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The '''2015 Cotton Bowl Classic''' was a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] played on December 31, 2015 at [[AT&T Stadium]] in [[Arlington, Texas]]. The 80th [[Cotton Bowl Classic]] was a [[College Football Playoff]] semifinal with the winner of this game competing against [[Clemson University|Clemson]], the winner of the [[2015 Orange Bowl]] in the [[2016 College Football Playoff National Championship]], which will take place at [[University of Phoenix Stadium]] in [[Glendale, Arizona]]. It was one of the [[2015–16 NCAA football bowl games|2015–16 bowl games]] that concluded the [[2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2015 FBS football season]]. The game was broadcast on [[ESPN]], [[ESPN Deportes]], [[ESPN Radio]] and [[XM Satellite Radio]]. It is sponsored by the [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company]] and is officially known as the '''College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic'''.
The '''2015 Cotton Bowl Classic''' was a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] played on December 31, 2015 at [[AT&T Stadium]] in [[Arlington, Texas]]. The 80th [[Cotton Bowl Classic]] was a [[College Football Playoff]] semifinal with the winner of this game competing against [[Clemson University|Clemson]], the winner of the [[2015 Orange Bowl]] in the [[2016 College Football Playoff National Championship]], which will take place at [[University of Phoenix Stadium]] in [[Glendale, Arizona]]. It was one of the [[2015–16 NCAA football bowl games|2015–16 bowl games]] that concluded the [[2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2015 FBS football season]]. The game was broadcast on [[ESPN]], [[ESPN Deportes]], [[ESPN Radio]] and [[XM Satellite Radio]]. It is sponsored by the [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company]] and is officially known as the '''College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic'''.

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MVPQB Jake Coker (Alabama)
CB Cyrus Jones (Alabama)

The 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2015 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The 80th Cotton Bowl Classic was a College Football Playoff semifinal with the winner of this game competing against Clemson, the winner of the 2015 Orange Bowl in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship, which will take place at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. The game was broadcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio. It is sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and is officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

Teams

The Cotton Bowl will act as one of the two College Football Playoff semifinal games. The two teams selected for the game are the Alabama Crimson Tide and Michigan State Spartans. The Michigan State Spartans return to the Cotton Bowl after defeating Baylor on New Year's Day 2015; Michigan State becomes the 3rd school in history to play in the same bowl twice in a calendar year, joining Auburn, which played in the Gator Bowl on January 1 and December 31, 1954, and Oklahoma, which played in the Sugar Bowl on January 1 and December 31, 1972.

Alabama

Main article: 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Michigan State

Main article: 2015 Michigan State Spartans football team

Game summary

Scoring Summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP MICH ST ALA
2 5:36 6 80 2:38 ALA Derrick Henry 1-yard touchdown run, Adam Griffith kick good 0 7
2 1:25 7 43 2:39 ALA 47-yard field goal by Adam Griffith 0 10
3 10:36 9 75 4:24 ALA Calvin Ridley 6-yard touchdown reception from Jake Coker, Adam Griffith kick good 0 17
3 3:24 - - - ALA Punt returned 57 yards for touchdown by Cyrus Jones, Adam Griffith kick good 0 24
3 2:20 1 50 0:09 ALA Calvin Ridley 50-yard touchdown reception from Jake Coker, Adam Griffith kick good 0 31
4 7:52 3 69 0:09 ALA Derrick Henry 11-yard touchdown run, Adam Griffith kick good 0 38
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 38

Statistics

Statistics[1] MICH ST ALA
First Downs 16 21
Total offense, plays - yards 65–239 66–440
Rushes-yards (net) 26–29 35–154
Passing yards (net) 210 286
Passes, Comp-Att-Int 19–39–2 25–31–0
Time of Possession 27:04 32:56

References

  1. ^ a b c "2015 Cotton Bowl Classic: Michigan State vs. Alabama Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
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