College football bowl schedule: Tracking the selections for all 41 bowl games in 2025-26 originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Welcome to Bowl Season. The 2025-26 college football postseason is the second of the 12-team College Football Playoff era. This year, there will be four first-round games before the quarterfinals, semifinals and College Football Playoff championship game on Jan. 19. There also are 35 bowl games outside the College Football Playoff for the second straight season with the addition of the X-Box Bowl to accommodate the eligible teams.  Sporting News tracked those announcements through Sunday to get you ready for the postseason. See the complete bowl schedule and matchups below. MORE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NEWS:SN’s expert College Football Playoff bracket predictionsPredictions for all 41 college football bowl games in 2025-26Notre Dame leads biggest snubs from College Football PlayoffRanking the 2025 College Football Playoff teams 1-12Full list of locations for 2025 College Football Playoff gamesCollege Football Bowl Schedule 2025-26Dec. 13BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVBucked Up LA Bowl Hosted By GronkBoise State vs. Washington9 p.m.ESPNDec. 16BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVIS4S Salute to Veterans BowlTroy vs. Jacksonville State9 p.m.ESPNDec. 17BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVStaffDNA Cure BowlUSF vs. Old Dominion5 p.m.ESPN68 Ventures BowlLouisiana vs. Delaware8:30 p.m.ESPNDec. 18BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVX-Box BowlArkansas State vs. Missouri State9 p.m.ESPN2Dec. 19BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVMyrtle Beach BowlKennesaw State vs. Western Michigan12 p.m.ESPNUnion Home Mortgage Gasparilla BowlNC State vs. Memphis3:30 p.m..ESPNDec. 22BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVFamous Idaho Potato BowlUtah State vs. Washington State2 p.m.ESPNDec. 23BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVBush’s Boca Raton BowlLouisville vs. Toledo2 p.m.ESPNNew Orleans BowlWestern Kentucky vs. Southern Miss5:30 p.m.ESPN2Scooter’s Coffee Frisco BowlUNLV vs. Ohio9 p.m.ESPNDec. 24BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVSheraton Hawaii BowlHawaii vs. Cal8 p.m.ESPNDec. 26BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVGameAbove Sports BowlNorthwestern vs. Central Michigan1 p.m.ESPNRate BowlMinnesota vs. New Mexico4 p.m.ESPNServpro First Responder BowlUTSA vs. FIU 8 p.m.ESPNDec. 27BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVGo Bowling Military BowlPittsburgh vs. East Carolina11 a.m.ESPNBad Boy Mowers Pinstripe BowlPenn State vs. Clemson12 p.m.ABCWasabi Fenway BowlArmy vs. UConn2:15 p.m.ESPNPop-Tarts BowlGeorgia Tech vs. BYU3:30 p.m.ABCSnoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & JuiceFresno State vs. Miami OH4:30 p.m.The CWIsleta New Mexico BowlSan Diego State vs. North Texas5:45 p.m.ESPNTaxslayer Gator BowlVirginia vs. Missouri7:30 p.m.ESPNKinder’s Texas BowlLSU vs. Houston9:15 p.m.ESPNDec. 29BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVJLab Birmingham BowlGeorgia Southern vs. Appalachian State2 p.m.ESPNDec. 30BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVRadiance Technologies Independence BowlLouisiana Tech vs. Coastal Carolina2 p.m.ESPNLiberty Mutual Music City BowlIllinois vs. Tennessee5:30 p.m.ESPNValero Alamo BowlUSC vs. TCU9 p.m.ABCDec. 31BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVReliaquest BowlIowa vs. Vanderbilt12 p.m.ESPNTony The Tiger Sun BowlArizona State vs. Duke2 p.m.CBSCheez-It Citrus BowlMichigan vs. Texas3 p.m.ABCSDS Distribution Las Vegas BowlNebraska vs. Utah3:30 p.m.ESPNJan. 2BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVLockheed Martin Armed Forces BowlRice vs. Texas State1 p.m.ESPNAutozone Liberty BowlNavy vs. Cincinnati4:30 p.m.ESPNDuke’s Mayo BowlMississippi State vs. Wake Forest8 p.m.ESPNDirecTV Holiday BowlArizona vs. SMU8 p.m.FoxCollege Football Playoff 2025-26 schedule Dec. 19BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVFirst-Round CFP gameAlabama vs. Oklahoma8 p.m.ESPNDec. 20BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVFirst-Round CFP gameMiami vs. Texas A&M12 p.m.TNTFirst-Round CFP gameTulane vs. Ole Miss4 p.m.TNTFirst-Round CFP gameJames Madison vs. Oregon8 p.m.ESPNDec. 31 BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVCotton Bowl Classic (quarterfinal)TBD vs. Ohio State7:30 p.m.ESPNJan. 1BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVCapital One Orange Bowl (quarterfinal)Texas Tech vs. TBD12 p.m.ESPNRose Bowl Game (quarterfinal)Indiana vs. TBD4 p.m.ESPNAllstate Sugar Bowl (quarterfinal)Georgia vs. TBD8 p.m. ESPNJan. 8BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVVrbo Fiesta Bowl (semifinal)TBD7:30 p.m.ESPNJan. 9BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVChick-fil-A Peach Bowl (semifinal)TBD7:30 p.m.ESPNJan. 19BOWLMATCHUPTIMETVCFP National championshipTBD7:30 p.m.ESPN