College Football Bowl Schedule 2026-27: Every Bowl and Playoff Game, Date, Time and TV

College football’s 2026-27 postseason runs from Saturday, Dec. 12, 2026, to Monday, Jan. 25, 2027, with 37 bowl games, the Army-Navy Game and 11 College Football Playoff (CFP) games, according to ESPN’s schedule checked Nov. 1. Below: every date, kickoff in Eastern Time (ET) and channel, a count by network, what the times mean on the West Coast, and a one-page watch sheet.

The matchups do not exist yet. Teams are named on CFP Selection Day, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2026, per FOX Sports, so this story lists games and kickoffs; it does not guess who plays.

How many bowl and playoff games are there, and when?

The counts below come from our tally of ESPN’s schedule, not from a separate release. ESPN’s own June 3 announcement described “32 games across ESPN, ABC and the ESPN App from Dec. 12-Jan. 2”; the ESPN and American Broadcasting Company (ABC) bowl games in our table (not counting CFP games) also add up to 32.

Phase	Dates	Games
Bowl games before Christmas	Dec. 12-24	17 bowls, plus the Army-Navy Game
CFP first round	Dec. 18-19	4 games at campus sites
Bowl games after Christmas	Dec. 26-Jan. 2	20 bowls
CFP quarterfinals	Dec. 30 and Jan. 1	4 games
CFP semifinals	Jan. 14-15, 2027	2 games
CFP national championship	Jan. 25, 2027	1 game

The 20 bowls after Christmas are 16 on Dec. 26-31 and four on Jan. 2. Saturday, Dec. 26 has the most games on one day, five. Dec. 23, Dec. 31 and Jan. 2 have four each.

Conference championship weekend and Selection Day, Dec. 4-6

The regular season ends with title games on Friday, Dec. 4 and Saturday, Dec. 5, then Selection Day on Sunday, Dec. 6, when the bowl matchups are announced, per ESPN’s schedule. Our conference championship games story has the matchups and kickoffs; the listing here is ESPN’s. It includes the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Southeastern Conference (SEC) games.

Date	Game	Time (ET)	TV
Fri., Dec. 4	Sun Belt championship	7 p.m.	ESPN
Fri., Dec. 4	Big 12 championship, AT&T Stadium, Arlington	8 p.m.	ABC
Fri., Dec. 4	Pac-12 championship	8 p.m.	CBS
Fri., Dec. 4	Mountain West championship	9 p.m.	FOX
Sat., Dec. 5	ACC championship, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte	noon	ABC
Sat., Dec. 5	MAC championship, Ford Field, Detroit	noon	ESPN
Sat., Dec. 5	SEC championship, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta	4 p.m.	ABC
Sat., Dec. 5	Big Ten championship, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis	8 p.m.	FOX
Sat., Dec. 5	American championship	8 p.m.	ABC
Sun., Dec. 6	CFP Selection Day	not listed	not listed

Which bowl games are played Dec. 12-24?

The first bowl is on Saturday, Dec. 12, and the Army-Navy Game shares that day. The CFP first round falls inside this stretch, on Friday, Dec. 18 and Saturday, Dec. 19, at campus sites, two of them on Turner Network Television (TNT). The San Juan Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 16 is listed without a time or channel.

Date	Game	Stadium, city	Time (ET)	TV
Sat., Dec. 12	Cricket Celebration Bowl	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta	12 p.m.	ABC
Sat., Dec. 12	Army-Navy Game	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.	3 p.m.	CBS
Tue., Dec. 15	IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl	Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala.	5:30 p.m.	ESPN
Tue., Dec. 15	Frisco Football Classic	Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas	9 p.m.	ESPN
Wed., Dec. 16	TransPerfect San Juan Bowl	Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico	to be announced	to be announced
Fri., Dec. 18	Boca Raton Bowl	Flagler Credit Union Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla.	11 a.m.	ESPN
Fri., Dec. 18	Gasparilla Bowl	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa	2:30 p.m.	ESPN
Fri., Dec. 18	CFP first round	Higher seed’s stadium	8 p.m.	ESPN
Sat., Dec. 19	CFP first round	Campus site	12 p.m.	ABC
Sat., Dec. 19	CFP first round	Campus site	3:30 p.m.	TNT
Sat., Dec. 19	CFP first round	Campus site	7:30 p.m.	TNT
Mon., Dec. 21	Myrtle Beach Bowl	Brooks Stadium, Conway, S.C.	11 a.m.	ESPN
Mon., Dec. 21	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Albertsons Stadium, Boise	2:30 p.m.	ESPN
Tue., Dec. 22	Puerto Rico Bowl	Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico	1:30 p.m.	ESPN
Tue., Dec. 22	StaffDNA Cure Bowl	Acrisure Bounce House, Orlando	5 p.m.	ESPN
Tue., Dec. 22	Independence Bowl	Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.	8:30 p.m.	ESPN
Wed., Dec. 23	New Orleans Bowl	Caesars Superdome, New Orleans	2 p.m.	ESPN
Wed., Dec. 23	Armed Forces Bowl	Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth	5:30 p.m.	ESPN
Wed., Dec. 23	Poinsettia Bowl	Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego	7:30 p.m.	The CW
Wed., Dec. 23	Frisco Bowl	Ford Center at The Star, Frisco	9 p.m.	ESPN
Thu., Dec. 24	New Mexico Bowl	University Stadium, Albuquerque	2:30 p.m.	ESPN
Thu., Dec. 24	Hawai’i Bowl	Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu	7 p.m.	ESPN

What is on Dec. 26-31, including the first quarterfinal?

Bowls resume on Saturday, Dec. 26. The Fiesta Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 30 is the first CFP quarterfinal, at 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT.

Date	Game	Stadium, city	Time (ET)	TV
Sat., Dec. 26	Pinstripe Bowl	Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y.	12 p.m.	ABC
Sat., Dec. 26	Fenway Bowl	Fenway Park, Boston	2 p.m.	ESPN
Sat., Dec. 26	Duke’s Mayo Bowl	Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte	3:30 p.m.	ABC
Sat., Dec. 26	68 Ventures Bowl	Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, Ala.	5:30 p.m.	ESPN
Sat., Dec. 26	Cactus Bowl	Mountain America Stadium, Tempe, Ariz.	7:30 p.m.	ABC
Mon., Dec. 28	Military Bowl	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md.	2 p.m.	ESPN
Mon., Dec. 28	Holiday Bowl	Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego	5 p.m.	The CW
Tue., Dec. 29	Birmingham Bowl	Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Ala.	2 p.m.	ESPN
Tue., Dec. 29	Pop-Tarts Bowl	Camping World Stadium, Orlando	5:30 p.m.	ESPN
Tue., Dec. 29	Alamo Bowl	Alamodome, San Antonio	9 p.m.	ESPN
Wed., Dec. 30	Gator Bowl	EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville	11:30 a.m.	ESPN
Wed., Dec. 30	Music City Bowl	Nissan Stadium, Nashville	3 p.m.	ESPN
Wed., Dec. 30	CFP quarterfinal, Fiesta Bowl	State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.	7:30 p.m.	TNT
Thu., Dec. 31	ReliaQuest Bowl	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa	12 p.m.	ESPN
Thu., Dec. 31	Sun Bowl	Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso	2 p.m.	CBS
Thu., Dec. 31	Las Vegas Bowl	Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas	3:45 p.m.	ESPN
Thu., Dec. 31	Texas Bowl	Houston	7:30 p.m.	ESPN

What are the New Year’s Day quarterfinals and Jan. 2 bowls?

Three CFP quarterfinals are on Friday, Jan. 1, 2027: the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., and the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. ESPN lists the kickoff times and channels as to be announced. The order and times are not set before Selection Day, so check ESPN after Sunday, Dec. 6.

Four bowls follow on Saturday, Jan. 2.

Date	Game	Stadium, city	Time (ET)	TV
Fri., Jan. 1	CFP quarterfinal, Cotton Bowl	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas	to be announced	to be announced
Fri., Jan. 1	CFP quarterfinal, Rose Bowl	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.	to be announced	to be announced
Fri., Jan. 1	CFP quarterfinal, Peach Bowl	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta	to be announced	to be announced
Sat., Jan. 2	Citrus Bowl	Camping World Stadium, Orlando	12 p.m.	ABC
Sat., Jan. 2	First Responder Bowl	Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas	3:30 p.m.	ABC
Sat., Jan. 2	Arizona Bowl	Casino Del Sol Stadium, Tucson	4:30 p.m.	The CW
Sat., Jan. 2	Liberty Bowl	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis	7:30 p.m.	ABC

When are the CFP semifinals and national championship?

After the Jan. 2 bowls, ESPN lists no games for 11 days, Jan. 3-13. Then come the semifinals and, after another nine days without games, the title game.

Date	Game	Stadium, city	Time (ET)	TV
Thu., Jan. 14, 2027	CFP semifinal, Orange Bowl	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.	7:30 p.m.	TNT
Fri., Jan. 15, 2027	CFP semifinal, Sugar Bowl	Caesars Superdome, New Orleans	7:30 p.m.	ABC
Mon., Jan. 25, 2027	CFP National Championship	Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas	7:30 p.m.	ABC

Which networks carry the bowl games?

Counting the 45 games in the three tables above that have a listed channel (the conference title games are not included; four games are still to be announced), our tally is:

Network	Games	Examples
ESPN	26	Boca Raton Bowl, Alamo Bowl, one CFP first-round game
ABC	10	Cricket Celebration Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, Sugar Bowl, National Championship
TNT	4	Two CFP first-round games, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl
The CW	3	Poinsettia Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Arizona Bowl
CBS	2	Army-Navy Game, Sun Bowl
To be announced	4	San Juan Bowl, three New Year’s Day quarterfinals

What time is each kickoff on the West Coast and in Central time?

Every time above is ET. These Central Time (CT), Mountain Time (MT) and Pacific Time (PT) values are our conversion, not an official schedule.

ET	CT	MT	PT	Examples at that time
11 a.m.	10 a.m.	9 a.m.	8 a.m.	Boca Raton Bowl, Myrtle Beach Bowl
12 p.m.	11 a.m.	10 a.m.	9 a.m.	Celebration, Pinstripe, ReliaQuest, Citrus; CFP first round Dec. 19
2:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	11:30 a.m.	Gasparilla, Idaho Potato, New Mexico
3:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	12:30 p.m.	Duke’s Mayo, First Responder; CFP first round Dec. 19
7:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	5:30 p.m.	4:30 p.m.	Poinsettia, Cactus, Texas, Liberty; semifinals and title game
9 p.m.	8 p.m.	7 p.m.	6 p.m.	Frisco Football Classic, Frisco Bowl, Alamo Bowl

On the West Coast the earliest listed kickoffs, the two 11 a.m. ET games and the 11:30 a.m. ET Gator Bowl, start at 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. PT. The latest listed start is 9 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. PT. The semifinals and national championship at 7:30 p.m. ET start at 4:30 p.m. PT.

Which days have no bowl games?

ESPN’s schedule has no college bowl games on Friday, Dec. 25 (Christmas Day) or Sunday, Dec. 27. From our count of the table, Dec. 12 to Jan. 2 spans 22 days and 16 have a game; the six without are Dec. 13, 14, 17, 20, 25 and 27. For the days around them, see the December 2026 printable calendar and the January 2027 printable calendar.

Is there a printable bowl season watch sheet?

Yes. The one-page sheet has one row per game day, from the Dec. 4 title games to the Jan. 25 national championship, with each kickoff in ET, the channel and a box to tick. The playoff rankings that lead up to Selection Day are in our CFP rankings schedule. ESPN Events announced a 17-game bowl schedule on June 3, 2026, the same day as ESPN’s own slate. Times can change; check ESPN on game day.