2020 in American football explained

This article is about the 2019–20 American football season.

2019–20 College Football Playoff and Championship Game

• December 28, 2019: 2019 Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington at AT&T Stadium^[1]
  • The Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the Memphis Tigers 53–39.
• December 28, 2019: 2019 Fiesta Bowl in Glendale at State Farm Stadium^[2]
  • The Clemson Tigers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 29–23.
• December 28, 2019: 2019 Peach Bowl in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium^[3]
  • The LSU Tigers defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 63–28.
• December 30, 2019: 2019 Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens at Hard Rock Stadium^[4]
  • The Florida Gators defeated the Virginia Cavaliers 36–28.
• January 1: 2020 Rose Bowl in Pasadena at Rose Bowl^[5]
  • The Oregon Ducks defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 28–27.
• January 1: 2020 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans at Mercedes-Benz Superdome^[6]
  • The Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Baylor Bears 26–14.
• January 13: 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship in New Orleans at Mercedes-Benz Superdome
  • The LSU Tigers defeated the Clemson Tigers 42–25.

National Football League

• January 26: 2020 Pro Bowl in Orlando^[7]
• February 2: Super Bowl LIV in Miami Gardens^[8]

Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31 - 20

• April 23 – 25: 2020 NFL draft in Paradise
• September 10, 2020 – January 3, 2021: 2020 NFL season

XFL

• February 8 – March 11: 2020 XFL season, terminated due to coronavirus pandemic and social distancing mandates

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cotton Bowl Classic Website . 2020-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190831051432/http://www.cottonbowl.com/home/ . 2019-08-31 . dead .
2. Web site: Fiesta Bowl Website . 2020-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310212231/https://fiestabowl.org/fiesta-bowl/ . 2016-03-10 . dead .
3. Web site: Peach Bowl Website . Chick-fil-apeachbowl.com . 2019-03-19 . 2020-04-05.
4. Web site: Orange Bowl Website . Orangebowl.org . 2018-01-07 . 2020-04-05.
5. Web site: Rose Bowl Website . Tournamentofroses.com . 2020-01-01 . 2020-04-05.
6. https://allstatesugarbowl.org/ Sugar Bowl Website
7. Web site: NFL's Pro Bowl Website . Nfl.com . 2020-04-05.
8. Web site: Super Bowl LIV Website . Miasbliv.com . 2020-04-05.