List of college bowl games

College Football Playoff games

Further information: College Football Playoff

Name	Started	City	Stadium	Sponsor	Previous Sponsor(s)
Fiesta Bowl	1971	Glendale, Arizona (1971-2005: Tempe, Arizona)	University of Phoenix Stadium	Vizio	Sunkist Citrus Growers, IBM OS/2, Tostitos
Orange Bowl	1935	Miami Gardens, Florida (1934-1995, 1998: Miami, Florida)	Sun Life Stadium	Capital One	FedEx, Discover
Rose Bowl Game	1902	Pasadena, California	Rose Bowl	Northwestern Mutual	AT&T, Sony Playstation 2, Citi, Vizio
Sugar Bowl	1935	New Orleans, Louisiana (2005: Atlanta, Georgia)	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Allstate	USF&G, Nokia
Cotton Bowl Classic	1937	Arlington, Texas (1937-2009: Dallas, Texas)	AT&T Stadium	Goodyear	Mobil, Southwestern Bell, SBC, AT&T
Peach Bowl	1968	Atlanta, Georgia	Georgia Dome	Chick-fil-A	None

Other current bowl games

Besides BCS games, 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-10 conference champions. Generally, the payout to the participating teams in a Bowl Game is closely correlated to its prestige. For comparison, each of the BCS bowls (including the National Championship) has a payout of $17 million.

Sponsor(s)	Name	Venue	City	Started	Previous Sponsor(s)
Hyundai	Sun Bowl	Sun Bowl	El Paso, Texas	1935	John Hancock, Norwest, Wells Fargo, Vitalis, Brut
TaxSlayer	TaxSlayer Bowl	EverBank Field	Jacksonville, Florida (1994: Gainesville, Florida)	1946	Mazda, Outback Steakhouse, Toyota, Konica Minolta
Buffalo Wild Wings	Citrus Bowl	Citrus Bowl	Orlando, Florida (1973: Gainesville, Florida)	1947	CompUSA, Ourhouse.com, Capital One
AutoZone	Liberty Bowl	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	Memphis, Tennessee (1959-1963, Philadelphia, PA; 1964, Atlantic City, NJ)	1959	St. Jude, AXA
Duck Commander	Independence Bowl	Independence Stadium	Shreveport, Louisiana	1976	Poulan, Sanford, MainStay, PetroSun, AdvoCare
National University	Holiday Bowl	Qualcomm Stadium	San Diego, California	1978	Sea World, Thrifty Car Rental, Plymouth, Culligan, Pacific Life, Bridgepoint Education
Outback Steakhouse	Outback Bowl	Raymond James Stadium	Tampa, Florida	1986	None
TicketCity	Cactus Bowl	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, Arizona (1989-99: Tucson, Arizona; 2000-2005: Phoenix, Arizona)	1989	Insight Bowl, Domino's Pizza Copper Bowl, Weiser Lock Copper Bowl, Insight.com Bowl
Russell Athletic	Russell Athletic Bowl	Citrus Bowl	Orlando, Florida (1990-2000: Miami, Florida)	1990	Champs Sports, Blockbuster, Carquest, MicronPC, MicronPC.com, Mazda
Royal Purple	Las Vegas Bowl	Sam Boyd Stadium	Las Vegas, Nevada (1981-91: Fresno, California)	1992	EA Sports, Sega Sports, Pioneer PureVision, MAACO
Valero	Alamo Bowl	Alamodome	San Antonio, Texas	1993	Builders Square, Sylvania, MasterCard
Idaho Potato Commission	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Bronco Stadium	Boise, Idaho	$750,000	1997	Crucial.com, MPC Computers, Roady's Truck Stops, uDrove
Franklin American Mortgage Company	Music City Bowl	LP Field	Nashville, Tennessee	$1,600,000	1998	American General, homepoint.com, Gaylord Hotels
Go Daddy	GoDaddy.com Bowl	Ladd Peebles Stadium	Mobile, Alabama	$750,000	1999	Mobile Alabama Bowl, GMAC Bowl
None	Texas Bowl	Reliant Stadium	Houston, TX	$700,000	2006	galleryfurniture.com Bowl, EV1.net Houston Bowl
R+L Carriers	New Orleans Bowl	Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans, LA (2005: Lafayette, LA)	$325,000	2001	Wyndham New Orleans Bowl
Kraft Foods	Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl	AT&T Park	San Francisco, CA	$850,000	2002	San Francisco Bowl, Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl, Emerald Bowl
Sheraton	Hawai'i Bowl	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu, HI	$398,000	2002	ConAgra Foods Hawai'i Bowl.
Meineke	Meineke Car Care Bowl	Bank of America Stadium	Charlotte, NC	$1,600,000	2002	Continental Tire Bowl, Queen City Bowl
Bell Helicopter	Armed Forces Bowl	Amon G. Carter Stadium	Fort Worth, TX	$600,000	2003	Fort Worth Bowl, PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl, Alltel Wireless Bowl (temporary name)
San Diego County Credit Union	Poinsettia Bowl	Qualcomm Stadium	San Diego, CA	$750,000	2005	None previous
None	Birmingham Bowl	Legion Field	Birmingham, AL	$300,000	2006	Birmingham Bowl, Papajohns.com Bowl
None	New Mexico Bowl	University Stadium	Albuquerque, NM	$750,000	2006	None previous
EagleBank	EagleBank Bowl	RFK Stadium	Washington, D.C.	$1,000,000	2008	Congressional Bowl
Beef 'O' Brady's	Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg	Tropicana Field	St. Petersburg, FL	$1,000,000	2008	St. Petersburg Bowl, Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl, magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl
New Era Cap Company	Pinstripe Bowl	Yankee Stadium	The Bronx, NY	$2,000,000	2010	None previous
None	Dallas Football Classic	Cotton Bowl	Dallas, Texas	$1,200,000	2011	None previous

Future (proposed) games

Sponsor(s)	Name	Venue	City	Payout	Year To Start	Previous Name(s)
None	Cure Bowl	Bright House Networks Stadium	Orlando, FL	TBD	TBD	None previous
TBD	L.A. Christmas Bowl	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Los Angeles, CA	TBD	TBD	None previous

(Note the 'LA Christmas Bowl' would be a partial throwback to the one-off 1924 Los Angeles Christmas Festival Bowl Game.)

Both of these proposed games were turned down by the NCAA for 2010. There are currently 35 licensed college bowls, which just about maxes out the possible eligible teams (the four-year average of bowl-eligible squads is 71.8). If one of the current games folds or loses its certification, however, the Cure or LA Christmas Bowls could step in.

All-Star games

• East-West Shrine Game - Orlando, FL (1926–present)
• Senior Bowl - Mobile, AL (1950–present)
• Texas vs. The Nation Game - El Paso, TX (2006–present)
• East Coast Bowl - Petersburg, VA (2001–present)
• Aztec Bowl - Mexico (1950–present)
• HBCU Senior Bowl - Montgomery, AL (2009–present)
• Blue-Gray Football Classic - Montgomery, AL (1938–2001, 2003)
• Hula Bowl - Honolulu, HI (1946–2008)
• North-South All-Star Classic - Houston, TX (2007)
• Las Vegas All-American Classic - Las Vegas, NV (2002–2006)
• Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic - Jackson, MS (2005)
• The Silver and Gold Gridiron Classic - Atlanta, GA (2008)

Regular season rivalries called bowls

• Black and Blue Bowl - Memphis and Southern Miss
• Bowden Bowl - Clemson and Florida State, so named because from 1999 through 2007, the two teams, which played every year in the ACC, were respectively coached by Tommy Bowden and his father Bobby Bowden. The "Bowden Bowl" ended with Tommy's resignation during the 2008 season, before that season's Clemson–Florida State game.
• Crab Bowl Classic - Maryland and Navy
• Egg Bowl - Mississippi and Mississippi State
• Friends of Coal Bowl - Marshall and West Virginia
• Iron Bowl - Alabama and Auburn
• Magnolia Bowl - LSU and Mississippi
• Palmetto Bowl – Clemson and South Carolina
• Textile Bowl - Clemson and North Carolina State

Non-Division I FBS bowl games

Division I FCS

• Gridiron Classic - rotating campus sites (2006–present)

Division II

• Mineral Water Bowl - Excelsior Springs, MO (1948–1951, 1954–1975, 1992–present)
• Dixie Rotary Bowl - Saint George, UT (1986–2008)
• Pioneer Bowl - Various locations (1997–2007, 2009)
• Kanza Bowl - Topeka, KS (2009-present)

Division III

• Aztec Bowl - Toluca, Mexico (1950–53, 1955, 1957, 1964–66, 1970–71, 1971–80, 1984, 1986–2007)
• Knute Rockne Bowl - Atlantic City, NJ (1969–1972; 1976–1977)
• Oyster Bowl – Hampton, VA (1999–present); regular season game, formerly a Division I event

NAIA bowl games

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• College Fanz First Down Classic, 2007-present
• NAIA national football championship (1956-present); previously called Aluminum Bowl (1956), Holiday Bowl (1957-1960), Camellia Bowl (1961-1963), Championship Bowl (1964-1976 Division I), Apple Bowl (1977 Division I), Palm Bowl (1978-1979 Division I), and Championship Bowl (1980-1996 Division I)

Junior College Bowl Games

• Top of the Mountains Bowl

NCCAA bowl games

• Victory Bowl, NCCAA Championship Game, 1997-present

Defunct bowl games

• All-American Bowl - Birmingham, AL (1977–1990)
  • There were two separate games played in Birmingham during this time. The original game, the Hall of Fame Bowl, moved to Tampa, FL, effective with the 1986 game, and several years later changed its name to the Outback Bowl. A second game known as the All-American Bowl was then organized, and was played from 1986 to 1990.
• Aloha Bowl - Honolulu, Hawaii (1982–2000)
• Aviation Bowl - Dayton, OH (1961)
• Bacardi Bowl - Havana, Cuba (1937) (Last game in 1946, Southern Mississippi defeated Havana University, 55-0)
• Bluebonnet Bowl - Houston, TX (1959–1987)
• Bluegrass Bowl - Louisville, KY (1958)
• Boardwalk Bowl - Atlantic City, NJ (1961–1973)
• Boot Hill Bowl - Dodge City, KS (1970–1980)
• California Bowl - Fresno, CA (1981–1991)
• Camellia Bowl - Lafayette, LA (1948); Sacramento, CA (1961–1980)
• Charity Bowl - Los Angeles, CA (1937)
• Cherry Bowl - Pontiac, MI (1984–1985)
• Cigar Bowl - Tampa, FL (1947–1956)
• College All-Star Game - (1934–1976)
• Cosmopolitan Bowl - Alexandria, LA (1951)
• Delta Bowl - Memphis, TN (1948–1949)
• Dixie Bowl - Birmingham, AL (1948–1949)
• Dixie Classic - Dallas, TX (1922, 1925, 1934)
• Epson Ivy Bowl - Tokyo, Japan (1988–1996)
• Festival of Palms Bowl - Miami, FL (1932–1934) - renamed in 1935 the Orange Bowl [2]
• Fort Worth Classic - Fort Worth, TX (1921)
• Freedom Bowl - Anaheim, CA (1984–1994)
• Garden State Bowl - East Rutherford, NJ (1978–1981)
• Glass Bowl - Toledo, OH (1946–1949)
• Gotham Bowl - New York City (1961–1962)
• Great Lakes Bowl - Cleveland, OH (1947)
• Gridiron Classic - Orlando, FL (1999–2005); revived in 2006 as a Division I FCS game
• Harbor Bowl - San Diego, CA (1947–1949)
• Haka Bowl - Auckland, New Zealand, was to start in 1996, but NCAA revoked certification before first game
• Heritage Bowl - Atlanta, GA (1991–1999)
• Houston Bowl - Houston, TX (2000–2005) - originally called the galleryfurniture.com Bowl
• International Bowl - Toronto, Ontario (2007-2010)
• Los Angeles Christmas Festival - Los Angeles, CA (1924)
• Mercy Bowl - Los Angeles, CA (1961, 1971)
• Mirage Bowl - Tokyo, Japan (1976–1993) - a regular season matchup, originally at Korakuen Stadium, later at Olympic Stadium, and finally at the Tokyo Dome
• Missouri-Kansas Bowl -- Kansas City, MO 1948
• North-South Shrine Game - Miami, FL (1948–1973)
• Oahu Bowl - Honolulu, HI (1998–2000)
• Oil Bowl - Houston, TX (1946–1947)
• Orange Blossom Classic – Miami, FL (1933–1978); the name is now used for an occasional regular season game
• Oyster Bowl – Norfolk, VA (1948–1995); a regular season game called a "bowl", now a Division III game
• Pasadena Bowl - Pasadena, CA (1967–1971)
• Patriot Bowl - Cleveland, OH (2007–2008); a regular season game called a "bowl" that featured a team from the Mid-American Conference and (originally) an United States service academy
• Pecan Bowl - Abilene, TX (1964–1968); Arlington, TX (1968–1970)
• Pineapple Bowl - Honolulu, HI (1940–1952)
• Poi Bowl - Honolulu, HI (1936–1939)
• Presidential Cup Bowl - College Park, MD (1950)
• Refrigerator Bowl - Evansville, IN (1948–1956)
• Raisin Bowl - Fresno, CA (1946–1949)
• Salad Bowl - Phoenix, AZ (1948–1952) (First game: Nevada defeated North Texas State Teachers College, 13-6)
• San Diego East-West Christmas Classic - San Diego, CA (1921–1922)
• Seattle Bowl - Seattle, WA (2001–2002)
• Shrine Bowl - Little Rock, AR (1948)
• Silicon Valley Football Classic - San Jose, CA (2000–2004)
• Sunflower Bowl - Winfield, KS (1982–1986)
• Tobacco Bowl - South Boston, VA, and Richmond, VA (1935–1941) and (1948–1984)
• Vulcan Bowl - Birmingham, AL (1942–1949, 1952)
• Wheat Bowl (pre-season NAIA), 1995-2006
• Will Rogers Bowl - Oklahoma City, OK (1947)