The Bowl season heats up over the holidays with an easy slate on Christmas Eve, and then a full post-Christmas run leading up to New Year's. After the College's first round of games on December 19-20, the work continues to celebrate. Sheraton Hawaii Bowl on Dec 24. Then, the 2025-26 college bowl games jump in meters with multiple games every day from Dec 26-30.
This week features an exciting bowl without a game, setting the stage for the CFP quarterfinals on Dec 31-Jan 1. Below is the full schedule for Dec 24-30 with confirmed TV channels and streaming options.
2025-26 College Football Playoff Schedule: December 24-30
2025-26 College bowl game schedule of December 24-30 starting with the Cal vs. Hawaii game in the Hawaii Bowl. We've got all of this week's upcoming games with live TV and streaming below.
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
- 8:00 PM ET – California vs. Hawaii (Sheraton Hawaii Bowl)
- Location: Clarence TC Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI
- TV: ESPN
- Streaming: ESPN app, Fubo
Friday, December 26, 2025
- 1:00 PM ET – Central Michigan vs. Northwest (GameAbove Sports Bowl)
- Location: Ford Field, Detroit, MI
- TV: ESPN
- Streaming: ESPN app, Fubo
- 4:30 PM ET – New Mexico vs. Minnesota (Rate Bowl)
- Location: Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
- TV: ESPN
- Streaming: ESPN app, Fubo
- 8:00 PM ET – Florida International vs. UTSA (SERVPRO Bowl First Responder)
- Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX
- TV: ESPN
- Streaming: ESPN app, Fubo
Saturday, December 27, 2025 (The day was filled with 8 games!)
- 11:00 AM – Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina (Go Bowling Military Bowl)
- Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Field, Annapolis, MD
- TV: ESPN
- 12:00 PM ET – Penn State vs. Clemson (Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl)
- Location: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
- TV: ABC
- 2:15 PM ET – UConn vs. Soldiers (Wasabi Fenway Bowl)
- Location: Fenway Park, Boston, MA
- TV: ESPN
- 3:30 PM ET – Georgia Tech vs. BYU (Pop-Tarts Bowl)
- Location: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
- TV: ABC
- 4:30 PM ET – Miami (OH) vs. Fresno State (Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Gin & Juice Presented by Dre and Snoop)
- Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
- TV: The CW Network
- 5:45 PM ET – North Texas vs. San Diego State (New Mexico Isleta Bowl)
- Location: Wing Field at University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
- TV: ESPN
- 7:30 PM ET – Virginia vs. Missouri (TaxSlayer Gator Bowl)
- Location: EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL
- TV: ABC
- 9:15 PM ET – LSU vs. Houston (Kinder's Texas Bowl)
- Location: NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
- TV: ESPN
Monday, December 29, 2025
- 2:00 PM ET – Georgia Southern vs. State App (JLAB Birmingham Bowl)
- Location: Defense Field, Birmingham, AL
- TV: ESPN
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
- 2:00 PM ET – Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech (Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl)
- Location: Independence Square, Shreveport, LA
- TV: ESPN
- 5:30 PM ET – Tennessee vs. Illinois (Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl)
- Location: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
- TV: ESPN
- 9:00 PM ET – USC vs. TCU (Valero Alamo Bowl)
- Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
- TV: ESPN
(Note: No games on December 25-Christmas Eve! Times and channels flexible; check ESPN for updates.) If you're into true sports though, we have NFL Christmas schedule up here for you 🙂
Free Printable Pick'em Cards for Bowls 24-30 Dec
Perfect for vacation parks with family or friends—download ours free print'em sheets for 42 bowl games. You can just use the part of the sheet that is included this week, or you can have everyone pick all the bowl games if you get to them early.
Emergency Forecasts & Major Forecasts
This holiday photo is very interesting:
- Hawaii Bowl: California is best suited for the trip.Cal he won comfortably.
- Pinstripe Bowl: Penn State edge Clemson in cold weather at Yankee Stadium.
- Pop-Tarts Bowl: BYU defense slows down Georgia Tech-BYU upset.
- Texas Bowl: LSU rolled over Houston in a home-to-home mismatch.
- Alamo Bowl: USC outscored TCU in rebounds.
We'll be updating full predictions as kickoffs approach—more potential chaos ahead of the NYE quarterfinals!
More Bowl & CFP Resources on SportsBrackets.net
Enjoy the holidays with wall-to-wall soccer for the next results and updates on the New Year's Eve CFP quarter!
Last updated: December 15, 2025
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