All six bowls in the College Football Playoff will be played on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day each season, except when those dates fall on a Sunday. Game times will be 1, 5, and 8:30 p.m. ET.
| Future College Football Playoff & Championship Game Schedule |
| 2014-15 |
2015-16 |
- 12/31/14 - Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Host Bowl East
- 12/31/14 - Fiesta Bowl
Host Bowl West
- 12/31/14 - Orange Bowl
ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC or Notre Dame
- 01/01/15 - Cotton Bowl
Host Bowl
- 01/01/15 - Rose Bowl
Semifinal Game (Buy Tickets)
- 01/01/15 - Sugar Bowl
Semifinal Game (Buy Tickets)
- 01/12/15 - College Football Championship Game
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX (Buy
Tickets)
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- 12/31/15 - Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Host Bowl
- 12/31/15 - Cotton Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 12/31/15 - Orange Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 01/01/16 - Fiesta Bowl
Host Bowl
- 01/01/16 - Rose Bowl
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
- 01/01/16 - Sugar Bowl
Big 12 vs. SEC
- 01/11/16 - College Football Championship Game
U. of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
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| 2016-17 |
2017-18 |
- 12/31/16 - Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 12/31/16 - Fiesta Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 12/31/16 - Orange Bowl
ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC or Notre Dame
- 01/02/17 - Cotton Bowl
Host Bowl
- 01/02/17 - Rose Bowl
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
- 01/02/17 - Sugar Bowl
Big 12 vs. SEC
- 01/09/17 - College Football Championship Game
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL |
- TBA - Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Cotton Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Fiesta Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Orange Bowl
ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC or Notre Dame
- 01/01/18 - Rose Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 01/01/18 - Sugar Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 01/08/18 - College Football Championship Game
Site TBA
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| 2018-19 |
2019-20 |
- TBA - Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Fiesta Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Rose Bowl
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
- TBA - Sugar Bowl
Big 12 vs. SEC
- 12/31/18 - Cotton Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 12/31/18 - Orange Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 01/07/19 - College Football Championship Game
Site TBA
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- TBA - Cotton Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Orange Bowl
ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC or Notre Dame
- TBA - Rose Bowl
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
- TBA - Sugar Bowl
Big 12 vs. SEC
- 12/31/19 - Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 12/31/19 - Fiesta Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 01/13/20 - College Football Championship Game
Site TBA
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| 2020-21 |
2021-22 |
- TBA - Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Cotton Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Fiesta Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Orange Bowl
ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC or Notre Dame
- 01/01/21 - Rose Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 01/01/21 - Sugar Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 01/11/21 - College Football Championship Game
Site TBA
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- TBA - Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Fiesta Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Rose Bowl
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
- TBA - Sugar Bowl
Big 12 vs. SEC
- 12/31/21 - Cotton Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 12/31/21 - Orange Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 01/10/22 - College Football Championship Game
Site TBA
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| 2022-23 |
2023-24 |
- TBA - Cotton Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Orange Bowl
ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC or Notre Dame
- TBA - Rose Bowl
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
- TBA - Sugar Bowl
Big 12 vs. SEC
- 12/31/22 - Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 12/31/22 - Fiesta Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 01/09/23 - College Football Championship Game
Site TBA
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- TBA - Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Cotton Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Fiesta Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Orange Bowl
ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC or Notre Dame
- 01/01/24 - Rose Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 01/01/24 - Sugar Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 01/08/24- College Football Championship Game
Site TBA
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| 2024-25 |
2025-26 |
- TBA - Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Fiesta Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Rose Bowl
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
- TBA - Sugar Bowl
Big 12 vs. SEC
- 12/31/24 - Cotton Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 12/31/24 - Orange Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 01/13/25 - College Football Championship Game
Site TBA
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- TBA - Cotton Bowl
Host Bowl
- TBA - Orange Bowl
ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC or Notre Dame
- TBA - Rose Bowl
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
- TBA - Sugar Bowl
Big 12 vs. SEC
- 12/31/25 - Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 12/31/25 - Fiesta Bowl
Semifinal Game
- 01/12/26 - College Football Championship Game
Site TBA
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The new four-team College Football Playoff begins after the 2014 season. Six bowls have been selected to rotate the semifinal games - Chick-fil-A Peach, Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Rose, and Sugar.
