2024-25 College Football Bowl Schedule: Complete List, Results, Matchups, Dates, Times, TV Channels

The 2024 college football regular season is over and bowl season is just around the corner. Conference championship weekend will cement the final slate of postseason games to take place over the next month and a half, culminating in the national title game.

To keep track, below is the complete list of 2024-25 college football bowl games with ongoing score updates as the season progresses, including CFP playoff games and more. This story will be updated after Selection Day on Sunday, December 8th.

2024-25 College Football Playoff: Final 12 team lineup announced, with Oregon on top, SMU in, Alabama out

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Which teams made it to the College Football Playoff?

The 12 teams in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff will be announced on Sunday, December 8, following the conclusion of conference championship weekend. More details Here.

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How many bowl games are there?

There will be a total of 47 bowl games in the 2024-25 season, including four College Football Playoff first-round games, four quarterfinal games, two semifinal games and the national championship on Monday, January 20.

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How many games does a college team have to win to be eligible to play bowling?

Generally, teams must win six or more regular season games to be bowl eligible. However, there are exceptions when more teams are required to complete the list of games. The most common exception is five winning teams, which are ranked in order of their Academic Progress Rates (APRs). The APR tracks student-athletes’ graduation opportunities.

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Which bowl games are playoff games in 2024-25?

All former New Year’s Six shells will be used for the College Football Playoff this year for the new 12-team playoffs. The quarterfinals will be played on December 31st and January 1st in the Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl. The semifinals will be played in the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl on January 9th and 10th, respectively. These six major bowls will alternate the CFP quarterfinals and semifinals indefinitely.

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Betting on college football bowl games

Bowl season betting can sometimes be a complicated challenge, with the need to track opt-outs and transfer portal moves for teams no longer playing for regular-season bets. But the betting experts at NBC Sports give you advice and the best bets for all of December and January. Click here for your selectionwith betting information courtesy of BetMGM.

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Complete list of 2024-25 college football bowl games

**Bowl matchups will be updated on Selection Day – Sunday, December 8th**

Always east

Saturday December 14th

12pm – Cricket Celebration Bowl (ABC)
Jackson State vs. South Carolina State

9 p.m. – IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl (ESPN)
Southern Alabama vs. Western Michigan

Tuesday, December 17th

9 p.m. – Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl (ESPN)
Memphis vs. West Virginia

Wednesday December 18th

5:30 p.m. – Boca Raton Bowl (ESPN)
Western Kentucky vs. James Madison

9 p.m. – Art of Sport LA Bowl hosted by Gronk (ESPN)
California vs. UNLV

Thursday, December 19th

7 p.m. – R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (ESPN2)
Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston

Friday, December 20th

12pm – StaffDNA Cure Bowl (ESPN)
Ohio vs. Jacksonville State

3:30 p.m. – Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (ESPN)
Tulane vs. Florida

8:00 p.m. – CFP first round game (ESPN/ABC)
#10 Indiana @ #7 Notre Dame

Saturday December 21st

12 p.m. – CFP first round game (TNT & Max)
#11 SMU @ #6 Penn State

4:00 p.m. – CFP first round game (TNT & Max)
#12 Clemson @ #5 Texas

8:00 p.m. – CFP first round game (ESPN/ABC)
#9 Tennessee @ #8 Ohio State

Monday, December 23rd

11 a.m. – Myrtle Beach Bowl (ESPN)
Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA

2:30 p.m. – Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (ESPN)
Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State

Tuesday, December 24th

8:00 p.m. – Hawai’i Bowl (ESPN)
South Florida vs. San Jose State

Thursday, December 26th

2:00 p.m. – GameAbove Sports Bowl (ESPN)
Pittsburgh vs. Toledo

5:30 p.m. – Rate Bowl (ESPN)
Rutgers vs. Kansas State

9 p.m. – 68 Ventures Bowl (ESPN)
Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green

Friday, December 27th

12 p.m. – Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (ESPN)
Oklahoma vs. Navy

3:30pm – Birmingham Bowl (ESPN)
Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt

7 p.m. – AutoZone Liberty Bowl (ESPN)
Texas Tech vs. Arkansas

8 p.m. – DIRECTV Holiday Bowl (FOX)
Syracuse vs. Washington State

10:30 p.m. – SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (ESPN)
Texas A&M vs. USC

Saturday December 28th

11 a.m. – Wasabi Fenway Bowl (ESPN)
North Carolina vs. UConn

12pm – Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl (ABC)
Boston College vs. Nebraska

2:15 p.m. – Isleta New Mexico Bowl (ESPN)
TCU vs. Louisiana

3:30 p.m. – Pop Tarts Bowl (ABC)
Iowa State vs. Miami

4:30 p.m. – Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop (CW Network)
Miami (OH) vs. Colorado State

5:45 p.m. – Go Bowling Military Bowl (ESPN)
East Carolina vs. NC State

7:30 p.m. – Valero Alamo Bowl (ABC)
BYU vs. Colorado

9:15 p.m. – Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (ESPN)
Marshall vs. Army

Monday, December 30th

2:30 p.m. – Transperfect Music City Bowl (ESPN)
Iowa vs. Missouri

Tuesday, December 31st

12pm – Reliaquest Bowl (ESPN)
Alabama vs. Michigan

2:00 p.m. – Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (CBS)
Louisville vs. Washington

3 p.m. – Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (ABC)
South Carolina vs. Illinois

3:30 p.m. – Children’s Texas Bowl (ESPN)
Baylor vs. LSU

7:30 p.m. – VRBO Fiesta Bowl (CFP Quarterfinals) (ESPN/ABC)
Winner from SMU/Penn State against 3 Boise State

Wednesday, January 1st

1:00 p.m. – Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (CFP Quarterfinals) (ESPN/ABC)
Winner from Clemson/Texas against 4 Arizona State

5:00 p.m. – Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential (CFP Quarterfinals) (ESPN/ABC)
Tennessee/Ohio State winner against 1 Oregon

8:45 p.m. – Allstate Sugar Bowl (CFP Quarterfinals) (ESPN/ABC)
Indiana/Notre Dame winner against 2 Georgia

Thursday, January 2nd

7:30 p.m. – Taxpayer Gator Bowl (ESPN)
Duke vs. Ole Miss

Friday, January 3rd

4:00 p.m. – Servpro First Responder Bowl (ESPN)
North Texas vs. Texas State

7:30 p.m. – Duke’s Mayo Bowl (ESPN)
Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech

Saturday, January 4th

11 a.m. – Bahamas Bowl (ESPN2)
Buffalo vs. Liberty

Thursday, January 9th

7:30 p.m. – Capital One Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinals) (ESPN)

Friday, January 10th

7:30 p.m. – Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (CFP semifinals) (ESPN)

Monday, January 20th

7:30 p.m. – College Football Playoff National Championship (ESPN)