| Bowl | Date | Time | Stadium | Network | Match-up |
 BBVA Compass Bowl |
January 7, 2012 | 11 a.m. CST | Birmingham, Alabama . | ESPN | SMU vs. Pittsburgh |
 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl |
December 30, 2011 | 11:00 a.m. CT | Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas | ESPN | Tulsa vs. BYU |
 Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl |
December 24, 2011 | 7:00 p.m. CT | Honolulu, Hawai'i | ESPN | Southern Miss vs. Nevada |
 Beef O'Brady's Bowl |
December 20, 2011 | 7:00 p.m. CT | St. Petersburg, Fla. | ESPN | Marshall vs. FIU |
 TicketCity Bowl |
January 2, 2012 | 11:00 a.m. CT | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas |
ESPN U | Houston vs. Penn State |
