2025-26 college football bowl game schedule, date, times, TV channels

College football bowl schedule for 2025-26, games, dates, locations, start-times, TV channels & live streams.




Bowl Season announced the complete 2025-26 college football bowl schedule, which includes 45 games. Most games will be televised on the ABC and ESPN platforms, with one bowl each on CBS, FOX, and The CW Network.

Bowl matchups will be revealed on Sunday, December 7, following the regular
season and conference championship games. The 45-game slate includes 36
non-CFP bowl games, six under the CFP umbrella, two all-star games and the
College Football Playoff National Championship.

Bowl Season concludes with the second installment of the revised 12-team
College Football Playoff (CFP). This year's CFP semifinal games will be the
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on January 8 and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on January 9.
The National Championship game is scheduled to be played on Monday,
January 19, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on ESPN. Bowl Season’s
two all-star games will be played in the following weeks, East-West Shrine
Bowl (Jan 27) and Reese’s Senior Bowl (Jan 31) 



The four-team CFP field has been eliminated now the 2025–2026 bowl season expanded to 12-team playoff, which will begin this year.









How many bowl games are there this year schedules?


There are 45 total bowl games in the 2025-26 season, including SIX college football playoff Quarters, Semifinals and the national championship game on January 20th.

Saturday, December 13 will officially kick off the 2025-26 Bowl Season with two bowl games on the schedule, the Cricket Celebration Bowl at 12 pm ET and the LA Bowl Hosted By Gronk at 9 pm ET.  and wraps up with the National Championship game on Jan. 19. 


Which bowl games are playoff games in 2025-26?


The SIX bowl games which will serves as College Football Playoff Quarterfinal's as well Semifinals. This is the First year of the 12-team playoff - starting from 2024 and beyond, the CFP will transition to a 12-team format.


Quarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)


31st December - Cotton Bowl  - - College Football Playoff Quarterfinal - - 7:30 p.m. | ESPN -

Thursday, Jan. 1

Orange Bowl  - - College Football Playoff Quarterfinal - 12 p.m. | ESPN

Rose Bowl - -  College Football Playoff Quarterfinal - 4 p.m. | ESPN

Sugar Bowl  - - College Football Playoff Quarterfinal - 8 p.m. | ESPN


Semifinals (Jan. 9-10)


Thursday, Jan. 8 - Fiesta Bowl  -  - College Football Playoff Semifinal - 7:30 p.m. | ESPN

Friday, Jan. 9 - Peach Bowl - -  College Football Playoff Semifinal - 7:30 p.m. | ESPN


When are 2025-26 bowl games announced?


The Bowl matchups will all be revealed on Sunday, Dec. 3 over the course of the day on ESPN. 

The conference title games on Saturday will set the pecking order for the games and playoff. Disney’s ESPN and ABC networks will be the home to 40 of the 43 bowl games, while Fox, CBS and The CW will all broadcast a single game.



 Below is a detailed look of Sportshistori.com page at the complete schedule for the 2025-26 college football season, including dates, locations and TV channels. 
All times are Eastern. 


College football bowl schedule 2024-25: game date, start-times of every bowl game.




All times Eastern, ET â€” 



Saturday, Dec. 13

Celebration Bowl -   - 12 p.m. | ABC - Mercedes-Benz Stadium -- Atlanta, Georgia

LA Bowl -  -  9 p.m. | ESPN - SoFi Stadium -- Inglewood, Calif.


Tuesday, Dec. 16

Salute to Veterans Bowl - - 9 p.m. | ESPN - Cramton Bowl - Montgomery, Ala.


Wednesday, Dec. 17

Cure Bowl - - 5 p.m. | ESPN - Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Fla.

68 Ventures Bowl - - 8:30 p.m. | ESPN - Hancock Whitney Stadium - Mobile, Ala.


Friday, Dec. 19

Myrtle Beach Bowl - - 12 p.m. | ESPN - Brooks Stadium - Conway, S.C.

Gasparilla Bowl - - 3:30 p.m. | ESPN - Raymond Jones Stadium - Tampa, Fla.


Monday, Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - -  2 p.m. | ESPN - Albertsons Stadium - Boise, Idaho


Tuesday, Dec. 23

Boca Raton Bowl - - 2 p.m. | ESPN - Flagler Credit Union Stadium - Boca Raton, Fla.

New Orleans Bowl - - 5:30 p.m. | ESPN - Caesars Superdome - New Orleans, La.

Frisco Bowl - - 9 p.m. | ESPN - Frisco, Texas


Wednesday, Dec. 24

Hawai'i Bowl - 8 or 9 p.m. | ESPN - Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex -Honolulu, Hawai'i


Friday, Dec. 26

GameAbove Sports Bowl - - 1 p.m. | ESPN - Ford Field - Detroit, Mich.

Rate Bowl -  - 4:30 p.m. | ESPN - Chase Field - Phoenix, Ariz.

First Responder Bowl -  - 8 p.m. | ESPN - Gerald J. Ford Stadium - Dallas, Texas


Saturday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl -  - 11 a.m. | ESPN - Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium - Annapolis, Md. 

Pinstripe Bowl - -  12 p.m. | ABC - Yankee Stadium - Bronx, N.Y.

Fenway Bowl - - 2:15 p.m. | ESPB - Fenway Park - Boston, Mass.

Arizona Bowl - - 3:30 p.m. | The CW - Arizona Stadium - Tucson, Ariz.

Pop-Tarts Bowl - - 3:30 p.m. | ABC - Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Fla.

New Mexico Bowl - - 5:45 p.m. | ESPN - Branch Field at University Stadium - Albuquerque, N.M.


Gator Bowl - - 7:30 p.m. | ABC - EverBank Stadium - Jacksonville, Fla.

Texas Bowl - - 9:15 p.m. | ESPN - NRG Stadium - Houston, Texas


Monday, Dec. 29

Birmingham Bowl -  - 2 p.m. | ESPN - Protective Stadium - Birmingham, Ala.


Tuesday, Dec. 30

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Independence Bowl - - 2 p.m. | ESPN - Independence Stadium - Shreveport, La.

Music City Bowl - 5:30 p.m. | ESPN - Nissan Stadium - Nashville, Tenn.

Alamo Bowl - - 9 p.m. | ESPN - Alamodome - San Antonio, Texas


Wednesday, Dec. 31

ReliaQuest Bowl - - 12 p.m. | ESPN - Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, Fla.

Sun Bowl - - 2 p.m. | CBS - Sun Bowl Stadium - El Paso, Texas

Citrus Bowl - - 3 p.m. | ABC - Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Fla.

Las Vegas Bowl - - 3:30 p.m. | ESPN - Allegiant Stadium - Las Vegas, Nev.

Cotton Bowl  - - College Football Playoff Quarterfinal - - 7:30 p.m. | ESPN -


Thursday, Jan. 1

Orange Bowl  - - College Football Playoff Quarterfinal - 12 p.m. | ESPN

Rose Bowl - -  College Football Playoff Quarterfinal - 4 p.m. | ESPN

Sugar Bowl  - - College Football Playoff Quarterfinal - 8 p.m. | ESPN


Friday, Jan. 2 

Armed Forces Bowl - - 1 p.m. | ESPN - Amon G. Carter Stadium - Fort Worth, Texas

Liberty Bowl - - 4:30 p.m. | ESPN - Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium - Memphis, Tenn.

Duke's Mayo Bowl - 8 p.m. | ESPN - Bank of America Stadium - Charlotte, N.C.


Thursday, Jan. 8

Fiesta Bowl  -  - College Football Playoff Semifinal - 7:30 p.m. | ESPN


Friday, Jan. 9

Peach Bowl - -  College Football Playoff Semifinal - 7:30 p.m. | ESPN


College Football Playoff National Championship Game 2025-26-



College Football Playoff Bowl Games schedule, kick-off times, TV info,



Here is a look at the full 2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule:

First round

First-round games will feature teams seeded Nos. 5-12 and will be played at the home stadiums of the higher seeds (Nos. 5-8).

Friday, Dec. 20




Saturday, Dec. 21




CFP Quarter-finals: College Football Playoff Games TV, Schedule, times.



The Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl will serve as the 2024-25 quarterfinals.


Tuesday, Dec. 31 —

Cotton Bowl  - - College Football Playoff Quarterfinal - - 7:30 p.m. | ESPN -


Thursday, Jan. 1

Orange Bowl  - - College Football Playoff Quarterfinal - 12 p.m. | ESPN

Rose Bowl - -  College Football Playoff Quarterfinal - 4 p.m. | ESPN

Sugar Bowl  - - College Football Playoff Quarterfinal - 8 p.m. | ESPN


College Football Playoff Semi-finals schedule, times, Tv, locations.



Thursday, Jan. 8

Fiesta Bowl  -  - College Football Playoff Semifinal - 7:30 p.m. | ESPN


Friday, Jan. 9

Peach Bowl - -  College Football Playoff Semifinal - 7:30 p.m. | ESPN 


When is the College Football Playoff National Championship



Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens in Florida will host the 2025-26 CFP National Championship matchup.


Monday, Jan. 19

College Football Playoff National Championship Game - 7:30 p.m. | ESPN - Miami, Fla. 



Who won the College Football National Championship.?



Jan. 8 — The Michigan beat Washington 34-13 to wins the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T held at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas



How many games must a college team win to be bowl eligible?



Generally, teams must win six or more regular season games to be bowl eligible, although there are exceptions (for example, Minnesota finished 5-7 but was granted an NCAA exemption based on their high Academic Progress Rate score and to fill open bowl spots).




2025-26 college football bowl game schedule download, PDF, Printable schedule.



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