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| BOWL | DATE | MATCHUP |
| New Mexico | Dec. 15 | Nevada (7-5) vs. Arizona |
| Famous Idaho Potato | Dec. 15 | Toledo (9-3) vs. Utah State (10-2) |
| Poinsettia | Dec. 20 | BYU vs. San Diego State (9-3) |
| Beef 'O' Brady's | Dec. 21 | UCF vs. Ball State |
| New Orleans | Dec. 22 | Louisiana-Lafayette vs. East Carolina |
| Las Vegas | Dec. 22 | Boise State (10-2) vs. Washington |
| Hawaii | Dec. 24 | SMU vs. Fresno State (9-3) |
| Little Caesars | Dec. 26 | Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan |
| Military | Dec. 27 | Bowling Green (8-4) vs. San Jose State |
| Belk | Dec. 27 | Duke vs. Cincinnati |
| Holiday | Dec. 27 | Baylor vs. UCLA |
| Independence | Dec. 28 | Louisiana-Monroe vs. Ohio (8-4) |
| Russell Athletic | Dec. 28 | Virginia Tech vs. Rutgers |
| Meineke Car Care | Dec. 28 | Minnesota vs. Texas Tech |
| Armed Forces | Dec. 29 | Rice vs. Air Force (6-6) |
| Kraft Fight Hunger | Dec. 29 | Arizona State vs. Navy |
| Pinstripe | Dec. 29 | Syracuse vs. West Virginia |
| Alamo | Dec. 29 | Texas vs. Oregon State |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | Dec. 29 | Michigan State vs. TCU |
| Music City | Dec. 31 | North Carolina State vs. Vanderbilt |
| Sun | Dec. 31 | Georgia Tech vs. USC |
| Liberty | Dec. 31 | Iowa State vs. Tulsa |
| Chick-fil-A | Dec. 31 | LSU (10-2) vs. Clemson |
| Heart of Dallas | Jan. 1 | Purdue vs. Oklahoma State |
| TaxSlayer.com Gator | Jan. 1 | Northwestern vs. Mississippi State (8-4) |
| Capital One | Jan. 1 | Georgia vs. Nebraska |
| Outback | Jan. 1 | South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan |
| Cotton | Jan. 4 | Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M |
| BBVACompass | Jan. 5 | Pittsburgh vs. Mississippi (6-6) |
| GoDaddy.com | Jan. 6 | Kent State vs. Arkansas State |
| BCS Bowls | ||
| Rose | Jan. 1 | Stanford vs. Wisconsin |
| Orange | Jan. 1 | Florida State vs. Northern Illinois (12-1) |
| Sugar | Jan. 2 | Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville |
| Fiesta | Jan. 3 | Kansas State vs. Oregon |
| National Title | Jan. 7 | Notre Dame vs. Alabama (12-1) |
