College Football Playoff and Bowl Schedules Announced

The College Football Playoff and bowl schedules have been announced. 

The bowl games will begin with the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl on December 19 and conclude with the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 11. 

ESPN will televise 35 of the 37 bowl games,.

Two new games, the Montgomery Bowl (December 23) and LA Bowl (December 30), join the lineup this bowl season.

The Fenway Bowl, which was scheduled to make its debut in Boston this year, will not be played. 

The Holiday Bowl, RedBox Bowl, Bahamas Bowl and Hawai'i Bowl will not be played this season because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The fate of the Las Vegas Bowl, in the new Allegiant Stadium is uncertain. A decision will be made in the near future.

Here is the schedule:

College Football Playoff

College Football Playoff National Championship
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
January 11, 2021
ESPN (7 pm Central)

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
January 1, 2021
ESPN (4 pm Central)

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
January 1, 2021
ESPN (7:45 pm Central)

Bowl Games  

Tropical Smoothie Café Frisco Bowl
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
December 19
ESPN (6 pm Central)

Myrtle Beach Bowl
Brooks Stadium, Conway, South Carolina
December 21
ESPN (1:30 pm Central)

Boca Raton Bowl
FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida
December 22
ESPN (6 pm Central)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho
December 22
ESPN (2:30 pm Central)

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
December 23
ESPN (2:30 pm Central)

Montgomery Bowl
Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama
December 23
ESPN or ESPN2 (6 pm Central)

New Mexico Bowl
Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
December 24
ESPN (2:30 pm Central)

Camellia Bowl
Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama
December 25
ESPN (1:30 pm Central)

Cure Bowl
Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida
December 26
ESPN (11 am Central)

Gasparilla Bowl
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
December 26
ABC (11 am Central)

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl Gerald
J. Ford Stadium, Dallas
December 26
ABC (2:30 pm Central)

LendingTree Bowl
Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama
December 26
ESPN (2:30 pm Central)

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana
December 26
ESPN (6 pm Central)

Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Chase Field, Phoenix
December 26
ESPN (9:15 pm Central)

Military Bowl
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland
December 28
ESPN (1:30 pm Central)

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Yankee Stadium, New York
December 29
ESPN (1 pm Central)

Cheez-It Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
December 29
ESPN (4:30 pm Central)

Valero Alamo Bowl
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
December 29
ESPN (8 pm Central)

Duke's Mayo Bowl
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
December 30
ESPN (11 am Central)

TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
December 30
ESPN (2:30 pm Central)

Goodyear Cotton Bowl
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
December 30
ESPN (6:15 pm Central)

LA Bowl
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
December 30
ESPN (9:45 pm Central)

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
December 31
ESPN (11 am Central)

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
December 31
CBS Sports (1 pm Central)

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas
December 31
CBS (1 pm Central)

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
December 31
ESPN (3 pm Central)

Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium, Houston
December 31
ESPN (7 pm Central)

TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
January 1, 2021
ESPN2 (11 am Central)

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
January 1, 2021
ESPN (11:30 amCentral)

Vrbo Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
January 1, 2021
ABC (12 pm Central)

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
January 2, 2021
ESPN (11 am Central)

Outback Bowl
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
January 2, 2021
ABC (11:30 am Central)

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
January 2, 2021
ESPN (3 pm Central)

Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
January 2, ESPN (7 pm Central)