POSTSEASON CENTRAL
Your postseason plans start here! Explore the postseason possibilities for the Deacs, with key dates and details all in one place. View the ACC Championship and bowl schedule below and get excited about postseason football!

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Bowl Eligibility
Bowl eligible and rolling! With the win over Cal, the Deacs are now 6–1 and bowl eligible! Check out this year’s bowl schedule and get ready for postseason football.
Bowl Game Game Date Game Time (ET) TV Network
Frisco Football Classic Tuesday,
December 15, 2026		 9 p.m. ESPN
Boca Raton Bowl Friday,
December 18, 2026		 11 a.m. ESPN
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl Friday,
December 18, 2026		 2:30 p.m. ESPN
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl ^^^ Tuesday,
December 22, 2026		 8:30 p.m. ESPN
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Wednesday,
December 23, 2026		 5:30 p.m. ESPN
Frisco Bowl Wednesday,
December 23, 2026		 9 p.m. ESPN
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl Saturday,
December 26, 2026		 Noon ABC
Wasabi Fenway Bowl Saturday,
December 26, 2026		 2 p.m. ESPN
Duke’s Mayo Bowl Saturday,
December 26, 2026		 3:30 p.m. ABC
Freedom Mortgage Military Bowl Monday,
December 28, 2026		 2 p.m. ESPN
Holiday Bowl ^^^ Monday,
December 28, 2026		 5 p.m. The CW
JLab Birmingham Bowl Tuesday,
December 29, 2026		 2 p.m. ESPN
Pop-Tarts Bowl Tuesday,
December 29, 2026		 5:30 p.m. ESPN
Valero Alamo Bowl ^^^ Tuesday,
December 29, 2026		 9 p.m. ESPN
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Wednesday,
December 30, 2026		 11:30 a.m. ESPN
Old El Paso Sun Bowl ^^^ Thursday,
December 31, 2026		 2 p.m. CBS
Las Vegas Bowl ^^^ Thursday,
December 31, 2026		 3:45 p.m. ESPN
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl Saturday,
January 2, 2027		 3:30 p.m. ABC
^^^ Denotes matchups featuring teams from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 or Washington State/Oregon State.
ACC Championship
The 2026 ACC Football Championship Game takes place Saturday, December 5, at noon ET at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Catch the action on ABC!
CFP Playoffs
The College Football Playoffs are scheduled to kick off on Friday, December 18.
CFP Game Game Date Game Time (ET) TV Network
CFP First Round - Campus Site Friday,
December 18, 2026		 8 p.m. ESPN
CFP First Round - Campus Site Saturday,
December 19, 2026		 Noon ABC/ESPN
CFP First Round - Campus Site Saturday,
December 19, 2026		 3:30 p.m. TNT/TruTV/HBO Max
CFP First Round - Campus Site Saturday,
December 19, 2026		 7:30 p.m. TNT/TruTV/HBO Max
CFP Quarterfinals - Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Wednesday,
December 30, 2026		 7:30 p.m. TNT/TruTV/HBO Max
CFP Quarterfinals - Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl TBD TBD TBD
CFP Quarterfinals - Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic TBD TBD TBD
CFP Quarterfinals - Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential TBD TBD TBD
CFP Semifinals - Capital One Orange Bowl Thursday,
January 14, 2027		 7:30 p.m. TNT/TruTV/HBO Max
CFP Semifinals - Allstate Sugar Bowl Friday,
January 15, 2027		 7:30 p.m. ABC/ESPN
CFP National Championship Game Monday,
January 25, 2027		 7:30 p.m. ABC/ESPN
Recent Bowl History
  • 2016 Military Bowl - Facing No. 23 Temple, Wake Forest was in search of its first bowl win in nine years. With the help of holding the Owls to -20 rushing yards, the Deacs came away with a 34-26 victory in Annapolis, Md.
  • 2017 Belk Bowl - Trailing 52-48 to Texas A&M with 5:52 left, Wake Forest answered with a 13-play, 69-yard drive, capped off by a 1-yard run by Matt Colburn II to take the lead for good with 2:18 to play in the game, winning 55-52. Current LA Rams quarterback John Wolford earned MVP honors with 400 yards passing and four touchdowns.
  • 2018 Birmingham Bowl - With the help of a career-high performance of 171 receiving yards from wide receiver and current New York Giant Alex Bachman, the Deacs pulled out their third consecutive bowl victory, defeating Memphis, 37-34.
  • 2019 New Era Pinstripe Bowl - The game against Michigan State garnered 3.8 million viewers on ESPN, which was the highest national TV viewership of any North Carolina bowl team — outpacing the next closest team by more than 1.7 million viewers.
  • 2020 Duke’s Mayo Bowl - It marked the third time in program history the Demon Deacons played in a bowl game in Charlotte with the others coming in the 2017 Belk Bowl and 2008 Car Care Bowl.
  • 2021 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl - Sam Hartman earned MVP honors after throwing three touchdown passes in the game for 304 yards. It brought his season total touchdowns to 50 which puts him in elite company among Atlantic Coast Conference quarterbacks. Deshaun Watson (Clemson) and Lamar Jackson (Louisville) were the only other quarterbacks to have 50 or more touchdowns in a single season.
  • 2022 Gasparilla Bowl - Behind a three-touchdown performance from Sam Hartman as he earned MVP honors, Wake Forest defeated Southeastern Conference representative Missouri 27-17 to win the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. The win marked Wake Forest's fifth in a seven-year stretch since the Deacs began the bowl streak from 2016-22.
  • 2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl - The Deacs capped a memorable 2025 season with a 43–29 victory over Mississippi State in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl! Bowl MVP Robby Ashford delivered five touchdowns as Wake Forest secured its ninth win, putting an exclamation point on Coach Jake Dickert’s first season.
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