The 2025–26 college football bowl and playoff matchups are officially set, and the postseason picture is now complete. With more than forty games spanning December and January, fans can finally start mapping out their must-watch matchups and securing tickets for the biggest games of the year. Below, you’ll find everything you need to plan, with a full list of every bowl game that includes dates, venues, teams, and tickets, all organized in one place to make following the bowl season as easy as possible!
Complete 2025-26 College Football Playoff and Bowl Game Schedule
Saturday, December 13, 2025
- Cricket Celebration Bowl: SC State vs. Prairie View A&M - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, 12:00pm ET
- Bucked Up LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk: Boise State vs. Washington - SoFi Stadium, 8:00pm ET
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
- IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl: Troy vs. Jacksonville State - Cramton Bowl, 9:00pm ET
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
- StaffDNA Cure Bowl: Old Dominion vs. USF - Camping World Stadium, 5:00pm ET
- 68 Ventures Bowl: Louisiana vs. Delaware - Hancock Whitney Stadium, 8:30pm ET
Thursday, December 18, 2025
- Xbox Bowl: Missouri State vs. Arkansas State - Ford Center at The Star, 9:00pm ET
Friday, December 19, 2025
- Myrtle Beach Bowl: Kennesaw State vs. Western Michigan - Brooks Stadium, 11:00am ET
- Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl: Memphis vs. NC State - Raymond James Stadium, 2:30pm ET
- CFP First-Round Game 1: Alabama vs. Oklahoma - Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, 8:00pm ET
Saturday, December 20, 2025
- CFP First-Round Game 2: Miami (FL) vs. Texas A&M - Kyle Field, 12:00pm ET
- CFP First-Round Game 3: Tulane vs. Ole Miss - Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, 3:30pm ET
- CFP First-Round Game 4: James Madison vs. Oregon - Autzen Stadium, 7:30pm ET
Monday, December 22, 2025
- Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Washington State vs. Utah State - Albertsons Stadium, 2:00pm ET
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
- Bush's Boca Raton Bowl of Beans: Toledo vs. Louisville - Flagler CU Stadium, 2:00pm ET
- New Orleans Bowl: WKU vs. Southern Miss - Caesars Superdome, 5:30pm ET
- Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl: UNLV vs. Ohio - Ford Center at The Star, 9:00pm ET
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
- Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl: California vs. Hawaii - Ching Complex, 8:00pm ET
Friday, December 26, 2025
- GameAbove Sports Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Northwestern - Ford Field, 1:00pm ET
- Rate Bowl: New Mexico vs. Minnesota - Chase Field, 4:30pm ET
- SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: FIU vs. UTSA - Gerald J. Ford Stadium, 8:00pm ET
Saturday, December 27, 2025
- Go Bowling Military Bowl: Pitt vs. East Carolina - Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 11:00am ET
- Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Penn State vs. Clemson - Yankee Stadium, 12:00pm ET
- Wasabi Fenway Bowl: UConn vs. Army - Fenway Park, 2:15pm ET
- Pop-Tarts Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. BYU - Camping World Stadium, 3:30pm ET
- Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl: Miami (OH) vs. Fresno State - Casino Del Sol Stadium, 4:30pm ET
- Isleta New Mexico Bowl: North Texas vs. San Diego State - University Stadium, 5:45pm ET
- TaxSlayer Gator Bowl: Virginia vs. Missouri - EverBank Stadium, 7:30pm ET
- Kinder's Texas Bowl: LSU vs. Houston - NRG Stadium, 9:15pm ET
Monday, December 29, 2025
- JLab Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State - Protective Stadium, 2:00pm ET
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
- Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech - Independence Stadium, 2:00pm ET
- Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl: Tennessee vs. Illinois - Nissan Stadium, 5:30pm ET
- Valero Alamo Bowl: USC vs. TCU - Alamodome, 9:00pm ET
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
- ReliaQuest Bowl: Iowa vs. Vanderbilt - Raymond James Stadium, 12:00pm ET
- Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl: Arizona State vs. Duke - Sun Bowl Stadium, 2:00pm ET
- Cheez-It Citrus Bowl: Michigan vs. Texas - Camping World Stadium, 3:00pm ET
- SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl: Nebraska vs. Utah - Allegiant Stadium, 3:30pm ET
- Goodyear Cotton Bowl: Miami vs. Ohio State - AT&T Stadium, 7:30pm ET
Thursday, January 1, 2026
- Capital One Orange Bowl: Oregon vs. Texas Tech - Hard Rock Stadium, 12:00pm ET
- Rose Bowl Game: Alabama vs. Indiana - Rose Bowl Stadium, 4:00pm ET
- Allstate Sugar Bowl: Ole Miss vs. Georgia - Caesars Superdome, 8:00pm ET
Friday, January 2, 2026
- Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Rice vs. Texas State - Amon G. Carter Stadium, 1:00pm ET
- AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Navy vs. Cincinnati - Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, 4:30pm ET
- Duke's Mayo Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State - Bank of America Stadium, 8:00pm ET
- Holiday Bowl: Arizona vs. SMU - Snapdragon Stadium, 8:00pm ET
Thursday, January 8, 2026
- Vrbo Fiesta Bowl: Ole Miss vs. Miami - State Farm Stadium, 7:30pm ET
Friday, January 9, 2026
- Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: Indiana vs. Oregon - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, 7:30pm ET
Monday, January 19, 2026
- CFP National Championship: TBD vs. TBD - Hard Rock Stadium, 7:30pm ET