Well, bowl season is here. The first bowl game is tonight, and there will be 34 more of the next few weeks. Plus some playoff games, to include an additional four bowls where the full matchups have not yet been determined.
When I first cut the cord in 2011, I waited until after the college football national championship game to actually cut off cable, because there was no way to stream it back then. Sling TV wasn't a thing for another four years. Now, however, it's easy to stream all the college football you want. Not cheap, just easy.
With that in mind, here is how you watch all the bowl games this year. And we have a bonus of sorts, since the bowls begin today, the same day as the Army-Navy game. We'll begin with that classic matchup.
The Games
The final regular season game is this afternoon, and the first bowl game is tonight. Most days through the end of the year, there will be football.
December 13
The Army-Navy Game (3:00 PM ET on CBS)
- Army (6-5)
- Navy (9-2)
Bucked Up LA Bowl (8:00 PM ET on ABC)
- Boise State (9-4)
- Washington (8-4)
December 16
IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl (9:00 PM ET on ESPN)
- Troy (8-5)
- Jacksonville State (8-5)
December 17
StaffDNA Cure Bowl (5:00 PM ET on ESPN)
- Old Dominion (9-3)
- South Florida (9-3)
68 Ventures Bowl (8:30 PM ET on ESPN)
- Louisiana (6-6)
- Delaware (6-6)
December 18
Xbox Bowl (9:00 PM ET on ESPN2)
- Missouri State (7-5)
- Arkansas State (6-6)
December 19
Myrtle Beach Bowl (11:00 AM ET on ESPN)
- Kennesaw State (10-3)
- Western Michigan (9-4)
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (2:30 PM ET on ESPN)
- Memphis (8-4)
- NC State (7-5)
College Football Playoff First Round Game (8:00 PM ET on ABC, ESPN)
- (#9) Alabama (10-3)
- (#8) Oklahoma (10-2)
December 20
College Football Playoff First Round Game (12:00 PM ET on ABC, ESPN)
- (#10) Miami (10-2)
- (#7) Texas A&M (11-1)
College Football Playoff First Round Game (3:30 PM ET on TNT, HBO Max, truTV)
- (#11) Tulane (11-2)
- (#6) Ole Miss (11-1)
College Football Playoff First Round Game (7:30 PM ET on TNT, HBO Max, truTV)
- (#12) James Madison (12-1)
- (#5) Oregon (11-1)
December 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (2:00 PM ET on ESPN)
- Washington State (6-6)
- Utah State (6-6)
December 23
Bush's Boca Raton Bowl (2:00 PM ET on ESPN)
- Toledo (8-4)
- Louisville (8-4)
New Orleans Bowl (5:30 PM ET on ESPN)
- Western Kentucky (8-4)
- Southern Miss (7-5)
Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl (9:00 PM ET on ESPN)
- UNLV (10-3)
- Ohio (8-4)
December 24
Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl (8:00 PM ET on ESPN)
- California (7-5)
- Hawai'i (8-4)
December 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl (1:00 PM ET on ESPN)
- Central Michigan (7-5)
- Northwestern (6-6)
Rate Bowl (4:30 PM ET on ESPN)
- New Mexico (9-3)
- Minnesota (7-5)
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (8:00 PM ET on ESPN)
- Florida International (7-5)
- UTSA (6-6)
December 27
Go Bowling Military Bowl (11:00 AM ET on ESPN)
- Pittsburgh (8-4)
- East Carolina (8-4)
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl (12:00 PM ET on ABC)
- Penn State (6-6)
- Clemson (7-5)
Wasabi Fenway Bowl (2:15 PM ET on ESPN)
- UConn (9-3)
- Army (6-5)
Pop-Tarts Bowl (3:30 PM ET on ABC)
- (#22) Georgia Tech (9-3)
- (#12) BYU (11-2)
Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl (4:30 PM ET on The CW Network)
- Miami (OH) (7-6)
- Fresno State (8-4)
Isleta New Mexico Bowl (5:45 PM ET on ESPN)
- (#25) North Texas (11-2)
- San Diego State (9-3)
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (7:30 PM ET on ABC)
- (#19) Virginia (10-3)
- Missouri (8-4)
Kinder's Texas Bowl (9:15 PM ET on ESPN)
- LSU (7-5)
- (#21) Houston (9-3)
December 29
JLab Birmingham Bowl (2:00 PM ET on ESPN)
- Georgia Southern (6-6)
- App State (5-7)
December 30
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (2:00 PM ET on ESPN)
- Coastal Carolina (6-6)
- Louisiana Tech (7-5)
Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl (5:30 PM ET on ESPN)
- Tennessee (8-4)
- Illinois (8-4)
Valero Alamo Bowl (9:00 PM ET on ESPN)
- (#16) Southern Cal (9-3)
- TCU (8-4)
December 31
ReliaQuest Bowl (12:00 PM ET on ESPN)
- (#23) Iowa (8-4)
- (#14) Vanderbilt (10-2)
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (2:00 PM ET on CBS)
- Arizona State (8-4)
- Duke (8-5)
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (3:00 PM ET on ABC)
- (#18) Michigan (9-3)
- (#13) Texas (9-3)
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (3:30 PM ET on ESPN)
- Nebraska (7-5)
- (#15) Utah (10-2)
January 2
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (1:00 PM ET on ESPN)
- Rice (5-7)
- Texas State (6-6)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (4:30 PM ET on ESPN)
- Navy (9-2)
- Cincinnati (7-5)
Trust & Will Holiday Bowl (8:00 PM ET on FOX)
- (#17) Arizona (9-3)
- SMU (8-4)
Duke's Mayo Bowl (8:00 PM ET on ESPN)
- Wake Forest (8-4)
- Mississippi State (5-7)
How to Watch
There are several networks and services involved in broadcasting the bowl games this year.
ABC
- Antenna: Free
- ESPN Unlimited: ($30/month)
- Sling TV Orange: ($46/month)
- Fubo (Sports & News): ($56/month)
- DirecTV Stream MySports (in select markets): ($70/month)
- YouTube TV: ($83/month)
- DirecTV Stream Entertainment: ($90/month)
- Hulu+Live TV: ($90/month)
CBS
- Antenna: Free
- Paramount Plus Premium: ($13/month)
- Fubo (Sports & News): ($56/month)
- YouTube TV: ($83/month)
- DirecTV Stream Entertainment: ($90/month)
- Hulu+Live TV: ($90/month)
ESPN
- ESPN Unlimited: ($30/month)
- Sling TV Orange: ($46/month)
- Fubo (Sports & News): ($56/month)
- DirecTV Stream MySports: ($70/month)
- YouTube TV: ($83/month)
- Hulu+Live TV: ($90/month)
ESPN2
- ESPN Unlimited: ($30/month)
- Sling TV Orange: ($46/month)
- Fubo (Sports & News): ($56/month)
- DirecTV Stream MySports: ($70/month)
- YouTube TV: ($83/month)
- Hulu+Live TV: ($90/month)
FOX
- Antenna: Free
- Fox One: ($20/month)
- Sling TV Blue (in select markets): ($46/month)
- Fubo (Sports & News): ($56/month)
- DirecTV Stream MySports (in select markets): ($70/month)
- YouTube TV: ($83/month)
- DirecTV Stream Entertainment: ($90/month)
- Hulu+Live TV: ($90/month)
TNT
- Sling TV Blue: ($46/month)
- DirecTV Stream MySports: ($70/month)
- YouTube TV: ($83/month)
- Hulu+Live TV: ($90/month)
HBO Max
- HBO Max: ($19/month)
truTV
- Sling TV Blue: ($46/month)
- DirecTV Stream MySports: ($70/month)
- YouTube TV: ($83/month)
- Hulu+Live TV: ($90/month)
The CW Network
- Antenna: Free
- YouTube TV: ($83/month)
- DirecTV Stream Entertainment: ($90/month)
- Hulu+Live TV: ($90/month)
The entire season has led up to this. Bowls are a reward for a season well done -- well, most of the time. 5-7 isn't exactly well done, but those replacement teams had to meet certain academic standards, and that is worth celebrating. My Streaming Life will be consumed by football for the next few weeks. We hope you have a team or two you are looking forward to watch during this 2025 College Football Bowl Season.
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