The Mizzou Tigers have played in a record six-consecutive bowl games entering the 2011 season, and seven in the last eight seasons. Mizzou's consecutive bowl streak is the third-longest in the Big 12 (Oklahoma - 12; Texas Tech - 11).
The 35 postseason bowl games will play host to a total of 7,000 student-athletes, nearly 14,000 band members, almost 1,300 cheerleaders, 100,000-plus additional performers and close to 2 million fans.
Bowl games bring a measure of importance to the college football regular season unmatched by any other sport. The bowl season begins with three games scheduled on December 17 and will conclude with the Allstate BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans on January 9.
The complete 2011-12 bowl schedule follows. For more information about the Football Bowl Association and its 35-member bowls, please visit footballbowlassociation.com.
| Date / Time (ET) | Bowl | Site | Matchup | Payout (M) | TV |
| Sat., Dec. 17 / 2 p.m | New Mexico Bowl | Albuquerque, N.M | MWC vs. Pac-12 | TBA | ESPN |
| Sat., Dec. 17 / 5:30 p.m. | uDrove Humanitarian Bowl | Boise, Idaho | MAC vs. WAC | TBA | ESPN |
| Sat., Dec. 17 / 9 p.m. | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | New Orleans, La | C-USA vs. Sun Belt | $1 | ESPN |
| Tue., Dec. 20 / 8 p.m. | Beef O'Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Fla | Big East vs. C-USA | $1 | ESPN |
| Wed., Dec. 21 / 8 p.m. | San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl | San Diego, Calif | MWC vs. WAC | $1 | ESPN |
| Thu., Dec. 22 / 8 p.m | MAACO Bowl Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nev | MWC vs. Pac-12 | $2.2 | ESPN |
| Sat., Dec. 24 / 8 p.m. | Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl | Honolulu, Hawai`i | C-USA vs. WAC | TBA | ESPN |
| Mon., Dec. 26 / 5 p.m. | Advocare V100 Indpendence Bowl | Shreveport, La. | ACC vs. MWC | $2.3 | ESPN2 |
| Tue., Dec. 27 / 4:30 p.m. | Little Caesars Pizza Bowl | Detroit, Mich | Big Ten vs. MAC | TBA | ESPN |
| Tue., Dec. 27 / 8 p.m. | Belk Bowl | Charlotte, N.C | ACC vs. Big East | $3.4 | ESPN |
| Wed., Dec. 28 / 4:30 p.m. | Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman | Washington, D.C | ACC vs. Navy | $1.725 | ESPN |
| Wed., Dec. 28 / 8 p.m. | Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl | San Diego, Calif | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | $4.3 | ESPN |
| Thu., Dec. 29 / 5:30 p.m. | Champs Sports Bowl | Orlando, Fla | ACC vs. Big East | $4.65 | ESPN |
| Thu., Dec. 29 / 9 p.m | Valero Alamo Bowl | San Antonio, Texas | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | $6.35 | ESPN |
| Fri., Dec. 30 / 12 p.m | Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl | Dallas, Texas | BYU vs. C-USA | $1.2 | ESPN |
| Fri., Dec. 30 / 3:20 p.m. | New Era Pinstripe Bowl | Bronx, N.Y | Big 12 vs. Big East | $3.6 | ESPN |
| Fri., Dec. 30 / 6:40 p.m. | Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | Nashville, Tenn. | ACC vs. SEC | $3.675 | ESPN |
| Fri., Dec. 30 / 10 p.m | Insight Bowl | Tempe, Ariz | Big Ten vs. Big 12 | $6.7 | ESPN |
| Sat., Dec. 31 / 12 p.m. | Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas | Houston, Texas | Big Ten vs. Big 12 | $3.4 | ESPN |
| Sat., Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. | Hyundai Sun Bowl | El Paso, Texas | ACC vs. Pac-12 | $4 | CBS |
| Sat., Dec. 31 / 3:30 p.m. | AutoZone Liberty Bowl | Memphis, Tenn. | C-USA vs. SEC | TBA | ABC |
| Sat., Dec. 31 / 3:30 p.m. | Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl | San Francisco, Calif | Army vs. Pac-12 | $1.675 | ESPN |
| Sat., Dec. 31 / 7:30 p.m. | Chick-fil-A Bowl | Atlanta, Ga | ACC vs. SEC | $6.9 | ESPN |
| Mon., Jan. 2 / 12 p.m | TicketCity Bowl | Dallas, Texas | Big Ten vs. C-USA | $2.2 | ESPNU |
| Mon., Jan. 2 / 1 p.m. | Capital One Bowl | Orlando, Fla | Big Ten vs. SEC | $9.2 | ESPN |
| Mon., Jan. 2 / 1 p.m. | Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, Fla. | Big Ten vs. SEC | $5.4 | ESPN2 |
| Mon., Jan. 2 / 1 p.m. | Outback Bowl | Tampa, Fla | Big Ten vs. SEC | $7 | ABC |
| Mon., Jan. 2 / 5 p.m. | Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO | Pasadena, Calif. | Big Ten vs. Pac-12 | $36 | ESPN |
| Tue., Jan 3 / 8:30 p.m. | Allstate Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, La | SEC Champion vs. BCS | TBA | ESPN |
| Wed., Jan. 4 / 8 p.m. | Discover Orange Bowl | Miami Gardens, Fla. | ACC Champion vs. BCS | TBA | ESPN |
| Thu., Jan. 5 / 8:30 p.m. | Tostitos Fiesta Bowl | Glendale, Ariz. | Big 12 Champion vs. BCS | TBA | ESPN |
| Fri., Jan. 6 / 8 p.m. | AT&T Cotton Bowl | Arlington, Texas | Big 12 vs. SEC | $7.25 | FOX |
| Sat., Jan. 7, 1 p.m. | BBVA Compass Bowl | Birmingham, Ala | Big East vs. SEC | $1.925 | ESPN |
| Mon., Jan. 9 / 8:30 p.m. | Allstate BCS National Championship Game | New Orleans, La | BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2 | TBA | ESPN |
| TBA | GoDaddy.com Bowl | Mobile, Ala. | MAC vs. Sun Belt | $1.5 | ESPN |
Dates and times subject to change; For more information, visit footballbowlassociation.org
Payouts are combined totals. BCS payouts include all funds distributed to participating and non-participating conferences, Football Championship Division, Notre Dame, and other entities.