2025-26 College Football Bowl game dates, schedule and locations

See below for the dates, locations and schedule for the 2025-26 NCAA FBS College Football bowl games. The 12-team College Football Playoff begins on December 19-20, 2025 with four opening round games on campus, followed by second round games on December 31 and January 1 with the Cotton Bowl (Arlington, TX), Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, FL), Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) and Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA). On January 8 and 9, two semifinal games will be played as the Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, AZ) and Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA), respectively. The College Football Playoff National Championship Game will take place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Monday, January 19, 2026.

First Week (Details TBD) 

Second Week (Details TBD)

Third Week (Details TBD)

College Football Playoff Games (Dec 20-Jan 10)

First Round Games (4x) – On Campus Locations – 1x Friday, December 19 and 3x Saturday, December 20, 2025

Cotton Bowl – AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX) – Wednesday, December 31, 2025 (Quarterfinal)

Orange Bowl – Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA) – Thursday, January 1, 2026 (Quarterfinal)

Rose Bowl – Rose Bowl Stadium (Pasadena, CA) – Thursday, January 1, 2026 (Quarterfinal)

Sugar Bowl – Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, LA) – Thursday, January 1, 2026 (Quarterfinal)

Fiesta Bowl – State Farm Stadium (Glendale, AZ) –  Thursday, January 8, 2026 (Semi-Final)

Peach Bowl – AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX) –  Friday, January 9, 2026 (Semi-Final)

College Football Playoff National Championship Game

Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, Florida – Monday, January 19, 2026