| Date | Bowl Game | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2008 | 2008 New Mexico Bowl | Colorado State Rams |
| Dec 20, 2008 | 2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl | South Florida Bulls |
| Dec 20, 2008 | 2008 Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl | Arizona Wildcats |
| Dec 20, 2008 | 2008 EagleBank Bowl | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Dec 21, 2008 | 2008 New Orleans Bowl | Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
| Dec 23, 2008 | 2008 Poinsettia Bowl | TCU Horned Frogs |
| Dec 24, 2008 | 2008 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| Dec 26, 2008 | 2008 Motor City Bowl | Florida Atlantic Owls |
| Dec 27, 2008 | 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| Dec 27, 2008 | 2008 Champs Sports Bowl | Florida State Seminoles |
| Dec 27, 2008 | 2008 Emerald Bowl | California Golden Bears |
| Dec 28, 2008 | 2008 Independence Bowl | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| Dec 29, 2008 | 2008 Valero Alamo Bowl | Missouri Tigers |
| Dec 29, 2008 | 2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| Dec 30, 2008 | 2008 Humanitarian Bowl | Maryland Terrapins |
| Dec 30, 2008 | 2008 Holiday Bowl | Oregon Ducks |
| Dec 30, 2008 | 2008 Texas Bowl | Rice Owls |
| Dec 31, 2008 | 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl | LSU Tigers |
| Dec 31, 2008 | 2008 Insight Bowl | Kansas Jayhawks |
| Dec 31, 2008 | 2008 Music City Bowl | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| Dec 31, 2008 | 2008 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl | Houston Cougars |
| Dec 31, 2008 | 2008 Sun Bowl | Oregon State Beavers |
| Jan 1, 2009 | 2008 Outback Bowl | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Jan 1, 2009 | 2008 Capital One Bowl | Georgia Bulldogs |
| Jan 1, 2009 | 2008 Gator Bowl | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| Jan 1, 2009 | 2008 Orange Bowl | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Jan 1, 2009 | 2008 Rose Bowl | USC Trojans |
| Jan 2, 2009 | 2008 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic | Mississippi Rebels |
| Jan 2, 2009 | 2008 Liberty Bowl | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Jan 2, 2009 | 2008 Sugar Bowl | Utah Utes |
| Jan 3, 2009 | 2008 International Bowl | Connecticut Huskies |
| Jan 5, 2009 | 2008 Fiesta Bowl | Texas Longhorns |
| Jan 6, 2009 | 2008 GMAC Bowl | Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
| Jan 8, 2009 | 2008 BCS National Championship | Florida Gators |