The first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff still features a total of 41 bowl games involving FBS schools.
The Bowl Season schedule was released Thursday, one day after the TV schedule for the new 12-team CFP was released. There also are four additional first-round playoff games that will be played on campus sites this season.
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That means even more postseason football. The first round of the new CFP will have one game on Friday, Dec. 20, and three on Saturday, Dec. 21. The quarterfinals will be played at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 31), Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Jan. 1), Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential (Jan. 1) and Allstate Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1).
The semifinals will be played at the Capital One Orange Bowl (Jan. 9) and Cotton Bowl Classic (Jan. 10). The CFP national championship is Jan. 20 in Atlanta.
Here is a look at the full bowl schedule for 2024-25:
2024-25 Bowl schedule
This year’s Bowl Season features 35 bowl games involving FBS teams. Bowl Season opens with the annual Celebration Bowl, which is not a FBS game, on Dec. 14. Here is a look at the dates, times and TV for those games:
| DATE | BOWL | TIME | TV |
| Dec. 14 | Cricket Celebration Bowl | 12 p.m. | ABC |
| Dec. 14 | Camellia Bowl | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 17 | Boca Raton Bowl | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 18 | Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 18 | LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 19 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Dec. 20 | Staffdna Cure Bowl | 12 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 20 | Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 23 | Myrtle Beach Bowl | 11 a.m | ESPN |
| Dec. 23 | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 24 | Hawa'i Bowl | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 26 | Detroit Bowl | 2 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 26 | Guaranteed Rate Bowl | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 26 | 68 Ventures Bowl | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 27 | Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | 12 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 27 | Birmingham Bowl | 12 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 27 | Autozone Liberty Bowl | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 27 | SDS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 28 | Wasabi Fenway Bowl | 11 a.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 28 | Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl | 12 p.m. | ABC |
| Dec. 28 | Isleta New Mexico Bowl | 2:15 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 28 | Pop-Tarts Bowl | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Dec. 28 | Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice | 4:30 p.m. | CW |
| Dec. 28 | Go Bowling Military Bowl | 5:45 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 28 | Valero Alamo Bowl | 7:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Dec. 28 | Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl | 9:15 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 30 | TransPerfect Music City Bowl | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 31 | Reliaquest Bowl | 12 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 31 | Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl | 2 p.m. | CBS |
| Dec. 31 | Cheez-It Citrus Bowl | 3 p.m. | ABC |
| Dec. 31 | Texas Bowl | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Jan. 2 | TaxSlayer Gator Bowl | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Jan. 3 | Servpro First Responder Bowl | 4 pm. | ESPN |
| Jan. 3 | Duke's Mayo Bowl | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Jan. 4 | Bahamas Bowl | 11 a.m.m | ESPN |
| TBD | DirecTV Holiday Bowl | TBD | TBD |
2024-25 College Football Playoff schedule
The College Football Playoff will feature four rounds this season as part of the new 12-team playoff. Here is a look at the dates, time and TV for those games.
College Football Playoff first-round schedule
There will be four first-round College Football Playoff games this season. A look at those games:
| DATE | BOWL | TIME | TV |
| Dec. 20 | First-Round CFP game | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Dec. 21 | First-Round CFP game | 12 p.m. | TNT |
| Dec. 21 | First-Round CFP game | 4 p.m. | TNT |
| Dec. 21 | First-Round CFP game | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
College Football Playoff quarterfinals
The College Football Playoff quarterfinals will be played at traditional New Year’s Day Six bowl sites. A look at the dates, time and TV for those four games.
| DATE | BOWL | TIME | TV |
| Dec. 31 | Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (quarterfinal) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Jan. 1 | Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (quarterfinal) | 1 p.m. | ESPN |
| Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential (quarterfinal) | 5 p.m. | ESPN |
| Jan. 1 | Allstate Sugar Bowl (quarterfinal) | 8:45 p.m. | ESPN |
College Football Playoff semifinals
The College Football Playoff semifinals will be played at traditional New Year’s Day Six bowl sites. A look at the dates, time and TV for those four games.
| DATE | BOWL | TIME | TV |
| Jan. 9 | Capital One Orange Bowl (semifinal) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Jan. 10 | Cotton Bowl Classic (semifinal) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
College Football Playoff national championship
The College Football Playoff national championship will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 20.
| DATE | BOWL | TIME | TV |
| Jan. 20 | CFP National championship | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |