Below is a list of the 2008-09 Bowl Schedule. The NCAA approved 34 bowl games for this season, adding the Congressional Bowl and the St. Petersburg Bowl. The top two teams in the BCS rankings will meet in the BCS National Title in Miami on Jan. 8.
| Date | Bowl | Location | TV | Time | Matchup |
| Jan. 8 | BCS Title | Miami, Fla. | FOX | 9 p.m. | BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2 |
| Jan. 6 | GMAC | Mobile, Ala. | ESPN | 8 p.m. | C-USA vs. MAC or WAC |
| Jan. 5 | Fiesta | Glendale, Ariz. | FOX | 8 p.m. | BCS vs. BCS |
| Jan. 3 | International | Toronto | ESPN2 | Noon | Big East vs. MAC |
| Jan. 2 | Cotton | Dallas | FOX | 2 p.m. | Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC |
| Jan. 2 | Liberty | Memphis, Tenn. | ESPN | 5 p.m. | C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC |
| Jan. 2 | Sugar | New Orleans, La. | FOX | 8 p.m. | BCS vs. BCS |
| Jan. 1 | Rose | Pasadena, Calif. | ABC | 5 p.m. | BCS vs. BCS |
| Jan. 1 | Orange | Miami | FOX | 8:30 p.m. | BCS vs. BCS |
| Jan. 1 | Outback | Tampa, Fla. | ESPN | 11 a.m. | Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC |
| Jan. 1 | Gator | Jacksonville, Fla. | CBS | Noon | ACC No. 3 vs. Big East or Big 12 |
| Jan. 1 | Capital One | Orlando, Fla. | ABC | 1 p.m. | Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2 |
| Dec. 31 | Armed Forces | Fort Worth, Tex. | ESPN | 12:30 p.m. | MWC vs. C-USA |
| Dec. 31 | Sun | El Paso, Tex. | CBS | 2 p.m. | Pac-10 No. 3 vs. Big 12 or Big East |
| Dec. 31 | Insight | Tempe, Ariz. | NFL Net. | 5:30 p.m. | Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6 |
| Dec. 31 | Chick-fil-A | Atlanta | ESPN | 7:30 p.m. | SEC vs. ACC No. 2 |
| Dec. 31 | Music City | Nashville, Tenn. | ESPN | 3:30 p.m. | SEC vs. ACC No. 5/6/7 |
| Dec. 30 | Humanitarian | Boise, Idaho | ESPN2 | 4:30 p.m. | WAC vs. ACC No. 8 |
| Dec. 30 | Holiday | San Diego, Calif. | ESPN | 8 p.m. | Pac-10 No. 2 vs. Big 12 |
| Dec. 30 | Texas | Houston | NFL Net. | 8 p.m. | Big 12 No. 8 vs. C-USA |
| Dec. 29 | Alamo | San Antonio | ESPN | 8 p.m. | Big Ten No. 4/5 vs. Big 12 No. 5 |
| Dec. 29 | Papajohns.com | Birmingham, Ala. | ESPN2 | 2 p.m. | Big East vs. SEC |
| Dec. 28 | Independence | Shreveport, La. | ESPN | 8 p.m. | Big 12 vs. SEC |
| Dec. 27 | Meineke Car Care | Charlotte, N.C. | ESPN | 1 p.m. | ACC No. 5/6/7 vs. Big East No. 3 |
| Dec. 27 | Champs Sports | Orlando, Fla. | ESPN | 4:30 p.m. | ACC No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4/5 |
| Dec. 27 | Emerald | San Francisco | ESPN | 8 p.m. | ACC No. 5/6/7 vs. Pac-10 |
| Dec. 26 | Motor City | Detroit, Mich. | ESPN | 7:30 p.m. | MAC vs. Big Ten No. 7 |
| Dec. 24 | Hawaii | Honolulu | ESPN | 8 p.m. | WAC vs. Pac-10 |
| Dec. 23 | Poinsettia | San Diego, Calif. | ESPN | 8 p.m. | MWC vs. Pac-10 |
| Dec. 21 | New Orleans | New Orleans | ESPN | 8 p.m. | Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA |
| Dec. 20 | Congressional | Washington D.C. | ESPN | 3:30 p.m. | Navy* vs. ACC No. 9 |
| Dec. 20 | New Mexico | Albuquerque, N.M. | ESPN | 4:30 p.m. | MWC vs. WAC |
| Dec. 20 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nev. | ESPN | 8 p.m. | Pac-10 vs. MWC No. 1 |
| TBA | St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Fla. | ESPN | TBA | Big East vs. C-USA |
| Note: Notre Dame is considered a Big East school in the bowl selection process. If Navy is bowl eligible, it will play in the Congressional Bowl. |
