2026 Fiesta Bowl

2026 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
College Football Playoff Semifinal
55th Fiesta Bowl
DateJanuary 8, 2026
Season2025
StadiumState Farm Stadium
LocationGlendale, Arizona
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
Announcers
Marc Kestecher (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline) (ESPN Radio)

The 2026 Fiesta Bowl is a college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on January 8, 2026, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The 55th annual Fiesta Bowl will be one of the college football playoff semifinals game and will feature two of the playoff teams. The game is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. MST and will air on ESPN.[1][2] The Fiesta Bowl will be one of the 2025–26 bowl games. The game is sponsored by vacation rental marketplace Vrbo and is officially known as the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl.

Background

The 2026 Fiesta Bowl will be a semifinal game for the College Football Playoff (CFP). The game will feature the winner of the Sugar Bowl and the winner of the Cotton Bowl. The winner of this game will advance to the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship game to face the winner of the Peach Bowl.

QuarterfinalsFiesta Bowl
Jan 1 – Sugar Bowl
3Georgia
6/11Ole Miss/Tulane
Dec 31 – Cotton Bowl
2Ohio State
10Miami (FL)

Teams

The game will feature two of the college football playoff teams.

Game summary

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 2026 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
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at State Farm StadiumGlendale, Arizona

  • Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. MST
  • TV: ESPN

References

  1. ^ "2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 26 June 2025.