2021-22 Bowl Schedule
The college football postseason is set, which means the most wonderful time of the year has arrived.
All of college football’s regular season games are now complete—with the exception of Army vs. Navy—but the entire bowl slate for the 2021-22 postseason has been set.
Alabama claimed the top spot in the final College Football Playoff rankings, and Nick Saban’s squad will square off with No. 4 Cincinnati, which became the first Group of Five program to break the glass ceiling and make the CFP. Meanwhile, Michigan and Georgia will clash in the other semifinal.
In all, there will be 44 bowl games, including the CFP semifinals and the national championship game—a stretch of play beginning on Friday, December 17, and ending on Monday, January 10.
Below is the complete postseason schedule:
Friday, December 17
Bahamas: Middle Tennessee vs. Toledo, Noon ET, ESPN
Cure: Northern Illinois vs. Coastal Carolina, 6, ESPN2
Saturday, December 18
Boca Raton: Western Kentucky vs. Appalachian State, 11 a.m., ESPN
New Mexico: UTEP vs. Fresno State, 2:15 p.m., ESPN
Independence: UAB vs. BYU, 3:30 p.m., ABC
LendingTree: Eastern Michigan vs. Liberty, 5:45 p.m., ESPN
LA Bowl: Utah State vs. Oregon State, 7:30, ABC
New Orleans: Louisiana vs. Marshall, 9:15, ESPN
Monday, December 20
Myrtle Beach: Old Dominion vs. Tulsa, 2:30, ESPN
Tuesday, December 21
Potato: Kent State vs. Wyoming, 3:30, ESPN
Frisco: UTSA vs. San Diego State, 7:30, ESPN
Wednesday, December 22
Armed Forces: Missouri vs. Army, 8, ESPN
Thursday, December 23
Frisco Football Classic: North Texas vs. Miami (OH), 3:30, ESPN
Gasparilla: UCF vs. Florida, 7, ESPN
Friday, December 24
Hawai’i: Memphis vs. Hawai’i, 8, ESPN
Saturday, December 25
Camellia Bowl: Georgia State vs. Ball State, 2:30, ESPN
Monday, December 27
Quick Lane: Western Michigan vs. Nevada, 11 a.m., ESPN
Military: Boston College vs. East Carolina, 2:30, ESPN
Tuesday, December 28
Birmingham: Houston vs. Auburn, Noon, ESPN
First Responder: Air Force vs. Louisville, 3:15, ESPN
Liberty: Mississippi State vs. Texas Tech, 6:45, ESPN
Holiday: UCLA vs. NC State, 8, FOX
Guaranteed Rate: West Virginia vs. Minnesota, 10:15, ESPN
Wednesday, December 29
Fenway: SMU vs. Virginia, 11 a.m., ESPN
Pinstripe: Maryland vs. Virginia Tech, 2:15, ESPN
Cheez-It: Clemson vs. Iowa State, 5:45, ESPN
Alamo: Oregon vs. Oklahoma, 9:15, ESPN
Thursday, December 30
Mayo: North Carolina vs. South Carolina, 11:30 a.m., ESPN
Music City: Tennessee vs. Purdue, 3 p.m., ESPN
Peach: Michigan State vs. Pittsburgh, 7, ESPN
Las Vegas: Wisconsin vs. Arizona State, 10:30, ESPN
Friday, December 31
Gator: Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M, 11 a.m., ESPN
Sun: Washington State vs. Miami (FL), 2 p.m., CBS
Arizona: Central Michigan vs. Boise State, 2
Cotton (CFP semifinal): No. 4 Cincinnati vs. No. 1 Alabama, 3:30, ESPN
Orange (CFP semifinal): No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 2 Michigan, 7:30, ESPN
Saturday, January 1
Outback: Penn State vs. Arkansas, Noon, ESPN2
Citrus: Iowa vs. Kentucky, 1 p.m., ABC
Fiesta: Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma State, 1, ESPN
Rose: Ohio State vs. Utah, 5, ESPN
Sugar: Ole Miss vs. Baylor, 8:45, ESPN
Tuesday, January 4
Texas: LSU vs. Kansas State, 9, ESPN
Monday, January 10
CFP national championship: CFP semi winner vs. CFP semi winner, 8, ESPN
Follow me on Twitter @Miller_Dave & email me at david.matthew.miller@gmail.com