The 2025 college football season ended in January, with Indiana taking the national championship. However, several other teams will look to take the Hoosiers’ crown next season.
On Tuesday, the College Football Playoff announced the dates and bowl games for the CFP quarterfinal and semifinal games for the next two seasons. On that note, we take a look at the full schedule for the key CFP bowl games in the next couple of years.
Full Schedule For CFP Quarterfinals And Semifinals For 2026 Season
- CFP Quarterfinals
- Wednesday, December 30, 2026, at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
- Friday, January 1, 2027, at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential
- CFP Semifinals
- January 14, 2027, at the Capital One Orange Bowl
- January 15, 2027, at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
The national title game for the 2026 season will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 25, 2027.
Full Schedule For CFP Quarterfinals And Semifinals For 2027 Season
- CFP Quarterfinals
- Friday, December 31, 2027, at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
- Saturday, January 1, 2028, at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential
- CFP Semifinals
- Thursday, January 13, 2028, at the Capital One Orange Bowl
- Friday, January 14, 2028, at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
When Does the 2026 College Football Season Begin?
The 2026 college football season will begin on Aug. 27. Here are some of the games that are slated for the opening three days of next season:
Thursday, Aug. 27
- Mercyhurst at Youngstown State | 6 p.m. ET
- Charleston Southern at Lindenwood | 7 p.m. ET
- Central Arkansas at UT Martin
- Eastern Illinois at Murray State
- Maine at Towson
- Stony Brook at Delaware State
- LIU at North Dakota
Friday, Aug. 28
- Marist at New Haven
- New Hampshire at UAlbany
- Rhode Island at Merrimack
Saturday, Aug. 29
- Aer Lingus College Football Classic: North Carolina vs. TCU (in Dublin, Ireland)
- College Football Brasil: NC State vs. Virginia (in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- New Mexico State at Florida State
- Hawaii at Stanford
- Memphis at UNLV
- Alabama A&M vs. Howard (in Atlanta, Georgia) | 7:30 p.m. ET | ABC
- North Alabama vs. Samford (in Huntsville, AL)
- Southern vs. Alabama State (in Birmingham, AL)
- Eastern Kentucky at Western Carolina
- Jackson State at Tennessee State
- Abilene Christian at Lamar
- North Dakota State at UIW
- Morgan State at North Carolina A&T
- Monmouth at Tennessee Tech
- Prairie View A&M at Tarleton State
- William & Mary at Villanova
- Chattanooga at West Georgia
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