College Football Playoff Schedule

The College Football Playoff Schedule for the 2024 season kicks off with a first-round game on Friday, Dec. 20. The four quarterfinals will be played across New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, while the semifinals are set for Thursday, Jan. 9 and Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.

The College Football Playoff National Championship is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga.

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College Football Playoff 2024-25
Friday, Dec. 20, 2024
First-Round Game
(7) Notre Dame 27, (10) Indiana 17
8:00pm ET | ABC/ESPN Notre Dame Stadium – South Bend, IN
Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024
First-Round Game
(6) Penn State 38, (11) SMU 10
12:00pm ET | TNT/TBS Beaver Stadium – University Park, PA
First-Round Game
(5) Texas 38, (12) Clemson 24
4:00pm ET | TNT/TBS DKR-Texas Mem. Stadium – Austin, TX
First-Round Game
(8) Ohio State 42, (9) Tennessee 17
8:00pm ET | ABC/ESPN Ohio Stadium – Columbus, OH
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl – Quarterfinal
(6) Penn State vs. (3) Boise State
7:30pm ET | ESPN State Farm Stadium – Glendale, AZ
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Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl – Quarterfinal
(5) Texas vs. (4) Arizona State
1:00pm ET | ESPN Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA
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Rose Bowl Game – Quarterfinal
(8) Ohio State vs. (1) Oregon
5:00pm ET | ESPN Rose Bowl Stadium – Pasadena, CA
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Allstate Sugar Bowl – Quarterfinal
(7) Notre Dame vs. (2) Georgia
8:45pm ET | ESPN Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, LA
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Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025
Capital One Orange Bowl – Semifinal
Sugar winner vs. Fiesta winner
7:30pm ET | ESPN Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, FL
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Friday, Jan. 10, 2025
Goodyear Cotton Bowl – Semifinal
Peach winner vs. Rose winner
7:30pm ET | ESPN AT&T Stadium – Arlington, TX
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Monday, Jan. 20, 2025
CFP National Championship
Semifinal winners
7:30pm ET | ESPN Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA
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Future CFP Schedules

2025-26

  • 12/19/25 (Fri.) – First-Round Game
    Evening
  • 12/20/25 (Sat.) – First-Round Game
    Early afternoon
  • 12/20/25 (Sat.) – First-Round Game
    Late afternoon
  • 12/20/25 (Sat.) – First-Round Game
    Evening
  • 12/31/25 (Wed.) – Goodyear Cotton Bowl
    Quarterfinal Game – Evening
  • 01/01/26 (Thu.) – Capital One Orange Bowl
    Quarterfinal Game – Early afternoon
  • 01/01/26 (Thu.) – Rose Bowl Game
    Quarterfinal Game – Late afternoon
  • 01/01/26 (Thu.) – Allstate Sugar Bowl
    Quarterfinal Game – Evening
  • 01/08/26 (Thu.) – Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
    Semifinal Game – Evening
  • 01/09/26 (Fri.) – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
    Semifinal Game – Evening
  • 01/19/26 (Mon.) – National Championship
    Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, FL

2026-27

  • To be announced
Past CFP Schedules

2023-24

  • 12/29/23 – Goodyear Cotton Bowl
    (9) Missouri 14, (7) Ohio State 3
  • 12/30/23 – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
    (11) Ole Miss 38, (10) Penn State 25
  • 12/30/23 – Capital One Orange Bowl
    (6) Georgia 63, (5) Florida State 3
  • 01/01/24 – Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
    (8) Oregon 45, (23) Liberty 6
  • 01/01/24 – Rose Bowl Game
    (1) Michigan 27, (4) Alabama 20 (OT)
  • 01/01/24 – Allstate Sugar Bowl
    (2) Washington 37, (3) Texas 31
  • 01/08/24 – National Championship
    (1) Michigan 34, (2) Washington 13

2022-23

  • 12/30/22 – Capital One Orange Bowl
    (6) Tennessee 31, (7) Clemson 14
  • 12/31/22 – Allstate Sugar Bowl
    (5) Alabama 45, (9) Kansas State 20
  • 12/31/22 – Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
    (3) TCU 51, (2) Michigan 45
  • 12/31/22 – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
    (1) Georgia 42, (4) Ohio State 41
  • 01/02/23 – Goodyear Cotton Bowl
    (16) Tulane 46, (10) USC 45
  • 01/02/23 – Rose Bowl Game
    (11) Penn State 35, (8) Utah 21
  • 01/09/23 – National Championship
    (1) Georgia 65, (3) TCU 7

2021-22

  • 12/30/21 – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
    (10) Michigan State 31, (12) Pitt 21
  • 12/31/21 – Goodyear Cotton Bowl
    (1) Alabama 27, (4) Cincinnati 6
  • 12/31/21 – Capital One Orange Bowl
    (3) Georgia 34, (2) Michigan 11
  • 01/01/22 – PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
    (9) Oklahoma State 37, (5) Notre Dame 35
  • 01/01/22 – Rose Bowl Game
    (6) Ohio State 48, (11) Utah 45
  • 01/01/22 – Allstate Sugar Bowl
    (7) Baylor 21, (8) Ole Miss 7
  • 01/10/22 – National Championship
    (3) Georgia 33, (1) Alabama 18

2020-21

  • 12/30/20 – Goodyear Cotton Bowl
    (6) Oklahoma 55, (7) Florida 20
  • 01/01/21 – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
    (9) Georgia 24, (8) Cincinnati 21
  • 01/01/21 – Rose Bowl Game
    (1) Alabama 31, (4) Notre Dame 14
  • 01/01/21 – Allstate Sugar Bowl
    (3) Ohio State 49, (2) Clemson 28
  • 01/02/21 – PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
    (10) Iowa State 34, (25) Oregon 17
  • 01/02/21 – Capital One Orange Bowl
    (5) Texas A&M 41, (13) North Carolina 27
  • 01/11/21 – National Championship
    (1) Alabama 52, (3) Ohio State 24

2019-20

  • 12/28/19 – Goodyear Cotton Bowl
    (10) Penn State 53, (17) Memphis 39
  • 12/28/19 – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
    (1) LSU 63, (4) Oklahoma 28
  • 12/28/19 – PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
    (3) Clemson 29, (2) Ohio State 23
  • 12/30/19 – Capital One Orange Bowl
    (9) Florida 36, (24) Virginia 28
  • 01/01/20 – Rose Bowl Game
    (6) Oregon 28, (8) Wisconsin 27
  • 01/01/20 – Allstate Sugar Bowl
    (5) Georgia 26, (7) Baylor 14
  • 01/13/20 – National Championship
    (1) LSU 42, (3) Clemson 25

2018-19

  • 12/29/18 – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
    (10) Florida 41, (7) Michigan 15
  • 12/29/18 – Goodyear Cotton Bowl
    (2) Clemson 30, (3) Notre Dame 3
  • 12/29/18 – Capital One Orange Bowl
    (1) Alabama 45, (4) Oklahoma 34
  • 01/01/19 – PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
    (11) LSU 40, (8) UCF 32
  • 01/01/19 – Rose Bowl Game
    (5) Ohio State 28, (11) Washington 23
  • 01/01/19 – Allstate Sugar Bowl
    (14) Texas 28, (5) Georgia 21
  • 01/07/19 – National Championship
    (2) Clemson 44, (1) Alabama 16

2017-18

  • 12/29/17 – Goodyear Cotton Bowl
    (5) Ohio State 24, (8) USC 7
  • 12/30/17 – PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
    (9) Penn State 35, (11) Washington 28
  • 12/30/17 – Capital One Orange Bowl
    (6) Wisconsin 34, (10) Miami, FL 24
  • 01/01/18 – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
    (12) UCF 34, (7) Auburn 27
  • 01/01/18 – Rose Bowl Game
    (3) Georgia 54, (2) Oklahoma 48 (2OT)
  • 01/01/18 – Allstate Sugar Bowl
    (4) Alabama 24, (1) Clemson 6
  • 01/08/18 – National Championship
    (4) Alabama 26, (3) Georgia 23 (OT)

2016-17

  • 12/30/16 – Capital One Orange Bowl
    (11) Florida State 33, (6) Michigan 32
  • 12/31/16 – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
    (1) Alabama 24, (4) Washington 7
  • 12/31/16 – PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
    (2) Clemson 31, (3) Ohio State 0
  • 01/02/17 – Goodyear Cotton Bowl
    (8) Wisconsin 24, (15) Western Michigan 16
  • 01/02/17 – Rose Bowl Game
    (9) USC 52, (5) Penn State 49
  • 01/02/17 – Allstate Sugar Bowl
    (7) Oklahoma 35, (14) Auburn 19
  • 01/09/17 – National Championship
    (2) Clemson 35, (1) Alabama 31

2015-16

  • 12/31/15 – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
    (18) Houston 38, (9) Florida State 24
  • 12/31/15 – Goodyear Cotton Bowl
    (2) Alabama 38, (3) Michigan State 0
  • 12/31/15 – Capital One Orange Bowl
    (1) Clemson 37, (4) Oklahoma 17
  • 01/01/16 – BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl
    (7) Ohio State 44, (8) Notre Dame 28
  • 01/01/16 – Rose Bowl Game
    (6) Stanford 45, (5) Iowa 16
  • 01/01/16 – Allstate Sugar Bowl
    (12) Ole Miss 48, (16) Oklahoma State 20
  • 01/11/16 – National Championship
    (2) Alabama 45, (1) Clemson 40

2014-15

  • 12/31/14 – Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
    (6) TCU 42, (9) Ole Miss 3
  • 12/31/14 – Vizio Fiesta Bowl
    (20) Boise State 38, (10) Arizona 30
  • 12/31/14 – Capital One Orange Bowl
    (12) Ga. Tech 49, (7) Mississippi St. 34
  • 01/01/15 – Goodyear Cotton Bowl
    (8) Michigan State 42, (5) Baylor 41
  • 01/01/15 – Rose Bowl Game
    (2) Oregon 59, (3) Florida State 20
  • 01/01/15 – Allstate Sugar Bowl
    (4) Ohio State 42, (1) Alabama 35
  • 01/12/15 – National Championship
    (4) Ohio State 42, (2) Oregon 20