2018 Orange Bowl

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2018 Capital One Orange Bowl
College Football Playoff Semifinal
85th Orange Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners Alabama Crimson Tide
(12–1) (13–0)
Big 12 SEC
34 45
Head coach: 
Lincoln Riley		 Head coach: 
Nick Saban
AP Coaches CFP
4 4 4
AP Coaches CFP
1 1 1
1 2 3 4 Total
Oklahoma 0 10 10 14 34
Alabama 21 10 0 14 45
Date December 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)
Attendance 66,203[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.[5] It was the 85th edition of the Orange Bowl. The Orange Bowl was one of two College Football Playoff semifinal games, with the winner advancing to 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.

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

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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

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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
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP OKLA BAMA
1 11:54 7 75 3:06 BAMA Damien Harris 1-yard touchdown run, Joseph Bulovas kick good 0 7
1 5:54 8 55 3:57 BAMA Henry Ruggs III 10-yard touchdown reception from Tua Tagovailoa, Joseph Bulovas kick good 0 14
1 1:33 5 61 2:35 BAMA Damien Harris 1-yard touchdown run, Joseph Bulovas kick good 0 21
2 13:01 5 48 2:04 BAMA Josh Jacobs 27-yard touchdown reception from Tua Tagovailoa, Joseph Bulovas kick good 0 28
2 11:48 4 75 1:13 OKLA Trey Sermon 2-yard touchdown run, Austin Seibert kick good 7 28
2 7:30 10 41 3:14 OKLA 26-yard field goal by Austin Seibert 10 28
2 0:25 12 55 7:05 BAMA 38-yard field goal by Joseph Bulovas 10 31
3 9:42 14 66 5:18 OKLA 26-yard field goal by Austin Seibert 13 31
3 3:03 6 75 2:03 OKLA Charleston Rambo 49-yard touchdown reception from Kyler Murray, Austin Seibert kick good 20 31
4 13:08 9 75 4:55 BAMA DeVonta Smith 10-yard touchdown reception from Tua Tagovailoa, Joseph Bulovas kick good 20 38
4 8:31 14 80 4:37 OKLA CeeDee Lamb 10-yard touchdown reception from Kyler Murray, Austin Seibert kick good 27 38
4 6:08 5 46 2:23 BAMA Jerry Jeudy 13-yard touchdown reception from Tua Tagovailoa, Joseph Bulovas kick good 27 45
4 4:23 6 74 1:45 OKLA Kyler Murray 8-yard touchdown run, Austin Seibert kick good 34 45
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 45

Statistics

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Sooners 0 10 10 14 34
No. 1 Crimson Tide 21 10 0 14 45

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References

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