The 2020 college football bowl schedule has been announced, and though it’s been altered (like everything else this year) by the pandemic, there’s a full slate of games all the way from Dec. 21 to the national championship game on Jan. 11.
Sure, the Rose Bowl’s being held at Jerry World and the New Mexico Bowl will be in nearby Frisco, Texas. There’s also the occasional COVID-related cancellation, including the Texas Bowl which was to be the final Dec. 31 game.
Here’s when and how to watch all the bowl games, starting with the College Football Playoff.
College Football Playoff schedule
Friday, Jan. 1
4pm ET: College Football Playoff Semifinal — The Rose Bowl Game Presented by Capital One
(AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas)
- No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame (ESPN)
8pm ET: College Football Playoff Semifinal — Allstate Sugar Bowl
(Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana)
- No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Ohio State (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 11
8pm ET: College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
(Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida)
- Alabama-Notre Dame winner vs. Clemson-Ohio State winner (ESPN)
Best college football bowl games this week
| Boca Raton Bowl: UCF vs. BYU | Tuesday, Dec. 22, 7pm ET ESPN |
| Montgomery Bowl: Memphis vs. FAU | Wednesday, Dec. 23, 7pm ET ESPN or ESPN2 |
| New Mexico Bowl: Hawai’i vs. Houston | Thursday, Dec. 24, 3:30pm ET ESPN |
| Cure Bowl: Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina | Saturday, Dec. 26, 12pm ET ESPN |
The 2020 college football bowl schedule: How to live stream bowl games
This is the full NCAA 2020 college football bowl game schedule. Looking to stream a post-season matchup? Here’s your go-to list.
Monday, Dec. 21
2:30pm ET: Myrtle Beach Bowl
(Brooks Stadium, Conway, South Carolina)
- Appalachian State vs. North Texas (ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 22
3:30pm ET: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
(Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho)
- Tulane vs. Nevada (ESPN)
7pm ET: RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
(FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida)
- UCF vs. BYU (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 23
3pm ET: R + L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
(Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana)
- Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern (ESPN)
7pm ET: Montgomery Bowl
(Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama)
Thursday, Dec. 24
3:30pm ET: New Mexico Bowl
(Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas)
- Hawai’i vs. Houston (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 25
2:30pm ET: Camellia Bowl
(Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama)
- Marshall vs. Buffalo (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 26
12pm ET: Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
(Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida)
- cancelled
3:30pm ET: SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
(Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas)
- Louisiana vs. UTSA (ABC)
3:30pm ET: LendingTree Bowl
(Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama)
- Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State (ESPN)
7:30pm ET: Cure Bowl
(Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida)
- Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina (ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 29
5:30pm ET: Cheez-It Bowl
(Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida)
- Oklahoma State vs. Miami (ESPN)
9pm ET: Valero Alamo Bowl
(Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas)
- Texas vs. Colorado (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 30
12pm ET: Duke’s Mayo Bowl
(Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina)
- Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin (ESPN)
4pm ET: TransPerfect Music City Bowl
(Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee)
- Iowa vs. Missouri (ESPN)
8pm ET: Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
(AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas)
- Oklahoma vs. Florida (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 31
12pm ET: Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
(Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas)
- Tulsa vs. Mississippi State (ESPN)
2pm ET: Arizona Bowl
(Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona)
- Ball State vs. San Jose State (CBS Sports Network)
4pm ET: AutoZone Liberty Bowl
(Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee)
- West Virginia vs. Army (ESPN)
8pm ET: Mercari Texas Bowl
(NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas)
Arkansas vs. TCU, cancelled
Friday, Jan. 1
12pm ET: Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl
(Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia)
- Cincinnati vs. Georgia (ESPN)
1pm ET: Vrbo Citrus Bowl
(Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida)
- Auburn vs. Northwestern (ABC)
Saturday, Jan. 2
12pm ET: TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
(TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida)
- NC State vs. Kentucky (ESPN)
12:30pm ET: Outback Bowl
(Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida)
- Ole Miss vs. Indiana (ABC)
4pm ET: PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
(State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona)
- Oregon vs. Iowa State (ESPN)
8pm ET: Capital One Orange Bowl
(Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida)
- Texas A&M vs. North Carolina (ESPN)
How to live stream college football: Best streaming services for college football live streams
Looking to stream college football live? These are the Daily Dot’s guides to essential channels for college football live streams this season:
And here are the streaming services to stream college football live.
Hulu Live TV
Hulu Live TV is a great way to stream live TV, as it comes with access to Hulu’s massive library of on-demand content. You’ll be able to choose from movies, shows, and Hulu’s original programming, and keep up with what’s new each month. Hulu plans even include a bundle option where you can access Disney+ and ESPN+ along with Hulu.
Hulu Live TV’s sports coverage includes the full suite of ESPN channels (including ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, and ESPN College Extra), FS1 and FS2), NBSCN, and the SEC Network. In other words, it sets you up well to stream college football. Hulu’s also got you covered for news and entertainment in its nearly 70-channel package.
| Hulu Live TV | $69.99 |
| Hulu Live TV (no ads on Hulu content) | $75.99 |
Sling TV
If you’re looking for a streamlined, cost-effective streaming package, check out Sling TV. It offers two basic cable packages, Sling Orange and Sling Blue, each of which costs $30 per month. There’s also the third option of getting Sling Orange + Blue for just $45 per month. You’ll get more Sling TV channels by choosing Sling Blue, with its 40 channels including sports favorites like FS1 and NBCSN and cable mainstays like Food Network and Discovery Channel. But Sling Orange brings must-haves Disney Channel and ESPN as part of its package.
There’s also a Sports Extras option available for Sling Orange + Blue subscribers, with ACC Network, SEC Network, MLB Network, NBA TV, and NHL Network part of the 19-channel plan. (If you have to choose between a Sling Orange plan and Sling Blue plan, Orange sets you up better for college football.
| Orange | $35 |
| Blue | $35 |
| Orange + Blue | $50 |
FuboTV
FuboTV started as a streaming service geared toward sports fans. It’s since evolved into a broadly-appealing option with entertainment and news options alongside its robust sports choices. It starts at $54.99 a month, and depending on the package, you can access as many as 180+ FuboTV channels. Fubo can entertain you with Bravo, IFC, MTV, and VH1 at even Fubo’s most basic tier.
The Fubo channel list still includes plenty of sports, including the Fubo Sports Network, which has original programming mixing sports and humor. Fubo added the ESPN suite of channels in an agreement that also brought ABC and the Disney Channel. Pretty much every sports channel you could think of is available through Fubo, including BeIN Sports, CBS Sports Network, and TUDN. Fubo sets you up well to stream college football.
AT&T TV Now
If you’re already looking to AT&T for your wireless needs, you might consider AT&T TV Now to cover streaming for you. AT&T TV Now channels start with Plus and Max, which even include HBO. Then, AT&T plans expand from there, approaching cable selection and pricing with AT&T TV Now’s biggest packages. AT&T streaming also comes with Cloud DVR, letting you record up to 20 hours of TV per month.
At its most basic Plus tier, you can find sports staples like ESPN, ESPN2, and FS1. AT&TV TV Now plans include the loaded Ultimate and Premier tiers, as well as the Spanish-language Optimo Mas package. You’ll be able to stream college football, no matter what team, with at least one of the AT&T TV Now plans.
YouTube TV
The YouTube TV channel list includes local channels and plenty to keep kids (and kids at heart) occupied, including Disney Channel and its companion channels, Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Network—all in one easy-to-access package. It even comes with a few Spanish-language channels like Telemundo and NBC Universo. YouTube add-ons include HBO Max, Showtime, and Starz. YouTube TV packages have some advantages over their competitors, including a generous DVR and multiple screens package. From one account, each user can create an individual profile to track favorite shows.
Even though it’s just one plan, it lets you stream college football thanks to its many sports choices. It comes with ESPN, ESPN2, FS1, FS2, and NBCSN at the ready. Deeper sports cuts, like NBA TV, MLB Network, CBS Sports Network, and ESPNU are also part of the YouTube TV plan.
| 1 Month | $64.99 |
Vidgo
Vidgo offers a package for under $40 a month that pulls together more than 60 English-language channels into its National English Package. Its channels include ABC, Fox, the ESPN family of channels (including ESPN Deportes), and both ACC Network and SEC Network for college football live streaming. But it’s like Fubo in that, even though it started out for streaming sports, it carries a lot more now. There’s even a Social TV platform that allows you to chat with other Vidgo viewers about what you’re watching.
There’s also two Latino options featuring ESPN Deportes, Fox Deportes, and TyC sports at both levels. At the Plus level on the English side, you get NFL RedZone and all the Pac-12 Network regional options.
| English Premium Package | $66.33/ 3 months |
| English Plus Package | $53/ 3 months |
| Spanish Mas Package | $25/ 3 months |