The 2025 Peach Bowl schedule takes place on January 1st, 2025. The game is one of the four quarterfinal matchups in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff. Officially branded as the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, it is part of the rotation of bowl locations for the quarterfinal and semifinal bowl games. The Peach Bowl is designated to host one of the 2025-26 College Football Playoff semifinal games. We have the current Peach Bowl schedule and other information that you need for planning until we see which teams and seeds are lined up to play in the Peach Bowl.
How Does the 2024-25 College Football Playoff Work?
The 2024-25 College Football Playoffs are the first to see the expansion to 12 teams competing for the DI national championship. The top-4 ranked conference champions earn byes for the first round of play. The first round of the playoffs takes place at the home field of the higher seed (or field they choose). The Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl is one of the four quarterfinal round game locations this postseason.
What Stadium is the Peach Bowl Played in?
The Peach Bowl is now played in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The game has been at this location since 2017. Prior to that, it was played at the Georgia Dome from 1993 to 2016. The bowl officially became part of the New Year’s Six in 2014. The Mercedes-Benz Stadium seating capacity for football is 71,000. This can be expanded to 75,000 seats. The record number of fans to attend a game was 79,330 during the 2022 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium Seating Chart
2025 Peach Bowl Schedule
Here’s the 2025 Peach Bowl schedule. Kickoff time is confirmed for early afternoon so far by the College Football Playoff folks. With the Rose Bowl kicking off at 5PM, we are now confirmed for a 1PM ET for kickoff. As events for the day are confirmed, we’ll update you here.
- December 30th – Fan Night at the Aquarium – 5PM ET
- Dec 31st – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Fan Fest – 8AM ET
- December 31st / January 1st (estimate) – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Parade – TBD
- January 1st – Peach Bowl Kickoff – 1PM ET
- Peach Bowl TV Schedule: ESPN
***Please note, if you are attending the game in person, you need to have your parking set before arrival if planning to park at the stadium.
Peach Bowl History (Before the Playoff)
When the Peach Bowl first got started in 1968, it featured an ACC team against an at-large opponent. Prior to 1993, there were not any automatic berths to the bowl. If there was not an ACC team picked to play, then a SEC one played in the game. Then, from 1993-2013 the bowl game featured the SEC against the ACC. The bowl is also the first charity bowl and was created as a fund-raiser by the Lions Clubs of Georgia.
Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl History (Since the College Football Playoff)
Since the College Football Playoff was adopted in 2014, the Peach Bowl has been in the rotation for hosting semi final and championship games. Under the expanded college football playoff, the Peach Bowl will see one of the top four teams in the country for the 2024-25 quarterfinals. For the 2025-26 season playoffs, it will host one of the semi-final games.
