when is the fiesta bowl

The next Fiesta Bowl is scheduled for Thursday, January 8, 2026 , as a College Football Playoff semifinal at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, with kickoff at 5:30 p.m. MST.

Key details

• Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026.

• Role: College Football Playoff semifinal (one of the CFP games).

• Location: State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

• Approx. kickoff time: 5:30 p.m. MST local / 7:30 p.m. Eastern (listed in CFP/TV schedules as a prime-time game).

Recent schedule context

• For the 2025–26 CFP season, the Fiesta Bowl is slotted as one of the semifinal games on Jan. 8 in the prime-time window.

• Bowl and CFP schedule listings show the “College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl” on that date at State Farm Stadium, confirming the matchup will be determined by the CFP bracket selection.

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