Complete 2024 College Football Bowl Schedule & Where to Watch

It’s the best time of the year for college football fans. The 2024 College Football Bowl Season is here, and it brings us our first ever 12-team College Football Playoff, which is sure to bring us plenty of excitement up until the National Championship wraps up the season on January 20.

Below, you can find the complete 2024 college football bowl schedule, as well as the 2024 College Football Playoff schedule for the games that have real meaning. 

Starting on December 14 and throughout the month of December, there will be college football to enjoy almost every day, with action ramping up after the First Round of the College Football Playoff. The best way to get real money action throughout bowl season is on PrizePicks; just pick more or less on up to six player projections to win up to 1000x your money. 

Find the full schedule for the 2024 College Football Bowl Season below. 

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2024 College Football Playoff Schedule

Below is the complete 2024 College Football Playoff Schedule, as well as where to watch the Playoff games and start times. All times are in EST.

You can watch all College Football games — outside of two First Round games — on ESPN.

College Football Playoff First Round Schedule (Dec. 20-21)

• #10 Indiana vs. #7 Notre Dame — Friday, December 20, 8 p.m., ESPN
• #11 SMU vs. #6 Penn State — Saturday, December 21, 12 p.m., TNT
• #12 Clemson vs. #5 Texas — Saturday, December 21, 4 p.m., TNT
• #9 Tennessee vs. #8 Ohio State — Saturday, December 21, 8 p.m., ESPN

College Football Playoff Quarterfinals Schedule (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)

• Fiesta Bowl: #3 Boise State vs. SMU/Penn State — Tuesday, December 31, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
• Peach Bowl: #4 Arizona State vs. Clemson/Texas — Wednesday, January 1, 1 p.m. ET, ESPN
• Rose Bowl: #1 Oregon vs. Tennessee/Ohio State — Wednesday, January 1, 5 p.m. ET, ESPN
• Sugar Bowl: #2 Georgia vs. Indiana/Notre Dame — Wednesday, January 1, 8:45 p.m. ET, ESPN

Semifinals (Jan. 9-10)

• Orange Bowl: TBD vs. TBD — Thursday, January 9, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
• Cotton Bowl: TBD vs. TBD — Friday, January 10, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

When is the College Football National Championship?

• TBD vs. TBD — Monday, January 20, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

2024 College Football Bowl Schedule (Non-Playoff)

Below is the complete 2024 College Football Bowl Schedule, excluding all College Football Playoff games, as well as where to watch the games and start times. All times are in EST.

You can watch the majority of the 2024 College Football Bowl games on ESPN.

Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024

• Salute to Veterans Bowl: South Alabama vs. Western Michigan (9 p.m., ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024

• Frisco Bowl: #25 Memphis vs. West Virginia (9 p.m., ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024

• Boca Raton Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. James Madison (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
• LA Bowl: California vs. #24 UNLV (9 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024

• New Orleans Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston St. (7 p.m., ESPN2)

Friday, Dec. 20, 2024

• Cure Bowl: Ohio vs. Jacksonville St. (12 p.m., ESPN)
• Gasparilla Bowl: Tulane vs. Florida (3:30 p.m., ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 23, 2024

• Myrtle Beach Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA (11 a.m., ESPN)
• Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State (2:30 p.m., ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024

• Hawai’i Bowl: South Florida vs. San Jose State (8 p.m., ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024

• Sports Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Toledo (2 p.m., ESPN)
• Rate Bowl: Rutgers vs. Kansas State (5:30 p.m., ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 27, 2024

• Armed Forces Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Navy (12 p.m., ESPN)
• Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
• Liberty Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Arkansas (7 p.m., ESPN)
• Holiday Bowl: #21 Syracuse vs. Washington St. (8 p.m., FOX)
• Las Vegas Bowl: Texas A&M vs. USC (10:30 p.m., ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024

• Fenway Bowl: Connecticut vs. North Carolina (11 a.m., ESPN)
• Pinstripe Bowl: Boston College vs. Nebraska (12 p.m., ABC)
• New Mexico Bowl: Louisiana vs. TCU (2:15 p.m., ESPN)
• Pop-Tarts Bowl: #18 Iowa State vs. #13 Miami (3:30 p.m., ABC)
• Arizona Bowl: Miami (OH) vs. Colorado State (4:30 p.m., CW Network)
• Military Bowl: East Carolina vs. North Carolina St. (5:45 p.m., ESPN)
• Alamo Bowl: #17 BYU vs. #23 Colorado (7:30 p.m., ABC)
• Independence Bowl: Marshall vs. #22 Army (9:15 p.m., ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 30, 2024

• Music City Bowl: Iowa vs. #19 Missouri (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024

• ReliaQuest Bowl: #11 Alabama vs. Michigan (12 p.m., ESPN)
• Sun Bowl: Louisville vs. Washington (2 p.m., CBS)
• Citrus Bowl: #15 South Carolina vs. #20 Illinois (3 p.m., ABC)
• Texas Bowl: Baylor vs. LSU (3:30 p.m., ESPN)

Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025

• Gator Bowl: Duke vs. #14 Ole Miss (7:30 p.m., ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 3, 2025

• First Responder Bowl: North Texas vs. Texas State (4 p.m., ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 4, 2024

• Bahamas Bowl: Buffalo vs. Liberty (11 a.m., ESPN2)

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