| 17 Dec Arkansas State 31 UCF 13 |
| 17 Dec Southern Miss 28 UL Lafayette 21 (New Orleans Bowl) |
| 17 Dec San Diego State 34 Houston 10 (Las Vegas Bowl) |
| 17 Dec New Mexico 23 Texas-San Antonio 20 (Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque NM)) |
| 17 Dec Appalachian State 31 Toledo 28 (Camellia Bowl (Montgomery AL)) |
| 19 Dec Tulsa 55 Central Michigan 10 (Miami Beach Bowl) |
| 20 Dec Western Kentucky 51 Memphis 31 (Boca Raton Bowl) |
| 21 Dec BYU 24 Wyoming 21 (Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego)) |
| 22 Dec Idaho 61 Colorado State 50 (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise ID)) |
| 23 Dec Louisiana Tech 48 Navy 45 (Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth TX)) |
| 23 Dec Old Dominion 24 Eastern Michigan 20 (Popeyes Bahama Bowl (Nassau)) |
| 23 Dec Troy 28 Ohio 23 (Dollar General Bowl (Mobile AL)) |
| 24 Dec Hawaii 52 Middle Tenn State 35 (Hawai'I Bowl (Honolulu HI)) |
| 26 Dec Boston College 36 Maryland 30 (Quick Lane Bowl (Detroit MI)) |
| 26 Dec Mississippi State 17 Miami-Ohio 16 (St. Petersburg Bowl) |
| 26 Dec North Carolina State 41 Vanderbilt 17 (Independence Bowl (Shreveport LA)) |
| 27 Dec Baylor 31 Boise State 12 (Cactus Bowl (Phoenix AZ)) |
| 27 Dec Army 38 North Texas 31 OT (Heart of Dallas Bowl) |
| 27 Dec Wake Forest 34 Temple 26 (Military Bowl (Annapolis MD)) |
| 27 Dec Minnesota 17 Washington State 12 (Holiday Bowl (San Diego CA)) |
| 28 Dec Kansas State 33 Texas A&M 28 (Texas Bowl (Houston TX)) |
| 28 Dec Miami-Florida 31 West Virginia 14 (Russell Athletic Bowl (Orlando FL)) |
| 28 Dec Northwestern 31 Pittsburgh 24 (Pinstripe Bowl (New York NY)) |
| 28 Dec Utah 26 Indiana 24 (Foster Farms Bowl (Santa Clara CA)) |
| 29 Dec Oklahoma State 38 Colorado 8 (Alamo Bowl (San Antonio TX)) |
| 29 Dec South Florida 46 South Carolina 39 OT (Birmingham Bowl) |
| 29 Dec Virginia Tech 35 Arkansas 24 (Belk Bowl (Charlotte NC)) |
| 30 Dec Air Force 45 South Alabama 21 (Arizona Bowl (Tuscon AZ)) |
| 30 Dec Florida State 33 Michigan 32 (Orange Bowl (Miami FL)) |
| 30 Dec Stanford 25 North Carolina 23 (Sun Bowl (El Paso TX)) |
| 30 Dec Georgia 31 TCU 23 (Liberty Bowl (Memphis TN)) |
| 30 Dec Tennessee 38 Nebraska 24 (Music City Bowl (Nashville TN)) |
| 31 Dec Alabama 24 Washington 7 (Peach Bowl (Atlanta GA - 1A Semifinal)) |
| 31 Dec Clemson 31 Ohio State 0 (Fiesta Bowl (Glendale AZ -1A Semifinal)) |
| 31 Dec Georgia Tech 33 Kentucky 18 (Taxslayer Bowl (Jacksonville FL)) |
| 31 Dec LSU 29 Louisville 9 (Citrus Bowl (Orlando FL)) |
| 2 Jan Florida 30 Iowa 3 (Outback Bowl (Tampa FL)) |
| 2 Jan Oklahoma 35 Auburn 19 (Sugar Bowl (New Orleans LA)) |
| 2 Jan Southern California 52 Penn State 49 (Rose Bowl (Pasadena CA)) |
| 2 Jan Wisconsin 24 Western Michigan 16 (Cotton Bowl (Dallas TX)) |
| 9 Jan Clemson 35 Alabama 31 (1A Championship (Tampa FL)) |