Bowls and playoffs
The 2012 football postseason, including games played in 2013.
National championship games
Playoffs
FCS playoffs
Division I FCS · National playoff
Final: North Dakota St. 39 · Sam Houston 13
19 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: January 5, 2013
Final site: Frisco, TX
Division II playoffs
Division II · National playoff
Final: Valdosta St. 35 · Winston-Salem 7
23 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Florence, Alabama
Division III playoffs
Division III · National playoff
Final: Mount Union 28 · St. Thomas (MN) 10
31 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Salem, VA
Bowls
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Ohio 45 · ULM 14
December 28, 2012
Location not documented
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Louisville 33 · Florida 23
January 2, 2013
Location not documented
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Texas A&M 41 · Oklahoma 13
January 4, 2013
Location not documented
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Tulsa 31 · Iowa St. 17
December 31, 2012
Location not documented
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Syracuse 38 · West Virginia 14
December 29, 2012
Location not documented
BBVA Compass Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Ole Miss 38 · Pittsburgh 17
January 5, 2013
Location not documented
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
UCF 38 · Ball St. 17
December 21, 2012
Location not documented
Belk Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Cincinnati 48 · Duke 34
December 27, 2012
Location not documented
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Rice 33 · Air Force 14
December 29, 2012
Location not documented
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Baylor 49 · UCLA 26
December 27, 2012
Location not documented
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Michigan St. 17 · TCU 16
December 29, 2012
Location not documented
Capital One Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Georgia 45 · Nebraska 31
January 1, 2013
Location not documented
Chick-fil-A Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Clemson 25 · LSU 24
December 31, 2012
Location not documented
Discover Orange Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Florida St. 31 · Northern Ill. 10
January 1, 2013
Location not documented
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Utah St. 41 · Toledo 15
December 15, 2012
Location not documented
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Vanderbilt 38 · North Carolina St. 24
December 31, 2012
Location not documented
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Arizona 49 · Nevada 48
December 15, 2012
Location not documented
GoDaddy.com Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Arkansas St. 17 · Kent St. 13
January 6, 2013
Location not documented
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Oklahoma St. 58 · Purdue 14
January 1, 2013
Location not documented
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Georgia Tech 21 · Southern California 7
December 31, 2012
Location not documented
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Central Mich. 24 · Western Ky. 21
December 26, 2012
Detroit
MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Boise St. 28 · Washington 26
December 22, 2012
Location not documented
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Texas Tech 34 · Minnesota 31
December 28, 2012
Location not documented
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
San Jose St. 29 · Bowling Green 20
December 27, 2012
Location not documented
Outback Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
South Carolina 33 · Michigan 28
January 1, 2013
Location not documented
Poinsettia Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
BYU 23 · San Diego St. 6
December 20, 2012
San Diego, CA
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Louisiana 43 · East Carolina 34
December 22, 2012
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Stanford 20 · Wisconsin 14
January 1, 2013
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
RussellAthletic Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Virginia Tech 13 · Rutgers 10
December 28, 2012
Location not documented
San Francisco Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Arizona St. 62 · Navy 28
December 29, 2012
San Francisco
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
SMU 43 · Fresno St. 10
December 24, 2012
Location not documented
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Northwestern 34 · Mississippi St. 20
January 1, 2013
Location not documented
Valero Alamo Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Texas 31 · Oregon St. 27
December 29, 2012
Location not documented
VRBO Fiesta Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Oregon 35 · Kansas St. 17
January 3, 2013
Location not documented
C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl
Division II · Postseason bowl
McMurry 36 · Southern Ark. 35
December 13, 2012
Location not documented
Mineral Water Bowl
Division II · Postseason bowl
Winona St. 41 · Lindenwood 21
December 1, 2012
Location not documented
All-star games
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 28 · East 13
January 19, 2013
Location not documented
NFLPA Game
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
National 34 · American 0
January 19, 2013
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 21 · North 16
January 26, 2013
Location not documented
Texas vs. The Nation
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
The Nation 24 · Texas 13
February 2, 2013
Location not documented
This directory follows documented editions. Dates, results, and selection rules that have not been documented are marked on each event’s page.