Bowls and playoffs
The 2016 football postseason, including games played in 2017.
National championship games
Playoffs
College Football Playoff
Division I FBS · National playoff
Final: Clemson 35 · Alabama 31
3 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: January 9, 2017
Tournament sites: Neutral bowl and championship sites
FCS playoffs
Division I FCS · National playoff
Final: James Madison 28 · Youngstown St. 14
23 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: January 7, 2017
Final site: Frisco, TX
Division II playoffs
Division II · National playoff
Final: Northwest Mo. St. 29 · North Ala. 3
27 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Kansas City
Division III playoffs
Division III · National playoff
Final: Mary Hardin-Baylor 10 · Wis.-Oshkosh 7
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
Kansas St. 33 · Texas A&M 28
December 28, 2016
Location not documented
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Oklahoma 35 · Auburn 19
January 2, 2017
Location not documented
AutoNation Cure Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Arkansas St. 31 · UCF 13
December 17, 2016
Location not documented
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Georgia 31 · TCU 23
December 30, 2016
Location not documented
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Northwestern 31 · Pittsburgh 24
December 28, 2016
Location not documented
Bahamas Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Old Dominion 24 · Eastern Mich. 20
December 23, 2016
Location not documented
Belk Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Virginia Tech 35 · Arkansas 24
December 29, 2016
Location not documented
Birmingham Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
South Fla. 46 · South Carolina 39
December 29, 2016
Location not documented
Boca Raton Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Western Ky. 51 · Memphis 31
December 20, 2016
Location not documented
Camping World Independence Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
North Carolina St. 41 · Vanderbilt 17
December 26, 2016
Location not documented
Capital One Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
LSU 29 · Louisville 9
December 31, 2016
Location not documented
Capital One Orange Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Florida St. 33 · Michigan 32
December 30, 2016
Location not documented
Chick-fil-APeach Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl · CFP semifinals
Alabama 24 · Washington 7
December 31, 2016
Location not documented
Dollar General Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Troy 28 · Ohio 23
December 23, 2016
Location not documented
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Idaho 61 · Colorado St. 50
December 22, 2016
Location not documented
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Tennessee 38 · Nebraska 24
December 30, 2016
Location not documented
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
New Mexico 23 · UTSA 20
December 17, 2016
Location not documented
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Wisconsin 24 · Western Mich. 16
January 2, 2017
Location not documented
Hawaii Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Hawaii 52 · Middle Tenn. 35
December 24, 2016
Location not documented
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Stanford 25 · North Carolina 23
December 30, 2016
Location not documented
Las Vegas Bowl presented by GEICO
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
San Diego St. 34 · Houston 10
December 17, 2016
Location not documented
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Louisiana Tech 48 · Navy 45
December 23, 2016
Location not documented
Miami Beach Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Tulsa 55 · Central Mich. 10
December 19, 2016
Miami
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Wake Forest 34 · Temple 26
December 27, 2016
Location not documented
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Baylor 31 · Boise St. 12
December 27, 2016
Location not documented
National Funding Holiday Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Minnesota 17 · Washington St. 12
December 27, 2016
Location not documented
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Air Force 45 · South Ala. 21
December 30, 2016
Location not documented
Outback Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Florida 30 · Iowa 3
January 2, 2017
Location not documented
Poinsettia Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
BYU 24 · Wyoming 21
December 21, 2016
San Diego, CA
Quick Lane Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Boston College 36 · Maryland 30
December 26, 2016
Location not documented
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Southern Miss. 28 · Louisiana 21
December 17, 2016
Location not documented
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Appalachian St. 31 · Toldedo 28
December 17, 2016
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Southern California 52 · Penn St. 49
January 2, 2017
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
RussellAthletic Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Miami (FL) 31 · West Virginia 14
December 28, 2016
Location not documented
San Francisco Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Utah 26 · Indiana 24
December 28, 2016
San Francisco
St. Petersburg Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Mississippi St. 17 · Miami (OH) 16
December 26, 2016
Location not documented
TaxSlayer Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Georgia Tech 33 · Kentucky 18
December 31, 2016
Location not documented
Valero Alamo Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Oklahoma St. 38 · Colorado 8
December 29, 2016
Location not documented
VRBO Fiesta Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl · CFP semifinals
Clemson 31 · Ohio St. 71
December 31, 2016
Location not documented
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Army West Point 38 · North Texas 31
December 27, 2016
Location not documented
Celebration Bowl
Division I FCS · Postseason bowl · HBCU championship
Grambling 10 · N.C. Central 9
December 17, 2016
Location not documented
C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl
Division II · Postseason bowl
Fort Hays St. 45 · Eastern N.M. 12
December 3, 2016
Location not documented
Live United Texarkana Bowl
Division II · Postseason bowl
Tex. A&M-Kingsville 24 · Southern Ark. 17
December 3, 2016
Location not documented
Mineral Water Bowl
Division II · Postseason bowl
Bemidji St. 36 · Washburn 23
December 3, 2016
Location not documented
Centennial-MAC Bowl Series
Division III · Postseason bowl
Delaware Valley 30 · Muhlenberg 27
Albright 28 · Franklin & Marshall 23
November 19, 2016
Location not documented
All-star games
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 10 · East 3
January 21, 2017
Location not documented
FCS Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
American 33 · National 16
December 4, 2016
Location not documented
NFLPA Game
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
National 27 · American 7
January 21, 2017
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 16 · North 15
January 28, 2017
Location not documented
Tropical Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
National 28 · American 14
January 15, 2017
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.