List of college bowl games
The following is a list of current, defunct, and proposed college football bowl games. Three bowl games are currently part of the College Football Playoff, a selection system that creates bowl matchups involving four of the top-ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. There are also a number of other college football postseason invitationals, as well as several all-star games.
For nearly a century, bowl games were the purview of only the very best teams, but a steady proliferation of new bowl games required more teams, with 70 participating teams by the 2010–11 bowl season, then 80 participating teams by the 2015–16 bowl season. As a result, the NCAA has steadily reduced the criteria for bowl eligibility. Teams with a non-winning record were allowed starting in in 2010. Requirements were further reduced to allow teams with outright losing records to be invited since 2012, with the team with the best Academic Progress Rate score to be chosen first. While inviting teams without winning records to bowl games has become more commonplace, there were several losing teams who played in bowl games before the noted changes in bowl eligibility: 1946 Gator Bowl, South Carolina ; 1963 Sun Bowl, SMU ; 1970 Tangerine Bowl, William & Mary ; and the 2001 New Orleans Bowl, North Texas. For the 2016–17 bowl season, 25% of the bowl participants did not have a winning record.
The tables below reflect changes for the 2020–21 bowl season.
Bowl games are not limited to the Bowl Subdivision; teams in the three lower divisions of the NCAA—the Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, and Division III—are also allowed to participate in bowl games. The playoff structure in those three divisions discourages most high-caliber teams from participating in bowl games, as teams would rather contest for their division's national championship than play in a bowl game. The same basic guidelines for bowl eligibility apply for those contests. As of 2017, one bowl game exists for FCS, four bowls serve Division II, and ten exist for teams in Division III.
Past and present community college bowl games, not sanctioned by the NCAA, are also listed.
College Football Playoff games
Six major bowl games, known as the New Year's Six, rotate the hosting of the two semifinal games which determine the teams that play in the final College Football Playoff National Championship game. The New Year's Six includes six of the ten oldest bowl games, continuing their original history of pitting the very best teams in the country against each other. These six games focus on the top 12 teams in the rankings, with only five teams ranked lower than 12th having ever played in the New Year's Six since the College Football Playoff system was inaugurated.| Name | First Game | Venue | City | Most Recent Per Team Payout | Title Sponsor | Previous Name |
| Rose Bowl Game | 1902 | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California* | $4,000,000 | Northwestern Mutual | Tournament East-West football game; Rose Bowl, Rose Bowl Game presented by: AT&T^, Sony PlayStation 2^, Citi^, Vizio^ |
| Orange Bowl | 1935 | Hard Rock Stadium | Miami Gardens, Florida | $6,000,000 | Capital One | Orange Bowl, FedEx Orange Bowl, Discover Orange Bowl |
| Sugar Bowl | 1935 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana† | $4,000,000 | Allstate | Sugar Bowl, USF&G Sugar Bowl, Nokia Sugar Bowl |
| Cotton Bowl Classic | 1937 | AT&T Stadium | Arlington, Texas | $6,000,000 | Goodyear | Cotton Bowl, Mobil Cotton Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic, SBC Cotton Bowl Classic |
| Peach Bowl | 1968 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, Georgia | $4,000,000 | Chick-fil-A | Peach Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Chick-fil-A Bowl |
| Fiesta Bowl | 1971 | State Farm Stadium | Glendale, Arizona | $4,000,000 | PlayStation | Fiesta Bowl, Sunkist Fiesta Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Vizio Fiesta Bowl, BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl |
^ The Rose Bowl did not add a sponsor to its name until the 1998 season. Unlike other bowls, which give the sponsor's name precedence ahead of the bowl's name, the Rose Bowl adds the sponsor as "presented by", after the words Rose Bowl.
† One-time move due to damage to the Superdome from Hurricane Katrina.
Other current Division I FBS bowl games
Besides the six bowl games that are part of the College Football Playoff, there are a number of other postseason invitationals. Generally, two conferences will agree to send teams of a particular standing to a game beforehand. For instance, the Rose Bowl traditionally features the Big Ten and Pac-12 conference champions. Generally, the payout to the participating teams in a bowl game is closely correlated to its prestige. By comparison, each of the former BCS bowls had a payout of $18 million.| Name | Season Started | Venue | City | Total Payout | Title Sponsor | Previous Name |
| Sun Bowl | 1935 | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, Texas | $3,447,568 | Tony the Tiger | Sun Bowl, John Hancock Sun Bowl, John Hancock Bowl, Norwest Bank Sun Bowl, Norwest Corporation Sun Bowl, Wells Fargo Sun Bowl, Vitalis Sun Bowl, Brut Sun Bowl, Hyundai Sun Bowl |
| Gator Bowl | 1945 | TIAA Bank Field | Jacksonville, Florida | $3,168,292 | TaxSlayer | Gator Bowl, Mazda Gator Bowl, Outback Gator Bowl, Toyota Gator Bowl, Konica Minolta Gator Bowl, Progressive Gator Bowl, TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl, TaxSlayer Bowl |
| Citrus Bowl | 1946 | Camping World Stadium | Orlando, Florida | $8,550,000 | Vrbo | Tangerine Bowl, Florida Citrus Bowl, CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl, Ourhouse.com Florida Citrus Bowl, Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl, Capital One Bowl, Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl, Citrus Bowl presented by Overton's |
| Liberty Bowl | 1959 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis, Tennessee | $4,294,681 | AutoZone | Liberty Bowl, St. Jude Liberty Bowl, AXA Liberty Bowl |
| Independence Bowl | 1976 | Independence Stadium | Shreveport, Louisiana | $1,248,280 | Radiance Technologies | Independence Bowl, Poulan Independence Bowl, Poulan Weed Eater Independence Bowl, Sanford Independence Bowl, MainStay Independence Bowl, PetroSun Independence Bowl, AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl, AdvoCare V100 Bowl, Duck Commander Independence Bowl, Camping World Independence Bowl, Walk-On's Independence Bowl |
| Holiday Bowl | 1978 | SDCCU Stadium | San Diego, California | $6,326,258 | San Diego County Credit Union | Holiday Bowl, Sea World Holiday Bowl, Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl, Plymouth Holiday Bowl, Culligan Holiday Bowl, Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl, National University Holiday Bowl, National Funding Holiday Bowl |
| Outback Bowl | 1986 | Raymond James Stadium | Tampa, Florida | $6,350,000 | Outback | Hall of Fame Bowl |
| Cactus Bowl | 1989 | Chase Field | Phoenix, Arizona | $1,037,118 | - | Copper Bowl, Domino's Pizza Copper Bowl, Weiser Lock Copper Bowl, Insight.com Bowl, Insight Bowl, Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, TicketCity Cactus Bowl, Motel 6 Cactus Bowl, Cheez-It Bowl |
| Cheez-It Bowl | 1990 | Camping World Stadium | Orlando, Florida | $5,800,000 | Cheez-It | Sunshine Classic, Blockbuster Bowl, Carquest Bowl, MicronPC Bowl, MicronPC.com Bowl, Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl, Mazda Tangerine Bowl, Champs Sports Bowl, Russell Athletic Bowl, Camping World Bowl |
| Las Vegas Bowl | 1992 | Allegiant Stadium | Paradise, Nevada | $2,760,000 | Mitsubishi | Las Vegas Bowl, EA Sports Las Vegas Bowl, Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl, Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl, Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl, MAACO Bowl Las Vegas, Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl presented by GEICO |
| Alamo Bowl | 1993 | Alamodome | San Antonio, Texas | $7,975,000 | Valero | Builders Square Alamo Bowl, Sylvania Alamo Bowl, Alamo Bowl Presented By MasterCard, MasterCard Alamo Bowl, Alamo Bowl |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | 1997 | Albertsons Stadium | Boise, Idaho | $950,000 | Idaho Potato Commission | Sports Humanitarian Bowl, Humanitarian Bowl, Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl, MPC Computers Bowl, Roady's Humanitarian Bowl, uDrove Humanitarian Bowl |
| Music City Bowl | 1998 | Nissan Stadium | Nashville, Tennessee | $5,650,000 | TransPerfect | Music City Bowl, American General Music City Bowl, homepoint.com Music City Bowl, Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl, Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl presented by Bridgestone, Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl |
| LendingTree Bowl | 1999 | Ladd–Peebles Stadium | Mobile, Alabama | $1,500,000 | LendingTree | Mobile Alabama Bowl, GMAC Mobile Alabama Bowl, GMAC Bowl, GoDaddy.com Bowl, GoDaddy Bowl, Dollar General Bowl |
| New Orleans Bowl | 2001 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana | $925,000 | R+L Carriers | New Orleans Bowl, Wyndham New Orleans Bowl |
| Redbox Bowl | 2002 | Levi's Stadium | Santa Clara, California | $3,600,000 | Redbox | San Francisco Bowl, Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl, Emerald Bowl, Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, Fight Hunger Bowl, Foster Farms Bowl |
| Hawaii Bowl | 2002 | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, Hawaii | $1,000,000 | SoFi | ConAgra Foods Hawai'i Bowl, Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl |
| Duke's Mayo Bowl | 2002 | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte, North Carolina | $4,505,556 | Duke's Mayonnaise | Queen City Bowl, Continental Tire Bowl, Meineke Car Care Bowl, Belk Bowl |
| Armed Forces Bowl | 2003 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | Fort Worth, Texas | $900,000 | Lockheed Martin | PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl, Fort Worth Bowl, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl |
| Texas Bowl | 2006 | NRG Stadium | Houston, Texas | $6,300,000 | Academy Sports + Outdoors | Texas Bowl, Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl |
| Birmingham Bowl | 2006 | Legion Field | Birmingham, Alabama | $1,650,000 | TicketSmarter | Birmingham Bowl, Papajohns.com Bowl, BBVA Compass Bowl, Jared Birmingham Bowl |
| New Mexico Bowl | 2006 | Dreamstyle Stadium | Albuquerque, New Mexico | $1,050,000 | - | New Mexico Bowl, Gildan New Mexico Bowl |
| Military Bowl | 2008 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Annapolis, Maryland | $2,066,990 | Northrop Grumman | Congressional Bowl, EagleBank Bowl |
| Gasparilla Bowl | 2008 | Raymond James Stadium | Tampa, Florida | $1,133,735 | Bad Boy Mowers | St. Petersburg Bowl, magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl, Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl, Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl, St. Petersburg Bowl |
| Pinstripe Bowl | 2010 | Yankee Stadium | Bronx, New York | $4,300,000 | New Era | None previous |
| First Responder Bowl | 2010 | Cotton Bowl | Dallas, Texas | $1,667,000 | Servpro | Dallas Football Classic, TicketCity Bowl, Heart of Dallas Bowl presented by PlainsCapital Bank, Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl |
| Bahamas Bowl | 2014 | Thomas Robinson Stadium | Nassau, Bahamas | $225,000 | - | Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl |
| Boca Raton Bowl | 2014 | FAU Stadium | Boca Raton, Florida | $1,000,000 | Cheribundi | Boca Raton Bowl, Marmot Boca Raton Bowl |
| Camellia Bowl | 2014 | Cramton Bowl | Montgomery, Alabama | $250,000 | - | Raycom Media Camellia Bowl |
| Quick Lane Bowl | 2014 | Ford Field | Detroit, Michigan | $750,000 | Ford Motor Company | de facto replacement for Little Caesars Pizza Bowl which ran from 1997 to 2013 |
| Cure Bowl | 2015 | Exploria Stadium | Orlando, Florida | $573,125 | FBC Mortgage | AutoNation Cure Bowl |
| Arizona Bowl | 2015 | Arizona Stadium | Tucson, Arizona | $412,920 | NOVA Home Loans | None previous |
| Frisco Bowl | 2017 | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, Texas | $750,000 | Tropical Smoothie Cafe | de facto replacement for the Miami Beach Bowl, which was sold to ESPN Events and relocated to Frisco, Texas. DXL Frisco Bowl |
| Myrtle Beach Bowl | 2020 | Brooks Stadium | Conway, South Carolina | TBD | TBD | None Previous |
| Fenway Bowl | 2020 | Fenway Park | Boston, Massachusetts | TBD | TBD | None previous |
| LA Bowl | 2020 | SoFi Stadium | Inglewood, California | TBD | TBD | None previous |
Non-FBS bowl games
Division I FCS bowls
Division II bowls
NOTE: These games are similar to the National Invitation Tournament in Division I college basketball, for teams in conferences that did not make the NCAA Division II tournament.| Name | First Game | Venue | City | Title Sponsor | Previous Name |
| Mineral Water Bowl | 1999 | Tiger Stadium | Excelsior Springs, Missouri | Excelsior Springs Quarterback Club | none |
| Heart of Texas Bowl | 2012 | Waco Independent School District | Waco, Texas | The International Purchasing System Communities Helping Americans Mature, Progress and Succeed | HOT Bowl |
| Live United Bowl | 2013 | Razorback Stadium | Texarkana, Arkansas | Dean Barry, agent; United Way | Texarkana Bowl |
| Heritage Bowl | 2017 | Tiger Stadium | Corsicana, Texas | Corsicana Convention & Visitors Bureau | Corsicana Bowl |
| America's Crossroads Bowl | 2019 | Brickyard Stadium | Hobart, Indiana | Indiana South Shore Convention & Visitors Authority | - |
Division III bowls
Additionally, NCAA Division III is home to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. In contrast to other bowl games, the Stagg Bowl operates within the NCAA tournament structure rather than as a stand-alone post-season game; it serves as the Division III national championship game to conclude a 32-team post-season playoff.NAIA bowl games
The NAIA's national championship game is currently not named as a bowl, but has held a bowl name in the past. Additionally, from 1970–1996, NAIA football was split into two divisions and held a separate tournaments and championships for both divisions; the Division II championship was never named a bowl and as such the past names listed below do not apply to the Division II championship game.| Name | First Game | Venue | City | Title Sponsor | Previous Name |
| NAIA national football championship | 1956 | Daytona Beach, Florida | NAIA Waste Pro | Aluminum Bowl Holiday Bowl Camellia Bowl Championship Bowl Apple Bowl Palm Bowl |
NCCAA bowl games
Football teams that are a part of the NCCAA may also be members of the NCAA, NAIA, or of neither. Bids to the Victory Bowl are given to NCCAA teams that did not make the NCAA or NAIA playoffs and is treated as the NCCAA Championship Game, but follows no playoff itself.| Name | First Game | Venue | City | Title Sponsor | Previous Name |
| Victory Bowl | 1997 | Campus site | N/A | NCCAA | - |
Proposed games
The number of bowl games have risen steadily, reaching 41 by the 2015 bowl season. To fill the 80 available bowl slots, a record 15 teams with non-winning seasons participated in bowl games—including three with a record of 5–7. This situation led directly to the NCAA Division I Council imposing a three-year moratorium on new bowl games in April 2016.Since 2010, organizers and boosters have continued to propose other bowl games—some of these proposals have since been dropped, while others are active proposals that have been placed on hold during the NCAA moratorium.
| Name | Year to start | Venue | City | Payout | Sponsor | Previous name |
| Chicago Bowl | TBD | Wrigley Field | Chicago, Illinois | TBD | TBD | None previous |
| Austin Bowl | TBD | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium | Austin, Texas | TBD | TBD | None previous |
| Medal of Honor Bowl | TBD | Johnson Hagood Stadium | Charleston, South Carolina | TBD | TBD | None previous |
| Little Rock Bowl | TBD | War Memorial Stadium | Little Rock, Arkansas | TBD | TBD | None previous |
| Melbourne Bowl | TBD | Marvel Stadium | Melbourne, Victoria | TBD | TBD | None previous |
| Dubai bowl game | TBD | TBD | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | TBD | TBD | None previous |
| Ireland bowl game | TBD | TBD | Ireland | TBD | TBD | None previous |
| Toronto bowl game | TBD | Rogers Centre | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | TBD | TBD | International Bowl |
| St. Louis bowl game | TBD | TBD | St. Louis, Missouri | TBD | TBD | None previous |
Two proposed games, the Cure Bowl and Christmas Bowl, were turned down by the NCAA for 2010. The Cure Bowl was eventually added in 2014, for the 2015 bowl season.
In August 2013, the Detroit Lions announced that it would hold a new bowl game at Ford Field beginning in 2014, holding Big Ten and Atlantic Coast Conference tie-ins, despite the existence of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. While Pizza Bowl organizers attempted to move the game to Comerica Park, these plans never came to fruition. In August 2014, the Lions announced that the new game would be known as the Quick Lane Bowl, and play its inaugural game on December 26, 2014. In a statement to Crain's Detroit Business, Motor City Bowl co-founder Ken Hoffman confirmed that there would be no Little Caesars Pizza Bowl for 2014.
In June 2013, ESPN.com reported that the so-called "Group of Five" conferences—the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West Conference, and Sun Belt Conference—were considering adding one or more new bowl games once the NCAA's current moratorium on new bowls expires after the 2013 season. This move was driven by a trend for the "Power Five" conferences to play one another in bowl games. The 2013 season, the last of the current four-year bowl cycle, will have 16 bowls that involve two teams from "Power Five" leagues. The 2014 season, the first of a new six-year bowl cycle, will have at least 19, and possibly more, matchups of "Power Five" teams. The "Group of Five" was apparently concerned that this trend would mean that its teams might not have available bowl slots.
According to reports, the 2010 Christmas Bowl proposal would have involved a Mountain West team against an opponent from either the Pac-12 or The American. As for The American, it has suggested a new bowl game, most likely at Marlins Park in Miami. Two other venues of "Group of Five" schools in Florida—Spectrum Stadium and FAU Stadium —are being considered for other potential bowls. A possible bowl in Little Rock would pit C-USA and the Sun Belt. Finally, the director of the current Little Caesars Bowl indicated that he had been in contact with officials from all of the "Group of Five" about starting new bowl games in Ireland, Dubai, and either Toronto or Nassau. Recently, though, reports have indicated the proposed games in Ireland and Dubai would be unworkable.
The first new bowl to be confirmed for 2014 was the Camellia Bowl, a game created by ESPN that will be played in Montgomery, Alabama. It will have tie-ins with the MAC and Sun Belt, and the contract for the game will run through the 2019 season. ESPN was also reported to be in negotiations to take over ownership of the existing Heart of Dallas Bowl and establish a new bowl game in Boca Raton.
Another ownership group interested in starting a Montgomery-based bowl at Alabama State's stadium has reportedly switched focus to Charleston, South Carolina. In the face of obstacles related to an NCAA ban on playing postseason games at predetermined locations in South Carolina due to the Confederate battle flag being flown at a civil war monument on the State House grounds, the ownership group instead chose to stage the Medal of Honor Bowl all-star game at Johnson Hagood Stadium beginning in 2014. However, with the Confederate flag's removal from the State House grounds on July 10, 2015, the NCAA lifted its ban that day. As such, on August 27 of that year, the Medal of Honor Bowl announced their plans to become a traditional postseason bowl game beginning on December 18, 2016, pending NCAA approval. The all-star game format was not played that year as a result. However, in April 2016, the NCAA announced a moratorium on new bowl games; organizers have subsequently announced plans to hold the bowl in January 2018.
Map of bowl games
Number of current FBS bowl games by state
*State also hosts College Football Playoff semifinals in rotation under current CFP format.All-Star games
FBS all-star games
All-star games predominantly featuring players from the FBS-level.| Name | Status | Years | City | Notes |
| East–West Shrine Game | Active | 1925–present | San Francisco multiple locations St. Petersburg, Florida | has invited Canadian players since 1985 |
| NFLPA Collegiate Bowl | Active | 2012–present | Pasadena, California | |
| Senior Bowl | Active | 1950–present | Jacksonville, Florida Mobile, Alabama | Two separate venues in Mobile: Ladd–Peebles Stadium and Hancock Whitney Stadium |
| Hula Bowl | Active | 2020–present | Honolulu Wailuku, Hawaii | started with non-collegiate players in 1947 |
| Medal of Honor Bowl | Paused | 2014–2015 | Charleston, South Carolina | |
| Blue–Gray Football Classic | Defunct | 1939–2001 2003 | Montgomery, Alabama Troy, Alabama | |
| Casino del Sol College All-Star Game | Defunct | 2011–2013 | Tempe, Arizona Tucson, Arizona | Eastham Energy College All-Star Game in 2011 |
| Challenge Bowl | Defunct | 1978–1979 | Seattle | Pac-8 all-stars vs. Big Ten all-stars Pac-10 all-stars vs. Big Eight all-stars |
| Chicago College All-Star Game | Defunct | 1934–1976 | Chicago Evanston, Illinois | college all-stars vs. NFL champions |
| College All-Star Bowl | Defunct | 2013–2014 | Greenville, South Carolina | |
| Gridiron Classic | Defunct | 1999–2005 | Orlando, Florida The Villages, Florida | |
| Japan Bowl | Defunct | 1976–1993 | Tokyo Yokohama | |
| Las Vegas All-American Classic | Defunct | 2002–2006 | Saint George, Utah Las Vegas | played as the Paradise Bowl in Utah |
| Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic | Defunct | 2005–2006 | Jackson, Mississippi | Division I-A vs. Division I-AA/II/III |
| North–South All-Star Classic | Defunct | 2007 | Houston | also known as the Inta-Juice All-Star Classic |
| North–South Shrine Game | Defunct | 1948–1973 1976 | Miami Pontiac, Michigan | started with high school teams in 1946 |
| Players All-Star Classic | Defunct | 2012 | Little Rock, Arkansas | |
| Raycom All-Star Classic | Defunct | 2013 | Montgomery, Alabama | |
| Texas vs The Nation | Defunct | 2007–2011 2013 | El Paso, Texas San Antonio, Texas Allen, Texas |
Other all-star games
Regular season rivalries called bowls
- Empire State Bowl – Columbia and Cornell
- Shula Bowl – FIU and Florida Atlantic
- Black and Blue Bowl – Memphis and Southern Miss
- Crab Bowl Classic – Maryland and Navy
- Egg Bowl – Ole Miss and Mississippi State
- Iron Bowl – Alabama and Auburn
- Magnolia Bowl – LSU and Ole Miss
- Palmetto Bowl – Clemson and South Carolina
- Textile Bowl – Clemson and North Carolina State
- Safeway Bowl – North Texas and SMU
Bowl games played outside of the US
- Aztec Bowl – Mexico
- Bacardi Bowl – seven exhibition games played in Havana, Cuba from 1907–1946
- International Bowl – bowl game played in Toronto, Canada from 2007–2010
- Bahamas Bowl – currently played bowl game in Nassau, Bahamas, since 2014.
Community College bowl games
- Beef Empire Bowl – Garden City, Kansas – defunct
- Brazos Valley Bowl – Bryan, Texas – defunct
- Carrier Dome Bowl – Syracuse, New York – defunct
- C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl – Copperas Cove, Texas
- Citizens Bank Bowl – Pittsburg, Kansas – defunct. Known in its last season as the Football Capital of Kansas Bowl. Hosted 2009 National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship game between Blinn and Fort Scott, which featured future NFL stars Cam Newton and Lavonte David.
- El Toro Bowl – Yuma, Arizona
- The Graphic Edge Bowl – Cedar Falls, Iowa. This bowl is a doubleheader with the Iowa runner-up playing in the first game and the Iowa champion in the second. The opponents for each game are chosen at-large.
- Garland Shrine Bowl – defunct
- Garland Texas Bowl – Garland, Texas – defunct
- Hospitality Bowl – defunct
- Jayhawk Bowl Classic – Coffeyville, Kansas – defunct
- Industrial Bowl – defunct
- Junior Rose Bowl – defunct
- Little Oil Bowl – defunct
- Midwest Bowl – Chicago – defunct
- Mississippi Bowl – Biloxi, Mississippi
- North Star Bowl – Rochester, Minnesota – defunct
- NJCAA Shrine Bowl – defunct
- Pilgrim's Pride Bowl Classic – defunct
- Real Dairy Bowl – Pocatello, Idaho – defunct
- Red River Bowl – Bedford, Texas – defunct
- Roaring Ranger Bowl – Ranger, Texas – defunct
- Robert A. Bothman Bulldog Bowl – San Mateo, California
- Salt City Bowl – Hutchinson, Kansas
- Silver Bowl – Sterling, Kansas – defunct
- Texas Juco Shrine Bowl – defunct
- Top of the Mountains Bowl – Sandy, Utah – defunct
- Valley of the Sun Bowl – Scottsdale, Arizona
- Wool Bowl – Roswell, New Mexico – defunct
Defunct bowl games
Defunct major-college bowl games
Defunct Division I-AA bowl games
- Camellia Bowl – Sacramento, California
- Heritage Bowl – Atlanta
- Pioneer Bowl – Wichita Falls, Texas
- Gridiron Classic – rotating locations
- ECAC Bowl – rotating locations
Defunct Division II bowl games
- Boardwalk Bowl – Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Camellia Bowl – Sacramento, California
- Dixie Rotary Bowl – Saint George, Utah
- Grantland Rice Bowl – Murfreesboro, Tennessee & Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Kanza Bowl – Topeka, Kansas
- Knute Rockne Bowl – Akron, Ohio & Davis, California
- Pioneer Bowl – various locations
Defunct Division III bowl games
- Oyster Bowl – Norfolk, Virginia
- ECAC Presidents Bowl - New Britain, Connecticut and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- ECAC Legacy Bowl - New Britain, Connecticut and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Defunct regular-season games known as bowl games
| Name | Seasons Active | City | Notes |
| Mirage Bowl | 1976–1993 | Tokyo, Japan | A regular season matchup, originally at Korakuen Stadium, later at Olympic Stadium, and finally at the Tokyo Dome |
| Oyster Bowl | 1948–1995 | Norfolk, Virginia | A regular season game called a "bowl", now a home game for Old Dominion University to raise money for the Kedive Shriner's charities |
| Patriot Bowl | 2007–2009 | Cleveland, Ohio | A regular season game called a "bowl" that featured a team from the Mid-American Conference and one of the United States service academies |
| Tobacco Bowl | 1935–1941, 1948–1984 | South Boston, Virginia Richmond, Virginia |