The 2024 college football regular season is done and dusted, which means bowl season is upon us. Conference championship weekend will solidify the final slate of postseason games that will take place over the next month and a half, culminating in the national title game.
To help keep track of it all, see below for the full list of 2024-25 college football bowl games, with rolling score updates as the season progresses, including the CFP playoff games and more.
College Football Playoff 2024-25: Final 12 team bracket revealed, with Oregon top seed, SMU in, Alabama out
What teams made the College Football Playoff?
Here is the full field for the first-ever 12-team CFP field:
- Oregon (13-0)
- Georgia (11-2)
- Boise State (12-1)
- Arizona State (11-2)
- Texas (11-2)
- Penn State (11-2)
- Notre Dame (11-1)
- Ohio State (10-2)
- Tennessee (10-2)
- Indiana (11-1)
- SMU (11-2)
- Clemson (10-3)
How many bowl games are there?
There are 47 total bowl games in the 2024-25 season, including four college football playoff first round games, four quarterfinal games, two semifinals, and the national championship on Monday, January 20.
How many games must a college team win to be bowl eligible?
Generally, teams must win six or more regular season games to be bowl eligible, although there are exceptions if more teams are needed to fill out the slate of games. The most common exception is five win teams who are ranked in order of their Academic Progress Rates (APRs). APR tracks student-athletes’ chances of graduation.
Which bowl games are playoff games in 2024-25?
All of the former New Year’s Six bowls will be used for the College Football Playoff this year for the new 12-team playoff. The quarterfinals will be played on December 31 and January 1 at the Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl. The semifinals will be played at the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl on January 9 and 10, respectively. These six major bowls will rotate the CFP quarterfinals and semifinals for the indefinite future.
Previewing the 2024-25 College Football Playoff
The NBC Sports Rushing the Field team has you covered with postseason analysis on every game from insider Nicole Auerbach and former Ohio State LB Joshua Perry. See their full breakdown of the CFP field below, and subscribe to Rushing the Field on Apple, Spotify and YouTube.
Auerbach and Perry's picks to win the championship
Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry explain why they like Oregon, led by QB Dillon Gabriel, to win the college football National Championship in January.
Full list of 2024-25 college football bowl games
All times Eastern
Saturday, December 14
12 p.m. - Cricket Celebration Bowl (ABC)
Jackson State vs. South Carolina State
9 p.m. - IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl (ESPN)
South Alabama vs. Western Michigan
Tuesday, December 17
9 p.m. - Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl (ESPN)
Memphis vs. West Virginia
Wednesday, December 18
5:30 p.m. - Boca Raton Bowl (ESPN)
Western Kentucky vs. James Madison
9 p.m. - Art of Sport LA Bowl Hosted By Gronk (ESPN)
California vs. UNLV
Thursday, December 19
7 p.m. - R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (ESPN2)
Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston
Friday, December 20
12 p.m. - StaffDNA Cure Bowl (ESPN)
Ohio vs. Jacksonville State
3:30 p.m. - Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (ESPN)
Tulane vs. Florida
8 p.m. - CFP First Round Game (ESPN/ABC)
#10 Indiana @ #7 Notre Dame
Saturday, December 21
12 p.m. - CFP First Round Game (TNT & Max)
#11 SMU @ #6 Penn State
4 p.m. - CFP First Round Game (TNT & Max)
#12 Clemson @ #5 Texas
8 p.m. - CFP First Round Game (ESPN/ABC)
#9 Tennessee @ #8 Ohio State
Monday, December 23
11 a.m. - Myrtle Beach Bowl (ESPN)
Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA
2:30 p.m. - Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (ESPN)
Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State
Tuesday, December 24
8 p.m. - Hawai’i Bowl (ESPN)
South Florida vs. San Jose State
Thursday, December 26
2 p.m. - GameAbove Sports Bowl (ESPN)
Pittsburgh vs. Toledo
5:30 p.m. - Rate Bowl (ESPN)
Rutgers vs. Kansas State
9 p.m. - 68 Ventures Bowl (ESPN)
Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green
Friday, December 27
12 p.m. - Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (ESPN)
Oklahoma vs. Navy
3:30 p.m. - Birmingham Bowl (ESPN)
Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt
7 p.m. - AutoZone Liberty Bowl (ESPN)
Texas Tech vs. Arkansas
8 p.m. - DIRECTV Holiday Bowl (FOX)
Syracuse vs. Washington State
10:30 p.m. - SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (ESPN)
Texas A&M vs. USC
Saturday, December 28
11 a.m. - Wasabi Fenway Bowl (ESPN)
North Carolina vs. UConn
12 p.m. - Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe bowl (ABC)
Boston College vs. Nebraska
2:15 p.m. - Isleta New Mexico Bowl (ESPN)
TCU vs. Louisiana
3:30 p.m. - Pop-Tarts Bowl (ABC)
Iowa State vs. Miami
4:30 p.m. - Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop (CW Network)
Miami (OH) vs. Colorado State
5:45 p.m. - Go Bowling Military Bowl (ESPN)
East Carolina vs. NC State
7:30 p.m. - Valero Alamo Bowl (ABC)
BYU vs. Colorado
9:15 p.m. - Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (ESPN)
Marshall vs. Army
Monday, December 30
2:30 p.m. - Transperfect Music City Bowl (ESPN)
Iowa vs. Missouri
Tuesday, December 31
12 p.m. - Reliaquest Bowl (ESPN)
Alabama vs. Michigan
2 p.m. - Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (CBS)
Louisville vs. Washington
3 p.m. - Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (ABC)
South Carolina vs. Illinois
3:30 p.m. - Kinder’s Texas Bowl (ESPN)
Baylor vs. LSU
7:30 p.m. - VRBO Fiesta Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal) (ESPN/ABC)
Winner of SMU/Penn State vs. 3 Boise State
Wednesday, January 1
1 p.m. - Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal) (ESPN/ABC)
Winner of Clemson/Texas vs. 4 Arizona State
5 p.m. - Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential (CFP Quarterfinal) (ESPN/ABC)
Winner of Tennessee/Ohio State vs. 1 Oregon
8:45 p.m. - Allstate Sugar Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal) (ESPN/ABC)
Winner of Indiana/Notre Dame vs. 2 Georgia
Thursday, January 2
7:30 p.m. - Taxpayer Gator Bowl (ESPN)
Duke vs. Ole Miss
Friday, January 3
4 p.m. - Servpro First Responder Bowl (ESPN)
North Texas vs. Texas State
7:30 p.m. - Duke’s Mayo Bowl (ESPN)
Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech
Saturday, January 4
11 a.m. - Bahamas Bowl (ESPN2)
Buffalo vs. Liberty
Thursday, January 9
7:30 p.m. - Capital One Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal) (ESPN)
Friday, January 10
7:30 p.m. - Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (CFP Semifinal) (ESPN)
Monday, January 20
7:30 p.m. - College Football Playoff National Championship (ESPN)
