The 2025-26 college football bowl season is here, and the College Football Playoff is approaching.
Check out the complete schedule below, including dates, times, how to watch, TV channels and results — all times are in Eastern. This will be updated as more bowl game matchups become known.
College Football Playoff Schedule
First Round
- Friday, 12/19: Alabama vs. Oklahoma – 8 p.m. (ABC)
- Saturday, 12/20: Miami vs. Texas A&M – 12 p.m. (ABC)
- Saturday, 12/20: Ole Miss vs. Tulane – 3:30 p.m. (TBD)
- Saturday, 12/20: Oregon vs. James Madison – 7:30 p.m. (TBD)
Quarterfinals
- Wednesday, 12/31: Cotton Bowl: Ohio State vs. TBD – 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
- Thursday, 1/1: Orange Bowl: Texas Tech vs. TBD – 12 p.m. (ESPN)
- Thursday, 1/1: Rose Bowl: Indiana vs. TBD – 4 p.m. (ESPN)
- Thursday, 1/1: Sugar Bowl: Georgia vs. TBD – 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Semifinals
- Thursday, 1/8: Fiesta Bowl: TBD vs. TBD – 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
- Friday, 1/9: Peach Bowl: TBD vs. TBD – 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Nationwide Championship Sport
- Monday, 1/19: TBD vs. TBD – 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami)
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Non-CFP Bowl Sport Schedule
Saturday, December 13, 2025
- Cricket Celebration Bowl: South Carolina State vs. Prairie View A&M – 12 p.m. (ABC) (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA)
- Bucked Up LA Bowl: Boise State vs. Washington – 8 p.m. (ABC) (SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA)
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
- IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl: Troy vs. Jacksonville State – 9 p.m. (ESPN) (Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, AL)
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
- StaffDNA Cure Bowl: Old Dominion vs. South Florida – 5 p.m. (ESPN) (Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL)
- 68 Ventures Bowl: Louisiana vs. Delaware – 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) (Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL)
Thursday, December 18, 2025
- Xbox Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Missouri State – 9 p.m. (ESPN2) (Ford Center, Frisco, Texas)
Friday, December 19, 2025
- Myrtle Beach Bowl: Kennesaw State vs. Western Michigan – 11 a.m. (ESPN) (Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC)
- Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl: Memphis vs. North Carolina State – 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) (Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL)
Monday, December 22, 2025
- Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Washington State vs. Utah State – 2 p.m. (ESPN) (Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID)
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
- Boca Raton Bowl: Toledo vs. Louisville – 2 p.m. (ESPN) (Flagler Credit Union Stadium, Boca Raton, FL)
- New Orleans Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. Southern Mississippi – 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) (Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA)
- Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl: Ohio vs. UNLV – 9 p.m. (ESPN) (Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, TX)
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
- Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl: California vs. Hawai’i – 8 p.m. (ESPN) (Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI)
Friday, December 26, 2025
- GameAbove Sports Bowl: Northwestern vs. Central Michigan – 1 p.m. (ESPN) (Ford Field, Detroit, MI)
- Rate Bowl: New Mexico vs. Minnesota – 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) (Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ)
- SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: FIU vs. UTSA – 8 p.m. (ESPN) (Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX)
Saturday, December 27, 2025
- Go Bowling Military Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina – 11 a.m. (ESPN) (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD)
- Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Penn State vs. Clemson – 12 p.m. (ABC) (Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY)
- Wasabi Fenway Bowl: UConn vs. Army – 2:15 p.m. (ESPN) (Fenway Park, Boston, MA)
- Pop-Tarts Bowl: BYU vs. Georgia Tech – 3:30 p.m. (ABC) (Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL)
- Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl: Fresno State vs. Miami (OH) – 4:30 p.m. (The CW Network) (Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ)
- Isleta New Mexico Bowl: North Texas vs. San Diego State – 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) (University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM)
- TaxSlayer Gator Bowl: Missouri vs. Virginia – 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) (EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL)
- Kinder’s Texas Bowl: LSU vs. Houston – 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) (NRG Stadium, Houston, TX)
Monday, December 29, 2025
- JLab Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State – 2 p.m. (ESPN) (Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL)
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
- Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech – 2 p.m. (ESPN) (Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA)
- Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl: Tennessee vs. Illinois – 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) (Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN)
- Valero Alamo Bowl: USC vs. TCU – 9 p.m. (ESPN) (Alamodome, San Antonio, TX)
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
- ReliaQuest Bowl: Iowa vs. Vanderbilt – 12 p.m. (ESPN) (Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL)
- Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl: Duke vs. Arizona State – 2 p.m. (CBS) (Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX)
- Cheez-It Citrus Bowl: Texas vs. Michigan – 3 p.m. (ABC) (Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL)
- SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl: Nebraska vs. Utah – 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) (Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV)
Friday, January 2, 2026
- Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Texas State vs. Rice – 1 p.m. (ESPN) (Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX)
- AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Navy vs. Cincinnati – 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) (Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, TN)
- Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest – 8 p.m. (ESPN) (Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC)
- Holiday Bowl: Arizona vs. SMU – 8 p.m. (FOX) (Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA)
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