2024-2025 College Football Bowl Game Schedule (Times and TV Networks)

Last Updated on December 9, 2024

The 2024-2025 football season will be the first with a 12-team playoff. Below we have the dates, times and locations for all of the bowl games this season, along with the television networks for each game. We will update as new information becomes available.

We also have the College Football Playoff Payouts for 2024-2025.

Date	Bowl Game	Matchup	Time (ET)	TV Network	Stadium	Location
Saturday, Dec. 14	Celebration Bowl	Jackson State vs. South Carolina State	12 p.m.	ABC	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Atlanta, Georgia
Saturday, Dec. 14	Camellia Bowl	South Alabama vs. Western Michigan	9 p.m.	ESPN	Cramton Bowl	Montgomery, Alabama
Tuesday, Dec. 17	Frisco Bowl	Memphis vs. West Virginia	9 p.m.	ESPN	Toyota Stadium	Frisco, Texas
Wednesday, Dec. 18	Boca Raton Bowl	Western Kentucky vs. James Madison	5:30 p.m.	ESPN	FAU Stadium	Boca Raton, Florida
Wednesday, Dec. 18	LA Bowl	Cal vs. UNLV	9 p.m.	ESPN	SoFi Stadium	Inglewood, California
Thursday, Dec. 19	New Orleans Bowl	Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston	7 p.m.	ESPN2	Caesars Superdome	New Orleans, Louisiana
Friday, Dec. 20	Cure Bowl	Ohio vs. Jacksonville State	12 p.m.	ESPN	Camping World Stadium	Orlando, Florida
Friday, Dec. 20	Gasparilla Bowl	Tulane vs. Florida	3:30 p.m.	ESPN	Raymond James Stadium	Tampa, Florida
Friday, Dec. 20	College Football Playoff First Round Game	No. 10 Indiana vs. No. 7 Notre Dame	8 p.m.	ABC/ESPN	Notre Dame Stadium	South Bend, Indiana
Saturday, Dec. 21	College Football Playoff First Round Game	No. 11 SMU vs. No. 6 Penn State	12 p.m.	TNT	Beaver Stadium	State College, Pennsylvania
Saturday, Dec. 21	College Football Playoff First Round Game	No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 5 Texas	4 p.m.	TNT	Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium	Austin, Texas
Saturday, Dec. 21	College Football Playoff First Round Game	No. 9 Tennessee vs. No. 8 Ohio State	8 p.m.	ABC/ESPN	Ohio Stadium	Columbus, Ohio
Monday, Dec. 23	Myrtle Beach Bowl	Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA	11 a.m.	ESPN	Brooks Stadium	Conway, South Carolina
Monday, Dec. 23	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State	2:30 p.m.	ESPN	Albertsons Stadium	Boise, Idaho
Tuesday, Dec. 24	Hawai’i Bowl	South Florida vs. San José State	8 p.m.	ESPN	Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex	Honolulu, Hawai’i
Thursday, Dec. 26	Detroit Bowl	Pittsburgh vs. Toledo	2 p.m.	ESPN	Ford Field	Detroit, Michigan
Thursday, Dec. 26	Guaranteed Rate Bowl	Rutgers vs. Kansas State	5:30 p.m.	ESPN	Chase Field	Phoenix, Arizona
Thursday, Dec. 26	68 Ventures Bowl	Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green	9 p.m.	ESPN	Hancock Whitney Stadium	Mobile, Alabama
Friday, Dec. 27	Armed Forces Bowl	Oklahoma vs. Navy	3 p.m.	ESPN	Amon G. Carter Stadium	Fort Worth, Texas
Friday, Dec. 27	Birmingham Bowl	Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt	3:30 p.m.	ESPN	Protective Stadium	Birmingham, Alabama
Friday, Dec. 27	Liberty Bowl	Texas Tech vs. Arkansas	7 p.m.	ESPN	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium	Memphis, Tennessee
Friday, Dec. 27	Holiday Bowl	Syracuse vs. Washington State	8 p.m.	FOX	Snapdragon Stadium	San Diego, California
Friday, Dec. 27	Las Vegas Bowl	Texas A&M vs. USC	10:30 p.m.	ESPN	Allegiant Stadium	Las Vegas, Nevada
Saturday, Dec. 28	Fenway Bowl	UConn vs. North Carolina	11 a.m.	ESPN	Fenway Park	Boston, Massachusetts
Saturday, Dec. 28	Pinstripe Bowl	Boston College vs. Nebraska	12 p.m.	ABC	Yankee Stadium	Bronx, New York
Saturday, Dec. 28	New Mexico Bowl	Louisiana vs. TCU	2:15 p.m.	ESPN	University Stadium	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Saturday, Dec. 28	Pop-Tarts Bowl	Iowa State vs. Miami	3:30 p.m.	ABC	Camping World Stadium	Orlando, Florida
Saturday, Dec. 28	Arizona Bowl	Miami (OH) vs. Colorado State	4:30 p.m.	CW Network	Arizona Stadium	Tucson, Arizona
Saturday, Dec. 28	Military Bowl	East Carolina vs. NC State	5:45 p.m.	ESPN	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium	Annapolis, Maryland
Saturday, Dec. 28	Alamo Bowl	BYU vs. Colorado	7:30 p.m.	ABC	Alamodome	San Antonio, Texas
Saturday, Dec. 28	Independence Bowl	Marshall vs. Army	9:15 p.m.	ESPN	Independence Stadium	Shreveport, Louisiana
Monday, Dec. 30	Music City Bowl	Iowa vs. Missouri	2:30 p.m.	ESPN	Nissan Stadium	Nashville, Tennessee
Tuesday, Dec. 31	ReliaQuest Bowl	Alabama vs. Michigan	12 p.m.	ESPN	Raymond James Stadium	Tampa, Florida
Tuesday, Dec. 31	Sun Bowl	Louisville vs. Washington	2 p.m.	CBS	Sun Bowl	El Paso, Texas
Tuesday, Dec. 31	Citrus Bowl	South Carolina vs. Illinois	3 p.m.	ABC	Camping World Stadium	Orlando, Florida
Tuesday, Dec. 31	Texas Bowl	Baylor vs. LSU	3:30 p.m.	ESPN	NRG Stadium	Houston, Texas
Tuesday, Dec. 31	College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Game (Fiesta Bowl)		7:30 p.m.	ESPN	State Farm Stadium	Glendale, Arizona
Wednesday, Jan. 1	College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Game (Peach Bowl)		1 p.m.	ESPN	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Atlanta, Georgia
Wednesday, Jan. 1	College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Game (Rose Bowl)		5 p.m.	ESPN	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, California
Wednesday, Jan. 1	College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Game (Sugar Bowl)		8:45 p.m.	ESPN	Caesars Superdome	New Orleans, Louisiana
Thursday, Jan. 2	Gator Bowl	Duke vs. Ole Miss	7:30 p.m.	ESPN	EverBank Stadium	Jacksonville, Florida
Friday, Jan. 3	First Responder Bowl	North Texas vs. Texas State	4 p.m.	ESPN	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	Dallas, Texas
Friday, Jan. 3	Duke’s Mayo Bowl	Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech	7:30 p.m.	ESPN	Bank of America Stadium	Charlotte, North Carolina
Saturday, Jan. 4	Bahamas Bowl	Buffalo vs. Liberty	11 a.m.	ESPN/ESPN2	Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium	Nassau, Bahamas
Thursday, Jan. 9	College Football Playoff Semifinal Game (Orange Bowl)		7:30 p.m.	ESPN	Hard Rock Stadium	Miami Gardens, Florida
Friday, Jan. 10	College Football Playoff Semifinal Game (Cotton Bowl)		7:30 p.m.	ESPN	AT&T Stadium	Arlington, Texas
Monday, Jan. 20	College Football Playoff National Championship Game		7:30 p.m.	ESPN	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Atlanta, Georgia

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Kristi Dosh
Kristi A. Dosh is the founder of BusinessofCollegeSports.com and has served as a sports business analyst and contributor for outlets such as Forbes, ESPN, SportsBusiness Journal, Bleacher Report, SB Nation and more. She is the author of of two books related to the business of college sports, The Athlete's NIL Playbook and Saturday Millionaires. Kristi is a sought-after consultant and speaker on topics related to the business of college sports and a former practicing attorney.
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