Welcome to Bowl Season.
The 2025-26 college football postseason is the second of the 12-team College Football Playoff era. This year, there will be four first-round games before the quarterfinals, semifinals and College Football Playoff championship game on Jan. 19.
There also are 35 bowl games outside the College Football Playoff for the second straight season with the addition of the X-Box Bowl to accommodate the eligible teams.
Sporting News is tracking those announcements through Sunday to get you ready for the postseason. On.3.com’s Brett McMurphy has confirmed several early bowl announcements here.
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College Football Bowl Schedule 2025-26Dec. 13BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVBucked Up LA Bowl Hosted By GronkBoise State vs. Washington9 p.m.ESPNDec. 16BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVIS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl 9 p.m.ESPNDec. 17BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVStaffDNA Cure BowlUSF vs. Old Dominion5 p.m.ESPN68 Ventures Bowl 8:30 p.m.ESPNDec. 18BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVX-Box BowlArkansas State vs. Missouri State9 p.m.ESPN2Dec. 19BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVMyrtle Beach Bowl 12 p.m.ESPNUnion Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl 3:30 p.m..ESPNDec. 22BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVFamous Idaho Potato BowlUtah State vs. Washington State2 p.m.ESPNDec. 23BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVBush’s Boca Raton Bowl 2 p.m.ESPNNew Orleans Bowl 5:30 p.m.ESPN2Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl 9 p.m.ESPNDec. 24BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVSheraton Hawaii BowlHawaii vs. Cal8 p.m.ESPNDec. 26BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVGameAbove Sports Bowl 1 p.m.ESPNRate Bowl 4 p.m.ESPNServpro First Responder Bowl 8 p.m.ESPNDec. 27BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVGo Bowling Military Bowl 11 a.m.ESPNBad Boy Mowers Pinstripe BowlPenn State12 p.m.ABCWasabi Fenway Bowl 2:15 p.m.ESPNPop-Tarts Bowl 3:30 p.m.ABCSnoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & JuiceFresno State vs. Miami OH4:30 p.m.The CWIsleta New Mexico Bowl 5:45 p.m.ESPNTaxslayer Gator Bowl 7:30 p.m.ESPNKinder’s Texas BowlLSU vs. Houston9:15 p.m.ESPNDec. 29BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVJLab Birmingham Bowl 2 p.m.ESPNDec. 30BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVRadiance Technologies Independence Bowl 2 p.m.ESPNLiberty Mutual Music City BowlIllinois vs. Tennessee5:30 p.m.ESPNValero Alamo BowlUSC vs. TCU9 p.m.ABCDec. 31BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVReliaquest BowlIowa vs. Vanderbilt12 p.m.ESPNTony The Tiger Sun BowlArizona State2 p.m.CBSCheez-It Citrus BowlMichigan vs. Texas3 p.m.ABCSDS Distribution Las Vegas BowlNebraska vs. Utah3:30 p.m.ESPNJan. 2BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVLockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl 1 p.m.ESPNAutozone Liberty Bowl 4:30 p.m.ESPNDuke’s Mayo Bowl 8 p.m.ESPNDirecTV Holiday BowlArizona8 p.m.Fox
College Football Playoff 2025-26 schedule Dec. 19BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVFirst-Round CFP gameAlabama vs. Oklahoma8 p.m.ESPNDec. 20BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVFirst-Round CFP gameMiami vs. Texas A&M12 p.m.TNTFirst-Round CFP gameTulane vs. Ole Miss4 p.m.TNTFirst-Round CFP gameJames Madison vs. Oregon8 p.m.ESPNDec. 31 BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVCotton Bowl Classic (quarterfinal)TBD vs. Ohio State7:30 p.m.ESPNJan. 1BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVCapital One Orange Bowl (quarterfinal)Texas Tech vs. TBD12 p.m.ESPNRose Bowl Game (quarterfinal)Indiana vs. TBD4 p.m.ESPNAllstate Sugar Bowl (quarterfinal)Georgia vs. TBD8 p.m. ESPNJan. 8BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVVrbo Fiesta Bowl (semifinal)TBD7:30 p.m.ESPNJan. 9BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVChick-fil-A Peach Bowl (semifinal)TBD7:30 p.m.ESPNJan. 19BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVCFP National championshipTBD7:30 p.m.ESPN