2025 bowl schedule: College Football Playoff times, channels and more

Bowl season is upon us — even if it will be missing some familiar faces.

2025 has seen player opt-outs become program ones as teams from Notre Dame, Iowa State and Kansas State declined the opportunity to notch a couple extra weeks of practice and some game-themed gift bags this winter. While those teams will be missed, there’s plenty of intrigue surrounding 47 postseason matchups — including the 11 games that make up the second-ever 12-team College Football Playoff.

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Who’ll be playing where this winter — and what games can you rely on to provide a distraction after holiday get-togethers with your family? Here’s a breakdown of 2025’s bowl games as they’re announced.

This list will be updated. All broadcast times are Eastern.

Saturday, Dec. 13

Cricket Celebration Bowl (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia)

• South Carolina State vs. Prairie View A&M

Bucked Up LA Bowl (SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California)

Tuesday, Dec. 16

IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl (Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama)

• Troy vs. Jacksonville State

Wednesday, Dec. 17

StaffDNA Cure Bowl (Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida)

• Old Dominion vs. South Florida

68 Ventures Bowl (Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, Alabama)

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Thursday, Dec. 18

Xbox Bowl (Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas)

• Missouri State vs. Arkansas State

Friday, Dec. 19

Myrtle Beach Bowl Presented by Engine (Brooks Stadium, Conway, South Carolina)

• Kennesaw State vs. Western Michigan

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida)

2:30 p.m., ESPN

College Football Playoff, First Round Game One (Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma)

• No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Alabama

Saturday, Dec. 20

College Football Playoff, First Round Game Two (Kyle Field, College Station, Texas)

• No. 10 Miami vs. No. 7 Texas A&M

College Football Playoff, First Round Game Three (Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi)

• No. 11 Tulane vs. No. 6 Ole Miss

College Football Playoff, First Round Game Four (Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon)

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Monday, Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho)

• Washington State vs. Utah State

Tuesday, Dec. 23

Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl (Flagler Credit Union Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida)

2 p.m., ESPN

New Orleans Bowl (Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana)

• Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss

Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl (Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas)

9 p.m., ESPN

Wednesday, Dec. 24

Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl (Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, Hawai’i)

Friday, Dec. 26

GameAbove Sports Bowl (Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan)

• Central Michigan vs. Northwestern

Rate Bowl (Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona)

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas)

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• Florida International vs. Texas-San Antonio

Saturday, Dec. 27

Go Bowling Military Bowl (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland)

11 a.m., ESPN

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl (Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York)

Noon, ABC

Wasabi Fenway Bowl (Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts)

Pop-Tarts Bowl (Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida)

3:30 p.m., ABC

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl (Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona)

• Miami (OH) vs. Fresno State

Isleta New Mexico Bowl (University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico)

• North Texas vs. San Diego State

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida)

7:30 p.m. ABC

Kinder’s Texas Bowl (NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas)

Monday, Dec. 29

JLAB Birmingham Bowl (Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama)

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2 p.m., ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 30

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana)

• Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech

Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl (Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee)

Valero Alamo Bowl (Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas)

Wednesday, Dec. 31

ReliaQuest Bowl (Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida)

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas)

2 p.m., CBS

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida)

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada)

CFP Quarterfinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas)

• Miami-Texas A&M winner vs. No. 2 Ohio State

Friday, Jan. 2

CFP Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida)

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• James Madison-Oregon winner vs. No. 4 Texas Tech

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas)

1 p.m., ESPN

CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California)

• Alabama-Oklahoma winner vs. No. 1 Indiana

AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee)

Duke’s Mayo Bowl (Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina)

8 p.m., ESPN

Trust & Will Holiday Bowl (Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA)

8 p.m., Fox

CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl (Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana)

• Tulane-Ole Miss winner vs. No. 3 Georgia

Thursday, Jan. 8

CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona)

7:30 p.m., ESPN

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Friday, Jan. 9

CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia)

7:30 p.m., ESPN

Monday, Jan. 19

CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida)

7:30 p.m., ESPN

This article originally appeared on For The Win: 2025 bowl schedule: College Football Playoff times, channels and more