The bowl game line up is taking shape and the Iowa Hawkeyes will face Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Florida on New Year’s Eve, December 31st with the kickoff at 11 am. The bowl game was formerly known as the Outback Bowl, formerly the Hall of Fame Bowl when it started in 1986. Iowa is 3-3 lifetime in this bowl game and last played in the game in 2019 beating Mississippi St. This will be the first ever meeting between the Hawkeyes and the Commodores.
Nebraska will play Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl on New Year’s Eve, December 31st at 2:30 pm. This is the Huskers first ever appearance in the Vegas Bowl and the 5th meeting ever against the Utes but the first since 1992. Nebraska has won all four previous games against Utah.
Iowa St has elected to not play in a bowl game. Kansas St. and Notre Dame were bowl eligible but also decided not to play in a bowl game.
2025-2026 College Football Bowl Schedule
Saturday, December 13: Cricket Celebration Bowl: South Carolina St. (9-3) v. Prairie View A&M (10-3), Atlanta, 11am
Saturday, December 13: L.A. Bowl: Boise St (-4). v. Washington (8-4), Los Angeles, CA, ABC, 7 pm
Tuesday, December 16: Salute to Veterans Bowl: Troy v. Jacksonville St., Montgomery, AL, ESPN, 8 pm
Wednesday, December 17: Cure Bowl: Old Dominion (9-3) v. South Florida (9-3), Orlando, FL, ESPN, 4 pm
Wednesday, December 17: 68 Ventures Bowl: Delaware (6-6) v. Louisiana (6-6), Mobile, AL, ESPN, 7:30 pm
Thursday, December 18: Xbox Bowl: Arkansas St. (6-6) v. Missouri St. (7-5), Frisco, TX, ESPN2, 8 pm
Friday, December 19: CFP First Round Game: #9 Alabama (10-3) at #8 Oklahoma (10-2), ABC, 7 pm
Friday, December 19: Myrtle Beach Bowl: Kennesaw St. (10-3) v. Western Michigan (9-4), Myrtle Beach, SC, ESPN, 10 am
Friday, December 19: Gasparilla Bowl: Memphis v. NC State, Tampa, FL, ESPN, 1:30 pm
Saturday, December 20: CFB First Round Game: #10 Miami, FL (10-2) at #7 Texas A&M (11-1), ABC, 11 am
Saturday, December 20: CFB First Round Game: #11 Tulane (11-2) at #6 Ole Miss (11-1), TNT, 2:30 pm
Saturday, December 20: CFB First Round Game: #12 James Madison (12-1) at #5 Oregon (11-1), TNT, 6:30 pm
Monday, December 22: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Washington St. (6-6) v. Utah St. (6-6), Boise, ID, ESPN, 1 pm
Tuesday, December 23: Boca Raton Bowl: Toledo v. Louisville, Boca Raton, FL, ESPN, 1 pm
Tuesday, December 23: New Orleans Bowl: Western Kentucky (8-4) v. Southern Miss (7-5), New Orleans, LA, ESPN, 4:30 pm
Tuesday, December 23: Frisco Bowl: UNLV v. Ohio, Frisco, TX, ESPN, 8 pm
Wednesday, December 24: Hawaii Bowl: California (7-5) v. Hawaii (8-4), Honolulu, HI, ESPN, 7 pm
Friday, December 26: Game Above Sports Bowl: Northwestern 6-6) v. Central Michigan (7-5), Detroit, MI, ESPN, Noon
Friday, December 26: Rate Bowl: Minnesota (7-5) v. New Mexico (9-3), Phoenix, AZ, ESPN, 3:30 pm
Friday, December 26: First Responder Bowl: Florida International v. UTSA, Dallas, TX, ESPN, 7pm
Saturday, December 27: Military Bowl: Pittsburgh (8-4) v. East Carolina (8-4) Annapolis, MD, ESPN, 10 am
Saturday, December 27: Pinstripe Bowl: Penn St. (6-6) v. Clemson (7-5), New York, NY, ABC, 11 am
Saturday, December 27: Fenway Bowl: UConn (8-3) v. Army (6-5), Boston, MA, ESPN, 1:15 pm
Saturday, December 27: Pop Tarts Bowl: Georgia Tech (9-3) v. BYU (11-2), Orlando, FL, ABC, 2:30 pm
Saturday, December 27: Arizona Bowl: Miami (OH) 7-6 v. Fresno St. (8-4), Phoenix, AZ, CW, 3:30 pm
Saturday, December 27: New Mexico Bowl: North Texas v. San Diego St., Albuquerque, NM, ESPN, 4:45 pm
Saturday, December 27: Gator Bowl: Missouri (8-4) v. Virginia (10-3), Jacksonville, FL, ABC, 6:30 pm
Saturday, December 27: Texas Bowl: Houston (9-3) v. LSU (7-5), Houston, TX, ESPN, 8:15 pm
Monday, December 29: Birmingham Bowl: TBA v. TBA, Birmingham, AL, ESPN
Tuesday, December 30: Independence Bowl: Coastal Carolina (6-6) v. Louisiana Tech (7-5), ESPN
Tuesday, December 30: Music City Bowl: Tennessee (8-4) v. Illinois (8-4), Nashville, TN, ESPN, 4:30 pm
Tuesday, December 30: Alamo Bowl: USC (9-3) v. TCU (8-4), San Antonio, TX, ESPN
Wednesday, December 31: ReliaQuest Bowl: Iowa (8-4) v. Vanderbilt (10-2), Tampa, FL, ESPN, 11 am
Wednesday, December 31: Sun Bowl: Arizona St. v. Duke, El Paso, TX, CBS
Wednesday, December 31: Citrus Bowl: Michigan (9-3) v. Texas (9-3), Orlando, FL, 2pm
Wednesday, December 31: Las Vegas Bowl: Nebraska (7-5) v. Utah (10-2), Las Vegas, NV, ESPN, 2:30 pm
Wednesday, December 31: CFP, Cotton Bowl: Winner of Texas A&M/Miami v. Ohio St., Dallas, TX, ESPN, 6:30 pm
Thursday, January 1: CFP, Orange Bowl: Winner of Oregon/JMU v. Texas Tech, Miami, FL, 11 am
Thursday, January 1: CFP, Rose Bowl: Winner of Alabama/Oklahoma v. Indiana, Pasadena, CA, ESPN, 3 pm
Thursday, January 1: CFP, Sugar Bowl: Winner of Ole Miss/Tulane v. Georgia, New Orleans, LA, ESPN, 7 pm
Friday, January 2: Armed Forces Bowl, Rice (5-7) v. Texas St. (6-6), Fort Worth, TX, ESPN
Friday, January 2: Liberty Bowl: Navy (9-2) v. Cincinnati (7-5), Memphis, TN, ESPN, 3:30 pm
Friday, January 2: Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Mississippi St. (5-7) v. Wake Forest (8-4) Charlotte, NC, ESPN, 7 pm
Friday, January 2: Holiday Bowl: Arizona (9-3) v. SMU (8-4), San Diego, CA, Fox, 7 pm
Thursday, January 8: Fiesta Bowl, College Football Semifinal, Phoenix, AZ, ESPN
Thursday, January 9: Peach Bowl, College Football Semifinal, Atlanta, GA, ESPN
Monday, January 19: National Championship Game, Miami, FL, ESPN
