The College Football Playoff is tripling in size to 12 teams for the 2024-25 season and will take up an even greater amount of the sport's postseason discourse. But the traditional bowl games aren't going anywhere, and college football fans will get plenty of non-CFP action to enjoy over December and early January.
The 2024-25 college football bowl schedule was announced its full schedule on Thursday, which includes a full menu of bowl games between FBS foes that are not part of the CFP. The action begins on Dec. 14 and will continue through Jan. 4 with the Bahamas Bowl. Of course, there will be college football later than ever this year as the CFP National Championship won't be contested until Jan. 20.
One wrinkle to note for the 2024-25 bowl season is that the former Pac-12 schools that are now members of the ACC, Big 12 and Big Ten still retain their prior bowl affiliations, according to a report from Action News Network. So if a bowl previously held a Pac-12 tie in, those bowls will be picking the league's former members when matchups are announced on Dec. 8.
CBS will continue broadcasting the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. Kick is set for 2 p.m. on Dec. 31 in El Paso, Texas.
Below is a detailed look at the complete schedule for the 2024-25 college football season, including dates, locations and TV channels. All times are Eastern.
College Football Playoff
| Date | Bowl | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 20 (Monday) | National Championship | 7:30 (ESPN) | Semifinal winners |
Jan. 10 (Friday) | Cotton (CFP Semifinal) | 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) | TBA vs. TBA |
Jan. 9 (Thursday) | Orange (CFP Semifinal) | 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) | TBA vs. TBA |
| Jan. 1 (Wednesday) | Sugar (CFP Quarterfinal) New Orleans | 8:45 p.m. (ESPN) | TBA vs. TBA |
| Jan. 1 (Wednesday) | Rose (CFP Quarterfinal) Pasadena, California | 5 p.m. (ESPN | TBA vs. TBA |
| Jan. 1 (Wednesday) | Peach (CFP Quarterfinal) Atlanta | 1 p.m. (ESPN) | TBA vs. TBA |
| Dec. 31 (Tuesday) | Fiesta (CFP Quarterfinal) Glendale, Arizona | 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) | TBA vs. TBA |
| Dec. 21 (Saturday) | CFP First Round Game | 8 p.m. (ABC & ESPN) | TBA vs. TBA |
| Dec. 21 (Saturday) | CFP First Round Game | 4 p.m. (TNT) | TBA vs. TBA |
| Dec. 21 (Saturday) | CFP First Round Game | Noon (TNT) | TBA vs. TBA |
| Dec. 20 (Friday) | CFP First Round Game | 8 p.m. (ABC & ESPN) | TBA vs. TBA |
Other bowl games
| Date | Time | Bowl | Location | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 14 (Saturday) | 12:00 PM | Cricket Celebration Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta | ABC |
| Dec. 14 (Saturday) | 9:00 PM | Camellia Bowl | Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL | ESPN |
| Dec. 17 (Tuesday) | 5:30 PM | Boca Raton Bowl | FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL | ESPN |
| Dec. 17 (Tuesday) | 9:00 PM | Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl | Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX | ESPN |
| Dec. 18 (Wednesday) | 9:00 PM | LA Bowl Hosted By Gronk | SoFi Stadium Inglewood, CA | ESPN |
| Dec. 19 (Thursday) | 7:00 PM | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | Caesars Superdome New Orleans | ESPN2 |
| Dec. 20 (Friday) | 12:00 PM | StaffDNA Cure Bowl | Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL | ESPN |
| Dec. 20 (Friday) | 3:30 PM | Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL | ESPN |
| Dec. 23 (Monday) | 11:00 AM | Myrtle Beach Bowl | Brooks Stadium Conway, SC | ESPN |
| Dec. 23 (Monday) | 2:30 PM | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID | ESPN |
| Dec. 24 (Tuesday) | 8:00 PM | Hawai'i Bowl | Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu | ESPN |
| Dec. 26 (Thursday) | 2:00 PM | Detroit Bowl | Ford Field Detroit | ESPN |
| Dec. 26 (Thursday) | 5:30 PM | Guaranteed Rate Bowl | Chase Field Phoenix | ESPN |
| Dec. 26 (Thursday) | 9:00 PM | 68 Ventures Bowl | Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL | ESPN |
| Dec. 27 (Friday) | 12:00 or 3:30 PM | Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX | ESPN |
| Dec. 27 (Friday) | 12:00 or 3:30 PM | Birmingham Bowl | Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL | ESPN |
| Dec. 27 (Friday) | 7:00 PM | Autozone Liberty Bowl | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN | ESPN |
| Dec. 27 (Friday) | 10:30 PM | SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl | Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, NV | ESPN |
| Dec. 28 (Saturday) | 11:00 AM | Wasabi Fenway Bowl | Fenway Park Boston | ESPN |
| Dec. 28 (Saturday) | 12:00 PM | Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl | Yankee Stadium New York | ABC |
| Dec. 28 (Saturday) | 2:15 PM | Isleta New Mexico Bowl | University Stadium Albuquerque, NM | ESPN |
| Dec. 28 (Saturday) | 3:30 PM | Pop-Tarts Bowl | Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL | ABC |
| Dec. 28 (Saturday) | 4:30 PM | Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Presented By Gin & Juice By Dre and Snoop | Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ | CW |
| Dec. 28 (Saturday) | 5:45 PM | Go Bowling Military Bowl | Annapolis, Maryland | ESPN |
| Dec. 28 (Saturday) | 7:30 PM | Valero Alamo Bowl | Alamodome San Antonio, TX | ABC |
| Dec. 28 (Saturday) | 9:15 PM | Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA | ESPN |
| Dec. 30 (Monday) | 2:30 PM | Transperfect Music City Bowl | Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN | ESPN |
| Dec. 31 (Tuesday) | 12:00 PM | Reliaquest Bowl | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL | ESPN |
| Dec. 31 (Tuesday) | 2:00 PM | Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX | CBS |
| Dec. 31 (Tuesday) | 3:00 PM | Cheez-It Citrus Bowl | Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL | ABC |
| Dec. 31 (Tuesday) | 3:30 PM | Texas Bowl | NRG Stadium Houston | ESPN |
| Jan. 2 (Thursday) | 7:30 PM | Taxslayer Gator Bowl | EverBank Stadium Jacksonville, FL | ESPN |
| Jan. 3 (Friday) | 4:00 PM | Servpro First Responder Bowl | Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas | ESPN |
| Jan. 3 (Friday) | 7:30 PM | Duke's Mayo Bowl | Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC | ESPN |
| Jan. 4 (Saturday) | 11:00 AM | Bahamas Bowl | Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium Nassau, Bahamas | ESPN2 |
