2025-26 College Football Bowl Game Schedule: Scores, Dates, Times, TV Channels

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)

National Championship Game

• Monday, 1/19: TBD vs. TBD – 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami)

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Non-CFP Bowl Game 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: TBD vs. TBD – 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: TBD vs. TBD – 12 p.m. (ESPN) (Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC)
• Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl: TBD vs. TBD – 3:30 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: TBD vs. TBD – 2 p.m. (ESPN) (Flagler Credit Union Stadium, Boca Raton, FL)
• New Orleans Bowl: TBD vs. TBD – 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: TBD vs. TBD – 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: TBD vs. TBD – 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) (Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ)
• SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: TBD vs. TBD – 8 p.m. (ESPN) (Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX)

Saturday, December 27, 2025

• Go Bowling Military Bowl: TBD vs. TBD – 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: TBD vs. TBD – 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: TBD vs. TBD – 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: TBD vs. TBD – 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: TBD vs. TBD – 2 p.m. (ESPN) (Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL)

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

• Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: TBD vs. TBD – 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: TBD vs. TBD – 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: TBD vs. TBD – 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: TBD vs. TBD – 8 p.m. (ESPN) (Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC)
• Holiday Bowl: Arizona vs. SMU – 8 p.m. (FOX) (Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA)