2018 Orange Bowl

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2018 Capital One Orange Bowl
College Football Playoff Semifinal
85th Orange Bowl
1234Total
Oklahoma010101434
Alabama211001445
DateDecember 29, 2018
Season 2018
Stadium Hard Rock Stadium
Location Miami Gardens, Florida
MVP Tua Tagovailoa (QB, Alabama)
Xavier McKinney (S, Alabama) [1]
Favorite Alabama by 14.5 (80.5) [2]
Referee Duane Heydt (ACC)
Attendance66,203 [3]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN and ESPN Radio
Announcers Chris Fowler (play-by-play)
Kirk Herbstreit (analyst)
Maria Taylor and Laura Rutledge (sideline) (ESPN)
Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Todd McShay (ESPN Radio)
Nielsen ratings 10.4 (19 million viewers) [4]
International TV coverage
Network ESPN Deportes
ESPN Deportes Radio
Announcers Kenneth Garay
Sebastian Martinez-Christensen
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The 2018 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on Saturday, December 29, 2018, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. [5] The 85th edition of the Orange Bowl was one of two College Football Playoff semifinal games, the game featured two of the four teams selected by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee—Alabama from the SEC, and Oklahoma from the Big 12 Conference. Alabama took off with a 28-0 lead in the early 2nd quarter and never looked backed to win 45-34. They advanced to face the winner of the Cotton Bowl (Clemson) in the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship. It was one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Capital One Financial Corporation, the game was officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl.

Contents

Teams

The game featured top-ranked Alabama of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) against fourth-ranked Oklahoma of the Big 12 Conference. [6] The programs had previously met five times, with Oklahoma leading the series, 3–1–1. [6] They first met in the 1963 Orange Bowl, won by Alabama, 17–0. [7] Their most recent meeting was in the 2014 Sugar Bowl, a 45–31 Oklahoma victory. [6]

Alabama Crimson Tide

Alabama defeated Georgia in the 2018 SEC Championship Game on December 1, then received their bid to the Orange Bowl with the release of final CFP rankings on December 2. [6] The Crimson Tide entered the bowl with a 13–0 record (8–0 in conference). On December 25, it was announced that three Alabama players, including starting offensive lineman Deonte Brown, would not play in the game due to an unspecified violation of team rules. [8]

Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma defeated Texas in the 2018 Big 12 Championship Game on December 1, then received their bid to the Orange Bowl with the release of final CFP rankings on December 2. [6] The Sooners entered the bowl with a 12–1 record (8–1 in conference); their only loss was to Texas, by a score of 45–48 in the 113th Red River Showdown on October 6.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP OKLABAMA
111:547753:06BAMA Damien Harris 1-yard touchdown run, Joseph Bulovas kick good07
15:548553:57BAMA Henry Ruggs III 10-yard touchdown reception from Tua Tagovailoa, Joseph Bulovas kick good014
11:335612:35BAMADamien Harris 1-yard touchdown run, Joseph Bulovas kick good021
213:015482:04BAMA Josh Jacobs 27-yard touchdown reception from Tua Tagovailoa, Joseph Bulovas kick good028
211:484751:13OKLA Trey Sermon 2-yard touchdown run, Austin Seibert kick good728
27:3010413:14OKLA26-yard field goal by Austin Seibert1028
20:2512557:05BAMA38-yard field goal by Joseph Bulovas1031
39:4214665:18OKLA26-yard field goal by Austin Seibert1331
33:036752:03OKLA Charleston Rambo 49-yard touchdown reception from Kyler Murray, Austin Seibert kick good2031
413:089754:55BAMA DeVonta Smith 10-yard touchdown reception from Tua Tagovailoa, Joseph Bulovas kick good2038
48:3114804:37OKLA CeeDee Lamb 10-yard touchdown reception from Kyler Murray, Austin Seibert kick good2738
46:085462:23BAMA Jerry Jeudy 13-yard touchdown reception from Tua Tagovailoa, Joseph Bulovas kick good2745
44:236741:45OKLAKyler Murray 8-yard touchdown run, Austin Seibert kick good3445
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.3445

Statistics

1234Total
No. 4 Sooners010101434
No. 1 Crimson Tide211001445
StatisticsOKLABAMA
First downs2628
Plays–yards69–47170–528
Rushes–yards32–16342–200
Passing yards308328
Passing: comp–att–int19–37–025–28–0
Time of possession23:5236:08
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
OklahomaPassing Kyler Murray 19/37, 308 yds, 2 TD
RushingKyler Murray17 car, 109 yds, 1 TD
Receiving CeeDee Lamb 8 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD
AlabamaPassing Tua Tagovailoa 24/27, 318 yds, 4 TD
Rushing Josh Jacobs 15 car, 98 yds
Receiving DeVonta Smith 6 rec, 104 yds, 1 TD

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