Get ready for an action-packed college football season with the complete 2025-26 bowl schedule! This is your ultimate guide to all the thrilling matchups and TV details.
The Bowl Season Extravaganza: A Football Lover's Paradise
We've got a jam-packed schedule ahead, folks! From the Cricket Celebration Bowl in Atlanta to the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, college football fans are in for a treat. But here's where it gets controversial... some of these bowl names might make you do a double take!
Let's dive into the schedule, shall we?
Saturday, Dec. 13
- Cricket Celebration Bowl (Atlanta): South Carolina State takes on the SWAC champion at 11 a.m., live on ABC.
- Bucked Up LA Bowl (Inglewood, Calif.): An evening kickoff at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
Tuesday, Dec. 16
- IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.): A special tribute to our veterans, airing at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
Wednesday, Dec. 17
StaffDNA Cure Bowl (Orlando, Fla.): Old Dominion vs. South Florida, a battle of 9-3 teams, at 4 p.m. on ESPN.
68 Ventures Bowl (Mobile, Ala.): Another exciting matchup at 7:30 p.m., also on ESPN.
Thursday, Dec. 18
- Xbox Bowl (Frisco, Texas): Arkansas State faces off against Missouri State at 8 p.m., exclusively on ESPN2.
Friday, Dec. 19
Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, S.C.): Kicking off the day at 11 a.m. on ESPN.
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, Fla.): A mid-afternoon game at 2:30 p.m., live on ESPN.
College Football Playoff - First Round (Campus Sites): The first taste of the playoffs, with games starting at 7 p.m. on ABC/ESPN.
Saturday, Dec. 20
College Football Playoff - First Round (Campus Sites): Two more thrilling games, one at 11 a.m. and another at 2:30 p.m., airing on ABC/ESPN and TNT/truTV/HBO Max respectively.
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise): A late afternoon game at 1 p.m., live on ESPN.
Tuesday, Dec. 23
Bush's Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, Fla.): A sunny Florida matchup at 1 p.m., on ESPN.
New Orleans Bowl: A 4:30 p.m. kickoff, also on ESPN.
Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl (Frisco, Texas): Wrapping up the day at 8 p.m., on ESPN.
Wednesday, Dec. 24
- Sheraton Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu): Hawaii vs. California, an 8 p.m. Pacific Time kickoff, on ESPN.
Friday, Dec. 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl (Detroit): A noon kickoff to start the weekend, on ESPN.
Rate Bowl (Phoenix, Ariz.): A late morning game at 3:30 p.m.
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dallas): Wrapping up the day with an evening game at 7 p.m., on ESPN.
Saturday, Dec. 27
Go Bowling Military Bowl (Annapolis, Md.): Kicking off at 10 a.m., live on ESPN.
Bad Boy Motors Pinstripe Bowl (Bronx, N.Y.): A traditional 11 a.m. game, on ABC.
Wasabi Fenway Bowl (Boston): A unique Bostonian experience at 1:15 p.m., on ESPN.
Pop-Tarts Bowl (Orlando, Fla.): A mid-afternoon game at 2:30 p.m., on ABC.
Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl (Tucson): A unique bowl name and a 3:30 p.m. kickoff, on The CW.
Isleta New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque): A late afternoon game at 4:45 p.m., on ESPN.
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.): A prime-time game at 6:30 p.m., on ABC.
Kinder's Texas Bowl (Houston): Wrapping up the day with an 8:15 p.m. game, on ESPN.
Monday, Dec. 29
- JLab Birmingham Bowl: A Monday afternoon game at 1 p.m., on ESPN.
Tuesday, Dec. 30
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.): Another Tuesday afternoon game at 1 p.m., on ESPN.
Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.): A 4:30 p.m. kickoff, live on ESPN.
Valero Alamo Bowl (San Antonio): A Texas showdown at 8 p.m., on ESPN.
Wednesday, Dec. 31
ReliaQuest Bowl (Tampa, Fla.): Kicking off the New Year's Eve celebrations at 11 a.m., on ESPN.
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (El Paso, Texas): A classic bowl game at 1 p.m., on CBS.
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (Orlando, Fla.): A 2 p.m. kickoff, on ABC.
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl: A late afternoon game at 2:30 p.m., on ESPN.
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal - Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (Arlington, Texas): The first quarterfinal game at 6:30 p.m., on ESPN.
Thursday, Jan. 1
- College Football Playoff Quarterfinals
- Capital One Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, Fla.): The first game of the New Year at 11 a.m., on ESPN.
- Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.): A California classic at 3 p.m., on ESPN.
- Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans): Wrapping up the day with a 7 p.m. game, on ESPN.
Friday, Jan. 2
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas): A noon kickoff, on ESPN.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.): A 3:30 p.m. game, on ESPN.
Holiday Bowl (San Diego): A California evening game at 7 p.m., on Fox.
Duke's Mayo Bowl (Charlotte, N.C.): Wrapping up the bowl season's first week at 7 p.m., on ESPN.
Thursday, Jan. 8
- College Football Playoff Semifinal - Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.): The first semifinal game at 6:30 p.m., on ESPN.
Friday, Jan. 9
- College Football Playoff Semifinal - Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Atlanta): The second semifinal game at 6:30 p.m., on ESPN.
Monday, Jan. 19
- College Football Playoff - National Championship Game: The ultimate showdown at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., at 6:30 p.m., live on ESPN.
And there you have it, folks! A complete guide to the 2025-26 college football bowl season. Which games are you most excited about? Don't forget to share your predictions and favorite moments in the comments! Let's get ready for some thrilling football action!
