College football

College football was the venue through which American football first gained popularity in the United States. College football remains extremely popular today among students, alumni, and other fans of the sport.

College football bowl games played for 2005-2006

• Alamo Bowl - San Antonio, Texas, (since 1993)
• Blue-Gray Football Classic - Montgomery, Alabama (1938-2001), Troy, Alabama (since 2003)
• Capital One Bowl - Orlando, Florida, (since 1947) (was Tangerine Bowl and Florida Citrus Bowl)
• Champs Sports Bowl - Orlando, Florida, (since 1990)
• Cotton Bowl - Dallas, Texas, (since 1937)
• East-West Shrine Game - Stanford, California (1925-2000), San Francisco, California (since 2001)
• Emerald Bowl - San Francisco, California, (since 2002) (was San Francisco Bowl)
• Fiesta Bowl - Tempe, Arizona, (since 1971)
• Fort Worth Bowl - Fort Worth, Texas, (since 2003)
• Gator Bowl - Jacksonville, Florida, (since 1946)
• GMAC Bowl - Mobile, Alabama, (since 1999)
• Hawaii Bowl- Honolulu, Hawaii, (since 2002)
• Houston Bowl- Houston, Texas, (since 2000)
• Holiday Bowl - San Diego, California, (since 1978)
• Hula Bowl - Hawaii (different cities since 1946)
• Independence Bowl - Shreveport, Louisiana, (since 1976)
• Insight Bowl - Phoenix, Arizona, (since 1989) (was Copper Bowl)
• Las Vegas Bowl - Las Vegas, Nevada, (since 1992)
• Liberty Bowl - Memphis, Tennessee, (since 1959)
• Meineke Car Care Bowl - Charlotte, North Carolina, (since 2002) (was Continental Tire Bowl)
• Motor City Bowl - Detroit, Michigan, (since 1997)
• MPC Computers Bowl - Boise, Idaho, (since 1997) (was Humanitarian Bowl)
• Music City Bowl - Nashville, Tennessee, (since 1998)
• New Orleans Bowl - New Orleans, Louisiana, (since 2001)
• Orange Bowl - Miami, Florida, (since 1946)
• Outback Bowl - Tampa, Florida, (since 1986) (was Hall of Fame Bowl)
• Peach Bowl - Atlanta, Georgia, (since 1968)
• Poinsettia Bowl - San Diego, California, (since 2005)
• Rose Bowl - Pasadena, California, (1902, continuously since 1916)
• Senior Bowl - Jacksonville, Florida (1950), Mobile, Alabama (since 1951)
• Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, Louisiana, (since 1935)
• Sun Bowl - El Paso, Texas, (since 1936) (originally Sun Bowl, later John Hancock Bowl)