Get ready for one of the most peculiar bowl seasons in recent memory, if not ever.
Traditional bowl tie-ins, COVID-19 opt-outs and the removal of a .500 record minimum will all factor into the 2020-21 bowl season, not to mention 15 canceled bowl games. While the New Year’s Day 6 bowls remain largely intact, every other bowl remains up in the air.
NY6 SCHEDULE:
Rose | Sugar | Fiesta | Orange
That said, there already are some interesting bowl matchups, including No. 18 Miami vs. No. 21 Oklahoma State in the Cheez-It Bowl, No. 14 Northwestern vs. Auburn in the Citrus Bowl and No. 12 Coastal Carolina vs. Liberty in the Cure Bowl, among others.
With that, Sporting News breaks down the 2020-21 bowl schedule, including bowl matchups, times and TV channels:
College football bowl schedule 2020-21
* Indicates reportedly canceled bowl games
Monday, Dec. 21
| Bowl | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| Myrtle Beach Bowl | North Texas vs. Appalachian State | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
Tuesday, Dec. 22
| Bowl | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Nevada vs. Tulane | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Boca Raton Bowl | No. 16 BYU vs. UCF | 7 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
Wednesday, Dec. 23
| Bowl | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | Georgia Southern vs. Louisiana Tech | 3 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Montgomery Bowl* | Memphis vs. FAU | 7 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2, fuboTV |
Thursday, Dec. 24
| Bowl | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| New Mexico Bowl | Hawaii vs. Houston | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
Friday, Dec. 25
| Bowl | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| Camellia Bowl | Buffalo vs. Marshall | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
Saturday, Dec. 26
| Bowl | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl | UAB vs. South Carolina | Noon | ABC, fuboTV |
| Cure Bowl | No. 12 Coastal Carolina vs. Liberty | Noon | ESPN, fuboTV |
| SERVPRO First Responder Bowl | No. 19 Louisiana vs. UTSA | 3:30 p.m. | ABC, fuboTV |
| LendingTree Bowl | Georgia State vs. Western Kentucky | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl | Canceled* | — | — |
| Canceled | — | — |
Monday, Dec. 28
| Bowl | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| Military Bowl | Canceled* | — | — |
Tuesday, Dec. 29
| Bowl | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| Cheez-It Bowl | No. 18 Miami vs. No. 21 Oklahoma State | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Valero Alamo Bowl | No. 20 Texas vs. Colorado | 9 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
Wednesday, Dec. 30
| Bowl | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| Duke’s Mayo Bowl | Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin | Noon | ESPN, fuboTV |
| TransPerfect Music City Bowl | No. 15 Iowa vs. Missouri | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
Thursday, Dec. 31
| Bowl | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | No. 24 Tulsa vs. Mississippi State | Noon | ESPN, fuboTV |
| AutoZone Liberty Bowl | West Virginia vs. Tennessee | 4 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Arizona Bowl | No. 22 San Jose State vs. Ball State | 4 p.m. | CBSSN, fuboTV |
| Texas Bowl | TCU vs. Arkansas | 8 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
Friday, Jan. 1
| Bowl | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl* | Canceled | — | — |
| Vrbo Citrus Bowl | No. 14 Northwestern vs. Auburn | 1 p.m. | ABC, fuboTV |
Saturday, Jan. 2
| Bowl | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| TaxSlayer Gator Bowl | No. 23 N.C. State vs. Kentucky | Noon | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Outback Bowl | No. 11 Indiana vs. Ole Miss | 12:30 p.m. | ABC, fuboTV |
New Year’s Day 6 bowls
| Date | Bowl | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| Dec. 30 | Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic | No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Florida | 7:15 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Jan. 1 | Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | No. 8 Cincinnati vs. No. 9 Georgia | 12:30 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Jan. 2 | PlayStation Fiesta Bowl | No. 10 Iowa State vs. No. 25 Oregon | 4 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Jan. 2 | Capital One Orange Bowl | No. 5 Texas A&M vs. No. 13 North Carolina | 8 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
College Football Playoff schedule
| Date | Bowl | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl Game (CFP semifinal) | No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame | 5 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Jan. 1 | Allstate Sugar Bowl (CFP semifinal) | No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Ohio State | 8:45 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Jan. 11 | CFP National Championship | TBD vs. TBD | 8 p.m. | ABC, fuboTV |
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