2024 College football bowl season mega guide: schedule, odds, opt-outs and more

Bowl season is officially here! And thanks to the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff, it’s much bigger than ever.

While the FBS will crown a national championship with a new tournament featuring first-round games on campus, the rest of bowl season will go on in the way college fans are used to seeing. Which is to say there will be constant stream of games kicking off each day as more than 70 teams look to end their 2024 on a high note.

Below you’ll find everything you need to keep up during college football’s most chaotic month.

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Cricket Celebration Bowl: Jackson State (11-2) vs. South Carolina State (9-2)

Dec. 14, Noon ET on ABC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl: South Alabama (6-6) vs. Western Michigan (6-6)

Dec. 14, 9 p.m. ET on ESPN at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama

Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl: No. 25 Memphis (10-2) vs. West Virginia (6-6)

Dec. 17, 9 p.m. ET on ESPN at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas

Boca Raton Bowl: Western Kentucky (8-5) vs. James Madison (8-4)

Dec. 18, 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida

Art of Sport LA Bowl: No. 24 UNLV (10-3) vs. Cal (6-6)

Dec. 18, 9 p.m. ET on ESPN at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Georgia Southern (8-4) vs. Sam Houston (9-3)

Dec. 19, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana

StaffDNA Cure Bowl: Ohio (10-3) vs. Jacksonville State (9-4)

Dec. 20, noon ET on ESPN at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl: Tulane (9-4) vs. Florida (7-5)

Dec. 20, 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida

College Football Playoff First Round: No. 7 Notre Dame (11-1) vs. No. 10 Indiana (11-1)

Dec. 20, 8 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana

College Football Playoff First Round: No. 6 Penn State (11-2) vs. No. 11 SMU (11-2)

Dec. 21, noon ET on TNT/Max at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania

College Football Playoff First Round: No. 5 Texas (11-2) vs. No. 12 Clemson (10-3)

Dec. 21, 4 p.m. ET on TNT/Max at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas

College Football Playoff First Round: No. 8 Ohio State (10-2) vs. No. 9 Tennessee (10-2)

Dec. 21, 8 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio

Myrtle Beach Bowl: Coastal Carolina (6-6) vs. UTSA (6-6)

Dec. 23, 11 a.m. ET at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Northern Illinois (7-5) vs. Fresno State (6-6)

Dec. 23, 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho

Hawai’i Bowl South Florida (6-6) vs. San Jose State (7-5)

Dec. 24, 8 p.m. ET on ESPN at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu, Hawaii

Rate Bowl: Rutgers (7-5) vs. Kansas State (8-4)

Dec. 26, 5:30 p.m. at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona

GameAbove Sports Bowl: Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. Toledo (7-5)

Dec. 26, 2 p.m. ET on ESPN at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan

68 Ventures Bowl: Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Bowling Green (7-5)

Dec. 26, 9 p.m. ET on ESPN at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Navy (8-3) vs. Oklahoma (6-6)

Dec. 27, noon ET at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas

Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Tech (7-5) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6)

Dec. 27, 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama

AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Texas Tech (8-4) vs. Arkansas (6-6)

Dec. 27, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee

DirecTV Holiday Bowl: No. 21 Syracuse (9-3) vs. Washington State (8-4)

Dec. 27, 8 p.m. on Fox at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl: USC (6-6) vs. Texas A&M (8-4)

Dec. 27, 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada

Wasabi Fenway Bowl: UConn (8-4) vs. North Carolina (6-6)

Dec. 28, 11 a.m. ET on ESPN at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Boston College (7-5) vs. Nebraska (6-6)

Dec. 28, noon ET on ABC at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Isleta New Mexico Bowl: Louisiana (10-3) vs. TCU (8-4)

Dec. 28, 2:15 p.m. ET on ESPN at University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Pop-Tarts Bowl: No. 13 Miami (10-2) vs. No. 18 Iowa State (10-3)

Dec. 28, 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC at Camping World Stadium in Orlando Florida

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl: Miami (8-5) vs. Colorado State (8-4)

Dec. 28, 4:30 p.m. ET on The CW at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona

Go Bowling Military Bowl: East Carolina (7-5) vs. NC State (6-6)

Dec. 28, 5:45 p.m. ET on ESPN at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland

Valero Alamo Bowl: No. 17 BYU (10-2) vs. No. 23 Colorado (9-3)

Dec. 28, 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: No. 22 Army (11-1) vs. Marshall (10-3)

Dec. 28, 9:15 p.m. ET on ESPN at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana

TransPerfect Music City Bowl: No. 19 Missouri (9-3) vs. Iowa (8-4)

Dec. 30, 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee

ReliaQuest Bowl: No. 11 Alabama (9-3) vs. Michigan (7-5)

Dec. 31, noon ET on ESPN at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida

Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl: Louisville (8-4) vs. Washington (6-6)

Dec. 31, 2 p.m. ET on CBS at Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl: No. 15 South Carolina (9-3) vs. No. 20 Illinois (9-3)

Dec. 31, 3 p.m. ET at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida

Kinder’s Texas Bowl: Baylor (8-4) vs. LSU (8-4)

Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl: No. 14 Ole Miss (9-3) vs. Duke (9-3)

Jan. 2, 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: North Texas (6-6) vs. Texas State (7-5)

Jan. 3, 4 p.m. ET on ESPN at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas

Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Minnesota (7-5) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6)

Jan. 3, 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina

Bahamas Bowl: Buffalo (8-4) vs. Liberty (8-3)

Jan. 4, 11 a.m. ET on ESPN2 at Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas