C-USA Bowl Partners


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As a member of the College Football Playoff, Conference USA will be a part of one of the College Football Playoff bowls if it has the highest rated champion from among the American Athletic, C-USA, Mid-American, Mountain West and Sun Belt Conferences. The Good Year Cotton Bowl wil be the host bowl this season for the highest ranked team from those five conferences.

2019 Bowl Lineup
NOTE: Per conference regulations, all teams with seven or more wins shall be placed into conference bowls prior to any other bowl eligible teams without a winning record (i.e. 6-6 record).

Bowl Date Opponent
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Bahamas Bowl		 December 20, 2019
1:00 p.m.
Thomas Robinson National Stadium
Nassau, Bahamas		 Charlotte vs. Buffalo
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Camellia Bowl		 December 21, 2019
4:30 p.m.
Historic Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, AL		 FIU vs. Arkansas State
27930

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl		 December 21, 2019
8:00 p.m.
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, LA		 UAB vs. Appalachian State
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Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl		 December 23, 2019
1:30 p.m.
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa Bay, FL		 Marshall vs. UCF
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SERVPRO First Responder Bowl		 December 30, 2019
11:30 a.m.
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas, TX		 WKU vs. Western Michigan
117793

Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl		 December 21, 2019
2:30 p.m.
FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, FL		 Florida Atlantic vs. SMU
117797

Walk-On's Independence Bowl		 December 26, 2019
3:00 p.m.
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, LA		 LA Tech vs. Miami
117497
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl		 January 4, 2019
10:30 a.m.
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Ft. Worth, TX		 Southern Miss vs. Tulane

All times Central
*secondary agreement

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
 
The Playoff
During the 2014-15 season, college football entered a new era when postseason playoffs began. The format is simple: top four teams, two semifinals played in bowl games, and a national championship game played in a different city each year. Each semifinal will be played during the New Year's holiday with the national championship game in prime time on a Monday night at least a week later.
 
The Selection Committee
A selection committee will choose the four teams for the playoff based on their performance during the regular season, including, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, championships won, and other factors. The teams will be seeded so that #1 will play #4 in one semifinal and #2 will meet #3 in the other, with the winners advancing to the national championship game.
 
The Rotation
The semifinals will rotate among six different bowls, extending the experience to more fans. In the years when the bowls are not hosting semifinals, the bowls will feature eight other teams in four compelling matchups.
 
For the 2019-20 season, the Goodyear Cotton Bowl (Dec. 28), Capital One Orange Bowl (Dec. 30), Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual (Jan. 1) and Allstate Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1) will host its regular bowl games, while the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 28) and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Dec. 28) will host semifinals. The College Football Championship will be held on Monday, Jan. 13 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

C-USA BOWL 2019 SYNOPSIS
Conference USA has secured guaranteed commitments for six bowl spots for the 2019 season, as well as maintaining three secondary agreements.  The Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla (Tampa Bay), Makers Wanted Bahamas, New Mexico, R+L Carriers New Orleans, SERVPRO First Responder (Dallas) and either the SoFi Hawai’i of Frisco Bowl in Frisco, Texas are this year’s primary agreements.  The Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl and Walk-On’s Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., (should the ACC or SEC not be able to provide a bowl-eligible team) serve as secondary bowls. There is no set selection order among C-USA’s bowl partners.