College football bowl games, schedule for 2025-26 announced

All times Eastern

First, the College Football Playoff schedule

Friday, Dec. 19

First Round Game
Alabama at Oklahoma
8 p.m. on ABC/ESPN

Saturday, Dec. 20

First Round Game
Miami at Texas A&M
12 p.m. on ABC/ESPN

First Round Game
Tulane at Ole Miss
3:30 p.m. on TNT/truTV

First Round Game
James Madison at Oregon
7:30 p.m. on TNT/truTV

Wednesday, Dec. 31

Cotton Bowl Quarterfinal
Miami/Texas A&M vs. Ohio State
7:30 p.m. on ESPN

Thursday, Jan. 1

Orange Bowl Quarterfinal
JMU/Oregon vs. Texas Tech
12 p.m. on ESPN

Rose Bowl Quarterfinal
Alabama/Oklahoma vs. Indiana
4 p.m. on ESPN

Sugar Bowl Quarterfinal
Tulane/Ole Miss vs. Georgia
8 p.m. on ESPN

Thursday, Jan. 8

Fiesta Bowl Semifinal
7:30 p.m. on ESPN

Friday, Jan. 9

Peach Bowl Semifinal
7:30 p.m. on ESPN

Monday, Jan. 19

National Championship Game
7:30 p.m. on ESPN

The rest of the bowl games

Saturday, Dec. 13

Cricket Celebration Bowl
South Carolina State vs. Prairie View A&M
12 p.m. on ABC

LA Bowl
Boise State vs. Washington
8 p.m. on ABC

Tuesday, Dec. 16

Salute to Veterans Bowl
Troy vs. Jacksonville State
9 p.m. on ESPN

Wednesday, Dec. 17

Cure Bowl
Old Dominion vs. USF
5 p.m. on ESPN

68 Ventures Bowl
Louisiana vs. Delaware
8:30 p.m. on ESPN

Thursday, Dec. 18

Xbox Bowl
Missouri State vs. Arkansas State
9 p.m. on ESPN2

Friday, Dec. 19

Myrtle Beach Bowl
Kennesaw State vs. Western Michigan
11 a.m. on ESPN

Gasparilla Bowl
NC State vs. Memphis
2:30 p.m. on ESPN

Monday, Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Utah State vs. Washington State
2 p.m. on ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 23

Boca Raton Bowl
Louisville vs. Toledo
2 p.m. on ESPN

New Orleans Bowl
Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss
5:30 p.m. on ESPN

Frisco Bowl
UNLV vs. Ohio
9 p.m. on ESPN

Christmas Eve

Hawai'i Bowl
California vs. Hawai'i
8 p.m. on ESPN

Friday, Dec. 26

GameAbove Sports Bowl
Northwestern vs. Central Michigan
1 p.m. on ESPN

Rate Bowl
Minnesota vs. New Mexico
4:30 p.m. on ESPN

First Responder Bowl
UTSA vs. FIU
8 p.m. on ESPN

Saturday, Dec. 27

Military Bowl
Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina
11 a.m. on ESPN

Pinstripe Bowl
Clemson vs. Penn State
12 p.m. on ABC

Fenway Bowl
Army vs. UConn
2:15 p.m. on ESPN

Pop-Tarts Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. BYU
3:30 p.m. on ABC

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl
Fresno State vs. Miami (OH)
4:30 p.m. on The CW

New Mexico Bowl
San Diego State vs. North Texas
5:45 p.m. on ESPN

Gator Bowl
Virginia vs. Missouri
7:30 p.m. on ABC

Texas Bowl
LSU vs. Houston
9:15 p.m. on ESPN

Monday, Dec. 29

Birmingham Bowl
Georgia Southern vs. TBD
2 p.m. on ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 30

Independence Bowl
Louisiana Tech vs. Coastal Carolina
2 p.m. on ESPN

Music City Bowl
Illinois vs. Tennessee
5:30 p.m. on ESPN

Alamo Bowl
USC vs. TCU
9 p.m. on ESPN

Wednesday, Dec. 31

ReliaQuest Bowl
Vanderbilt vs. Iowa
12 p.m. on ESPN

Sun Bowl
Duke vs. Arizona State
2 p.m. on CBS

Citrus Bowl
Texas vs. Michigan
3 p.m. on ABC

Las Vegas Bowl
Nebraska vs. Utah
3:30 p.m. on ESPN

Friday, Jan. 2

Armed Forces Bowl
Rice vs. Texas State
1 p.m. on ESPN

Liberty Bowl
Navy vs. Cincinnati
4:30 p.m. on ESPN

Duke's Mayo Bowl
Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State
8 p.m. on ESPN

Holiday Bowl
SMU vs. Arizona
8 p.m. on Fox