2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl

2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl
24th Duke's Mayo Bowl
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Mississippi State Bulldogs (8–4) (5–7) ACC SEC Head coach:  Jake Dickert Head coach:  Jeff Lebby
Date	January 2, 2026
Season	2025
Stadium	Bank of America Stadium
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN ESPN Radio
Announcers	Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline) (ESPN) Mike Couzens (play-by-play), Max Starks (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline) (ESPN Radio)
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The 2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl is a college football bowl game that is scheduled to be played on January 2, 2026, at Bank of America Stadium located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 24th annual Duke's Mayo Bowl is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. EST and will air on ESPN. ^{[1] [2]} The Duke's Mayo Bowl game will be one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season. The game's title sponsor is Duke's Mayonnaise.

Teams

The game will feature the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8–4) of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Mississippi State Bulldogs (5–7) of the Southeastern Conference. ^[3]

Game summary

2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wake Forest	-	-	-	-	0
Mississippi State	-	-	-	-	0

at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

• Date: Friday, January 2, 2026
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

References

1. "2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
2. "College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
3. Olson, Eric (December 7, 2025). "Bowl Officials Seek 5-7 Teams to Fill In After Irish, Iowa St, Kansas St Say They're Done for Year". AP News. Retrieved December 8, 2025.