| Bowl Game | Location | | Winner | | Date/Time/Network | | | | |
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| San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia | San Diego | Utah-8 | | Navy | Dec. 20, 9 p.m. ESPN | | | | |
| R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | New Orleans | Florida Atlantic | | Memphis | Dec. 21, 8 p.m. ESPN2 | | | | |
| Papajohns.com Bowl | Birmingham, Ala. | Southern Miss | | Cincinnati | Dec. 22, 1 p.m. ESPN 2 | | | | |
| New Mexico Bowl | Albuquerque, N.M. | Nevada | | New Mexico | Dec. 22, 4:30 p.m. ESPN | | | | |
| Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl | Las Vegas | UCLA | | BYU | Dec. 22, 8 p.m. ESPN | | | | |
| Sheraton Hawaii Bowl | Honolulu | Boise State | | East Carolina | Dec. 23, 8 p.m. ESPN | | | | |
| Motor City Bowl | Detroit | Purdue | | Central Michigan | Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m. ESPN | | | | |
| Pacific Life Holiday Bowl | San Diego | Arizona State | | Texas | Dec. 27, 8 p.m. ESPN | | | | |
| Texas Bowl | Houston | TCU | | Houston | Dec. 28, 8 p.m. N/A | | | | |
| Champs Sports Bowl | Orlando, Fla. | Boston College | | Michigan State | Dec. 28, 5 p.m. ESPN | | | | |
| Emerald Bowl | | Maryland | | Oregon State | Dec. 28, 8:30 p.m. ESPN | | | | |
| Meineke Car Care Bowl | Charlotte, N.C. | UConn | | Wake Forest | Dec. 29, 1 p.m. ESPN | | | | |
| AutoZone Liberty Bowl | Memphis, Tenn. | UCF | | Mississippi State | Dec. 29, 4:30 p.m. ESPN | | | | |
| Valero Alamo Bowl | San Antonio | Penn State | | Texas A&M | Dec. 29, 8 p.m. ESPN | | | | |
| PetroSun Independence Bowl | Shreveport, La. | Alabama | | Colorado | Dec. 30, 8 p.m. ESPN | | | | |
| Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl | Fort Worth, Texas | California | | Air Force | Dec. 31, 12:30 p.m. ESPN | | | | |
| Roady's Humanitarian Bowl | Boise, Idaho | Georgia Tech | | Fresno State | Dec. 31, 2 p.m. ESPN 2 | | | | |
| Sun Bowl | El Paso, Texas | South Florida | | Oregon | Dec. 31, 2 p.m. CBS | | | | |
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| Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl | Nashville, Tenn. | Florida State | | Kentucky | Dec. 31, 4 p.m. ESPN | | | | |
| Chick-fil-A Bowl | Atlanta | Indiana | | Oklahoma State | Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. ESPN | | | | |
| Insight Bowl | Tempe, Ariz. | Clemson | | Auburn | Dec. 31, 6 p.m. N/A | | | | |
| Outback Bowl | Tampa, Fla. | Wisconsin | | Tennessee | Jan. 1, 11 a.m. ESPN | | | | |
| AT&T Cotton Bowl | Dallas | Missouri | | Arkansas | Jan. 1, 11:30 a.m. FOX | | | | |
| Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, Fla. | Texas Tech | | Virginia | Jan. 1, 1 p.m. CBS | | | | |
| Capital One Bowl | Orlando, Fla. | Michigan | | Florida | Jan. 1, 1 p.m. ABC | | | | |
| Rose Bowl | Pasadena, Calif. | USC | | Illinois | Jan. 1, 4:30 p.m. ABC | | | | |
| Allstate Sugar Bowl | New Orleans | Hawaii | | Georgia | Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. FOX | | | | |
| Tostitos Fiesta | Glendale, Ariz. | Oklahoma | | West Virginia | Jan. 2, 8 p.m. FOX | | | | |
| FedEx Orange Bowl | Miami | Virginia Tech | | Kansas | Jan. 3, 8 p.m. FOX | | | | |
| International Bowl | Toronto | Ball State | | Rutgers | Jan. 5, Noon ESPN 2 | | | | |
| GMAC Bowl | Mobile, Ala. | Tulsa | | Bowling Green | Jan. 6, 8 p.m. ESPN | | | | |
| Allstate BCS Championship Game | New Orleans | LSU | | Ohio State | Jan. 7, 8 p.m. FOX | | | | |
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