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As always, the college football season concludes with the most wonderful time of the year -- bowl season.

In 2025, that includes the second year of the 12-team College Football Playoff, which culminates with the crowning of a national champion on Monday, Jan. 19, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The CFP begins with four first-round games to be played at campus sites Dec. 19 and 20. The quarterfinals and semifinals follow at the traditional New Year's Six bowl games.

Bowl season kicks off Dec. 13 at noon with the Cricket Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

In all, 36 bowl games are scheduled, in addition to the 11 games of the CFP, and 42 of those games will air on the ESPN/ABC family of networks.

All times Eastern.

First-round games (at campus sites)

Friday, Dec. 19

Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman, Oklahoma)

Saturday, Dec. 20

Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)

Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (Oxford, Mississippi)

Autzen Stadium (Eugene, Oregon)

Wednesday, Dec. 31

CFP Quarterfinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
No. 10 Miami 24, No. 2 Ohio State 14
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)

Thursday, Jan. 1

CFP Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
No. 5 Oregon 23, No. 4 Texas Tech 0
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)

CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential
No. 9 Alabama vs. No. 1 Indiana
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
4 p.m., ESPN

CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 3 Georgia
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
8 p.m., ESPN

Thursday, Jan. 8

CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
No. 10 Miami vs. TBD
State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
7:30 p.m., ESPN

Friday, Jan. 9

CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 5 Oregon vs. TBD
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
7:30 p.m., ESPN

Monday, Jan. 19

CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
7:30 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, Dec. 13

South Carolina State 40, Prairie View A&M 38
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)

Washington 38, Boise State 10
SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, California)

Tuesday, Dec. 16

Jacksonville State 17, Troy 13
Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama)

Wednesday, Dec. 17

Old Dominion 24, South Florida 10
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)

Delaware 20, Louisiana 13
Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Alabama)

Thursday, Dec. 18

Arkansas State 34, Missouri State 28
Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, Texas)

Friday, Dec. 19

Western Michigan 42, Kennesaw State 6
Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina)

NC State 31, Memphis 7
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)

Monday, Dec. 22

Washington State 34, Utah State 21
Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)

Tuesday, Dec. 23

Louisville 27, Toledo 22
Flagler Credit Union Stadium (Boca Raton, Florida)

Western Kentucky 27, Southern Miss 16
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)

Ohio 17, UNLV 10
Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, Texas)

Wednesday, Dec. 24

Hawaii 35, California 31
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu)

Friday, Dec. 26

Northwestern 34, Central Michigan 7
Ford Field (Detroit)

Minnesota 20, New Mexico 17 (OT)
Chase Field (Phoenix)

UTSA 57, Florida International 20
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)

Saturday, Dec. 27

East Carolina 23, Pittsburgh 17
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)

Penn State 22, Clemson 10
Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York)

Army 41, UConn 16
Fenway Park (Boston)

BYU 25, Georgia Tech 21
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)

Fresno State 18, Miami (OH) 3
Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona)

North Texas 49, San Diego State 47
University Stadium (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Virginia 13, Missouri 7
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)

Houston 38, LSU 35
NRG Stadium (Houston)

Monday, Dec. 29

Georgia Southern 29, App State 10
Protective Stadium (Birmingham, Alabama)

Tuesday, Dec. 30

Louisiana Tech 23, Coastal Carolina 14
Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana)

Illinois 30, Tennessee 28
Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)

TCU 30, USC 27 (OT)
Alamodome (San Antonio)

Wednesday, Dec. 31

Iowa 34, Vanderbilt 27
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)

Duke 42, Arizona State 39
Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, Texas)

Texas 41, Michigan 27
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)

Utah 44, Nebraska 22
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)

Friday, Jan. 2

Rice vs. Texas State
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas)
1 p.m., ESPN

Navy vs. Cincinnati
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee)
4:30 p.m., ESPN

Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
8 p.m., ESPN

Arizona vs. SMU
Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego)
8 p.m., Fox

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