2019-2020 Bowl Games
| Bahamas Bowl | Fri, Dec 20, 2:00 PM | Charlotte | vs | Buffalo |
| Frisco Bowl | Fri, Dec 20, 7:30 PM | Tulane | vs | UAB |
| New Mexico Bowl | Sat, Dec 21, 2:00 PM | Western Kentucky | vs | Wyoming |
| Cure Bowl | Sat, Dec 21, 2:30 PM | Nevada | vs | Georgia Southern |
| Boca Raton Bowl | Sat, Dec 21, 3:30 PM | FIU | vs | Western Michigan |
| Camellia Bowl | Sat, Dec 21, 5:30 PM | Central Michigan | vs | Georgia State |
| Las Vegas Bowl | Sat, Dec 21, 7:30 PM | Washington | vs | Boise State |
| New Orleans Bowl | Sat, Dec 21, 9:00 PM | Louisiana Tech | vs | Appalachian State |
| Gasparilla Bowl | Mon, Dec 23, 2:30 PM | Marshall | vs | UCF |
| Hawai’i Bowl | Tue, Dec 24, 8:00 PM | BYU | vs | Hawaii |
| Independence Bowl | Thu, Dec 26, 4:00 PM | Miami (FL) | vs | Southern Miss |
| Military Bowl | Fri, Dec 27, Noon | Temple | vs | North Carolina |
| Quick Lane Bowl | Thu, Dec 26, 8:00 PM | Toledo | vs | Florida State |
| Texas Bowl | Fri, Dec 27, 6:45 PM | Iowa State | vs | Tennessee |
| Cheez-It Bowl | Fri, Dec 27, 10:15 PM | Texas A&M | vs | Kansas State |
| Camping World Bowl | Sat, Dec 28, Noon | Oklahoma State | vs | Notre Dame |
| First Responder Bowl | Mon, Dec 30, 12:30 PM | SMU | vs | FAU |
| Music City Bowl | Mon, Dec 30, 12:30 PM | Tennessee | vs | Louisville |
| Belk Bowl | Tue, Dec 31, Noon | Mississippi State | vs | Virginia Tech |
| Sun Bowl | Tue, Dec 31, 2:00 PM | Arizona State | vs | Wake Forest |
| Liberty Bowl | Tue, Dec 31, 3:45 PM | Iowa State | vs | Navy |
| Arizona Bowl | Tue, Dec 31, 4:30 PM | Arkansas State | vs | Utah State |
| Alamo Bowl | Tue, Dec 31, 7:30 PM | Utah | vs | Texas |
| Birmingham Bowl | Thu, Jan 2, 3:00 PM | Cincinnati | vs | Boston College |
| Idaho Potato Bowl | Fri, Jan 3, 3:30 PM | Ohio | vs | Liberty |
| Armed Forces Bowl | Sat, Jan 4, 11;30 AM | Air Force | vs | Kent State |
| LendingTree Bowl | Mon, Jan 6, 7:30 PM | Miami (OH) | vs | Louisiana |
One of the toughest things with this bowl lineup is that BYU took over the Mountain West’s Hawaii Bowl slot. That means that Hawaii will have to travel to the mainland to compete in its bowl game. For that to happen, Hawaii will need a decently high-profile game. Because there aren’t any great options for that, I’m leaving Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl, and the AAC gets a team in the Liberty Bowl to compensate for that. There are a dozen ways that the Hawaii mess can be resolved, but this is the best one for now.
I do have to point out another important item. ESPN has the right to shuffle around bowl teams between games that ESPN owns. The network has done this before, though it is relatively rare. It might make sense to do so in order to facilitate a better game for Hawaii, or maybe keep Hawaii on the Islands.
A great example where this might occur is with Boise State. The Mountain West and ESPN would love to see a 12-1 Boise State team get a better matchup than a middle-of-the-pack Pac 12 team. I have a feeling that an Armed Forces Bowl matchup with Appalachian State might be a good option there, as it would also allow the New Orleans Bowl to get a coveted Louisiana vs Louisiana Tech matchup. Still, I think that a Boise State vs Washington matchup for Chris Petersen’s (potentially) final game would be an equally acceptable matchup, and it’s much simpler to set up.