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Dates and times for 2021 college football New Years Six bowl games + CFP national title game

Bowl season starts on December 17 and wraps up on January 10. We’ve got a list of the most important bowl games for 2021-22.

A general view of the National Championship Trophy during media day for the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 11, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images

The college football season is still three months away, but folks can already start planning their vacation trips and TV viewing for the 2021-22 bowl season! On Thursday, ESPN released the full list of game dates, times, and television channels.

Bowl season starts on December 17 and wraps up on January 10. We’ve run through the full list of bowl games, but we wanted to pull out the biggest of the group. Below is the list of New Years Six Bowl games and the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. This year, the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl will serve as the two CFP semifinal games.

2021-22 NY6 bowl games + CFP National Championship Game

Peach Bowl: December 30, 7 p.m., ESPN, Atlanta, GA

Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal): December 31, 3:30 or 7:30 p.m., ESPN, Miami, FL
Cotton Bowl (CFP Semifinal): December 31, 3:30 or 7:30 p.m., ESPN, Arlington, TX

Fiesta Bowl: January 1, 1 p.m., ESPN, Glendale, AZ
Rose Bowl: January 1, 5 p.m., ESPN, Pasadena, CA
Sugar Bowl: January 1, 8:45 p.m., ESPN, New Orleans, LA

College Football Playoff National Championship Game: January 10, 8 p.m., ESPN, Indianapolis IN