What college football bowl games are today? Complete schedule for the start of bowl season

The college football postseason is here, and while that means the season is coming to an end, it also means another month of football with bowl games playing almost every day for the next few weeks. Bowl season culminates in the College Football Playoff National Championship, which will crown the first champion of the new 12-team playoff on Monday, January 20.

Bowl season begins Saturday with the Cricket Celebration Bowl at 12 p.m. ET. There are six bowl games through Thursday before a busy weekend that includes a pair of bowl games – namely the StaffDNA Cure Bowl and the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl – as an appetizer before the main course: the first round of the College Football Playoff .

2024-25 College Football Bowl Schedule: Complete List, Results, Matchups, Dates, Times, TV Channels

For the complete schedule of bowl games through January, including the first round, quarterfinals, semifinals and the CFP national championship game, Click here. Read on for a rundown of what college football action is on tap today.

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What college football bowl games are today?

Saturday December 14th

12pm – Cricket Celebration Bowl (ABC)
Jackson State vs. South Carolina State
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Georgia

9 p.m. – IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl (ESPN)
Southern Alabama vs. Western Michigan
Cramton Bowl-Montgomery, Alabama

Tuesday, December 17th

9 p.m. – Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl (ESPN)
Memphis vs. West Virginia
Toyota Stadium – Frisco, Texas

Wednesday December 18th

5:30 p.m. – Boca Raton Bowl (ESPN)
Western Kentucky vs. James Madison
FAU Stadium – Boca Raton, Florida

9 p.m. – Art of Sport LA Bowl hosted by Gronk (ESPN)
California vs. UNLV
SoFi Stadium – Inglewood, California

Thursday, December 19th

7 p.m. – R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (ESPN2)
Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston
Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, Louisiana

When are the College Football Playoffs?

The College Football Playoff begins with first-round games on December 20th and 21st (see full schedule below). The winners of these matches advance to the quarterfinals, scheduled for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The semi-finals will take place on January 9th and 10th The national championship will take place on January 20th.

2024-25 College Football Playoff schedule: List of matchups, dates, times and TV channels