Schedule of 2025-26 Non-College Football Playoff Bowl Games

The 2025-26 non-College Football Playoff bowl games will begin on  Saturday, December 13, and continue through at least January 2. Here is the schedule: 

(all times Central)

Saturday, December 13

Celebration Bowl
11 am, ABC
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia

LA Bowl
8 pm, ESPN
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood, Calif.

Tuesday, December 16

Salute to Veterans Bowl
8 pm, ESPN
Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, Ala.

Wednesday, December 17

Cure Bowl
4 pm, ESPN
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Fla.

68 Ventures Bowl
7:30 pm, ESPN
Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, Ala.

Friday, December 19

Myrtle Beach Bowl
11 am, ESPN
Brooks Stadium
Conway, S.C.

Gasparilla Bowl
2:30 pm, ESPN
Raymond Jones Stadium
Tampa, Fla.

Monday, December 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 
1 pm, ESPN
Albertsons Stadium
Boise, Idaho

Tuesday, December 23

Boca Raton Bowl
1 pm, ESPN
Flagler Credit Union Stadium
Boca Raton, Fla.

New Orleans Bowl
4:30 pm, ESPN
Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, La.

Frisco Bowl
8 pm, ESPN
Frisco, Texas

Wednesday, December 24

Hawai'i Bowl
7 or 8 pm, ESPN
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex
Honolulu, Hawai'i

Friday, December 26

GameAbove Sports Bowl
12 pm, ESPN
Ford Field
Detroit, Mich.

Rate Bowl
3:30 pm, ESPN
Chase Field
Phoenix, Ariz.

First Responder Bowl
7 pm, ESPN
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas, Texas

Saturday, December 27

Military Bowl
10 am, ESPN
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, Md.

Pinstripe Bowl
11 am, ABC
Yankee Stadium
Bronx, N.Y.

Fenway Bowl
1:15 pm, ESPN
Fenway Park
Boston, Mass.

Arizona Bowl
2:30 pm, The CW
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Ariz.

Pop-Tarts Bowl
2:30 pm, ABC
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Fla.

New Mexico Bowl
4:45 pm, ESPN
Branch Field at University Stadium
Albuquerque, N.M.

Gator Bowl
6:30 pm, ABC
EverBank Stadium
Jacksonville, Fla.

Texas Bowl
8:15 pm, ESPN
NRG Stadium
Houston, Texas

Monday, December 29

Birmingham Bowl
1 pm, ESPN
Protective Stadium
Birmingham, Ala.

Tuesday, December 30

Independence Bowl
1 pm, ESPN
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, La.

Music City Bowl
4:30 pm, ESPN
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tenn.

Alamo Bowl
8 pm, ESPN
Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas

Wednesday, December 31

ReliaQuest Bowl
11 am, ESPN
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Fla.

Sun Bowl
1 pm, CBS
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas

Citrus Bowl
2 pm, ABC
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Fla.

Las Vegas Bowl
2:30 pm, ESPN
Allegiant Stadium
Las Vegas, Nev.

Friday, January 2, 2026

Armed Forces Bowl
12 pm, ESPN
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas

Liberty Bowl
3:30 pm, ESPN
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Memphis, Tenn.

Duke's Mayo Bowl
7 pm, ESPN
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, N.C.

TBD: Holiday Bowl, TBD, Fox

 

 

 

2025-26 College Football Playoff Schedule

The College Football Playoff (CFP) is the event that crowns the national champion in college football. 

The CFP Selection Committee ranks the top 25 teams at the end of the season. The 12 playoff participants consist of the five highest-ranked conference champions, plus the next seven highest-ranked teams. 

The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and receive a first-round bye. 

The schools seeded five through eight will host those seeded nine through 12 in first-round games. 

The quarterfinals and semifinals rotate annually among six bowl games – the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential and the Allstate Sugar Bowl. 

The College Football Playoff National Championship will be played in Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami Gardens, Florida. 

Here is the schedule for the 2025-26 edition of the College Football Playoff (CFP):

• Friday, December 19: First-Round Game, TBD school location
• Saturday, December 20:
  First-Round Game, TBD school location
  First-Round Game, TBD school location
  First-Round Game, TBD school location
•  Wednesday, December 31: Quarterfinal Game, Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas, 6:30 pm (Central), ESPN
• Thursday, January 1, 2026: 
  Quarterfinal Game, Orange Bowl, Miami Gardens, Florida, 11 am (Central), ESPN
  Quarterfinal Game, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, 4 pm (Central), ESPN
  Quarterfinal Game. Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, Louisiana, 7 pm (Central), ESPN
• Thursday, January 8, 2026: Semifinal, Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Arizona, 6:30 pm (Central), ESPN
• Friday, January 9, 2026: Semifinal, Peach Bowl, Atlanta, Georgia,  6:30 pm (Central), ESPN
• Monday, January 19, 2026: National Championship Game, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, 6:30 pm, ESPN

Additional CFP information: here