College Football Bowl Game Schedule 2025–26: Complete list, scores, matchups, dates, times, TV channels

After a dramatic conference championship weekend, the college football regular season has come to an end. You know what that means: More college football. The conference champions have been decided, the College Football Playoff schedule is set, and the bowl matchups are out. The next month and a half is all about postseason football, all leading up to the national title game.

Check out the full list of 2025–26 college football bowl games below, with rolling score updates as the games happen, including all 11 CFP playoff games and more.

What teams made the College Football Playoff?

The 12 teams that made the 2025–26 CFP field are:

1. Indiana
2. Ohio State
3. Georgia
4. Texas Tech
5. Oregon
6. Ole Miss
7. Texas A&M
8. Oklahoma
9. Alabama
10. Miami
11. Tulane
12. James Madison

How many bowl games are there?

The 2025–26 season features 41 bowl games, including four college football playoff first round games, four quarterfinals, two semifinals, and the national championship on Monday, Jan 19.

Previewing the 2025-26 College Football Playoffs

Get postseason analysis of every game from the NBC Sports Rushing the Field team. Nicole Auerbach and former Ohio State LB Joshua Perry break down the field and pick out who has the hardest path to a national championship. Watch the latest coverage below and subscribe to Rushing the Field on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.

Who has the easiest, hardest paths in CFP bracket?

Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry analyze the College Football Playoff 12-team bracket from all angles, questioning if Ohio State has the hardest path to a national championship and debating if having a bye is beneficial.

Full list of 2025-26 college football bowl games

All times Eastern. Check out the full list of upcoming bowl games below, plus scores updated all throughout bowl season.

Saturday, Dec 13

Cricket Celebration Bowl
South Carolina State 40, Prairie View A&M 38, 4OT

Bucked Up LA Bowl
Washington 38, Boise State 10

Tuesday, Dec 16

IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl
Jacksonville State 17, Troy 13

Wednesday, Dec 17

StaffDNA Cure Bowl
Old Dominion 24, South Florida 10

68 Ventures Bowl
Delaware 20, Louisiana 13

Thursday Dec 18

Xbox Bowl
Arkansas State 34, Missouri State 28

Friday, Dec 19

Myrtle Beach Bowl presented by Engine
Western Michigan 41, Kennesaw State 6

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
NC State 31, Memphis 7

CFP First Round Game
(9) Alabama 34, (8) Oklahoma 24

Saturday, Dec 20

CFP First Round Game
(10) Miami 10, (7) Texas A&M 3

CFP First Round Game
(6) Ole Miss 41, (11) Tulane 10

CFP First Round Game
(5) Oregon 51, (12) James Madison 34

Monday, Dec 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Washington State 34, Utah State 21

Tuesday, Dec 23

Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl
Louisville 27, Toledo 22

New Orleans Bowl
Western Kentucky 27, Southern Miss 16

Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl
Ohio 17, UNLV 10

Wednesday, Dec 24

Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl
Hawaii 35, California 31

Friday, Dec 26

GameAbove Sports Bowl
Northwestern 34, Central Michigan 7

Rate Bowl
Minnesota 20, New Mexico 17 (OT)

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
UTSA 57, Florida International 20

Saturday, Dec 27

Go Bowling Military Bowl
East Carolina 23, Pittsburgh 17

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Penn State 22, Clemson 10

Wasabi Fenway Bowl
Army 41, UConn 16

Pop-Tarts Bowl
BYU 25, Georgia Tech 21

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl
Fresno State 18, Miami (OH) 3

Isleta New Mexico Bowl
North Texas 49, San Diego State 47

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Virginia 13, Missouri 7

Kinder’s Texas Bowl
Houston 38, LSU 35

Tuesday, Dec 30

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Louisiana Tech 23, Coastal Carolina 14

Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl
Illinois 30, Tennessee 28

Valero Alamo Bowl
TCU 30, USC 27

Wednesday, Dec 31

ReliaQuest Bowl
Iowa 34, Vanderbilt 27

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Duke 42, Arizona State 39
2p ET: CBS

Cheez-it Citrus Bowl
Texas 41, Michigan 27
3p ET: ABC

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Utah 44, Nebraska 22
3:30p ET: ESPN

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (CFP Quarterfinal)
(10) Miami 24, (2) Ohio State 14

Thursday, Jan 1

Capital One Orange Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal)
(5) Oregon 23, (4) Texas Tech 0

Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential
(1) Indiana 38, (9) Alabama 3

Allstate Sugar Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal)
(6) Ole Miss 39 vs. (3) Georgia 34

Friday, Jan 2

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Rice vs. Texas State
1p ET: ESPN

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Navy vs. Cincinnati
4:30p ET: ESPN

Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State
8p ET: ESPN

Trust & Will Holiday Bowl
Arizona vs. SMU
8p ET: Fox

Thursday, Jan 8

Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (CFP Semifinal)
Ole Miss (6) vs. Miami (10)
7:30p ET: ESPN

Friday, Jan 9

Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal)
Indiana (1) vs. Oregon (5)
7:30p ET: ESPN

Monday, Jan 19

CFP National Championship presented by AT&T
7:30p ET: ESPN