College football bowl schedule: Tracking the selections for all 42 bowl games in 2021-22

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Bowl Season is here. 

This year’s bowl season includes 42 games between FBS teams. A total of 84 bowl-eligible schools will participate in the postseason. 

The College Football Playoff championship game is Jan. 10 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The semifinals are Dec. 31 at the Capital One Orange Bowl and Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. The NCAA approved one last bowl game this week so all teams could participate. 

Sporting News will track those selections Sunday. These matchups were first reported by Action Network's Brett McMurphy: 

College football bowl schedule 2021-22

DATEBOWLTIMETVMATCHUP
Dec. 17Bahamas Bowl12 p.m.ESPNToledo vs. Middle Tennessee State
Dec. 17Cure Bowl6 p.m.ESPN2Coastal Carolina vs. Northern Illinois
Dec. 18RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl11 a.m.ESPNAppalachian State vs. Western Kentucky
Dec. 18New Mexico Bowl2:15 p.mESPNUTEP vs. Fresno State
Dec. 18Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl3:30 p.m.ABCBYU vs. UAB
Dec. 18Lendingtree Bowl5:45 p.m.ESPNLiberty vs. Eastern Michigan
Dec. 18Los Angeles Bowl7:30 pm.ABCUtah State vs. Oregon State
Dec. 18R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl9:15 p.m.ESPNMarshall vs. Louisiana
Dec. 20Myrtle Beach Bowl2:30 p.m.ESPNTulsa vs. Old Dominion
Dec. 21Famous Idaho Potato Bowl3:30 p.m.ESPNKent State vs. Wyoming
Dec. 21Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl7:30 p.m.ESPNSan Diego State vs. UTSA
Dec. 22Armed Forces Bowl8 p.m.ESPNArmy vs. Missouri
Dec. 23Frisco Football ClassicTBDESPNMiami, Ohio vs. North Texas
Dec. 23Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl7 p.m.ESPNFlorida vs. UCF
Dec. 24Hawai'i Bowl8 p.m.ESPNHawaii vs. Memphis
Dec. 25Camellia Bowl2:30 p.m.ESPNBall State vs. Georgia State
Dec. 27Quick Lane Bowl11 a.m.ESPNWestern Michigan vs. Nevada
Dec. 27Military Bowl2:30 p.m.ESPNBoston College vs. East Carolina
Dec. 28TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl12 p.m.ESPNHouston vs. Auburn
Dec. 28First Responder Bowl3:15 p.m.ESPNAir Force vs. Louisville
Dec. 28AutoZone Liberty Bowl6:45 p.m.ESPNMississippi State vs. Texas Tech
Dec. 28Holiday Bowl8 p.m.FOX/FS1UCLA vs. N.C. State
Dec. 28Guaranteed Rate Bowl10:15 p.m.ESPNWest Virginia vs. Minnesota
Dec. 29Fenway Bowl11 a.m.ESPNVirginia vs. SMU
Dec. 29Pinstripe Bowl2:15 p.m.ESPNVirginia Tech vs. Maryland
Dec. 29Cheez-It Bowl5:45 p.m.ESPNClemson vs. Iowa State
Dec. 29Valero Alamo Bowl9:15 p.m.ESPNOregon vs. Oklahoma
Dec. 30Duke's Mayo Bowl11:30 a.m.ESPNNorth Carolina vs. South Carolina
Dec. 30Transperfect Music City Bowl3 p.m.ESPNTennessee vs. Purdue
Dec. 30SRS Las Vegas Bowl10:30 p.m.ESPNWisconsin vs. Arizona State
Dec. 31TaxSlayer Gator Bowl11 a.m.ESPNWake Forest vs. Texas A&M
Dec. 31Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl2 p.m.CBSWashington State vs. Miami
Dec. 31Arizona Bowl4:30 p.m.BarstoolBoise State vs. Central Michigan
Jan. 1Outback Bowl12 p.m.ESPN2Arkansas vs. Penn State
Jan. 1Vrbo Citrus Bowl1 p.m.ABCIowa vs. Kentucky
Jan. 4Texas Bowl9 p.m.ESPNKansas State vs. LSU

New Year's Day Six schedule

DATEBOWLTIMETVMATCHUP
Dec. 30Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl7 p.m.ESPNNo. 10 Michigan State vs. No. 12 Pitt
Jan. 1PlayStation Fiesta Bowl1 p.m.ESPNNo. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State
Jan. 1Rose Bowl Game5 p.m.ESPNNo. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Utah
Jan. 1Allstate Sugar Bowl8:45 p.m.ESPNNo. 7 Baylor vs. No. 8 Ole Miss

College Football Playoff schedule 

DateBowlTimeTVMATCHUP
Dec. 31Capital One Orange Bowl (semifinal)3:30/7:30 p.m.ESPNNo. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Georgia
Dec. 31Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (semifinal)3:30/7:30 p.m.ESPNNo. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Cincinnati
Jan. 10College Football Playoff championship8 p.m.ESPNTBD

Bill Bender

Bill Bender graduated from Ohio University in 2002 and started at The Sporting News as a fantasy football writer in 2007. He has covered the College Football Playoff, NBA Finals and World Series for SN. Bender enjoys story-telling, awesomely-bad 80s movies and coaching youth sports.