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The 2026–27 College Football Bowl Schedule Features 35 Bowls With One In Puerto Rico

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(BCSNN) -- Sure, the WCWS is underway and the CWS is about to begin, but many college football fans are already thinking about next bowl season. The 2026–27 schedule for what we've come to call, "Bowl Season." was released Wednesday, featuring 35 bowl games in addition to 11 College Football Playoff matchups, with everything kicking off on Dec. 12 and concluding with the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 20 in Las Vegas.

One game — the Trust and Will Holiday Bowl in San Diego — has yet to be assigned a date, though officials confirmed it will be played.

The slate includes one new addition, the Puerto Rico Bowl, which will make its debut on Dec. 22 at Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium in Bayamón, just southwest of San Juan. The game marks a rare bowl played outside the mainland United States. Trying to remember what our President recently said about Puerto Rico. Something about a hole. You think he'll be going?

Anyway, the schedule also features several high‑volume days. Dec. 26 will host five bowl games, while Dec. 22 and 23 will each include tripleheaders, creating one of the busiest opening weekends of bowl season in recent years.

The full postseason lineup sets the stage for a month‑long stretch of matchups across the country — and now, the Caribbean — as college football prepares for another expanded playoff run and a crowded December calendar.

College Football Playoff schedule

(all times CT)

First-round games (at campus sites)

Friday, Dec. 18

Game 1
7 p.m. on ESPN

Saturday, Dec. 19

Game 2
11 a.m. on ABC

Game 3
2:30 p.m. on TNT

Game 4
6:30 p.m. on TNT

CFP quarterfinals

Wednesday, Dec. 30

Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
6:30 p.m. on TNT

Friday, Jan. 1

Quarterfinals Game 2
11 a.m. on TNT

Friday, Jan. 1 (Cont.)

Quarterfinals Game 3
3 p.m. on ABC

Quarterfinals Game 4
7 p.m. on ESPN

CFP semifinals, national championship game

Thursday, Jan. 14

Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
6:30 p.m. on TNT

Friday, Jan. 15

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
6:30 p.m. on ABC

Friday, Jan. 25

2027 CFP National Championship
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
6:30 p.m. on ABC

 

Non-CFP bowl schedule

 (all times CT)

Saturday, Dec. 12

Cricket Celebration Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
11 a.m. on ABC

Tuesday, Dec. 15

IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl
Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama)
4:30 p.m. on ESPN

Frisco Football Classic
The Star (Frisco, Texas)
8 p.m. on ESPN

Friday, Dec. 18

Boca Raton Bowl
Flagler Credit Union Stadium (Boca Raton, Florida)
10 a.m. on ESPN

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
1:30 p.m. on ESPN

Monday, Dec. 21

Myrtle Beach Bowl
Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina)
10 a.m. on ESPN

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)
1:30 p.m. on ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 22

Puerto Rico Bowl
Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium (Bayamón, Puerto Rico)
12:30 p.m. on ESPN

StaffDNA Cure Bowl
Acrisure Bounce House (Orlando, Florida)
4 p.m. on ESPN

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana)
7:30 p.m. on ESPN

Wednesday, Dec. 23

New Orleans Bowl
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
1 p.m. on ESPN

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas)
4:30 p.m. on ESPN

Frisco Bowl
The Star (Frisco, Texas)
8 p.m. on ESPN

Thursday, Dec. 24

Isleta New Mexico Bowl
University Stadium (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
1:30 p.m. on ESPN

Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu)
6 p.m. on ESPN

Saturday, Dec. 26

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Yankee Stadium (New York)
11 a.m. on ABC

Wasabi Fenway Bowl
Fenway Park (Boston)
1 p.m. on ESPN

Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
2:30 p.m. on ABC

Saturday, Dec. 26 (Cont.)

68 Ventures Bowl
Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Alabama)
4:30 p.m. on ESPN

Cactus Bowl
Mountain America Stadium (Tempe, Arizona)
6:30 p.m. on ABC

Sunday, Dec. 27

The Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl
Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona)
3:30 p.m. on The CW

Monday, Dec. 28

Freedom Mortgage Military Bowl
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)
1 p.m. on ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 29

JLab Birmingham Bowl
Protective Stadium (Birmingham, Alabama)
1 p.m. on ESPN

Pop-Tarts Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
4:30 p.m. on ESPN

Valero Alamo Bowl
Alamodome (San Antonio)
8 p.m. on ESPN

Wednesday, Dec. 30

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)
10:30 a.m. on ESPN

Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium (Nashville)
2 p.m. on ESPN

Thursday, Dec. 31

ReliaQuest Bowl
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
11 a.m. on ESPN

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, Texas)
1 p.m. on CBS

Las Vegas Bowl
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
2:45 p.m. on ESPN

Kinder’s Texas Bowl
Reliant Stadium (Houston)
6:30 p.m. on ESPN

Saturday, Jan. 2

Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
11 a.m. on ABC

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)
2:30 p.m. on ABC

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee)
6:30 p.m. on ABC