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Report: Three FBS bowl games added, pushing total to 42

Three Football Bowl Subdivision postseason games added in Tucson, Austin and Orlando; push total to 42

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Report: Three FBS bowl games added, pushing total to 42
Report: Three FBS bowl games added, pushing total to 42 /

The NCAA certified three new bowl games this week, pushing the total of postseason games in the Football Bowl Subdivision to a record-high of 42, reports ESPN.com's Brett McMurphy.

The new bowls mean that 82 teams, nearly two-thirds of the FBS, will need to fill those spots each season.

The Cure Bowl at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., and unnamed bowls in Tucson, Ariz., and Austin, Texas, will make their debut after the upcoming regular season.

A bowl game in Little Rock, Ark., was also up for certification, but organizers decided to hold off and asked to be considered for the following season’s bowl slate.

College Bowl Game Cheerleaders

Oregon

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Rose Bowl

Oregon

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Rose Bowl

Oregon

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Rose Bowl

Oregon

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Rose Bowl

Ohio State

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Sugar Bowl

Alabama

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Sugar Bowl

USC

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Holiday Bowl

USC

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Holiday Bowl

USC

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Holiday Bowl

USC

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Holiday Bowl

Nebraska

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Holiday Bowl

Nebraska

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Holiday Bowl

Utah

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Las Vegas Bowl

Utah

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Las Vegas Bowl

Colorado State

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Las Vegas Bowl

TCU

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Peach Bowl

TCU

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Peach Bowl

TCU

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Peach Bowl

TCU

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Peach Bowl

Washington

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Cactus Bowl

Washington

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Cactus Bowl

Washington

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Cactus Bowl

Washington

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Cactus Bowl

Washington

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Cactus Bowl

Oklahoma State

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Cactus Bowl

Oklahoma State

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Cactus Bowl

Oklahoma State

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Cactus Bowl

Oklahoma State

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Cactus Bowl

Missouri

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Citrus Bowl

Minnesota

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Citrus Bowl

Baylor

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Cotton Bowl

Baylor

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Cotton Bowl

Baylor

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Cotton Bowl

Michigan State

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Cotton Bowl

Florida

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Birmingham Bowl

Florida

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Birmingham Bowl

Florida

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Birmingham Bowl

Florida

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Birmingham Bowl

Florida

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Birmingham Bowl

East Carolina

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Birmingham Bowl

East Carolina

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Birmingham Bowl

Iowa

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Taxslayer Bowl

Iowa

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Taxslayer Bowl

Iowa

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Taxslayer Bowl

Iowa

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Taxslayer Bowl

Tennessee

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Taxslayer Bowl

Georgia Tech

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Orange Bowl

Georgia Tech

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Orange Bowl

Mississippi State

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Orange Bowl

Mississippi State

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Orange Bowl

NC State

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Bitcoin Bowl

NC State

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Bitcoin Bowl

UCF

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Bitcoin Bowl

Illinois

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Heart of Dallas Bowl

Louisiana Tech

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Heart of Dallas Bowl

Marshall

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Boca Raton Bowl

Boise State

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Fiesta Bowl

Boise State

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Fiesta Bowl

Boise State

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Fiesta Bowl

Boise State

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Fiesta Bowl

Boise State

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Fiesta Bowl

Arizona

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Fiesta Bowl

Arizona

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Fiesta Bowl

Arizona

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Fiesta Bowl

Clemson

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Russell Athletic Bowl

Arkansas

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Texas Bowl

Arkansas

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Texas Bowl

Arkansas

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Texas Bowl

Arkansas

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Texas Bowl

Texas

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Texas Bowl

Texas

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Texas Bowl

Stanford

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Foster Farms Bowl

Stanford

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Foster Farms Bowl

Stanford

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Foster Farms Bowl

Maryland

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Foster Farms Bowl

Maryland

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Foster Farms Bowl

UTEP

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New Mexico Bowl

Miami

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Independence Bowl

South Carolina

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Independence Bowl

Memphis

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Miami Beach Bowl

Notre Dame

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Music City Bowl

LSU

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Music City Bowl

San Diego State

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Poinsettia Bowl

San Diego State

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Poinsettia Bowl

Louisiana-Lafayette

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New Orleans Bowl

The Cure Bowl will pit teams from Mountain West and Conference USA, and the Austin and Tucson bowls will have teams from the American Athletic and Sun Belt.

According to the report, the Tucson bowl will be played at the University of Arizona's stadium and is scheduled for Dec. 29. The Cure Bowl is set for Dec. 19 and will be televised by CBS Sports Network.

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The Austin Bowl is scheduled to be held at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, home of Texas Longhorns football.

ESPN or ABC televised 38 of 39 bowls last season, with the only exception being the Hyundai Sun Bowl, which has been televised by CBS since 1968.

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