College Football Playoff Semifinal 83rd Cotton Bowl Classic
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Clemson Tigers
(12–0)
(13–0)
Independent
ACC
3
30
Head coach: Brian Kelly
Head coach: Dabo Swinney
AP
Coaches
CFP
3
3
3
AP
Coaches
CFP
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
Total
Notre Dame
3
0
0
0
3
Clemson
3
20
7
0
30
Date
December 29, 2018
Season
2018
Stadium
AT&T Stadium
Location
Arlington, Texas
MVP
Trevor Lawrence (QB, Clemson) Austin Bryant (DE, Clemson)[1]
Favorite
Clemson by 11.5[2]
Referee
Matt Austin (SEC)
Attendance
72,183[3]
United States TV coverage
Network
ESPN and ESPN Radio
Announcers
Sean McDonough (play-by-play) Todd Blackledge (analyst) Holly Rowe and Tom Rinaldi (sideline) (ESPN) Bill Rosinski, David Norrie and Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio)
Nielsen ratings
10.3 (16.8 million viewers)[4]
International TV coverage
Network
ESPN Deportes ESPN Deportes Radio
Announcers
Lalo Varela and Pablo Viruega
Cotton Bowl Classic
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The 2018 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2018, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The 83rd Cotton Bowl Classic was a College Football Playoff semifinal, the game featured two of the four teams selected by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee—Notre Dame from the NCAA FBS independents and Clemson from the ACC. The game started slow on offense with only 2 field goals in the first quarter, the 3 points for Notre Dame were the only points they scored, as Clemson dominated all the way 30-3. They advanced to face the winner of the Orange Bowl (Alabama) to compete in the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship.[5] It was one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the game was officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.[6]
^@Shalom_Sports (December 30, 2018). "Clemson Tigers derrotó 30-3 a los Notre Dame Fighting Irish" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via Twitter.
^Fawkes, Ben (December 10, 2018). "Odds for every 2018-19 CFB bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
^@DarenStoltzfus (December 30, 2018). "72,183 the announced attendance today for the #CottonBowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via Twitter.
^Dosh, Kristi (December 31, 2018). "Television Ratings Down For College Football Playoff Semifinals". Forbes. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^Stevenson, Stefan (January 2, 2018). "College Football Playoff returning to the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
^"2018 Cotton Bowl Classic". Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
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