Bowls and playoffs
The 2020 football postseason, including games played in 2021.
National championship games
Playoffs
College Football Playoff
Division I FBS · National playoff
Final: Alabama 52 · Ohio St. 24
3 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: January 11, 2021
Tournament sites: Neutral bowl and championship sites
FCS playoffs
Division I FCS · National playoff
Final: Sam Houston 23 · South Dakota St. 21
15 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: May 16, 2021
Final site: Frisco, TX
Division II playoffs
Division II · National playoff
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Location not documented
Division III playoffs
Division III · National playoff
Canceled
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Location not documented
Bowls
76 Birmingham Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl · CFP semifinals
Ohio St. 49 · Clemson 28
January 1, 2021
Location not documented
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
West Virginia 24 · Army West Point 21
December 31, 2020
Location not documented
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
Bahamas Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
Capital One Orange Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Texas A&M 41 · North Carolina 27
January 2, 2021
Location not documented
Cheez-It Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Oklahoma St. 37 · Miami (FL) 34
December 29, 2020
Location not documented
Chick-fil-APeach Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Georgia 24 · Cincinnati 21
January 1, 2021
Location not documented
DirecTV Holiday Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Wisconsin 42 · Wake Forest 28
December 30, 2020
Location not documented
EasyPost Hawaii Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Nevada 38 · Tulane 27
December 22, 2020
Location not documented
FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Liberty 37 · Coastal Carolina 34
December 26, 2020
Location not documented
GameAbove Sports Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Oklahoma 55 · Florida 20
December 30, 2020
Location not documented
Lending Tree Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Georgia St. 39 · Western Ky. 21
December 26, 2020
Location not documented
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Mississippi St. 28 · Tulsa 26
December 31, 2020
Location not documented
Montgomery Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Memphis 25 · Fla.Atlantic 2
December 23, 2020
Montgomery
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
App State 56 · North Texas 28
December 21, 2020
Location not documented
Offerpad Arizona Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Ball St. 34 · San Jose St. 13
December 31, 2020
Location not documented
Outback Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Ole Miss 26 · Indiana 20
January 2, 2021
Location not documented
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Ga. Southern 38 · Lousiana Tech 3
December 23, 2020
Location not documented
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
Rate Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
Roofclaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
BYU 49 · UCF 23
December 22, 2020
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl · CFP semifinals
Alabama 31 · Notre Dame 14
January 1, 2021
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Salute to Veterans Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Buffalo 17 · Marshall 10
December 25, 2020
Location not documented
San Francisco Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Canceled
Date not documented
San Francisco
Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Louisiana 31 · UTSA 24
December 26, 2020
Location not documented
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
TaxAct Texas Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Kentucky 23 · NC State 21
January 2, 2021
Location not documented
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
Valero Alamo Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Texas 55 · Colorado 23
December 29, 2020
Location not documented
VRBO Citrus Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Northwestern 35 · Auburn 19
January 1, 2021
Location not documented
VRBO Fiesta Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Iowa St. 34 · Oregon 17
January 2, 2021
Location not documented
Celebration Bowl
Division I FCS · Postseason bowl · HBCU championship
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
All-star games
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
Hula Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Kai 15 · Aina 13
January 31, 2021
Location not documented
NFLPA Game
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Canceled
Date not documented
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
National 27 · American 24
January 30, 2021
Location not documented
Tropical Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
National 20 · American 17
January 17, 2021
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.