2025-26 College Football Bowl Schedule: Complete List Of Games
See the full 2025-26 college football bowl schedule with dates, times, and locations.
by Spencer Limbach - Dec 5, 2025
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The 2025-26 college football bowl schedule is loaded with games from mid-December through the College Football Playoff National Championship in January. Below you’ll find every bowl game with date, time, and location in one place, so you can scan the entire college football bowl game schedule from start to finish.
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College Football Bowl Schedule (2025-26)
The 2025-26 college football bowl schedule begins on Saturday, December 13, and runs through the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 19.
First-round CFP games are played on campus sites, followed by four quarterfinal bowl games, two semifinal bowls, and then the championship game. Mixed in around those marquee contests are traditional postseason bowls, from the Cricket Celebration Bowl to the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl and many more.
Use the table below to view every game in the 2025-26 college football bowl games schedule, organized by date with kickoff time and location, so you can quickly see what’s on each day.
Bowl Game Number shows the order of games from the first bowl to the College Football Playoff National Championship.
All times are Eastern.
| Bowl Game # | Date | Time (ET) | Bowl Game | Matchup | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 12/13 | Noon | Cricket Celebration Bowl | South Carolina State vs Prairie View A&M | Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA) |
| 2 | Sat 12/13 | 8 pm | Bucked Up LA Bowl | Boise State vs Washington | SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA) |
| 3 | Tue 12/16 | 9 pm | IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl | Troy vs. Jacksonville State | Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, AL) |
| 4 | Wed 12/17 | 5 pm | StaffDNA Cure Bowl | Old Dominion vs South Florida | Camping World Stadium (Orlando, FL) |
| 5 | Wed 12/17 | 8:30 pm | 68 Ventures Bowl | Louisiana vs Delaware | Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, AL) |
| 6 | Thu 12/18 | 9 pm | Xbox Bowl | Missouri State vs Arkansas State | Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, TX) |
| 7 | Fri 12/19 | 11 am | Myrtle Beach Bowl Presented by Engine | Kennesaw State vs Western Michigan | Brooks Stadium (Conway, SC) |
| 8 | Fri 12/19 | 2:30 pm | Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl | Memphis vs NC State | Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL) |
| 9 | Fri 12/19 | 8 pm | CFP First Round (Campus Site) | Alabama vs Oklahoma | Campus sites (TBD) |
| 10 | Sat 12/20 | Noon | CFP First Round (Campus Site) | Miami vs Texas A&M | Campus sites (TBD) |
| 11 | Sat 12/20 | 3:30 pm | CFP First Round (Campus Site) | Tulane vs Ole Miss | Campus sites (TBD) |
| 12 | Sat 12/20 | 7:30 pm | CFP First Round (Campus Site) | James Madison vs Oregon | Campus sites (TBD) |
| 13 | Mon 12/22 | 2 pm | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Washington State vs Utah State | Albertsons Stadium (Boise, ID) |
| 14 | Tue 12/23 | 2 pm | Bush's Boca Raton Bowl | Toledo vs Louisville | Flagler Credit Union Stadium (Boca Raton, FL) |
| 15 | Tue 12/23 | 5:30 pm | New Orleans Bowl | Western Kentucky vs Southern Miss | Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, LA) |
| 16 | Tue 12/23 | 9 pm | Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl | UNLV vs Ohio | Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, TX) |
| 17 | Wed 12/24 | 8 pm | Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl | California vs Hawai'i | Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu, HI) |
| 18 | Fri 12/26 | 1 pm | GameAbove Sports Bowl | Central Michigan vs Northwestern | Ford Field (Detroit, MI) |
| 19 | Fri 12/26 | 4:30 pm | Rate Bowl | New Mexico vs Minnesota | Chase Field (Phoenix, AZ) |
| 20 | Fri 12/26 | 8 pm | SERVPRO First Responder Bowl | Florida International vs UTSA | Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas, TX) |
| 21 | Sat 12/27 | 11 am | Go Bowling Military Bowl | Pittsburgh vs Easter Carolina | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, MD) |
| 22 | Sat 12/27 | Noon | Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl | Penn State vs Clemson | Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY) |
| 23 | Sat 12/27 | 2:15 pm | Wasabi Fenway Bowl | UConn vs Army | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) |
| 24 | Sat 12/27 | 3:30 pm | Pop-Tarts Bowl | Georgia Tech vs BYU | Camping World Stadium (Orlando, FL) |
| 25 | Sat 12/27 | 4:30 pm | Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl | Miami (OH) vs Fresno State | Arizona Stadium (Tucson, AZ) |
| 26 | Sat 12/27 | 5:45 pm | Isleta New Mexico Bowl | North Texas vs San Diego State | University Stadium (Albuquerque, NM) |
| 27 | Sat 12/27 | 7:30 pm | TaxSlayer Gator Bowl | Virginia vs Missouri | EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, FL) |
| 28 | Sat 12/27 | 9:15 pm | Kinder's Texas Bowl | LSU vs Houston | NRG Stadium (Houston, TX) |
| 29 | Mon 12/29 | 2 pm | JLAB Birmingham Bowl | Georgia Southern vs App State | Protective Stadium (Birmingham, AL) |
| 30 | Tue 12/30 | 2 pm | Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl | Coastal Carolina vs Louisiana Tech | Independence Stadium (Shreveport, LA) |
| 31 | Tue 12/30 | 5:30 pm | Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl | Tennessee vs Illinois | Nissan Stadium (Nashville, TN) |
| 32 | Tue 12/30 | 9 pm | Valero Alamo Bowl | USC vs TCU | Alamodome (San Antonio, TX) |
| 33 | Wed 12/31 | Noon | ReliaQuest Bowl | Iowa vs Vanderbilt | Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL) |
| 34 | Wed 12/31 | 2 pm | Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | Arizona State vs Duke | Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, TX) |
| 35 | Wed 12/31 | 3 pm | Cheez-It Citrus Bowl | Michigan vs Texas | Camping World Stadium (Orlando, FL) |
| 36 | Wed 12/31 | 3:30 pm | SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl | Nebraska vs Utah | Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas, NV) |
| 37 | Wed 12/31 | 7:30 pm | CFP Quarterfinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic | TBD vs Ohio State | AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX) |
| 38 | Thu 1/1 | Noon | CFP Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl | TBD vs Texas Tech | Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, FL) |
| 39 | Thu 1/1 | 4 pm | CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential | TBD vs Indiana | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |
| 40 | Thu 1/1 | 8 pm | CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl | TBD vs Georgia | Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, LA) |
| 41 | Fri 1/2 | 1 pm | Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | Rice vs Texas State | Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, TX) |
| 42 | Fri 1/2 | 4:30 pm | AutoZone Liberty Bowl | Navy vs Cincinnati | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, TN) |
| 43 | Fri 1/2 | 8 pm | Duke's Mayo Bowl | Wake Forest vs Mississippi State | Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC) |
| 44 | Fri 1/2 | 8 pm | Holiday Bowl | TBD vs TBD | Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, CA) |
| 45 | Thu 1/8 | 7:30 pm | CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl | TBD vs TBD | State Farm Stadium (Glendale, AZ) |
| 46 | Fri 1/9 | 7:30 pm | CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | TBD vs TBD | Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA) |
| 47 | Mon 1/19 | 7:30 pm | CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T | TBD vs TBD | Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, FL) |
College Football Bowl Schedule FAQs
How Many Bowl Games Are There in College Football?
For the 2025-26 college football bowl season, this schedule includes 47 postseason matchups from the Cricket Celebration Bowl through the College Football Playoff National Championship. That total includes traditional FBS bowl games, as well as the first round, quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship games that make up the expanded College Football Playoff.
When Will College Football Bowl Games Be Announced?
College football bowl games are typically announced on the Sunday after conference championship weekend, often called Selection Sunday. Once the College Football Playoff field is set, the remaining bowls fill their matchups based on conference tie-ins, rankings, and selection order.
When is The Final Bowl Game in College Football?
For the 2025-26 season, the final game on the college football bowl schedule is the College Football Playoff National Championship. It is scheduled for Monday, January 19, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, FL.
All other bowl games, including the CFP semifinals, are played earlier in January or from mid-to-late December. Once the champion is crowned in the national title game, the college football bowl season officially comes to an end for the year.
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