As always, the college football season concludes with the most wonderful time of the year -- bowl season.
In 2025, that includes the second year of the 12-team College Football Playoff, which culminates with the crowning of a national champion on Monday, Jan. 19, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The CFP begins with four first-round games to be played at campus sites Dec. 19 and 20. The quarterfinals and semifinals follow at the traditional New Year's Six bowl games.
Bowl season kicks off Dec. 13 at noon with the Cricket Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
In all, 36 bowl games are scheduled, in addition to the 11 games of the CFP, and 42 of those games will air on the ESPN/ABC family of networks.
All times Eastern.
College Football Playoff
First-round games (at campus sites)
Friday, Dec. 19
No. 9 Alabama 34, No. 8 Oklahoma 24
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman, Oklahoma)
Saturday, Dec. 20
No. 10 Miami 10, No. 7 Texas A&M 3
Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)
No. 6 Ole Miss 41, No. 11 Tulane 10
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (Oxford, Mississippi)
No. 5 Oregon 51, No. 12 James Madison 34
Autzen Stadium (Eugene, Oregon)
CFP quarterfinals
Wednesday, Dec. 31
CFP Quarterfinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
No. 10 Miami 24, No. 2 Ohio State 14
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
Thursday, Jan. 1
CFP Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
No. 5 Oregon 23, No. 4 Texas Tech 0
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential
No. 1 Indiana 38, No. 9 Alabama 3
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 6 Ole Miss 39 No. 3 Georgia 34
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
CFP semifinals, national championship game
Thursday, Jan. 8
CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
No. 10 Miami vs. No. 6 Ole Miss
State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Friday, Jan. 9
CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 1 Indiana
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Monday, Jan. 19
CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
Complete bowl season schedule
Saturday, Dec. 13
Cricket Celebration Bowl
South Carolina State 40, Prairie View A&M 38
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Bucked Up LA Bowl
Washington 38, Boise State 10
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, California)
Tuesday, Dec. 16
IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl
Jacksonville State 17, Troy 13
Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama)
Wednesday, Dec. 17
StaffDNA Cure Bowl
Old Dominion 24, South Florida 10
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
68 Ventures Bowl
Delaware 20, Louisiana 13
Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Alabama)
Thursday, Dec. 18
Xbox Bowl
Arkansas State 34, Missouri State 28
Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, Texas)
Friday, Dec. 19
Myrtle Beach Bowl Presented by Engine
Western Michigan 42, Kennesaw State 6
Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina)
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
NC State 31, Memphis 7
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
Monday, Dec. 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Washington State 34, Utah State 21
Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)
Tuesday, Dec. 23
Bush's Boca Raton Bowl of Beans
Louisville 27, Toledo 22
Flagler Credit Union Stadium (Boca Raton, Florida)
New Orleans Bowl
Western Kentucky 27, Southern Miss 16
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl
Ohio 17, UNLV 10
Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, Texas)
Wednesday, Dec. 24
Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl
Hawaii 35, California 31
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu)
Friday, Dec. 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl
Northwestern 34, Central Michigan 7
Ford Field (Detroit)
Rate Bowl
Minnesota 20, New Mexico 17 (OT)
Chase Field (Phoenix)
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
UTSA 57, Florida International 20
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)
Saturday, Dec. 27
Go Bowling Military Bowl
East Carolina 23, Pittsburgh 17
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Penn State 22, Clemson 10
Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York)
Wasabi Fenway Bowl
Army 41, UConn 16
Fenway Park (Boston)
Pop-Tarts Bowl
BYU 25, Georgia Tech 21
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl
Fresno State 18, Miami (OH) 3
Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona)
Isleta New Mexico Bowl
North Texas 49, San Diego State 47
University Stadium (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Virginia 13, Missouri 7
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)
Kinder's Texas Bowl
Houston 38, LSU 35
NRG Stadium (Houston)
Monday, Dec. 29
JLAB Birmingham Bowl
Georgia Southern 29, App State 10
Protective Stadium (Birmingham, Alabama)
Tuesday, Dec. 30
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Louisiana Tech 23, Coastal Carolina 14
Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana)
Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl
Illinois 30, Tennessee 28
Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Valero Alamo Bowl
TCU 30, USC 27 (OT)
Alamodome (San Antonio)
Wednesday, Dec. 31
ReliaQuest Bowl
Iowa 34, Vanderbilt 27
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Duke 42, Arizona State 39
Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, Texas)
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
Texas 41, Michigan 27
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Utah 44, Nebraska 22
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
Friday, Jan. 2
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Texas State 41, Rice 10
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Navy 35, Cincinnati 13
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee)
Duke's Mayo Bowl
Wake Forest 43, Mississippi State 29
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Trust & Will Holiday Bowl
SMU 24, Arizona 19
Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego)