Bowls and playoffs
The 2018 football postseason, including games played in 2019.
National championship games
Playoffs
College Football Playoff
Division I FBS · National playoff
Final: Clemson 44 · Alabama 16
3 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: January 7, 2019
Tournament sites: Neutral bowl and championship sites
FCS playoffs
Division I FCS · National playoff
Final: North Dakota St. 38 · Eastern Wash. 24
23 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: January 5, 2019
Final site: Frisco, TX
Division II playoffs
Division II · National playoff
Final: Valdosta St. 49 · Ferris St. 47
27 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: McKinney, Texas
Division III playoffs
Division III · National playoff
Final: Mary Hardin-Baylor 24 · Mount Union 16
31 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Shenandoah, TX
Bowls
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Baylor 45 · Vanderbilt 38
December 27, 2018
Location not documented
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Texas 28 · Georgia 21
January 1, 2019
Location not documented
AutoNation Cure Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Tulane 41 · Louisiana 24
December 15, 2018
Location not documented
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Oklahoma St. 38 · Missouri 33
December 31, 2018
Location not documented
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Marshall 38 · South Fla. 20
December 20, 2018
Location not documented
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Wisconsin 35 · Miami 3
December 27, 2018
Location not documented
Bahamas Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
FIU 35 · Toledo 32
December 21, 2018
Location not documented
Belk Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Virginia 28 · South Carolina 0
December 29, 2018
Location not documented
Camping World Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Syracuse 34 · West Virginia 18
December 28, 2018
Location not documented
Capital One Orange Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl · CFP semifinals
Alabama 45 · Oklahoma 34
December 29, 2018
Location not documented
Cheez-It Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
TCU 10 · California 7
December 26, 2018
Location not documented
Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
UAB 37 · Northern Ill. 13
December 18, 2018
Location not documented
Chick-fil-APeach Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Florida 41 · Michigan 15
December 29, 2018
Location not documented
DirecTV Holiday Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Northwestern 31 · Utah 20
December 31, 2018
Location not documented
Dollar General Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Troy 42 · Buffalo 32
December 22, 2018
Location not documented
DXL Frisco Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Ohio 27 · San Diego St. 0
December 19, 2018
Location not documented
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
BYU 49 · Western Mich. 18
December 21, 2018
Location not documented
First Responder Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Canceled
December 26, 2018
Location not documented
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Auburn 63 · Purdue 14
December 28, 2018
Location not documented
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl · CFP semifinals
Clemson 30 · Notre Dame 3
December 29, 2018
Location not documented
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Stanford 14 · Pittsburgh 13
December 31, 2018
Location not documented
Jared Birmingham Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Wake Forest 37 · Memphis 34
December 22, 2018
Location not documented
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Army West Point 70 · Houston 14
December 22, 2018
Location not documented
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Cincinnati 35 · Virginia Tech 31
December 31, 2018
Location not documented
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Fresno State 31 · Arizona St. 20
December 15, 2018
Location not documented
New Mexico Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Utah St. 52 · North Texas 13
December 15, 2018
Location not documented
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Nevada 16 · Arkansas St. 13
December 29, 2018
Location not documented
Outback Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Iowa 27 · Mississippi St. 22
January 1, 2019
Location not documented
Quick Lane Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Minnesota 34 · Georgia Tech 10
December 26, 2018
Location not documented
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Appalachian St. 45 · Middle Tenn. 13
December 15, 2018
Location not documented
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Georgia Southern 23 · Eastern Mich. 21
December 15, 2018
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Ohio State 28 · Washington 23
January 1, 2019
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
San Francisco Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Oregon 7 · Michigan St. 6
December 31, 2018
San Francisco
SoFi Hawaii Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Louisiana Tech 31 · Hawaii 14
December 22, 2018
Location not documented
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Texas A&M 52 · NC State 13
December 31, 2018
Location not documented
Valero Alamo Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Washington St. 28 · Iowa St. 26
December 28, 2018
Location not documented
VRBO Citrus Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Kentucky 27 · Penn St. 24
January 1, 2019
Location not documented
VRBO Fiesta Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
LSU 40 · UCF 32
January 1, 2019
Location not documented
Walk-On’s Independence Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Duke 56 · Temple 27
December 27, 2018
Location not documented
Celebration Bowl
Division I FCS · Postseason bowl · HBCU championship
N.C. A&T 24 · Alcorn 22
December 15, 2018
Location not documented
C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl
Division II · Postseason bowl
Central Okla. 41 · Angelo St. 34
December 1, 2018
Location not documented
Heritage Bowl
Division II · Postseason bowl
Emporia St. 30 · Ark.-Monticello 22
December 1, 2018
Location not documented
Live United Texarkana Bowl
Division II · Postseason bowl
Missouri Western 30 · Southern Ark. 25
December 1, 2018
Location not documented
Mineral Water Bowl
Division II · Postseason bowl
Missouri S&T 51 · MSU Moorhead 16
December 1, 2018
Location not documented
Centennial-MAC Bowl Series
Division III · Postseason bowl series
Susquehanna 17 · Stevenson 7
Ursinus 70 · Misericordia 14
Franklin & Marshall 21 · Lycoming 20
November 17, 2018
Location not documented
All-star games
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 21 · East 17
January 19, 2019
Location not documented
FCS Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
American 38 · National 37
December 9, 2018
Location not documented
NFLPA Game
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
American 10 · National 7
January 23, 2019
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
North 34 · South 24
January 26, 2019
Location not documented
Tropical Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
American 24 · National 16
January 13, 2019
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.