| Date | Bowl Game | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2011 | 2011 New Mexico Bowl | Temple Owls |
| Dec 17, 2011 | 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Ohio Bobcats |
| Dec 17, 2011 | 2011 New Orleans Bowl | Louisiana Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns |
| Dec 20, 2011 | 2011 Beef O'Brady's Bowl | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| Dec 21, 2011 | 2011 Poinsettia Bowl | TCU Horned Frogs |
| Dec 22, 2011 | 2011 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas | Boise State Broncos |
| Dec 24, 2011 | 2011 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl | Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
| Dec 26, 2011 | 2011 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl | Missouri Tigers |
| Dec 27, 2011 | 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl | Purdue Boilermakers |
| Dec 27, 2011 | 2011 Belk Bowl | North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| Dec 28, 2011 | 2011 Military Bowl | Toledo Rockets |
| Dec 28, 2011 | 2011 Holiday Bowl | Texas Longhorns |
| Dec 29, 2011 | 2011 Valero Alamo Bowl | Baylor Bears |
| Dec 29, 2011 | 2011 Champs Sports Bowl | Florida State Seminoles |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 2011 Insight Bowl | Oklahoma Sooners |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 2011 Music City Bowl | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 2011 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl | BYU Cougars |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 2011 Pinstripe Bowl | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl | Auburn Tigers |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2011 Liberty Bowl | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas | Texas A&M Aggies |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2011 Sun Bowl | Utah Utes |
| Jan 2, 2012 | 2011 Outback Bowl | Michigan State Spartans |
| Jan 2, 2012 | 2011 Capital One Bowl | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| Jan 2, 2012 | 2011 Fiesta Bowl | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| Jan 2, 2012 | 2011 Gator Bowl | Florida Gators |
| Jan 2, 2012 | 2011 Rose Bowl | Oregon Ducks |
| Jan 2, 2012 | 2011 TicketCity Bowl | Houston Cougars |
| Jan 3, 2012 | 2011 Sugar Bowl | Michigan Wolverines |
| Jan 4, 2012 | 2011 Discover Orange Bowl | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| Jan 6, 2012 | 2011 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| Jan 7, 2012 | 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl | SMU Mustangs |
| Jan 8, 2012 | 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| Jan 9, 2012 | 2011 BCS National Championship | Alabama Crimson Tide |