TIMELINE

• Monday, November 16, 2026 – Bowl applications available
• Friday, December 4, 2026 – Bowl application deadline for First-round home and Non CFP games
• Sunday, December 6, 2026 – College Football Playoff Selection Show, 12 p.m. ET (ESPN)
• Monday, December 7, 2026 – First Round Home Game Lottery Results Emailed
• Thursday, December 10, 2026 – Bowl application deadline for CFP First Round Away game, Quarter-final, Semi-Final, National Championship

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

First Round Games
Date	Game
Friday, December 18	Campus Sites
Saturday, December 19	Campus Sites
Playoff Quarterfinal Games
Date	Game
Wednesday, December 30	Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ)
Friday, January 1, 2027	Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas)
Friday, January 1, 2027	Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential (Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, Calif.)
Friday, January 1, 2027	Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga.)
Playoff Semifinal Games
Date	Game
Thursday, January 14, 2027	Capital One Orange Bowl (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.)
Friday, January 15, 2027	Allstate Sugar Bowl (Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, La.)
CFP National Championship Game
Date	Game
Monday, January 25, 2027	CFP National Championship Game Presented by AT&T (Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV)

TICKET PAYMENT

Applying for the game implies your intent to purchase these tickets should you be selected. You will not be able to opt out of these tickets once the lottery has been conducted. Your credit card will not be charged until lottery results and locations have been finalized. Tickets for future rounds will not be charged until game results are final.

NOTRE DAME SEASON TICKET MEMBERS

Season ticket members, including premium and faculty and staff, will have the opportunity to purchase their same seats for a first-round playoff game played at Notre Dame Stadium. Additional tickets can be applied for but are subject to lottery.

Season ticket members will have the opportunity to either purchase all the seats on their account or decline tickets. For example, if a season ticket member has four regular season tickets on their account, they will be required to purchase all four tickets for the home playoff game.

ELIGIBILITY

Members of the Notre Dame Family

• Current Football Season Ticket Members
• 2026 Football Ticket Lottery Eligible:
  • Alumni 
  • Benefactors
  • Monograms
  • Notre Dame Undergraduate Parents
• Current Notre Dame Faculty and Staff
• 2026 Notre Dame Rockne Athletics Fund Members

First-Round Away Game — Due to the extremely small ticket allotment provided to the visiting team for the first round of the CFP, if Notre Dame plays on the road, only select members of the Notre Dame family will be able to apply. We encourage you to procure tickets for this game through our secondary ticketing partner, SeatGeek. We thank you in advance for your understanding.

STUDENTS

Current Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s, and Holy Cross students will be eligible for postseason games. Emails will be sent to eligible students, please keep an eye on your inbox, if applicable.

HOW TO APPLY

1. Visit FightingIrish.com/buytickets and click on Bowl Ticket Applications. Not available until Monday, November 9th. 
2. Log in using your email address associated with your season ticket, lottery, or faculty/staff ticket account. 
3. Click on the applicable postseason application. There will be separate applications for first-round games, subsequent CFP games, as well as non-CFP bowl games.
4. Apply for any and all bowl games you are interested in attending. Applying for the game implies your intent to purchase these tickets should you be selected. You will not be able to opt out of these tickets once the lottery has been conducted. Your credit card will not be charged until lottery results and locations have been finalized.
5. Once your application(s) is submitted, changes cannot be made online. To amend your application, please email tickets@nd.edu with any changes you would like to make. 

Seatback For Season Ticket Members and Seat Cushion Rental

Seatbacks purchased for the 2026 season will be in place for season ticket members for a first-round home game. Seatbacks cannot be added at this time. Seat cushions are available for purchase at Gates A, B, C, and D.

Parking for First Round Home Game

Season ticket members who currently hold season parking will have the opportunity to purchase passes in their current lot. All other available parking will be subject to availability. Drive-up parking on game day will be available at Gold and Blue Lots on the north side of campus. ADA parking is located at the Bulla Lot on the east side of campus.

Click here for more information on parking, directions, maps, and parking regulations