It is officially time to go bowling.
The 2020-21 college football season’s bowl schedule, dubbed Capital One Bowl Mania, opens at 2:30 p.m. ET today. The inaugural Myrtle Beach Bowl opens this season’s bowl schedule on ESPN and ESPN Deportes. Appalachian State and North Texas will face off in this afternoon’s bowl, with the broadcast team of Eric Mac Lain, Ryan McGee, and Marty Smith on the call.
The month-long schedule culminates with the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T on Jan. 11. The College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T is scheduled to take place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL.
While Capital One Bowl Mania will feature 27 bowl games, 13 bowl games had been cancelled as of Sunday. Among those games cancelled were bowls, such as the Cricket Celebration Bowl, Ticketmaster Birmingham Bowl, and Holiday Bowl. The list of bowl games cancelled is noted below.
- Bahamas Bowl (C-USA vs. MAC)
- Celebration Bowl (MEAC vs. SWAC)
- Fenway Bowl (AAC vs. ACC)
- Hawaii Bowl (AAC vs. Mountain West)
- Holiday Bowl (ACC vs. Pac-12)
- Las Vegas Bowl (Pac-12 vs. SEC)
- Los Angeles Bowl (Pac-12 vs. Mountain West)
- Pinstripe Bowl (ACC vs. Big Ten)
- Quick Lane Bowl (ACC, Big Ten, MAC)
- Redbox Bowl (Big Ten vs. Pac-12)
- Sun Bowl (ACC vs. Pac-12)
- Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl (AAC vs. WAC)
- Ticketmaster Birmingham Bowl (SEC vs. AAC)
This year’s Capital One Bowl Mania schedule is noted below.
ESPN’s 2020-21 Bowl Season Schedule (excluding NY6 Bowls)
| Date | Time (ET) | Event/Commentators | Network |
| Mon, Dec. 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Myrtle Beach Bowl* Appalachian State vs. North Texas Brooks Stadium – Conway, S.C. Courtney Lyle, Eric Mac Lain, Ryan McGee/Marty Smith | ESPN / ESPN Deportes |
| Tue, Dec. 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl* Tulane vs. Nevada Lyle Smith Field at Albertsons Stadium – Boise, Idaho Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Taylor Davis | ESPN / ESPN Deportes |
| 7 p.m. | RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl* UCF vs. BYU Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium – Boca Raton, Fla. Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Lericia Harris Radio: Chris Carlin, Craig Haubert | ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes | |
| Wed, Dec. 23 | 3 p.m. | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, La. Matt Barrie, Mike Golic Jr, Dawn Davenport Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones | ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes |
| 7 p.m. | Montgomery Bowl* Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic Cramton Bowl – Montgomery, Ala. Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Lauren Sisler | ESPN / ESPN Deportes | |
| Thu, Dec. 24 | 3:30 p.m. | New Mexico Bowl* Hawai‘i vs. Houston Toyota Stadium – Frisco, Texas John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia, Kris Budden Radio: Kevin Winter, Craig Haubert | ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes |
| Fri, Dec. 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Camellia Bowl* Marshall vs. Buffalo Cramton Bowl – Montgomery, Ala. Bill Roth, Dustin Fox, Lauren Sisler | ESPN |
| Sat, Dec. 26 | Noon | Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl* South Carolina vs. UAB Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Fla. Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra | ABC / ESPN Deportes |
| 3:30 p.m. | SERVPRO First Responder Bowl* Louisiana vs. UTSA Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Quint Kessenich | ABC / ESPN Deportes | |
| LendingTree Bowl Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State Ladd-Peebles Stadium – Mobile, Ala. Mike Couzens, Jay Walker, Dawn Davenport | ESPN | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl* Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer, Alex Chappell | ESPN | |
| Tue, Dec. 29 | 5:30 p.m. | Cheez-It Bowl Oklahoma State vs. Miami Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones | ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes |
| 9 p.m. | Valero Alamo Bowl Texas vs. Colorado Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas Dave Pasch, Mike Golic Sr., Kris Budden Radio: Marc Kestecher, Trevor Matich | ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes | |
| Wed, Dec. 30 | Noon | Duke’s Mayo Bowl Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, N.C. Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Marty Smith | ESPN / ESPN Deportes |
| 4 p.m. | TransPerfect Music City Bowl Iowa vs. Missouri Nissan Stadium – Nashville, Tenn. Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones | ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes | |
| Thu, Dec. 31 | Noon | Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl* Tulsa vs. Mississippi State Amon G. Carter Stadium – Fort Worth, Texas Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Ian Fitzsimmons | ESPN / ESPN Deportes |
| 4 p.m. | AutoZone Liberty Bowl West Virginia vs. Tennessee Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium – Memphis, Tenn. Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Eric Wood Radio: Jay Alter, Brad Edwards | ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes | |
| 8 p.m. | Mercari Texas Bowl* Arkansas vs. TCU NRG Stadium – Houston Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Dawn Davenport Radio: Marc Kestecher, Ben Hartsock | ESPN and ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes | |
| Fri, Jan. 1 | 1 p.m. | Vrbo Citrus Bowl Auburn vs. Northwestern Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Fla. Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Paul Carcaterra | ABC |
| Sat, Jan. 2 | Noon | TaxSlayer Gator Bowl N.C. State vs. Kentucky TIAA Bank Field – Jacksonville, Fla. Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Lericia Harris | ESPN |
| 12:30 p.m. | Outback Bowl Ole Miss vs. Indiana Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Fla. Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic | ABC |
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