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The college football bowl game matchups have been set for the 2021-22 season.
Here’s information for each game, beginning with the Bahamas Bowl on Dec. 17 and ending with the College Football Playoff Championship Game on Jan. 10.
All times MST.
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Dec. 17 – Bahamas Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Toledo, ESPN, 10 a.m.
Dec. 17 – Cure Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. Northern Illinois, ESPN2, 4 p.m.
Dec. 18 – Boca Raton Bowl: Appalachian State vs. Western Kentucky, ESPN, 9 a.m.
Dec. 18 – New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State vs. Texas-El Paso, ESPN, 12:15 p.m.
Dec. 18 – Independence Bowl: Brigham Young vs. Alabama-Birmingham, ABC, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 18 – LendingTree Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs. Liberty, ESPN, 3:45 p.m.
Dec. 18 – LA Bowl: Oregon State vs. Utah State, ABC, 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 18 – New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Marshall, ESPN, 7:15 p.m.
Dec. 20 – Myrtle Beach Bowl: Old Dominion vs. Tulsa, ESPN, 12:30 p.m.
Dec. 21 – Idaho Potato Bowl: Kent State vs. Wyoming, ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 21 – Frisco Bowl: San Diego State vs. Texas-San Antonio, ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 22 – Armed Forces Bowl: Army vs. Missouri, ESPN, 6 p.m.
Dec. 23 – Frisco Football Classic: Miami (Ohio) vs. North Texas, ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
Dec. 23 – Gasparilla Bowl: Central Florida vs. Florida, ESPN, 5 p.m.
Dec. 24 – Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii vs. Memphis, ESPN, 6 p.m.
Dec. 25 – Camellia Bowl: Ball State vs. Georgia State, ESPN, 12:30 p.m.
Dec. 27 – Quick Lane Bowl: Nevada vs. Western Michigan, ESPN, 9 a.m.
Dec. 27 – Military Bowl: Boston College vs. East Carolina, ESPN, 12:30 p.m.
Dec. 28 – Birmingham Bowl: Auburn vs. Houston, ESPN, 10 a.m.
Dec. 28 – First Responder Bowl: Air Force vs. Louisville, ESPN, 1:15 p.m.
Dec. 28 – Liberty Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Texas Tech, ESPN, 4:45 p.m.
Dec. 28 – Holiday Bowl: North Carolina State vs. UCLA, Fox, 6 p.m.
Dec. 28 – Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Minnesota vs. West Virginia, ESPN, 8:15 p.m.
Dec. 29 – Fenway Bowl: SMU vs. Virginia, ESPN, 9 a.m.
Dec. 29 – Pinstripe Bowl: Maryland vs. Virginia Tech, ESPN, 12:15 p.m.
Dec. 29 – Cheez-It Bowl: Clemson vs. Iowa State, ESPN, 3:45 p.m.
Dec. 29 – Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Oregon, ESPN, 7:15 p.m.
Dec. 30 – Duke’s Mayo Bowl: North Carolina vs. South Carolina, ESPN, 9:30 a.m.
Dec. 30 – Music City Bowl: Purdue vs. Tennessee, ESPN, 1 p.m.
Dec. 30 – Peach Bowl: Michigan State vs. Pittsburgh, ESPN, 5 p.m.
Dec. 30 – Las Vegas Bowl: Arizona State vs. Wisconsin, ESPN, 8:30 p.m.
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Dec. 31 – Gator Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Wake Forest, ESPN, 9 a.m.
Dec. 31 – Sun Bowl: Miami (Fla.) vs. Washington State, CBS, 10:30 a.m.
Dec. 31 – Cotton Bowl: Alabama vs. Cincinnati, ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 31 – Arizona Bowl: Boise State vs. Central Michigan, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 31 – Orange Bowl: Michigan vs. Georgia, ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 1 – Outback Bowl: Arkansas vs. Penn State, ESPN2, 10 a.m.
Jan. 1 – Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma State, ESPN, 11 a.m.
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Jan. 1 – Citrus Bowl: Iowa vs. Kentucky, ABC, 11 a.m.
Jan. 1 – Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs. Utah, ESPN, 3 p.m.
Jan. 1 – Sugar Bowl: Baylor vs. Mississippi, ESPN, 6:45 p.m.
Jan. 4 – Texas Bowl: Kansas State vs. LSU, ESPN, 7 p.m.
Jan. 10 – College Football Playoff championship game: Semifinal winners, ESPN, 6 p.m.
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