College football schedules/results Dec. 6 – Jan. 19, 2026

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Saturday, Dec. 6
NCAA Division III playoffs
North Central College 35, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 27
NCAA Division I FCS playoffs
Illinois State 29, North Dakota State 28
NCAA Division III playoffs
Wheaton College 49, DePauw University 24

Saturday, Dec. 13
NCAA Division III quarterfinal, noon
Bethel University vs. North Central College
NCAA Division III quarterfinal, 4 p.m.
Illinois State at UC Davis, ESPN+
NCAA Division III quarterfinal, 2 p.m., ESPN+
Wheaton College at UW-River Falls
Celebration Bowl, 11 a.m., ABC
South Carolina State vs. Prairie View A&M
LA Bowl, 7 p.m., ABC
Boise State vs. Washington

Tuesday, Dec. 16
Salute to Veterans Bowl, 8 p.m., ESPN
Troy vs. Jacksonville State

Wednesday, Dec. 17
Cure Bowl, 4 p.m., ESPN
Old Dominion vs. South Florida
68 Ventures Bowl, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Louisiana vs. Delaware

Thursday, Dec. 18
Xbox Bowl, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Arkansas State vs. Missouri State

Friday, Dec. 19
Myrtle Beach Bowl, 10 a.m., ESPN
Kennesaw State vs. Western Michigan
Gasparilla Bowl, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Memphis vs. NC State
Playoff first round game, 8 p.m., ABC
Oklahoma vs. Alabama

Saturday, Dec. 20
Playoff first round game, 11 a.m., ABC
Texas A&M vs. Miami (Fla.)
Playoff first round game, 2:30 p.m., TNT
Ole Miss vs. Tulane
Playoff first round game, 6:30 p.m., TNT
Oregon vs. James Madison

Monday, Dec. 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, 2 p.m., ESPN
Washington State vs. Utah State

Tuesday, Dec. 23
Boca Raton Bowl, 1 p.m., ESPN
Louisville vs. Toledo
New Orleans Bowl, 4:30 p.m., ESPN
Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss
Frisco Bowl, 8 p.m., ESPN
UNLV vs. Ohio

Wednesday, Dec. 24
Hawai’i Bowl, 8 p.m., ESPN
Cal vs. Hawai’i

Friday, Dec. 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl, noon, ESPN
Central Michigan vs. Northwestern
Rate Bowl, 4:30 p.m., ESPN
New Mexico vs. Minnesota
First Responder Bowl, 7 p.m., ESPN
FIU vs. UTSA

Saturday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl, 11 a.m., ESPN
Pitt vs. East Carolina
Pinstripe Bowl, 11 a.m., ABC
Clemson vs. Penn State
Fenway Bowl, 1:15 p.m., ESPN
UConn vs. Army
Pop-Tarts Bowl, 2:30 p.m., ABC
BYU vs. Georgia Tech
Arizona Bowl, 3:30 p.m., CW
Miami (OH) vs. Fresno State
New Mexico Bowl, 4:45 p.m., ESPN
UNT vs. San Diego State
Gator Bowl, 6:30 p.m., ABC
Missouri vs. Virginia
Texas Bowl, 8:15 p.m., ESPN
LSU vs. Houston

Monday, Dec. 29
Birmingham Bowl, 1 p.m., ESPN
Georgia Southern vs. App State

Tuesday, Dec. 30
Independence Bowl, 2 p.m., ESPN
Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech
Music City Bowl, 4:30 p.m., ESPN
Tennessee vs. Illinois
Alamo Bowl, 8 p.m., ESPN
Southern Cal vs. TCU

Wednesday, Dec. 31
ReliaQuest Bowl, 11 a.m., ESPN
Iowa vs. Vanderbilt
Sun Bowl, 1 p.m., CBS
Arizona State vs. Duke
Citrus Bowl, 2 p.m., ABC
Texas vs. Michigan
Las Vegas Bowl, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Nebraska vs. Utah
Cotton Bowl, playoff quarterfinal, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Ohio State vs. Texas A&M/Miami (Fla.)

Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026
Orange Bowl, playoff quarterfinal, 11 a.m., ESPN
Texas Tech vs. Oregon/James Madison
Rose Bowl, playoff quarterfinal, 3 p.m., ESPN
Indiana vs. Oklahoma/Alabama
Sugar Bowl, playoff quarterfinal, 7 p.m., ESPN
Georgia vs. Ole Miss/Tulane

Friday, Jan. 2, 2026
Armed Forces Bowl, noon, ESPN
Texas State vs. Rice
Liberty Bowl, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Navy vs. Cincinnati
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, 7 p.m., ESPN
Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest
Holiday Bowl, 7 p.m., FOX
Arizona vs. SMU

Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026
Fiesta Bowl, playoff semifinal, 6:30 p.m., ESPN
TBD vs. TBD

Friday, Jan. 9, 2026
Peach Bowl, playoff semifinal, 6:30 p.m., ESPN
TBD vs. TBD

Monday, Jan. 19, 2026
Playoff national championship, 6:30 p.m., ESPN
TBD vs. TBD

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