College Football bowl season is upon us, this year with the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff. Below you can find the schedule for every bowl game, including the CFP schedule.
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College Football Playoff Schedule
First Round (December 20-21)
December 20
No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame
Final Score: Indiana - 17 vs Notre Dame - 27 Notre Dame will play Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.
December 21
No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State
Final Score: SMU - 10 vs Penn State - 38 Penn State will play Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl.
No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas
Final Score: Clemson - 24 vs Texas - 38
Texas will play Arizona State in the Peach Bowl.
No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State
Final Score: Tennessee - 17 vs Ohio State - 42 Ohio State will play Oregon in the Rose Bowl.
Quarterfinals (December 31 - January 1)
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
Final Score: Penn State - 31 vs Boise State - 14
Penn State will play Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl.
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Final Score: Texas - 39 vs Arizona State - 31
Texas will play Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl.
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential
Final Score: Ohio State - 41 vs Oregon - 21 Ohio State will play Texas in the Cotton Bowl.
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Final Score: Notre Dame - 23 vs Georgia - 10 Notre Dame will play Penn State in the Orange Bowl.
Semifinals
Capital One Orange Bowl
Matchup: No. 6 Penn State vs No. 5 Notre Dame
Date: Thursday, January 9
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
Broadcast: ESPN
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Matchup: No. 3 Texas vs No. 6 Ohio State
Date: Friday, January 10
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
Broadcast: ESPN
National Championship
CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T
Date: Monday, January 20
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Broadcast: ESPN
Other Bowl Games
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December 14
Cricket Celebration Bowl
Final Score: Jackson State 28, South Carolina State 7
IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl
Final Score: South Alabama 30, Western Michigan 23
December 17
Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl
Final Score: Memphis 42, West Virginia - 37
December 18
Boca Raton Bowl
Final Score: Western Kentucky - 17 vs James Madison - 27
Art of Sport LA Bowl
Final Score: California - 13 vs UNLV - 24
December 19
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Final Score: Georgia Southern - 26 vs Sam Houston - 31
December 20
StaffDNA Cure Bowl
Final Score: Ohio - 30 vs Jacksonville State - 27
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Final Score: Tulane - 8 vs Florida - 33
December 21
December 23
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Final Score: Coastal Carolina - 15 vs UTSA - 44
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Final Score: Northern Illinois - 28 vs Fresno State - 20
December 24
Hawai'i Bowl
Final Score: South Florida - 41 vs San Jose State - 39
December 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl
Final Score: Pittsburgh - 46 vs Toledo - 48
Rate Bowl
Final Score: Rutgers - 41 vs Kansas State - 44
68 Ventures Bowl
Final Score: Arkansas State - 38 vs Bowling Green - 31
December 27
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Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Final Score: Oklahoma - 20 vs Navy - 21
Birmingham Bowl
Final Score: Georgia Tech - 27 vs Vanderbilt - 35
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Final Score: Texas Tech - 26 vs Arkansas - 39
DirecTV Holiday Bowl
Final Score: Syracuse - 52 vs Washington State - 35
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Final Score: Texas A&M - 31 vs USC - 35
December 28
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Wasabi Fenway Bowl
Final Score: UConn - 27 vs North Carolina - 14
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Final Score: Boston College - 15 vs Nebraska - 20
Isleta New Mexico Bow
Final Score: Louisiana - 3 vs TCU - 34
Pop-Tarts Bowl
Final Score: Iowa State - 42 vs Miami (FL) - 41
Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl
Final Score: Miami (OH) - 43 vs Colorado State - 17
Go Bowling Military Bowl
Final Score: East Carolina - 26 vs North Carolina State - 21
Valero Alamo Bowl
Final Score: BYU - 36 vs Colorado - 14
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Final Score: Louisiana Tech - 6 vs Army - 27
December 30
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Final Score: Iowa - 24 vs Missouri - 27
December 31
ReliaQuest Bowl
Final Score: Alabama - 13 vs Michigan - 19
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Final Score: Louisville - 35 vs Washington - 34
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
Final Score: South Carolina Gamecocks - 17 vs Illinois - 21
Kinder's Texas Bowl
Final Score: Baylor - 31 vs LSU - 44
January 1
January 2
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Final Score: Duke - 20 vs Ole Miss - 52
January 3
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Final Score: North Texas - 28 vs Texas State - 30
Duke's Mayo Bowl
Final Score: Minnesota - 24 vs Virginia Tech - 10
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January 4
Bahamas Bowl pres. by Atlantis Resorts
Final Score: Buffalo - 26 vs Liberty - 7
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Where can I watch all of the Bowl Games?
The College Football Bowl Games are broadcasted on ESPN, ABC, TNT, CBS, and CW Network. Check out each game above to get the exact channel/platform for your bowl!
When is the College Football Playoff National Championship?
The College Football Playoff National Championship game is on Monday, January 20, 2025 at 7:30pm ET at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
When are the College Football Playoff games?
The entire schedule can be seen at the top of this article but the schedule is as follows:
- First Round: December 20-21, 2024 on home campuses of higher seeded team.
- Quarterfinals: December 31, 2024 & January 1, 2025
- Semifinals: January 9-10, 2025 (Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl)
- CFP National Championship: January 20, 2025 at 7:30pm ET
Who is playing in the College Football Playoff National Championship?
The teams have not been decided, but the Cotton Bowl Champion will play the Orange Bowl Champion at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on January 20, 2025 in the CFP National Championship game.
What bowl games are in the College Football Playoff?
The Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential, Allstate Sugar Bowl, CapitalOne Orange Bowl and Goodyear Cotton Bowl are all games in the Quarterfinals or Semifinals of the College Football Playoff.