2025-26 College Football Playoff, bowl schedule

As always, the college football season concludes with the most wonderful time of the year -- bowl season.

In 2025, that includes the second year of the 12-team College Football Playoff, which culminates with the crowning of a national champion on Monday, Jan. 19, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The CFP begins with four first-round games to be played at campus sites Dec. 19 and 20. The quarterfinals and semifinals follow at the traditional New Year's Six bowl games.

Bowl season kicks off Dec. 13 at noon with the Cricket Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

In all, 36 bowl games are scheduled, in addition to the 11 games of the CFP, and 42 of those games will air on the ESPN/ABC family of networks.

All times Eastern.

College Football Playoff

First-round games (at campus sites)

Friday, Dec. 19

No. 9 Alabama 34, No. 8 Oklahoma 24

Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman, Oklahoma)

Saturday, Dec. 20

No. 10 Miami 10, No. 7 Texas A&M 3

Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)

No. 6 Ole Miss 41, No. 11 Tulane 10

Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (Oxford, Mississippi)

No. 5 Oregon 51,No. 12 James Madison 34

Autzen Stadium (Eugene, Oregon)

CFP quarterfinals

Wednesday, Dec. 31

CFP Quarterfinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

No. 10 Miami 24, No. 2 Ohio State 14

AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)

Thursday, Jan. 1

CFP Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl

No. 5 Oregon 23, No. 4 Texas Tech 0

Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)

CFP Quarterfinal at theRose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential

No. 1 Indiana 38,No. 9 Alabama 3

Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)

CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl

No. 6 Ole Miss 39 No. 3 Georgia 34

Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)

CFP semifinals, national championship game

Thursday, Jan. 8

CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl

No. 10 Miami 31, No. 6 Ole Miss 27

State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)

Friday, Jan. 9

CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

No. 1 Indiana 56, No. 5 Oregon 22

Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)

Monday, Jan. 19

CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T

No. 1 Indiana 27, No. 10 Miami 21

Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)

Complete bowl season schedule

Saturday, Dec. 13

Cricket Celebration Bowl

South Carolina State 40, Prairie View A&M 38

Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)

Bucked Up LA Bowl

Washington 38, Boise State 10

SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, California)

Tuesday, Dec. 16

IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl

Jacksonville State 17,Troy 13

Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama)

Wednesday, Dec. 17

StaffDNA Cure Bowl

Old Dominion 24, South Florida 10

Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)

68 Ventures Bowl

Delaware 20, Louisiana 13

Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Alabama)

Thursday, Dec. 18

Xbox Bowl

Arkansas State 34, Missouri State 28

Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, Texas)

Friday, Dec. 19

Myrtle Beach Bowl Presented by Engine

Western Michigan 42, Kennesaw State 6

Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina)

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl

NC State 31, Memphis 7

Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)

Monday, Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Washington State 34, Utah State 21

Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)

Tuesday, Dec. 23

Bush's Boca Raton Bowl of Beans

Louisville 27, Toledo 22

Flagler Credit Union Stadium (Boca Raton, Florida)

New Orleans Bowl

Western Kentucky 27, Southern Miss 16

Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)

Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl

Ohio 17, UNLV 10

Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, Texas)

Wednesday, Dec. 24

Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl

Hawaii 35,California 31

Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu)

Friday, Dec. 26

GameAbove Sports Bowl

Northwestern 34, Central Michigan 7

Ford Field (Detroit)

Rate Bowl

Minnesota 20, New Mexico 17 (OT)

Chase Field (Phoenix)

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

UTSA 57, Florida International 20

Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)

Saturday, Dec. 27

Go Bowling Military Bowl

East Carolina 23, Pittsburgh 17

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl

Penn State 22, Clemson 10

Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York)

Wasabi Fenway Bowl

Army 41, UConn 16

Fenway Park (Boston)

Pop-Tarts Bowl

BYU 25, Georgia Tech 21

Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl

Fresno State 18, Miami (OH) 3

Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona)

Isleta New Mexico Bowl

North Texas 49, San Diego State 47

University Stadium (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

Virginia 13, Missouri 7

EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)

Kinder's Texas Bowl

Houston 38, LSU 35

NRG Stadium (Houston)

Monday, Dec. 29

JLAB Birmingham Bowl

Georgia Southern 29, App State 10

Protective Stadium (Birmingham, Alabama)

Tuesday, Dec. 30

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

Louisiana Tech 23, Coastal Carolina 14

Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana)

Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl

Illinois 30, Tennessee 28

Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)

Valero Alamo Bowl

TCU 30, USC 27 (OT)

Alamodome (San Antonio)

Wednesday, Dec. 31

ReliaQuest Bowl

Iowa 34, Vanderbilt 27

Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

Duke 42, Arizona State 39

Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, Texas)

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl

Texas 41, Michigan 27

Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl

Utah 44, Nebraska 22

Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)

Friday, Jan. 2

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

Texas State 41, Rice 10

Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas)

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Navy 35, Cincinnati 13

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee)

Duke's Mayo Bowl

Wake Forest 43, Mississippi State 29

Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)

Trust & Will Holiday Bowl

SMU 24, Arizona 19

Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego)