Bowl season heats up over the holidays with a lighter slate on Christmas Eve, followed by a packed post-Christmas run leading into New Year’s Eve. After the College Football Playoff first-round games wrap up on Dec 19-20, action resumes with the festive Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl on Dec 24. Then, the 2025-26 college bowl games jump in frequency with multiple games per day from Dec 26-30.
This week features intriguing non-playoff bowls, 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 Bowl Games Schedule: December 24-30
The 2025-26 College Football bowl games schedule for December 24-30 starts with the Cal vs Hawaii game at the Hawaii Bowl. We have all of the upcoming games for this week with their TV and streaming schedules below.
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
- 8:00 PM ET – California vs. Hawaii (Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl)
- Location: Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI
- TV: ESPN
- Streaming: ESPN app, Fubo
Friday, December 26, 2025
- 1:00 PM ET – Central Michigan vs. Northwestern (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 First Responder Bowl)
- Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX
- TV: ESPN
- Streaming: ESPN app, Fubo
Saturday, December 27, 2025 (Packed day with 8 games!)
- 11:00 AM ET – Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina (Go Bowling Military Bowl)
- Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 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. Army (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 Presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop)
- Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
- TV: CW Network
- 5:45 PM ET – North Texas vs. San Diego State (Isleta New Mexico Bowl)
- Location: Branch 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. App State (JLAB Birmingham Bowl)
- Location: Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL
- TV: ESPN
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
- 2:00 PM ET – Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech (Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl)
- Location: Independence Stadium, 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-Merry Christmas! Times and channels subject to flex; check ESPN for updates.) If you are a true sports degen though, we have the NFL Christmas Schedule up here for you 🙂
Free Printable Pick’em Sheet for Dec 24-30 Bowls
Perfect for holiday pools with family or friends-download our free printable pick’em sheets for the 42 bowl games. You can just use the part of the sheet that goes with this week, or you can have everyone pick all of the bowl games if you get to them earlier enough.
Quick Predictions & Highlights
This holiday slate has plenty of intrigue:
- Hawai’i Bowl: California handles the trip better-Cal wins comfortably.
- Pinstripe Bowl: Penn State edges Clemson in a cold-weather classic at Yankee Stadium.
- Pop-Tarts Bowl: BYU’s defense slows Georgia Tech-BYU upset pick.
- Texas Bowl: LSU rolls over Houston in a home-state mismatch.
- Alamo Bowl: USC outscores TCU in a shootout.
We’ll update full predictions as kickoffs approach-lots of potential for chaos before the NYE quarterfinals!
More Bowl & CFP Resources on SportsBrackets.net
- Full 2025-26 College Football Bowl Schedule: Printable PDF & TV Grid (Updated regularly)
- CFP First-Round Dec 19-20: Schedule, Pick’em & Predictions
- 2025 College Football Playoff Bracket: Printable 12-Team PDF
- All Bowl Pick’em Sheets & Confidence Pools
- Full Bowl Predictions: All 42 Games
Enjoy the holidays with wall-to-wall football-stay tuned for results and our next update on New Year’s Eve CFP quarterfinals!
Last updated: December 15, 2025
