2025-26 College Football Bowl Schedule


College Football Playoff Bowl Games

With 12 teams making the College Football Playoff, there will be four first-round playoff games, four CFP Quarterfinal bowl games, two CFP Semifinal bowl games and then the national championship.

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DateBowlMatchup
Dec. 19, 2025CFP First Round GameOklahoma vs. Alabama
Dec. 20, 2025CFP First Round GameTexas A&M vs. Miami
Dec. 20, 2025CFP First Round GameTulane vs. Mississippi
Dec. 20, 2025CFP First Round GameOregon vs. James Madison
Dec. 31, 2025Goodyear Cotton Bowl ClassicOhio State vs. TBD
Jan. 1, 2026Capital One Orange BowlTexas Tech vs. TBD
Jan. 1, 2026Rose Bowl Presented by PrudentialIndiana vs. TBD
Jan. 1, 2026Allstate Sugar BowlGeorgia vs. TBD
Jan. 8, 2026Vrbo Fiesta BowlTBD vs. TBD
Jan. 9, 2026Chick-fil-A Peach BowlTBD vs. TBD
Jan. 19, 2026College Football Playoff National ChampionshipTBD vs. TBD

Non-CFP Bowl Games

DateBowlMatchup
Dec. 13, 2025Bucked Up LA BowlWashington vs. Boise State
Dec. 16, 2025IS4S Salute to Veterans BowlJacksonville State vs. Troy
Dec. 17, 2025StaffDNA Cure BowlSouth Florida vs. Old Dominion
Dec. 17, 202568 Ventures BowlDelaware Blue Hens vs. Louisiana
Dec. 18, 2025Xbox BowlArkansas State vs. Missouri State
Dec. 19, 2025Myrtle Beach BowlWestern Michigan vs. Kennesaw State
Dec. 19, 2025Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla BowlNC State vs. Memphis
Dec. 22, 2025Famous Idaho Potato BowlUtah State vs. Washington State
Dec. 23, 2025Bush's Boca Raton BowlLouisville vs. Toledo
Dec. 23, 2025New Orleans BowlSouthern Miss vs. Western Kentucky
Dec. 23, 2025Scooter's Coffee Frisco BowlOhio vs. UNLV
Dec. 24, 2025Sheraton Hawaii BowlHawaii vs. California
Dec. 26, 2025GameAbove Sports BowlNorthwestern vs. Central Michigan
Dec. 26, 2025Rate BowlMinnesota vs. New Mexico
Dec. 26, 2025SERVPRO First Responder BowlUTSA vs. Florida International
Dec. 27, 2025Go Bowling Military BowlEast Carolina vs. Pittsburgh
Dec. 27, 2025Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe BowlClemson vs. Penn State
Dec. 27, 2025Wasabi Fenway BowlArmy vs. UConn
Dec. 27, 2025Pop-Tarts BowlBYU vs. Georgia Tech
Dec. 27, 2025Snoop Dogg Arizona BowlFresno State vs. Miami (OH)
Dec. 27, 2025Isleta New Mexico BowlSan Diego State vs. North Texas
Dec. 27, 2025TaxSlayer Gator BowlMissouri vs. Virginia
Dec. 27, 2025Kinder's Texas BowlHouston vs. LSU
Dec. 29, 2025JLab Birmingham BowlAppalachian State vs. Georgia Southern
Dec. 30, 2025Radiance Technologies Independence BowlLouisiana Tech vs. Coastal Carolina
Dec. 30, 2025Liberty Mutual Music City BowlIllinois vs. Tennessee
Dec. 30, 2025Valero Alamo BowlTCU vs. USC
Dec. 31, 2025ReliaQuest BowlVanderbilt vs. Iowa
Dec. 31, 2025Tony the Tiger Sun BowlDuke vs. Arizona State
Dec. 31, 2025Cheez-It Citrus BowlTexas vs. Michigan
Dec. 31, 2025SRS Distribution Las Vegas BowlUtah vs. Nebraska
Jan. 2, 2026Lockheed Martin Armed Forces BowlTexas State vs. Rice
Jan. 2, 2026AutoZone Liberty BowlCincinnati vs. Navy
Jan. 2, 2026Trust & Will Holiday BowlSMU vs. Arizona
Jan. 2, 2026Duke's Mayo BowlMississippi State vs. Wake Forest