2015 Sugar Bowl
The 2015 Sugar Bowl was a college football game that was played on January 1, 2015 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the 81st Sugar Bowl, and a semifinal game in the College Football Playoff. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Allstate insurance company, the game was officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
| 2015 Allstate Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CFP Semifinal 81st Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 Sugar Bowl logo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offensive: Ohio State RB Ezekiel Elliott Defensive: Ohio State LB Darron Lee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Alabama by 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Land Clark (Pac-12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | The Ohio State University Marching Band and the University of Alabama Million Dollar Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 74,682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN/ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe (ESPN) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 15.2 (28.3 million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the game, the fourth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 42–35. The Buckeyes advanced to the College Football Playoff Championship Game against the Oregon Ducks, which was played January 12 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The contest was televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, with a radio broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio. Kickoff time was set for 8:30 PM, Eastern Standard Time, but was delayed until after the end of the Rose Bowl.