The postseason concluded on January 13, 2020, with the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

November 6, 2019, marked the 150th anniversary of what is traditionally considered the first college football game, played between Princeton and Rutgers in 1869.

Liberty completed a two-year transition from the FCS to the FBS in 2018 and became fully bowl-eligible starting with the 2019 season.

During the college football regular season, 36 unranked teams defeated a ranked opponent.

3 Georgia Bulldogs (5–0, 2–0) played a home conference game against the South Carolina Gamecocks (2–3, 1–2).

Tied at 17, the game went to overtime, where, after Georgia failed to score on its possession, South Carolina had a chance to kick a game-winning 33-yard field goal.

6 Wisconsin Badgers (6–0, 3–0) was heavily favored, by 30.5 points, against their conference rivals Illinois Fighting Illini (2–4, 0–2).

Wisconsin led the entire game until a last second field goal was made by Illinois to give them a 24–23 win.

Wisconsin turned over the ball on their last two drives which allowed Illinois to score twice in the last six minutes of the game.

5 Oklahoma's rally falls short against Kansas State (+23.5) after onside kick recovery overturned On October 26, No.

In the 4th quarter, Oklahoma scored 18 consecutive points to cut the Kansas State lead to 48–41.

6 Oregon Ducks (9–1, 7–0) traveled to the Arizona State Sun Devils (5–5, 2–5) for a conference game.

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player Quarterback Running back Wide receiver Tight end Lineman: Defensive front Defensive back On December 8, 2019, the College Football Playoff selection committee announced its final team rankings for the year.