College football bowl games, expanded playoff dates and times
Credit to Author: ESPN| Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2025 21:13:56 EST
The most wonderful time of the year for college football fans — bowl season — is upon us.
And this year, there’s more to get excited about than ever with the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff.
In addition to the CFP, there will be 36 bowl games in all.
Here’s a look at this season’s games (all times ET).
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CFP schedule | Bowl game schedule
College Football Playoff schedule
Friday, Dec. 20
College Football Playoff First Round Pres. by Allstate
No. 7 Notre Dame 27, No. 10 Indiana 17
Notre Dame Stadium (South Bend, Indiana)
College Football Playoff First Round Pres. by Allstate
No. 6 Penn State 38, No. 11 SMU 10
Beaver Stadium (State College, Pennsylvania)
No. 5 Texas 38, No. 12 Clemson 24
Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
No. 8 Ohio State 42, No. 9 Tennessee 17
Ohio Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)
CFP Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
No. 6 Penn State 31, No. 3 Boise State 14
CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 5 Texas 39, No. 4 Arizona State 31 (2OT)
CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential
No. 8 Ohio State 41, No. 1 Oregon 21
CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
4 p.m., ESPN
**This game was postponed to Jan. 2 following a deadly truck attack on Jan. 1 in New Orleans.
CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
No. 6 Penn State vs. Allstate Sugar Bowl winner
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 5 Texas
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Jackson State 28, South Carolina State 7
South Alabama 30, Western Michigan 23
James Madison 27, Western Kentucky 17
Sam Houston 31, Georgia Southern 26
Ohio 30, Jacksonville State 27
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Northern Illinois 28, Fresno State 20 (2OT)
South Florida 41, San José State 39 (5 OTs)
Toledo 48, Pittsburgh 46 (6 OTs)
Arkansas State 38, Bowling Green 31
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27
Syracuse 52, Washington State 35
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Nebraska 20, Boston College 15
Miami (OH) 43, Colorado State 17
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Illinois 21, South Carolina 17
Duke vs. Ole Miss
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)
7:30 p.m. ESPN
North Texas vs. Texas State
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)
4 p.m., ESPN
Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Bahamas Bowl pres. by Atlantis Resorts
Buffalo vs. Liberty
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (Nassau, Bahamas)
11 a.m., ESPN2