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College Football Bowl Games Schedule 2019-20: Complete List of Matchups

Dates, times and TV channels for every 2019-20 college football postseason game, including the College Football Playoff.
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The College Football Planning Committee announced the participants in this year's 2019 College Football Playoff semifinals on Selection Sunday. The Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl will host this year's semifinals, while the national championship will be played in New Orleans.

The semifinal games will be played on Saturday, Dec. 28 before the national championship on Jan. 13, 2020. The road to New Orleans starts with bowl games beginning on Friday, Dec. 20.

Here is a list of every 2019-20 college football postseason game:

All times listed are Eastern.

College Football Playoff Schedule:

  • College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (4 or 8 p.m., ESPN): Ohio State vs. Clemson
  • College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (4 or 8 p.m., ESPN): LSU vs. Oklahoma 
  • College Football Playoff National Championship (8 p.m., ESPN)

Here is the schedule for the full slate of games:

Friday, Dec. 20

  • Makers Wanted Bowl (2 p.m., ESPN): Charlotte vs. Buffalo
  • Frisco Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN2): Utah State vs. Kent State

Saturday, Dec. 21

  • Celebration Bowl (Noon, ABC): Alcorn Sate vs. North Carolina A&T
  • New Mexico Bowl (2 p.m., ESPN): San Diego State vs. Central Michigan
  • Cure Bowl (2:30 p.m. CBSSN): Liberty vs. Georgia Southern
  • Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl (3:30 p.m., ABC): SMU vs. FAU
  • Camellia Bowl (5:30 p.m., ESPN): Arkansas State vs. FIU
  • Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl (7:30 p.m., ABC): Washington vs. Boise State
  • R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (9 p.m., ESPN): Appalachian State vs. UAB

Monday, Dec. 23

  • Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (2:30 p.m., ESPN): Marshall vs. UCF

Tuesday, Dec. 24

  • SoFi Hawai'i Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN): Hawaii vs. BYU

Thursday, Dec. 26

  • Walk-On's Independence Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN): Miami vs. Louisiana Tech
  • Quick Lane Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN): Pittsburgh vs. Eastern Michigan

Friday, Dec. 27

  • Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman (Noon, ESPN): North Carolina vs. Temple
  • New Era Pinstripe Bowl (3:20 p.m., ESPN): Michigan State vs. Wake Forest
  • Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl (6:45 p.m., ESPN): Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M
  • San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl (8 p.m., FS1): USC vs. Iowa
  • Cheez-It Bowl (10:15 p.m., ESPN): Air Force vs. Washington State

Saturday, Dec. 28

  • Camping World Bowl (Noon, ABC): Notre Dame vs. Iowa State
  • Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (Noon, ESPN): Penn State vs. Memphis
  • College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (4 or 8 p.m., ESPN): Ohio State vs. Clemson
  • College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (4 or 8 p.m., ESPN): LSU vs. Oklahoma 

Monday, Dec. 30

  • SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (12:30 p.m., ESPN): Western Kentucky vs. Western Michigan
  • Franklin America Mortgage Music City Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN): Louisville vs. Mississippi State
  • Redbox Bowl (4 p.m., FOX): Illinois vs. Cal
  • Capital One Orange Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN): Florida vs. Virginia

Tuesday, Dec. 31

  • Belk Bowl (Noon, ESPN):  Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky
  • Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (2 p.m., CBS): Florida State vs. Arizona State
  • AutoZone Liberty Bowl (3:45 p.m., ESPN): Navy vs. Kansas State
  • NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl (4:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network): Wyoming vs. Georgia State
  • Valero Alamo Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN): Texas vs. Utah

Wednesday, Jan. 1

  • Vrbo Citrus Bowl (1 p.m., ABC): Alabama vs. Michigan
  • Outback Bowl (1 p.m., ESPN): Minnesota vs. Auburn
  • Rose Bowl (5 p.m., ESPN): Oregon vs. Wisconsin
  • Allstate Sugar Bowl (8:45 p.m., ESPN): Georgia vs. Baylor

Thursday, Jan. 2

  • TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl (3 p.m., ESPN): Boston College vs. Cincinnati 
  • TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (7 p.m., ESPN): Indiana vs. Tennessee 

Wednesday, Jan. 3

  • Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (3:30 p.m., ESPN): Nevada vs. Ohio

Thursday, Jan. 4

  • Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (11:30 a.m., ESPN): Tulane vs. Southern Miss

Saturday, Jan. 6

  • Mobile Alabama Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN): Miami (OH) vs. ULL