G6 Football / Bowls 2026

The Group of Six against everyone else

Every bowl with a Group of Six team, and one running score: how the six conferences do against the Power Four, against each other and in every bowl. Matchups are set after Selection Day, Sun., Dec. 6.

Conference	Bowls	vs. Power Four
American	0-0	0-0
CUSA	0-0	0-0
MAC	0-0	0-0
Mountain West	0-0	0-0
Pac-12	0-0	0-0
Sun Belt	0-0	0-0

Notre Dame counts with the Power Four. Playoff games count too.

The bowls

• Tue., Dec. 15 · Montgomery, Ala.

  Salute to Veterans Bowl

  MAC vs. Sun Belt

• Fri., Dec. 18 · Boca Raton, Fla.

  Boca Raton Bowl

  American, Sun Belt, Conference USA or MAC

• Fri., Dec. 18 · Tampa, Fla.

  Gasparilla Bowl

  American vs. ACC or SEC

• Mon., Dec. 21 · Conway, S.C.

  Myrtle Beach Bowl

  American, MAC or Sun Belt

• Mon., Dec. 21 · Boise, Idaho

  Idaho Potato Bowl

  MAC vs. Mountain West

• Tue., Dec. 22 · Orlando, Fla.

  Cure Bowl

  Group of Six

• Tue., Dec. 22 · Shreveport, La.

  Independence Bowl

  Pac-12 vs. Big 12

• Wed., Dec. 23 · New Orleans

  New Orleans Bowl

  Conference USA vs. Sun Belt

• Wed., Dec. 23 · Fort Worth, Texas

  Armed Forces Bowl

  American vs. Conference USA

• Wed., Dec. 23 · Frisco, Texas

  Frisco Bowl

  Group of Six

• Thu., Dec. 24 · Albuquerque, N.M.

  New Mexico Bowl

  Mountain West vs. Group of Six

• Thu., Dec. 24 · Honolulu

  Hawai'i Bowl

  Mountain West vs. Conference USA

• Sat., Dec. 26 · Boston

  Fenway Bowl

  American vs. ACC

• Sat., Dec. 26 · Mobile, Ala.

  68 Ventures Bowl

  Conference USA, MAC or Sun Belt

• Mon., Dec. 28 · Annapolis, Md.

  Military Bowl

  American vs. ACC

• Mon., Dec. 28 · San Diego

  Holiday Bowl

  Pac-12 vs. ACC

• Tue., Dec. 29 · Birmingham, Ala.

  Birmingham Bowl

  American vs. ACC or SEC

• Tue., Dec. 29 · San Antonio

  Alamo Bowl

  Pac-12 vs. Big 12

• Thu., Dec. 31 · El Paso, Texas

  Sun Bowl

  Pac-12 vs. ACC

• Thu., Dec. 31 · Las Vegas

  Las Vegas Bowl

  Pac-12 vs. Big Ten

• Sat., Jan. 2 · Dallas

  First Responder Bowl

  American vs. ACC or Big 12

• Date to be announced · Tucson, Ariz.

  Arizona Bowl

  Mountain West vs. MAC