College Football Playoff dates set through 2025-26 season

IRVING, Texas – As a follow-up to last month’s extension of the College Football Playoff (CFP) agreements with the Cotton, Fiesta and Peach Bowls for six seasons through 2025-26, Bill Hancock, CFP Executive Director, today announced the dates for those games.

The New Year’s Six bowl games will continue to rotate hosting a Playoff Semifinal. The dates for the Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl Game, Sugar Bowl and the CFP National Championships had been announced previously.

Specific kickoff times will be announced later.

2020-21
Wednesday, December 30 – Cotton Bowl
Friday, January 1 – Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl Game semifinal, Sugar Bowl semifinal
Saturday, January 2 – Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl
Monday, January 11 – CFP National Championship (Miami-South Florida)

2021-22
Thursday, December 30 – Peach Bowl
Friday, December 31 – Cotton Bowl semifinal, Orange Bowl semifinal
Saturday, January 1 – Fiesta Bowl, Rose Bowl Game, Sugar Bowl
Monday, January 10 – CFP National Championship (Indianapolis)

2022-23
Friday, December 30 – Orange Bowl
Saturday, December 31 – Fiesta Bowl semifinal, Peach Bowl semifinal
Monday January 2 – Cotton Bowl, Rose Bowl Game, Sugar Bowl
Monday, January 9 – CFP National Championship (Los Angeles)

2023-24
Friday, December 29 – Peach Bowl
Saturday, December 30 – Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl
Monday, January 1 – Cotton Bowl, Rose Bowl Game semifinal, Sugar Bowl semifinal
Monday, January 8 – CFP National Championship (Houston)

2024-25
Saturday, December 28 – Peach Bowl, Cotton Bowl semifinal, Orange Bowl semifinal
Monday, December 30 – Fiesta Bowl
Wednesday, January 1 – Rose Bowl Game, Sugar Bowl
Monday, January 6 – CFP National Championship (site TBD)

2025-26
Saturday, December 27 – Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl semifinal, Peach Bowl semifinal
Tuesday, December 30 – Orange Bowl
Thursday, January 1 – Rose Bowl Game, Sugar Bowl
Monday, January 5 – CFP National Championship (site TBD)

The schedules for the next two years, which had also been announced previously, are as follows.

2018-19
Saturday, December 29 – Peach Bowl, Cotton Bowl semifinal, Orange Bowl semifinal
Tuesday, January 1 – Fiesta Bowl, Rose Bowl Game, Sugar Bowl
Monday, January 7 – CFP National Championship (Santa Clara)

2019-20
Saturday, December 28 – Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl semifinal, Peach Bowl semifinal
Wednesday, January 1 – Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl Game, Sugar Bowl
Monday, January 13 – CFP National Championship (New Orleans)

For additional information on the College Football Playoff, visit www.collegefootballplayoff.com.