College football bowl and playoff schedule

Published 4:52 pm Sunday, December 8, 2024

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE
Saturday, Dec. 14
11 a.m. ABC – Celebration Bowl, Jackson State vs. South Carolina State
8 p.m. ESPN – IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl, South Alabama vs. Western Michigan

Tuesday, Dec. 17
8 p.m. ESPN – Frisco Bowl, Memphis vs. West Virginia

Wednesday, Dec. 18
4:30 p.m. ESPN – Boca Raton Bowl, Western Kentucky vs. James Madison
8 p.m. ESPN – Art of Sport LA Bowl, California vs. UNLV

Email newsletter signup

Sign up for The Vicksburg Post's free newsletters

Check which newsletters you would like to receive
  • Vicksburg News: Sent daily at 5 am
  • Vicksburg Sports: Sent daily at 10 am
  • Vicksburg Living: Sent on 15th of each month

Thursday, Dec. 19
6 p.m. ESPN2 – New Orleans Bowl – Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston

Friday, Dec. 20
11 a.m. ESPN – Cure Bowl, Ohio vs. Jacksonville State
2:30 p.m. ESPN – Gasparilla Bowl, Tulane vs. Florida

Monday, Dec. 23
10 a.m. ESPN – Myrtle Beach Bowl, Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA
1:20 p.m. ESPN – Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State

Tuesday, Dec. 24
7 p.m. ESPN – Hawaii Bowl, South Florida vs. San Jose State

Thursday, Dec. 26
1 p.m. ESPN – GameAbove Sports Bowl, Pittsburgh vs. Toledo
4:30 p.m. ESPN – Rate Bowl, Rutgers vs. Kansas State
8 p.m. ESPN – 68 Ventures Bowl, Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green

Friday, Dec. 27
11 a.m. ESPN – Armed Forces Bowl, Navy vs. Oklahoma
2:30 p.m. ESPN – Birmingham Bowl, Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt
6 p.m. ESPN – Libert Bowl, Arkansas vs. Texas Tech
7 p.m. Fox – Holiday Bowl, Syracuse vs. Washington State
9:30 p.m. ESPN – Las Vegas Bowl, Southern California vs. Texas A&M

Saturday, Dec. 28
10 a.m. ESPN – Fenway Bowl, Connecticut vs. North Carolina
11 a.m. ABC – Pinstripe Bowl, Boston College vs. Nebraska
1:15 p.m. ESPN – New Mexico Bowl, TCU vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
2:30 p.m. ABC – Pop-Tarts Bowl, Miami (Florida) vs. Iowa State
3:30 p.m. The CW – Arizona Bowl, Colorado State vs. Miami (Ohio)
4:45 p.m. ESPN – Military Bowl, North Carolina State vs. East Carolina
6:30 p.m. ABC – Alamo Bowl, BYU vs. Colorado
8:15 p.m. ESPN – Independence Bowl, Army vs. Marshall

Monday, Dec. 30
1:30 p.m. ESPN – Music City Bowl, Missouri vs. Iowa

Tuesday, Dec. 31
11 a.m. ESPN – ReliaQuest Bowl, Alabama vs. Michigan
1 p.m. CBS – Sun Bowl, Louisville vs. Washington
2 p.m. ABC – Citrus Bowl, South Carolina vs. Illinois
2:30 p.m. ESPN – Texas Bowl, LSU vs. Baylor

Tuesday, Jan. 2
6:30 p.m. ESPN – Gator Bowl, Ole Miss vs. Duke

Friday, Jan. 3
3 p.m. ESPN – First Responder Bowl, North Texas vs. Texas State
6:30 p.m. ESPN – Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech

Saturday, Jan. 4
10 a.m. ESPN2 – Bahamas Bowl, Liberty vs. Buffalo
———
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
First round
Dec. 20
7 p.m. ABC – Indiana at Notre Dame
Dec. 21
11 a.m. TNT – SMU at Penn State
3 p.m. TNT – Clemson at Texas
7 p.m. ESPN – Tennessee at Ohio State

Quarterfinals
Dec. 31
6:30 p.m. ESPN – Fiesta Bowl, Boise State vs. Penn State-SMU winner
Jan. 1
Noon ESPN – Peach Bowl, Arizona State vs. Texas-Clemson winner
4 p.m. ESPN – Rose Bowl, Oregon vs. Ohio State-Tennessee winner
7:45 p.m. ESPN – Sugar Bowl, Georgia vs. Notre Dame-Indiana winner

Semifinals
Jan. 9
6:30 p.m. ESPN – Orange Bowl, Teams TBA
Jan. 10
6:30 p.m. ESPN – Cotton Bowl, Teams TBA

National Championship
Jan. 20
6:30 p.m. ESPN – CFP National Championship, at Atlanta

About Ernest Bowker

Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.

email author More by Ernest