The college football regular season is over, with the official bowl game matchups and road to the College Football National Championship now underway.
Stay up-to-date with this year's postseason with the latest College Football bowl game schedule for 2025-26 below, as well as the latest college football odds and more.
2025-26 bowl game odds
Friday, December 19
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
- Teams: Memphis vs. NC State
- Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
- Kick-off: 2:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
- Read our full Memphis vs. NC State predictions
Yes, the Memphis Tigers lost their last three games of the season, but those losses all came against top teams in the American Conference.
Beating the hapless bottom of the ACC is the only reason the NC State Wolfpack are not in an absolute tailspin after a disappointing season led to loud consternation about Dave Doeren’s continued tenure.
Realizing Memphis’s losses, with two by one possession, are not as bad as they appear, and NC State’s wins are not as good as they seem, yields reason to trust the underdog.
College Football Playoff - First Round Game
- Teams: 9 Alabama vs. 8 Oklahoma
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
- Kick-off: 8:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ABC
- Read our full Alabama vs. Oklahoma predictions
We're picking the Oklahoma Sooners to win. While John Mateer has had his ups and downs, he's still a baller. But most importantly, Oklahoma has arguably the best defense in the country, going against an Alabama Crimson Tide team that hasn't looked good since the calendar read October.
Saturday, December 20
College Football Playoff - First Round Game
- Teams: 10 Miami vs. 7 Texas A&M
- Location: Kyle Field, College Station, TX
- Kick-off: 12:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ABC
- Read our full Miami vs. Texas A&M predictions
On numbers alone, an argument can be made that Miami is the better team.
The Aggies stumbled their way through the end of the season. Going 0-3 against the spread in the season’s final weeks was worrying, particularly given that Texas A&M fell short of bookmakers’ expectations by an average of 11.3 points in those three games.
Meanwhile, Miami went 4-0 outright and 2-2 ATS in a do-or-die homestretch, those two ATS losses coming by a hook and a point. The Hurricanes may have been building more than the world noticed, and it will be noticed on Saturday.
College Football Playoff - First Round Game
- Teams: 11 Tulane vs. 6 Mississippi
- Location: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS
- Kick-off: 3:30 p.m. ET
- TV: TNT
- Read our full Tulane vs. Mississippi predictions
Anything can happen on any given Saturday. The beauty of single-elimination tournaments is that Saint Peter’s can beat Kentucky, Furman can beat Virginia, and Yale can beat Auburn.
But Mississippi is 11-0 outright as a favorite this season, and the homefield advantage in this moment should remove some of the intangibles that make March Madness so rife for upsets.
College Football Playoff - First Round Game
- Teams: 12 James Madison vs. 5 Oregon
- Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR
- Kick-off: 7:30 p.m. ET
- TV: TNT
- Read our full James Madison vs. Oregon predictions
Don't bet against Oregon. This is a really good football team that is a legit contender to win the national championship. And this is wrong place and wrong time for JMU.
Monday, December 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
- Teams: Washington State vs. Utah State
- Location: Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID
- Kick-off: 2:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
- Read our full Washington State vs. Utah State predictions
Neither of these teams fared well in one-score games this season against FBS competition. Washington State went 0-4 outright in such tense moments, while Utah State went 1-2.
None of that is encouraging, but obviously, a game with a spread of 1.5 points expects someone to win a one-score worry. Put that faith in Utah State, the team with an established head coach rather than an interim head coach who was an FCS coordinator last year.
Tuesday, December 23
Bush's Boca Raton Bowl
- Teams: Toledo vs. Louisville
- Location: Flagler Credit Union Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
- Kick-off: 2:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
New Orleans Bowl
- Teams: Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss
- Location: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
- Kick-off: 5:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl
- Teams: UNLV vs. Ohio
- Location: Ford Center At The Star, Frisco, TX
- Kick-off: 9:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Wednesday, December 24
Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl
- Teams: California vs. Hawai'i
- Location: Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI
- Kick-off: 8:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Friday, December 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl
- Teams: Central Michigan vs. Northwestern
- Location: Ford Field, Detroit, MI
- Kick-off: 1:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Rate Bowl
- Teams: New Mexico vs. Minnesota
- Location: Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
- Kick-off: 4:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
- Teams: FIU vs. UTSA
- Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX
- Kick-off: 8:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Saturday, December 27
Go Bowling Military Bowl
- Teams: Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina
- Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
- Kick-off: 11:00 a.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
- Teams: Penn State vs. Clemson
- Location: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
- Kick-off: 12:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ABC
Wasabi Fenway Bowl
- Teams: UConn vs. Army
- Location: Fenway Park, Boston, MA
- Kick-off: 2:15 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Pop-Tarts Bowl
- Teams: Georgia Tech vs. BYU
- Location: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
- Kick-off: 3:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ABC
Snopp Dogg Arizona Bowl
- Teams: Miami (OH) vs. Fresno State
- Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
- Kick-off: 4:30 p.m. ET
- TV: The CW Network
Isleta New Mexico Bowl
- Teams: North Texas vs. San Diego State
- Location: University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
- Kick-off: 5:45 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
- Teams: Virginia vs. Missouri
- Location: EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL
- Kick-off: 7:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ABC
Kinder's Texas Bowl
- Teams: LSU vs. Houston
- Location: NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
- Kick-off: 9:15 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Monday, December 29
JLab Birmingham Bowl
- Teams: Georgia Southern vs. App State
- Location: Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL
- Kick-off: 2:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Tuesday, December 30
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
- Teams: Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech
- Location: Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA
- Kick-off: 2:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl
- Teams: Tennessee vs. Illinois
- Location: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
- Kick-off: 5:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Valero Alamo Bowl
- Teams: USC vs. TCU
- Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
- Kick-off: 9:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Wednesday, December 31
ReliaQuest Bowl
- Teams: Iowa vs. Vanderbilt
- Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
- Kick-off: 12:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
- Teams: Arizona State vs. Duke
- Location: Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX
- Kick-off: 2:00 p.m. ET
- TV: CBS
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
- Teams: Michigan vs. Texas
- Location: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
- Kick-off: 3:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ABC
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
- Teams: Nebraska vs. Utah
- Location: Allegiant Stadium, Orlando, FL
- Kick-off: 3:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
- Teams: Miami/Texas A&M vs. Ohio State
- Location: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
- Kick-off: 7:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Thursday, January 1
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
- Teams: JMU/Oregon vs. Texas Tech
- Location: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL
- Kick-off: 12:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl
- Teams: Alabama/Oklahoma vs. Indiana
- Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
- Kick-off: 4:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
- Teams: Tulane/Mississippi vs. Georgia
- Location: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
- Kick-off: 8:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Friday, January 2
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
- Teams: Rice vs. Texas State
- Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
- Kick-off: 1:00 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
- Teams: Navy vs. Cincinnati
- Location: Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, TN
- Kick-off: 4:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Duke's Mayo Bowl
- Teams: Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State
- Location: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
- Kick-off: 3:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Trust & Will Holiday Bowl
- Teams: Arizona vs. SMU
- Location: Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA
- Kick-off: 8:00 p.m. ET
- TV: FOX
Thursday, January 8
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
- Teams: TBD vs. TBD
- Location: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
- Kick-off: 7:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Friday, January 9
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
- Teams: TBD vs. TBD
- Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
- Kick-off: 7:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
Monday, January 19
College Football Playoff National Championship
- Teams: TBD vs. TBD
- Location: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL
- Kick-off: 7:30 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
2025-26 college football bowl game schedule
| Bowl Name | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Celebration Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA |
Sat, 12/13 |
| LA Bowl | SoFi Stadium Inglewood, CA |
Sat, 12/13 |
| Salute to Veterans Bowl | Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL |
Tues, 12/16 |
| Cure Bowl | Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL |
Wed, 12/17 |
| 68 Ventures Bowl | Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL |
Wed, 12/17 |
| Xbox Bowl | Ford Center At The Star Frisco, TX |
Thu, 12/18 |
| Myrtle Beach Bowl | Brooks Stadium Conway, SC |
Fri, 12/19 |
| Gasparilla Bowl | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL |
Fri, 12/19 |
| CFP First Round | Memorial Stadium Norman, OK |
Fri, 12/19 |
| CFP First Round | Kyle Field College Station, TX |
Sat, 12/20 |
| CFP First Round | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS |
Sat, 12/20 |
| CFP First Round | Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR |
Sat, 12/20 |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID |
Mon, 12/22 |
| Boca Raton Bowl | Flagler Credit Union Stadium Boca Raton, FL |
Tue, 12/23 |
| New Orleans Bowl | Caesars Superdome New Orleans, LA |
Tue, 12/23 |
| Frisco Bowl | Ford Center At The Star Frisco, TX |
Tue, 12/23 |
| Hawai'i Bowl | Clarence T. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI |
Wed, 12/24 |
| GameAbove Sports Bowl | Ford Field Detroit, MI |
Fri, 12/26 |
| Rate Bowl | Chase Field Phoenix, AZ |
Fri, 12/26 |
| First Responder Bowl | Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX |
Fri, 12/26 |
| Military Bowl | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD |
Sat, 12/27 |
| Pinstripe Bowl | Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY |
Sat, 12/27 |
| Fenway Bowl | Fenway Park Boston, MA |
Sat, 12/27 |
| Pop-Tarts Bowl | Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL |
Sat, 12/27 |
| Arizona Bowl | Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ |
Sat, 12/27 |
| New Mexico Bowl | University Stadium Albuquerque, NM |
Sat, 12/27 |
| Gator Bowl | EverBank Stadium Jacksonville, FL |
Sat, 12/27 |
| Texas Bowl | NRG Stadium Houston, TX |
Sat, 12/27 |
| Birmingham Bowl | Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL |
Mon, 12/29 |
| Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA |
Tue, 12/30 |
| Music City Bowl | Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN |
Tue, 12/30 |
| Alamo Bowl | Alamodome San Antonio, TX |
Tue, 12/30 |
| ReliaQuest Bowl | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL |
Wed, 12/31 |
| Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl El Paso, TX |
Wed, 12/31 |
| Citrus Bowl | Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL |
Wed, 12/31 |
| Las Vegas Bowl | Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, NV |
Wed, 12/31 |
| Cotton Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal) |
AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX |
Wed, 12/31 |
| Orange Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal) |
Hard Rock Stadium Miami, FL |
Thu, 1/1 |
| Rose Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal) |
Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA |
Thu, 1/1 |
| Sugar Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal) |
Caesars Superdome New Orleans, LA |
Thu, 1/1 |
| Armed Forces Bowl | Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX |
Fri, 1/2 |
| Liberty Bowl | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN |
Fri, 1/2 |
| Duke's Mayo Bowl | Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC |
Fri, 1/2 |
| Holiday Bowl | Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA |
Fri, 1/2 |
| Fiesta Bowl (CFP Semifinal) |
State Farm Stadium Glendale, AZ |
Thu, 2/8 |
| Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal) |
Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA |
Thu, 1/9 |
| CFP National Championship | Hard Rock Stadium Miami, FL |
Mon, 1/19 |
College football bowl games FAQs
College football bowl games begin on Dec. 13 and run until Jan. 19 with the National Championship game.
There are 35 college football bowl games this season, plus and additional 11 College Football Playoff games.
Eligible FBS football teams (with a win percentage of .500 or better) can participate in bowl games.
College football bowl games begin on Dec. 13 and run until the National Championship game on Jan. 19.
College football bowl game matchups get announced during the CFP Selection show on Sunday, December 8, at noon ET on ESPN.
College football bowl games are a collection of post-season games played by Division 1 NCAA FBS teams.
The Rose Bowl (1916) is the oldest bowl game. The Orange Bowl (1935) is the second-oldest bowl game. The Sugar Bowl (1935) is the third-oldest bowl game.
Depending on the game, fans can watch college football bowl games on ESPN, ESPN2, FOX, ABC, TNT, and CBS.
