Bowls and playoffs
The 2015 football postseason, including games played in 2016.
National championship games
Playoffs
College Football Playoff
Division I FBS · National playoff
Final: Alabama 45 · Clemson 40
3 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: January 11, 2016
Tournament sites: Neutral bowl and championship sites
FCS playoffs
Division I FCS · National playoff
Final: North Dakota St. 37 · Jacksonville St. 10
23 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: January 9, 2016
Final site: Frisco, TX
Division II playoffs
Division II · National playoff
Final: Northwest Mo. St. 34 · Shepherd 7
27 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Kansas City
Division III playoffs
Division III · National playoff
Final: Mount Union 49 · St. Thomas (MN) 35
31 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Salem, VA
Bowls
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
LSU 56 · Texas Tech 27
December 29, 2015
Location not documented
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Ole Miss 48 · Oklahoma St. 20
January 1, 2016
Location not documented
AutoNation Cure Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
San Jose St. 27 · Georgia St. 16
December 19, 2015
Location not documented
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Arkansas 45 · Kansas St. 23
January 2, 2016
Location not documented
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Duke 44 · Indiana 41
December 26, 2015
Location not documented
Bahamas Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Western Mich. 45 · Middle Tenn. 31
December 24, 2015
Location not documented
Belk Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Mississippi St. 51 · North Carolina St. 28
December 30, 2015
Location not documented
Birmingham Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Auburn 31 · Memphis 10
December 30, 2015
Location not documented
Camping World Independence Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Virginia Tech 55 · Tulsa 52
December 26, 2015
Location not documented
Capital One Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Michigan 41 · Florida 7
January 1, 2016
Location not documented
Capital One Orange Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl · CFP semifinals
Clemson 37 · Oklahoma 17
December 31, 2015
Location not documented
Chick-fil-APeach Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Houston 38 · Florida St. 24
December 31, 2015
Location not documented
Dollar General Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Ga. Southern 58 · Bowling Green 27
December 23, 2015
Location not documented
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Akron 23 · Utah St. 21
December 22, 2015
Location not documented
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Louisville 27 · Texas A&M 21
December 30, 2015
Location not documented
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Arizona 45 · New Mexico 37
December 19, 2015
Location not documented
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl · CFP semifinals
Alabama 38 · Michigan St. 0
December 31, 2015
Location not documented
Hawaii Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
San Diego St. 42 · Cincinnati 7
December 24, 2015
Location not documented
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Washington St. 20 · Miami (FL) 14
December 26, 2015
Location not documented
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
California 55 · Air Force 36
December 29, 2015
Location not documented
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Toledo 32 · Temple 17
December 22, 2015
Location not documented
Miami Beach Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Western Ky. 45 · South Fla. 35
December 21, 2015
Miami
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Navy 44 · Pittsburgh 28
December 28, 2015
Location not documented
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
West Virginia 43 · Arizona St. 42
January 2, 2016
Location not documented
National Funding Holiday Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Wisconsin 23 · Southern California 21
December 30, 2015
Location not documented
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Nevada 28 · Colorado St. 23
December 29, 2015
Location not documented
Outback Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Tennessee 45 · Northwestern 6
January 1, 2016
Location not documented
Poinsettia Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Boise St. 55 · Northern Ill. 7
December 23, 2015
San Diego, CA
Quick Lane Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Minnesota 21 · Central Mich. 14
December 28, 2015
Location not documented
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Lousiana Tech 47 · Arkansas St. 28
December 19, 2015
Location not documented
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Appalachian St. 31 · Ohio 29
December 19, 2015
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Stanford 45 · Iowa 16
January 1, 2016
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Utah 35 · BYU 28
December 19, 2015
Location not documented
RussellAthletic Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Baylor 49 · North Carolina 38
December 29, 2015
Location not documented
San Francisco Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Nebraska 37 · UCLA 29
December 26, 2015
San Francisco
St. Petersburg Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Marshall 16 · UConn 10
December 26, 2015
Location not documented
TaxSlayer Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Georgia 24 · Penn St. 17
January 2, 2016
Location not documented
Valero Alamo Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
TCU 47 · Oregon 41
January 2, 2016
Location not documented
VRBO Fiesta Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Ohio St. 44 · Notre Dame 28
January 1, 2016
Location not documented
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Washington 44 · Southern Miss. 31
December 26, 2015
Location not documented
Celebration Bowl
Division I FCS · Postseason bowl · HBCU championship
N.C. A&T 41 · Alcorn 34
December 19, 2015
Location not documented
C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl
Division II · Postseason bowl
Arkansas Tech 51 · Eastern N.M. 35
December 5, 2015
Location not documented
Live United Texarkana Bowl
Division II · Postseason bowl
Central Okla. 38 · Southwestern Okla. 21
December 5, 2015
Location not documented
Mineral Water Bowl
Division II · Postseason bowl
Minn. Duluth 30 · Fort Hays St. 22
December 5, 2015
Location not documented
Centennial-MAC Bowl Series
Division III · Postseason bowl
Stevenson 14 · Muhlenberg 9
Delaware Valley 20 · Moravian 16
November 21, 2015
Location not documented
All-star games
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 29 · East 9
January 23, 2016
Location not documented
FCS Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
American 23 · National 22
December 6, 2015
Location not documented
NFLPA Game
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
National 18 · American 17
January 23, 2016
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 27 · North 16
January 30, 2016
Location not documented
Tropical Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
American 38 · National 14
January 17, 2016
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.