We are less than 100 days from the first full Saturday of the college football season, but we also know what we should expect at the end of the season. The 2021-22 bowl schedule has been announced, and it looks to be a three-and-a-half week extravaganza over the holidays. The postseason will culminate with the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 10, 2022 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
The CFP semifinals will return to New Year’s Eve, with the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowls serving as this season’s locations. They will take place at either 3:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. ET, with the designated time for each matchup determined at a later date.
CBS is once again set to broadcast the Tony the Tiger Bowl from El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 31. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. ET.
Below is the entire remaining schedule for bowl games with dates, times and network affiliations. All information regarding bowl games is subject to change. All times are Eastern.
College Football Playoff
|
Jan. 10 |
National Championship |
8 p.m. (ESPN) |
Semifinal winners |
|
Dec. 31 |
Cotton |
3:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) |
TBA vs. TBA |
|
Dec. 31 |
Orange |
3:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) |
TBA vs. TBA |
Selection committee bowl games
|
Dec. 30 |
Peach |
7 p.m. (ESPN) |
at-large vs. at-large |
|
Jan. 1 |
Fiesta |
1 p.m. (ESPN) |
at-large vs. at-large |
|
Jan. 1 |
Rose |
5 p.m. (ESPN) |
Big Ten vs. Pac-12 |
|
Jan. 1 |
Sugar |
8:45 p.m. (ESPN) |
SEC vs. Big 12 |
Other bowl games
| Jan. 4 | Texas Bowl Houston, Texas |
TBD (ESPN) | Big 12 vs. SEC |
| Jan. 1 | Citrus Orlando, Fla. |
1 p.m. (ABC) | Big Ten vs. SEC |
| Jan. 1 | Outback Tampa, Fla. |
Noon (ESPN2) | Big Ten vs. SEC |
| Dec. 31 | Tony the Tiger El Paso, Texas |
12:30 p.m. (CBS) | ACC vs. Pac-12 |
| Dec. 31 | TaxSlayer Jacksonville, Fla. |
11 a.m. (ESPN) | ACC vs. SEC |
| Dec. 30 | Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. |
10:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Big Ten vs. Pac-12 |
| Dec. 30 | Music City Nashville, Tenn. |
3 p.m. (ESPN) | Big 10 vs. SEC |
| Dec. 30 | Duke’s Mayo Charlotte, N.C. |
11:30 a.m. (ESPN) | ACC vs. Big Ten |
| Dec. 29 | Alamo San Antonio, Texas |
9:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 |
| Dec. 29 | Cheez-It Orlando, Fla. |
5:45 p.m. (ESPN) | ACC vs. Big-12 |
| Dec. 29 | Pinstripe New York, N.Y. |
2:15 p.m. (ESPN) | ACC vs. Big Ten |
| Dec. 29 | Fenway Boston, Mass. |
11 a.m. (ESPN) | AAC vs. ACC |
| Dec. 28 | Guaranteed Rate Phoenix, Ariz. |
10:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Big Ten vs. Big 12 |
| Dec. 28 | Liberty Memphis, Tenn. |
6:45 p.m. (ESPN) | Big 12 vs. SEC |
| Dec. 28 | First Responder University Park, Texas |
3:15 p.m. (ESPN) | AAC, ACC, Big-12, Conference USA |
| Dec. 28 | Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. |
Noon (ESPN) | AAC vs. SEC |
| Dec. 27 | Military Annapolis, Mary. |
2:30 p.m. (ESPN) | AAC vs. ACC |
| Dec. 27 | Quick Lane Detroit, Mich. |
11 a.m. (ESPN) | MAC vs. Big Ten |
| Dec. 25 | Camellia Montgomery, Ala. |
2:30 p.m. (ESPN) | MAC vs. Sun Belt |
| Dec. 24 | Hawai’i Honolulu, Hawaii |
8 p.m. (ESPN) | AAC vs. MWC |
| Dec. 23 | Gasparilla Tampa, Fla. |
7 p.m. (ESPN) | Pool vs. Pool |
| Dec. 22 | Armed Forces Fort Worth, Texas |
TBD (ESPN) | AAC vs. C-USA |
| Dec. 21 | Frisco Frisco, Texas |
7:30 p.m. (ESPN) | AAC, C-USA, MAC, MWC, Sun Belt |
| Dec. 21 | Famous Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho |
3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | MAC vs. MWC |
| Dec. 20 | Myrtle Beach Conway, S.C. |
2:30 p.m. (ESPN) | AAC, MAC, Sun Belt |
| Dec. 18 | New Orleans New Orleans, La. |
9:15 p.m. (ESPN) | C-USA vs. Sun Belt |
| Dec. 18 | L.A. Los Angeles, Calif. |
7:30 p.m. (ABC) | MWC vs. Pac-12 |
| Dec. 18 | Lending Tree Mobile, Ala. |
5:45 p.m. (ESPN) | MAC vs. Sun Belt |
| Dec. 18 | Independence Shreveport, La. |
3:30 p.m. (ABC) | BYU vs. C-USA |
| Dec. 18 | New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. |
2:15 p.m. (ESPN) | C-USA vs. MWC |
| Dec. 18 | Celebration
Atlanta, Ga. |
Noon (ABC) | MEAC vs. SWAC |
| Dec. 18 | Boca Raton
Boca Raton, Fla. |
11 a.m. (ESPN) | Pool vs. Pool |
| Dec. 17 | Cure
Orlando, Fla. |
6 p.m. (ESPN2) | AAC vs. Sun Belt |
| Dec. 17 | Bahamas
Nassau, Bahamas |
Noon (ESPN) | C-USA vs. MAC |
| TBD | Arizona
Tucson, Ariz. |
TBD | MAC vs. MWC |
| TBD | Redbox
San Francisco, Calif. |
TBD | Big Ten vs. Pac-12 |
| TBD | Holiday
San Diego, Calif. |
Fox/FS1 | ACC vs. Pac-12 |
