2024-25 College Football Playoff: Complete schedule, dates, TV channels

The complete schedule for the 2024-25 College Football Playoff bracket was announced on Sunday, December 8.

Games begin Dec. 20 — with first round Dec. 20-21, quarterfinals Dec. 31-Jan. 1 and the semifinals on Jan. 9-10 — and concludes with the CFP National Championship Game on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 in Atlanta.

Complete schedule for the 2024-25 College Football Playoff

(All times ET)

FIRST ROUND (Dec. 20-21)

• Friday, December 20: No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame (8 p.m. on ABC/ESPN)
• Saturday, December 21: No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State (Noon on TNT/MAX)
• Saturday, December 21: No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas (4pm on TNT/MAX)
• Saturday, Dec, 21: No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State (8 p.m. on ABC/ESPN)

FACTS (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)

• Tuesday, December 31: No. 3 Boise State vs. No. 6 Penn State/No. 11 SMU winner (7:30 p.m. on ABC/ESPN) *The Fiesta Bowl
• Wednesday, Jan. 1: No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas/No. 12 Clemson winner (1pm on ABC/ESPN) *Peach bowl
• Wednesday, Jan. 1 No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Ohio State/No. 9 Tennessee winner (5 p.m. on ABC/ESPN) *Rose Bowl
• Wednesday, Jan. 1: No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Notre Dame/No. 10-winner at Indiana (8:45 p.m. on ABC/ESPN) *Sugar bowl

Semifinals (Jan. 9-10)

• Thursday, Jan. 9: Orange Bowl (7:30 p.m. on ESPN) *Orange bowl
• Friday, Jan. 10: Cotton Bowl (7:30 p.m. on ESPN) *Cotton container

THE WHOLE GAME OF CFP

• Monday, Jan. 20: (7:30 p.m. on ESPN)
• Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

Complete 2024-25 bowl game schedule

(All times ET)

Saturday, December 14

• Cricket Celebration Bowl: Jackson State vs. South Carolina State (Noon on ABC, Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
• Salute to the Veterans Bowl: South Alabama vs. Western Michigan (9 p.m. on ESPN, Montgomery, Alabama)

Tuesday, December 17

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

Wednesday, December 18

• Boca Raton Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. James Madison (5:30 p.m. on ESPN, Boca Raton, Florida)
• LA bowl: California vs. UNLV (9 p.m. on ESPN, Inglewood, California)

Thursday, December 19

• New Orleans dish: Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston (7 p.m. on ESPN 2, New Orleans)

Friday, December 20

• Treating the Bowl: Ohio vs. Jacksonville State (12pm on ESPN, Orlando, Florida)
• Gasparilla dish: Florida vs. Tulane (3:30 p.m. on ESPN, Tampa, Florida)

Monday, December 23

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

Thursday, December 26

• GameAvein Sports Bowl: Pitt vs. Toledo (2 p.m. ESPN, Detroit)
• Measure the container: Kansas State vs. Rutgers (5:30 p.m. on ESPN, Phoenix)
• 68 Ventures Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green (9 p.m. on ESPN, Mobile, Alabama)

Friday, December 27

• Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt (Noon or 3:30 p.m. on ESPN, Birmingham, Alabama)
• Armed Forces Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Navy (Noon or 3:30 p.m. on ESPN, Fort Worth, Texas)
• Liberty Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Arkansas (7 p.m. on ESPN, Memphis, Tennessee)
• Holiday Bowl: Syracuse vs. Washington State (8 p.m. on FOX, San Diego)
• Las Vegas Bowl: USC vs. Texas A&M (10:30 p.m. ESPN, Las Vegas)

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