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{{short description|Series of college football bowl games following the 2021 season}}
{{short description|Series of college football bowl games following the 2021 season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox college football bowl season
{{Infobox college football bowl season
| season = 2021
| season = 2021
| image =
| image =
| image_size =
| image_size =
| regular_season =
| regular_season =
| number_of_bowls = 39{{efn|44 total bowl games were scheduled; 43 in FBS (including the College Football Playoff National Championship Game) and 1 in FCS. The Hawaii Bowl, Military Bowl, Fenway Bowl, Arizona Bowl, and Holiday Bowl were subsequently canceled.}}
| number_of_bowls = {{unbulleted list
| all_star_games = 6
| {{efn|Bowl count includes the National Championship game.}}
| bowl_start = {{Start date|2021|12|17}}
}}
| bowl_end = {{End date|2022|01|10}}{{efn|Dates exclude all-star games.}}
| all_star_games = {{unbulleted list
| championship_bowl = [[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|2022 College Football Playoff<br>National Championship]]
| 2 scheduled
}}
| bowl_start = {{Start date| | |}}
| bowl_end = {{End date|2021|01|10}}
| championship_bowl = [[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|2022 College Football Playoff<br>National Championship]]
| championship_location = [[Lucas Oil Stadium]]<br>[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| championship_location = [[Lucas Oil Stadium]]<br>[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| champions =
| champions = [[2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia Bulldogs]]
| bowl_challenge_cup = [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/college/virginia/football/college-football-bowl-challenge-cup-standings |title=College Football Bowl Challenge Cup Standings |first=Matt |last=Newton |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=January 2022 |accessdate=January 4, 2022}}</ref>
| bowl_challenge_cup =
| conference1 = [[2021 American Athletic Conference football season|AAC]]
}}
| conference1_teams = 4<!--Cincinnati, Tulsa, UCF, Houston--><!--Memphis, East Carolina, SMU removed-->
The '''2021–22 NCAA football games''' are schedule to be a series of [[college football]] [[bowl game]]s scheduled to complete the [[2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season]]. The games began on a TBD date and, aside from the all-star games scheduled to follow, concluded with the [[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship]] played on January 10, 2021.
| conference1_wins = 3<!--Birmingham, Gasparilla, Myrtle Beach-->
| conference1_losses = 1<!--Cotton-->
| conference1_ap_poll = 2<!--Cincinnati, Houston-->
| conference2 = [[2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football season|ACC]]
| conference2_teams = 6<!--Pittsburgh, Clemson, North Carolina, Louisville, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech--><!--Boston College, Virginia, Miami (FL), NC State removed-->
| conference2_wins = 2<!--Cheez-It, Gator-->
| conference2_losses = 4<!--First Responder, Pinstripe, Peach, Duke's Mayo-->
| conference2_ap_poll = 4<!--Pittsburgh, Clemson, Wake Forest, North Carolina-->
| conference3 = [[2021 Big 12 Conference football season|Big 12]]
| conference3_teams = 7<!--Baylor, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, West Virginia-->
| conference3_wins = 5<!--Liberty, Alamo, Fiesta, Sugar, Texas Bowl-->
| conference3_losses = 2<!--Guaranteed Rate, Cheez-It-->
| conference3_ap_poll = 3<!--Baylor, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma-->
| conference4 = [[2021 Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten]]
| conference4_teams = 10<!--Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, Iowa, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Maryland-->
| conference4_wins = 6<!--Guaranteed Rate, Pinstripe, Music City, Peach, Las Vegas, Rose-->
| conference4_losses = 4<!--Gator, Orange, Outback, Citrus-->
| conference4_ap_poll = 4<!--Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, Iowa-->
| conference5 = [[2021 Conference USA football season|C–USA]]
| conference5_teams = 8<!--Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion, UTEP, Old Dominion, UTSA, North Texas, Marshall, UAB-->
| conference5_wins = 3<!--Bahamas, Boca Raton, Independence-->
| conference5_losses = 5<!--Myrtle Beach, New Mexico, New Orleans, Frisco, Frisco Football Classic-->
| conference5_ap_poll = 0
| conference6 = [[2021 Mid-American Conference football season|MAC]]
| conference6_teams = 8<!--Toledo, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Ball State, Miami (OH), Kent State-->
| conference6_wins = 3<!--Frisco Football Classic, Quick Lane, Sun-->
| conference6_losses = 5<!--Bahamas, Cure, LendingTree, Famous Idaho Potato, Camellia-->
| conference6_ap_poll = 0
| conference7 = [[2021 Mountain West Conference football season|Mountain West]]
| conference7_teams = 6<!--Fresno State, Utah State, San Diego State, Nevada, Air Force, Wyoming--><!--Hawaii and Boise State removed-->
| conference7_wins = 5<!--New Mexico, Los Angeles, Famous Idaho Potato, Frisco, First Responder-->
| conference7_losses = 1<!--Quick Lane-->
| conference7_ap_poll = 2<!--Utah State, San Diego State-->
| conference8 = [[2021 Pac-12 Conference football season|Pac-12]]
| conference8_teams = 5<!--Utah, Arizona State, Oregon, Washington State, Oregon State--><!--UCLA removed-->
| conference8_wins = 0
| conference8_losses = 5<!--Los Angeles, Alamo, Las Vegas, Sun, Rose -->
| conference8_ap_poll = 2<!--Utah, Oregon-->
| conference9 = [[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]]
| conference9_teams = 14<!--Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Arkansas, LSU, Tennessee, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Missouri, Florida, Auburn, Alabama (final), Georgia (final)--><!--Texas A&M has been removed-->
| conference9_wins = 6<!--Cotton, Duke Mayo's, Orange, Outback, Citrus, CFP final-->
| conference9_losses = 8<!--Armed Forces, Birmingham, Gasparilla, Liberty, Music City, Sugar, Texas Bowl, CFP final-->
| conference9_ap_poll = 5<!--Georgia, Alabama, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Arkansas-->
| conference10 = [[2021 Sun Belt Conference football season|Sun Belt]]
| conference10_teams = 4<!--Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, Louisiana-->
| conference10_wins = 3<!--Cure, New Orleans, Camellia-->
| conference10_losses = 1<!--Boca Raton-->
| conference10_ap_poll = 1<!--Louisiana-->
| conference11 = [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]]
| conference11_teams = 4<!--BYU, Liberty, Notre Dame, Army-->
| conference11_wins = 2<!--LendingTree, Armed Forces Bowl-->
| conference11_losses = 2<!--Independence, Fiesta-->
| conference11_ap_poll = 2<!--Notre Dame, BYU-->
}}
The '''2021–22 NCAA football bowl games''' were a series of [[college football]] [[bowl game|game]]s scheduled to complete the [[2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season]]. The main games concluded with the [[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship]] played on January 10, 2022, while the all-star portion of the schedule concluded February 19, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dates Announced for College Football Playoff Games through 2026 |url=https://collegefootballplayoff.com/news/2018/8/30/cfp-game-dates-2026.aspx |website=College Football Playoff |language=en |access-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413182317/https://collegefootballplayoff.com/news/2018/8/30/cfp-game-dates-2026.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Schedule==
The schedule for the 2021–22 bowl games is below. All times are [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]−5). Note that [[List of college bowl games#Division II bowls|Division II bowls]] and [[List of college bowl games#Division III bowls|Division III bowls]] are not included here. The bowl schedule was released on May 27, 2021.<ref name=FBSchedules/>

===College Football Playoff and National Championship Game===
The [[College Football Playoff]] system is used to determine a national championship of Division I FBS college football. A 13-member committee of experts [[2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings#CFP Rankings|ranked]] the top 25 teams in the nation after each of the last seven weeks of the regular season. The top four teams in the final ranking were then seeded in a single-elimination semifinal round, with the winners advancing to the National Championship game.

The semifinal games for the 2021 season were the [[Cotton Bowl Classic]] and the [[Orange Bowl]]. Both were played December 31, 2021, as part of a yearly rotation of three pairs of two bowls, commonly referred to as the [[New Year's Six]] bowl games. The winners advanced to the [[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship]] on January 10, 2022.

[[File:Aerial view of Indianapolis, Indiana, with a focus on Lucas Oil Stadium, highsm.40934.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.25|[[Lucas Oil Stadium]], site of the [[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|National Championship]] game]]
{{2022 College Football Playoff}}
{{-}}

Each of the games in the following table was televised by [[ESPN]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Date
!Time (EST)
!Game
!Site
!Teams
!Affiliations
!Results
<!--!Results-->
|-
|Dec. 30
|7:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Peach Bowl (December)|Peach Bowl]]
|[[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]]<br>[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
|No. 10 [[2021 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State Spartans]] (10–2)<br>No. 12 [[2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh Panthers]] (11–2)
|[[2021 Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten]]<br>[[2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football season|ACC]]
| '''Michigan State 31'''<br>Pittsburgh 21
|-
|rowspan=2|{{nowrap|Dec. 31}}
|3:30&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl Classic]]<br>(Playoff Semifinal Game)
|[[AT&T Stadium]]<br>[[Arlington, Texas]]
|No. 1 [[2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] (12–1)<br>No. 4 [[2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati Bearcats]] (13–0)
|[[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]]<br>[[2021 American Athletic Conference football season|American]]
| '''Alabama 27'''<br>Cincinnati 6
|-
|7:30&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Orange Bowl (December)|Orange Bowl]]<br>(Playoff Semifinal Game)
|[[Hard Rock Stadium]]<br>[[Miami Gardens, Florida]]
|No. 3 [[2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia Bulldogs]] (12–1)<br>No. 2 [[2021 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan Wolverines]] (12–1)
|[[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]]<br>[[2021 Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten]]
|'''Georgia 34'''<br>Michigan 11
|-
|rowspan=3|Jan. 1
|1:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2022 Fiesta Bowl (January)|Fiesta Bowl]]
|[[State Farm Stadium]]<br>[[Glendale, Arizona]]
|No. 9 [[2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State Cowboys]] (11–2)<br>No. 5 [[2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]] (11–1)
|[[2021 Big 12 Conference football season|Big 12]]<br>[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]]
|'''Oklahoma State 37'''<br>Notre Dame 35
|-
|5:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2022 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]]
|[[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]<br>[[Pasadena, California]]
|No. 6 [[2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State Buckeyes]] (10–2)<br>No. 11 [[2021 Utah Utes football team|Utah Utes]] (10–3)
|[[2021 Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten]]<br>[[2021 Pac-12 Conference football season|Pac-12]]
|'''Ohio State 48'''<br>Utah 45
|-
|9:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2022 Sugar Bowl (January)|Sugar Bowl]]
|[[Caesars Superdome]]<br>[[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|No. 7 [[2021 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor Bears]] (11–2)<br>No. 8 [[2021 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss Rebels]] (10–2)
|[[2021 Big 12 Conference football season|Big 12]]<br>[[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]]
|'''Baylor 21'''<br>Ole Miss 7
|-
|Jan. 10
|8:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|College Football Playoff National Championship]]<br>(Cotton Bowl Winner vs. Orange Bowl Winner)
|[[Lucas Oil Stadium]]<br>[[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| No. 3 [[2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia Bulldogs]] (13–1)<br>No. 1 [[2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] (13–1)
|[[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]]
|'''Georgia 33'''<br>Alabama 18
|}

===Non CFP bowl games===
====Bowl changes====
Two bowls, which had originally planned to debut during the [[2020–21 NCAA football bowl games|2020–21 bowl season]] but were postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]], planned to make their debuts during the 2021–22 bowl season; the [[Fenway Bowl]] ([[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]]) and the [[LA Bowl]] ([[Inglewood, California]]). The LA Bowl made its debut, while the Fenway Bowl was again canceled due to COVID-19 issues.

The [[Montgomery Bowl]], played in December 2020 as a one-off substitute for the Fenway Bowl, did not return. The [[San Francisco Bowl]] (formerly the Redbox Bowl) was canceled for a second straight season when organizers could not come to terms with all parties involved with the game.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://theathletic.com/news/san-francisco-bowl-canceled-for-second-straight-season-eyeing-2022-return/lB471QDUY0pI |title=San Francisco Bowl canceled for second straight season, eyeing 2022 return |accessdate=September 10, 2021}}</ref>

On December 2, 2021, the NCAA approved a 42nd bowl game, later named the [[2021 Frisco Football Classic|Frisco Football Classic]], in order to accommodate all 84 bowl-eligible teams.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McMurphy |first1=Brett |title=Sources: NCAA to Add New Bowl Game in Texas |url=https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/ncaa-to-add-new-bowl-game-in-texas-postseason |website=Action Network |access-date=December 2, 2021 |date=December 2, 2021}}</ref>

On December 22, [[2021 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]] withdrew from the [[2021 Gator Bowl (December)|Gator Bowl]], citing a breakout of positive COVID-19 cases and season-ending injuries limiting them to too few players.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-m-backs-gator-bowl-covid-outbreak-leaves-enough-players-rcna9706 |title=Texas A&M backs out of Gator Bowl after Covid outbreak leaves team without enough players |first=David K. |last=Li |website=[[NBC News]] |date=December 22, 2021 |accessdate=December 22, 2021}}</ref> [[2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team|Rutgers]] was subsequently announced as a replacement team.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/23/22851980/rutgers-gator-bowl-texas-am-wake-forest-big-ten-acc |title=Rutgers receives Gator Bowl bid |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |website=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=December 23, 2021 |accessdate=December 23, 2021}}</ref>

On December 23, [[2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team|Hawaii]] withdrew from the [[2021 Hawaii Bowl|Hawaii Bowl]], similarly citing season-ending injuries, transfers, and COVID-19 cases within the program, and the game was ultimately cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-24|title=Hawai'i Bowl canceled after Hawai'i withdraws|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32931805/hawaii-rainbow-warriors-hawaii-bowl-due-covid-19-issues|access-date=2021-12-28|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref>

On December 26, [[2021 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]] withdrew from the [[2021 Military Bowl|Military Bowl]] and [[2021 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]] withdrew from the [[2021 Fenway Bowl|Fenway Bowl]] due to COVID-19 cases; both games were canceled.<ref>{{cite web |first=Andrea |last=Adelson |date=December 26, 2021 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32940528/military-fenway-bowls-canceled-covid-19-issues |title=Military, Fenway Bowls Canceled Because of COVID-19 Issues |work=ESPN |access-date=December 26, 2021}}</ref>

On December 26, the [[2021 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL) Hurricanes]] announced that they would not be able to play in the [[2021 Sun Bowl|Sun Bowl]] due to COVID-19 issues; organizers stated that they would try to secure a replacement team to face the [[2021 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State Cougars]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32943308/miami-sun-bowl-washington-state-due-covid-19-issues-football-program |title=Miami out of Sun Bowl against Washington State due to COVID-19 issues in football program |first=Andrea |last=Adelson |website=ESPN.com |date=December 26, 2021 |accessdate=December 26, 2021}}</ref>

On December 27, the [[2021 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State Broncos]] withdrew from the [[2021 Arizona Bowl|Arizona Bowl]] due to COVID-19 issues; organizers stated that they would attempt to secure a replacement team.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nypost.com/2021/12/27/barstools-dave-portnoy-boise-state-out-of-arizona-bowl/ |title=Dave Portnoy announces Boise State out of Barstool Bowl due to COVID-19 |first=Ryan |last=Glasspiegel |website=[[New York Post]] |date=December 27, 2021 |accessdate=December 27, 2021}}</ref> Later in the day, the Arizona Bowl was canceled,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/update-arizona-bowl-canceled-for-2021/ar-AASbz3Y |title=Update: Arizona Bowl canceled for 2021 |website=[[KOLD-TV]] |via=MSN.com |date=December 27, 2021 |accessdate=December 27, 2021}}</ref> and the bowl's remaining team, the [[2021 Central Michigan Chippewas football team|Central Michigan Chippewas]], was named as the replacement team for the Sun Bowl.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sallee|first=Barrett|date=December 27, 2021|title=Central Michigan to play Washington State in Sun Bowl after Miami pulls out due to COVID-19 issues|website=[[CBS Sports]]|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/central-michigan-to-play-washington-state-in-sun-bowl-after-miami-pulls-out-due-to-covid-19-issues/|accessdate=December 27, 2021}}</ref>

On December 28, the [[2021 Holiday Bowl|Holiday Bowl]] was called off hours before game time, due to COVID-19 issues within the [[2021 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA Bruins]] program,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32952941/holiday-bowl-ucla-nc-state-wolfpack-canceled-due-covid-issues-bruins-program |title=Holiday Bowl between UCLA and NC State Wolfpack canceled due to COVID-19 issues in Bruins program |first=Mark |last=Schlabach |website=ESPN.com |date=December 28, 2021 |accessdate=December 28, 2021}}</ref> and officially canceled the next morning, after organizers could not secure a replacement team to face the [[2021 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State Wolfpack]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32957819/holiday-bowl-unable-find-replacement-college-football-team-cancels-game |title=Holiday Bowl unable to find replacement college football team, cancels game |first=Andrea |last=Adelson |website=ESPN.com |date=December 29, 2021 |accessdate=December 29, 2021}}</ref>

====Bowl schedule / results====
In the below table, affiliations for confirmed teams reflect their actual conferences, and rankings are per the final [[2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings#CFP Rankings|CFP rankings]] that were released on December 5.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Tom |last=Brew |date=December 11, 2021 |url=https://www.si.com/college/indiana/football/complete-2021-22-college-football-bowl-game-schedule-hoosiers-now |title=Complete 2021-22 College Football Bowl Game Schedule |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=December 13, 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Date
!Time (EST)
!Game
!Site
!Television
!Teams
!Affiliations
!Results
|-
|rowspan=2|{{nowrap|Dec. 17}}
|12:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Bahamas Bowl|Bahamas Bowl]]
|[[Thomas Robinson Stadium]]<br>[[Nassau, Bahamas]]
|[[ESPN College Football|ESPN]]
|[[2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders]] (6–6)<br>[[2021 Toledo Rockets football team|Toledo Rockets]] (7–5)
|[[2021 Conference USA football season|C–USA]]<br>[[2021 Mid-American Conference football season|MAC]]
|'''Middle Tennessee 31'''<br>Toledo 24
|-
<!--|Dec. 17-->
|6:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Cure Bowl|Cure Bowl]]
|[[Exploria Stadium]]<br>[[Orlando, Florida]]
|ESPN2
|[[2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team|Coastal Carolina Chanticleers]] (10–2)<br>[[2021 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|Northern Illinois Huskies]] (9–4)
|[[2021 Sun Belt Conference football season|Sun Belt]]<br>[[2021 Mid-American Conference football season|MAC]]
|'''Coastal Carolina 47'''<br>Northern Illinois 41
|-
|rowspan=6|Dec. 18
|11:00&nbsp;a.m.
|[[2021 Boca Raton Bowl|Boca Raton Bowl]]
|[[FAU Stadium]]<br>[[Boca Raton, Florida]]
|rowspan=2|ESPN
|[[2021 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team|Western Kentucky Hilltoppers]] (8–5)<br>[[2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State Mountaineers]] (10–3)
|[[2021 Conference USA football season|C–USA]]<br>[[2021 Sun Belt Conference football season|Sun Belt]]
|'''Western Kentucky 59'''<br>Appalachian State 38
|-
<!--|Dec. 18-->
|2:15&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 New Mexico Bowl|New Mexico Bowl]]
|[[University Stadium (Albuquerque)|University Stadium]]<br>[[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]
|[[2021 Fresno State Bulldogs football team|Fresno State Bulldogs]] (9–3)<br>[[2021 UTEP Miners football team|UTEP Miners]] (7–5)
|[[2021 Mountain West Conference football season|MWC]]<br>[[2021 Conference USA football season|C–USA]]
|'''Fresno State 31'''<br>UTEP 24
|-
<!--|Dec. 18-->
|3:30&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Independence Bowl|Independence Bowl]]
|[[Independence Stadium (Shreveport)|Independence Stadium]]<br>[[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
|[[ESPN College Football on ABC|ABC]]
|[[2021 UAB Blazers football team|UAB Blazers]] (8–4)<br>No. 13 [[2021 BYU Cougars football team|BYU Cougars]] (10–2)
|[[2021 Conference USA football season|C–USA]]<br>[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]]
|'''UAB 31''' <br> BYU 28
|-
<!--|Dec. 18-->
|5:45&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 LendingTree Bowl|LendingTree Bowl]]
|[[Hancock Whitney Stadium]]<ref name="hancocklendingtree">{{Cite web |date=2021-11-12 |title=LendingTree Bowl Moving to Hancock Whitney Stadium |url=https://lendingtreebowl.com/2021/11/lendingtree-bowl-moving-to-hancock-whitney-stadium/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-12-04 |website=LendingTreeBowl.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112214902/https://lendingtreebowl.com/2021/11/lendingtree-bowl-moving-to-hancock-whitney-stadium/ |archive-date=November 12, 2021 }}</ref><br>[[Mobile, Alabama]]
|ESPN
|[[2021 Liberty Flames football team|Liberty Flames]] (7–5)<br>[[2021 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team|Eastern Michigan Eagles]] (7–5)
|[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]]<br>[[2021 Mid-American Conference football season|MAC]]
|'''Liberty 56''' <br> Eastern Michigan 20
|-
<!--|Dec. 18-->
|7:30&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 LA Bowl|LA Bowl]]
|[[SoFi Stadium]]<br>[[Inglewood, California]]
|ABC
|[[2021 Utah State Aggies football team|Utah State Aggies]] (10–3)<br>[[2021 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State Beavers]] (7–5)
|[[2021 Mountain West Conference football season|MWC]]<br>[[2021 Pac-12 Conference football season|Pac-12]]
|'''Utah State 24''' <br> Oregon State 13
|-
<!--|Dec. 18-->
|9:15&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 New Orleans Bowl|New Orleans Bowl]]
|[[Caesars Superdome]]<br>[[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|rowspan=14|ESPN
|No. 23 [[2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns]] (12–1)<br>[[2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall Thundering Herd]] (7–5)
|[[2021 Sun Belt Conference football season|Sun Belt]]<br>[[2021 Conference USA football season|C–USA]]
|'''Louisiana 36''' <br> Marshall 21
|-
|rowspan=1|Dec. 20
|2:30&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Myrtle Beach Bowl|Myrtle Beach Bowl]]
|[[Brooks Stadium]]<br>[[Conway, South Carolina]]
|[[2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa Golden Hurricane]] (6–6)<br>[[2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team|Old Dominion Monarchs]] (6–6)
|[[2021 American Athletic Conference football season|American]]<br>[[2021 Conference USA football season|C–USA]]
|'''Tulsa 30''' <br> Old Dominion 17
|-
|rowspan=2|Dec. 21
|3:30&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl|Famous Idaho Potato Bowl]]
|[[Albertsons Stadium]]<br>[[Boise, Idaho]]
|[[2021 Wyoming Cowboys football team|Wyoming Cowboys]] (6–6)<br>[[2021 Kent State Golden Flashes football team|Kent State Golden Flashes]] (7-6)
|[[2021 Mountain West Conference football season|MWC]]<br>[[2021 Mid-American Conference football season|MAC]]
|'''Wyoming 52'''<br>Kent State 38
|-
<!--|Dec. 21-->
|7:30&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Frisco Bowl|Frisco Bowl]]
|[[Toyota Stadium (Texas)|Toyota Stadium]]<br>[[Frisco, Texas]]
|No. 24 [[2021 San Diego State Aztecs football team|San Diego State Aztecs]] (11–2)<br>[[2021 UTSA Roadrunners football team|UTSA Roadrunners]] (12–1)<br>
|[[2021 Mountain West Conference football season|MWC]]<br>[[2021 Conference USA football season|C–USA]]
|'''San Diego State 38'''<br>UTSA 24
|-
|rowspan=1|Dec. 22
|8:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Armed Forces Bowl|Armed Forces Bowl]]
|[[Amon G. Carter Stadium]]<br>[[Fort Worth, Texas]]
|[[2021 Army Black Knights football team|Army Black Knights]] (8–4)<br>[[2021 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri Tigers]] (6–6)
|[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]]<br>[[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]]
|'''Army 24'''<br>Missouri 22
|-
|rowspan=2|Dec. 23
|3:30&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Frisco Football Classic|Frisco Football Classic]]
|[[Toyota Stadium (Texas)|Toyota Stadium]]<br>[[Frisco, Texas]]
|[[2021 Miami RedHawks football team|Miami (OH) RedHawks]] (6–6)<br>[[2021 North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas Mean Green]] (6–6)
|[[2021 Mid-American Conference football season|MAC]]<br>[[2021 Conference USA football season|C–USA]]
|'''Miami (OH) 27'''<br>North Texas 14
|-
|7:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Gasparilla Bowl|Gasparilla Bowl]]
|[[Raymond James Stadium]]<br>[[Tampa, Florida]]
|[[2021 UCF Knights football team|UCF Knights]] (8–4)<br>[[2021 Florida Gators football team|Florida Gators]] (6–6)
|[[2021 American Athletic Conference football season|American]]<br>[[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]]
|'''UCF 29'''<br>Florida 17
|-
|rowspan=1|Dec. 24
|8:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Hawaii Bowl|Hawaii Bowl]]
|[[Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex]]<br>[[Honolulu, Hawaii]]
|[[2021 Memphis Tigers football team|Memphis Tigers]] (6–6)<br>[[2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors]] (6–7)
|[[2021 American Athletic Conference football season|American]]<br>[[2021 Mountain West Conference football season|MWC]]
|'''''Canceled'''''
|-
|rowspan=1|Dec. 25
|2:30&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Camellia Bowl|Camellia Bowl]]
|[[Cramton Bowl]]<br>[[Montgomery, Alabama]]
|[[2021 Georgia State Panthers football team|Georgia State Panthers]] (7–5)<br>[[2021 Ball State Cardinals football team|Ball State Cardinals]] (6–6)
|[[2021 Sun Belt Conference football season|Sun Belt]]<br>[[2021 Mid-American Conference football season|MAC]]
|'''Georgia State 51'''<br>Ball State 20
|-
|rowspan=2|Dec. 27
|11:00&nbsp;a.m.
|[[2021 Quick Lane Bowl|Quick Lane Bowl]]
|[[Ford Field]]<br>[[Detroit, Michigan]]
|[[2021 Western Michigan Broncos football team|Western Michigan Broncos]] (7–5)<br>[[2021 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada Wolf Pack]] (8–4)
|[[2021 Mid-American Conference football season|MAC]]<br>[[2021 Mountain West Conference football season|MWC]]
|'''Western Michigan 52'''<br>Nevada 24
|-
<!--|Dec. 27-->
|2:30&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Military Bowl|Military Bowl]]
|[[Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium]]<br>[[Annapolis, Maryland]]
|[[2021 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College Eagles]] (6–6)<br>[[2021 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina Pirates]] (7–5)
|[[2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football season|ACC]]<br>[[2021 American Athletic Conference football season|American]]
|'''''Canceled'''''
|-
|rowspan=5|Dec. 28
|12:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Birmingham Bowl|Birmingham Bowl]]
|[[Protective Stadium]] <br>[[Birmingham, Alabama]]
|No. 20 [[2021 Houston Cougars football team|Houston Cougars]] (11–2)<br>[[2021 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] (6–6)
|[[2021 American Athletic Conference football season|American]]<br>[[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]]
|'''Houston 17'''<br>Auburn 13
|-
<!--Dec. 28-->
|3:15&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 First Responder Bowl|First Responder Bowl]]
|[[Gerald J. Ford Stadium]]<br>[[University Park, Texas]]
|[[2021 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force Falcons]] (9–3)<br>[[2021 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville Cardinals]] (6–6)
|[[2021 Mountain West Conference football season|MWC]]<br>[[2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football season|ACC]]
|'''Air Force 31'''<br>Louisville 28
|-
<!--Dec. 28-->
|6:45&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]]
|[[Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium]]<br>[[Memphis, Tennessee]]
|[[2021 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech Red Raiders]] (6–6)<br>[[2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State Bulldogs]] (7–5)
|[[2021 Big 12 Conference football season|Big 12]]<br>[[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]]
|'''Texas Tech 34'''<br>Mississippi State 7
|-
<!--Dec. 28-->
|8:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Holiday Bowl|Holiday Bowl]]
|[[Petco Park]]<br>[[San Diego, California]]
|[[Fox College Football|Fox]]
|[[2021 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA Bruins]] (8–4)<br>No. 18 [[2021 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State Wolfpack]] (9–3)
|[[2021 Pac-12 Conference football season|Pac-12]]<br>[[2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football season|ACC]]
|'''''Canceled'''''
|-
<!--Dec. 28-->
|10:15&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl|Guaranteed Rate Bowl]]
|[[Chase Field]]<br>[[Phoenix, Arizona]]
|rowspan=9|ESPN
|[[2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota Golden Gophers]] (8–4)<br>[[2021 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia Mountaineers]] (6–6)
|[[2021 Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten]]<br>[[2021 Big 12 Conference football season|Big 12]]
|'''Minnesota 18'''<br>West Virginia 6
|-
|rowspan=4|Dec. 29
|11:00&nbsp;a.m.
|[[2021 Fenway Bowl|Fenway Bowl]]
|[[Fenway Park]]<br>[[Boston, Massachusetts]]
|[[2021 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU Mustangs]] (8–4)<br>[[2021 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia Cavaliers]] (6–6)
|[[2021 American Athletic Conference football season|American]]<br>[[2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football season|ACC]]
|'''''Canceled'''''
|-
<!--Dec. 29-->
|2:15&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Pinstripe Bowl|Pinstripe Bowl]]
|[[Yankee Stadium]]<br>[[The Bronx|The Bronx, New York]]
|[[2021 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland Terrapins]] (6–6)<br>[[2021 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech Hokies]] (6–6)
|[[2021 Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten]]<br>[[2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football season|ACC]]
|'''Maryland 54'''<br>Virginia Tech 10
|-
<!--Dec. 29-->
|5:45&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Cheez-It Bowl|Cheez-It Bowl]]
|[[Camping World Stadium]]<br>[[Orlando, Florida]]
|No. 19 [[2021 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson Tigers]] (9–3)<br>[[2021 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa State Cyclones]] (7–5)
|[[2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football season|ACC]]<br>[[2021 Big 12 Conference football season|Big 12]]
|'''Clemson 20'''<br>Iowa State 13
|-
<!--Dec. 29-->
|9:15&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Alamo Bowl|Alamo Bowl]]
|[[Alamodome]]<br>[[San Antonio, Texas]]
|No. 16 [[2021 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma Sooners]] (10–2)<br>No. 14 [[2021 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon Ducks]] (10–3)
|[[2021 Big 12 Conference football season|Big 12]]<br>[[2021 Pac-12 Conference football season|Pac-12]]
|'''Oklahoma 47'''<br>Oregon 32
|-
|rowspan=3|Dec. 30
|11:30&nbsp;a.m.
|[[2021 Duke's Mayo Bowl|Duke's Mayo Bowl]]
|[[Bank of America Stadium]]<br>[[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
|[[2021 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina Gamecocks]] (6–6)<br>[[2021 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina Tar Heels]] (6–6)
|[[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]]<br>[[2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football season|ACC]]
|'''South Carolina 38'''<br>North Carolina 21
|-
<!--Dec. 30-->
|3:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Music City Bowl|Music City Bowl]]
|[[Nissan Stadium]]<br>[[Nashville, Tennessee]]
|[[2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue Boilermakers]] (8–4)<br>[[2021 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee Volunteers]] (7–5)
|[[2021 Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten]]<br>[[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]]
|'''Purdue 48'''<br>Tennessee 45
|-
<!--Dec. 30-->
|10:30&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Las Vegas Bowl|Las Vegas Bowl]]
|[[Allegiant Stadium]]<br>[[Paradise, Nevada]]
|[[2021 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin Badgers]] (8–4)<br>[[2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State Sun Devils]] (8–4)
|[[2021 Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten]]<br>[[2021 Pac-12 Conference football season|Pac-12]]
|'''Wisconsin 20'''<br>Arizona State 13
|-
|rowspan=3|Dec. 31
|11:00&nbsp;a.m.
|[[2021 Gator Bowl (December)|Gator Bowl]]
|[[TIAA Bank Field]]<br>[[Jacksonville, Florida]]
|No. 17 [[2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest Demon Deacons]] (10–3)<br>[[2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team|Rutgers Scarlet Knights]] (5−7){{efn|Rutgers replaced Texas A&M in the Gator Bowl.}}
|[[2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football season|ACC]]<br>[[2021 Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten]]
|'''Wake Forest 38'''<br>Rutgers 10
|-
<!--Dec. 31-->
|12:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Sun Bowl|Sun Bowl]]
|[[Sun Bowl (stadium)|Sun Bowl]]<br>[[El Paso, Texas]]
|[[College Football on CBS Sports|CBS]]
|[[2021 Central Michigan Chippewas football team|Central Michigan Chippewas]] (8–4){{efn|Central Michigan replaced Miami (FL) in the Sun Bowl.}}<br>[[2021 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State Cougars]] (7–5)
|[[2021 Mid-American Conference football season|MAC]]<br>[[2021 Pac-12 Conference football season|Pac-12]]
|'''Central Michigan 24''' <br>Washington State 21
|-
<!--Dec. 31-->
|2:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Arizona Bowl|Arizona Bowl]]
|[[Arizona Stadium]]<br>[[Tucson, Arizona]]
|[[Barstool Sports|Barstool<br>Sports]]{{efn|The Arizona Bowl was to be broadcast via [[Barstool Sports]]' website, app, and social media platforms.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pedersen |first1=Brian J. |title=Barstool Sports to sponsor Arizona Bowl |url=https://www.azdesertswarm.com/football/2021/7/27/22595522/arizona-bowl-game-barstool-sports-sponsor-college-football-tucson-2021-dave-portnoy-mac-mwc |website=Arizona Desert Swarm |access-date=July 31, 2021 |language=en |date=July 27, 2021}}</ref>}}
|[[2021 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State Broncos]] (7–5)<br>[[2021 Central Michigan Chippewas football team|Central Michigan Chippewas]] (8–4)
|[[2021 Mountain West Conference football season|MWC]]<br>[[2021 Mid-American Conference football season|MAC]]
|'''''Canceled'''''
|-
|rowspan=2|Jan. 1
|12:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2022 Outback Bowl|Outback Bowl]]
|[[Raymond James Stadium]]<br>[[Tampa, Florida]]
|ESPN2
|No. 21 [[2021 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas Razorbacks]] (8–4)<br>[[2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State Nittany Lions]] (7–5)
|[[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]]<br>[[2021 Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten]]
|'''Arkansas 24''' <br>Penn State 10
|-
<!--Jan. 1-->
|1:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2022 Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]]
|[[Camping World Stadium]]<br>[[Orlando, Florida]]
|ABC
|No. 22 [[2021 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky Wildcats]] (9–3)<br>No. 15 [[2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa Hawkeyes]] (10–3)
|[[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]]<br>[[2021 Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten]]
|'''Kentucky 20''' <br>Iowa 17
|-
|rowspan=1|Jan. 4
|9:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2022 Texas Bowl (January)|Texas Bowl]]
|[[NRG Stadium]]<br>[[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
|ESPN
|[[2021 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State Wildcats]] (7–5)<br>[[2021 LSU Tigers football team|LSU Tigers]] (6–6)
|[[2021 Big 12 Conference football season|Big 12]]<br>[[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]]
|'''Kansas State 42'''<br>LSU 20
|}

Source:<ref name=FBSchedules>{{cite web |title=2021 College Football Bowl Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/college-football-bowl-schedule/season/2021/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=May 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/college-football-2021-22-bowl-schedule-dates-times-for-all-44-bowls/ar-AAKsxsw |title=College football 2021-22 bowl schedule: Dates, times for all 44 bowls |first=Bill |last=Bender |website=[[Sporting News]] |via=MSN.com |date=May 27, 2021 |accessdate=May 27, 2021}}</ref>

===FCS bowl game===
The [[Football Championship Subdivision]] (FCS) has one bowl game. The FCS also has a postseason [[2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season#Postseason|bracket tournament]] that culminates in the [[2022 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Date
!Time (EST)
!Game
!Site
!Television
!Participants
!Affiliations
!Results
!References
|-
|Dec. 18
|12:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2021 Celebration Bowl|Celebration Bowl]]
|[[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]]<br>[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]<!--venue per https://www.thecelebrationbowl.com-->
|[[ESPN College Football on ABC|ABC]]
|[[2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team|South Carolina State Bulldogs]] (6–5)<br>[[2021 Jackson State Tigers football team|Jackson State Tigers]] (11–1)
|[[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]<br>[[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]
|'''South Carolina State 31'''<br>Jackson State 10
|<ref>{{cite web |title=South Carolina State will take on Jackson State in the Celebration Bowl |url=https://twitter.com/BowlSeason/status/1467541978187550724 |publisher=[[Twitter]] |access-date=5 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/jackson-state-football-crushed-south-204934944.html |title=Jackson State football crushed by South Carolina State in Celebration Bowl: Our top takeaways |first=Khari |last=Thompson |website=[[Mississippi Clarion Ledger]] |via=[[Yahoo! News]] |date=December 18, 2021 |accessdate=December 18, 2021}}</ref>
|}

===All-star games===
Each of these games features college seniors, or players whose college football eligibility is ending, who are individually invited by game organizers. These games are scheduled to follow the team-competitive bowls, to allow players selected from bowl teams to participate. The all-star games may include some players from non-FBS programs.

A new all-star game, the [[HBCU Legacy Bowl]], was announced in March 2021, and concluded the overall college football post-season on February 19, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/black-college-football-hall-of-fame-establishes-hbcu-legacy-bowl |title=Black College Football Hall of Fame establishes HBCU Legacy Bowl |website=NFL.com |date=March 18, 2021 |accessdate=March 19, 2021}}</ref> All times are [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Date
!Time (EST)
!Game
!Site
!Television
!Participants
!Results
!Ref.
|-
|Jan. 15
|12:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2022 Hula Bowl|Hula Bowl]]
|[[Bounce House]]<br>[[Orlando, Florida]]
|[[College Football on CBS Sports|CBS Sports Network]]
|Team Kai<br>Team Aina
|'''Kai 21'''<br>Aina 20
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hulabowl.com/news/hula-bowl-2022-coaches-announced.html |title=Hula Bowl 2022 Coaches Announced |website=hulabowl.com |accessdate=November 18, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|Jan. 15
|4:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[Tropical Bowl (all-star game)|Tropical Bowl]]
|[[Camping World Stadium]]<br>[[Orlando, Florida]]
|Varsity Sports Network
|American Team<br>National Team
|'''American 24'''<br>National 14
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tropicalbowl.com/news/orlando-set-to-host-spiral-bowl-week-at-camping-wo |title=Tropical Bowl Announces Orlando's Camping World Stadium as New Home to the 2022 Bowl Week Jan 15 |first=Michael |last=Quartey |website=tropicalbowl.com |date=July 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tropicalbowl.com/news/bowl-week-announces-2022-tropical-bowl-roster-at-o |title=Bowl Week Announces 2022 Tropical Bowl Roster at Orlando's Camping World Stadium |first=Michael |last=Quartey |website=tropicalbowl.com |date=January 8, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2022 |archive-date=January 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115190622/https://www.tropicalbowl.com/news/bowl-week-announces-2022-tropical-bowl-roster-at-o |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|Jan. 29
|6:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[NFLPA Collegiate Bowl]]
|[[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]<br>[[Pasadena, California]]
|rowspan=4|[[NFL Network]]
|National Team<br>American Team
|'''National 25'''<br>American 24
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collegiate.nflpa.com/2021/07/12/2022-nflpa-collegiate-bowl-date-set/ |title=2022 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Date Set |website=nflpa.com |date=July 12, 2021 |accessdate=July 31, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401386136 |title=National vs. American - Box Score |website=ESPN.com |date=January 29, 2021 |accessdate=January 29, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|Feb. 3
|8:30&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2022 East–West Shrine Bowl|East–West Shrine Bowl]]
|[[Allegiant Stadium]]<br>[[Paradise, Nevada]]
|West Team<br>East Team
|'''West 25'''<br>East 24
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://shrinebowl.com/game-day/ |title=Game Day |website=shrinebowl.com |accessdate=December 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|Feb. 5
|2:30&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2022 Senior Bowl|Senior Bowl]]
|[[Hancock Whitney Stadium]]<br>[[Mobile, Alabama]]
|National Team<br>American Team
|'''National 20'''<br>American 10
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.seniorbowl.com/the-game/ |title=The Game |website=seniorbowl.com |accessdate=December 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|Feb. 19
|4:00&nbsp;p.m.
|[[2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl|HBCU Legacy Bowl]]
|[[Yulman Stadium]]<br>[[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|Team Gaither<br>Team Robinson
|'''Gaither 22'''<br>Robinson 6
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hbculegacybowl.com |title=HBCU Legacy Bowl |website=hbculegacybowl.com |accessdate=December 5, 2021}}</ref>
|}

==Team selections==
{{see also|Bowl eligibility|Bids to college bowl games}}

===CFP top 25 standings and bowl games===
{{see also|2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}

On December 5, 2021, the College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee announced its final team rankings for the year. This was the eighth year of the CFP era. Cincinnati became the first team from the [[Group of Five conferences]] to reach the playoffs.<ref name=russo/> Michigan became the first team to make the playoffs after starting the season unranked in the [[AP Poll]].<ref name=russo>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/05/sports/cincinnati-breaks-through-earns-cfp-berth-alongside-alabama-michigan-georgia/ |title=Cincinnati breaks through, earns CFP bid alongside Alabama, Michigan, Georgia |first=Ralph D. |last=Russo |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |website=[[The Boston Globe]] |url-access=limited |date=December 5, 2021 |accessdate=December 5, 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank !! Team !! W–L !! Conference and standing !! Bowl game
|-
| align=center| 1 || [[2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] ||align=center| {{sort|b-b|12–1}} || {{sort|SEC-a|SEC champions}} || [[2021 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]] (CFP semifinal)
|-
|align=center| 2 || [[2021 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan Wolverines]] ||align=center| {{sort|b-b|12–1}} || {{sort|Big Ten-a|Big Ten champions}} || [[2021 Orange Bowl (December)|Orange Bowl]] (CFP semifinal)
|-
|align=center| 3 || [[2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia Bulldogs]] ||align=center| {{sort|b-b|12–1}} || {{sort|SEC-b|SEC East Division champions}} || Orange Bowl (CFP semifinal)
|-
|align=center| 4 || [[2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati Bearcats]] ||align=center| {{sort|a-a|13–0}} || AAC champions || Cotton Bowl (CFP semifinal)
|-
|align=center| 5 || [[2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]] ||align=center| {{sort|c-b|11–1}} || Independent || [[2022 Fiesta Bowl (January)|Fiesta Bowl]] (NY6)
|-
|align=center| 6 || [[2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State Buckeyes]] ||align=center| {{sort|d-c|10–2}} || {{sort|Big Ten-b|Big Ten East Division co-champions}} || [[2022 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] (NY6)
|-
|align=center| 7 || [[2021 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor Bears]] ||align=center| {{sort|c-c|11–2}} || Big 12 champions || [[2022 Sugar Bowl (January)|Sugar Bowl]] (NY6)
|-
|align=center| 8 || [[2021 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss Rebels]] ||align=center| {{sort|d-c|10–2}} || {{sort|SEC-c|SEC West Division second place}}|| Sugar Bowl (NY6)
|-
|align=center| 9 || [[2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State Cowboys]] ||align=center| {{sort|c-c|11–2}} || Big 12 first place || Fiesta Bowl (NY6)
|-
|align=center| 10 || [[2021 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State Spartans]] ||align=center| {{sort|d-c|10–2}} || {{sort|Big Ten-c|Big Ten East Division third place}} || [[2021 Peach Bowl (December)|Peach Bowl]] (NY6)
|-
|align=center| 11 || [[2021 Utah Utes football team|Utah Utes]] ||align=center| {{sort|d-d|10–3}} || Pac-12 champions || Rose Bowl (NY6)
|-
|align=center| 12 || [[2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh Panthers]] ||align=center| {{sort|c-c|11–2}} || {{sort|ACC-a|ACC}} champions || Peach Bowl (NY6)
|-
|align=center| 13 || [[2021 BYU Cougars football team|BYU Cougars]] ||align=center| {{sort|d-c|10–2}} || Independent || [[2021 Independence Bowl|Independence Bowl]]
|-
|align=center| 14 || [[2021 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon Ducks]] ||align=center| {{sort|d-d|10–3}} || Pac-12 North Division champions || [[2021 Alamo Bowl|Alamo Bowl]]
|-
|align=center| 15 || [[2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa Hawkeyes]] ||align=center| {{sort|d-d|10–3}} || {{sort|Big Ten-b|Big Ten West Division champions}} || [[2022 Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]]
|-
|align=center| 16 || [[2021 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma Sooners]] ||align=center| {{sort|d-c|10–2}} || Big 12 second place (tie) || Alamo Bowl
|-
|align=center| 17 || [[2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest Demon Deacons]] ||align=center| {{sort|d-d|10–3}} || {{sort|ACC-b|ACC Atlantic Division champions}} || [[2021 Gator Bowl (December)|Gator Bowl]]
|-
|align=center| 18 || [[2021 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State Wolfpack]] ||align=center| {{sort|e-d|9–3}} || {{sort|ACC-c|ACC Atlantic Division second place (tie)}} || {{strikethrough|Holiday Bowl}} ''canceled''
|-
|align=center| 19 || [[2021 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson Tigers]] ||align=center| {{sort|e-d|9–3}} || {{sort|ACC-c|ACC Atlantic Division second place (tie)}} || [[2021 Cheez-It Bowl|Cheez-It Bowl]]
|-
|align=center| 20 || [[2021 Houston Cougars football team|Houston Cougars]] ||align=center| {{sort|c-c|11–2}} || AAC first place (tie) || [[2021 Birmingham Bowl|Birmingham Bowl]]
|-
|align=center| 21 || [[2021 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas Razorbacks]] ||align=center| {{sort|f-e|8–4}} || {{sort|SEC-d|SEC West Division third place (tie)}} || [[2022 Outback Bowl|Outback Bowl]]
|-
|align=center| 22 || [[2021 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky Wildcats]] ||align=center| {{sort|e-d|9–3}} || {{sort|SEC-c|SEC East Division second place}} || Citrus Bowl
|-
|align=center| 23 || [[2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns]] ||align=center| {{sort|b-b|12–1}} || Sun Belt champions || [[2021 New Orleans Bowl|New Orleans Bowl]]
|-
|align=center| 24 || [[2021 San Diego State Aztecs football team|San Diego State Aztecs]] ||align=center| {{sort|c-c|11–2}} || Mountain West West Division champions || [[2021 Frisco Bowl|Frisco Bowl]]
|-
|align=center| 25 || [[2021 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M Aggies]] ||align=center| {{sort|f-e|8–4}} || {{sort|SEC-d|SEC West Division third place (tie)}} || {{strikethrough|Gator Bowl}} ''withdrew''
|}

===Conference champions' bowl games===
Ranks are per the final [[2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings#CFP Rankings|CFP rankings]], released on December 5, with win–loss records at that time. One bowl will feature a matchup of conference champions – the [[2021 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]]. Champions of the [[Power Five conferences]] were assured of a spot in a [[New Year's Six]] bowl game.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Conference !! Champion !! W–L !! Rank !! Bowl game
|-
| [[2021 American Athletic Conference football season|AAC]] || [[2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati Bearcats]] || align=center| {{sort|a-a|13–0}} || align=center| 4 || [[2021 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]] (semifinal)
|-
| [[2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football season|ACC]] || [[2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh Panthers]] || align=center| {{sort|c-c|11–2}} || align=center| 12 || [[2021 Peach Bowl (December)|Peach Bowl]] (NY6)
|-
| [[2021 Big 12 Conference football season|Big 12]] || [[2021 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor Bears]]|| align=center| {{sort|c-c|11–2}} || align=center| 7 || [[2022 Sugar Bowl (January)|Sugar Bowl]] (NY6)
|-
| [[2021 Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten]] || [[2021 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan Wolverines]] || align=center| {{sort|b-b|12–1}} || align=center| 2 || [[2021 Orange Bowl (December)|Orange Bowl]] (semifinal)
|-
| [[2021 Conference USA football season|C-USA]] || [[2021 UTSA Roadrunners football team|UTSA Roadrunners]] || align=center| {{sort|b-b|12–1}} || align=center| {{sort|26|–}} || [[2021 Frisco Bowl|Frisco Bowl]]
|-
| [[2021 Mid-American Conference football season|MAC]] || [[2021 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|Northern Illinois Huskies]] || align=center| {{sort|e-e|9–4}} || align=center| {{sort|26|–}} || [[2021 Cure Bowl|Cure Bowl]]
|-
| [[2021 Mountain West Conference football season|Mountain West]] || [[2021 Utah State Aggies football team|Utah State Aggies]] || align=center| {{sort|d-d|10–3}} || align=center| {{sort|26|–}}|| [[2021 LA Bowl|LA Bowl]]
|-
| [[2021 Pac-12 Conference football season|Pac-12]] || [[2021 Utah Utes football team|Utah Utes]] || align=center| {{sort|d-d|10–3}} || align=center| 11 || [[2022 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] (NY6)
|-
| [[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]] || [[2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] || align=center| {{sort|b-b|12–1}} || align=center| 1 || [[2021 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]] (semifinal)
|-
| [[2021 Sun Belt Conference football season|Sun Belt]] || [[2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns]] || align=center| {{sort|b-b|12–1}} || align=center| 23 || [[2021 New Orleans Bowl|New Orleans Bowl]]
|-
|}

=== Bowl-eligible teams ===
Generally, a team must have at least six wins to be considered [[bowl eligibility|bowl eligible]], with at least five of those wins being against FBS opponents. The [[College Football Playoff]] semi-final games are determined based on the top four seeds in the playoff committee's final rankings. The remainder of the bowl eligible teams are selected by each respective bowl based on conference tie-ins, order of selection, match-up considerations, and other factors.

*[[2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football season|ACC]] (10): [[2021 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]], [[2021 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]], [[2021 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]], [[2021 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]], [[2021 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]], [[2021 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]], [[2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]], [[2021 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]], [[2021 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]], [[2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]]
*[[2021 American Athletic Conference football season|American]] (7): [[2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]], [[2021 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]], [[2021 Houston Cougars football team|Houston]], [[2021 Memphis Tigers football team|Memphis]], [[2021 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]], [[2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa]], [[2021 UCF Knights football team|UCF]]
*[[2021 Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten]] (9): [[2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]], [[2021 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]], [[2021 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]], [[2021 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]], [[2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]], [[2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]], [[2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]], [[2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]], [[2021 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]
*[[2021 Big 12 Conference football season|Big 12]] (7): [[2021 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]], [[2021 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa State]], [[2021 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]], [[2021 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]], [[2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]], [[2021 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]], [[2021 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]]
*[[2021 Conference USA football season|C-USA]] (8): [[2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]], [[2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee]], [[2021 North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas]], [[2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team|Old Dominion]], [[2021 UAB Blazers football team|UAB]], [[2021 UTEP Miners football team|UTEP]], [[2021 UTSA Roadrunners football team|UTSA]], [[2021 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team|Western Kentucky]]
*[[2021 Mid-American Conference football season|MAC]] (8): [[2021 Ball State Cardinals football team|Ball State]], [[2021 Central Michigan Chippewas football team|Central Michigan]], [[2021 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team|Eastern Michigan]], [[2021 Kent State Golden Flashes football team|Kent State]], [[2021 Miami RedHawks football team|Miami (OH)]], [[2021 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|Northern Illinois]], [[2021 Toledo Rockets football team|Toledo]], [[2021 Western Michigan Broncos football team|Western Michigan]]
*[[2021 Mountain West Conference football season|Mountain West]] (8): [[2021 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]], [[2021 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State]], [[2021 Fresno State Bulldogs football team|Fresno State]], [[2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team|Hawaii]], [[2021 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]], [[2021 San Diego State Aztecs football team|San Diego State]], [[2021 Utah State Aggies football team|Utah State]], [[2021 Wyoming Cowboys football team|Wyoming]]
*[[2021 Pac-12 Conference football season|Pac-12]] (6): [[2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]], [[2021 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]], [[2021 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]], [[2021 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]], [[2021 Utah Utes football team|Utah]], [[2021 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]]
*[[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]] (13): [[2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]], [[2021 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]], [[2021 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]], [[2021 Florida Gators football team|Florida]], [[2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]], [[2021 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]], [[2021 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]], [[2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State]], [[2021 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]], [[2021 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]], [[2021 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]], [[2021 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]], [[2021 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]
*[[2021 Sun Belt Conference football season|Sun Belt]] (4): [[2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State]], [[2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team|Coastal Carolina]], [[2021 Georgia State Panthers football team|Georgia State]], [[2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana]]
*[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]] (4): [[2021 Army Black Knights football team|Army]], [[2021 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]], [[2021 Liberty Flames football team|Liberty]], [[2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]

'''Number of bowl berths available: 84'''<br>'''Number of bowl-eligible teams: 84'''

=== Bowl-ineligible teams ===
*[[2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football season|ACC]] (4): [[2021 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke]], [[2021 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]], [[2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]], [[2021 Syracuse Orange football team|Syracuse]]
*[[2021 American Athletic Conference football season|American]] (4): [[2021 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]], [[2021 South Florida Bulls football team|South Florida]], [[2021 Temple Owls football team|Temple]], [[2021 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
*[[2021 Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten]] (5): [[2021 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]], [[2021 Indiana Hoosiers football team|Indiana]], [[2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]], [[2021 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern]], [[2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team|Rutgers]]{{asterisk}}
*[[2021 Big 12 Conference football season|Big 12]] (3): [[2021 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]], [[2021 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]], [[2021 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]
*[[2021 Conference USA football season|C-USA]] (6): [[2021 Charlotte 49ers football team|Charlotte]], [[2021 FIU Panthers football team|FIU]], [[2021 Florida Atlantic Owls football team|Florida Atlantic]], [[2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]], [[2021 Rice Owls football team|Rice]], [[2021 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss]]
*[[2021 Mid-American Conference football season|MAC]] (4): [[2021 Akron Zips football team|Akron]], [[2021 Bowling Green Falcons football team|Bowling Green]], [[2021 Buffalo Bulls football team|Buffalo]], [[2021 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
*[[2021 Mountain West Conference football season|Mountain West]] (4): [[2021 Colorado State Rams football team|Colorado State]], [[2021 New Mexico Lobos football team|New Mexico]], [[2021 San Jose State Spartans football team|San Jose State]], [[2021 UNLV Rebels football team|UNLV]]
*[[2021 Pac-12 Conference football season|Pac-12]] (6): [[2021 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]], [[2021 California Golden Bears football team|California]], [[2021 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]], [[2021 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]], [[2021 USC Trojans football team|USC]], [[2021 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]
*[[2021 Southeastern Conference football season|SEC]] (1): [[2021 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]
*[[2021 Sun Belt Conference football season|Sun Belt]] (6): [[2021 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|Arkansas State]], [[2021 Georgia Southern Eagles football team|Georgia Southern]], [[2021 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team|Louisiana–Monroe]], [[2021 South Alabama Jaguars football team|South Alabama]], [[2021 Texas State Bobcats football team|Texas State]], [[2021 Troy Trojans football team|Troy]]
*[[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]] (3): [[2021 New Mexico State Aggies football team|New Mexico State]], [[2021 UConn Huskies football team|UConn]], [[2021 UMass Minutemen football team|UMass]]

'''Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 46'''

{{asterisk}} Rutgers had the highest [[Academic Progress Rate]] (APR) of five-win teams. The NCAA announced on December 23 that Rutgers was the first eligible team, under APR regulations, to replace Texas A&M in the [[2021 Gator Bowl (December)|Gator Bowl]]. Rutgers accepted the bid.<ref>{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Wilson |date=November 23, 2021 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32930171/rutgers-accepts-invite-replacement-team-gator-bowl-play-wake-forest-sources-say |title=Rutgers Accepts Invite as Replacement Team for Gator Bowl, to Play Wake Forest |work=ESPN |access-date=December 23, 2021}}</ref>

==Venues==
A total of thirty-seven venues were utilized, with seven of them in particular for the [[College Football Playoff National Championship|CFP National Championship]] and [[New Year's Six]] (NY6).<ref name="CFPSchedule"/> The number of venues increased from [[2020–21 NCAA football bowl games|twenty]], primarily due to the relaxation of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of venues for bowl games typically was around forty.<ref>{{cite web |title=People have been whining about 'too many bowl games' for like 100 years now |date=August 15, 2019 |url=https://www.bannersociety.com/2019/8/15/20727271/too-many-bowl-games |publisher=Banner Society |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref> Prestige and capacity of venues usually increases as the schedule progresses towards to NY6 bowls and the national championship, in large part due to scheduling [[College Football Playoff#Voting procedure|Top 25 teams]] late into the bowl games' time frame, while bowl games before Christmas Day typically involve schools in Group of Five conferences.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ranking the 39 bowl games in 2019 from best to worst |date=December 9, 2019 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/ranking-the-39-bowl-games-from-best-to-worst-232955567.html |publisher=[[Yahoo! Sports]] |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref> Televising at the venues of bowl games is largely run by [[ESPN College Football|ESPN]] and joint networks ([[ESPN College Football on ABC|ABC]] & [[ESPN2]]), with only three bowl games run by a non-affiliated network ([[Holiday Bowl]] on [[Fox College Football|Fox]], [[Sun Bowl]] on [[College Football on CBS Sports|CBS]] and [[Arizona Bowl]] on [[Barstool Sports]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=College football bowl game schedule for 2021-22: Dates, times |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/cfpbowls2021/college-football-bowl-game-schedule-2021-22-dates-s |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref> With the exception of the [[Bahamas Bowl]] in [[The Bahamas]],<ref>{{cite web |title=About The Bahamas Bowl |url=https://www.bahamasbowl.com/the-game/about-the-bahamas-bowl/ |publisher=[[Bahamas Bowl]] |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref> all bowls were played within the [[United States]].

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{{Location map~|USA2|lat=30.67323116507074|long=-88.0750339614384|label=<!--LendingTree Bowl/Land-Peebles Stadium/AL-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=33.95355407537048|long=-118.33869628037948|label=<!--LA Bowl/SoFi Stadium/CA-->}}
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{{Location map~|USA2|lat=33.79308807013251|long=-79.01742210126845|label=<!--Myrtle Beach Bowl/Brooks Stadium/SC-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=43.603030838527836|long=-116.19532936100696|label=<!--Potato Bowl/Albertsons Stadium/ID-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=33.15445461357984|long=-96.83487375156828|label=<!--Frisco Bowl/Toyota Stadium/TX-->}}
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{{Location map~|USA2|lat=27.97604910982373|long=-82.5027979615094|label=2x<!--Gasparilla & Outback Bowl/Raymond James Stadium/FL-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=28.294469634666417|long=-105.8167596076794|label=<!--Hawai'i Bowl/Ching Complex/HI-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=32.38006519585212|long=-86.29274664883422|label=<!--Camellia Bowl/Cramton Bowl/AL-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=42.34016498573127|long=-83.04520603591507|label=<!--Quick Lane Bowl/Ford Field/MI-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=38.9849223537197|long=-76.50674973788495|label=<!--Military Bowl/Navy Corps Stadium/MD-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=33.52795981185826|long=-86.80868161902659|label=<!--Birmingham Bowl/Protective Stadium/AL-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=35.12121066203951|long=-89.976933976648|label=<!--Liberty Bowl/Liberty Memorial Stadium/TN-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=32.70744983472858|long=-117.15649823993523|label=<!--Holiday Bowl/Petco Park/CA-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=33.44547761698062|long=-112.0665481705961|label=<!--Rate Bowl/Chase Field/AZ-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=42.346850827854496|long=-71.09650969968929|label=<!--Fenway Bowl/Fenway Park/MA-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=40.82977246795991|long=-73.92571316295911|label=<!--Pinstripe Bowl/Yankee Stadium/NY-->}}
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{{Location map~|USA2|lat=35.22592847208172|long=-80.85236418829108|label=<!--Mayo Bowl/Bank of America Stadium/NC-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=36.16673882317205|long=-86.77089283613272|label=<!--Music City Bowl/Nissan Stadium/TN-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=36.091057215440244|long=-115.18276430360463|label=<!--Las Vegas Bowl/Allegiant Stadium/NV-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=25.95817870551846|long=-80.23849562292376|label=<!--Orange Bowl/Hard Rock Stadium/FL-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=32.747401688289614|long=-97.09386090186086|label=<!--Cotton Bowl/AT&T Stadium/TX-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=30.324030274316865|long=-81.63660941357602|label=<!--Gator Bowl/TIAA Bank Stadium/FL-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=31.773690778204806|long=-106.50773248413913|label=<!--Sun Bowl/Sun Bowl/TX-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=32.22903874828103|long=-110.94876890131508|label=<!--Arizona Bowl/Arizona Stadium/AZ-->}}
{{Location map~|USA2|lat=33.52782144342994|long=-112.26240909942896|label=<!--Fiesta Bowl/State Farm Stadium/AZ-->}}
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===CFP bowls===
{{Main|New Year's Six}}
The [[College Football Playoff]] committee elected to continue with the six venues for this postseason—including two as the semifinals for the [[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship]]—as outlined below:<ref name="CFPSchedule" />

* [[AT&T Stadium]] in [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]]: Venue for the [[2021 Cotton Bowl Classic]] that featured one of the semi-final pairings.
* [[State Farm Stadium]] in [[Glendale, Arizona|Glendale]]: Venue for the [[2022 Fiesta Bowl (January)|2022 Fiesta Bowl]] that featured two of the four highest non-Top 4 and non-NY6 bid conference affiliated.
* [[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]] in [[Atlanta]]: Venue for the [[2021 Peach Bowl (December)|2021 Peach Bowl]] that featured two of the four highest non-Top 4 and non-NY6 bid conference affiliated.
* [[Hard Rock Stadium]] in [[Miami Gardens, Florida|Miami Gardens]]: Venue for the [[2021 Orange Bowl (December)|2021 Orange Bowl]] that featured one of the semi-final pairings.
* [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] in [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]]: Venue for the [[2022 Rose Bowl]] that featured the highest non-top 4 conference finishers from the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] and [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]].
* [[Caesars Superdome]] in [[New Orleans]]: Venue for the [[2022 Sugar Bowl (January)|2022 Sugar Bowl]] that featured the highest non-top 4 conference finishers from the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] and [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]].

The National Championship was played at [[Lucas Oil Stadium]] in [[Indianapolis]], marking the first time that a state in the [[Midwestern United States|U.S. midwest]] hosted the national championship game in the CFP era.<ref name="CFPSchedule" />

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
|-
! [[Glendale, Arizona|Glendale]]<br />{{small|([[Phoenix metropolitan area|Phoenix]] area)}}
! [[Atlanta]]
! [[New Orleans]]

|-
| [[State Farm Stadium]]
| [[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]]
| [[Caesars Superdome]]

|-
| Capacity: '''78,600'''
| Capacity: '''75,000'''
| Capacity: '''76,468'''
|-
| [[File:University_of_Phoenix_Stadium_aerial.jpg|x140px|alt=Exterior of the stadium, 2006]]
| [[File:Mercedes_Benz_Stadium_time_lapse_capture_2017-08-13.jpg|x140px|alt=Near completion in August 2017]]
| [[File:Louisiana_Superdome_-_Unbranded_-_26_July_2021.jpg|x140px|alt=The Superdome on July 26, 2021, between removal of Mercedes-Benz branding and installation of Caesars branding.]]
|- style="text-align:center"
! [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]]<br />{{small|([[Greater Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] area)}}
! colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="background:#f4f4f4;" |
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{{Location map~|USA|lat=32.7762719|long=-96.7968559|label='''[[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]]'''}}
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}}Venues of the 2021 New Year's Six Bowls <br /> {{small|Source: College Football Playoff<ref name="CFPSchedule">{{cite web |title=College Football Playoff Games Schedule |url=https://collegefootballplayoff.com/sports/2018/8/31/cfp-games-schedule.aspx |publisher=[[College Football Playoff]] |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]
|-
| Capacity: '''92,542'''
|-
| [[File:2018.06.17_Over_the_Rose_Bowl,_Pasadena,_CA_USA_0039_(42855669451)_(cropped).jpg|x140px|alt=Aerial view from south in 2018]]
|-
! [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]]<br/><small>([[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|Dallas/Fort Worth]] area)</small>
! [[Indianapolis]]<sup>[[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|NC]]</sup>
! [[Miami Gardens, Florida|Miami Gardens]]<br />{{small|([[Miami metropolitan area|Miami]] area)}}
|-
| [[AT&T Stadium]]
| [[Lucas Oil Stadium]]
| [[Hard Rock Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''105,000'''
| Capacity: '''70,000'''
| Capacity: '''64,767'''
|-
| [[File:Arlington_June_2020_4_(AT&T_Stadium).jpg|x140px|alt=Exterior, June 2020]]
| [[File:Aerial view of Indianapolis, Indiana, with a focus on Lucas Oil Stadium, highsm.40934.jpg|x140px|alt=Aerial photograph of Lucas Oil Stadium (2016).]]
| [[File:200127-H-PX819-0092.jpg|x140px|alt=Exterior view, January 2020]]
|}

==Television ratings==
<small>All times [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]].</small>
<small>[[2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings#CFP Rankings|CFP Rankings]].</small>

===Non-CFP bowl games===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 91%; text-align:center"
|-
! Rank || Date !! colspan=4|Matchup !! Network || Viewers (millions) || TV Rating || Game || Location
|-
|-
|1
|January 1, 2022, 1:00&nbsp;p.m.
| No. 15 [[2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]]
| 17
| '''No. 22 [[2021 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]'''
| '''20'''
| rowspan="4"|[[ESPN College Football on ABC|ABC]]
| 6.5
| 3.5
| [[2022 Citrus Bowl|Citrus Bowl]]
|[[Camping World Stadium]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando FL]]
|-
|2
|December 30, 2021, 3:00&nbsp;p.m.
| [[2021 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]
| 45
| '''[[2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]]'''
| '''48'''
| 5.6
| 3.1
| [[2021 Music City Bowl|Music City Bowl]]
| [[Nissan Stadium]], [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]
|-
|3
|December 29, 2021, 5:45&nbsp;p.m.
|'''No. 19 [[2021 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]'''
|'''20'''
|[[2021 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa State]]
|13
|4.9
|2.8
|[[Cheez-It Bowl (2020–2022)|Cheez-It Bowl]]
|Camping World Stadium, Orlando FL
|-
|4
|December 29, 2021, 9:15&nbsp;p.m.
|No. 14 [[2021 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]]
|32
|'''No. 16 [[2021 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]'''
|'''47'''
|4.7
|2.7
|[[Alamo Bowl]]
|[[Alamodome]], [[San Antonio|San Antonio, TX]]
|-
|5
|January 1, 2022, 12:00&nbsp;p.m.
| [[2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]
| 10
| '''No. 21 [[2021 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]]'''
| '''24'''
| [[ESPN2]]
| 3.9
| 2.2
| [[2022 Outback Bowl|Outback Bowl]]
| [[Raymond James Stadium]], [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
|-
|6
|December 28, 2021, 6:45 p.m
|[[2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State]]
|7
|[[2021 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|'''Texas Tech''']]
|'''34'''
|rowspan="3"|[[ESPN College Football|ESPN]]
|3.9
|2.3
|[[2021 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]]
|[[Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium]], [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]]
|-
| 7
| December 30, 2021, 10:30&nbsp;p.m.
| '''[[2021 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]'''
| '''20'''
| [[2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona St.]]
| 13
| 3.6
| 1.8
| [[2021 Las Vegas Bowl|Las Vegas Bowl]]
| [[Allegiant Stadium]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas, NV]]
|-
| 8
| December 31, 2021, 11:00&nbsp;a.m.
| '''No. 17 [[2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]]'''
| '''38'''
| [[2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team|Rutgers]]
| 10
| 3.5
| 2.1
| [[2021 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]]
| [[TIAA Bank Field]], [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]]
|-
| 9
| December 18, 2021, 3:30&nbsp;p.m.
| '''[[2021 UAB Blazers football team|UAB]]'''
| '''31'''
| No. 13 [[2021 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]]
| 28
| [[ESPN College Football on ABC|ABC]]
| 3.2
| 1.9
| [[2021 Independence Bowl|Independence Bowl]]
| [[Independence Stadium (Shreveport)|Independence Stadium]], [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport, LA]]
|-
| 10
| December 23, 2021, 7:00&nbsp;p.m.
| '''[[2021 UCF Knights football team|UCF]]'''
| '''29'''
| [[2021 Florida Gators football team|Florida]]
| 17
| [[ESPN College Football|ESPN]]
| 3.2<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sports.yahoo.com/over-3-million-tuned-watch-185206292.html|title= Over 3 million tuned in to watch Florida and UCF in the Gasparilla Bowl|work=Yahoo.com|date= December 28, 2021|access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref>
| 1.8
| [[2021 Gasparilla Bowl|Gasparilla Bowl]]
| [[Raymond James Stadium]], [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
|}

===New Year Six and College Football Playoff semifinal games===
{{small|All times [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]].}} {{small|Rankings are from the [[2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings#CFP Rankings|CFP Rankings]].}}
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! Rank || Date || Time !! colspan=4|Matchup !! Network || Viewers (millions) || TV ratings || Game || Location
|-
| 1
| January 10, 2022
| 8:00&nbsp;p.m.
| '''[[2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team|No. 3 Georgia]]'''
| 33
| [[2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|No. 1 Alabama]]
| 18
| rowspan="7"|[[ESPN]]
| 22.6
| 12.1
| [[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|National Championship]]
| [[Lucas Oil Stadium]], [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]]
|-
|2
| December 31, 2021
| 7:30&nbsp;p.m.
| '''No. 3 [[2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]'''
| '''34'''
| No. 2 [[2021 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]
| 11
| 17.2
| 8.1
| [[2021 Orange Bowl (December)|Orange Bowl]] (semifinal)
| [[Hard Rock Stadium]], [[Miami Gardens, Florida|Miami Gardens, FL]]
|-
| 3
| December 31, 2021
| 3:30&nbsp;p.m.
| No. 4 [[2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]]
| 6
| '''No. 1 [[2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]'''
| '''27'''
| 16.6
| 8.6
| [[2021 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]] (semifinal)
| [[AT&T Stadium]], [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington, TX]]
|-
| 4
| January 1, 2022
| 5:00 pm
| [[2021 Utah Utes football team|No. 11 Utah]]
| 45
| '''No. 6 [[2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]'''
| '''48'''
|16.6
| 8.2
| [[2022 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]]
| [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena, CA]]
|-
| 5
| January 1, 2022
| 8:45&nbsp;p.m.
| No. 8 [[2021 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]
| 7
| '''No. 7 [[2021 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]]'''
| '''21'''
| 9.8
| 5.1
| [[2022 Sugar Bowl (January)|Sugar Bowl]]
| [[Caesars Superdome]], [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans, LA]]
|-
| 6
| January 1, 2022
| 1:00 pm
| '''No. 9 [[2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]]'''
| '''37'''
| No. 5 [[2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
| 35
| 8.0
| 4.2
| [[2022 Fiesta Bowl (January)|Fiesta Bowl]]
| [[State Farm Stadium]], [[Glendale, Arizona|Glendale, AZ]]
|-
| 7
| December 30, 2021
| 7:00 pm
| [[2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|No. 12 Pittsburgh]]
| 21
| '''No. 10 [[2021 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]]'''
| '''31'''
| 7.6
| 4.0
| [[2021 Peach Bowl (December)|Peach Bowl]]
| [[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]], [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, GA]]
|-
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/schedule |title=FBS (I-A) Conference Schedule |date=2021 |website=ESPN.com |accessdate=March 29, 2021}}

==External links==
*[https://collegefootballplayoff.com College Football Playoff website]

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2021–22 NCAA football bowl games
Season2021
Number of bowls39[a]
All-star games6
Bowl gamesDecember 17, 2021 (2021-12-17) – January 10, 2022 (2022-01-10)[b]
National Championship2022 College Football Playoff
National Championship
Location of ChampionshipLucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsGeorgia Bulldogs
Bowl Challenge Cup winnerMountain West[1]
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP poll
AAC 4 3–1 (0.750) 2
ACC 6 2–4 (0.333) 4
Big 12 7 5–2 (0.714) 3
Big Ten 10 6–4 (0.600) 4
C–USA 8 3–5 (0.375) 0
MAC 8 3–5 (0.375) 0
Mountain West 6 5–1 (0.833) 2
Pac-12 5 0–5 (0.000) 2
SEC 14 6–8 (0.429) 5
Sun Belt 4 3–1 (0.750) 1
Independent 4 2–2 (0.500) 2

The 2021–22 NCAA football bowl games were a series of college football games scheduled to complete the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The main games concluded with the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship played on January 10, 2022, while the all-star portion of the schedule concluded February 19, 2022.[2]

Schedule

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The schedule for the 2021–22 bowl games is below. All times are EST (UTC−5). Note that Division II bowls and Division III bowls are not included here. The bowl schedule was released on May 27, 2021.[3]

College Football Playoff and National Championship Game

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The College Football Playoff system is used to determine a national championship of Division I FBS college football. A 13-member committee of experts ranked the top 25 teams in the nation after each of the last seven weeks of the regular season. The top four teams in the final ranking were then seeded in a single-elimination semifinal round, with the winners advancing to the National Championship game.

The semifinal games for the 2021 season were the Cotton Bowl Classic and the Orange Bowl. Both were played December 31, 2021, as part of a yearly rotation of three pairs of two bowls, commonly referred to as the New Year's Six bowl games. The winners advanced to the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship on January 10, 2022.

Lucas Oil Stadium, site of the National Championship game
Semifinals Championship
December 31 – Cotton Bowl Classic
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
  1   Alabama 27  
  4   Cincinnati 6   January 10 – National Championship
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
 
      1   Alabama 18
December 31 – Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens 		    3   Georgia 33
 
  2   Michigan 11
  3   Georgia 34  
This bracket:

Each of the games in the following table was televised by ESPN.

Date Time (EST) Game Site Teams Affiliations Results
Dec. 30 7:00 p.m. Peach Bowl Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia 		No. 10 Michigan State Spartans (10–2)
No. 12 Pittsburgh Panthers (11–2) 		Big Ten
ACC 		Michigan State 31
Pittsburgh 21
Dec. 31 3:30 p.m. Cotton Bowl Classic
(Playoff Semifinal Game) 		AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas 		No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (12–1)
No. 4 Cincinnati Bearcats (13–0) 		SEC
American 		Alabama 27
Cincinnati 6
7:30 p.m. Orange Bowl
(Playoff Semifinal Game) 		Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida 		No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs (12–1)
No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (12–1) 		SEC
Big Ten 		Georgia 34
Michigan 11
Jan. 1 1:00 p.m. Fiesta Bowl State Farm Stadium
Glendale, Arizona 		No. 9 Oklahoma State Cowboys (11–2)
No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11–1) 		Big 12
Independent 		Oklahoma State 37
Notre Dame 35
5:00 p.m. Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California 		No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (10–2)
No. 11 Utah Utes (10–3) 		Big Ten
Pac-12 		Ohio State 48
Utah 45
9:00 p.m. Sugar Bowl Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana 		No. 7 Baylor Bears (11–2)
No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels (10–2) 		Big 12
SEC 		Baylor 21
Ole Miss 7
Jan. 10 8:00 p.m. College Football Playoff National Championship
(Cotton Bowl Winner vs. Orange Bowl Winner) 		Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, Indiana 		No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs (13–1)
No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (13–1) 		SEC Georgia 33
Alabama 18

Non CFP bowl games

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Bowl changes

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Two bowls, which had originally planned to debut during the 2020–21 bowl season but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, planned to make their debuts during the 2021–22 bowl season; the Fenway Bowl (Boston, Massachusetts) and the LA Bowl (Inglewood, California). The LA Bowl made its debut, while the Fenway Bowl was again canceled due to COVID-19 issues.

The Montgomery Bowl, played in December 2020 as a one-off substitute for the Fenway Bowl, did not return. The San Francisco Bowl (formerly the Redbox Bowl) was canceled for a second straight season when organizers could not come to terms with all parties involved with the game.[4]

On December 2, 2021, the NCAA approved a 42nd bowl game, later named the Frisco Football Classic, in order to accommodate all 84 bowl-eligible teams.[5]

On December 22, Texas A&M withdrew from the Gator Bowl, citing a breakout of positive COVID-19 cases and season-ending injuries limiting them to too few players.[6] Rutgers was subsequently announced as a replacement team.[7]

On December 23, Hawaii withdrew from the Hawaii Bowl, similarly citing season-ending injuries, transfers, and COVID-19 cases within the program, and the game was ultimately cancelled.[8]

On December 26, Boston College withdrew from the Military Bowl and Virginia withdrew from the Fenway Bowl due to COVID-19 cases; both games were canceled.[9]

On December 26, the Miami (FL) Hurricanes announced that they would not be able to play in the Sun Bowl due to COVID-19 issues; organizers stated that they would try to secure a replacement team to face the Washington State Cougars.[10]

On December 27, the Boise State Broncos withdrew from the Arizona Bowl due to COVID-19 issues; organizers stated that they would attempt to secure a replacement team.[11] Later in the day, the Arizona Bowl was canceled,[12] and the bowl's remaining team, the Central Michigan Chippewas, was named as the replacement team for the Sun Bowl.[13]

On December 28, the Holiday Bowl was called off hours before game time, due to COVID-19 issues within the UCLA Bruins program,[14] and officially canceled the next morning, after organizers could not secure a replacement team to face the NC State Wolfpack.[15]

Bowl schedule / results

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In the below table, affiliations for confirmed teams reflect their actual conferences, and rankings are per the final CFP rankings that were released on December 5.[16]

Date Time (EST) Game Site Television Teams Affiliations Results
Dec. 17 12:00 p.m. Bahamas Bowl Thomas Robinson Stadium
Nassau, Bahamas 		ESPN Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (6–6)
Toledo Rockets (7–5) 		C–USA
MAC 		Middle Tennessee 31
Toledo 24
6:00 p.m. Cure Bowl Exploria Stadium
Orlando, Florida 		ESPN2 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (10–2)
Northern Illinois Huskies (9–4) 		Sun Belt
MAC 		Coastal Carolina 47
Northern Illinois 41
Dec. 18 11:00 a.m. Boca Raton Bowl FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, Florida 		ESPN Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (8–5)
Appalachian State Mountaineers (10–3) 		C–USA
Sun Belt 		Western Kentucky 59
Appalachian State 38
2:15 p.m. New Mexico Bowl University Stadium
Albuquerque, New Mexico 		Fresno State Bulldogs (9–3)
UTEP Miners (7–5) 		MWC
C–USA 		Fresno State 31
UTEP 24
3:30 p.m. Independence Bowl Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana 		ABC UAB Blazers (8–4)
No. 13 BYU Cougars (10–2) 		C–USA
Independent 		UAB 31
BYU 28
5:45 p.m. LendingTree Bowl Hancock Whitney Stadium[17]
Mobile, Alabama 		ESPN Liberty Flames (7–5)
Eastern Michigan Eagles (7–5) 		Independent
MAC 		Liberty 56
Eastern Michigan 20
7:30 p.m. LA Bowl SoFi Stadium
Inglewood, California 		ABC Utah State Aggies (10–3)
Oregon State Beavers (7–5) 		MWC
Pac-12 		Utah State 24
Oregon State 13
9:15 p.m. New Orleans Bowl Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana 		ESPN No. 23 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (12–1)
Marshall Thundering Herd (7–5) 		Sun Belt
C–USA 		Louisiana 36
Marshall 21
Dec. 20 2:30 p.m. Myrtle Beach Bowl Brooks Stadium
Conway, South Carolina 		Tulsa Golden Hurricane (6–6)
Old Dominion Monarchs (6–6) 		American
C–USA 		Tulsa 30
Old Dominion 17
Dec. 21 3:30 p.m. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Albertsons Stadium
Boise, Idaho 		Wyoming Cowboys (6–6)
Kent State Golden Flashes (7-6) 		MWC
MAC 		Wyoming 52
Kent State 38
7:30 p.m. Frisco Bowl Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas 		No. 24 San Diego State Aztecs (11–2)
UTSA Roadrunners (12–1)
 MWC
C–USA 		San Diego State 38
UTSA 24
Dec. 22 8:00 p.m. Armed Forces Bowl Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas 		Army Black Knights (8–4)
Missouri Tigers (6–6) 		Independent
SEC 		Army 24
Missouri 22
Dec. 23 3:30 p.m. Frisco Football Classic Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas 		Miami (OH) RedHawks (6–6)
North Texas Mean Green (6–6) 		MAC
C–USA 		Miami (OH) 27
North Texas 14
7:00 p.m. Gasparilla Bowl Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida 		UCF Knights (8–4)
Florida Gators (6–6) 		American
SEC 		UCF 29
Florida 17
Dec. 24 8:00 p.m. Hawaii Bowl Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
Honolulu, Hawaii 		Memphis Tigers (6–6)
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (6–7) 		American
MWC 		Canceled
Dec. 25 2:30 p.m. Camellia Bowl Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, Alabama 		Georgia State Panthers (7–5)
Ball State Cardinals (6–6) 		Sun Belt
MAC 		Georgia State 51
Ball State 20
Dec. 27 11:00 a.m. Quick Lane Bowl Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan 		Western Michigan Broncos (7–5)
Nevada Wolf Pack (8–4) 		MAC
MWC 		Western Michigan 52
Nevada 24
2:30 p.m. Military Bowl Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, Maryland 		Boston College Eagles (6–6)
East Carolina Pirates (7–5) 		ACC
American 		Canceled
Dec. 28 12:00 p.m. Birmingham Bowl Protective Stadium
Birmingham, Alabama 		No. 20 Houston Cougars (11–2)
Auburn Tigers (6–6) 		American
SEC 		Houston 17
Auburn 13
3:15 p.m. First Responder Bowl Gerald J. Ford Stadium
University Park, Texas 		Air Force Falcons (9–3)
Louisville Cardinals (6–6) 		MWC
ACC 		Air Force 31
Louisville 28
6:45 p.m. Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee 		Texas Tech Red Raiders (6–6)
Mississippi State Bulldogs (7–5) 		Big 12
SEC 		Texas Tech 34
Mississippi State 7
8:00 p.m. Holiday Bowl Petco Park
San Diego, California 		Fox UCLA Bruins (8–4)
No. 18 NC State Wolfpack (9–3) 		Pac-12
ACC 		Canceled
10:15 p.m. Guaranteed Rate Bowl Chase Field
Phoenix, Arizona 		ESPN Minnesota Golden Gophers (8–4)
West Virginia Mountaineers (6–6) 		Big Ten
Big 12 		Minnesota 18
West Virginia 6
Dec. 29 11:00 a.m. Fenway Bowl Fenway Park
Boston, Massachusetts 		SMU Mustangs (8–4)
Virginia Cavaliers (6–6) 		American
ACC 		Canceled
2:15 p.m. Pinstripe Bowl Yankee Stadium
The Bronx, New York 		Maryland Terrapins (6–6)
Virginia Tech Hokies (6–6) 		Big Ten
ACC 		Maryland 54
Virginia Tech 10
5:45 p.m. Cheez-It Bowl Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida 		No. 19 Clemson Tigers (9–3)
Iowa State Cyclones (7–5) 		ACC
Big 12 		Clemson 20
Iowa State 13
9:15 p.m. Alamo Bowl Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas 		No. 16 Oklahoma Sooners (10–2)
No. 14 Oregon Ducks (10–3) 		Big 12
Pac-12 		Oklahoma 47
Oregon 32
Dec. 30 11:30 a.m. Duke's Mayo Bowl Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina 		South Carolina Gamecocks (6–6)
North Carolina Tar Heels (6–6) 		SEC
ACC 		South Carolina 38
North Carolina 21
3:00 p.m. Music City Bowl Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee 		Purdue Boilermakers (8–4)
Tennessee Volunteers (7–5) 		Big Ten
SEC 		Purdue 48
Tennessee 45
10:30 p.m. Las Vegas Bowl Allegiant Stadium
Paradise, Nevada 		Wisconsin Badgers (8–4)
Arizona State Sun Devils (8–4) 		Big Ten
Pac-12 		Wisconsin 20
Arizona State 13
Dec. 31 11:00 a.m. Gator Bowl TIAA Bank Field
Jacksonville, Florida 		No. 17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10–3)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5−7)[c] 		ACC
Big Ten 		Wake Forest 38
Rutgers 10
12:00 p.m. Sun Bowl Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas 		CBS Central Michigan Chippewas (8–4)[d]
Washington State Cougars (7–5) 		MAC
Pac-12 		Central Michigan 24
Washington State 21
2:00 p.m. Arizona Bowl Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona 		Barstool
Sports[e] 		Boise State Broncos (7–5)
Central Michigan Chippewas (8–4) 		MWC
MAC 		Canceled
Jan. 1 12:00 p.m. Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida 		ESPN2 No. 21 Arkansas Razorbacks (8–4)
Penn State Nittany Lions (7–5) 		SEC
Big Ten 		Arkansas 24
Penn State 10
1:00 p.m. Citrus Bowl Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida 		ABC No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats (9–3)
No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes (10–3) 		SEC
Big Ten 		Kentucky 20
Iowa 17
Jan. 4 9:00 p.m. Texas Bowl NRG Stadium
Houston, Texas 		ESPN Kansas State Wildcats (7–5)
LSU Tigers (6–6) 		Big 12
SEC 		Kansas State 42
LSU 20

Source:[3][19]

FCS bowl game

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The Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) has one bowl game. The FCS also has a postseason bracket tournament that culminates in the 2022 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game.

Date Time (EST) Game Site Television Participants Affiliations Results References
Dec. 18 12:00 p.m. Celebration Bowl Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia 		ABC South Carolina State Bulldogs (6–5)
Jackson State Tigers (11–1) 		MEAC
SWAC 		South Carolina State 31
Jackson State 10 		[20][21]

All-star games

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Each of these games features college seniors, or players whose college football eligibility is ending, who are individually invited by game organizers. These games are scheduled to follow the team-competitive bowls, to allow players selected from bowl teams to participate. The all-star games may include some players from non-FBS programs.

A new all-star game, the HBCU Legacy Bowl, was announced in March 2021, and concluded the overall college football post-season on February 19, 2022.[22] All times are EST.

Date Time (EST) Game Site Television Participants Results Ref.
Jan. 15 12:00 p.m. Hula Bowl Bounce House
Orlando, Florida 		CBS Sports Network Team Kai
Team Aina 		Kai 21
Aina 20 		[23]
Jan. 15 4:00 p.m. Tropical Bowl Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida 		Varsity Sports Network American Team
National Team 		American 24
National 14 		[24][25]
Jan. 29 6:00 p.m. NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California 		NFL Network National Team
American Team 		National 25
American 24 		[26][27]
Feb. 3 8:30 p.m. East–West Shrine Bowl Allegiant Stadium
Paradise, Nevada 		West Team
East Team 		West 25
East 24 		[28]
Feb. 5 2:30 p.m. Senior Bowl Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, Alabama 		National Team
American Team 		National 20
American 10 		[29]
Feb. 19 4:00 p.m. HBCU Legacy Bowl Yulman Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana 		Team Gaither
Team Robinson 		Gaither 22
Robinson 6 		[30]

Team selections

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See also: Bowl eligibility and Bids to college bowl games

CFP top 25 standings and bowl games

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See also: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

On December 5, 2021, the College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee announced its final team rankings for the year. This was the eighth year of the CFP era. Cincinnati became the first team from the Group of Five conferences to reach the playoffs.[31] Michigan became the first team to make the playoffs after starting the season unranked in the AP Poll.[31]

Rank Team W–L Conference and standing Bowl game
1 Alabama Crimson Tide 12–1 SEC champions Cotton Bowl (CFP semifinal)
2 Michigan Wolverines 12–1 Big Ten champions Orange Bowl (CFP semifinal)
3 Georgia Bulldogs 12–1 SEC East Division champions Orange Bowl (CFP semifinal)
4 Cincinnati Bearcats 13–0 AAC champions Cotton Bowl (CFP semifinal)
5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 11–1 Independent Fiesta Bowl (NY6)
6 Ohio State Buckeyes 10–2 Big Ten East Division co-champions Rose Bowl (NY6)
7 Baylor Bears 11–2 Big 12 champions Sugar Bowl (NY6)
8 Ole Miss Rebels 10–2 SEC West Division second place Sugar Bowl (NY6)
9 Oklahoma State Cowboys 11–2 Big 12 first place Fiesta Bowl (NY6)
10 Michigan State Spartans 10–2 Big Ten East Division third place Peach Bowl (NY6)
11 Utah Utes 10–3 Pac-12 champions Rose Bowl (NY6)
12 Pittsburgh Panthers 11–2 ACC champions Peach Bowl (NY6)
13 BYU Cougars 10–2 Independent Independence Bowl
14 Oregon Ducks 10–3 Pac-12 North Division champions Alamo Bowl
15 Iowa Hawkeyes 10–3 Big Ten West Division champions Citrus Bowl
16 Oklahoma Sooners 10–2 Big 12 second place (tie) Alamo Bowl
17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 10–3 ACC Atlantic Division champions Gator Bowl
18 NC State Wolfpack 9–3 ACC Atlantic Division second place (tie) Holiday Bowl canceled
19 Clemson Tigers 9–3 ACC Atlantic Division second place (tie) Cheez-It Bowl
20 Houston Cougars 11–2 AAC first place (tie) Birmingham Bowl
21 Arkansas Razorbacks 8–4 SEC West Division third place (tie) Outback Bowl
22 Kentucky Wildcats 9–3 SEC East Division second place Citrus Bowl
23 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 12–1 Sun Belt champions New Orleans Bowl
24 San Diego State Aztecs 11–2 Mountain West West Division champions Frisco Bowl
25 Texas A&M Aggies 8–4 SEC West Division third place (tie) Gator Bowl withdrew

Conference champions' bowl games

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Ranks are per the final CFP rankings, released on December 5, with win–loss records at that time. One bowl will feature a matchup of conference champions – the Cotton Bowl. Champions of the Power Five conferences were assured of a spot in a New Year's Six bowl game.

Conference Champion W–L Rank Bowl game
AAC Cincinnati Bearcats 13–0 4 Cotton Bowl (semifinal)
ACC Pittsburgh Panthers 11–2 12 Peach Bowl (NY6)
Big 12 Baylor Bears 11–2 7 Sugar Bowl (NY6)
Big Ten Michigan Wolverines 12–1 2 Orange Bowl (semifinal)
C-USA UTSA Roadrunners 12–1 – Frisco Bowl
MAC Northern Illinois Huskies 9–4 – Cure Bowl
Mountain West Utah State Aggies 10–3 – LA Bowl
Pac-12 Utah Utes 10–3 11 Rose Bowl (NY6)
SEC Alabama Crimson Tide 12–1 1 Cotton Bowl (semifinal)
Sun Belt Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 12–1 23 New Orleans Bowl

Bowl-eligible teams

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Generally, a team must have at least six wins to be considered bowl eligible, with at least five of those wins being against FBS opponents. The College Football Playoff semi-final games are determined based on the top four seeds in the playoff committee's final rankings. The remainder of the bowl eligible teams are selected by each respective bowl based on conference tie-ins, order of selection, match-up considerations, and other factors.

Number of bowl berths available: 84
Number of bowl-eligible teams: 84

Bowl-ineligible teams

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Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 46

* Rutgers had the highest Academic Progress Rate (APR) of five-win teams. The NCAA announced on December 23 that Rutgers was the first eligible team, under APR regulations, to replace Texas A&M in the Gator Bowl. Rutgers accepted the bid.[32]

Venues

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A total of thirty-seven venues were utilized, with seven of them in particular for the CFP National Championship and New Year's Six (NY6).[33] The number of venues increased from twenty, primarily due to the relaxation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of venues for bowl games typically was around forty.[34] Prestige and capacity of venues usually increases as the schedule progresses towards to NY6 bowls and the national championship, in large part due to scheduling Top 25 teams late into the bowl games' time frame, while bowl games before Christmas Day typically involve schools in Group of Five conferences.[35] Televising at the venues of bowl games is largely run by ESPN and joint networks (ABC & ESPN2), with only three bowl games run by a non-affiliated network (Holiday Bowl on Fox, Sun Bowl on CBS and Arizona Bowl on Barstool Sports).[36] With the exception of the Bahamas Bowl in The Bahamas,[37] all bowls were played within the United States.

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2021–22 NCAA football bowl games
2021–22 NCAA football bowl games
2021–22 NCAA football bowl games
2021–22 NCAA football bowl games
2021–22 NCAA football bowl games
2021–22 NCAA football bowl games
2021–22 NCAA football bowl games
2021–22 NCAA football bowl games
2021–22 NCAA football bowl games
2021–22 NCAA football bowl games
2021–22 NCAA football bowl games
2021–22 NCAA football bowl games
2021–22 NCAA football bowl games
2021–22 NCAA football bowl games
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A map of all hosts of bowl games and their locations in the United States and The Bahamas.
Venues with a number and an x host multiple bowl games.

CFP bowls

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Main article: New Year's Six

The College Football Playoff committee elected to continue with the six venues for this postseason—including two as the semifinals for the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship—as outlined below:[33]

The National Championship was played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, marking the first time that a state in the U.S. midwest hosted the national championship game in the CFP era.[33]

Glendale
(Phoenix area) 		Atlanta New Orleans
State Farm Stadium Mercedes-Benz Stadium Caesars Superdome
Capacity: 78,600 Capacity: 75,000 Capacity: 76,468
Exterior of the stadium, 2006 Near completion in August 2017 The Superdome on July 26, 2021, between removal of Mercedes-Benz branding and installation of Caesars branding.
Pasadena
(Los Angeles area)
Venues of the 2021 New Year's Six Bowls
Source: College Football Playoff[33]
Rose Bowl
Capacity: 92,542
Aerial view from south in 2018
Arlington
(Dallas/Fort Worth area) 		IndianapolisNC Miami Gardens
(Miami area)
AT&T Stadium Lucas Oil Stadium Hard Rock Stadium
Capacity: 105,000 Capacity: 70,000 Capacity: 64,767
Exterior, June 2020 Aerial photograph of Lucas Oil Stadium (2016). Exterior view, January 2020

Television ratings

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All times Eastern. CFP Rankings.

Non-CFP bowl games

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Rank Date Matchup Network Viewers (millions) TV Rating Game Location
1 January 1, 2022, 1:00 p.m. No. 15 Iowa 17 No. 22 Kentucky 20 ABC 6.5 3.5 Citrus Bowl Camping World Stadium, Orlando FL
2 December 30, 2021, 3:00 p.m. Tennessee 45 Purdue 48 5.6 3.1 Music City Bowl Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
3 December 29, 2021, 5:45 p.m. No. 19 Clemson 20 Iowa State 13 4.9 2.8 Cheez-It Bowl Camping World Stadium, Orlando FL
4 December 29, 2021, 9:15 p.m. No. 14 Oregon 32 No. 16 Oklahoma 47 4.7 2.7 Alamo Bowl Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
5 January 1, 2022, 12:00 p.m. Penn State 10 No. 21 Arkansas 24 ESPN2 3.9 2.2 Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
6 December 28, 2021, 6:45 p.m Mississippi State 7 Texas Tech 34 ESPN 3.9 2.3 Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN
7 December 30, 2021, 10:30 p.m. Wisconsin 20 Arizona St. 13 3.6 1.8 Las Vegas Bowl Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
8 December 31, 2021, 11:00 a.m. No. 17 Wake Forest 38 Rutgers 10 3.5 2.1 Gator Bowl TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL
9 December 18, 2021, 3:30 p.m. UAB 31 No. 13 BYU 28 ABC 3.2 1.9 Independence Bowl Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA
10 December 23, 2021, 7:00 p.m. UCF 29 Florida 17 ESPN 3.2[38] 1.8 Gasparilla Bowl Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

New Year Six and College Football Playoff semifinal games

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All times Eastern. Rankings are from the CFP Rankings.

Rank Date Time Matchup Network Viewers (millions) TV ratings Game Location
1 January 10, 2022 8:00 p.m. No. 3 Georgia 33 No. 1 Alabama 18 ESPN 22.6 12.1 National Championship Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
2 December 31, 2021 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Georgia 34 No. 2 Michigan 11 17.2 8.1 Orange Bowl (semifinal) Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
3 December 31, 2021 3:30 p.m. No. 4 Cincinnati 6 No. 1 Alabama 27 16.6 8.6 Cotton Bowl (semifinal) AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
4 January 1, 2022 5:00 pm No. 11 Utah 45 No. 6 Ohio State 48 16.6 8.2 Rose Bowl Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
5 January 1, 2022 8:45 p.m. No. 8 Ole Miss 7 No. 7 Baylor 21 9.8 5.1 Sugar Bowl Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
6 January 1, 2022 1:00 pm No. 9 Oklahoma State 37 No. 5 Notre Dame 35 8.0 4.2 Fiesta Bowl State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
7 December 30, 2021 7:00 pm No. 12 Pittsburgh 21 No. 10 Michigan State 31 7.6 4.0 Peach Bowl Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA

Notes

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  1. ^ 44 total bowl games were scheduled; 43 in FBS (including the College Football Playoff National Championship Game) and 1 in FCS. The Hawaii Bowl, Military Bowl, Fenway Bowl, Arizona Bowl, and Holiday Bowl were subsequently canceled.
  2. ^ Dates exclude all-star games.
  3. ^ Rutgers replaced Texas A&M in the Gator Bowl.
  4. ^ Central Michigan replaced Miami (FL) in the Sun Bowl.
  5. ^ The Arizona Bowl was to be broadcast via Barstool Sports' website, app, and social media platforms.[18]

References

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  38. ^ "Over 3 million tuned in to watch Florida and UCF in the Gasparilla Bowl". Yahoo.com. December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

Further reading

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