as an official bowl victory as their competition consisted of local Honolulu All-Stars. Denotes a team that had a 6–6 regular season record, then lost their conference's championship game before playing in a bowl game. In addition to the 2020 teams listed, Tennessee accepted an invitation to the Liberty Bowl with a 3–7 record, South Carolina accepted an invitation to the Gasparilla Bowl with a 2–8 record, and Arkansas accepted a bid to the Texas Bowl with a 3–7 record. Tennessee and South Carolina had to withdraw due to COVID-19 issues, and the Texas Bowl was cancelled after Arkansas' opponent withdrew due to COVID-19 issues. % The 2021 Hawaii Bowl was canceled due to Hawaii's withdrawal, which was due to COVID-19 and other issues. & In 2021, Rutgers had the highest Academic Progress Rate (APR) of five-win teams. The NCAA announced on December 23 that Rutgers was the first eligible team, under APR regulations, to replace Texas A&M in the Gator Bowl. Rutgers accepted the bid. See also Automatic bids to college bowl games References External links NCAA 2008–09 Postseason Football Handbook College football bowls