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.

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Ohio State

Sugar Bowl

Alabama

Sugar Bowl

USC

Holiday Bowl

USC

Holiday Bowl

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Holiday Bowl

USC

Holiday Bowl

Nebraska

Holiday Bowl

Nebraska

Holiday Bowl

Utah

Las Vegas Bowl

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Colorado State

Las Vegas Bowl

TCU

Peach Bowl

TCU

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Peach Bowl

TCU

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Washington

Cactus Bowl

Washington

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Oklahoma State

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Oklahoma State

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Missouri

Citrus Bowl

Minnesota

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Baylor

Cotton Bowl

Baylor

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Baylor

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Michigan State

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Florida

Birmingham Bowl

Florida

Birmingham Bowl

Florida

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Florida

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East Carolina

Birmingham Bowl

East Carolina

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Iowa

Taxslayer Bowl

Iowa

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Iowa

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Tennessee

Taxslayer Bowl

Georgia Tech

Orange Bowl

Georgia Tech

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Mississippi State

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NC State

Bitcoin Bowl

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UCF

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Illinois

Heart of Dallas Bowl

Louisiana Tech

Heart of Dallas Bowl

Marshall

Boca Raton Bowl

Boise State

Fiesta Bowl

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Arizona

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Clemson

Russell Athletic Bowl

Arkansas

Texas Bowl

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Stanford

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Maryland

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UTEP

New Mexico Bowl

Miami

Independence Bowl

South Carolina

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Memphis

Miami Beach Bowl

Notre Dame

Music City Bowl

LSU

Music City Bowl

San Diego State

Poinsettia Bowl

San Diego State

Poinsettia Bowl

Louisiana-Lafayette

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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