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) |
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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 |
Alabama 34, Oklahoma 24 |
| Dec 20 – 12:00 pm |
CFP First Round |
ABC |
Texas A&M (11–1) vs Miami (Fla.) (10–2) |
Texas A&M −3.5 |
Miami (Fla.) 10, Texas A&M 3 |
| Dec 20 – 3:30 pm |
CFP First Round |
TNT |
Ole Miss (11–1) vs Tulane (11–2) |
Ole Miss −16.5 |
Ole Miss 41, Tulane 10 |
| Dec 20 – 7:30 pm |
CFP First Round |
TNT |
Oregon (11–1) vs James Madison (12–2) |
Oregon −21.5 |
Oregon 51, James Madison 34 |
🟡 Mid-Tier Bowls (Dec 22–26)
🟣 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 Miami (Fla.) (11-2) |
Ohio State -9.5 |
Miami 24, Ohio State 14 |
| Jan 1 – 12:00 pm |
Orange Bowl (QF) |
ESPN |
Texas Tech (12–1) vs Oregon (12-1) |
Oregon -2.5 |
Oregon 23, Texas Tech 0 |
| Jan 1 – 4:00 pm |
Rose Bowl (QF) |
ESPN |
Indiana (13–0) vs Alabama (11-3) |
Indiana -7 |
Indiana 38, Alabama 3 |
| Jan 1 – 8:00 pm |
Sugar Bowl (QF) |
ESPN |
Georgia (12–1) vs Ole Miss (12-1) |
Georgia -6 |
Ole Miss 39, Georgia 34 |
🔵 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 |
East Carolina 23, Pitt 17 |
| Dec 27 – 12:00 pm |
Pinstripe Bowl |
ABC |
Clemson (7–5) vs Penn State (6–6) |
Clemson −2.5 |
Penn State 22, Clemson 10 |
| Dec 27 – 2:15 pm |
Fenway Bowl |
ESPN |
UConn (9–3) vs Army (6–5) |
Army −2.5 |
Army 41, UConn 16 |
| Dec 27 – 3:30 pm |
Pop-Tarts Bowl |
ABC |
BYU (11–2) vs Georgia Tech (9–3) |
BYU −2.5 |
BYU 25, Georgia Tech 21 |
| Dec 27 – 4:30 pm |
Arizona Bowl |
CW |
Fresno State (8–4) vs Miami (OH) (7–6) |
Fresno State −3.5 |
Fresno State 18, Miami 3 |
| Dec 27 – 5:45 pm |
New Mexico Bowl |
ESPN |
San Diego State (9–3) vs North Texas (11–2) |
North Texas −4.5 |
North Texas 49, San Diego State 47 |
| Dec 27 – 7:30 pm |
Gator Bowl |
ABC |
Missouri (8–4) vs Virginia (10–3) |
Missouri −7.5 |
Virginia 13, Missouri 7 |
| Dec 27 – 9:15 pm |
Texas Bowl |
ESPN |
Houston (9–3) vs LSU (7–5) |
LSU −3.5 |
Houston 38, LSU 35 |
| Dec 29 – 2:00 pm |
Birmingham Bowl |
ESPN |
Georgia Southern (6–6) vs Appalachian State (5–7) |
App State −2.5 |
Georgia Southern 29, Appalachian State 10 |
| Dec 30 – 2:00 pm |
Independence Bowl |
ESPN |
Louisiana Tech (7–5) vs Coastal Carolina (6–6) |
La Tech −8.5 |
Louisiana Tech 23, Coastal Carolina 14 |
| Dec 30 – 5:30 pm |
Music City Bowl |
ESPN |
Illinois (8–4) vs Tennessee (8–4) |
Tennessee −5.5 |
Illinois 30, Tennessee 28 |
| Dec 30 – 9:00 pm |
Alamo Bowl |
ESPN |
USC (9–3) vs TCU (8–4) |
USC −6.5 |
TCU 30, USC 27 |
| Dec 31 – 12:00 pm |
ReliaQuest Bowl |
ESPN |
Iowa (8–4) vs Vanderbilt (10–2) |
Vanderbilt −4.5 |
Iowa 34, Vanderbilt 27 |
| Dec 31 – 2:00 pm |
Sun Bowl |
CBS |
Arizona State (8–4) vs Duke (8–5) |
Duke −1.5 |
Duke 42, Arizona State 39 |
| Dec 31 – 3:00 pm |
Citrus Bowl |
ABC |
Michigan (9–3) vs Texas (9–3) |
Texas −5.5 |
Texas 41, Michigan 27 |
| Dec 31 – 3:30 pm |
Las Vegas Bowl |
ESPN |
Nebraska (7–5) vs Utah (10–2) |
Utah −13.5 |
Utah 44, Nebraska 22 |
| Jan 2 – 1:00 pm |
Armed Forces Bowl |
ESPN |
Texas State (6–6) vs Rice (5–7) |
Texas State −9.5 |
Texas State 41, Rice 10 |
| Jan 2 – 4:30 pm |
Liberty Bowl |
ESPN |
Navy (9–2) vs Cincinnati (7–5) |
Cincinnati −1.5 |
Navy 35, Cincinnati 13 |
| Jan 2 – 8:00 pm |
Duke’s Mayo Bowl |
ESPN |
Mississippi State (5–7) vs Wake Forest (8–4) |
Wake Forest −3.5 |
Wake Forest 43, Mississippi State 29 |
| Jan 2 – 8:00 pm |
Holiday Bowl |
FOX |
Arizona (9–3) vs SMU (8–4) |
Arizona −2.5 |
SMU 24, Arizona 19 |
🟣 College Football Playoff
CFP Semifinals & Championship
About Douglas Blaine
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.