2020-2021 College Football Bowl Games

Needless to say, this has not been a "normal" year, but I will continue my tradition of listing all of the Bowl games, with the highlighted teams being the ones I want to win, even though I do not really have much of a rooting interest in these. I do tend to support "local" Northwestern and Notre Dame, who both had great seasons, despite losing yesterday on a big stage. My own alma mater, Northern Illinois, did not win a game this season, and might indeed have been the least talented team in all of Division 1, which harkens back to my early days as a student there.

 

Several months back, it did not look like there would even be college football this season, but all of the conferences eventually kicked off. Still, the virus cost many games and fans in the seats. This will carry over to Bowl season, as several of the dozens of games scheduled have been scrapped and eligible teams have opted out of going to Bowl games, such as the #17 Southern California Trojans. A recent development is that because of statewide attendance restrictions, the Rose Bowl, which will be a playoff semifinal game as well, is out of California and has been moved to Jerryworld in Texas. Will it be called the "Yellow Rose Bowl?"

 

A year from now, we can anticipate that the sports world, like everything else will feel like "normal" again, but until then, we move forward, grateful for the opportunity for entertainment and happy for the student athletes who are at least getting to play.

 

******In this post, I will also be editing to make note of the changes of teams and whatnot related to Covid dropouts*******

(to think Republicans, if Trump had dropped out due to Covid, Mike Pence... for better or worse..... would likely be about to start a four year term)

 

 

1. Myrtle Beach Bowl

Conway, SC

 

Appalachian State Mountaineers  vs. North Texas Mean Green

2. Potato Bowl

Boise, ID

Tulane Green Wave vs. Nevada, Reno Wolf Pack

3. Boca Raton Bowl

Boca Raton, FL

Central Florida Knights vs. # 16 Brigham Young Cougars

4. New Orleans Bowl

New Orleans, LA

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Georgia Southern Eagles

5. Montgomery Bowl

Montgomery, AL

Memphis Tigers vs. Florida Atlantic Owls

6. New Mexico Bowl

Frisco, TX (yes, also in Texas, where they are more friendly to the virus than Blue States)

Hawai'i at Manoa Rainbow Warriors vs. Houston Cougars

7. Camellia Bowl

Montgomery, AL

Marshall Thundering Herd vs. State University of New York at Buffalo Bulls

8. Gasparilla Bowl

Tampa, FL

South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Alabama at Birmingham Blazers

9. Cure Bowl

Orlando, FL

Liberty Flames vs. # 12 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

 

10. First Responder Bowl

University Park, TX

 

# 19 Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners

 

11. LendingTree Bowl

Mobile, AL

 

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Georgia State Panthers

 

12. Cheez-It Bowl

Orlando, FL

 

# 21 Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. # 18 Miami Hurricanes

 

13. Alamo Bowl

San Antonio, TX

 

# 20 Texas at Austin Longhorns vs. Colorado at Boulder Buffaloes

 

14. Mayo Bowl

Charlotte, NC

 

Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Wisconsin-Madison Badgers

 

15. Music City Bowl

Nashville, TN

 

# 15 Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Missouri Tigers

16. Cotton Bowl

Arlington, TX

# 6 Oklahoma Sooners vs. # 7 Florida Gators

17. Armed Forces Bowl

Fort Worth, TX

# 24 Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science Bulldogs

18. Arizona Bowl

Tucson, AZ

Ball State Cardinals vs. # 22 San Jose State Spartans

 

19. Liberty Bowl

Memphis, TN

 

West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Tennessee, Knoxville Volunteers  United States Military Academy West Point Black Knights

 

20. Texas Bowl

Houston, TX

 

Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Texas Christian Horned Frogs

 

21. Peach Bowl

Atlanta, GA

 

# 8 Cincinnati Bearcats vs. # 9 Georgia Bulldogs

 

22. Citrus Bowl
Orlando, FL

Auburn Tigers vs. # 14 Northwestern Wildcats

23. Rose Bowl

Arlington, TX

# 1 Alabama Crimson Tide vs.  # 4 Notre Dame du Lac Fighting Irish

 

24. Sugar Bowl

New Orleans, LA

 

# 2 Clemson Tigers vs. # 3 Ohio State Buckeyes

 

25. Gator Bowl

Jacksonville, FL

 

# 23 North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Kentucky Wildcats

 

26. Outback Bowl

Tampa, FL

 

Mississippi Rebels vs. # 11 Indiana Bloomington Hoosiers

 

27. Fiesta Bowl

Glendale, AZ

 

# 25 Oregon Ducks vs. # 10 Iowa State University of Science and Technology Cyclones  

 

28. Orange Bowl

Miami Gardens, FL

 

# 5 Texas A&M Aggies vs. # 13 North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels

 

29. National Championship

Miami Gardens, FL

 

Rose Bowl Winner vs. Sugar Bowl Winner

 

Notre Dame over Clemson

Notre Dame over Ohio State

Clemson over Alabama

Ohio State over Alabama