College football fans need an advanced degree to follow all the various bowl games that populate these days.
Which ones are sponsored by tire companies? How many of these are on New Year’s but aren’t actual College Football Playoff games? And when is the Pop-Tart going to eat itself?Â
Fortunately, I’ve put together a list that can serve as your personal TV guide. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 college football bowl season.
College Football Bowl Names
| Bowl Schedule | Bowl Name | 2025-26 Teams |
| Dec. 13, 12pm ET | Cricket Wireless Celebration Bowl | South Carolina State 40, Prairie View A&M 38 (4OT) |
| Dec. 13, 8pm ET | Bucked Up LA Bowl | Washington 38, Boise State 10 |
| Dec. 16, 9pm ET | IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl | Jacksonville State 17, Troy 13 |
| Dec. 17, 5pm ET | StaffDNA Cure Bowl | Old Dominion 24, South Florida 10 |
| Dec. 17, 8:30pm ET | 68 Ventures Bowl | Delaware 20, Louisiana 13 |
| Dec. 18, 9pm ET | Xbox Bowl | Arkansas State 34, Missouri State 28 |
| Dec. 19, 11am ET | Myrtle Beach Bowl (Presented by Engine) | Western Michigan 41, Kennesaw State 6 |
| Dec. 19, 2:30pm ET | Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl | NC State 31, Memphis 7 |
| Dec. 19, 8pm ET | First-Round College Football Playoff Game | Alabama 34, Oklahoma 24 |
| Dec. 20, 12pm ET | First-Round College Football Playoff Game | Miami 10, Texas A&M 3 |
| Dec. 20, 3:30pm ET | First-Round College Football Playoff Game | Ole Miss 41, Tulane 10 |
| Dec. 20, 7:30pm ET | First-Round College Football Playoff Game | Oregon 51, JMU 34 |
| Dec. 22, 2pm ET | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Washington State 34, Utah State 21 |
| Dec. 23, 2pm ET | Bush's Boca Raton Bowl of Beans | Louisville 27, Toledo 22 |
| Dec. 23, 5:30pm ET | New Orleans Bowl | Western Kentucky 27, Southern Miss 16 |
| Dec. 23, 9pm ET | Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl | Ohio 17, UNLV 10 |
| Dec. 24, 8pm ET | Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl | Hawai'i 35, Cal 31 |
| Dec. 26, 1pm ET | GameAbove Sports Bowl | Northwestern 34, Central Michigan 7 |
| Dec. 26, 4:30pm ET | Rate Bowl | Minnesota 20, New Mexico 17 |
| Dec. 26, 8pm ET | SERVPRO First Responder Bowl | UTSA 57, FIU 20 |
| Dec. 27, 11am ET | Go Bowling Military Bowl | ECU 23, Pittsburgh 17 |
| Dec. 27, 12pm ET | Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl | Penn State 22, Clemson 10 |
| Dec. 27, 2:15pm ET | Wasabi Fenway Bowl | Army 41, UConn 16 |
| Dec. 27, 3:30pm ET | Pop-Tarts Bowl | BYU 25, Georgia Tech 21 |
| Dec. 27, 4:30pm ET | Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl | Fresno State 18, Miami (OH) 3 |
| Dec. 27, 5:45pm ET | Isleta New Mexico Bowl | North Texas 49, San Diego State 47 |
| Dec. 27, 7:30pm ET | TaxSlayer Gator Bowl | Virginia 13, Missouri 7 |
| Dec. 27, 9:15pm ET | Kinder's Texas Bowl | Houston 38, LSU 35 |
| Dec. 29, 2pm ET | JLAB Birmingham Bowl | Georgia Southern 29, App State 10 |
| Dec. 30, 2pm ET | Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl | Louisiana Tech 23, Coastal Carolina 14 |
| Dec. 30, 5:30pm ET | Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl | Illinois 30, Tennessee 28 |
| Dec. 30, 9pm ET | Valero Alamo Bowl | TCU 30, USC 27 (OT) |
| Dec. 31, 12pm ET | ReliaQuest Bowl | Iowa 34, Vanderbilt 27 |
| Dec. 31, 2pm ET | Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | Duke 42, Arizona State 39 |
| Dec. 31, 3pm ET | Cheez-It Citrus Bowl | Texas 41, Michigan 27 |
| Dec. 31, 3:30pm ET | SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl | Utah 44, Nebraska 22 |
| Dec. 31, 7:30pm ET | Goodyear Cotton Bowl | Miami 24, Ohio State 14 |
| Jan. 1, 12pm ET | Capital One Orange Bowl | Oregon 23, Texas Tech 0 |
| Jan. 1, 4pm ET | Rose Bowl Presented by Prudential | Indiana 38, Alabama 3 |
| Jan. 1, 8pm ET | Allstate Sugar Bowl | Ole Miss 39, Georgia 34 |
| Jan. 2, 1pm ET | Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | Texas State 41, Rice 10 |
| Jan. 2, 4:30pm ET | AutoZone Liberty Bowl | Navy 35, Cincinnati 13 |
| Jan. 2, 8pm ET | Duke's Mayo Bowl | Wake Forest 43, Mississippi State 29 |
| Jan. 2, 8pm ET | Trust & Will Holiday Bowl | SMU 24, Arizona 19 |
| Jan. 8, 7:30pm ET | Vrbo Fiesta Bowl | Miami 31, Ole Miss 27 |
| Jan. 9, 7:30pm ET | Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | Indiana 56, Oregon 22 |
| Jan. 19, 7:30pm ET | National Championship Game Presented by AT&T | No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 10 Miami |
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