Bowl season is already underway. A couple of games are in the books, the third kicks off Tuesday night, and from here on out the calendar fills up fast. What starts as a trickle quickly turns into wall-to-wall college football — afternoons, prime time, late nights, and everything in between — capped by the expanded College Football Playoff.
Below is a complete, no-nonsense look at the 2025–26 bowl season: dates, times, TV listings, matchups with records, betting lines, and a Pick ’Em format you can use to make your selections and track results as they come in. This page will be updated throughout bowl season with scores, outcomes, and links to game previews and predictions, so check back often as the chaos unfolds. No payouts, no fluff — just football.
🏆 Celebration Bowl
| Date / Time (ET) |
Bowl (and link to preview/ prediction) |
TV |
Matchup (Records) |
Odds |
Result |
| Dec 13 – 12:00 pm |
Celebration Bowl (FCS) |
ABC |
South Carolina State (9–3) vs Prairie View A&M (10–3) |
— |
South Carolina State 40, Prairie View A&M 38 (4OT) |
🟢 Early Bowls (Dec 13–19)
🟣 College Football Playoff
CFP First Round (Campus Sites)
| Date / Time (ET) |
Bowl (and link to preview/ prediction) |
TV |
Matchup (Records) |
Odds |
Result |
| Dec 19 – 8:00 pm |
CFP First Round |
ABC |
Oklahoma (10–2) vs Alabama (10–3) |
Alabama −1.5 |
|
| Dec 20 – 12:00 pm |
CFP First Round |
ABC |
Texas A&M (11–1) vs Miami (FL) (10–2) |
Texas A&M −3.5 |
|
| Dec 20 – 3:30 pm |
CFP First Round |
TNT |
Ole Miss (11–1) vs Tulane (11–2) |
Ole Miss −16.5 |
|
| Dec 20 – 7:30 pm |
CFP First Round |
TNT |
Oregon (11–1) vs James Madison (12–2) |
Oregon −21.5 |
|
🟡 Mid-Tier Bowls (Dec 22–26)
| Date / Time (ET) |
Bowl (and link to preview/ prediction) |
TV |
Matchup (Records) |
Odds |
Result |
| Dec 22 – 2:00 pm |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl |
ESPN |
Washington State (6–6) vs Utah State (6–6) |
Utah State −3.5 |
|
| Dec 23 – 2:00 pm |
Boca Raton Bowl |
ESPN |
Louisville (8–4) vs Toledo (8–4) |
Louisville −8.5 |
|
| Dec 23 – 5:30 pm |
New Orleans Bowl |
ESPN |
Western Kentucky (8–4) vs Southern Miss (7–5) |
WKU −4.5 |
|
| Dec 23 – 9:00 pm |
Frisco Bowl |
ESPN |
UNLV (10–3) vs Ohio (8–4) |
UNLV −4.5 |
|
| Dec 24 – 8:00 pm |
Hawai‘i Bowl |
ESPN |
California (7–5) vs Hawai‘i (8–4) |
Cal −2.5 |
|
| Dec 26 – 1:00 pm |
GameAbove Sports Bowl |
ESPN |
Central Michigan (7–5) vs Northwestern (6–6) |
Northwestern −13.5 |
|
| Dec 26 – 4:30 pm |
Rate Bowl |
ESPN |
New Mexico (9–3) vs Minnesota (7–5) |
Minnesota −3.5 |
|
| Dec 26 – 8:00 pm |
First Responder Bowl |
ESPN |
FIU (7–5) vs UTSA (6–6) |
UTSA −9.5 |
🟣 College Football Playoff
CFP Quarterfinals (New Year’s Six)
| Date / Time (ET) |
Bowl (and link to preview/ prediction) |
TV |
Matchup (Records) |
Odds |
Result |
| Dec 31 – 7:30 pm |
Cotton Bowl (QF) |
ESPN |
Ohio State (12–1) vs CFP Winner |
TBD |
|
| Jan 1 – 12:00 pm |
Orange Bowl (QF) |
ESPN |
Texas Tech (12–1) vs CFP Winner |
TBD |
|
| Jan 1 – 4:00 pm |
Rose Bowl (QF) |
ESPN |
Indiana (13–0) vs CFP Winner |
TBD |
|
| Jan 1 – 8:00 pm |
Sugar Bowl (QF) |
ESPN |
Georgia (12–1) vs CFP Winner |
TBD |
🔵 New Year’s Bowls (Dec 27–Jan 2)
| Date / Time (ET) |
Bowl (and link to preview/ prediction) |
TV |
Matchup (Records) |
Odds |
Result |
| Dec 27 – 11:00 am |
Military Bowl |
ESPN |
Pittsburgh (8–4) vs East Carolina (8–4) |
Pitt −5.5 |
|
| Dec 27 – 12:00 pm |
Pinstripe Bowl |
ABC |
Clemson (7–5) vs Penn State (6–6) |
Clemson −2.5 |
|
| Dec 27 – 2:15 pm |
Fenway Bowl |
ESPN |
UConn (9–3) vs Army (6–5) |
Army −2.5 |
|
| Dec 27 – 3:30 pm |
Pop-Tarts Bowl |
ABC |
BYU (11–2) vs Georgia Tech (9–3) |
BYU −2.5 |
|
| Dec 27 – 4:30 pm |
Arizona Bowl |
CW |
Fresno State (8–4) vs Miami (OH) (7–6) |
Fresno State −3.5 |
|
| Dec 27 – 5:45 pm |
New Mexico Bowl |
ESPN |
San Diego State (9–3) vs North Texas (11–2) |
North Texas −4.5 |
|
| Dec 27 – 7:30 pm |
Gator Bowl |
ABC |
Missouri (8–4) vs Virginia (10–3) |
Missouri −7.5 |
|
| Dec 27 – 9:15 pm |
Texas Bowl |
ESPN |
Houston (9–3) vs LSU (7–5) |
LSU −3.5 |
|
| Dec 29 – 2:00 pm |
Birmingham Bowl |
ESPN |
Georgia Southern (6–6) vs Appalachian State (5–7) |
App State −2.5 |
|
| Dec 30 – 2:00 pm |
Independence Bowl |
ESPN |
Louisiana Tech (7–5) vs Coastal Carolina (6–6) |
La Tech −8.5 |
|
| Dec 30 – 5:30 pm |
Music City Bowl |
ESPN |
Illinois (8–4) vs Tennessee (8–4) |
Tennessee −5.5 |
|
| Dec 30 – 9:00 pm |
Alamo Bowl |
ESPN |
USC (9–3) vs TCU (8–4) |
USC −6.5 |
|
| Dec 31 – 12:00 pm |
ReliaQuest Bowl |
ESPN |
Iowa (8–4) vs Vanderbilt (10–2) |
Vanderbilt −4.5 |
|
| Dec 31 – 2:00 pm |
Sun Bowl |
CBS |
Arizona State (8–4) vs Duke (8–5) |
Duke −1.5 |
|
| Dec 31 – 3:00 pm |
Citrus Bowl |
ABC |
Michigan (9–3) vs Texas (9–3) |
Texas −5.5 |
|
| Dec 31 – 3:30 pm |
Las Vegas Bowl |
ESPN |
Nebraska (7–5) vs Utah (10–2) |
Utah −13.5 |
|
| Jan 2 – 1:00 pm |
Armed Forces Bowl |
ESPN |
Texas State (6–6) vs Rice (5–7) |
Texas State −9.5 |
|
| Jan 2 – 4:30 pm |
Liberty Bowl |
ESPN |
Navy (9–2) vs Cincinnati (7–5) |
Cincinnati −1.5 |
|
| Jan 2 – 8:00 pm |
Duke’s Mayo Bowl |
ESPN |
Mississippi State (5–7) vs Wake Forest (8–4) |
Wake Forest −3.5 |
|
| Jan 2 – 8:00 pm |
Holiday Bowl |
FOX |
Arizona (9–3) vs SMU (8–4) |
Arizona −2.5 |
🟣 College Football Playoff
CFP Semifinals & Championship
| Date / Time (ET) |
Bowl (and link to preview/ prediction) |
TV |
Matchup |
Odds |
Result |
| Jan 8 – 7:30 pm |
Fiesta Bowl (Semifinal) |
ESPN |
CFP Winner vs CFP Winner |
TBD |
|
| Jan 9 – 7:30 pm |
Peach Bowl (Semifinal) |
ESPN |
CFP Winner vs CFP Winner |
TBD |
|
| Jan 19 – 7:30 pm |
CFP National Championship |
ESPN |
CFP Winner vs CFP Winner |
TBD |
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Capnpen is a writer who was a newspaper and magazine journalist in a previous life. A college journalism major, he now works as an English teacher, but gets his writing fix by blogging about a variety of topics, including politics, religion, movies and television. When he's not working or blogging, Capnpen spends time with his family, plays a little golf (badly) and loves to learn about virtually anything.
Bowl season is already underway. A couple of games are in the books, the third kicks off Tuesday night, and from here on out the calendar fills up fast. What starts as a trickle quickly turns into wall-to-wall college football — afternoons, prime time, late nights, and everything in between — capped by the expanded College Football Playoff.