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As bowls continue to be added to the schedule, some of the names are becoming more and more corporate and sound less and less like actual bowl games. Some of them don’t even sound like they could be real bowl names. So, I messed with some of the names to see if people would tell the difference. Here is a rundown of all the bowls, some are real, some are not. There is a key at the bottom just in case any of them happen to fool you.
1) Cafe Du Monde’s New Orleans Bowl
Nevada vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
New Orleans, La. Dec. 20
2) Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Utah State vs. UTEP
Albuquerque, N.M. Dec. 20
3) Leaving Las Vegas Bowl
Utah vs. Colorado State
Las Vegas, Nev. Dec. 20
4) Mr. Potato Head Bowl
Western Michigan vs. Air Force
Boise, Idaho Dec. 20
5) Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
South Alabama vs. Bowling Green
Montgomery, Ala. Dec. 20
6) South Beach Bowl
BYU vs. Memphis
Miami, Fla. Dec. 22
7) Boca Raton Bowl
Marshall vs. Northern Illinois
Boca Raton, Fla. Dec. 23
8) San Diego Fish Taco Bowl
Navy vs. San Diego State
San Diego, Calif. Dec. 23
9) Popeyes Biscuit Bahamas Bowl
Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky
Nassau, Bahamas Dec. 24
10) King’s Hawaiian Roll Bowl
Fresno State vs. Rice
Honolulu, Hawaii Dec. 24
11) Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl
Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech
Dallas, Texas Dec. 26
12) GM Auto Bowl
Rutgers vs. North Carolina
Detroit, Mich. Dec. 26
13) Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl
NC State vs. UCF
St. Petersburg, Fla. Dec. 26
14) Military Bowl presented By Northrop Grumman
Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
Annapolis, Md. Dec. 27
15) Desert Sun Bowl
Arizona State vs. Duke
El Paso, Texas Dec. 27
16) Duck Dynasty Bowl
Miami vs. South Carolina
Shreveport, La. Dec. 27
17) Derek Jeter Bowl
Boston College vs. Penn State
Bronx, N.Y. Dec. 27
18) National University Holiday Bowl
Nebraska vs. USC
San Diego, Calif. Dec. 27
19) AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Texas A&M vs. West Virginia
Memphis, Tenn. Dec. 29
20) Tangerine Bowl
Oklahoma vs. Clemson
Orlando, Fla. Dec. 29
21) AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl
Arkansas vs. Texas
Houston, Texas Dec. 29
22) Taylor Swift presents ‘Shake It Off’ Bowl
Notre Dame vs. LSU
Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 30
23) Mens Warehouse 2-for-1 Bowl
Georgia vs. Louisville
Charlotte, N.C. Dec. 30
24) Foster Farms Bowl
Maryland vs. Stanford
Santa Clara, Calif. Dec. 30
25) Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 9 Ole Miss vs. No. 6 TCU
Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 31
26) VIZIO Fiesta Bowl
No. 20 Boise State vs. No. 10 Arizona
Glendale, Ariz. Dec. 31
27) Samuel L. Jackson Orange Bowl
No. 7 Mississippi State vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech
Miami Gardens, Fla. Dec. 31
28) Bloomin’ Onion Bowl
Auburn vs. Wisconsin
Tampa, Fla. Jan. 1
29) Kleenex Cotton Bowl Classic
No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 5 Baylor
Arlington, Texas Jan. 1
30) Mickey’s Citrus Bowl
Missouri vs. Minnesota
Orlando, Fla. Jan. 1
31) Rose Bowl Game Presented By Northwestern Mutual
College Football Playoff Semifinal
No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 3 Florida State
Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 1
32) Allstate Sugar Bowl
College Football Playoff Semifinal
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Ohio State
New Orleans, La. Jan. 1
33) Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Houston vs. Pittsburgh
Fort Worth, Texas Jan. 2
34) Gator Bowl presented by the IRS
Iowa vs. Tennessee
Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 2
35) Remember The Alamo Bowl
Kansas State vs. UCLA
San Antonio, Texas Jan. 2
36) TicketCity Cactus Bowl
Washington vs. Oklahoma State
Tempe, Ariz. Jan. 2
37) UAB’s Last Stand Bowl
East Carolina vs. Florida
Birmingham, Ala. Jan. 3
38) GoDaddy Bowl
Toledo vs. Arkansas State
Mobile, Ala. Jan. 4
39) This Will Totally Be Less Controversial Than The BCS National Championship Presented By Jeff Long
TBD vs. TBD
Arlington, Texas Jan. 12
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