| NEW ORLEANS BOWL |
| New Orleans -- Dec. 21 |
Florida Atlantic 44, Memphis 27 |
| PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL |
| Birmingham, Ala. -- Dec. 22 |
Cincinnati 31, Southern Miss 21 |
| NEW MEXICO BOWL |
| Albuquerque, N.M. -- Dec. 22 |
New Mexico 23, Nevada 0 |
| LAS VEGAS BOWL |
| Las Vegas -- Dec. 22 |
BYU 17, UCLA 16 |
| HAWAII BOWL |
| Honolulu, Hawaii -- Dec. 23 |
East Carolina 41, Boise State 38 |
| MOTOR CITY |
| Detroit -- Dec. 26 |
Purdue 51, Central Michigan 48 |
| HOLIDAY BOWL |
| San Diego -- Dec. 27 |
Texas 52, Arizona State 34 |
| CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL |
| Orlando, Fla. -- Dec. 28 |
Boston College 24, Michigan State 21
|
| TEXAS BOWL |
| Houston -- Dec. 28 |
TCU 20, Houston 13
|
| EMERALD BOWL |
| San Francisco -- Dec. 28 |
Oregon State 21, Maryland 14
|
| MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL |
| Charlotte -- Dec. 29 |
Wake Forest 24, UConn 10 |
| LIBERTY BOWL |
| Memphis -- Dec. 29 |
Mississippi State 10, UCF 3 |
| ALAMO BOWL |
| San Antonio -- Dec. 29 |
Penn State 24, Texas A&M 17 |
| INDEPENDENCE BOWL |
| Shreveport, La. -- Dec. 30 |
Alabama 30, Colorado 24 |
| ARMED FORCES BOWL |
| Fort Worth, Texas -- Dec. 31 |
Cal 42, Air Force 36 |
| SUN BOWL |
| El Paso, Texas -- Dec. 31 |
Oregon 56, South Florida 21 |
| HUMANITARIAN BOWL |
| Boise, Idaho -- Dec. 31 |
Fresno State 40, Georgia Tech 28 |
| MUSIC CITY BOWL |
| Nashville -- Dec. 31 |
Kentucky 35, Florida State 28 |
| INSIGHT BOWL |
| Tempe, Ariz. -- Dec. 31 |
Oklahoma State 49, Indiana 33 |
| CHICK-FIL-A BOWL |
| Atlanta -- Dec. 31 |
Auburn 23, Clemson 20 (OT) |
| OUTBACK BOWL |
| Tampa -- Jan. 1 |
Tennessee 21, Wisconsin 17 |
| COTTON BOWL |
| Dallas -- Jan. 1 |
Missouri 38, Arkansas 7 |
| GATOR BOWL |
| Jacksonville -- Jan. 1 |
Texas Tech 31, Virginia 28 |
| CAPITAL ONE |
| Orlando, Fla. -- Jan. 1 |
Michigan 41, Florida 35 |
| ROSE BOWL |
| Pasadena, Calif. -- Jan. 1 |
USC 49, Illinois 17 |
| SUGAR |
| New Orleans -- Jan. 1 |
Georgia 41, Hawaii 10 |
| FIESTA BOWL |
| Glendale, Ariz. -- Jan. 2 |
West Virginia 48, Oklahoma 28 |
| ORANGE BOWL |
| Miami -- Jan. 3 |
Kansas 24, Virginia Tech 21 |
| INTERNATIONAL BOWL |
Toronto
Jan. 5, Noon (ESPN2) |
PREVIEW: Rutgers (7-5) vs. Ball State (7-5)
Last season: Cincinnati 27, Western Michigan 24 |
| GMAC BOWL |
Mobile, Ala.
Jan. 6, 8 p.m. (ESPN) |
PREVIEW: Tulsa (9-4) vs. Bowling Green (8-4)
Last season: Southern Miss 28, Ohio 7 |
| BCS TITLE GAME |
New Orleans
Jan. 7, 8 p.m. (FOX) |
Ohio State (11-1) vs. LSU (11-2)
Last season: No. 2 Florida 41, No. 1 Ohio State 14 |
