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List of college bowl games
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This is a list of college football bowl games, including those proposed and defunct. Six bowl games are part of the College Football Playoff, a selection system that creates bowl matchups involving twelve of the top-ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). There are also a number of other college football postseason invitationals, as well as several all-star games.
For nearly a century, bowl games were the purview of only the very best teams, but a steady proliferation of new bowl games required more teams, with 70 participating teams by the 2010–11 bowl season, then 80 participating teams by the 2015–16 bowl season. As a result, the NCAA has steadily relaxed the criteria for bowl eligibility. Teams with a non-winning record (6–6) were allowed starting in 2010. Requirements were further reduced to allow teams with outright losing records (5–7) to be invited since 2012, with the team with the best Academic Progress Rate score (among teams with 5–7 records) to be chosen first. While inviting teams without winning records to bowl games has become more commonplace, there were several losing teams who played in bowl games before the last decade's changes in bowl eligibility: 1946 Gator Bowl, South Carolina (2–3–3); 1963 Sun Bowl, SMU (4–6); 1970 Tangerine Bowl, William & Mary (5–6); and the 2001 New Orleans Bowl, North Texas (5–6). For the 2016–17 bowl season, 25% of the bowl participants (20 teams) did not have a winning record.
The tables (College Football Playoff games, Other current Division I FBS bowl games) reflect changes for the 2022–23 bowl season.
Bowl games are not limited to the Bowl Subdivision; teams in the three lower divisions of the NCAA—the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), Division II, and Division III—are also allowed to participate in bowl games. The playoff structure in those three divisions discourages most high-caliber teams from participating in bowl games, as teams would rather contest for their division's national championship than play in a bowl game. The same basic guidelines for bowl eligibility apply for those contests. As of 2017, one bowl game (the Celebration Bowl) exists for FCS, four bowls serve Division II, and ten exist for teams in Division III (not including the Stagg Bowl, which is the name for the NCAA Division III Football Championship game).
Community college bowl games, not sanctioned by the NCAA, are also listed.
College Football Playoff games
Six major bowl games, known as the New Year's Six, rotate the hosting of the two semifinal games which determine the teams that play in the final College Football Playoff National Championship game. The New Year's Six includes six of the ten oldest bowl games (missing the Sun, Gator, Citrus and Liberty bowls), continuing their original history of pitting the very best teams in the country against each other. These six games focus on the top 12 teams in the rankings, with only five teams ranked lower than 12th (all five were still ranked in the top 20) having ever played in the New Year's Six since the College Football Playoff system was inaugurated.
| Name | First | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| game | Venue | ||||||||||
| (permanent seating) | City | Most recent | |||||||||
| per team | |||||||||||
| payout | |||||||||||
| (+ revenue pool) | url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2022/Bowls.pdf | title=Bowl/All Star Game Records | publisher=NCAA.org | access-date=December 4, 2022}} | Previous name(s) | Rose Bowl Game | Orange Bowl | Sugar Bowl | Cotton Bowl Classic | Peach Bowl | Fiesta Bowl |
| 1902 | |||||||||||
| (annual since 1916) | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||
| (92,542) | Pasadena, California* | $4 million for Quarterfinals | Prudential | Tournament East-West football game; Rose Bowl, Rose Bowl Game presented by: AT&T^, Sony PlayStation 2^, Citi^, Vizio^, Northwestern Mutual^, Capital One^ | |||||||
| 1935 | Hard Rock Stadium | ||||||||||
| (64,767) | Miami Gardens, Florida | $6 million for Semifinals | Capital One | Orange Bowl, FedEx Orange Bowl, Discover Orange Bowl | |||||||
| 1935 | Caesars Superdome | ||||||||||
| (73,208) | New Orleans, Louisiana† | $4 million for Quarterfinals | Allstate | Sugar Bowl, USF&G Sugar Bowl, Nokia Sugar Bowl | |||||||
| 1937 | AT&T Stadium | ||||||||||
| (80,000) | Arlington, Texas | $6 million for Semifinals | Goodyear | Cotton Bowl, Mobil Cotton Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic, SBC Cotton Bowl Classic, AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||
| 1968 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ||||||||||
| (71,000) | Atlanta, Georgia | $4 million for Quarterfinals | Chick-fil-A | Peach Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Chick-fil-A Bowl | |||||||
| 1971 | State Farm Stadium | ||||||||||
| (63,400) | Glendale, Arizona | $4 million for Quarterfinals | Vrbo | Fiesta Bowl, Sunkist Fiesta Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Vizio Fiesta Bowl, BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl, PlayStation Fiesta Bowl |
^ The Rose Bowl did not add a sponsor to its name until the 1998 season. Unlike other bowls, which give the sponsor's name precedence ahead of the bowl's name (effectively changing the title of the game), the Rose Bowl adds the sponsor as "presented by", after the words Rose Bowl.
Two-time move, due to World War II travel restrictions after the attack on Pearl Harbor moving the 1942 game to Duke Stadium in Durham, NC, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic moving the 2021 game to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX.
† One-time move, due to damage to the Superdome from Hurricane Katrina, moving the 2006 game to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA.
Other current Division I FBS bowl games
Besides the six bowl games that are part of the College Football Playoff, there are a number of other postseason invitationals. Generally, two conferences will agree to send teams of a particular standing to a game beforehand. For instance, the Rose Bowl traditionally features the Big Ten and Pac-12 conference champions. Generally, the payout to the participating teams in a bowl game is closely correlated to its prestige. By comparison, each of the former BCS bowls (including the national championship game) had a payout of $18 million.
| Name | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| started | Venue | |||
| (permanent seating) | City | Total payout | ||
| Title sponsor(s) | Previous name(s) | |||
| Sun Bowl | 1934 | Sun Bowl | ||
| (51,500) | El Paso, Texas | $4,550,000 | Tony the Tiger | Sun Bowl, John Hancock Sun Bowl, John Hancock Bowl, Norwest Bank Sun Bowl, Norwest Corporation Sun Bowl, Wells Fargo Sun Bowl, Vitalis Sun Bowl, Brut Sun Bowl, Hyundai Sun Bowl |
| Gator Bowl | 1945 | EverBank Stadium | ||
| (76,867) | Jacksonville, Florida | $5,350,000 | TaxSlayer | Gator Bowl, Mazda Gator Bowl, Outback Gator Bowl, Toyota Gator Bowl, Konica Minolta Gator Bowl, Progressive Gator Bowl, TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl, TaxSlayer Bowl |
| Citrus Bowl | 1946 | Camping World Stadium | ||
| (60,219) | Orlando, Florida | $8,224,578 | Cheez-It | Tangerine Bowl, Florida Citrus Bowl, CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl, Ourhouse.com Florida Citrus Bowl, Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl, Capital One Bowl, Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl, Citrus Bowl presented by Overton's, Vrbo Citrus Bowl |
| Liberty Bowl | 1959 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | ||
| (58,325) | Memphis, Tennessee | $4,700,000 | AutoZone | Liberty Bowl, St. Jude Liberty Bowl, AXA Liberty Bowl |
| Independence Bowl | 1976 | Independence Stadium | ||
| (53,000) | Shreveport, Louisiana | $2,200,000 | Radiance Technologies | Independence Bowl, Poulan Independence Bowl, Poulan Weed Eater Independence Bowl, Sanford Independence Bowl, MainStay Independence Bowl, PetroSun Independence Bowl, AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl, AdvoCare V100 Bowl, Duck Commander Independence Bowl, Camping World Independence Bowl, Walk-On's Independence Bowl |
| Holiday Bowl | 1978 | Snapdragon Stadium | ||
| (35,000) | San Diego, California | $6,532,700 | Trust & Will | Holiday Bowl, Sea World Holiday Bowl, Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl, Plymouth Holiday Bowl, Culligan Holiday Bowl, Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl, National University Holiday Bowl, National Funding Holiday Bowl, San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl, DIRECTV Holiday Bowl |
| ReliaQuest Bowl | 1986 | Raymond James Stadium | ||
| (65,908) | Tampa, Florida | $6,666,667 | ReliaQuest | Hall of Fame Bowl, Outback Bowl |
| Rate Bowl | 1989 | Chase Field | ||
| (48,519) | Phoenix, Arizona | $1,625,560 | Rate | Copper Bowl, Domino's Pizza Copper Bowl, Weiser Lock Copper Bowl, Insight.com Bowl, Insight Bowl, Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, TicketCity Cactus Bowl, Motel 6 Cactus Bowl, Cheez-It Bowl, Guaranteed Rate Bowl |
| Pop-Tarts Bowl | 1990 | Camping World Stadium | ||
| (60,219) | Orlando, Florida | $6,071,760 | Pop-Tarts | Sunshine Classic, Blockbuster Bowl, Carquest Bowl, MicronPC Bowl, MicronPC.com Bowl, Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl, Mazda Tangerine Bowl, Champs Sports Bowl, Russell Athletic Bowl, Camping World Bowl, Cheez-It Bowl |
| Las Vegas Bowl | 1992 | Allegiant Stadium | ||
| (65,000) | Paradise, Nevada | $2,900,000 | SRS Distribution | Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl presented by Reno Air, EA Sports Las Vegas Bowl, Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl, Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl, Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl, MAACO Bowl Las Vegas, Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl presented by GEICO, Mitsubishi Las Vegas Bowl |
| Alamo Bowl | 1993 | Alamodome | ||
| (65,000) | San Antonio, Texas | $8,252,740 | Valero | Builders Square Alamo Bowl, Sylvania Alamo Bowl, Alamo Bowl Presented By MasterCard, MasterCard Alamo Bowl, Alamo Bowl |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | 1997 | Albertsons Stadium | ||
| (37,000) | Boise, Idaho | $800,000 | Idaho Potato Commission | Sports Humanitarian Bowl, Humanitarian Bowl, Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl, MPC Computers Bowl, Roady's Humanitarian Bowl, uDrove Humanitarian Bowl |
| Music City Bowl | 1998 | Nissan Stadium | ||
| (69,143) | Nashville, Tennessee | $5,700,000 | Liberty Mutual | Music City Bowl, American General Music City Bowl, homepoint.com Music City Bowl, Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl, Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl presented by Bridgestone, Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, TransPerfect Music City Bowl |
| 68 Ventures Bowl | 1999 | Hancock Whitney Stadium | ||
| (25,450) | Mobile, Alabama | $1,500,000 | 68 Ventures | Mobile Alabama Bowl, GMAC Mobile Alabama Bowl, GMAC Bowl, GoDaddy.com Bowl, GoDaddy Bowl, Dollar General Bowl, LendingTree Bowl |
| New Orleans Bowl | 2001 | Caesars Superdome | ||
| (73,208) | New Orleans, Louisiana | $825,000 | None | New Orleans Bowl, Wyndham New Orleans Bowl, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl |
| Hawaiʻi Bowl | 2002 | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex | ||
| (15,194) | Honolulu, Hawaii | $1,200,000 | Sheraton | ConAgra Foods Hawai'i Bowl, Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl, SoFi Hawai'i Bowl, EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl |
| Duke's Mayo Bowl | 2002 | Bank of America Stadium | ||
| (73,778) | Charlotte, North Carolina | $4,780,461 | Duke's Mayonnaise | Queen City Bowl, Continental Tire Bowl, Meineke Car Care Bowl, Belk Bowl |
| Armed Forces Bowl | 2003 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | ||
| (45,000) | Fort Worth, Texas | $1,350,000 | Lockheed Martin | PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl, Fort Worth Bowl, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl |
| Texas Bowl | 2006 | NRG Stadium | ||
| (71,054) | Houston, Texas | $6,400,000 | Kinder's | Texas Bowl, Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl, Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl, Mercari Texas Bowl, TaxAct Texas Bowl |
| Birmingham Bowl | 2006 | Protective Stadium | ||
| (47,100) | Birmingham, Alabama | $1,374,545 | JLab Audio | Birmingham Bowl, Papajohns.com Bowl, BBVA Compass Bowl, Jared Birmingham Bowl, TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl, 76 Birmingham Bowl |
| New Mexico Bowl | 2006 | University Stadium | ||
| (39,224) | Albuquerque, New Mexico | $1,050,000 | Isleta | New Mexico Bowl, Gildan New Mexico Bowl, PUBG New Mexico Bowl |
| Military Bowl | 2008 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | ||
| (34,000) | Annapolis, Maryland | $2,066,990 | GoBowling.com | Congressional Bowl, EagleBank Bowl, Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman, Military Bowl presented by Perspecta, Military Bowl presented by Peraton |
| Gasparilla Bowl | 2008 | Raymond James Stadium | ||
| (65,890) | Tampa, Florida | $1,125,000 | Union Home Mortgage | St. Petersburg Bowl, magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl, Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl, Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl, St. Petersburg Bowl, Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl |
| Pinstripe Bowl | 2010 | Yankee Stadium | ||
| (54,251) | Bronx, New York | $4,400,000 | Bad Boy Mowers | New Era Pinstripe Bowl |
| First Responder Bowl | 2010 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium | ||
| (32,000) | Dallas, Texas | $824,545 | Servpro | Dallas Football Classic, TicketCity Bowl, Heart of Dallas Bowl presented by PlainsCapital Bank, Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl |
| Boca Raton Bowl | 2014 | Flagler Credit Union Stadium | ||
| (29,419) | Boca Raton, Florida | $900,000 | Bush's | Boca Raton Bowl, Marmot Boca Raton Bowl, Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl, RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl |
| Salute to Veterans Bowl | 2014 | Cramton Bowl | ||
| (25,000) | Montgomery, Alabama | $300,000 | Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc. (IS4S) | Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, Camillia Bowl, TaxAct Camellia Bowl |
| GameAbove Sports Bowl | 2014 | Ford Field | ||
| (65,000) | Detroit, Michigan | $2,000,000 | GameAbove Sports | de facto replacement for Little Caesars Pizza Bowl which ran from 1997 to 2013. |
| Quick Lane Bowl | ||||
| Cure Bowl | 2015 | Camping World Stadium | ||
| (60,219) | Orlando, Florida | $573,125 | StaffDNA | AutoNation Cure Bowl, FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl, Tailgreeter Cure Bowl, Duluth Trading Company Cure Bowl, Avocados from Mexico Cure Bowl |
| Arizona Bowl | 2015 | Casino Del Sol Stadium | ||
| (56,029) | Tucson, Arizona | $350,000 | Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop | NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl, Offerpad Arizona Bowl, Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl |
| Frisco Bowl | 2017 | Toyota Stadium | ||
| (11,000) | Frisco, Texas | $650,000 | Scooter's Coffee | de facto replacement for the Miami Beach Bowl, which was sold to ESPN Events and relocated to Frisco, Texas. |
| DXL Frisco Bowl, Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl | ||||
| Myrtle Beach Bowl | 2020 | Brooks Stadium | ||
| (20,000) | Conway, South Carolina | TBD | Engine | None previous |
| Fenway Bowl | 2022 | Fenway Park | ||
| (37,755) | Boston, Massachusetts | TBD | Wasabi | None previous |
| Xbox Bowl | 2025 | Ford Center at The Star | ||
| (12,000) | Frisco, Texas | TBD | Xbox | de facto replacement for the Bahamas Bowl |
Non-FBS bowl games
Division I FCS bowls
| Name | First | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| game | Venue | ||
| (permanent seating) | City | nowrap | Most recent |
| per team | |||
| payout | |||
| (+ revenue pool) | Title sponsor | Conference tie-ins | Previous name(s) |
| Celebration Bowl | |||
| (HBCU National Championship) | 2015 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | |
| Atlanta, Georgia | $1,000,000 | Cricket Wireless | MEAC |
| SWAC | Pelican Bowl (1972–1975) | ||
| Heritage Bowl (1991–1999) | |||
| Legacy Bowl (proposed 2010) | |||
| Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl |
Division II bowls
NOTE: These games are the Division II equivalent of the FBS bowls that are not integrated into the College Football Playoff. They provide a postseason venue for teams that do not qualify for the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs.
| Name | First | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| game | Venue | |||
| (permanent seating) | City | Title sponsor | Conference tie-ins | Previous name(s) |
| Heritage Bowl | 2017 | Tiger Stadium | ||
| (10,001) | Corsicana, Texas | Riot Platforms | GAC | |
| LSC | ||||
| MIAA | Corsicana Bowl (2017–2018) | |||
| Albanese Candy Bowl | 2019 | Brickyard Stadium | ||
| (5,000) | Hobart, Indiana | Albanese Confectionery Group | GLVC | |
| G-MAC | America's Crossroads Bowl (2019–2024) | |||
| First Americans Bowl | 2025 | Doc Wadley Stadium | ||
| (8,300) | Tahlequah, Oklahoma | 7 Clans Talent Agency | None |
Division III bowls
NOTE: These games are the Division III equivalent of the FBS bowls that are not integrated into the College Football Playoff. They provide a postseason venue for teams that do not qualify for the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs.
| Name | First | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| game | Venue | ||||||
| (permanent seating) | City | Title sponsor | Conference tie-ins | Previous name(s) | |||
| ECAC Bowl Series | 2015 | Varies (campus sites) | rowspan=2 | ECAC | url=https://www.augenblick.org/rpi/c_ecac.html | title=ECAC Bowls at RPI History}} | |
| Centennial-MAC Bowl Series | 2015 | Centennial & MAC | None | ||||
| Isthmus Bowl | 2021 | Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium | |||||
| (4,802) | Sun Prairie, Wisconsin | Culver's | WIAC & CCIW | None | |||
| Lakefront Bowl | 2022 | Raabe Stadium | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin | Smiley Cookie | MWC & NACC | None | |
| Chesapeake Bowl Challenge | 2023 | Salem Football Stadium | |||||
| (7,157) | Salem, Virginia | rowspan=2 | Landmark & ODAC | None | |||
| Fusion Bowl | 2024 | Varies (campus sites) | NEWMAC & CNE | None | |||
| Opendorse Bowl Series | 2024 | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | |||||
| (23,000) | Canton, Ohio | Opendorse | |||||
| ExtraPointsMB.com | |||||||
| ForeverLawn | OAC, PAC, | ||||||
| HCAC, & NCAC | None |
Additionally, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl has served as the championship game for Division III since 1973. It has been played at Phenix City, Alabama (1973–1982, 1985–1989), Kings Island, Ohio (1983–1984), Bradenton, Florida (1990–1992), Salem, Virginia (1993–2017, 2023). Canton, Ohio (2021, 2025), Annapolis, Maryland (2022), and Humble, Texas (2024).
NAIA bowl games
The NAIA's national championship game (which is the conclusion of a 16 team playoff) is currently not named as a bowl, but has held a bowl name in the past. Additionally, from 1970 to 1996, NAIA football was split into two divisions and held a separate tournaments and championships for both divisions; the Division II championship was never named a bowl and as such the past names listed below do not apply to the Division II championship game.
| Name | First | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| game | Venue | |||
| (permanent seating) | City | Title sponsor | Previous name(s) | |
| NAIA national football championship | 1956 | Daytona Beach, Florida | NAIA | |
| Waste Pro | Aluminum Bowl (1956) | |||
| Holiday Bowl (1957–1960) | ||||
| Camellia Bowl (1961–1963) | ||||
| Championship Bowl (1964–1976, 1980–1996) | ||||
| Apple Bowl (1977) | ||||
| Palm Bowl (1978–1979) |
Proposed games
The number of bowl games have risen steadily, reaching 41 (including the national championship game) by the 2015 bowl season. To fill the 80 available bowl slots, a record 15 teams with non-winning seasons participated in bowl games—including three with a record of 5–7. This situation led directly to the NCAA Division I Council imposing a three-year moratorium on new bowl games in April 2016.
Since 2010, organizers and boosters have continued to propose other bowl games—some of these proposals have since been dropped, while others are active proposals that have been placed on hold during the NCAA moratorium.
| Name | Year to start | Venue | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (permanent seating) | City | Payout | Sponsor(s) | Previous name(s) | |||||||
| Chili Bowl | TBD | TQL Stadium | |||||||||
| (26,000) | Cincinnati, Ohio | TBD | TBD | None previous | |||||||
| Chicago Bowl | TBD | Wrigley Field | |||||||||
| (41,268) | Chicago, Illinois | TBD | TBD | None previous | |||||||
| Chocolate Bowl | TBD | Hersheypark Stadium | |||||||||
| (15,641) | Hershey, Pennsylvania | TBD | TBD | None previous | |||||||
| Austin Bowl | TBD | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium | |||||||||
| (100,119) | Austin, Texas | TBD | TBD | None previous | |||||||
| url=http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150827/PC20/150829431 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906024932/http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150827/PC20/150829431 | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 6, 2015 | title=Medal of Honor Bowl now a 'traditional' bowl game | publisher=The Post and Courier | work=PostandCourier.com | date=August 27, 2015 | access-date=August 29, 2015 | author=Hartsell, Jeff}} | TBD | Johnson Hagood Stadium |
| (21,000) | Charleston, South Carolina | TBD | TBD | None previous | |||||||
| url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/9364692/smaller-conferences-look-add-bowl-games-sources | title='Group of Five' look to add bowls | first=Brett | last=McMurphy | publisher=ESPN | date=June 11, 2013 | access-date=June 11, 2013}} | TBD | War Memorial Stadium | |||
| (54,120) | Little Rock, Arkansas | TBD | TBD | None previous | |||||||
| Melbourne Bowl | TBD | Marvel Stadium | |||||||||
| (56,347) | |||||||||||
| AAMI Park | |||||||||||
| (29,500) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | TBD | TBD | None previous | |||||||
| Dubai bowl game | TBD | TBD | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | TBD | TBD | None previous | |||||
| Ireland bowl game | TBD | TBD | Ireland (specific city TBD) | TBD | TBD | None previous | |||||
| Toronto bowl game | TBD | Rogers Centre | |||||||||
| (54,000) | |||||||||||
| BMO Field | |||||||||||
| (28,180) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | TBD | TBD | International Bowl | |||||||
| url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/group-envisions-bowl-game-in-st-louis/article_589b397e-0193-5117-807e-88b606beca6d.html | title=Group envisions bowl game in St. Louis | access-date=May 2, 2012}} | TBD | The Dome at America's Center (67,277) | |||||||
| Busch Stadium(44,383) | St. Louis, Missouri | TBD | TBD | None previous |
Two proposed games, the Cure Bowl and Christmas Bowl, were turned down by the NCAA for 2010. The Cure Bowl was eventually added in 2014, for the 2015 bowl season.
In August 2013, the Detroit Lions announced that it would hold a new bowl game at Ford Field beginning in 2014, holding Big Ten and Atlantic Coast Conference tie-ins, despite the existence of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. While Pizza Bowl organizers attempted to move the game to Comerica Park (a baseball stadium across the street from Ford Field), these plans never came to fruition. In August 2014, the Lions announced that the new game would be known as the Quick Lane Bowl, and play its inaugural game on December 26, 2014. In a statement to Crain's Detroit Business, Motor City Bowl co-founder Ken Hoffman confirmed that there would be no Little Caesars Pizza Bowl for 2014.
In June 2013, ESPN.com reported that the so-called "Group of Five" conferences—the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West Conference, and Sun Belt Conference—were considering adding one or more new bowl games once the NCAA's current moratorium on new bowls expires after the 2013 season. This move was driven by a trend for the then-"Power Five" conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC) to play one another in bowl games. The 2013 season, the last of the then-current four-year bowl cycle, had 16 bowls that involved two teams from "Power Five" leagues. The 2014 season, the first of a new six-year bowl cycle, would have at least 19, and possibly more, matchups of "Power Five" teams. The "Group of Five" was apparently concerned that this trend would mean that its teams might not have available bowl slots.
According to reports, the 2010 Christmas Bowl proposal would have involved a Mountain West team against an opponent from either the Pac-12 or The American. As for The American, it has suggested a new bowl game, most likely at Marlins Park in Miami. Two other venues of then-"Group of Five" schools in Florida—Spectrum Stadium (UCF, Orlando) and FAU Stadium (Florida Atlantic, Boca Raton)—were being considered for other potential bowls. A possible bowl in Little Rock would pit C-USA and the Sun Belt. Finally, the director of the current Little Caesars Bowl indicated that he had been in contact with officials from all of the "Group of Five" about starting new bowl games in Ireland (most likely Dublin), Dubai, and either Toronto or Nassau. Recently, though, reports have indicated the proposed games in Ireland and Dubai would be unworkable.
The first new bowl to be confirmed for 2014 was the Camellia Bowl, a game created by ESPN and played in Montgomery, Alabama. It secured tie-ins with the MAC and Sun Belt, and an initial contract to run through the 2019 season. ESPN was also reported to be in negotiations to take over ownership of the existing Heart of Dallas Bowl and establish a new bowl game in Boca Raton.
Another ownership group interested in starting a Montgomery-based bowl at New ASU Stadium reportedly switched focus to Charleston, South Carolina. In the face of obstacles related to an NCAA ban on playing postseason games at predetermined locations in South Carolina due to the Confederate battle flag being flown at a civil war monument on the State House grounds, the ownership group instead chose to stage the Medal of Honor Bowl all-star game at Johnson Hagood Stadium beginning in 2014. However, with the Confederate flag's removal from the State House grounds on July 10, 2015, the NCAA lifted its ban that day. As such, on August 27 of that year, the Medal of Honor Bowl announced their plans to become a traditional postseason bowl game beginning on December 18, 2016, pending NCAA approval. The all-star game format was not played that year as a result. However, in April 2016, the NCAA announced a moratorium on new bowl games; however, no further editions of the Medal of Honor Bowl have been played.
Maps of bowl games
NCAA Division I bowl games
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|mark-title1=Rose Bowl (CFP bowl game) |mark-description1=First played: 1902 Venue: Rose Bowl (stadium) |mark-coord1= |shape-color1=#cd0000
|mark-title2=Orange Bowl (CFP bowl game) |mark-description2=First played: 1935 Venue: Hard Rock Stadium |mark-coord2= |shape-color2=#cd0000
|mark-title3=Sugar Bowl (CFP bowl game) |mark-description3=First played: 1935 Venue: Ceasars Superdome |mark-coord3= |shape-color3=#cd0000
|mark-title4=Cotton Bowl (CFP bowl game) |mark-description4=First played: 1937 Venue: AT&T Stadium |mark-coord4= |shape-color4=#cd0000
|mark-title5=Peach Bowl (CFP bowl game) |mark-description5=First played: 1968 Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium |mark-coord5= |shape-color5=#cd0000
|mark-title6=Fiesta Bowl (CFP bowl game) |mark-description6=First played: 1971 Venue: State Farm Stadium |mark-coord6= |shape-color6=#cd0000
|mark-title7=Sun Bowl |mark-description7=First played: 1935 Venue: Sun Bowl |mark-coord7= |shape-color7=#0000cd
|mark-title8=Gator Bowl |mark-description8=First played: 1945 Venue: TIAA Bank Field |mark-coord8= |shape-color8=#0000cd
|mark-title9=Citrus Bowl |mark-description9=First played: 1946 Venue: Camping World Stadium |mark-coord9= |shape-color9=#0000cd
|mark-title10=Liberty Bowl |mark-description10=First played: 1959 Venue: Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium |mark-coord10= |shape-color10=#0000cd
|mark-title11=Independence Bowl |mark-description11=First played: 1976 Venue: Independence Stadium |mark-coord11= |shape-color11=#0000cd
|mark-title12=Holiday Bowl |mark-description12=First played: 1978 Venue: Petco Park |mark-coord12= |shape-color12=#0000cd
|mark-title13=ReliaQuest Bowl |mark-description13=First played: 1986 Venue: Raymond James Stadium |mark-coord13= |shape-color13=#0000cd
|mark-title14=Rate Bowl |mark-description14=First played: 1989 Venue: Chase Field |mark-coord14= |shape-color14=#0000cd |label-pos14=right,n-line|ldx14=9|ldy14=-13
|mark-title15=Pop-Tarts Bowl |mark-description15=First played: 1990 Venue: Camping World Stadium |mark-coord15= |shape-color15=#0000cd
|mark-title16=Las Vegas Bowl |mark-description16=First played: 1992 Venue: Allegiant Stadium |mark-coord16= |shape-color16=#0000cd
|mark-title17=Alamo Bowl |mark-description17=First played: 1993 Venue: Alamodome |mark-coord17= |shape-color17=#0000cd
|mark-title18=Famous Idaho Potato Bowl |mark-description18=First played: 1997 Venue: Albertsons Stadium |mark-coord18= |shape-color18=#0000cd
|mark-title19=Music City Bowl |mark-description19=First played: 1998 Venue: Nissan Stadium |mark-coord19= |shape-color19=#0000cd
|mark-title20=68 Ventures Bowl |mark-description20=First played: 1999 Venue: Hancock Whitney Stadium |mark-coord20= |shape-color20=#0000cd
|mark-title21=New Orleans Bowl |mark-description21=First played: 2001 Venue: Ceasars Superdome |mark-coord21= |shape-color21=#0000cd |label-pos21=bottom,n-line|ldx21=7|ldy21=14
|mark-title22=Duke's Mayo Bowl |mark-description22=First played: 2002 Venue: Bank of America Stadium |mark-coord22= |shape-color22=#0000cd
|mark-title23=Armed Forces Bowl |mark-description23=First played: 2003 Venue: Amon G. Carter Stadium |mark-coord23= |shape-color23=#0000cd |label-pos23=left,n-line|ldx23=-12|ldy23=3
|mark-title24=Texas Bowl |mark-description24=First played: 2006 Venue: NRG Stadium |mark-coord24= |shape-color24=#0000cd
|mark-title25=Birmingham Bowl |mark-description25=First played: 2006 Venue: Protective Stadium |mark-coord25= |shape-color25=#0000cd
|mark-title26=New Mexico Bowl |mark-description26=First played: 2006 Venue: University Stadium |mark-coord26= |shape-color26=#0000cd
|mark-title27=Military Bowl |mark-description27=First played: 2008 Venue: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |mark-coord27= |shape-color27=#0000cd
|mark-title28=Gasparilla Bowl |mark-description28=First played: 2008 Venue: Raymond James Stadium |mark-coord28= |shape-color28=#0000cd
|mark-title29=Pinstripe Bowl |mark-description29=First played: 2010 Venue: Yankee Stadium |mark-coord29= |shape-color29=#0000cd
|mark-title30=First Responder Bowl |mark-description30=First played: 2010 Venue: Gerald J. Ford Stadium |mark-coord30= |shape-color30=#0000cd |label-pos30=right,n-line|ldx30=11|ldy30=-13
|mark-title31=Xbox Bowl |mark-description31=First played: 2025 Venue: Ford Center at The Star |mark-coord31= |shape-color31=#0000cd |label-pos31=bottom,n-line|ldx31=-10|ldy31=20
|mark-title32=Boca Raton Bowl |mark-description32=First played: 2014 Venue: FAU Stadium |mark-coord32= |shape-color32=#0000cd |label-pos32=right,n-line|ldx32=9|ldy32=-13
|mark-title33=Salute to Veterans Bowl |mark-description33=First played: 2014 Venue: Cramton Bowl |mark-coord33= |shape-color33=#0000cd
|mark-title34=GameAbove Sports Bowl |mark-description34=First played: 2014 Venue: Ford Field |mark-coord34= |shape-color34=#0000cd
|mark-title35=Cure Bowl |mark-description35=First played: 2015 Venue: Exploria Stadium |mark-coord35= |shape-color35=#0000cd
|mark-title36=Arizona Bowl |mark-description36=First played: 2015 Venue: Arizona Stadium |mark-coord36= |shape-color36=#0000cd
|mark-title37=Frisco Bowl |mark-description37=First played: 2017 Venue: Toyota Stadium |mark-coord37= |shape-color37=#0000cd |label-pos37=top,n-line|ldx37=-9|ldy37=-13
|mark-title38=Myrtle Beach Bowl |mark-description38=First played: 2020 Venue: Brooks Stadium |mark-coord38= |shape-color38=#0000cd
|mark-title39=Fenway Bowl |mark-description39=First played: 2021 Venue: Fenway Park |mark-coord39= |shape-color39=#0000cd
|mark-title40=Celebration Bowl |mark-description41=First played: 2015 Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium |mark-coord40= |shape-color40=#ffa500 |label-pos40=bottom,n-line|ldx40=9|ldy40=13
Fixed-location Non-NCAA Division I bowl games
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|mark-title2=America's Crossroads Bowl |mark-coord2= |shape-color2=#cd0000
|mark-title3=Isthmus Bowl |mark-coord3= |shape-color3=#0000cd
|mark-title4=Lakefront Bowl |mark-coord4= |shape-color4=#0000cd
|mark-title5=Chesapeake Bowl Challenge |mark-coord5= |shape-color5=#0000cd
|mark-title6=Opendorse Bowl Series |mark-coord6= |shape-color6=#0000cd
Number of current FBS bowl games by state
| State | Number | Bowls |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 8 | Orange*, Boca Raton, Citrus, Cure, Gasparilla, Gator, ReliaQuest, Pop-Tarts |
| Texas | 8 | Cotton*, Alamo, Armed Forces, First Responder, Frisco, Sun, Texas, Xbox |
| Alabama | 3 | Birmingham, Salute to Veterans, 68 Ventures |
| Arizona | Fiesta*, Arizona, Rate | |
| Louisiana | Sugar*, Independence, New Orleans | |
| California | 2 | Rose*, Holiday |
| Tennessee | Liberty, Music City | |
| Georgia | 1 | Peach* |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | |
| Idaho | Famous Idaho Potato | |
| Maryland | Military | |
| Massachusetts | Fenway | |
| Michigan | GameAbove Sports | |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | |
| New York | Pinstripe | |
| North Carolina | Duke's Mayo | |
| South Carolina | Myrtle Beach |
** Bowl is a College Football Playoff semifinal, once every three seasons, in rotation under current CFP format*
All-star games
FBS all-star games
All-star games predominantly featuring players from the FBS-level (or historical equivalents, such as Division I-A).
| Name | Status | Years | City | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East–West Shrine Bowl | Active | 1925–present | Various locations, most recently Frisco, Texas (2024, 2026) and Arlington, Texas (2025) | Has invited Canadian players since 1985 |
| NFLPA Collegiate Bowl | Defunct | 2012–2023 | Pasadena, California | |
| Senior Bowl | Active | 1950–present | Jacksonville, Florida (1950) | |
| Mobile, Alabama (1951–present) | Two separate venues in Mobile: Ladd–Peebles Stadium (1951–2020) and Hancock Whitney Stadium (2021–present) | |||
| Hula Bowl | Active | 1960–2008, 2020–present | Staged in Hawaii 1960–2005; Orlando, Florida (2022–2025); DeLand, Florida (2026) | First help with non-collegiate players (1947) |
| Medal of Honor Bowl | Defunct | 2014–2015 | Charleston, South Carolina | |
| Blue–Gray Football Classic | Defunct | 1939–2001 | ||
| 2003 | Montgomery, Alabama | |||
| Troy, Alabama | ||||
| Casino del Sol College All-Star Game | Defunct | 2011–2013 | Tempe, Arizona (2011) | |
| Tucson, Arizona (2012–13) | Eastham Energy College All-Star Game in 2011 | |||
| Challenge Bowl | Defunct | 1978–1979 | Seattle, Washington | Pac-8 all-stars vs. Big Ten all-stars (1978) |
| Pac-10 all-stars vs. Big Eight all-stars (1979) | ||||
| Chicago College All-Star Game | Defunct | 1934–1976 | Chicago, Illinois (1934–42, 1945–76) | |
| Evanston, Illinois (1943–44) | College all-stars vs. NFL champions | |||
| College All-Star Bowl | Defunct | 2013–2014 | Greenville, South Carolina | |
| Gridiron Classic | Defunct | 1999–2005 | Orlando, Florida (1999–2003) | |
| The Villages, Florida (2004–05) | ||||
| Japan Bowl | Defunct | 1976–1993 | Tokyo, Japan (1976–79, 1992–93) | |
| Yokohama, Japan (1980–91) | ||||
| Las Vegas All-American Classic | Defunct | 2002–2006 | (2002–03) | |
| Las Vegas, Nevada (2004–06) | Played as the Paradise Bowl in Utah | |||
| Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic | Defunct | 2005–2006 | Jackson, Mississippi | Division I-A vs. Division I-AA/II/III |
| North–South All-Star Classic | Defunct | 2007 | Houston, Texas | Also known as the Inta-Juice All-Star Classic |
| North–South Shrine Game | Defunct | 1948–1973 | ||
| 1976 | Miami, Florida | |||
| Pontiac, Michigan | Started with high school teams in 1946 | |||
| Players All-Star Classic | Defunct | 2012 | Little Rock, Arkansas | |
| Raycom All-Star Classic | Defunct | 2013 | Montgomery, Alabama | |
| Texas vs The Nation | Defunct | 2007–2011 | ||
| 2013 | El Paso, Texas (2007–10) | |||
| San Antonio, Texas (2011) | ||||
| Allen, Texas (2013) | ||||
| The American Bowl | Active | 2026–present | Lakeland, Florida |
Other all-star games
| Name | Status | Years | City | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Bowl Game | Active | 2011–present | Allentown, Pennsylvania (2011–2012) | |
| Miami, Florida (2013–2015) | ||||
| Daytona Beach, Florida (2016–present) | Division II/III and NAIA | |||
| FCS Bowl | Active | 2014–present | Miami, Florida (2014–2015) | |
| Daytona Beach, Florida (2016–present) | FCS | |||
| Dream Bowl | Active | 2016–present | Roanoke, Virginia (2016–2019) | |
| Salem, Virginia (2020–2023) | ||||
| Little Elm, Texas (2024–present) | Division II/III and FCS | |||
| HBCU Legacy Bowl | Active | 2022–present | New Orleans, Louisiana | Players from historically black colleges and universities, such as schools in the MEAC and SWAC, both of which are FCS |
| Cactus Bowl | Defunct | 1994–2011 | Fargo, North Dakota (1994–2000) | |
| Kingsville, Texas (2001–2011) | Played as the Snow Bowl in Fargo | |||
| Division II | ||||
| USA College Football Bowl | Defunct | 1996–2015 | multiple locations (1996–2014) | |
| Jackson, Mississippi (2015) | Initially Division III, later all levels | |||
| 2016 game was cancelled | ||||
| East Coast Bowl | Defunct | 2001–2009 | Petersburg, Virginia | Division II/III and NAIA |
| Epson Ivy Bowl | Defunct | 1988–1996 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| Nishinomiya, Japan | Three years in Yokohama | |||
| Three years in Tokyo | ||||
| Two years in Nishinomiya |
Regular season games called bowls
- Black and Blue Bowl – Memphis and Southern Miss
- Empire State Bowl – Columbia and Cornell
- Confusion Bowl – Miami (OH) and Miami (FL)
- Crab Bowl Classic – Maryland and Navy
- Egg Bowl – Ole Miss and Mississippi State
- Georgia Grown Bowl – Georgia Southern and Georgia State
- Iron Bowl – Alabama and Auburn
- Magnolia Bowl – LSU and Ole Miss
- Oyster Bowl - currently Old Dominion and rotating teams
- Palmetto Bowl – Clemson and South Carolina
- Safeway Bowl – North Texas and SMU
- Shula Bowl – FIU and Florida Atlantic
- Soul Bowl – Alcorn State and Jackson State
- Textile Bowl – Clemson and North Carolina State
Bowl games played outside of the US
- Aztec Bowl – Mexico (1950–53, 1955, 1957, 1964–66, 1970–71, 1971–80, 1984, 1986–present)
- Bacardi Bowl – seven exhibition games played in Havana, Cuba, from 1907 to 1946
- International Bowl – bowl game played in Toronto, Canada, from 2007 to 2010
- Bahamas Bowl – bowl game played in Nassau, Bahamas, from 2014 to 2024.
Junior college bowl games
- C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl – Copperas Cove, Texas
- Game One Bowl – Cedar Falls, Iowa (formerly Coca-Cola Bowl, Like Cola Bowl, Royal Crown Bowl, Pepsi-Cola/Sigler Printing Bowl, The Graphic Edge Bowl). This bowl is a doubleheader with the Iowa runner-up playing in the first game and the Iowa champion in the second. The opponents for each game are chosen at-large.
- Mississippi Bowl – Biloxi, Mississippi
- Midwest Classic Bowl – Miami, Oklahoma
- Red Grange Bowl – Glen Ellyn, Illinois
- Salt City Bowl – Hutchinson, Kansas
Defunct
- Beef Empire Classic – Garden City, Kansas
- Brazos Valley Bowl – Bryan, Texas
- Carrier Dome Bowl – Syracuse, New York
- Citizens Bank Bowl – Pittsburg, Kansas. Known in its last season as the Football Capital of Kansas Bowl. Hosted 2009 National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship game between Blinn and Fort Scott, which featured future NFL stars Cam Newton and Lavonte David.
- Dalton Defenders Bowl – Coffeyville, Kansas
- Dixie Rotary Bowl – St. George, Utah
- East Bowl – rotating site among Coastal Conference schools
- El Toro Bowl – Yuma, Arizona
- Empire State Bowl – Uniondale, New York
- Garland Texas Bowl – Garland, Texas
- Gold Bowl – Richmond, Virginia
- Golden Isles Bowl – Brunswick, Georgia
- Grenn Country Bowl – Tahlequah, Oklahoma
- Junior Rose Bowl – Pasadena, California
- Kansas Jayhawk Bowl Classic – Coffeyville, Kansas
- Mid-America Bowl – Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Midwest Bowl – rotating site among North Central Community College Conference schools
- Mineral Water Bowl – Excelsior Springs, Missouri
- Mississippi Magnolia Bowl – MACJC Championship game, rotating site
- North Star Bowl – Rochester, Minnesota
- Palm Bowl – McAllen, Texas
- Pilgrim's Pride Bowl – Mt. Pleasant, Texas
- Real Dairy Bowl – Pocatello, Idaho
- Red River Bowl – Bedford, Texas
- Refrigerator Bowl – Evansville, Indiana
- Roaring Ranger Bowl – Ranger, Texas
- Robert A. Bothman Bulldog Bowl – San Mateo, California
- Rodeo Bowl – Arkansas City, Kansas
- Sterling Silver Bowl – Sterling, Kansas
- Texas Shrine Bowl – Tyler, Texas
- Top of the Mountain Bowl – Sandy, Utah
- Valley of the Sun Bowl – rotating site in Maricopa County, Arizona
- Wool Bowl – Roswell, New Mexico
- Zia Bowl – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Source: NJCAA
Defunct bowl games
Defunct major-college bowl games
| Bowl name | Years played | Location | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Bowl | 1947 | San Antonio, Texas | Not to be confused with the modern Alamo Bowl | |||
| All-American Bowl | 1977–1990 | Birmingham, Alabama | Known as the Hall of Fame Classic through 1985. | |||
| Aloha Bowl | 1982–2000 | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||
| Aviation Bowl | 1961 | Dayton, Ohio | ||||
| Bacardi Bowl | 1907, 1909, 1911–1912, 1921, 1936, 1946 | Havana, Cuba | Last game in 1946, Southern Mississippi defeated Havana University, 55-0 | |||
| Bahamas Bowl | 2014-2024 | Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
| Bluebonnet Bowl | 1959–1987 | Houston, Texas | Known as the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl whenever the game was played in the Astrodome. | |||
| Bluegrass Bowl | 1958 | Louisville, Kentucky | ||||
| California Bowl | 1981–1991 | Fresno, California | Superseded by the Las Vegas Bowl. | |||
| Cherry Bowl | 1984–1985 | Pontiac, Michigan | ||||
| Delta Bowl | 1947–1948 | Memphis, Tennessee | ||||
| Dixie Bowl | 1947–1948 | Birmingham, Alabama | ||||
| Dixie Classic | 1921, 1924, 1933 | Dallas, Texas | Forerunner to the current Cotton Bowl Classic | |||
| Famous Toastery Bowl | 2023 | Charlotte, North Carolina | One year substitution for the Bahamas Bowl. | |||
| Fort Worth Classic | 1920 | Fort Worth, Texas | ||||
| Freedom Bowl | 1984–1994 | Anaheim, California | ||||
| Frisco Football Classic | 2021 | Frisco, Texas | Created to accommodate all bowl-eligible teams for the 2021 College football season | |||
| Garden State Bowl | 1978–1981 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||
| Gotham Bowl | 1961–1962 | New York City, New York | ||||
| Great Lakes Bowl | 1947 | Cleveland, Ohio | ||||
| Harbor Bowl | 1946–1948 | San Diego, California | ||||
| Houston Bowl | 2000–2005 | Houston, Texas | Called the galleryfurniture.com Bowl in 2000–2001 | |||
| International Bowl | 2006–2009 | Toronto, Ontario | ||||
| LA Bowl | 2021-2025 | Inglewood, California | ||||
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| (1997–2001: Pontiac, Michigan) | Also known as the Ford Motor City Bowl and the Motor City Bowl. Was replaced by the Quick Lane Bowl in 2014. | |||||
| Los Angeles Christmas Festival | 1924 | Los Angeles, California | ||||
| Mercy Bowl | 1961, 1971 | Los Angeles, California | ||||
| Miami Beach Bowl | 2014–2016 | Miami, Florida | Sold and moved to Frisco, Texas | |||
| Montgomery Bowl | 2020 | Montgomery, Alabama | One-season substitute for the Fenway Bowl. | |||
| Oahu Bowl | 1998–2000 | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||
| Oil Bowl | 1943, 1945–1946 | Houston, Texas | ||||
| Pasadena Bowl | 1967–1971 | Pasadena, California | ||||
| Poinsettia Bowl | 2005–2016 | San Diego, California | The Holiday Bowl management folded the Poinsettia Bowl. | |||
| Presidential Cup Bowl | 1950 | College Park, Maryland | ||||
| Raisin Bowl | 1945–1949 | Fresno, California | ||||
| Salad Bowl | 1947–1951 | Phoenix, Arizona | Precursor to current Fiesta Bowl | |||
| San Diego East-West Christmas Classic | 1921–1922 | San Diego, California | ||||
| San Francisco Bowl | 2002–2019 | San Francisco Bay Area, California | ||||
| Seattle Bowl | 2001–2002 | Seattle, Washington | Continuation of the Oahu Bowl. | |||
| Shrine Bowl | 1948–1949 | Little Rock, Arkansas | ||||
| Silicon Valley Football Classic | 2000–2004 | San Jose, California |
Defunct Division I-AA bowl games
- Camellia Bowl – Sacramento, California (1980)
- Heritage Bowl – Atlanta, Georgia (1991–1999)
- Pioneer Bowl – Wichita Falls, Texas (1978, 1981–1982)
- Gridiron Classic – rotating locations (2006–2009)
- ECAC Bowl – rotating locations (1993–2003)
Defunct Division II bowl games
- Bicentennial Bowl – Richmond, Virginia (1976)
- Boardwalk Bowl – Atlantic City, New Jersey (1973)
- Camellia Bowl – Sacramento, California (1973–1975)
- Dixie Rotary Bowl – Saint George, Utah (2006–2008)
- Florida Beach Bowl – Fort Lauderdale, Florida (2023)
- Gold Bowl – Richmond, Virginia (1977–1980)
- Grantland Rice Bowl – Murfreesboro, Tennessee & Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1973–1977)
- Heart of Texas Bowl – Copperas Cove, Texas & Waco, Texas (2012–2018)
- Kanza Bowl – Topeka, Kansas (2009–2012)
- Knute Rockne Bowl – Akron, Ohio & Davis, California (1976–1977)
- Live United Texarkana Bowl – Texarkana, Arkansas (2013–2023)
- Mineral Water Bowl – Excelsior Springs, Missouri (2000–2019)
- Pioneer Bowl – Wichita Falls, Texas (1973–1977)
- Pioneer Bowl – various locations as a bowl between HBCU teams (1997–2012)
Defunct Division III bowl games
- Oyster Bowl – Norfolk, Virginia (at various times in its history a Division I bowl game, a Division III bowl game and, currently, a regular season game)
- ECAC Presidents Bowl - New Britain, Connecticut (2015) and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2016)
- ECAC Legacy Bowl - New Britain, Connecticut (2015) and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2016)
- New York State Bowl - Campus Sites (2017-2019)
Defunct NAIA bowl games
- All-Sports Bowl - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1961–1964)
- Bicentennial Bowl - Little Rock, Arkansas (1975)
- Boot Hill Bowl - Dodge City, Kansas (1970–1980)
- Cowboy Bowl - Lawton, Oklahoma (1971–1972)
- Great Southwest Bowl - Grand Prairie, Texas (1960)
- Poultry Bowl – Gainesville, Georgia (1973), Greensboro, North Carolina (1974)
- Share Bowl - Knoxville, Tennessee (1971)
- Shrine Bowl - Ardmore, Oklahoma (1972)
- Sunflower Bowl - Winfield, Kansas (1982–1986)
- Wheat Bowl - Ellinwood, Kansas, Great Bend, Kansas (1995–2006), Pre-season NAIA bowl
Other defunct college bowl games
- Victory Bowl (NCCAA, 1997–2022)
Defunct regular-season games known as bowl games
| Name | Seasons Active | City | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest Bowl | 1958–1969 | Roanoke, Virginia | |
| Mirage Bowl | 1976–1993 | Tokyo, Japan | A regular season matchup, originally at Korakuen Stadium, later at Olympic Stadium, and finally at the Tokyo Dome |
| Oyster Bowl | 1948–1995 | Norfolk, Virginia | A regular season game called a "bowl", now a home game for Old Dominion University to raise money for the Kedive Shriner's charities |
| Patriot Bowl | 2007–2009 | Cleveland, Ohio | A regular season game called a "bowl" that featured a team from the Mid-American Conference and (originally) one of the United States service academies |
| Tobacco Bowl | 1949–1982 | Richmond, Virginia |
Defunct minor-college or unofficial bowl games
| Name | Seasons active | City | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Bowl | 1946 | Los Angeles, California | Florida A&M vs. Wiley |
| Azalea Bowl | 1945 | Orlando, Florida | Florida Memorial University vs. Knoxville College |
| Azalea Classic | 1971, 1974 | Mobile, Alabama | Featuring HBCUs |
| Bean Bowl | 1949–1950 | Scottsbluff, Nebraska | |
| Beaver Bowl | 1958 | Corry, Pennsylvania | Slippery Rock University vs. Pennsylvania Western University |
| Boardwalk Bowl | 1961–1972 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | A College Division regional final 1968–1972, later a Division II quarterfinal. |
| Botany Bowl | 1955 | Shenandoah, Iowa | Nebraska-Kearney vs. Northern State |
| Boy's Ranch Bowl | 1947 | Abilene, Texas | Missouri Valley College vs. McMurry University |
| Burley Bowl | 1945–1956 | Johnson City, Tennessee | Played on Thanksgiving Day each year |
| Cajun Bowl | 1947 | Lake Charles, Louisiana | |
| Cattle Bowl | 1947–1948 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Camellia Bowl | 1964–1972 | Sacramento, California | A College Division regional final 1964–1972, later a playoff game in I-AA and D-II. |
| Not to be confused with the current Camellia Bowl in FBS. | |||
| Cement Bowl | 1962 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | Hofstra Pride vs. West Chester Golden Rams |
| Charity Bowl | 1937 | Los Angeles, California | Fresno State vs. Central Arkansas |
| Chocolate Bowl | 1935 | Tyler, Texas | Texas College Steers vs. Alabama State Hornets |
| Christmas Bowl | 1958–1959 | Natchitoches, Louisiana | |
| Cigar Bowl | 1946–1954 | Tampa, Florida | |
| Coconut Bowl | 1946 | Miami, Florida | Bethune-Cookman vs. Albany State |
| Corn Bowl | 1947–1955 | Bloomington, Illinois | |
| Cosmopolitan Bowl | 1951 | Alexandria, Louisiana | McNeese State vs. Louisiana College |
| Cotton-Tobacco Bowl | 1946–1947 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Eastern Bowl | 1963 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | Northeastern Huskies vs. East Carolina Pirates |
| Elks Bowl | 1953–1954 | Greenville, North Carolina | |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | Both games were played in calendar year 1954. | ||
| Festival of Palms Bowl | 1932–1933 | Miami, Florida | Hosted by University of Miami, it become the Orange Bowl for the 1934 season |
| Fish Bowl (Texas) | 1948 | Corpus Christi, Texas | University of Corpus Christi vs. Southwestern University |
| Fish Bowl (Virginia) | 1948 | Norfolk, Virginia | Hampton Pirates vs. Central State Marauders |
| Flower Bowl | 1942–1948 | Jacksonville, Florida | Featuring HBCUs |
| Fruit Bowl | 1947–1948 | San Francisco, California | 1948 game was the first inter-racial college bowl game |
| Furniture Bowl | 1950 | Martinsville, Virginia | Maryland State Hawks vs. Bluefield State Big Blues |
| Glass Bowl | 1946–1949 | Toledo, Ohio | Hosted by University of Toledo |
| Golden Isles Bowl | 1962 | Brunswick, Georgia | McNeese State University vs. Samford University |
| Grantland Rice Bowl | 1964–1972 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | A College Division regional final for nine years; later a Division II playoff game. | ||
| Grape Bowl | 1947–1948 | Lodi, California | |
| Great Lakes Bowl | 1948 | Cleveland, Ohio | John Carroll Blue Streaks vs. Canisius Golden Griffins. Played in 1947 as a major bowl game |
| Hoosier Bowl | 1946 | Evansville, Indiana | Evansville Purple Aces vs. Northern Illinois Huskies |
| Iodine Bowl | 1949–1951, 1953 | Charleston, South Carolina | Hosted by Allen University. Featuring HBCUs. |
| Kickapoo Bowl | 1947 | Wichita Falls, Texas | Midwestern State Mustangs vs. Central Arkansas Bears |
| Knute Rockne Bowl | 1969–1972 | Bridgeport, Connecticut | |
| Atlantic City, New Jersey | A College Division regional final for four years; later a Division II playoff game. | ||
| Lions Bowl | 1946–1947, 1949–1952 | Ruston, Louisiana | Hosted by Grambling State University, featuring HBCUs |
| Mirza Shrine Bowl | 1950 | Pittsburg, Kansas | Pittsburg State Gorillas vs. Central Missouri Mules |
| Missouri-Kansas Bowl | 1948 | Kansas City, Missouri | Emporia State Hornets vs. Southwest Missouri State Bears |
| National Bowl | 1947 | Washington, D.C. | Shaw Bears vs. South Carolina State Bulldogs |
| National Classic | 1954 | Greensboro, North Carolina | North Carolina College vs. Tennessee A&I |
| New Year's Classic | 1933–1934 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Hosted by University of Hawaii |
| Oleander Bowl | 1949 | Galveston, Texas | McMurry University vs. Missouri Valley College |
| Optimist Bowl | 1946 | Houston, Texas | College of the Pacific was coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg. |
| Orange Blossom Classic | 1933–1978 | Miami, Florida | Hosted by Florida A&M, featuring HBCUs. The name is now used for a regular season game. |
| Palmetto Shrine Bowl | 1955 | Columbia, South Carolina | Lenoir-Rhyne Bears vs. Newberry Wolves |
| Paper Bowl | 1948–1950 | Pensacola, Florida | Hosted by Jacksonville State University |
| Peach Blossom Classic | 1939–1942, 1947, 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Columbus, Georgia | |||
| Macon, Georgia | Hosted by Morris Brown College, featuring HBCUs | ||
| Peanut Bowl | 1968 | Dothan, Alabama | West Alabama Tigers vs. Ouachita Baptist Tigers |
| Pear Bowl | 1946–1951 | Ashland, Oregon | |
| Medford, Oregon | |||
| Pecan Bowl | 1946–1947 | ||
| 1964–1967 | |||
| 1968–1970 | Orangeburg, South Carolina | ||
| Abilene, Texas | |||
| Arlington, Texas | HBCU matchup in 1940s, then a College Division regional final | ||
| Pelican Bowl | 1972 | ||
| 1974–1975 | Durham, North Carolina | ||
| New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
| Peninsula Bowl | 1950 | Charleston, South Carolina | Allen Yellow Jackets vs. South Carolina State Bulldogs |
| Phillips Field Bowl | 1951 | Tampa, Florida | Tampa Spartans vs. Brandeis Judges |
| Piedmont Tobacco Bowl | 1946 | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Fayetteville State Broncos vs. Allen Yellow Jackets |
| Pioneer Bowl | 1971–1972 | Wichita Falls, Texas | A College Division regional final for two years; later a playoff game in DI-AA and DII. |
| Pineapple Bowl | 1939–1941, 1947–1952 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Hosted by University of Hawaii |
| Poi Bowl | 1936–1939 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Hosted by University of Hawaii |
| Prairie View Bowl | 1928–1960 | Houston, Texas | First bowl game for HBCUs, hosted by Prairie View A&M. |
| Pretzel Bowl | 1951 | Reading, Pennsylvania | West Chester Golden Rams vs. Albright Rams |
| Pythian Bowl | 1949–1951 | Salisbury, North Carolina | First bowl game that was played in North Carolina. Known in 1952 as the Lions Bowl. |
| Refrigerator Bowl | 1948–1956 | Evansville, Indiana | |
| Rice Bowl | 1957–1958, 1960 | Stuttgart, Arkansas | |
| Rocket Bowl | 1960 | Huntsville, Alabama | Millsaps Majors vs. Maryville Scots |
| Shrimp Bowl | 1952 | Galveston, Texas | Sam Houston State Bearkats vs. Northeastern State RiverHawks |
| Smoky Mountain Bowl | 1949 | Bristol, Tennessee | Western Carolina Catamounts vs. West Liberty Hilltoppers |
| Space City Bowl | 1966–1967 | Huntsville, Alabama | |
| Texhoma Bowl | 1948–1949 | Denison, Texas | |
| Textile Bowl | 1974 | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Wofford Terriers vs. South Carolina State |
| Tobacco Bowl | 1946 | Lexington, Kentucky | Muhlenberg College vs. St. Bonaventure University |
| Tropical Bowl | 1951–1953 | Jacksonville, Florida | Featuring HBCUs |
| Vulcan Bowl | 1941–1948, 1951 | Birmingham, Alabama | Featuring HBCUs |
| West Virginia Bowl | 1960–1961 | Clarksburg, West Virginia | |
| Will Rogers Bowl | 1947 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Pepperdine University vs. Nebraska Wesleyan University |
| Yam Bowl | 1946–1947 | Dallas, Texas | Featuring HBCUs |
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