SEC football bowl game schedule 2025: Which teams are playing today?

Bowl season and the College Football Playoff are well underway with four SEC teams having already completed first-round playoff games.

The Alabama Crimson Tidetopped the Oklahoma Sooners after erasing a 17-0 deficit eight days ago in Norman in a 34-24 victory. Alabama advanced to the quarterfinal round of the CFP after ending the Sooners' season.

Ole Miss had no trouble dispatching Tulane in the Rebels' first playoff game in school history, a 41-10 victory under new coach and former Alabama defensive coordinator Pete Golding. Elsewhere in the SEC, Texas A&M was stymied in a 10-3 home loss to the Miami Hurricanes at Kyle Field last Saturday.

As for the rest of the SEC, the conference has a strong presence in bowl season again with 11 of its 16 teams reaching the postseason. That includes two teams that had hoped for an at-large playoff bid -- the Texas Longhorns and Vanderbilt Commodores -- but had to settle for traditional bowl game matchups.

Here's a look at where SEC teams will be playing in bowl season, their respective opponents, kickoff times and TV broadcast information, and which teams are playing Saturday.

Missouri, LSU kick off SEC football's non-CFP bowl schedule

The Missouri Tigers (8-4) start the SEC's traditional bowl season with a matchup against the ACC's runner up Virginia Cavaliers (10-3) in the Gator Bowl Saturday night in Jacksonville. LSU (7-5) follows a short time later with its second consecutive trip to the Texas Bowl in Houston.

Kickoff for Missouri-Virginia at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville is 6:30 p.m. CT. The game can be seen on ABC. Bob Wischusen and Louis Riddick will have the TV call of the game. Kris Budden will report from the sidelines.

LSU faces the 21st-ranked Houston Cougars (10-3) in the Texas Bowl from NRG Stadium at 8:15 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on ESPN. Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic will have the call of LSU-Houston for ESPN.

For coverage of LSU, head over LSU Tigers Wire.

Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Texas up next for SEC's robust bowl schedule

Following Saturday's action, the Tennessee Volunteers (8-4) continue the SEC's bowl game slate against the Illinois Fighting Illini (8-4) in the Music City Bowl in Nashville on Dec. 30.

Kickoff for Tennessee-Illinois is 4:30 p.m. CT from Nissan Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN. Hart, Rodgers and Cubelic will have the TV call of the game from Nashville.

Vanderbilt (10-2) and Texas (9-3) both play on New Year's Eve. Diego Pavia and the Commodores face the 23rd-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4) in the ReliaQuest Bowl from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa at 11 a.m. CT on Dec. 31. The game will be seen on ESPN. Roy Philpott and Sam Acho will have the call of Vanderbilt-Iowa, with Taylor Davis reporting from the sidelines.

Texas faces the Michigan Wolverines (9-3) in the second SEC vs. Big Ten New Year's Eve showdown in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. Kickoff for Texas-Michigan is 2 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on ABC. Mark Jones and Roddy Jones will have the call of the game for ABC. Alyssa Lang will report from the sidelines.

For coverage of Tennessee, head over Vols Wire.

For coverage of Texas, head over Longhorns Wire.

Mississippi State closes SEC football traditional bowl schedule

Mississippi State (5-7) faces Wake Forest (8-4) in the SEC's final non-CFP bowl game. The Bulldogs and Demon Deacons will meet in the Duke's Mayo Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Jan. 2.

Kickoff for Mississippi State-Wake Forest is 7 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on ESPN. Anish Shroff and Andre Ware will have the TV call of the game for ESPN. Paul Carcaterra will report from the sidelines.

Alabama football Rose Bowl, Ole Miss-Georgia rematch headline CFP on New Year's Day

New Year's Day will feature feature a lot of crimson in Pasadena when No. 9 Alabama takes on No. 1 Indiana at 3 p.m. CT in the Rose Bowl. The game will be televised on ESPN. Per tradition, Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will call the game for ESPN.

The Sugar Bowl rematch between No. 6 Ole Miss and No. 3 Georgia is scheduled for a 7 p.m. CT kickoff from Caesar's Superdome in New Orleans. The game will be televised on ESPN. Sean McDonough and Greg McElroy will call the game for ESPN.

For coverage of Georgia, head over UGA Wire.

Which SEC football teams did not make a bowl game in 2025?

The Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Kentucky Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, and South Carolina Gamecocks did not make a bowl game this season.

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