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The regular season is over. Now, college football teams are starting to bowl.
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The 2025-26 schedule features 36 Independence Bowl games and 11 College Football Playoff games, providing fans with plenty of entertainment over the next month.
Bowl season begins Dec. 13 with the Celebration Bowl and Los Angeles Bowl. The CFP will again use a 12-team format, starting with first-round games on Dec. 19 and 20 and ending with the national championship game on Jan. 19.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025-26 College Football Bowl schedule, including TV and streaming options for every game.
More:Expert predictions for all 36 college football bowl games in 2025-26
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College Football Bowl Schedule: Dates, Times, TV Channels, Live Streaming
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TV channel: ABC | CBS | ESPN | ESPN2 | Fox | The CW Network | TNT
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Certain games can also be streamed live on the ESPN app, Paramount+ and DIRECTV.
Saturday, December 13
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
celebration bowl |
South Carolina 40Prairie Landscape 38 (4 OT) |
— |
— |
|
Los Angeles Bowl |
Washington 38Boise State University 10 |
— |
— |
Tuesday, December 16
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tribute to the Veterans Bowl |
Jacksonville State University vs. Troy University |
9pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
Wednesday, December 17
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
healing bowl |
Old Dominion vs South Florida |
5pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
68 Risk Bowl |
Louisiana vs Delaware |
8:30 pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
Thursday, December 18
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Xbox Bowl |
Missouri vs Arkansas |
9pm |
ESPN2, Fubo, ESPN App |
Friday, December 19
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
myrtle beach bowl |
Western Michigan vs Kennesaw State |
11 am |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
Gasparilla Bowl |
North Carolina State University vs University of Memphis |
2:30 pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
CFP first round |
Alabama vs Oklahoma State |
8pm |
ABC, Fubo, ESPN Apps |
Saturday, December 20
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CFP first round |
Texas A&M vs. Miami (Florida) |
noon |
ABC, Fubo, ESPN Apps |
|
CFP first round |
University of Mississippi vs Tulane University |
3:30 pm |
TNT, live TV |
|
CFP first round |
Oregon State vs. James Madison |
7:30pm |
TNT, live TV |
Monday, December 22
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl |
Utah State vs Washington State |
2pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
Tuesday, December 23
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Boca Raton Bowl |
Louisville vs Toledo |
2pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
new orleans bowl |
Southern Mississippi vs Western Kentucky |
5:30 pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
Frisco Bowl |
Ohio State vs University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
9pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
Wednesday, December 24
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
hawaiian bowl |
California and Hawaii |
8pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
Friday, December 26
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Game Above Sports Bowl |
Northwestern vs. Central Michigan |
1 p.m. |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
rate bowl |
Minnesota vs New Mexico |
4:30 pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
first aid bowl |
UTSA vs Florida International |
8pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
Saturday, December 27
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
military bowl |
East Carolina vs. Pitt |
11 am |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
pinstripe bowl |
Clemson vs Penn State |
noon |
ABC, Fubo, ESPN Apps |
|
fenway bowl |
Army vs UConn |
2:15pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
pie bowl |
Brigham Young University vs Georgia Tech |
3:30 pm |
ABC, Fubo, ESPN Apps |
|
arizona bowl |
Fresno State vs University of Miami (Ohio) |
4:30 pm |
CW Network, Fubo |
|
New Mexico Bowl |
San Diego State vs North Texas State |
5:45 pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
crocodile bowl |
Missouri vs Virginia |
7:30pm |
ABC, Fubo, ESPN Apps |
|
texas bowl |
Houston vs LSU |
9:15pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
Monday, December 29
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
birmingham bowl |
Georgia Southern vs. App State |
2pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
Tuesday, December 30
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
individual bowl |
Louisiana Tech vs Coastal Carolina University |
2pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
music city bowl |
Illinois vs Tennessee |
5:30 pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
alamo bowl |
TCU and USC |
9pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
Wednesday, December 31
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ReliaQuest Bowl |
Vanderbilt vs Iowa |
noon |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
sun bowl |
Duke University vs. Arizona State University |
2pm |
CBS, Fubo, Paramount+ |
|
Citrus Bowl |
Texas vs. Michigan |
3pm |
ABC, Fubo, ESPN Apps |
|
Las Vegas Bowl |
Utah vs Nebraska |
3:30 pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
CFP Quarterfinals (Cotton Bowl) |
Ohio State vs. Texas A&M/Miami (Florida) |
7:30pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
Thursday, January 1
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CFP Quarterfinals (Orange Bowl) |
Texas Tech vs University of Oregon/JMU |
noon |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
CFP Quarterfinals (Rose Bowl) |
Indiana vs Oklahoma/Alabama |
4pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
CFP Quarterfinals (Sugar Bowl) |
Georgia vs. Mississippi/Tulane |
8pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
Friday, January 2
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
armed forces bowl |
Texas State University vs. Rice University |
1 p.m. |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
liberty bowl |
Cincinnati vs Navy |
4:30 pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
Duke’s Mayonnaise Bowl |
Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest |
8pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
|
holiday bowl |
SMU vs. Arizona State |
8pm |
Fox, Fubo |
Thursday, January 8
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CFP Semifinals (Fiesta Bowl) |
Cotton Winner vs. Sugar Winner |
7:30pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
Friday, January 9
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CFP Semifinals (Peach Bowl) |
Rose Winner vs Orange Winner |
7:30pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
Monday, January 19
|
bowl |
Contest |
Time (Eastern Time) |
TV/live broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CFP National Championship |
To be determined and to be determined |
7:30pm |
ESPN, Fubo, ESPN App |
