College Football Bowl Game Announcement Tracker: Matchups, Opening Odds

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Somehow, someway, we’ve made it to college football bowl season.

Bowl season will look slightly different this year with only 37 games scheduled compared to 46 last year. Although that’s the plan, expect more opt-outs, postponements and cancellations, and no cohesive announcement plan like in normal years.

Stanford, Virginia, Pittsburgh and Boston College were among the first teams to announce they wouldn’t be participating in bowl games this season. The Bahamas, Celebration, Fenway, Hawai’i, Holiday, Quick Lane, LA and Redbox Bowls are some of the bowls not hosting games this season.

The good news is there are still plenty of games to watch and bet on. Follow below as we track game announcements, opening odds and relevant news to each game below.

You can find our projections for each game here.

Every game with two finalized teams is listed in order of scheduled date below. Opening odds come from FanDuel.

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Date Bowl Teams
12/19 Frisco UTSA-SMU (-8.5)
12/21 Myrtle Beach UNT-App State (-20.5)
12/22 Potato Nevada-Tulane (-5.5)
12/22 Boca Raton UFC-BYU (-4.5)
12/23 New Orleans Ga. Southern-La Tech
12/23 Montgomery FAU-Memphis (-8.5)
12/24 New Mexico Hawaii vs. Houston (-6.5)
12/26 Lending Tree WKU vs. Georgia St. (-3.5)

Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl

  • SMU vs. UTSA
  • Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas)
  • Dec. 19 | 4:30 p.m. ET | ESPN2

Myrtle Beach Bowl

  • North Texas vs. Appalachian State (-20.5)
  • Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina)
  • Dec. 21 | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

  • Nevada vs. Tulane (-5.5)
  • Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)
  • Dec. 22 | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN

Boca Raton Bowl

  • UCF vs. BYU
  • FAU Stadium (Boca Raton, Florida)
  • Dec. 22 | 7 p.m. | ESPN

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

  • Georgia Southern vs. Louisiana Tech
  • Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  • Dec. 23 | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN

Montgomery Bowl

  • Florida Atlantic vs. Memphis (-8.5)
  • Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama)
  • Dec. 23 | 7 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2

New Mexico Bowl

  • Hawaii vs. Houston (-7.5)
  • Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas)
  • Dec. 24 | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
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Camellia Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama)
  • Dec. 25 | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
  • Dec. 26 | 12 p.m. | ABC

Cure Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
  • Dec. 26 | 12 p.m. | ESPN

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas, Texas)
  • Dec. 26 | 3:30 p.m. | ABC

LendingTree Bowl

  • Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State (-3.5)
  • Ladd-Peebles Stadium (Mobile, Alabama)
  • Dec. 26 | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

  • Army vs. Pac-12 opponent
  • Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana)
  • Dec. 26 | 7 p.m. | ESPN

Guaranteed Rate Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Chase Field (Phoenix, Arizona)
  • Dec. 26 10:15 p.m. | ESPN

Military Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)
  • Dec. 28 | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN

Cheez-It Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
  • Dec. 29 | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN

Valero Alamo Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas)
  • Dec. 29 | 9 p.m. | ESPN

Duke’s Mayo Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
  • Dec. 30 | 12 p.m. | ESPN

TransPerfect Music City Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Dec. 30 | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

  • Teams unannounced
  • AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
  • Dec. 30 | 7:15 p.m. | ESPN

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas)
  • Dec. 31 | 12 p.m. | ESPN

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

  • Teams unannounced 
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee)
  • Dec. 31 | 4 p.m. | ESPN

Arizona Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona)
  • Dec. 31 | 4 p.m. | CBSSN

Texas Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • NRG Stadium (Houston, Texas)
  • Dec. 31 | 8 p.m. | ESPN

TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Legion Field (Birmingham, Alabama)
  • Jan. 1 | 12 p.m. | ESPN2

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • Jan. 1 | 12:30 p.m. | ESPN

Vrbo Citrus Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
  • Jan. 1 | 1 p.m. | ABC

Rose Bowl Game (College Football Playoff semifinal)

  • Teams unannounced
  • Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
  • Jan. 1 | 5 p.m. | ESPN

Allstate Sugar Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal)

  • Teams unannounced
  • Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  • Jan. 1 | 8:45 p.m. | ESPN

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • TIAA Bank Field (Jacksonville, Florida)
  • Jan. 2 | 12 p.m. | ESPN

Outback Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
  • Jan. 2 | 12:30 p.m. | ABC

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
  • Jan. 2 | 4 p.m. | ESPN

Capital One Orange Bowl

  • Teams unannounced
  • Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
  • Jan. 2 | 8 p.m. | ESPN

College Football Playoff National Championship Game

  • Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
  • Jan. 11 | 8 p.m. | ESPN
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