Week 14 College Football Bowl Projections

With two weeks left in the college football season, let’s look at where each team currently stands in the bowl picture.

2019-2020 Bowl Games

Bahamas Bowl Fri, Dec 20, 2:00 PM FAU vs Ohio
Frisco Bowl Fri, Dec 20, 7:30 PM Eastern Michigan vs UAB
New Mexico Bowl Sat, Dec 21, 2:00 PM Western Kentucky vs Wyoming
Cure Bowl Sat, Dec 21, 2:30 PM Temple vs Arkansas State
Boca Raton Bowl Sat, Dec 21, 3:30 PM Tulane vs Central Michigan
Camellia Bowl Sat, Dec 21, 5:30 PM Western 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 Marshall vs Appalachian State
Gasparilla Bowl Mon, Dec 23, 2:30 PM Southern Miss vs SMU
Hawai’i Bowl Tue, Dec 24, 8:00 PM BYU vs UCF
Independence Bowl Thu, Dec 26, 4:00 PM Charlotte vs North Carolina
Military Bowl Fri, Dec 27, Noon Navy vs Florida State
Texas Bowl Fri, Dec 27, 6:45 PM Iowa State vs Nevada
Cheez-It Bowl Fri, Dec 27, 10:15 PM Texas vs Washington State
Camping World Bowl Sat, Dec 28, Noon Oklahoma State vs Notre Dame
First Responder Bowl Mon, Dec 30, 12:30 PM TCU vs Louisiana Tech
Music City Bowl Mon, Dec 30, 12:30 PM Texas A&M vs Louisville
Belk Bowl Tue, Dec 31, Noon Mississippi State vs Pittsburgh
Sun Bowl Tue, Dec 31, 2:00 PM California vs Miami (FL)
Liberty Bowl Tue, Dec 31, 3:45 PM Kansas State vs Liberty
Arizona Bowl Tue, Dec 31, 4:30 PM Utah State vs Georgia Southern
Alamo Bowl Tue, Dec 31, 7:30 PM Oregon vs Baylor
Citrus Bowl Wed, Jan 1, 1:00 PM Virginia vs Auburn
Birmingham Bowl Thu, Jan 2, 3:00 PM Hawaii vs Cincinnati
Idaho Potato Bowl Fri, Jan 3, 3:30 PM Buffalo vs San Diego State
Armed Forces Bowl Sat, Jan 4, 11;30 AM Air Force vs FIU
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. That means that Hawaii will need to be given a decently high-profile opportunity. For now, the Birmingham Bowl against a ranked Cincinnati team seems the best option.

I do have to point out one final 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.

Next… What are the bowl pools?