As the college football coaching carousel rages off the field, the college football bowl schedule will be set on Sunday following the weekend’s conference title games.
This year’s college football playoff semi-finals will be the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl. The national championship game will take place on January 10, 2022 in Indianapolis.
Games, dates, times and links are below, starting with CFP playoff games. Teams and matches will be updated this weekend as announced. Links and affiliations can and will change to fill the calendar.
All playing times are central.
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College football playoff
Friday December 31
CFP Semi-Final – Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas: CFP semi-finalist vs CFP semi-finalist; TBD on ESPN
CFP Semi-Final – Orange Bowl, Miami: Winner of the CFP semi-final against winner of the CFP semi-final; TBD on ESPN
Monday January 10
CFP National Championship, Indianapolis: Winner of the Cotton Bowl versus winner of the Orange Bowl; 7 p.m., ESPN
2021-22 Cup schedule
Friday 17th December
Bahamas Bowl, Nassau, Bahamas: MTSU against Toledo; 11 a.m., ESPN
Tailgreeter Cure Bowl, Orlando: Group of 5 in general vs. Group of 5 in general; 5 p.m., ESPN2
Saturday, December 18
Boca Raton Bowl on RoofClaim.com: Boca Raton, Florida: Group of 5 in general vs. Group of 5 in general; 10 a.m., ESPN
Cricket Celebration Bowl, Atlanta: SWAC vs MEAC; 11 a.m., ABC
Bowl New Mexico, Albuquerque: United States vs. Mountain West Conference; 1:15 p.m., ESPN
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, Shreveport, Louisiana: Army against PAC-12; 2:30 p.m., ABC
LendingTree Bowl, Mobile: MAC vs. Sun Belt; 4:45 p.m., ESPN
Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl, Inglewood, CA: PAC-12 against Mountain West; 6.30 p.m. ABC
R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans: United States vs. Sun Belt Conference; 8:15 p.m., ESPN
Monday, December 20
Myrtle Beach Bowl, Myrtle Beach, SC: American Belt against MAC / Sun Belt; 1:30 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, December 21
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise: Mountain West against MAC; 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Tropical Café Frisco Bowl Smoothie, Frisco, Texas: Group of 5 in general vs. Group of 5 in general; 6:30 p.m., ESPN2
Wednesday 22 December
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth: AAC v US Conference; 7 p.m., ESPN
Thursday 23 December
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl, Tampa: ACC / SEC versus AAC; 6 p.m., ESPN
Friday 24 December
EasyPost Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu: Memphis vs. Hawaii; 7 p.m., ESPN
Saturday 25 December
TaxAct Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama: Sunbelt vs. MAC; 1:30 p.m., ESPN
Monday, December 27
Bol Quick Lane, Detroit: Big Ten against MAC; 10 a.m., ESPN
Military Bowl, Annapolis, Maryland: ACC v East Carolina; 1:30 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, December 28
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham: SEC versus AAC; 11 a.m., ESPN
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl, Dallas: AAC / ACC / Big 12 vs. AAC / ACC / Big 12; 2:15 p.m., ESPN
Liberty AutoZone Bowl, Memphis: SEC vs. Big 12; 5:45 p.m., ESPN
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl, San Diego: Big Ten versus PAC-12; 7 p.m., FOX
Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Phoenix: Big 12 vs. Big Ten; 9:15 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, December 29
Wasabi Fenway Bowl, Boston: ACC versus AAC; 10 a.m., ESPN
New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Bronx, NY: Big Ten vs. ACC; 1:15 p.m., ESPN
Cheez-It Bowl, Orlando: ACC versus Big 12; 4:45 p.m., ESPN
Bowl Valero Alamo, San Antonio: Big 12 versus PAC-12; 8:15 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, December 30
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Charlotte: SEC versus ACC; 10:30 a.m., ESPN
TransPerfect Music City Bowl, Nashville: SEC vs. Big Ten; 2 p.m., ESPN
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Atlanta: At-large vs At-large; 6 p.m., ESPN
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas: Big Ten versus PAC-12; 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Friday December 31
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, Jacksonville: ACC versus SEC; 10 a.m., ESPN
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, El Paso: ACC versus PAC-12; 11:30 a.m., CBS
Sports Arizona Bowl bar stool, Tucson, Arizona: Mountain West against MAC; 3:30 p.m., streaming on Barstool platforms
Saturday January 1, 2022
Outback Bowl, Tampa: Big Ten vs. SEC; 11 a.m., ESPN
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Arizona: At-large vs At-large; 12 p.m., ESPN
VRBO Citrus Bowl, Orlando: Big Ten vs. SEC; 12 p.m., ABC
Bowl of Roses, Pasadena: Big Ten versus PAC-12; 4 p.m., ESPN
Allstate Sugar Bowl, New Orleans: Big 12 against SEC; 7:45 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
TaxAct Texas Bowl, Houston: Big 12 against SEC; 8 p.m., ESPN