Notre Dame played in their 39th all-time bowl game when they take on No. 1 Alabama in the 2021 Rose Bowl, a College Football Playoff national semi-final that was played in Arlington, Texas due to COVID-19.

Alabama's first bowl game was in 1926, when Wallace Wade led them to the first of three Rose Bowls during his tenure and defeated Washington 20–19. Taking over for Wade following the 1930 season, between 1931 and 1946 Frank Thomas led Alabama to six bowl appearances including three Rose, and one trip each to the Cotton, Orange and Sugar Bowls. 2020-21 College football bowl game schedule and results Bowl season is underway and the games will go on and on until the CFP Championship on Jan.

Let’s take a quick look back at Notre Dame’s all-time bowl history.

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January 1, 1925 - Rose Bowl

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1925 Rose Bowl: 27-10 win vs. Stanford

In what would be Notre Dame’s only appearance in a bowl game for 45 years, the Four Horsemen and Knute Rockne made it count as the Irish beat Stanford 27-10 to finish the season 10-0 overall and earn the first national championship in program history.

January 1, 1970 - Cotton Bowl

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1970 Cotton Bowl: 21-17 loss to No. 1 Texas

Notre Dame lifted their policy of not playing in any bowl games when at the conclusion of the 1969 season the Irish played top-ranked Texas in the Cotton Bowl.

Joe Theismann let Notre Dame on a go-ahead touchdown drive with under seven minutes to play but the Longhorns charged back as a Billy Dale touchdown dive with just over a minute to play gave Texas the win and eventual national championship.

January 1, 1971 - Cotton Bowl

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1971 Cotton Bowl: 24-11 win vs. Texas

Texas entered the ’71 Cotton Bowl with a 30-game winning streak and struck first for a 3-0 first quarter lead. It was all Notre Dame the rest of the way though as the Irish 21 straight points and took a 24-11 lead to halftime.

Notre Dame wouldn’t allow a point in the second half against the Texas wishbone offense as the Irish would rise from sixth to second in the final rankings.

January 1, 1973 - Orange Bowl

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1973 Orange Bowl: 40-6 loss vs. Nebraska

Nebraska dominated Notre Dame in every way possible in the first trip to the Orange Bowl for the Fighting Irish. Nebraska scored the games first 40 points before the Irish finally found pay-dirt in the fourth quarter while the game had already long been decided.

Nebraska out-gained Notre Dame 560-227 that night in Miami.

December 31, 1973 - Sugar Bowl

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1973 Sugar Bowl: 24-23 win vs. Alabama

To this day it remains one of the biggest wins and perhaps the biggest bowl win in Notre Dame history.

Aided by an Al Hunter kickoff return for a touchdown in the second quarter, a Dave Casper reception late helped set up a 19 yard field goal by Bob Thomas to give the Irish a 24-23 lead.

Facing a 3rd and 10 from their own one yard line, Notre Dame quarterback Tom Clements found reserve tight end Robin Weber for a first down that clinched the Sugar Bowl victory and national championship for Ara Parseghian and the Fighting Irish.

January 1, 1975 - Orange Bowl

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1975 Orange Bowl: 13-11 win vs. Alabama

Paul “Bear” Bryant retired from college football having won more games than any coach in the history of college football at the time.

However, zero of those wins came against Notre Dame. The second of his four losses against the Irish, as Notre Dame jumped to a 13-0 lead before halftime.

Alabama charged late, getting within two with 3:13 to play and got the ball back, driving to the Notre Dame 38 before a Reggie Barnett interception put an end to the Tide comeback in what was Ara Parseghian’s final game at Notre Dame.

December 27, 1976 - Gator Bowl

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1976 Gator Bowl: 20-9 win vs. Penn State

Al Hunter ran for 102 yards in the Notre Dame victory over Joe Paterno and Penn State to cap the 1976 season. The Irish jumped out quickly with 20 first half points and didn’t allow Penn State into the end zone until late in the fourth quarter.

The win gave Dan Devine his first bowl victory at Notre Dame as the Irish finished the year 9-3.

January 2, 1978 - Cotton Bowl

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1978 Cotton Bowl: 38-10 win vs. No. 1 Texas

After playing to a 3-3 tie in the first quarter, Notre Dame erupted for 21 points in eight minutes in the second quarter to take a 24-3 lead.

The Irish would allow just one touchdown the rest of the way, ultimately routing Texas 38-10 as Notre Dame jumped from fifth to first in the final polls after a chaotic year of major bowl games.

Vagas Ferguson scored three times for Notre Dame as the Irish forced six Texas turnovers that afternoon.

January 1, 1979 - Cotton Bowl

1979 Cotton Bowl: 35-34 win vs. Houston

To this day it remains the greatest publicity that chicken soup ever received, Joe Montana exited the game while suffering in a bout with the flu.

Trailing 34-12 to start the fourth quarter, the Irish completed one of the most epic comebacks in bowl history as Steve Cichy returned a block punt 33 yards for the first Notre Dame touchdown of the quarter.

Montana ran for a touchdown later in the quarter before he threw to Kris Haines to tie the game as time expired, as Joe Unis’s kick ultimately won it for the Irish who finished the year 8-3 with the win.

January 1, 1981 - Sugar Bowl

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1981 Sugar Bowl: 17-10 loss to Georgia

Despite Notre Dame out-gaining Georgia 328-127 in the yards battle, miscues cost the Irish in their upset bid of the national champion Bulldogs who were led by freshman Herschel Walker who twice found the end zone.

December 29, 1983 - Liberty Bowl

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1983 Liberty Bowl: 19-18 win vs. Boston College

Only the second meeting ever between Notre Dame and Boston College at the time, the Irish scored three first half touchdowns as they jumped to a 19-6 lead.

Boston College charged back as the Eagles were led by Doug Flutie, who got the Eagles within one in the third quarter. However, the Irish batted away the two-point conversion attempt as Notre Dame would ultimately hold on to a 19-18 victory.

December 29, 1984 - Aloha Bowl

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1984 Aloha Bowl: 27-20 loss vs. SMU

Despite forcing four SMU fumbles on the day, Notre Dame was unable to recover any of them as the Irish fell just days after Christmas in what was Gerry Faust’s second of two bowl games reached with the Fighting Irish.

January 1, 1988 - Cotton Bowl

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1988 Cotton Bowl: 35-10 loss vs. Texas A&M

Things actually started well for Notre Dame as they scored on their opening possession but in what was Tim Brown’s final game with the Irish. Texas A&M would go on a 35-3 run the rest of the way in a game they were dominated in.

January 2, 1989 - Fiesta Bowl

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1989 Fiesta Bowl: 34-21 win vs. West Virginia

In what remains Notre Dame’s most-recent national championship, the Irish capped their 1988 season with a triumph over West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl.

Notre Dame knocked out WVU quarterback Major Wright in this game while the Irish marched out to a 23-6 halftime lead.

Tony Rice threw for a pair of scores, one to Raghib Ismail, to help secure the win to cap that epic season.

January 1, 1990 - Orange Bowl

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1990 Orange Bowl: 21-6 win vs. No. 1 Colorado

Colorado entered the contest unbeaten at 11-0 and one win away from a national championship but the Irish would play spoiler as after a scoreless first half, the Irish held Colorado to just one touchdown all day in the 21-6 triumph.

Notre Dame had played a significantly more impressive schedule than the champion Miami that season, but a blowout loss in the regular season finale at Miami kept the Irish from repeating as champions.

January 1, 1991 - Orange Bowl

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1991 Orange Bowl: 10-9 loss to No. 1 Colorado

A year after upsetting No. 1 Colorado in Miami, the Irish were within one controversial flag of doing it again when Rocket Ismail’s punt return for a touchdown was called back because of clipping with just 43 seconds remaining.

The Irish instead did not end up scoring and no matter how many times you watch the video, one does not see an actual clip.

January 1, 1992 - Sugar Bowl

1992 Sugar Bowl: 39-28 win vs. Florida

The “Cheerios Bowl” as Notre Dame fans remember it was a Fighting Irish upset of No. 3 Florida in the 1992 Sugar Bowl as Jerome Bettis ran for three scores in the win that saw the Irish put up 32 second half points.

Lou Holtz claimed that during their week in New Orleans that a waiter approached him and asked the difference between his Notre Dame team and Cheerios.

“Cheerios belong in a bowl”

Notre Dame was 8-1 and ranked fifth nationally before an epic collapse against Tennessee at home and a road loss to Penn State put the Irish at 8-3, before winning the regular season finale at Hawaii, 48-42.

Despite the regular season ending poorly, the Sugar Bowl upset of Florida gave Notre Dame faithful something sweet to enjoy that off-season.

January 1, 1993 - Cotton Bowl

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1993 Cotton Bowl: 28-3 win vs. Texas A&M

The final game at Notre Dame for greats Rick Mirer, Jerome Bettis, and Reggie Brooks wound up a Texas-sized whooping of No. 3 Texas A&M.

Leading 7-0 entering the second half, the Irish had to attempt just three passes over the final 30 minutes as the running attack took over.

In his final game in a Notre Dame uniform Jerome Bettis scored three times in the Irish victory.

January 1, 1994 - Cotton Bowl

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1994 Cotton Bowl: 24-21 win vs. Texas A&M

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Notre Dame’s dream season went crashing down at the end of the regular season as the Irish, fresh of an upset of No. 1 Florida State, were upset themselves by Boston College.

The Irish still had a shot at a split title entering New Year’s Day 1994 but that wasn’t meant to be.

The Irish and Aggies battled to a draw through 56 minutes before a Mike Miller punt return inside the Texas A&M 30 got the Irish in field goal range that ultimately won them the game, but unfortunately not the national championship.

January 1, 1995 - Fiesta Bowl

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1995 Fiesta Bowl: 41-24 loss to Colorado

Never has a Notre Dame team deserved an appearance in a big-time bowl less than when the 6-4-1 1994 squad was invited to play Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl.

Led by Kordell Stewart and Heisman Trophy Winner Rashaan Salaam, the Buffaloes jumped out to a 31-3 lead before taking their foot off the gas.

This was also another chapter of Notre Dame’s turbulent relationship with green jerseys.

January 1, 1996 - Orange Bowl

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1996 Orange Bowl: 31-26 loss vs. Florida State

Playing without starting quarterback Ron Powlus and leading rusher Randy Kinder, Notre Dame still found themselves up on powerhouse Florida State 26-14 with just 11 minutes to play thanks to a huge night from wide receiver Derrick Mayes.

Danny Kanell led Florida State to 17 points in those final 11 minutes however as the Seminoles continued their streak of not losing a bowl game since 1982.

December 28, 1997 - Independence Bowl

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1997 Independence Bowl: 27-9 loss vs. LSU

Notre Dame and LSU met in Death Valley in 1997, with the Irish sitting at just 4-5 entering that contest against the No. 11 Tigers.

The Irish played their best game of the year however in upsetting LSU, 24-6, as the two would rematch six weeks later in the Independence Bowl.

Notre Dame could only muster three field goals all evening in Shreveport however while Rondell Mealey ran for a pair of scores and 222 yards in the LSU victory.

January 1, 1999 - Gator Bowl

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1999 Gator Bowl: 35-28 loss to Georgia Tech

Notre Dame’s losing streak in bowl games hit four when the Irish made their second-ever trip to the Gator Bowl and couldn’t slow down Joe Hamilton and Georgia Tech.

Autry Denson led the way for Notre Dame as his final game for the Irish with three touchdowns, a two-point conversion, and 130 rushing yards.

January 1, 2001 - Fiesta Bowl

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2001 Fiesta Bowl: 41-9 loss vs. Oregon State

In year three of the BCS, Notre Dame made their first trip to one of the series games.

Trailing 12-3 at halftime things weren’t going great for Notre Dame but they weren’t awful quite yet, either.

That is until the third quarter when Chad Johnson, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, and the rest of the Beavers offense exploded for 29 points as the rout was on in what wound up the fifth consecutive bowl loss for Notre Dame.

January 1, 2003 - Gator Bowl

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2003 Gator Bowl: 26-6 loss vs. North Carolina State

Notre Dame started with an early 3-0 lead on North Carolina State but starting quarterback Carlyle Holiday was knocked from the game for the Irish as offensive struggles were the story of the afternoon.

The Irish scored just twice all day, both on field goals, while Phillip Rivers helped guide the Wolfpack to 21 second quarter points in the 58th Gator Bowl.

December 28, 2004 - Insight Bowl

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2004 Insight Bowl: 38-21 loss vs. Oregon State

A strange season that saw Notre Dame upset two top-ten teams but go just 6-5 in the regular season ended with the dismissal of Tyrone Willingham as head coach.

With defensive coordinator Kent Bear serving as interim head coach, the Irish were routed by Oregon State as future Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Anderson guided the Beavers to a 21-0 first half lead.

The loss was the seventh straight bowl loss for the Irish who finished the year 6-6.

January 2, 2006 - Fiesta Bowl

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2006 Fiesta Bowl: 34-20 loss vs. Ohio State

Darius Walker was the Notre Dame star of the day as he ran for three scores but the Irish defense allowed four touchdowns, all on plays of 56 yards or greater in the Buckeyes triumph in the desert.

January 3, 2007 - Sugar Bowl

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2007 Sugar Bowl: 41-14 loss vs. LSU

After falling behind 14-0 in the first nine minutes Notre Dame fought back with a pair of scores to tie things up before a late first half score for the Tigers but the Irish on their heels.

Trailing 21-14 to start the second half, Notre Dame held LSU to a pair of field goals to stay within striking distance but the Irish offense couldn’t move the ball and after a 58 yard touchdown pass from Jamarcus Russell to Brandon LaFell, the rout was on as the Irish dropped their ninth straight bowl.

December 24, 2008 - Hawaii Bowl

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2008 Hawaii Bowl: 49-21 win vs. Hawaii

Jimmy Clausen threw for five touchdowns as Notre Dame earned it’s first bowl win since January 1, 1994 in the thrashing of Hawaii.

The Irish actually led 42-7 halfway through the third quarter before Charlie Weis called the dogs off in the blowout victory.

December 31, 2010 - Sun Bowl

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2010 Sun Bowl: 33-17 win vs. Miami

Brian Kelly’s debut season at Notre Dame ended with quite the run as the Irish upset No. 15 Utah, beat Army in Yankee Stadium, and ended a nearly decade long losing streak against USC before thrashing Miami in the Sun Bowl.

Michael Floyd caught a pair of touchdown passes from Tommy Rees as the Irish bolted to a 27-0 lead before taking their foot off the gas in the second half.

December 29, 2011 - Champs Sports Bowl

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2011 Champs Sports Bowl: 18-14 loss vs. Florida State

It must be a rule if Notre Dame and Florida State play in a bowl game that the Seminoles have to wait until the fourth quarter to come alive offensively.

Notre Dame led 14-3 headed to the final frame but a pair of E.J. Manuel touchdown passes gave Florida State a 15-14 lead before a late field goal stretched things to the final 18-14 margin.

January 7, 2013 - BCS National Championship

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2013 BCS National Championship: 42-14 loss vs. Alabama

In what was a storybook season for Notre Dame, the final chapter was a disaster as the dynastic Crimson Tide scored at will early, going to halftime with a 28-0 lead.

Alabama would get to 35 before the Irish would finally find the end zone in what would start an incredibly strange 2013 for Notre Dame.

December 28, 2013 - Pinstripe Bowl

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2013 Pinstripe Bowl: 29-16 win vs. Rutgers

In a classic example of a team playing with their food, Notre Dame got a scare from 6-6 Rutgers as the Irish closed a 15.5 favorite, and found themselves leading by just three with under 10 minutes to play in the game.

Tarean Foster’s three-yard touchdown run extended the Notre Dame lead to 26-16 with 5:19 to play before Kyle Brindza’s fifth field goal of the afternoon ended the scoring.

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Notre Dame finished the 2013 season 9-4.

December 30, 2014 - Music City Bowl

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2014 Music City Bowl: 31-28 win vs. LSU

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A seemingly regular postseason foe over the last quarter-century, Notre Dame upset LSU for their first postseason win over the Tigers in a thrilling conclusion to the 2014 season.

Playing with two quarterbacks in Everett Golson and Malik Zaire, Notre Dame controlled the ball for 37 minutes as Kyle Brindza split the uprights from 32 yards out as time expired, giving the underdog Irish the win.

January 1, 2016 - Fiesta Bowl

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2016 Fiesta Bowl: 44-28 loss vs. Ohio State

Notre Dame had no answers for Ezekiel Elliot and Ohio State on New Year’s Day 2016 as Elliot ran for four touchdowns in the Buckeyes victory.

Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith, who was fresh off winning the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker suffered a nasty knee injury early in this game in a play that forever changed how several pros to be viewed bowl games.

January 1, 2018 - Citrus Bowl

2018 Citrus Bowl: 21-17 win vs. LSU

Trailing 17-14 late in the fourth quarter, reserve quarterback Ian Book stepped in and found Miles Boykin, who made an insane catch and showed incredibly body control after doing so to give the Irish a New Year’s Day victory over LSU.

December 29, 2018 - Cotton Bowl/CFP

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2018 Cotton Bowl/CFP Semifinal: 30-3 loss vs. Clemson

Notre Dame’s first trip to the College Football Playoff ended horribly as the Irish couldn’t take advantage of a few early opportunities and Clemson hit on a few huge plays in the second quarter.

Notre Dame’s defense performed as two different units when All-American corner Julian Love had to exit due to an injury, but the Irish offense couldn’t crack Clemson’s code on defense to make a threat.

December 28, 2019 - Camping World Bowl

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2019 Camping World Bowl: 33-9 win vs. Iowa State

After going 10-2 in the regular season Notre Dame fans wanted a trip to a New Year’s Six bowl but instead settled for the Camping World Bowl versus Iowa State.

The lack of bigness to the bowl game didn’t affect the Irish as they dominated all afternoon.

Chase Claypool took home game MVP honors in his final game with the Irish as the wide receiver pulled in seven receptions for 146 yards and a touchdown.

Tony Jones, Jr. also set the Camping World Bowl record for longest run with his 84 yard touchdown jog in the third quarter.

January 1, 2021 - Rose Bowl/CFP

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2021 Rose Bowl: 31-14 loss vs. No. 1 Alabama

Notre Dame continued their struggles on the biggest of stages as Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith went off for three touchdowns in a game that felt like more of a blowout than the final score said.

Bowl season is underway and the games will go on and on until the CFP Championship on Jan. 11. Some of the most random matchups lead to some of the best football.

Dec. 21

Myrtle Beach Bowl
Appalachian State 56, North Texas 28
Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina)

Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Nevada 38, Tulane 27
Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)

Boca Raton Bowl
BYU 49, UCF 23
FAU Stadium (Boca Raton, Florida)

Dec. 23

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Georgia Southern 38, Louisiana Tech 3
Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans, Louisiana)
3 p.m. ESPN

Montgomery Bowl
Memphis 25, FAU 10
Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama)

Dec. 24

New Mexico Bowl
Hawai’i 28, vs. Houston 14
Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas)

Dec. 25

Camellia Bowl
Buffalo 17, Marshall 10
Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama)

Dec. 26

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
CANCELED

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Liberty 37, No. 12 Coastal Carolina 34 (OT)
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
No. 19 Louisiana 31, vs. UTSA 24
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas, Texas)

LendingTree Bowl
Georgia State 39, Western Kentucky 21
Ladd-Peebles Stadium (Mobile, Alabama)

Dec. 28

Military Bowl
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)
CANCELED

Dec. 29

Cheez-It Bowl
Oklahoma State 37, Miami (Fl) 34
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)

Valero Alamo Bowl
Texas 55,. Colorado 23
Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas)

Dec. 30

Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Wisconsin 42, Wake Forest 28
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)

TransPerfect Music City Bowl
No. 15 Iowa vs. Missouri
CANCELED

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
No. 6 Oklahoma 55, vs. No. 7 Florida 20
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)

Dec. 31

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Mississippi State 28, No. 24 Tulsa 26
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas)

Arizona Bowl

Balll State 34, No. 22 San Jose State 13
Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona)

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
West Virginia 24, Army 21
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee)

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Texas Bowl
TCU vs. Arkansas
NRG Stadium (Houston, Texas)
CANCELED

Jan. 1

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 9 Georgia 24, No. 8 Cincinnati 21
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia)

Vrbo Citrus Bowl
No. 14 Northwestern 35, Auburn 19
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)

College Bowl Games Results

College Football Playoff semifinal — Game 1
No. 1 Alabama 31, No. 4 Notre Dame 14
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)

Allstate Sugar Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal)
No. 3 Ohio State, 49, No. 2 Clemson 28
Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans, Louisiana)

Jan. 2

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Kentucky 23, No. 23 NC State 21
TIAA Bank Field (Jacksonville, Florida)

Outback Bowl
Ole Miss 26, No. 11 Indiana 20
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
No. 10 Iowa State 34, vs. No. 25 Oregon 17
State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)

Capital One Orange Bowl

No. 5 Texas A&M 41, No. 13 North Carolina 27
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)

Jan. 11

College Football Playoff National Championship Game
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
8 p.m. ESPN