2024-25 College Football Bowl game dates, schedule and locations
See below for the dates, locations and schedule for the 2024-25 NCAA FBS College Football bowl games. The newly-expanded 12-team College Football Playoff begins on December 20-21, 2024 with four opening round games on campus, followed by second round games on December 31 and January 1 with the Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, AZ), Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA), Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) and Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA). On January 9 and 10, two semifinal games will be played as the Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, FL) and Cotton Bowl Classic (Arlington, TX), respectively. The College Football Playoff National Championship Game will take place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, January 20, 2025.
First Week (Dec 14-22)
Celebration Bowl – Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA) – Saturday, December 14, 2024
Salute To Veterans Bowl – Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, AL) – Saturday, December 14, 2024
Frisco Bowl – Toyota Stadium (Frisco, TX) – Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Boca Raton Bowl – FAU Stadium (Boca Raton, FL) – Wednesday, December 18, 2024
LA Bowl – SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA) – Wednesday, December 18, 2024
New Orleans Bowl – Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, LA) – Thursday, December 19, 2024
Cure Bowl – Camping World Stadium (Orlando, FL) – Friday, December 20, 2024
Gasparilla Bowl – Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL) – Friday, December 20, 2024
Second Week (Dec 23-29)
Myrtle Beach Bowl – Brooks Stadium (Conway, SC) – Monday, December 23, 2024
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl – Albertsons Stadium (Boise, ID) – Monday, December 23, 2024
Hawai’i Bowl – Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu, HI) – Tuesday, December 24, 2024
GameAbove Sports Bowl – Ford Field (Detroit, MI) – Thursday, December 26, 2024
Rate Bowl – Chase Field (Phoenix, AZ) – Thursday, December 26, 2024
68 Ventures Bowl – Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, AL) – Thursday, December 26, 2024
Armed Forces Bowl – Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, TX) – Friday, December 27, 2024
Birmingham Bowl – Protective Stadium (Birmingham, AL) – Friday, December 27, 2024
Liberty Bowl – Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, TN) – Friday, December 27, 2024
Holiday Bowl – Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, CA) – Friday, December 27, 2024
Las Vegas Bowl – Allegiant Stadium (Paradise, NV) – Friday, December 27, 2024
Fenway Bowl – Fenway Park (Boston, MA) – Saturday, December 28, 2024
Pinstripe Bowl – Yankee Stadium (The Bronx, NY) – Saturday, December 28, 2024
New Mexico Bowl – University Stadium (Albuquerque, NM) – Saturday, December 28, 2024
Pop-Tarts Bowl – Camping World Stadium (Orlando, FL) – Saturday, December 28, 2024
Arizona Bowl – Arizona Stadium (Tucson, AZ) – Saturday, December 28, 2024
Military Bowl – Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, MD) – Saturday, December 28, 2024
Alamo Bowl – Alamodome (San Antonio, TX) – Saturday, December 28, 2024
Independence Bowl – Independence Stadium (Shreveport, LA) – Saturday, December 28, 2024
Third Week (Dec 30-Jan 4)
Music City Bowl – Nissan Stadium (Nashville, TN) – Monday, December 30, 2024
ReliaQuest Bowl – Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL) – Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Sun Bowl – Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, TX) – Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Citrus Bowl – Camping World Stadium (Orlando, FL) – Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Texas Bowl – NRG Stadium (Houston, TX) – Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Gator Bowl – EverBank Field (Jacksonville, FL) – Thursday, January 2, 2025
First Responder Bowl – Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas, TX) – Friday, January 3, 2025
Duke’s Mayo Bowl – Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC) – Friday, January 3, 2025
Bahamas Bowl – Thomas Robinson Stadium (Nassau, Bahamas) – Saturday, January 4, 2025
College Football Playoff Games (Dec 20-Jan 10)
First Round Games (4x) – On Campus Locations – 1x Friday, December 20 and 3x Saturday, December 21, 2024
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl – State Farm Stadium (Glendale, AZ) – Tuesday, December 31, 2024 (Quarterfinal)
Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl – Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA) – Wednesday, January 1, 2025 (Quarterfinal)
Rose Bowl – Rose Bowl Stadium (Pasadena, CA) – Wednesday, January 1, 2025 (Quarterfinal)
Allstate Sugar Bowl – Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, LA) – Wednesday, January 1, 2025 (Quarterfinal)
Capital One Orange Bowl – Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, FL) – Thursday, January 9, 2025 (Semi-Final)
Cotton Bowl Classic – AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX) – Friday, January 10, 2025 (Semi-Final)
College Football Playoff National Championship Game
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Georgia – Monday, January 20, 2025