2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)
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 between Alabama and Michigan State with the winner to compete in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season.
| 2015 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CFP Semifinal 80th Cotton Bowl Classic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | AT&T Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Arlington, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Jake Coker (Alabama) CB Cyrus Jones (Alabama) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Alabama by 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike Defee (Big XII) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 82,812 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN/ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox, and Tom Rinaldi (ESPN) Brad Sham, Danny Kanell and Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | (18.5 Million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The game was broadcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio. It was sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and was officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.
Alabama defeated Michigan State 38–0 and later won the National Championship by defeating Clemson in the National Championship game.