2019–20 NCAA football bowl games

2019–20 NCAA football bowl games
2019–20 NCAA football bowl games
Season	2019
Regular season	August 24, 2019 – December 14, 2019
Number of bowls	41
All-star games	5
Bowl games	December 20, 2019 – January 13, 2020
National Championship	2020 College Football Playoff; National Championship
Location of Championship	Mercedes-Benz Superdome; New Orleans, LA
Champions	LSU Tigers
Bowl Challenge Cup winner	SEC
Conference
Bowl record by conference
Conference	Bowls
ACC	11
SEC	10
Big Ten	9
Conference USA	8
American	7
Mountain West	7
Pac-12	7
MAC	7
Big 12	6
Sun Belt	5
Independents	3
	←2018–19; Bowl game; 2020–21→;

The 2019–20 NCAA football games were a series of college football bowl games played to complete the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The games began on December 20, 2019, and, aside from the all-star games that followed, ended with the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship played on January 13, 2020.

The total of 40 team-competitive bowls in FBS, including the national championship game, was unchanged from the previous season. With the first staging of the Hula Bowl since January 2008, the number of all-star games increased from three to four.

Schedule

The schedule for the 2019–20 bowl games is below. All times are EST (UTC−5). The schedule consists of 40 bowl games in FBS (the New Year's Six bowl games, 33 additional bowl games, and the National Championship game) and one bowl game in FCS (the Celebration Bowl). Division II bowls and Division III bowls are not included here. After the National Championship game, there are additionally four all-star games scheduled.

College Football Playoff and 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 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 seeded in a single-elimination semifinal round, with the winners advancing to the National Championship game.

The semifinal games for the 2019–20 season were the Peach Bowl and the Fiesta Bowl. Both were played on December 28, 2019, as part of a yearly rotation of three pairs of six bowls, commonly referred to as the New Year's Six bowl games. The winners advanced to the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, scheduled for January 13, 2020.

Semifinals			Championship

December 28 – Peach Bowl Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
1	LSU	63
4	Oklahoma	28	January 13 – National Championship Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans

			1	LSU	42
December 28 – Fiesta Bowl State Farm Stadium, Glendale			3	Clemson	25
December 28 – Fiesta Bowl State Farm Stadium, Glendale
2	Ohio State	23
3	Clemson	29

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

Date	Time (EST)	Game	Site	Teams	Affiliations	Results
Dec. 28	12:00 p.m.	Cotton Bowl Classic	AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas	No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions (10–2) No. 17 Memphis Tigers (12–1)	Big Ten American	Penn State 53 Memphis 39
	4:00 p.m.	Peach Bowl (Playoff Semifinal Game)	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia	No. 1 LSU Tigers (13–0) No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners (12–1)	SEC Big 12	LSU 63 Oklahoma 28
	8:00 p.m.	Fiesta Bowl (Playoff Semifinal Game)	State Farm Stadium Glendale, Arizona	No. 3 Clemson Tigers (13–0) No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (13–0)	ACC Big Ten	Clemson 29 Ohio State 23
Dec. 30	8:00 p.m.	Orange Bowl	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida	No. 9 Florida Gators (10–2) No. 24 Virginia Cavaliers (9–4)	SEC ACC	Florida 36 Virginia 28
Jan. 1	5:00 p.m.	Rose Bowl	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California	No. 6 Oregon Ducks (11–2) No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers (10–3)	Pac-12 Big Ten	Oregon 28 Wisconsin 27
Jan. 1	8:45 p.m.	Sugar Bowl	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana	No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (11–2) No. 7 Baylor Bears (11–2)	SEC Big 12	Georgia 26 Baylor 14
Jan. 13	8:00 p.m.	College Football Playoff National Championship (Peach Bowl Winner vs. Fiesta Bowl Winner)	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana	No. 1 LSU Tigers (14–0) No. 3 Clemson Tigers (14–0)	SEC ACC	LSU 42 Clemson 25

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Non CFP bowl games

For the 2019–20 bowl season, the Dollar General Bowl changed sponsors to become the LendingTree Bowl.^[3] The Cure Bowl, previously held at Camping World Stadium, changed venues to Exploria Stadium—both are in Orlando, Florida.^[4] As the First Responder Bowl's usual venue of the Cotton Bowl in Dallas was unavailable due to a scheduling conflict with the 2020 NHL Winter Classic, the 2019 edition was played at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in nearby University Park, Texas.^[5]

Date	Time (EST)	Game	Site	Television	Teams^[c]	Affiliations^[d]	Results
Dec. 20	2:00 p.m.	Bahamas Bowl	Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas	ESPN	Buffalo Bulls (7–5) Charlotte 49ers (7–5)	MAC C–USA	Buffalo 31 Charlotte 9
Dec. 20	7:30 p.m.	Frisco Bowl	Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas	ESPN2	Kent State Golden Flashes (6–6) Utah State Aggies (7–5)	MAC MWC	Kent State 51 Utah State 41
Dec. 21	2:00 p.m.	New Mexico Bowl	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico	ESPN	San Diego State Aztecs (9–3) Central Michigan Chippewas (8–5)	MWC MAC	San Diego State 48 Central Michigan 11
	2:30 p.m.	Cure Bowl	Exploria Stadium Orlando, Florida	CBSSN	Liberty Flames (7–5) Georgia Southern Eagles (7–5)	Independent Sun Belt	Liberty 23 Georgia Southern 16
	3:30 p.m.	Boca Raton Bowl	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, Florida	ABC	Florida Atlantic Owls (10–3) SMU Mustangs (10–2)	C–USA American	Florida Atlantic 52 SMU 28
	5:30 p.m.	Camellia Bowl	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, Alabama	ESPN	Arkansas State Red Wolves (7–5) FIU Panthers (6–6)	Sun Belt C–USA	Arkansas State 34 FIU 26
	7:30 p.m.	Las Vegas Bowl	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada	ABC	Washington Huskies (7–5) No. 19 Boise State Broncos (12–1)	Pac-12 MWC	Washington 38 Boise State 7
	9:00 p.m.	New Orleans Bowl	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana	ESPN	No. 20 Appalachian State Mountaineers (12–1) UAB Blazers (9–4)	Sun Belt C–USA	Appalachian State 31 UAB 17
Dec. 23	2:30 p.m.	Gasparilla Bowl	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida		UCF Knights (9–3) Marshall Thundering Herd (8–4)	American C–USA	UCF 48 Marshall 25
Dec. 24	8:00 p.m.	Hawaii Bowl	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii		Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (9–5) BYU Cougars (7–5)	MWC Independent	Hawaii 38 BYU 34
Dec. 26	4:00 p.m.	Independence Bowl	Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana		Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (9–3) Miami (FL) Hurricanes (6–6)	C–USA ACC	Louisiana Tech 14 Miami (FL) 0
Dec. 26	8:00 p.m.	Quick Lane Bowl	Ford Field Detroit, Michigan		Pittsburgh Panthers (7–5) Eastern Michigan Eagles (6–6)	ACC MAC	Pittsburgh 34 Eastern Michigan 30
Dec. 27	12:00 p.m.	Military Bowl	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland		North Carolina Tar Heels (6–6) Temple Owls (8–4)	ACC American	North Carolina 55 Temple 13
	3:20 p.m.	Pinstripe Bowl	Yankee Stadium The Bronx, New York		Michigan State Spartans (6–6) Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8–4)	Big Ten ACC	Michigan State 27 Wake Forest 21
	6:45 p.m.	Texas Bowl	NRG Stadium Houston, Texas		Texas A&M Aggies (7–5) No. 25 Oklahoma State Cowboys (8–4)	SEC Big 12	Texas A&M 24 Oklahoma State 21
	8:00 p.m.	Holiday Bowl	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, California	FS1	No. 16 Iowa Hawkeyes (9–3) No. 22 USC Trojans (8–4)	Big Ten Pac-12	Iowa 49 USC 24
	10:15 p.m.	Cheez-It Bowl	Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona	ESPN	Air Force Falcons (10–2) Washington State Cougars (6–6)	MWC Pac-12	Air Force 31 Washington State 21
Dec. 28	12:00 p.m.	Camping World Bowl	Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida	ABC	No. 15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10–2) Iowa State Cyclones (7–5)	Independent Big 12	Notre Dame 33 Iowa State 9
Dec. 30	12:30 p.m.	First Responder Bowl	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, Texas	ESPN	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (8–4) Western Michigan Broncos (7–5)	C–USA MAC	Western Kentucky 23 Western Michigan 20
	4:00 p.m.	Music City Bowl	Nissan Stadium Nashville, Tennessee	ESPN	Louisville Cardinals (7–5) Mississippi State Bulldogs (6–6)	ACC SEC	Louisville 38 Mississippi State 28
	4:00 p.m.	Redbox Bowl	Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, California	Fox	California Golden Bears (7–5) Illinois Fighting Illini (6–6)	Pac-12 Big Ten	California 35 Illinois 20
Dec. 31	12:00 p.m.	Belk Bowl	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina	ESPN	Kentucky Wildcats (7–5) Virginia Tech Hokies (8–4)	SEC ACC	Kentucky 37 Virginia Tech 30
	2:00 p.m.	Sun Bowl	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	CBS	Arizona State Sun Devils (7–5) Florida State Seminoles (6–6)	Pac-12 ACC	Arizona State 20 Florida State 14
	3:45 p.m.	Liberty Bowl	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee	ESPN	No. 23 Navy Midshipmen (10–2) Kansas State Wildcats (8–4)	American Big 12	Navy 20 Kansas State 17
	4:30 p.m.	Arizona Bowl	Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona	CBSSN	Wyoming Cowboys (7–5) Georgia State Panthers (7–5)	MWC Sun Belt	Wyoming 38 Georgia State 17
	7:30 p.m.	Alamo Bowl	Alamodome San Antonio, Texas	ESPN	Texas Longhorns (7–5) No. 11 Utah Utes (11–2)	Big 12 Pac-12	Texas 38 Utah 10
Jan. 1	1:00 p.m.	Citrus Bowl	Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida	ABC	No. 13 Alabama Crimson Tide (10–2) No. 14 Michigan Wolverines (9–3)	SEC Big Ten	Alabama 35 Michigan 16
Jan. 1	1:00 p.m.	Outback Bowl	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida	ESPN	No. 18 Minnesota Golden Gophers (10–2) No. 12 Auburn Tigers (9–3)	Big Ten SEC	Minnesota 31 Auburn 24
Jan. 2	3:00 p.m.	Birmingham Bowl	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama		No. 21 Cincinnati Bearcats (10–3) Boston College Eagles (6–6)	American ACC	Cincinnati 38 Boston College 6
Jan. 2	7:00 p.m.	Gator Bowl	TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, Florida		Tennessee Volunteers (7–5) Indiana Hoosiers (8–4)	SEC Big Ten	Tennessee 23 Indiana 22
Jan. 3	3:30 p.m.	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Albertsons Stadium Boise, Idaho		Ohio Bobcats (6–6) Nevada Wolf Pack (7–5)	MAC MWC	Ohio 30 Nevada 21
Jan. 4	11:30 a.m.	Armed Forces Bowl	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas		Tulane Green Wave (6–6) Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7–5)	American C–USA	Tulane 30 Southern Miss 13
Jan. 6	7:30 p.m.	LendingTree Bowl	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama		Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (10–3) Miami (OH) RedHawks (8–5)	Sun Belt MAC	Louisiana 27 Miami (OH) 17

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FCS bowl game

The FCS has one bowl game. They also had a championship bracket that culminated in the 2020 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game.

Date	Time (EST)	Game	Site	Television	Participants	Affiliations	Results
Dec. 21	12:00 p.m.	Celebration Bowl	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia	ABC	North Carolina A&T Aggies (8–3) Alcorn State Braves (9–3)	MEAC SWAC	North Carolina A&T 64 Alcorn State 44

All-star games

Organizers renamed the East–West Shrine Game to East–West Shrine Bowl.^[8] The Hula Bowl returned for its first playing since January 2008.^[9]

Date	Time (EST)	Game	Site	Television	Participants	Results
Jan. 12		Tropical Bowl	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, Florida		National Team American Team	National 35 American 7
Jan. 18	3:00 p.m.	East–West Shrine Bowl	Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida	NFL Network	East Team West Team	East 31 West 27
Jan. 18	7:00 p.m.	NFLPA Collegiate Bowl	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California		National Team American Team	National 30 American 20
Jan. 25	2:30 p.m.	Senior Bowl	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama		North Team South Team	North 34 South 17
Jan. 26	10:30 p.m.	Hula Bowl	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii	CBS Sports Network	Team Kai Team Aina	Kai 23 Aina 7

Team selections

CFP top 25 standings and bowl games

On December 8, 2019, the College Football Playoff selection committee announced its final team rankings for the year.^[10] Two of the four semifinalists – Clemson and Oklahoma – had also been semifinalists the previous season. This was the sixth year of the College Football Playoff era, and the first year that Alabama was not in the semifinals.

Rank	Team	W–L	Conference and standing	Bowl game
1	LSU Tigers	13–0	SEC champions	Peach Bowl (CFP semifinal)
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	13–0	Big Ten champions	Fiesta Bowl (CFP semifinal)
3	Clemson Tigers	13–0	ACC champions	Fiesta Bowl (CFP semifinal)
4	Oklahoma Sooners	12–1	Big 12 champions	Peach Bowl (CFP semifinal)
5	Georgia Bulldogs	11–2	SEC East Division champions	Sugar Bowl (NY6)
6	Oregon Ducks	11–2	Pac-12 champions	Rose Bowl (NY6)
7	Baylor Bears	11–2	Big 12 first place (tie)	Sugar Bowl (NY6)
8	Wisconsin Badgers	10–3	Big Ten West Division co-champions	Rose Bowl (NY6)
9	Florida Gators	10–2	SEC East division second place	Orange Bowl (NY6)
10	Penn State Nittany Lions	10–2	Big Ten East Division second place	Cotton Bowl (NY6)
11	Utah Utes	11–2	Pac-12 South Division champions	Alamo Bowl
12	Auburn Tigers	9–3	SEC West Division third place	Outback Bowl
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	10–2	SEC West Division second place	Citrus Bowl
14	Michigan Wolverines	9–3	Big Ten East Division third place	Citrus Bowl
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	10–2	Independent	Camping World Bowl
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	9–3	Big Ten West Division third place	Holiday Bowl
17	Memphis Tigers	12–1	American champions	Cotton Bowl (NY6)
18	Minnesota Golden Gophers	10–2	Big Ten West Division co-champions	Outback Bowl
19	Boise State Broncos	12–1	Mountain West champions	Las Vegas Bowl
20	Appalachian State Mountaineers	12–1	Sun Belt champions	New Orleans Bowl
21	Cincinnati Bearcats	10–3	American East Division champions	Birmingham Bowl
22	USC Trojans	8–4	Pac-12 South Division second place	Holiday Bowl
23	Navy Midshipmen	10–2	American West Division co-champions	Liberty Bowl
24	Virginia Cavaliers	9–4	ACC Coastal Division champions	Orange Bowl (NY6)
25	Oklahoma State Cowboys	8–4	Big 12 third place (tie)	Texas Bowl

Conference champions' bowl games

Two bowls featured a matchup of conference champions—the Fiesta Bowl and the Peach Bowl. Rankings are per the above CFP standings.

Conference	Champion	W–L	Rank	Bowl game
ACC	Clemson Tigers	13–0	3	Fiesta Bowl
American	Memphis Tigers	12–1	17	Cotton Bowl
Big Ten	Ohio State Buckeyes	13–0	2	Fiesta Bowl
Big 12	Oklahoma Sooners	12–1	4	Peach Bowl
C-USA	Florida Atlantic Owls	10–3	–	Boca Raton Bowl
MAC	Miami (OH) RedHawks	8–5	–	LendingTree Bowl
Mountain West	Boise State Broncos	12–1	18	Las Vegas Bowl
Pac-12	Oregon Ducks	11–2	6	Rose Bowl
SEC	LSU Tigers	13–0	1	Peach Bowl
Sun Belt	Appalachian State Mountaineers	12–1	20	New Orleans Bowl

Bowl-eligible teams

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.

However, six teams (Army, East Carolina, Florida, Hawaii, Liberty and Virginia Tech) needed to win seven games to become bowl eligible for the 2019–20 season – Army and Hawaii because their regular season consisted of 13 games, and the other four because they defeated two FCS teams during the season. At season's end, Florida, Hawaii, Liberty, and Virginia Tech were bowl-eligible with at least seven wins each, while Army and East Carolina did not reach the seven win threshold.

ACC (10): Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, Miami (FL), North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
American (7): Cincinnati, Memphis, Navy, SMU, Temple, Tulane, UCF
Big Ten (9): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Big 12 (6): Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas
C-USA (8): Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Southern Miss, UAB, Western Kentucky
MAC (8): Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH), Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan
Mountain West (7): Air Force, Boise State, Hawaii, Nevada, San Diego State, Utah State, Wyoming
Pac-12 (7): Arizona State, California, Oregon, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State
SEC (9): Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Sun Belt (5): Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Louisiana
Independent (3): BYU, Liberty, Notre Dame

Number of bowl berths available: 78
Number of bowl-eligible teams: 79

Bowl-eligible teams that did not receive a berth

As there were more bowl-eligible teams than there were bowl berths available, one team that was bowl-eligible (Toledo, 6–6) did not receive an invitation.^[11]

Bowl-ineligible teams

ACC (4): Duke, Georgia Tech, NC State, Syracuse
American (5): East Carolina, Houston, South Florida, Tulsa, UConn
Big Ten (5): Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Big 12 (4): Kansas, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia
C-USA (6): Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, UTEP, UTSA
MAC (4): Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Northern Illinois
Mountain West (5): Colorado State, Fresno State, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV
Pac-12 (5): Arizona, Colorado, Oregon State, Stanford,^[e] UCLA
SEC (5): Arkansas, Missouri,^[f] Ole Miss, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
Sun Belt (5): Coastal Carolina, Louisiana–Monroe, South Alabama, Texas State, Troy
Independent (3): Army, New Mexico State, UMass

Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 51

Television ratings

Non-CFP bowl games

Rank	Date	Matchup				Network	Viewers (millions)	TV Rating^[14]	Game	Location
1	January 1, 2020, 5:00 ET	No. 6 Oregon	28	No. 8 Wisconsin	27	ESPN	16.30	8.7	Rose Bowl	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
2	January 1, 2020, 1:00 ET	No. 14 Michigan	16	No. 13 Alabama	35	ABC	14.00	8.0	Citrus Bowl	Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
3	January 1, 2020, 8:30 ET	No. 5 Georgia	26	No. 7 Baylor	14	ESPN	10.22	5.7	Sugar Bowl	Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
4	December 28, 2019, 12:00 ET	No. 17 Memphis	39	No. 10 Penn State	53		6.22	3.8	Cotton Bowl	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
5	December 30, 2019, 8:00 ET	No. 9 Florida	36	No. 24 Virginia	28		6.07	3.5	Orange Bowl	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
6	December 31, 2019, 7:30 ET	Texas	38	No. 11 Utah	10		5.61	3.1	Alamo Bowl	Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
7	December 27, 2019, 6:45 ET	No. 25 Oklahoma State	21	Texas A&M	24		4.90	2.8	Texas Bowl	NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
8	January 2, 2020, 7:00 ET	Indiana	22	Tennessee	23		4.32	2.6	Gator Bowl	TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL
9	December 28, 2019, 12:00 ET	No. 15 Notre Dame	33	Iowa State	9	ABC	4.17	2.7	Camping World Bowl	Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
10	January 1, 2020, 1:00 ET	No. 18 Minnesota	31	No. 12 Auburn	24	ESPN	3.99	2.4	Outback Bowl	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

CFP Rankings.

College Football Playoff

All times Eastern.

Game	Date	Matchup				Network	Viewers (millions)	TV Rating	Location
Peach Bowl (semifinal)	December 28, 2019, 4:00 p.m.	No. 4 Oklahoma	28	No. 1 LSU	63	ESPN	17.2	9.5	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Fiesta Bowl (semifinal)	December 28, 2019, 8:00 p.m.	No. 3 Clemson	29	No. 2 Ohio State	23		21.2	11.1	State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
National Championship	January 13, 2020, 8:00 p.m.	No. 3 Clemson	25	No. 1 LSU	42		25.6	14.3	Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

Notes

^ 40 FBS bowl games, including the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, and 1 FCS bowl game.
^ Dates exclude all-star games.
^ Win–loss records are prior to the bowl game being played.
^ Conferences listed reflect those of the actual participants.
^ Stanford finished their season bowl-ineligible for the first time since 2008.^[12]
^ In January 2019, Missouri's football program received a one-season postseason ban, due to misconduct by a tutor in completing coursework for student-athletes.^[13]

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v t e 2019–20 NCAA football bowl game season
Bahamas (Dec. 20) Frisco (Dec. 20) Celebration (Dec. 21) New Mexico (Dec. 21) Cure (Dec. 21) Boca Raton (Dec. 21) Camellia (Dec. 21) Las Vegas (Dec. 21) New Orleans (Dec. 21) Gasparilla (Dec. 23) Hawaii (Dec. 24) Independence (Dec. 26) Quick Lane (Dec. 26) Military (Dec. 27) Pinstripe (Dec. 27) Texas (Dec. 27) Holiday (Dec. 27) Cheez-It (Dec. 27) Cotton (Dec. 28) Camping World (Dec. 28) First Responder (Dec. 30) Music City (Dec. 30) Redbox (Dec. 30) Orange (Dec. 30) Belk (Dec. 31) Sun (Dec. 31) Liberty (Dec. 31) Arizona (Dec. 31) Alamo (Dec. 31) Citrus (Jan. 1) Outback (Jan. 1) Rose (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 1) Birmingham (Jan. 2) Gator (Jan. 2) Famous Idaho Potato (Jan. 3) Armed Forces (Jan. 4) LendingTree (Jan. 6)
College Football Playoff games: Peach (Dec. 28) Fiesta (Dec. 28) National Championship Game (Jan. 13)
All-Star Games East–West Shrine Bowl (Jan. 18) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (Jan. 18) Senior Bowl (Jan. 25) Hula Bowl (Jan. 26)

v t e 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season
Conference seasons	American ACC Big 12 Big Ten C-USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt
Inter-conference	Bowl games Rankings
All-Americans	2019 College Football All-America Team